[toastedsiopao]

Hi, I am new here and just purchased a sieg X2 iln machine, we do have a lathe and I m planning to make metal gear and replace the plastic gears of the mill.

Does anybody has a cross section or layout of the said gears? Thanks.

[hoss2006]

You can just buy the metal gears if you want to go the easy way.
Metal Transmission Gear Kit, R8 Mini Mill 3449 - LittleMachineShop.com
A belt drive would give you more rpm useful for soft material cutting also worth considering.
Hoss

[toastedsiopao]

My mini mill is MT3, and from my location, it will be costly to ship the gears.

[hoss2006]

If you are interested there are free belt drive plans here you could adapt to your mt3 spindle, don't know if the top end is much different.
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Hoss

[toastedsiopao]

I have made the belt drive for the mini mill, the issue with us is the availability of the belt it self.

[toastedsiopao]

Can someone share the dimension for this?

Pics taken from the net.

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[elfrench]

Hi, I am new here and just purchased a sieg X2 iln machine, we do have a lathe and I m planning to make metal gear and replace the plastic gears of the mill.
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Why? The plastic gears work as well if not better than metal gears.

[toastedsiopao]

i just don't want to wait for the gears to break.