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looking for a small drive gear for a Ideal Steel
maufactured by Stover so part may fit many different brands
gear is approx 3 ,25 " in diameter
1.25 " thick
15 tooth
Aermotor is exact dimention EXCEPT it is 14 tooth , an idea of size gear i am looking for .
Mike Blahnik
New Braunfels TX
254-718-5588
mtblah@sbcglobal.net

Mike what size is the shaft hole and is the keyway tappered and what size?

Dan , the shaft hole & key-way are not important , they both can be reamed out to fit . The gear body is the part needed , machine shop can bore hole .
I took gear to my favorite shop today & after much discussion the cost to make a new gear is approx , whow , a LOT of money !!!!!!!

Saw this Dempster pinion with 15 teeth on eBay. Maybe something like that could work with a little modification?

I compared it to a Dempster 8 ft mill gear, and the Dempster was too small. Hopefully that 10 ft one will measure up. I don't have anything 10 ft.

Thanks for posting that.

Thanks guys , I send message to e-bay seller asking for diementions of the gear
yea , i counted the gear teeth several times to be sure it is 15 , such an odd number

Don't know why they cost so much after all it's the machine that does all the work. HMMM I guess you pay for that knowledge of being able to set up the machine to do the work. He He