There are some youtube videos of people machining them (sadly no phenolic smell is communicated though). Looks like you treat it like any other solid material: hobb or mill the teeth.
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Gronk@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Woah those are some cool properties, I wonder how hard these gears would be to manufacture at home? I’m looking at implementing my own custom gear reductions in servos but I don’t think my 3d prints will mesh well enough or withstand long usage
WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
liquefy4931@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I replaced the original gears for my pools in-ground cleaning system with 3d-printed versions and they lasted several seasons. I had originally intended to simply keep the system running while I waited for replacement parts to arrive.