Build your own 35mm Follow Focus Gear

Bill Porter · May 13th, 2006, 03:45 PM

Search for gears with a bore of 3.06". It's categorized into a goofy location as I recall.

Hey, you also owe me an email! :)

Henry Gray · June 10th, 2006, 12:06 PM

Hi All

I found this gearbox in the Maplin catalogue here in the UK and I think it may be what you are all looking for:

www.maplin.co.uk

Bevelled Gear Box, Part No. N16BQ @ £16.99 GBP

Hope this helps

Alex Raskin · June 10th, 2006, 02:16 PM

Henry, I inquired with that company some time ago, asking what would it cost to deliver that gearbox to the US, but received no reply.

Filip Kovcin · June 10th, 2006, 03:58 PM

hello there,
i was reading your posts, but not absolutelly in detail. maybe this is already mentioned, but maybe not.
some time ago i discovered that gears from sewing machine can be used for building FF. you can find it easily in most shops/services with sewing machines. and its cheap. different sizes from different models and they are durable and precise enough for FF.

filip

Henry Gray · June 11th, 2006, 01:00 AM

Hi Alex

Here is another company which sells angle gear boxes and gears.

http://rswww.com part no. 748-443 in Power Transmission Components

They also sell a huge range of gears,tubes,bar,nuts and bolts and all the
bits you may require.
If they do not have depots in the US they will export from the UK.

They also have their catalogue on CD at http://rswww.com/newcd It makes
great reading for DIYers.

Hope this helps

Alex Raskin · June 11th, 2006, 07:10 AM

Thanks Henry!

David Delaney · June 11th, 2006, 09:15 AM

I would strongly suggest buying whole gearbox from experience. I have tried building my own, and to some degree had success, but the time and effort it took would have been better spent buying the $40.00 gearbox, stronger and precisely put together. Just my 2 cents...

June 10th, 2006, 12:06 PM	#32
Henry Gray Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Posts: 60	Follow Focus Gear Hi All I found this gearbox in the Maplin catalogue here in the UK and I think it may be what you are all looking for: www.maplin.co.uk Bevelled Gear Box, Part No. N16BQ @ £16.99 GBP Hope this helps __________________ henry g

June 10th, 2006, 03:58 PM	#34
Filip Kovcin Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: warsaw, poland Posts: 440	hello there, i was reading your posts, but not absolutelly in detail. maybe this is already mentioned, but maybe not. some time ago i discovered that gears from sewing machine can be used for building FF. you can find it easily in most shops/services with sewing machines. and its cheap. different sizes from different models and they are durable and precise enough for FF. filip __________________ in kino (sic!) veritas

June 11th, 2006, 01:00 AM	#35
Henry Gray Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Posts: 60	Follow Focus Gear Hi Alex Here is another company which sells angle gear boxes and gears. http://rswww.com part no. 748-443 in Power Transmission Components They also sell a huge range of gears,tubes,bar,nuts and bolts and all the bits you may require. If they do not have depots in the US they will export from the UK. They also have their catalogue on CD at http://rswww.com/newcd It makes great reading for DIYers. Hope this helps __________________ henry g

May 13th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#31
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Search for gears with a bore of 3.06". It's categorized into a goofy location as I recall. Hey, you also owe me an email! :)

June 10th, 2006, 02:16 PM	#33
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Henry, I inquired with that company some time ago, asking what would it cost to deliver that gearbox to the US, but received no reply.

June 11th, 2006, 07:10 AM	#36
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Thanks Henry!

June 11th, 2006, 09:15 AM	#37
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	I would strongly suggest buying whole gearbox from experience. I have tried building my own, and to some degree had success, but the time and effort it took would have been better spent buying the $40.00 gearbox, stronger and precisely put together. Just my 2 cents...