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  1. Feb 8, 2023, 08:13 PM #1
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    Inspecting turbine gears in the 1940s - photo

    General Electric employee inspecting turbine gears, c. 1940.




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    Looks like kind of a fine-tooth pitch until you realize the size of the gears.

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    Hes gonna be there for awhile inspecting each tooth
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    A herringbone gear has no gap between the helices. A double-helical gear has a gap between the helices.



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