Laser hardening a large gear - GIF

Laser hardening a large gear.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...609#post225589
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...895#post223891
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...014#post217601
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...637#post209429
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...735#post155884

Weird. Why harden that part? I wonder what the application is where that part of the gear is a contact surface.

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Originally Posted by nova_robotics

Weird. Why harden that part? I wonder what the application is where that part of the gear is a contact surface.

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He just needed something to demonstrate his new laser thingy on for a video.

Big chuck.