anybody here familiar with 3D printers from ALDI/office works?

That depends on your understanding of gears - and your ability to accurately measure the gear you have.

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So you are suggesting using a micrometer rather than vernier calipers?

No, I'm suggesting that you need more dimensions than *diameter* and calipers (or micrometers) will be of little use there. Also, you need to identify the gear form and it will likely be helical cut if heavily loaded. There's a lot more to gears than you think.

Anyway, the point is moot since the Aldi 3D printer will not print sufficiently robust gears because, for a start, the base material is wrong for the task and it goes downhill from there.

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**I wandered into my local public library about a year ago and was surprised to see a rather expensive 3D printer available for (free) use. Perhaps that might be a better option.

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If it's been overloaded it's not warranty.

It's not under warranty anyway. The requirement to ensure the reasonable availability of spare parts has nothing to do with warranty.

Sylvia.