GEAR PINION for wah pot. Where can I get one!?!?!?

[BillyJ]

Driving myself mad searching for these.

What I need is to find gear pinions that have a set screw for these solid shaft pots I have dug up.
They must exist but where. All I can find is replacement pots.
Gonna try emailing all the experts on wahs out there but thought someone here might have the answer I seek.
Many thanks!!!!

[gez]

Well, it says 'gear' in the list...

http://www.jimdunlop.com/site/support/faqs/elec_parts.html

[The Tone God]

Most common wha pedal pots use a a gear that is intended for "D" shape shafts. If you have a solid shaft you have a few options.

1. Drill out the gear to fit the shaft. A tough thing to do correctly. You will then need to adapt some mechinsm to hold the gear in place. Glue, set screw, C clip are options.

2. Make your solid shaft a D shaft. Grinding is probably the easiest way but once again tricky. You have to becareful.

The other options is make your own gear/mechanism or find a D shape pot shaft.

Andrew

[BillyJ]

Yeah I will give them a call on Monday.
I have one of their older clarostats and the gear is for a semisplit shaft that uses a clip. The pot would have to have that type of split and also a groove for the clip. These have neither.
What I really need is to find the same gear but for a solid shaft with a set screw or two even. I founf some local but they are too large in diameter.
Thanks for the lead though I will give them a call on Monday.
Any other leads appreciated as well. Thanks!!!

[BillyJ]

Hey ANdrew,

Thanks. I had thought of trying to hollow out a gear and drill the pot and gear with a hole and putting a small rod or cotter pin type of thing.
I was hoping to at least find gears that I didn't need to hollow out.
I have some Centralab pots that are like this. I've even tried to get the gears off of them but no luck yet....
I figure I could handle drilling a pot shaft but grinding one or a gear seem a bit too tricky for me.  I don't seem to do well with grinding at all.
Well I know what I need probably exists it is just a matter of finding them...
I'll keep poking around something will turn up..
Thank you all!!

[petemoore]

Aren't those wah pots with the 'D' shafts also a lerger diameter?
 This is a tricky one I'm going to poast about it in a new thread I think...maybe I have a trick that'll make it easy...

[petemoore]

if you start with a bobbin just the right size made out of an easily machinable yet sturdy material, you could mark where the cog grooves would be by rolling the bobbin across the pinion [flat gear] which has paint on it, then cut/ file out the grooves, alot of work but it's the only backyard way Ive never tried.

[Ansil]

you can use plaster of paris to cast a mold from an existing one. be it working or not.  and then goe from there. and cast you a replacement piece for a couple of dollars when you think of hte cost of the plaster.  and the time involved.   i might have one laying around soemwhere let me see.

actually i do have a snarling dogs one lying around i know.

[Mike Nichting]

Hey Billy,
I have an original gear with set screw from an old wah. I will send it to you. I have your addy and it will be with the rest of the stuff.

peace,
Mike N.

[Ansil]

hey mike.   could you make a mold of if before you send it off.  that would be beneficial to all of us diyers. i no longer have a place to make my own molds. but if someone cast a mold and sent it to me i could make some duplicates.