I keep coming across old Victas lately that will not go for one simple reason. The nylon gears in the carby have broken. Found two at local tip in reasonable condition but won't go due to broken carby gears. Chatted to a fellow in China this morning about the possibility of remaking these. Apparently they can custom make a thousand or more of them for around 15 cents each. Quality will be as good as or probably better than the originals. As nobody else seems up for the challenge, I am seriously considering getting these re-made and flogging them off online for a few bucks. There will in time be a demand for these.
3-D printing is worth investigating further.
Also, a mate of mine reminded me that these are just a basic clockwork bevel gear, so there should be an aftermarket one available somewhere that could be used, but these may need alteration, like cutting to reduce the thickness, re-drilling the shaft hole or adding a small key for example. Just have to match up the same number of teeth for top and bottom.
https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/mitre-bevel-gears/5216092?https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/mitre-bevel-gears/1828010?
