steel gear or cast iorn?
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steel, works on a stock 5.0 HO roller cam, and generally austempered iron or billet steel cores. For any cam other than a Ford factory "letter" cam consult your cam manufacturer for specific gear recommendations to be sure steel is compatible with their cam
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The one I just bought has the Aus8a. Still a great steel, if you want the new steel type, I'd wait a couple months.
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I am a huge fan of carbon steel and this is no exception. This warms quicker than cast and is a little less even on heating, but that allows you to take advantage of "hot spots". Only thing I would suggest is to use it on a grill, gas range, or wood cook stove. Not so great on electric ranges but that is what I use. Hope this helps.
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I would have to say no. Its built very well but not as heavy duty as my stock sets. its a lighter aluminum not a cast.
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Don't know the steel details. However, the boning knife performs as well as the chefs knife. I'm a butchers son. I would put either knife up against knives in the $200 plus range.
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I love them both, but the pebble steel looks and feels like a real watch, the regular pebble used to only have 4 app slots and steel had 8 slots but after recent updates they both have 8 slots now. If you can, go for the steel, you won't regret it.
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Cast iron table is far superior. The rollers can cause snipe. If I remember correctly the 5 HP with helical cutterhead (which I have) has cast iron table and the 3 HP with knives has the rollers. It is a great planer!
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probably good. i myself have switched to martin silk and steel. lovely. peter couchman
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I purchased the titanium because I have cast iron and it works beautifully. Can't speak about the black ones, but the other answer offers an opinion.
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Thank-you, my starter does have a steel gear and it does look identical to mine, so I think it will be fine.
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Absolutely!! I lived in Germany for many years with a Collier set and won't use anything else. Nothing beats German steel and with I could afford the Function 4. I don't know how/why its so cheap but I'm very happy with my Provence set from Amazon.
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Well when I bought the rigid I was in the same boat as you. you can't go wrong with either one but you get more bang for the buck what the German made ridgid. The steel in the rigid is stronger.
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sk5 is a good steel and is very high in carbon, my only advice is to coat it with anything from cerakote to some gun blue. its super prone to corrosion but its a good performer, stay away from hard woods in winter, as sk5 is slightly brittle in extreme cold. otherwise enjoy something you will be able to rely on :)
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I have both. Both work well but are not interchangeable. The back to basics holds more than the magic bullet and I believe the gear system will probably hold up longer.
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Thanks for the information guys. Mine arrived yesterday; it says all steel gear transmission on the box, but my serial number starts with WT47... making it seem like it is older than the WU serial numbers. Any thoughts? - Thanks!
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I asked my husband since I purchased this for him. He said it has a better gear system. Hope this helps you out.
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The worm gear is steel The one in the picture is the Heavy duty version with steel spur gear and extra wheel weights, model B-3. (see the numbers Cast on the front green part) The bearings are Bronze. The spur gear is steel or you can optional nylon gear. I like Nylon for wear purposes. B3 will pull 300 ft of standard 5/8" garden hose. Parts are available online at nationalwalkingsprinkler.com/parts-diagram/a-5-diagram. I have 2 of these sprinklers. Both are about 30-40 years old and work like they are new. This is a fair price on amazon.