Haven't heard anything for a bit. He was going to work it in as he had time and some extra funds available as he's been doing all the test pieces out of his own pocket. I'll give him a call next week and see if there's been any headway.
As far as a slip cover, there is no room for one without machining down the existing gear first and then it would still be costly to do something in brass, this is a very difficult gear.
Rick
