# Advice/Help Printing Planetary Gears

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**Created:** [March 31, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/advice-help-printing-planetary-gears/12613 "2017-03-31T13:59:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dudemeister](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/dudemeister/32/13812_2.png) [@Dudemeister](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Dudemeister)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/advice-help-printing-planetary-gears/12613/5 "2017-03-31T18:58:05Z")

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I tried something similar before and found that the gap between the pieces is a lot bigger than 0.02" (.5mm). It wasn’t gears, it was a ball joint. I eventually gave up on that, but you can read my experience here:

[http://forum.formlabs.com/t/print-a-ball-socket-joint-as-one-piece/11176/4](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/print-a-ball-socket-joint-as-one-piece/11176/4)

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