Gears (Fallout 4)

Gears are crafting components in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.

Characteristics
Small, metal wheels with toothed edges used for mechanical devices. Gears are used in some mods for weapons and robots, as well as turrets and other machines for settlements.

Production

 * Nothing is gained if the player does not have at least level 1 of the Scrapper perk. At level 3 yields are doubled or more than doubled.

Locations

 * Acquired when scrapping submachine guns, miniguns and the Fat Man, with the Scrapper perk.
 * Cricket sells a shipment of 25.
 * Arturo Rodriguez in Diamond City sells a shipment of 25.
 * Rufus Rubins in Hotel Rexford at Goodneighbor sells a shipment of 25.
 * The Rust Devil hideout has multiple typewriters that can be scrapped for 3 gears each.
 * Wilson Atomatoys Corporate HQ and Wilson Atomatoys factory has several Giddyup Buttercup parts that can be scrapped for several gears. Giddyup Buttercup 3 Gears each, Giddyup Buttercup Back Leg 2 Gears each, and Giddyup Buttercup Front Leg 2 Gears each.

Characteristics
An uncommon component used for a variety of applications. Commonly used to build turrets and gun mods. Loose gears cannot be sold to vendors, however gear yielding junk or Bulk gears can be sold to vendors for caps.

Locations

 * Deathclaws drop them, they can be found at places such as Abandoned waste dump, Deathclaw island or Hopewell Cave.
 * Gear yielding junk can be found all around Appalachia.
 * Junk piles found around Appalachia or workshops yield loose gears.
 * Sold as bulk gears by some vendors.