Has anyone tried cutting gears with something similar to this arrangement?
http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Gear_Cutter-1b.png I was thinking a slot saw (gray disk) could be used, centered on the gear shaft(violet). The gear tooth form could be followed with Y while rotating the gear (bronze color) and incrementing X on each gear rotation until the width of the gear is complete. Or successive passes in X and incrementing Y and A could make a complete tooth so that one gear rotation would complete the gear. Slot saws aren't very stiff and don't side cut, so some other cutter would be needed. Part of my thinking is that I would like to avoid special cutters like those needed for normal gear cutting. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
