Idea is ok but Dremel stuff is in no way suitable for the scales that Ian Wright or us need when cutting watch pinion sizes. The positional accuracy needed to get a good form to the result is also a problem. Involute form is easy as a hobbing action and generation is possible but not for cycloidal form.
On 6/13/08, Kirk Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 09:40 +0100, Ian W. Wright wrote: > > Another thought comes to mind, could wire EDM be used to cut very small > gears and pinions? yes I have seen .2 module pinions made as examples by Davall gears in the UK also I know a company in the States using Laser to cut internal gears for a freefall height meter Dave Caroline ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
