Make model engine. I build transmissions and can check my heap or suppliers. Maybe even a pic. Feel free to pm me gene
On Nov 23, 2017 4:53 PM, "Chris Albertson" <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Almost certainly a gear like this in not a simple spur gear. Likely > a hypoid gear. The only way you are going to be able to make spiral > bevel cut gear at home is either with a CNC mill or 3D printer I > would try printing with nylon. > > The quick way to model the gear is to go to McMaster Carr or one of > the other big suppliers and download the CAD file. They seem to have > CAD files for every gear they sell. Then modify the file and send the > resulting G-code to a machine, either a mill or printer. > > I suppose there must have been people years ago who could cut a spiral > bevel gear by hand by turning cranks? I know it is not hard to make > spur gears and worms and worm wheels by hand but bevels? > > And YES the junk year would have these. It just a GM transmission. > likely can still by the parts new. > > > > On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> > wrote: > > > > On Thursday 23 November 2017 16:53:55 Peter Blodow wrote: > > > > > Gene, > > > I assume that you have the gear which the one in question is to mesh > > > with. Knowing the number of teeth desired (11), you should be able to > > > find out or calculate the gear's properties, get a brass (or plastic) > > > blank and produce the item on a mill (if you have a dividing head). > > > Will be faster than guessing about old factory cooperations, looking > > > around in catalogues or digging in junk yards. This way, I made the > > > complete set of missing gears for my small precision mill on this very > > > mill itself. I used slabs cut from hydraulic piston rods, manganese > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
