On Thursday 23 July 2020 06:33:08 Matthew Herd wrote: > That’s a fascinating idea. I was pondering CNC’ing my shaper, but a > fourth axis would be much easier. Even if you don’t have a conical > tool bit. Albeit the surface finish might be a little rougher, it > should work well enough for most applications. > And is my driving impetus to but a motor on this BS-1. But I'd need help with the math using a ball nosed tool, or a flat faced with a corner and very small steps radius. Otherwise I suspect one would have to buy a tool grinder too, and make ones own tools. I have spent considerable time looking for shaped tools/mills for such gear cutting and either didn't recognize it from the description or came up empty.
If anyone knows of a stateside purveyor of such hens teeth, throw me a url plz. Thanks. > > On Jul 23, 2020, at 6:20 AM, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 at 03:41, andrew beck <[email protected]> wrote: > >> https://youtu.be/3u1bZxd-KCk > > > > With a 4th axis (which I realise you don't have) you would be able > > to generate a tooth form using the flank of the cutter in just the > > same way as you can with a shaper. > > (Ideally you would use a conical tool bit ground to the required > > pressure angle) > > > > -- > > atp > > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > > lunatics." > > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
