that seems like the best solution Dan.

Kind Regards,

Timothy J. Ziegler
Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty
Ziegler Laser Worx LLC
14171 160th Ave.
Foreston MN 56330

320-294-5798 shop
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On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 6:05 AM cdkr...@gmail.com <cdkra...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Or just download this and overwrite the original.
> DanK
>
> On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 6:33:02 AM UTC-4 cdkr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Bill, Cells B4, C4, and I2 should be green and editable on the Sprocket
>> ratio sheet.
>> I found that I failed to unprotect I2.  To make it editable go to
>> "Tools>Unprotect sheet"
>> and toggle it off.  If you want to re-protect the sheet while leaving I2
>> editable, then
>> make I2 the current cell and uncheck the box at
>> "Format>Cells>Cell protection>Protect cell". Then you can go
>> back to "Tools>Protect sheet" and toggle protection back on.  Optional
>> safety feature.
>>
>> Sorry to make you work for it!   Any other issues, let me know please.
>> I'm using
>> Libre Office Calc, so if you opened it with Excel or some other
>> spreadsheet program
>> the commands may be different.  Thanks for the heads up.
>> DanK
>>
>> On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 10:29:40 PM UTC-4 bulk...@mmnet.com.au
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I did find it Dan but there is no editing option that works to put in
>>> say 6 tpi to find out what sprockets to make
>>>
>>> That’s why I asked the question
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com>
>>> *On Behalf Of *cdkr...@gmail.com
>>> *Sent:* Friday, October 6, 2023 12:35 PM
>>> *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Sprocket development
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey Bill,
>>>
>>> Dan how about making a sprocket spread sheet that cover lots of tpi and
>>> pitches I for one would be interested in that
>>>
>>> You can start with mine and add to it the different threads like your 6
>>> tpi this would be good for using plastic
>>>
>>> Instead of metal.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> I think I have already done what you are suggesting.  The last tab of
>>> workbook
>>>
>>>  I've posted has the title "sprocket ratios" and what you are suggesting
>>> is what
>>>
>>> that's all about. I thought you saw those tabs.
>>>
>>> I'm gonna try cutting the acrylic sprockets when the time comes to prove
>>> to
>>>
>>> myself one way or another that acrylic sprockets will be durable.
>>> Gears,
>>>
>>> definitely not.  But sprockets are a whole different beast. I have the
>>> material
>>>
>>> and no other, so that's where I'll start. I'm open to learning.
>>>
>>> DanK
>>>
>>> On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 9:07:14 PM UTC-4 bulk...@mmnet.com.au
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Delrin would be my first choice to me plexiglass is for windows not
>>> gears that’s just my thoughts
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com>
>>> *On Behalf Of *Okla Mike (Liltwisted)
>>> *Sent:* Friday, October 6, 2023 11:13 AM
>>> *To:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com
>>> *Subject:* Re: Sprocket development
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My only caution for you is that there will be an easy grip of a chain
>>> but all that torque will be transferred to the shaft.  You will really have
>>> to beef that area up if you will be doing "work".  If you are doing just
>>> low pressure or timing, that shaft will not be so vulnerable.  I suggest
>>> using something besides plexiglass.
>>>
>>> Mike OK
>>>
>>> On 10/5/2023 5:12 PM, cdkr...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Yep, found that out the hard way.  Was half expecting it, though.  But
>>> acrylic
>>>
>>> should be fine for sprockets because the pressure is spread over almost
>>>
>>> half of the sprocket instead of focused on a tiny contact point of
>>> gearing.
>>>
>>> Is that a reasonable expectation?
>>>
>>> DanK
>>>
>>> On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 4:21:06 PM UTC-4 Curt George wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Dan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Acrylic and Plexiglas are to brittle to work for gears, (at least for
>>> the long term.) But I have had luck with Acetal and Delrin/POM H. work very
>>> well for the gears that I've made. These plastics work/cut well on the
>>> Laser as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NOTE: I have Acetal/plastic gears meshing up with steel gears for a long
>>> time, Only slight ware, even though the steel is much harder then the
>>> plastic.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NOTE: increasing the speed of the gears is hard ON the gearing, but if
>>> you want to slow the gearing down, going small works easy.  EXP. my x2,3,4
>>> gear set. Using the 96 tooth gear form the Legacy and 24,32,48 gears also
>>> standard gears. (can be found in our archives...
>>>
>>>
>>> https://groups.google.com/g/legacy-ornamental-mills/c/YrTllthCU-o/m/eZ7juNXZBAAJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> C.A.G.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 03:30:31 PM EDT, cdkr...@gmail.com <
>>> cdkr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I wish I had listened to "sprocketman" BEFORE going to all the trouble
>>> to make gears to produce a 6 TPI threaded dowel.  But then, we wouldn't
>>> have the calculators I fussed over.  What drove home the point in my thick
>>> skull was while working on the sprocket calculator I discovered that a
>>> simple pair of sprockets, a 30 tooth and a 20 tooth would produce the
>>> desired 6 TPI.  DOH.  Larger sprockets of 60 tooth and 40 tooth and several
>>> other combinations would do the trick.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, CDO (which is OCD in alphabetical order like it should be) is
>>> pushing me to find a sprocket and hub system that makes changing very easy.
>>> It looks like, after a lot of searching, that LOM owners will have to build
>>> their own hubs.  Going further down that path, a pair of special hubs which
>>> hold type A plate sprockets would be desirable, one for the driver and one
>>> for the lathe. Then it dawns on me that  1/8" acrylic is easily cut into
>>> sprocket shapes and is durable because the teeth are relatively large and
>>> the load is widely distributed. And cheap. So, putting it all together,
>>> three special hubs (one to hold the plates for machining the mounting screw
>>> holes and sprocket roots), an idler sprocket, and a length of #25 chain are
>>> all that's needed for a base system. That sets up a scenario where a
>>> desired pitch can be had by cutting one or two sprockets from acrylic.
>>> There are online calculators that draw the sprockets to scale for printing
>>> and subsequent machining. The range of pitches is quite broad, adds a few
>>> to the gear pitch range and is a good alternative to the gears LOM made for
>>> the overlap.  In other words, it opens up opportunities for those of us
>>> with limited budgets and can't find the needed gears.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So that's what I'll be pondering for awhile.  Any recommendations on
>>> sprocket hole sizes?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To keep the plates flat and easy to make, I'm thinking the hub to have a
>>> 3/4" diameter stub for centering the plate and a pair of screw holes to
>>> hold the plate to a flange which would have to be at least 1 1/4"
>>> diameter.  If the center hole for mounting the hub can be smaller, then
>>> perhaps a 1/2" diameter stub reducing the flange needed to about 1"
>>> diameter.  Either way, the goal would be to make the hubs so they will hold
>>> sprocket plates interchangeably. Universal within the range of the
>>> machine's capacity.
>>>
>>> DanK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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