Looks very interesting. Here's a gear I want to make on a CNC mill. http://partsbyemc.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=102
I cast those in Zamak in a silicone mold. Some people still manage to break them. Milled from 7075 aluminum On Fri, 7/5/13, Chris Kelley <tensait...@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Cutting involute spur gears with 4 axis? To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Friday, July 5, 2013, 8:24 AM Gregg, I've been playing with doing almost exactly what you are talking about. I've even cut some proof-of-concept involute gears using only a gcode program that generates the gear. Here's some images of the test part (aluminum): http://i.imgur.com/0AYZbpi.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
