Yes, for "perfect" it takes an infinite number of passes but for gear that has a specified tolerance the number of passes is only "many". For one gear the ball mill might be faster because the setup time is faster. For production, You'd want a gear cutting machine.
It is surprising how well even printed gears work and they are not so accurate On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 11:02 AM andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 at 19:41, Chris Albertson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > With the conventional vertical spindle, you would need a wedge under > > the a-axis. I think for many people it would be easier to just us > > a ball-end mill and keep the a-axis square. > > > Easier, yes, but a ball mill can't cut a perfect gear form without an > infinite number of passes. > > -- > 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, 1916 > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
