Hey Andy I like it. How hard is it to set up the hobbing and is it something I can just change in and out as needed. My cnc mill would be perfect.
On Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 4:42 AM Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 9:01 AM Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > > > On 07/24/2020 02:09 AM, andrew beck wrote: > > > Greg can you educate me on what what gear cutters are enough for most > > gear > > > cutting needs? > > > I think the answer depends on if you are a job-shop accepting any and all > orders from customers or if you are building parts of your own design. If > you are designing your own parts you can standardize on just a few gear > sizes, perhaps modulo 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 are enough for any machine you'd > ever design and build. Then for each size you need a full set of cutters > and an arbor to mount the cutters > > You can find a full set of 8 for one size for about $100 more or less. You > can even find them on Amazon. Search for "involute cutter". > > Here is an example .amazon.com/8PCS-Milling-Gear-Cutters-HSS > < > https://www.amazon.com/8PCS-Milling-Gear-Cutters-HSS/dp/B07VFSQVJ5/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=involute+gear+cutter&qid=1595608530&sr=8-9 > > > > But to buy every size cutter you might ever need in US and Metric size > would be quite an investment but buying just a few and then limiting you > designs to just those sizes in not bad. > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
