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Gear Cutting

Making Gears

Gear cutting equipment

Preparing a gear blank
Gear involute cutters
Cutting a spur gear
Identify current gear uses
Apply gear knowledge to real
situations

Diametral Pitch

3 dp

20 dp

Diametral Pitch is the actual

size of the gear tooth.
The lower the number the
larger the tooth.
The chart at left shows
3 dp. as larger tooth and
20 dp as the smallest tooth.

Gear Tooth Parts

Gear Cutting Equipment

Metal Lathe
Horizontal Mill
Horizontal Cutoff Saw
Indexing Head
Drill Bit
Gear Involute Cutter
Gear Blank & Mandrel

Gear Cutting Equipment

Horizontal Mill Saw

Cutoff Band Saw

Gear Cutting Equipment

Metal Lathe
Drill

Gear
Blank
Mandrel

Gear Tooth
Gage
Gear Cutter

Horizontal Cutoff Saw

Cutting Gear Blank

Metal Lathe Used To Face Sides Of

Gear Blank And Drill A 1 Hole

Rough Gear Blank Mounted On A

Mandrel

Mandrel And Gear Blank Assembly

Mounted On The Lathe

Turned To Finished Gear

Diameter And Thickness

Indexing Head Used To Exactly Position

Gear Blank To Cut Each Tooth

Math Gear Calculations

16 Diametral Pitch X 2 Inch Diameter Gear Blank
Equals Number Of Teeth
N = D.P. X D.G.
N = 16 X 2 N = 32 Teeth
40 Turns Of The Dividing Head Hand Crank Equals 1
Revolution Of The Gear Blank
Turns = 40/32 = 10/8 = 5/4 = 1 And 1/4 Turns

Math Gear Calculations

Using a 20 hole plate 1/4 turn = 20/4 = 5 spaces or
6 holes in plate. This moves our gear blank 1 and
1/4 turns.
Outside diameter of gear = 32th + 2/16 =2.125
Cutting depth for tooth = 2.250 a constant divided
by d.P.
Depth = 2.250/16 = .140 thousands for depth of
cut.

20 Hole Indexing Plate

Mounted On Indexing Head

Horizontal Mill Set Up With Indexing

Head, Mandrel & Gear Blank

Horizontal Mill Set Up To Cut Gear

Gear Blank Aligned With Gear Involute Cutter

Gear Involute Cutter Cutting Gear

Checking Finished Gear With Involute Gage

Measuring Finished Gear