C
chiliviking
Guest
I decided to make a gear in Nylatron as a learning exercise as well as to give me the ability to use the powerfeed on my lathe to make a better gear of phenolic.
The process is very straight forward however very repititous as you go around the gear three times or so. The whole depth for a 16 DP gear is .135 so I went .065 on the first pass, followed by .130 on the second. A final finish pass of .135.
This was a very good learning experience and I am very happy with the results as it was my first attempt at gear making.
When installed on the lathe it seems to operate smooth without excessive noise or vibration.
The process is very straight forward however very repititous as you go around the gear three times or so. The whole depth for a 16 DP gear is .135 so I went .065 on the first pass, followed by .130 on the second. A final finish pass of .135.
This was a very good learning experience and I am very happy with the results as it was my first attempt at gear making.
When installed on the lathe it seems to operate smooth without excessive noise or vibration.