Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists [Paperback]

Gears,?in one form or another,?are a part of most mechanisms, but they are by no means as simple as they appear./Gears & Gear Cutting for Home Machinists/is a practical, hands-on guide for anyone who wants to cut gears inexpensively on a lathe or milling machine. This book teaches the fundamentals needed to design gears and gear trains using plain, simple, non-technical language that keeps the level of mathematics down to its simplest form. It covers all the questions raised by enthusiasts who have watched the author,?Ivan Law,?demonstrate?gear-cutting techniques at exhibitions throughout Britain, where his advice on engineering matters is constantly sought. With?12 insightful chapters?on tooth forms?and?sizes, rack?and?pinion gears, bevel wheels,?worm gears, and?more,/Gears & Gear Cutting for Home Machinists/is?thoughtfully?illustrated with technical diagrams?and photographs.?

This practical, hands-on guide will assist anyone who wants to cut gears inexpensively on a lathe or milling machine.?It teaches?the fundamentals needed to design gears and gear trains using simple, non-technical language?paired with helpful diagrams, charts, illustrations, and photography. With 12 insightful chapters on tooth forms and sizes, rack and pinion gears, bevel wheels, worm gears, dividing heads, and so much more, this comprehensive manual takes complicated concepts and makes them approachable and easy for anyone who simply enjoys model-making!?

/// Practical, hands-on guide for anyone who wants to cut gears on a lathe or milling machine?
/// Learn the fundamentals needed to design their own gears and gear trains
/// Takes the complex description of gears and how to machine them and makes it very understandable
/// Uses plain, simple,?and non-technical language and keeps the level of mathematics down to the simplest form?
/// Includes?12 chlS?