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Re: How to cut spur gears?
With a 4 axis, yes. The 4th axis would allow you to index the gear blank at each of the teeth you are wanting to cut. It would work just like a hobbing machine, except the part wouldn't neccesarily continue spinning. I'd imagine you would just make a pass for each tooth, having the machine rotate the part to the next tooth and continue cutting.
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Last edited by Travis Covington : 01-03-2006 at 03:16.
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