Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical, Hands-On Guide to Designing and Cutting Gears on Your Lathe or Milling Machine, with Simple, Non-Technical Language - Softcover

Ivan Law

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565239172 ISBN 13: 9781565239173

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

This practical, hands-on guide will assist anyone who wants to cut gears inexpensively on a lathe or milling machine.

• Learn the fundamentals needed to design your own gears and gear trains
• Understand the complexity of gears and how to machine them, in a very clearly presented and easy to understand way
• Plain and simple, non-technical language, with the mathematics kept to the simplest form
• Information on tooth forms & sizes, rack & pinion gears, bevel wheels, making gear cutters, and more
• Well-illustrated with concise technical diagrams and photos

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 insightful 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.

The 12 comprehensive chapters cover 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 consistently sought.

Packed with information on tooth forms and sizes, rack and pinion gears, bevel wheels, worm gears, making gear cutters, and more, Gears & Gear Cutting for Home Machinists is thoughtfully illustrated with concise technical diagrams and photographs.

About this title

About the Author

Ivan Law is a very experienced and much-respected engineer who will be known to many readers for, particularly, his lucid and practical demonstrations and explanations over many years at the annual International Model Show.

From the Back Cover

"Whether in the repair and maintenance of old machinery or working on scale models, the model engineer will eventually deal with gears and gear trains. Turning to the usual shop references often causes more confusion than enlightenment, with basic information hard to find among the numerous formulas and cryptic-looking charts. Long considered a must-have book for anyone contemplating projects involving gears, Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists provides a clear and easy-to-follow guide for the hobbyist. Covering everything from the basics of gear identification and their operating principles to the actual cutting of the gears, the book presents its subjects in the context of the home machinist's needs and resources. No machinist's library is complete without this one!"
—George Bulliss,
The Home Shop Machinist magazine

This book offers practical, hands-on guidance for anyone who wants to design and cut their own gears on a lathe or milling machine. It teaches all of the fundamentals needed to understand gears and gear trains using plain, simple, non-technical language. The level of mathematics is kept down to its simplest and most accessible form. Packed with information on tooth forms and sizes, rack and pinion gears, bevel wheels, worm gears, making gear cutters, and more, Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists is well illustrated with concise technical diagrams and photographs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565239172
• ISBN 13: 9781565239173
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136