Hi, does anyone have any experience in gear cutting on a milling machine or lathe?
Me and another guy from work are starting a machine shop night class in a few weeks, he's got a steam locomotive to be doing and i need things to make really.
I know gear cutting is unbelievably complex so it would take ages to learn this but would it be possible to make my own gearbox for my rally car? Choose the exact ratios i want, make the gears straight cut.
I have started reading about gear cutting and its a very large field, Cyclodic curves, Hypocyclodic, PCDs.
I could sort of have this project in the back of my mind after years of practice i might begin to make it.
The lecturer said he can make absolutley anything on the machines, i think he was just boasting. So if things are to complicated for me to make, he'll make them.
What do you guys recon? The machine shop is amazing, every machine you could ever think of, plus they do heat treatment and tempering and things there.
So, I know it is possible cause anything is possible, but just how difficult and complex is it? and whats the difference between doing it in a lathe or a milling machine?
Im in the process of looking for a milling machine and maybe lathe for my workshop at home so I will be able to practice and play about a LOT. Im not going to just go to the course for 1 term, im going there for years and years to get as good as I can. Everything I do, i want to be the best.
The gearbox project wont get under way for many years probably, because there's no point in starting if my skills aren't good enough
Thanks for your time and patience.