Finally, a gear has worked! I went around first with a slitting saw of smaller width than the cutter tip and to just a few thou short of the full cut. This removed a good bulk of the metal and as soon as I swapped over to the gear cutter, I could tell cutting the [...]
I`ve made a start on the gears. I`m using John Stevensons informative article on spur gear cutting, using his calculations along with Ivan Laws book – Gears and Gear Cutting from the workshop practice series. I`ve made the buttons and holder hardened them. With this made I cut a piece of large silver steel to [...]