I found this gear calculator online and thought ya'll might get some use out of it. http://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html
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I found this gear calculator online and thought ya'll might get some use out of it. http://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html
Figures that would come from the guy who built the wooden adding machine. He's got some incredibly cool stuff on his website beyond the gear calculator.
I use that program to generate HPGL and import it to a CAD program for a CNC router. It works great.
However, the cuts are really slow because the program generates thousands of tiny line segments. My CNC router pauses for a short time between each segment. I get better results by approximating the imported gear profile with a few line segments per tooth. The generated tooth is still more accurate than my CNC router can cut.
Steve
It seems like a good gear calculator to me ...!!
So thanks for sharing it here... :)
Good site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Takewell
Thanks for the heads up - much appreciated!
Another gear program that is even fancier can be found at: www.gearotic.com
This program allows you to design and simulate large gear trains. You can build a virtual clock and watch it run.
The free demo allows most all functions except saving in a CAD format. The license is $75.
Thanks for the link.. We are working on some new gear clocks, and sometimes increasing/decreasing the gears has been tricky, this will at least help with the spacing, etc.