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| chipenter:
I make my own gear cutters as horological cutters are £80 plus each , Doc did a video on making single point cutters slower but gentle on the machine . |
| NormanV:
It's reassuring to know that people are watching. Now, to go back to my question. If I use single tooth cutters I will need to buy several to cover the range of sizes. If I use a hob, one size will cut all of the range of gears required. But, the hob is cutting more than one tooth at a time. Will the half HP motor on my mill have enough power to drive a hob? Yes, I have considered making the cutter, in fact I would prefer to, but the cost of the materials makes it hardly worthwhile. One mistake, and I do make them, would make it cheaper to buy the ready made cutter in the first place. |
| chipenter:
One point cutters are made from silver steel and hardened , cheep as chips just run slower . |
| NormanV:
25mm silver steel is £18 for 300mm, I don't think that is cheap. Plus I would have to buy silver steel and other steel to make the cutters to make the cutters. |
| NormanV:
I have made the blanks for all of the gears except the largest, I don't have any material for that. I have made them in brass as that is what I have. |
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