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Gears and Gear Cutting for Home Machinists

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This practical, hands-on guide will assist anyone who wants to cut gears inexpensively on a lathe or milling machine. It teaches the fundamentals needed to design gears and gear trains using simple, non-technical language paired with helpful diagrams, charts, illustrations, and photography.
With 12 insightful chapters on tooth forms and sizes, rack and pinion gears, bevel wheels, worm gears, dividing heads, and so much more, this comprehensive manual takes complicated concepts and makes them approachable and easy for anyone who simply enjoys model-making!
By Ivan Law; revised and updated by George Bulliss, editor of The Home Shop Machinist magazine.
136 pages, softcover, 5.75" x 8.26"
ISBN 978-1-56523-917-3
Copyright 2019
Revised and Updated by George Bulliss


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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Eva X. ★★★★★

Finally, a book that explains gear geometry without drowning you in calculus—the section on cutting gears on a mill with simple indexing is exactly what I needed. I worked through the example for a 24-tooth gear and it meshed perfectly on my first try.

Penelope V. ★★★★★

I’ve been cutting gears on my lathe for years and this book finally made the whole process click—especially the section on designing gear trains with simple math. The step-by-step gear cutting instructions are clear enough that I tried a new setup right away.

Samuel V. ★★★★★

Finally, a book that explains gear calculations in plain English instead of assuming I already have an engineering degree. The section on using simple dividing heads made my first spur gear project come out perfectly.