Posted by lee on April 26, 2005 at 14:47:13:
This must be the month for Gear Worms & worms
We are trying to hob a worm gear,
worm gear data
51 teeth
32 dp
20 pa
4 deg 5 min
pitch dia 1.5978
circular pitch .0982
The worm OD is .501
center distance 1.0183
anyone have a calc/formula for max dia of hob,
allowing hob sharpening & clearance