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11th July 2014, 02:27 PM #1Pink 10EE owner
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Gears, gears and more gears
Been playing with this program a bit...Looking at the difference pressure angle makes..
I remember a short time ago someone was wanting to determine the PA of a gear they had..
Here are two 16dp gears 17 teeth... The circular line of the pitch circle diamater line
First up the 20PA one spur20pa16dp.jpg
Now the 14.5PA one spur145ps16dp.jpgLight red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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11th July 2014, 07:47 PM #2
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Thanks for the info RC
You may help me out. My Premo lathe is in need of a replacement spindle gear ( pictured ) The Diam. pitch of this gear is 4 and it has 24 teeth . Im not sure if its 14.5 or 20 PA ?
Before I buy a cutter Id like to know !
What would be a suitable metal to use as the gear blank ? Would cast iron suffice ?
Mike
PS I have to remove the spindle first ,
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11th July 2014, 08:01 PM #3Philomath in training
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Are you sure about that DP Mike? If the gear were 4DP for 24 teeth I would expect something over 6" diameter and the spindle gear (the one with the missing teeth) does not look that. What is the OD?
Michael
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11th July 2014, 08:03 PM #4Pink 10EE owner
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If you print these out as no scaling, they should be the right size
Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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11th July 2014, 08:16 PM #5
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11th July 2014, 08:50 PM #6
3"
Ok I tried to measure the gear , but its not easy as its in situ . Looks like it has a PCD of 3" .
which with 24 teeth , this would be a PD of 8 ? Mike
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11th July 2014, 10:18 PM #7Philomath in training
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That sounds/ looks more within the realms of possibility.
The equations for a Gear are OD = (no. of teeth +2)/DP and PCD = (no. of teeth)/DP
so if you have 24 teeth on a gear around 3" in diameter that would be 8DP. Gears made to this DP have a circular pitch of 0.393", so you would expect to see 2 1/2 teeth per inch of (PCD) circumference.
If you were counting 4 teeth per inch of circumference then you may have a 12DP gear, but the OD of that would be 2.167"
Michael
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12th July 2014, 01:12 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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For a Cone pully gear running in back gear it wouldnt really matter if it was 14.5 or 20 PA.
The amount of use it would get would not be detrimental to the gear profiles.
What is your method of repairing this going to be.
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12th July 2014, 10:49 AM #9
Thanks for posting this RC. I was wondering if the program was worth it but for checking PA it may just be.
How old is the Premo Mike? I would say 90% that it would be 14.5deg, normally DP gears, especially older ones are. However as i have found out with the holbrook there are always exceptions. Once you are sure of the DP you can easily check the PA with a gear cutter. I disagree with PC and would say it is worth getting it right. If you see how 2 different PA's mesh it is not very nice.
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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12th July 2014, 11:19 AM #10
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Ewan I'd say the Premo is early to mid 1950's . I believe these PREMO lathes were made by Brackenbury & Austin til the early 60's . Mine has T slots on the cross slide which later examples dont seem to have . A company in West. Aust. took over the design and the Premo lathe was reborn as the VEEM .
Yes I'd like to get the PA correct . What metal would you suggest I use as a gear blank , 4140 or cast iron ? Mike
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12th July 2014, 11:24 AM #11
Hi Mike,
I'd think they were just cast. I doubt those teeth were broken in the course of correct use. More likely someone using the backgear to lock the spindle.
The age puts it in the ?? category, 20PA gears were made in that era but i'd still say its would be 14.5PA.
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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12th July 2014, 01:22 PM #12
Some years ago I found a gear train animation that was very good at showing their exact working. It had a line showing the changing pressure angle(s). I wish I could find it again, but repeated searches have come to naught. My knowledge of gears is almost non-existent.
Dean
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12th July 2014, 05:48 PM #14
https://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html
Nice animation.
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12th July 2014, 06:40 PM #15SENIOR MEMBER
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Looking at the original gear, the way it's broken would suggest it's cast iron. A steel gear is unlikely to break like that.
A steel spindle gear would be a better setup, as used in most modern lathes (it's the hardest working gear).
RobThe worst that can happen is you will fail.
But at least you tried.