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Your Own Design / Re: Kearsarge Windlass Engines
« Last post by crueby on Today at 01:25:53 AM »Hi Willy,
No, since the teeth were prestarted with the normal cutter, the hob cutter, the tap, spun the wheel by itself. Started at slow speed with the tap teeth loosely into the precut teeth, and moved in slowly, increasing the spped a bit by the end. The cuts were very light, only moved it into the cutter a few thou after the wheel turned several full turns since the previous moves.
I watched some videos on youtube, some skipped the precut stage, and it was hit and miss whether it worked out. Precutting makes it an almost sure bet, a very neat process.
Chris
No, since the teeth were prestarted with the normal cutter, the hob cutter, the tap, spun the wheel by itself. Started at slow speed with the tap teeth loosely into the precut teeth, and moved in slowly, increasing the spped a bit by the end. The cuts were very light, only moved it into the cutter a few thou after the wheel turned several full turns since the previous moves.
I watched some videos on youtube, some skipped the precut stage, and it was hit and miss whether it worked out. Precutting makes it an almost sure bet, a very neat process.
Chris