Making Gears From Scratch

G'day everyone,

Today I will be making some basic spur gears from scratch. I have wanted to make gears for a very long time, and I just didn't have the equipment to do so, until now. I recently purchased a set of module 1 gear cutters, and scored a great deal on a dividing head (BS - 0 model) in order to make this video.

I recently snapped a gear on the mini lathe gear train banjo, and a good first project would be to make a replacement. I will also be testing out some new material that I recently picked up, some 12L14 leaded steel which should be better to machine, and some 2011 Free Machining Aluminum.

I hope you enjoy the video, cheers.

Lathe: Sieg C3 7x14 Mini Metal Lathe
Mill: Sieg X2.7L

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Gear Cutter Set
2:24 - Making A Gear Cutter Arbor
7:34 - Dividing Head
8:24 - Making A gear Blank And Arbor
9:30 - Cutting A 35 Tooth Module 1 Gear

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