Making gear cutters and (helical) gears

A video that shows how to make (helical) gear cutters and gears on the mill and on the lathe.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and tools
02:16 The button method
05:00 The spread sheet for calculations
06:23 Calibrating the tapered drills
08:47 Milling a fly cutter
14:36 Milling an end mill style gear cutter
22:28 Turning a fly cutter
27:31 Hardening a cutter
32:32 Broaching a key way
35:39 Aligning the rotary table
36:30 Milling an UHMPE gear on the mill using a fly cutter
42:08 Milling a HPL gear on the mill using a fly cutter made on the lathe
46:30 The milling spindle for the lathe
48:10 Milling a POM helical gear on the lathe using an end mill style gear cutter
50:17 Milling an aluminium gear on the lathe using an end mill style gear cutter
53:26 Testing gears
55:51 Final word


Links:
The Excel sheet for the calculations and the 3D design:https://github.com/MetalWorkerTools/G...
Book Ivan Law Gears and Gear Cutting:https://www.bookdepository.com/Gears-...
John Stevenson who introduced using a tapered drill: https://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/for...
MikesWorkshop: http://mikesworkshop.weebly.com/desig...