gear cutting with the shaper

gear cutting with the shaper

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27 March 2025 at 06:53 #790675
jacques maurel
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Hello

This video is about gear cutting true involute gears with the shaper being used as a single tooth “rack type” gear cutting machine:

Best watching

JM
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27 March 2025 at 08:24 #790702
Michael Gilligan
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Very informative, Jaques

Nicely presented … Thank you.

MichaelG.
27 March 2025 at 11:07 #790745
noel shelley
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There are numerous videos on the use of a shaper for gear cutting on the tube and with a few clever though simple bits can cut true form gears. The shaper is a much under rated machine tool, that often come up for sale and don’t cost that much. Thanks for raising this Jaques. Noel.
27 March 2025 at 12:35 #790758
duncan webster 1
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I’m now waiting for a CNC whizz to come up with a solution. Joe Noci has a CNC shaper, so couple that to a robust CNC dividing head and we’re off.

On a more serious note, this is similar to the Sunderland gear planer, which was noted for making high quality gears.
4 April 2025 at 09:45 #791944
jacques maurel
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Hello

Now a new neighbor technique using a plain parting tool and another using a standard type tool:

Best watching.
4 April 2025 at 15:15 #791995
Andrew Tinsley
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Gear cutting was one of the first few jobs that i did with my shaper. Must admit it went remarkably well if a little slow.

Initially I set up to big a cut and rather scared myself with the initial bang!. Used sensibly the shaper is a very under rated tool, would not be without mine.

Andrew.
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