Gears & Gear Cutting (Workshop Practice Series 17) [Paperback]

Ivan Law (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0852429118 | ISBN-13: 978-0852429112

Gears in one form or another are part of most mechanisms, but they are by no means as simple as they may appear. This book explains simply and comprehensively the underlying theory involved, and in its second part, how to cut gears on a lathe or milling machine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc. (December 10, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852429118
• ISBN-13: 978-0852429112
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Gears & Gear Cutting, June 10, 2007

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D. Cohen (Gum Spring, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears & Gear Cutting (Workshop Practice Series 17) (Paperback)

This is the most informative book on gear cutting that I have ever read. Even though the "Machinists' Handbook" covers gears in more precise mathematical detail, this book was written to educate the hobby or amateur machinist on how to both design and make several types of gears (spur, worm, bevel). The author educates the reader on gear theory, and then on how to make the gears on inexpensive hobby lathes/mills. In addition, he covers how to make gear cutters inexpensively, and use them to make the gears. The language he uses is simple and concise, yet he covers gear theory enough so that the reader has advanced knowledge of the fundamentals necessary to design thier own gears and gear trains.

I have no negative criticism to offer of this book - it was exactly what I was looking for, and my money was well spent.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another excellent Workshop Practise book, June 20, 2009

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Mr. Des Bromilow "bricoleur wannabe" (Pilbara, WA, Oz) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears & Gear Cutting (Workshop Practice Series 17) (Paperback)

This book tells you everything there is to know about gears - how they work, the various types, implications of various designs, limitations, and most importantly, how to build them.

Ivan covers all the common types of gears experienced in the home workshop/ model engineering spheres. He takes the time to explain the mathematics when presented, but also acknowledges that an understanding of the maths is not an absolute pre-requisite to making the gears.

Various methods for making gears is covered, and the manufacture of jigs, and cutters is covered with sufficient depth to allow most people to make their own tooling.

I have been extolling the value of the Workshop Practice series for years, and know they are targeted at all levels of enthusiasts from the novice to the considerably more experienced. This book has enough information to satisfy the intermediate and advanced level person happy, whilst still being totally understandable to the beginner.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, November 7, 2007

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Carlos F. Pimentel "Pimen" (San Salvador, Central America) - See all my reviews
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Excellent book for the mechanical enthusiast! Well written, with enough drawing aids, it does not require high math skills! You must know a little bit of miling operations and machines to get the full photo of the book!