BROWN & SHARPE MFG, CO. If a cutter is wanted for a gear of 40 teeth of 8 pitch, then the cutter required would be No. 3 of 8 pitch, inasmuch as a No. 3 cutter will cut, all gears containing from 35 to 54 teeth inclusive. Since 40 occurs between those numbers, No. 3 is the one desired. It should be borne in mind that eight different cutters are required in order to cut all the gears of any given pitch. Directions for the use of these cutters will be found on pages 319 to 321. Cutters should be kept sharp. It is desirable in applying gearing of any kind, to avoid having gears or pinions with a small number of teeth. Pinions of twelve teeth will work yery well, but fewer teeth should not be used. Few mechanics are familiar with the formulas and details of gearing and the necessity for exact sizing of gears, as to diameter, is often over- looked. Special care is required also to know that the distance of the cen- ters of two gears running together is correct relative to the diameters. Depth of Space and Thickness of Tooth in Spur Gears, when Cut with Our Gear Cutters ‘Thickness ea | ‘Thickness Pitch of | Perth tbe | of Tooth at |) Pitch of | Depth be | of Tooth at Cutter Lin Gear, | Pitch Line, || Cutter | C¥limGean | Pitch Line, HONE: Tnches ae Inches | 11-4 1.726 1.257 11 | 196 143, 112 1.438 1.047 180 131 13-4 1.233 898. 154 112 1.079 «785 135 098 214 959 698 120 087 863 628 108 079 784 ~ot1 098 071 719 524 090. 616 449. 083. 069 539 393 077 056 431 “314 072 360 262 067 308 4 224 * 060 270 .196 054 240 175 216 157 045332 BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO. Comparative Sizes of Gear Teeth 3 INVOLUTE 20P 18P 16P uP 12P 10P oP SP ome 6P 5P 4PBROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO. 333, Comparative Sizes of Gear Teeth INVOLUTE (Continued)