The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . ess watches, the followers are used asdrivers when the hands are being set, and a good form of tooth formotion work generally may be obtained by using for roots and points ofboth wheels and pinions a generating circle of a diameter equal to twicethe pitch. This gives a short tooth which will run smoothly when atfull width. The form of gearing suitable for the train permits of toomuch shake for motion work. Wheel Cutter. 344 WHEEL CUTTER. The wheel cutter is a valuable addition to thelath
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . ess watches, the followers are used asdrivers when the hands are being set, and a good form of tooth formotion work generally may be obtained by using for roots and points ofboth wheels and pinions a generating circle of a diameter equal to twicethe pitch. This gives a short tooth which will run smoothly when atfull width. The form of gearing suitable for the train permits of toomuch shake for motion work. Wheel Cutter. 344 WHEEL CUTTER. The wheel cutter is a valuable addition to thelathe. Several different styles of these tools are made, each possessingpoints of merit. They are designed for cutting all kinds of wheels andpinions used in key and stem-wind watches. When the cutter spindle isvertical the belt runs directly to it from the countershaft, but when hori-zontal the belt passes over idler pulleys held above the lathe. Theseidler pulleys are also used to run the pivot polisher. Fig. 286 illustratesthe American Watch Tool Companys wheel cutter, while Fig. 287 isMoseleys
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