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Characteristics of Master Gears
The article "Characteristics of Master Gears" appeared in the November/December 2006 issue of Gear Technology.
Summary
The two-flank roll test measures kickout (tooth-to-tooth composite error) and tooth thickness. In this article, it will be shown that measured values vary with the number of teeth on the master gear.
Keywords
inspection, master gears, tooth thickness, composite error, measurement, basics, back to basics
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