Seven Stages of Expertise February 7, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments There is no “gear expert” merit badge for you to earn. I have posted before about the limited amount of gear education included in the standard eng...Read More
The Future of Books December 6, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Moving required getting rid of lots of books. My much better half is also a reader and we made about a dozen trips to the resale shop to put our su...Read More
Friction Coefficient of Differently Treated Steel Surfaces November 1, 2017 A reader asks about ion-nitride finished shafts and the proper friction coefficient to be used for calculations.Read More
Gear Expo 2017 and ASM Heat Treat 2017 Booth Previews September 1, 2017 Alex Cannella The latest technology on display in Columbus, OH. October 24-26. Read More
Exploring New Methods May 19, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments I have been following developments on gear making in general-purpose CNC machines with great interest. The advent of affordable gear grinding seems...Read More
Upgrading Your Toolbox May 1, 2017 Manufacturers focus on tool design, materials, coating, machine tool options and cutting parameters.Read More
Universal Hobs March 1, 2017 Dr. Hermann J. Stadtfeld Another expert takes a crack at a previously answered question about double-helical gears and universal hobs.Read More
Lowering That Overhead, Part II February 16, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments How many of you have any idea what your company spends on perishable tooling? Working for small companies with tight wad owners perhaps made me mor...Read More
Reflections on a Blog January 3, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments This posting is the start of our fourth year of blogging on the gear industry. When the idea was first presented to me I did not have a firm idea o...Read More
You Are Lost Without Records! November 5, 2015 Charles D. Schultz No Comments The guys who taught me to estimate all had great memories for part shapes, features — even part numbers. It takes years to develop that kind of tal...Read More