Posted by BillS on October 01, 2008 at 20:16:59:
In Reply to: Re: Tangential fly hobbing posted by Northern gear cutter on October 01, 2008 at 18:59:33:
I'm going out on a limb here, but it may be that the use of tapered hobs has determined a conventional direction (right to left) for tangential feed. Feed direction for a single tool fly cutter probably makes no difference except for what Tom said - keep cutting pressure against workpiece rotation. Just guessing...