Posted by jon banquer on September 20, 2013 at 06:13:17:
In Reply to: hobbing high helix gears posted by steve green on August 22, 2013 at 11:33:55:
I've done it. Did it on a clapped-out old #3. It sucks, but it's possible.Prepare to spend about a week figuring out your change gears and getting them to fit. If I remember right I had to use a right-angle head.Thank God it's been so long that I forgot the details.
Make extra blanks. You're going to lose some.