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Tutorial for RideTheGearTrain - Part 2

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Nov 12, 2021
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RideTheGearTrain Tutorial Part 2 https://RideTheGearTrain.com The final part of a series of tutorials about how to use the free online software - RideTheGearTrain. If you haven't watched Part 1 you need to choose either Part 1A for Chinese Mini-Lathes or Part 1B for all other lathes including South Bend Clones. Then you can move on to this video for Part 2. Links to tutorials: RideTheGearTrain Tutorial Part 1A for Mini-Lathes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gecd5Yvb4Q&list=PLGfoCtzNfeSCGPh4kyw2Mm9727d756V-N&index=52 RideTheGearTrain Tutorial Part 1B for all other lathes including South Bend Clones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeJD1_x0qyw&list=PLGfoCtzNfeSCGPh4kyw2Mm9727d756V-N&index=53 It takes the user through the process of choosing the lathe and its gears and other specifications required for these lathes. There is another video, Part 1A for the Chinese mini-lathes. Part 2 will show the entry of the thread pitch (or TPI ) and explains how to use the results. Users should choose either 1A or 1B before proceeding to Part 2. The software calculates the gears required to cut a particular thread using a lathe. The gears in the gear train control how fast the lead-screw turns to make a thread. The user enters all the gears they own, and chooses a gearbox if their lathe has one. Then the program systematically tries every possible combination of gears and gearbox settings. It calculates the thread produced by every possible combination, and compares it with the required thread pitch. If it matches within the required error limits, it displays the set of gears in a table. Each solution in the table is displayed with a button labelled DRAW. Clicking that produces a scale drawing of the gear train, so the user can visualize whether there are likely to be any problems fitting the gears together. The program also analyzes the fit to detect any problems and shows the user where idler wheels can be inserted into the chain to overcome any problems. INDEX: 00:10 Introduction 00:19 Explaining the three parts of the video tutorial 00:56 The menu where everything is controlled 01:09 Step 3 of data entry is choosing what you want to calculate 01:34 Carriage power feed rate in inches per turn 01:47 Cross-Slide power feed rate in inches per turn 01:58 Diametral Pitch for worm gears 2:08 Metric choices: 02:21 Carriage power feed rate in mm per turn 02:24 Cross-slide power feed rate in mm per turn 02:26 Modulus calculation for worm gears 02:33 Find compound gears with a specific gear ratio eg for Metric/Imperial 03:22 Preferences 03:57 Acceptable Error 04:44 Step 5 entry of pitch or TPI etc 04:54 Step 5A entry of a single value 05:19 Run for the first time 05:33 Drawing of the most simple gear train with no compound gear 06:30 Step 5B entry of a range to make a table of threads 07:10 Step 5C to choose a thread from standard reference tables 08:55 Drawing of a gear train with one compound gear, using DRAW. 09:38 Example where an idler is needed 10:45 Symbol indicating the accuracy of a result and whether it will fit 11:35 Display of statistics - how many possible gear trains were tested 11:42 Display of Lathe Setup. 12:10 Display of thread specifications available when using 5C 12:25 Depth of cut using the compound slide set at an angle 12:52 Display of tables of drill sizes for a single thread when using 5C 14:45 Display of gear tables showing the user’s set. 14:50 Lathe with a gearbox (eg Boxford model A) 15:42 Complicated results when there are two compound gears 16:38 Using the SOLVE button to display gear trains when complicated 18:20 Changing the acceptable error to a small number 18:40 Display of statistics when there is a gearbox: 15,680 combinations 19:00 Display of Gearbox 20:25 Display of number of people actually running the program (hits) 20:30 Links to these video tutorials 20:37 evan-e-cent YouTube Channel - random embedded videos 21:07 Plea for Patreon 21:20 THE END

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