Seeking machining help

[swami]

I am looking for a hobbyist machinist to make a worm wheel and pinion 4' square.
respond to:
[email protected]
Thanks for your help!
Trevor

 

[Tin Falcon]

Swami:

A few things about us.

we like introductions people will likely not help you unless we know something about you.
we are a group of hobby machinist that primarily builds engines. But someone may be willing to help for fair compensation.
It is considered rude to jump in and hijack a thread. it is against the rules to make multiple posts with the same subject or request.

so you are not off to the best start.

Tin

 

[stevehuckss396]

I am looking for a hobbyist machinist to make a worm wheel and pinion 4' square.
respond to:
[email protected]
Thanks for your help!
Trevor

Is this a joke? What would someone do with a four foot square wheel. Aren't wheels round?

 

[blighty]

Is this a joke? What would someone do with a four foot square wheel. Aren't wheels round?

wheels are round. but the thing is, there no good on a hill.... they tend to roll backwards.

square wheels stop this from happening

 

[stevehuckss396]

wheels are round. but the thing is, there no good on a hill.... they tend to roll backwards.

square wheels stop this from happening

That's why I come here. The wealth of knowledge is unparalleled. I learn something every time I visit. I would have never thought of that.

 

[Herbiev]

Ahh. But down under they roll uphill

 

[Philjoe5]

I still don't understand what keeps you guys down under from falling off the planet (Fosters??):hDe:

Phil (from up over)

 

[Herbiev]

Fosters Heineken Budweiser just to name a few

 

[gus]

Swami:

A few things about us.

we like introductions people will likely not help you unless we know something about you.
we are a group of hobby machinist that primarily builds engines. But someone may be willing to help for fair compensation.
It is considered rude to jump in and hijack a thread. it is against the rules to make multiple posts with the same subject or request.

so you are not off to the best start.

Tin

Well said and done.

 

[MachineTom]

A post I saw a few years ago on another forum had photos of an exhibit in France, with all sorts of odd gears, star shapes, heart shaped, square shape and bullet shaped. Most had a mating gear as well. None were in an application, so it was tough to figure the purpose of them. All were big 2 to 5 feet, many cast and used as cast no machining of the teeth, others well machined.


In the case of the OP, I think they are wanting diameter, but the translation software came up with square.