Karl_T,
I have not read any information where someone was successful or even to tried to directly hob a blank without gashing it first. It seems like it would not work very well and not the direction I want to go even if one can do it.
The last link 'doing it yourself' links to another site where the guy does just that, hobs a gear in a lathe in the method you've described, but even he gashes it first. Here's the link to the site documenting the worm drive used in the previous article if you're curious.
I found information on hobbyists making 360t gears& worm drives but only professional companies selling 359t gears (for good reason, perhaps) but there you have it, I want to do something I wasn't able figure out on my own by just searching the internet.
I have not read any information where someone was successful or even to tried to directly hob a blank without gashing it first. It seems like it would not work very well and not the direction I want to go even if one can do it.
The last link 'doing it yourself' links to another site where the guy does just that, hobs a gear in a lathe in the method you've described, but even he gashes it first. Here's the link to the site documenting the worm drive used in the previous article if you're curious.
I found information on hobbyists making 360t gears& worm drives but only professional companies selling 359t gears (for good reason, perhaps) but there you have it, I want to do something I wasn't able figure out on my own by just searching the internet.