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Worm Gear Design

Worm Gear Design

Worm Gear Design

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Hi,
I am trying to design a worm gear set to have a torque rating of around 200ft-lbs.  I was looking at a 360:1 ratio.  The gear needs to be 10-12" in diameter.  Since weight is an issue, Aluminum is prefered.  Is this a feasible design?  I was looking at double enveloping worm gears, but don't really know how to design it.  

Thanks

RE: Worm Gear Design

My answer is that some worm gear manufacturing companies
would like to design it for you, if you give the
specifications, such as input torque/output torque,
ratio et. al. They will come up with the detailed
dimensions et. al.

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