Worm Gear Design
Worm Gear Design
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Hello,
I am a novice at worm gear design and need a bit of help. I am attempting to select a worm gear combination that has the following parameters.
I am rotating a drum that has a 40" moment arm with 800 pounds of force from the center. The diameter of the drum is 96". I need to spin the drum at 1.6 RPMs.
The current worm gear setup is a 12" diameter gear with a 100:1 ratio. The gear face is 3/4". I feel this setup is highly overstressed and needs to be upgraded but I unfamiliar with the math.
If anyone can assist me with this, it would be well appreciated.
Thanks, ChuckOU812
I am a novice at worm gear design and need a bit of help. I am attempting to select a worm gear combination that has the following parameters.
I am rotating a drum that has a 40" moment arm with 800 pounds of force from the center. The diameter of the drum is 96". I need to spin the drum at 1.6 RPMs.
The current worm gear setup is a 12" diameter gear with a 100:1 ratio. The gear face is 3/4". I feel this setup is highly overstressed and needs to be upgraded but I unfamiliar with the math.
If anyone can assist me with this, it would be well appreciated.
Thanks, ChuckOU812





RE: Worm Gear Design
RE: Worm Gear Design
The current setup was is place before I started working on the project. There is alot of wear showing on the worm and gear. The block holding the worm has loosened before as well.
ChuckOU812
RE: Worm Gear Design
RE: Worm Gear Design
http://www.qtcgears.com/Q410/Q410Cat.htm
RE: Worm Gear Design
SDP-SI web site is not working for the last few days so this link is not working. I hope they are still in business.