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Worm gear lead

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JEAPGdesign

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I have to model a worm with a given lead angle, but I don't know the lead dimension. How can I determine the lead from the lead angle? Thanks.

Jon M.
 
tan(angle)*pitch diameter*Pi
Where Pi=3.1416...
 
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