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angular pitch of the index plate or in the work-spindle change-gear t rain in The angular -pitch accuracy of index plates is ± 0°2 ' . This error increases to ± 0°3 1 during the life of the plate due to the nonuniform wear on its work FIGURE 32 . Blunting of the tooth tip in wheel hobbing The accuracy of the work-spindle change-gear train of the m odel T-84, 5 3 0 , and similar machines is also ±0°3 1 • It is thus seen that, from this point of view, both methods give identical results . The two methods are equivalent with respect to the other accuracy para mete rs as well : p rofile, tooth thicknes s , outside diameter, and run- out. The run- out depends to a small extent on the method us ed. When using the form- milling method, the cutter must be accurately set relative to the part center - the center plane o f the cutter must pas s through the axis of revolu method. R o u n d i n g - u p is a fitting operation. It is used in thos e cases where it is required to reduce the wheel run- out, or its outs ide diameter. The S- 6 1 FIGURE 33. Rounding-up cutter machine is used to perform this oper ( F igures 3 3 - 34 ) . One third of the cutter cir cumference is s mooth and bent out of the general plane by the value of the tooth pitch o f the wheel being worked. When the cutter revolves, the end of the deflected s egment engages a tooth space on the wheel being worked and indexes it by one pitch. The remainder of the cutter circumference has very fine teeth with a profile identical with that of the wheel-tooth space. No hori zontal or vertical feeds are imposed. The wheel, together with its shaft, revolves freely between the machine c enters ( Figure 35 ) . The necessity for rounding-up decreas es with a n increas e i n the accuracy with which wheels and pinions are machined, and with an increase in the ac curacy of the assembly elements ( interaxial distances in the plates ) . The sizing of holes in wheels , based on the outs ide diameter of the wheel, has made it possible to reduce the run- out of wheels to 0 . 0 1 - 0 . 0 1 5 mm, an accuracy sufficient for the normal operation of watch gearing. 2 0 1 |