Basic Dimensions for 60 Degree Unified Threads

Does not take into account thread classes- use published tables for standard threads!
Warning- Initial thread data is used throughout worksheet page- enter accurate numbers!
Nominal Size
Pitch
Height of sharp V

0.3125 in

24 tpi
0.041667 in
0.036084 in

male thread- maximum material condition

Basic major diameter
0.3125 in
Minor diameter
0.2674 in
Pitch diameter
0.2854 in
Lead angle
2.66 degrees
Width of top flat
0.0052 in
Plunge depth
0.0316 in
Thread depth
0.0226 in
30 deg SP Plunge
0.0365 in

60
1.058333
0.9165

7.9375
6.7918
7.2501
0.1323
0.8020
0.5728

single point cutting tool geometry (Machinery's 23, pg 1670)

Nose flat width (60)
0.0104 in
this is the absolute maximum!
t
2.84 deg
helix angle of thread at minor diameter
t prime
2.43 deg
helix angle of thread at major diameter
eff. relief angle
7 deg
relief- choose wisely
a
9.8 deg
a prime
4.6 deg
b
8.5 deg
b prime
4.0 deg
n
4.6 deg

female thread (nut)

The pitch diameter of the nut must be equal to or larger than the pitch diameter of the male thr
The minor diameter of the nut must be equal to or larger than the minor diameter of the male th
For very small/fine threads, the minor diameter (drill size) should be determined by examination
Suggested minor diameter for normal fits

0.2683 in

based on

standard 3-wire method of measurement- no lead angle compensation

Best wire size

Actual wire size
Measurement
Pitch diameter
Difference

0.0241
0.029
0.26
0.2091
-0.0764

in
in
in
in
in

correction for top rake angle on tool

Rake angle
New tool angle

8 deg
59.5159 deg

Max. mtl.

0.3364 in

PD exceeds maximum material condition if this

d threads!
ate numbers!

Converter:

deg
mm
mm

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

diameter
diameter

ter of the male thread, depending on class.

meter of the male thread.
ned by examination of the tap.
0.003 in/in allowance

4 mm
0.6 mm

0.157480
42.33333

al condition if this is positive!

in
tpi

Cutting Speeds
Lathe spindle speed
Work diameter
Surface speed

600 RPM
1 in
157.08 SFPM

Typically you can run cast alloy tools (Stellite,

Blackalloy 525 and Tantung) at about 2X the
speed of HSS. Carbide can run at up to 10X
the speed of HSS.
Dont use carbide with aluminum based
coatings on aluminum and run them fast
enough on steel to generate the necessary
heat for the coating to work. Use the sharpest
(possibly uncoated) carbide tools for
aluminum. You will almost always benefit from
some positive rake.

Material
Steel, tough
Steel, mild
Steel, alloy
Steel, carbon
Steel, free cutting
Steel, leaded
Steel, stainless
Cast iron
Bronzes
Brass
Aluminum

HSS
50-60
100-125
65-120
70-130
115-225
300
75-130
60-80
80-150
600+
250-350

carbide

cast alloy

30 Degree Trapezoidal Metric Threads

(or any other angle)

Included angle
Pitch
Basic OD
Clearance on crest

30
1
5.5
0.075

deg
mm
mm
mm

0.0394 in
0.2165 in
0.0030 in

Thread depth
Minor diameter
Pitch diameter
Width of flat at crest
Width of flat at root
Angled feed amount

0.5750
4.3500
5.0000
0.3660
0.3258
0.5953

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

0.0226
0.1713
0.1969
0.0144
0.0128
0.0234

Grind tool to included angle and feed straight in the

amount of the thread depth, or set the compound to 1/2
the included angle and feed in the angled feed amount.

in
in
in
in
in
in

Logan 11" Lathe Changegears for Figures I, II and III

Leadscrew
Screw Constant

8 tpi
8 tpi

Required Thread

36 tpi

Trial Factor

change things in RED only, formulas in BLUE

0.125000 pitch
Permanent tumbler gears are 1:1 so this equals the leadscrew.
0.027778 pitch

0.705556 mm metric

Choose this for sensible stud gear size.

Transfer 1
Transfer 2
Transfer Ratio A

18 teeth
54 teeth
0.333333

For no transfer gears, "figure I", enter same value for each.
18/54 combination is normal for "figure II".

Transfer 3
Transfer 4
Transfer Ratio B

1 teeth
1 teeth
1

This is for "figure III" where the transfers are doubled and
reversed- use 18/54 here and 24/48 above. For no transfer
gears, enter the same value for each, say 1 and 1.

Stud Gear
Leadscrew Gear

24 teeth
36 teeth

Available gears

Threading Dial

16
18
24 (2)
32 (2)
36
40
44
46

48 (2)
52
54
56
60
64
68 (diy)
72

Actual stud gear

Actual leadscrew gear
37
47
100

Actual tpi for odd threads

% error
Pitch
Pitch

24
36
36
0.000
0.027778
0.705556

If TPI is divisible by 8 thread dial isn't needed- engage anywhere!

If TPI is even use any mark on the thread dial
If TPI is odd use only the numbers
If TPI is a 1/2 TPI like 11.5 use only the same number
If TPI is a 1/4 TPI or metric keep half nuts engaged and reverse spindle
Metric Threading
use 37/47 for approximate or 100/127 for exact.
can also use 63/40 and a factor of two elsewhere but a 40:1 dividing head won't do 63.

Gear Design for Logan

DP
pressure angle
N
OD of blank
tooth thickness on pl
pitch diameter
pitch radius
min total depth

16
14.5
28
1.8750
0.0982
1.7500
0.8750
0.1348

deg
teeth
in
in
in
in
in

Logan and most older gears are 14.5 degree pressure angle.

Measurement across several teeth:

spaces
factor
result

4
0.01109
0.8648 in

use 0.01109 for 14.5, 0.0298 for 20, 0.04303 for 22.5 pressure angles

change things in RED only, formulas in BLUE

Permanent tumbler gears are 1:1 so this equals the leadscrew.

For no transfer gears, "figure I", enter same value for each.

This is for "figure III" where the transfers are doubled and
reversed- use 18/54 here and 24/48 above. For no transfer
gears, enter the same value for each, say 1 and 1.

%
inches
mm

use 0.01109 for 14.5, 0.0298 for 20, 0.04303 for 22.5 pressure angles

For Logan and Similar Plain Change Gear Lathes

Lead Screw

8 TPI

3.175 mm pitch

Fitting 127 and 100 tooth metric transposing gears to a small lathe like my Logan 211 is not practical due to their large size.
The 47 and 37 tooth approximation is a far better solution and the error is negligible in almost every situation. The table below
uses an additional compound ratio for most pitches, as opposed to the factory supplied table that incorporates an additional 80
and 100 tooth gear. The unusual 0.35 mm pitch requires a 28 tooth gear and has not been checked for clearance. Gear trains
are dangerous and the combinations shown below will generally allow the standard gear cover to be closed.
There are many possible solutions to get the needed ratios. You can use my One Million Ratios program to look for alternate
combinations that use gears already in your possession.
Where the compound set shows 1:1, no gears are necessary unless a single idler is needed to achieve engagement. The idler
can have any number of teeth to properly position the other gears. The screw gear will be installed inside for all compound
combinations. If the compound is not necessary, or a simple idler gear is used, the screw gear will be installed in the outside
position, after the spacer. It is not guaranteed that all combinations shown here will install without interference and that they will
engage. Combinations I've personally checked are marked "good".

mm Pitch

Stud

0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.50
4.00

Transpose1 Transpose2 Compound1 Compound2

inboard
outboard
outboard
inboard
16
16
18
16
16
24
24
18
18
28
18
24
18
24
48
18
24
24
36
56
48
36
48
44
48
54
48

47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47

37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37

60
60
40
50
40
40
64
40
60
40
1
40
60
1
40
1
40
40
1
40
1
1
1
1
60
60
60

18
24
16
28
24
18
32
32
52
24
1
32
48
1
24
1
52
56
1
32
1
1
1
1
48
56
48

Screw

60
64
60
64
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
40
60
60
36
60
60
60
64
60
40
48
40
32
36
24

Calc.

Checked

0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.50
4.00

good

good
good

good

These are the Logan factory recommendations using many single ratios but requiring 80 and 100 tooth screw gears

The factory tables and diagrams are basically correct, but don't differentiate between setups with compounding and a simple
idler gear. Hopefully this table leaves nothing to guess. When an idler gear is used, any tooth count is suitable. Choose the
diameter based only on obtaining engagement with the other gears.

mm Pitch

0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00

Stud

Transpose1 Transpose2 Compound1 Compound2

inboard
outboard
outboard
inboard
32
40
48
56
16
18
20
24
26
28
24
30
36
40
48
40
52
56
48
56
32
36
32
44
48
28
32
36
40
44
48

47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47
47

37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37

72
72
72
72
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

18
18
18
18
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Screw

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
80
100
100
100
100
80
100
100
80
80
40
40
32
40
40
20
20
20
20
20
20

Calc.

0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.75
0.90
1.00
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00

Notes

Use 72 tooth idler gear

Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear
Use 72 tooth idler gear

16
18
24
32
36
40
44
46
48
52
54
56
60
64
72
28
50

standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
special
special

For Logan and Similar Lathes with a QC Gearbox

These numbers are from the Logan factory literature

for lathes with a quick change threading gearbox. MM
Pitch = (40/QCTPI)*(Stud/QCGear)
Drive the transposing pair from the stud gear.
mm Pitch

0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00

Stud

Gearbox

48
48
72
42
48
54
48
72
39
42
72
48
54
48
72
60
39
42
72
42
48
54
60
66
72
42
48
54
60
66
72

60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60

QC TPI

160
128
160
80
80
80
64
80
40
40
64
40
40
32
40
32
20
20
32
16
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8

Leadscrew
Transpose1
Transpose2

8
100
127

The numbers below back calculate the TPI

and show you both the external gear ratios
and the QC gearbox ratio. Note that you can
change the transposing pair above to see the
error with 37/47 or 80/63.
Ext. ratio

0.8
0.8
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
1.2
0.65
0.7
1.2
0.8
0.9
0.8
1.2
1
0.65
0.7
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2

QC ratio

0.1
0.125
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.25
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.25
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2

Product

0.08
0.1
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.2
0.24
0.26
0.28
0.3
0.32
0.36
0.4
0.48
0.5
0.52
0.56
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
2.4

TPI

3.175 mm pitch
2.5 mm virtual pitch

ack calculate the TPI

e external gear ratios
atio. Note that you can
ng pair above to see the
TPI

0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
0.400
0.450
0.500
0.600
0.650
0.700
0.750
0.800
0.900
1.000
1.200
1.250
1.300
1.400
1.500
1.750
2.000
2.250
2.500
2.750
3.000
3.500
4.000
4.500
5.000
5.500
6.000

Gear Selector for Fine Pitch Metric Threads on the Logan Changegear Lathe
1) Enter the desired pitch. We assume that 37/47 or 100/127 gear packs are already installed.
2) Select a gear pair from the table that produces the correct ratio. Install as the stud gear and leadscrew gear.
3) If a simple ratio is impossible, select two gear pairs, one for each of the new 1st and 2nd ratios. Some fractional multiplier may be needed.
4) Install one pair as the stud and outer of the pack nearest the leadscrew, the other pair as the inner of the pack, and the leadscrew gear.
Warning- Especially with the finer threads, many combinations can't be physically installed and engage properly. Experimentation required!

Enter desired pitch

Needed ratio

16
18
24
32
36
40
44
46
48
52
54
56
60
64
72
68
50
28
100

0.35 mm
0.14

test numerators
test denom.
test ratios

24
60
0.4

28
40
0.7

0.28

Standard Gears
16
18
1.0000 1.1250
0.8889 1.0000
0.6667 0.7500
0.5000 0.5625
0.4444 0.5000
0.4000 0.4500
0.3636 0.4091
0.3478 0.3913
0.3333 0.3750
0.3077 0.3462
0.2963 0.3333
0.2857 0.3214
0.2667 0.3000
0.2500 0.2813
0.2222 0.2500
0.2353 0.2647
0.3200 0.3600
0.5714 0.6429
0.1600 0.1800

24
1.5000
1.3333
1.0000
0.7500
0.6667
0.6000
0.5455
0.5217
0.5000
0.4615
0.4444
0.4286
0.4000
0.3750
0.3333
0.3529
0.4800
0.8571
0.2400

32
2.0000
1.7778
1.3333
1.0000
0.8889
0.8000
0.7273
0.6957
0.6667
0.6154
0.5926
0.5714
0.5333
0.5000
0.4444
0.4706
0.6400
1.1429
0.3200

36
2.2500
2.0000
1.5000
1.1250
1.0000
0.9000
0.8182
0.7826
0.7500
0.6923
0.6667
0.6429
0.6000
0.5625
0.5000
0.5294
0.7200
1.2857
0.3600

ratio multipliers
new 1st ratio
new 2nd ratio

Logical
2
0.280
0.500

3
0.420
0.333

4
0.560
0.250

5
0.700
0.200

6
0.840
0.167

7
0.980
0.143

8
1.120
0.125

9
1.260
0.111

Special Alt.
2.5
1
0.350 0.140
0.400
1

Use of special compound gear selection program recommended for difficult pitches.

40
2.5000
2.2222
1.6667
1.2500
1.1111
1.0000
0.9091
0.8696
0.8333
0.7692
0.7407
0.7143
0.6667
0.6250
0.5556
0.5882
0.8000
1.4286
0.4000

44
2.7500
2.4444
1.8333
1.3750
1.2222
1.1000
1.0000
0.9565
0.9167
0.8462
0.8148
0.7857
0.7333
0.6875
0.6111
0.6471
0.8800
1.5714
0.4400

46
2.8750
2.5556
1.9167
1.4375
1.2778
1.1500
1.0455
1.0000
0.9583
0.8846
0.8519
0.8214
0.7667
0.7188
0.6389
0.6765
0.9200
1.6429
0.4600

48
3.0000
2.6667
2.0000
1.5000
1.3333
1.2000
1.0909
1.0435
1.0000
0.9231
0.8889
0.8571
0.8000
0.7500
0.6667
0.7059
0.9600
1.7143
0.4800

52
3.2500
2.8889
2.1667
1.6250
1.4444
1.3000
1.1818
1.1304
1.0833
1.0000
0.9630
0.9286
0.8667
0.8125
0.7222
0.7647
1.0400
1.8571
0.5200

54
3.3750
3.0000
2.2500
1.6875
1.5000
1.3500
1.2273
1.1739
1.1250
1.0385
1.0000
0.9643
0.9000
0.8438
0.7500
0.7941
1.0800
1.9286
0.5400

56
3.5000
3.1111
2.3333
1.7500
1.5556
1.4000
1.2727
1.2174
1.1667
1.0769
1.0370
1.0000
0.9333
0.8750
0.7778
0.8235
1.1200
2.0000
0.5600

60
3.7500
3.3333
2.5000
1.8750
1.6667
1.5000
1.3636
1.3043
1.2500
1.1538
1.1111
1.0714
1.0000
0.9375
0.8333
0.8824
1.2000
2.1429
0.6000

64
4.0000
3.5556
2.6667
2.0000
1.7778
1.6000
1.4545
1.3913
1.3333
1.2308
1.1852
1.1429
1.0667
1.0000
0.8889
0.9412
1.2800
2.2857
0.6400

72
4.5000
4.0000
3.0000
2.2500
2.0000
1.8000
1.6364
1.5652
1.5000
1.3846
1.3333
1.2857
1.2000
1.1250
1.0000
1.0588
1.4400
2.5714
0.7200

Special Gears
68
50
4.2500 3.1250
3.7778 2.7778
2.8333 2.0833
2.1250 1.5625
1.8889 1.3889
1.7000 1.2500
1.5455 1.1364
1.4783 1.0870
1.4167 1.0417
1.3077 0.9615
1.2593 0.9259
1.2143 0.8929
1.1333 0.8333
1.0625 0.7813
0.9444 0.6944
1.0000 0.7353
1.3600 1.0000
2.4286 1.7857
0.6800 0.5000

28
1.7500
1.5556
1.1667
0.8750
0.7778
0.7000
0.6364
0.6087
0.5833
0.5385
0.5185
0.5000
0.4667
0.4375
0.3889
0.4118
0.5600
1.0000
0.2800

100
6.2500
5.5556
4.1667
3.1250
2.7778
2.5000
2.2727
2.1739
2.0833
1.9231
1.8519
1.7857
1.6667
1.5625
1.3889
1.4706
2.0000
3.5714
1.0000

More explanation:
The Logan leadscrew is 8 TPI, or 3.175 mm pitch. When you install a 100/127 pair the ratio is less than one so you are turning the leadscrew slower and
increasing the threads per mm that are cut, i.e., decreasing the pitch. The pitch is divided by 1.27, giving an effective leadscrew pitch of 2.5 mm per thread.
With the 100/127 gears in place you can simply think of the lathe as having a 2.5 mm pitch leadscrew. Thus the 2.5 factor in cell F11 of this spreadsheet.
If you're using the 37/47 gears, the correct number would be 2.499468, but this would just confuse things because none of the results would come out even.
The error between the 100/127 and 37/47 gear pairs is about 0.02%, insignificant for most purposes. It might matter for long engagements, but there are
other sources of pitch error that would also have to be considered before attempting such ill-considered designs.

Gear Selector for Inch Threads on the Logan Changegear Lathe

1) Enter the desired pitch. We assume an 8 TPI leadscrew (can change in cell F11).
2) Select a gear pair from the table that produces the correct ratio. Install as the stud gear and leadscrew gear.
3) If a simple ratio is impossible, select two gear pairs, one for each of the new 1st and 2nd ratios. Some fractional multiplier may be needed.
4) Install one pair as the stud and outer of the pack nearest the leadscrew, the other pair as the inner of the pack, and the leadscrew gear.
Warning- Especially with the finer threads, many combinations can't be physically installed and engage properly. Experimentation required!

Enter desired TPI

Needed ratio

16
18
24
32
36
40
44
46
48
52
54
56
60
64
72
68
50
28
100

8.47 TPI
0.945

test numerators
test denom.
test ratios

1
1
1

68
72
0.944

0.944

Standard Gears
16
18
1.0000 1.1250
0.8889 1.0000
0.6667 0.7500
0.5000 0.5625
0.4444 0.5000
0.4000 0.4500
0.3636 0.4091
0.3478 0.3913
0.3333 0.3750
0.3077 0.3462
0.2963 0.3333
0.2857 0.3214
0.2667 0.3000
0.2500 0.2813
0.2222 0.2500
0.2353 0.2647
0.3200 0.3600
0.5714 0.6429
0.1600 0.1800

24
1.5000
1.3333
1.0000
0.7500
0.6667
0.6000
0.5455
0.5217
0.5000
0.4615
0.4444
0.4286
0.4000
0.3750
0.3333
0.3529
0.4800
0.8571
0.2400

32
2.0000
1.7778
1.3333
1.0000
0.8889
0.8000
0.7273
0.6957
0.6667
0.6154
0.5926
0.5714
0.5333
0.5000
0.4444
0.4706
0.6400
1.1429
0.3200

36
2.2500
2.0000
1.5000
1.1250
1.0000
0.9000
0.8182
0.7826
0.7500
0.6923
0.6667
0.6429
0.6000
0.5625
0.5000
0.5294
0.7200
1.2857
0.3600

40
2.5000
2.2222
1.6667
1.2500
1.1111
1.0000
0.9091
0.8696
0.8333
0.7692
0.7407
0.7143
0.6667
0.6250
0.5556
0.5882
0.8000
1.4286
0.4000

44
2.7500
2.4444
1.8333
1.3750
1.2222
1.1000
1.0000
0.9565
0.9167
0.8462
0.8148
0.7857
0.7333
0.6875
0.6111
0.6471
0.8800
1.5714
0.4400

ratio multipliers
new 1st ratio
new 2nd ratio

Integer
2
1.889
0.5

3
2.834
0.333

4
3.778
0.25

5
4.723
0.2

6
5.667
0.167

7
6.612
0.143

46
2.8750
2.5556
1.9167
1.4375
1.2778
1.1500
1.0455
1.0000
0.9583
0.8846
0.8519
0.8214
0.7667
0.7188
0.6389
0.6765
0.9200
1.6429
0.4600

52
3.2500
2.8889
2.1667
1.6250
1.4444
1.3000
1.1818
1.1304
1.0833
1.0000
0.9630
0.9286
0.8667
0.8125
0.7222
0.7647
1.0400
1.8571
0.5200

54
3.3750
3.0000
2.2500
1.6875
1.5000
1.3500
1.2273
1.1739
1.1250
1.0385
1.0000
0.9643
0.9000
0.8438
0.7500
0.7941
1.0800
1.9286
0.5400

56
3.5000
3.1111
2.3333
1.7500
1.5556
1.4000
1.2727
1.2174
1.1667
1.0769
1.0370
1.0000
0.9333
0.8750
0.7778
0.8235
1.1200
2.0000
0.5600

60
3.7500
3.3333
2.5000
1.8750
1.6667
1.5000
1.3636
1.3043
1.2500
1.1538
1.1111
1.0714
1.0000
0.9375
0.8333
0.8824
1.2000
2.1429
0.6000

64
4.0000
3.5556
2.6667
2.0000
1.7778
1.6000
1.4545
1.3913
1.3333
1.2308
1.1852
1.1429
1.0667
1.0000
0.8889
0.9412
1.2800
2.2857
0.6400

72
4.5000
4.0000
3.0000
2.2500
2.0000
1.8000
1.6364
1.5652
1.5000
1.3846
1.3333
1.2857
1.2000
1.1250
1.0000
1.0588
1.4400
2.5714
0.7200

48
3.0000
2.6667
2.0000
1.5000
1.3333
1.2000
1.0909
1.0435
1.0000
0.9231
0.8889
0.8571
0.8000
0.7500
0.6667
0.7059
0.9600
1.7143
0.4800

8
7.556
0.125

Fractional
9
2.5
8.501 2.3613
0.111
0.4

Special Gears
68
50
4.2500 3.1250
3.7778 2.7778
2.8333 2.0833
2.1250 1.5625
1.8889 1.3889
1.7000 1.2500
1.5455 1.1364
1.4783 1.0870
1.4167 1.0417
1.3077 0.9615
1.2593 0.9259
1.2143 0.8929
1.1333 0.8333
1.0625 0.7813
0.9444 0.6944
1.0000 0.7353
1.3600 1.0000
2.4286 1.7857
0.6800 0.5000

28
1.7500
1.5556
1.1667
0.8750
0.7778
0.7000
0.6364
0.6087
0.5833
0.5385
0.5185
0.5000
0.4667
0.4375
0.3889
0.4118
0.5600
1.0000
0.2800

100
6.2500
5.5556
4.1667
3.1250
2.7778
2.5000
2.2727
2.1739
2.0833
1.9231
1.8519
1.7857
1.6667
1.5625
1.3889
1.4706
2.0000
3.5714
1.0000

Semi-Universal Dividing Head

Main ratio

40 :1

Dividing plates
holes

deg in

Desired division
deg out

15
24
0.6
16
22.5
0.5625
17 21.17647 0.529412
18
20
0.5
19 18.94737 0.473684
20
18
0.45

division

30

increment

600
640
680
720
760
800

20
21.33333
22.66667
24
25.33333
26.66667

21
23
27
29
31
33

17.14286
15.65217
13.33333
12.41379
11.6129
10.90909

0.428571
0.391304
0.333333
0.310345
0.290323
0.272727

840
920
1080
1160
1240
1320

28
30.66667
36
38.66667
41.33333
44

37
39
41
43
47
49

9.72973
9.230769
8.780488
8.372093
7.659574
7.346939

0.243243
0.230769
0.219512
0.209302
0.191489
0.183673

1480
1560
1640
1720
1880
1960

49.33333
52
54.66667
57.33333
62.66667
65.33333

54 6.666667 0.166667

2160

72

Choose any whole number

increment value.

User fabricated

parts

e any whole number

User fabricated

Cannot do:
51
53
57
59
61
63
67
69
71
73
77
79
81

83
87
89
91
93
96
97
99

Knurling
Knurling should reproduce the knurl pattern around the part at the same spacing as the knurl. The knurl engages
the part very much like gears engage. There will be a series of optimum part diameters for a given diametrical
pitch knurl to give best quality. Though there is some flexibility in the diameter of the part, unsuitable part
diameters will lead to double tracking of the knurl and a poor pattern. If the knurl spacing on the part doesn't
match the knurl then double tracking has occured. Use this spreadsheet to choose optimum part diameters for
specific knurls. Most instructions state that some experimentation will be required.

Number of lines or cycles around the knurling tool

Nominal diameter of knurl
Diametrical pitch of knurl
Circular pitch on nominal diameter of knurl
Blank diameter increments

50
0.75 in
66.6667
0.0471 in

1.1969

0.0150 in

Desired blank diameter

Division remainder

0.625 in
0.010 in

Plus 1 line/cycle blank diameter

Nominal blank diameter
Minus 1 line/cycle blank diameter
Minus 2 line/cycle blank diameter

0.630
0.615
0.600
0.585

in
in
in
in

Remember that the part diameter will grow with knurling, so you may want to choose one of the smaller blank
diameters calculated above.
You can also ink the (clean) knurl on a stamp pad and roll it down a piece of paper or just make an impression.
Count lines and measure with verniers. Use the calculations below.

Number of lines/cycles
Distance over pattern of lines/cycles
Circular pitch
Diametrical pitch

75
3.535 in
0.0471 in
66.6533

Blank diameter increments

0.0150 in

Desired blank diameter

Division remainder

0.625 in
0.0099 in

Plus 1 line/cycle blank diameter

Nominal blank diameter
Minus 1 line/cycle blank diameter
Minus 2 line/cycle blank diameter

0.630
0.615
0.600
0.585

in
in
in
in

1.1972

ng as the knurl. The knurl engages

ameters for a given diametrical
of the part, unsuitable part
url spacing on the part doesn't
oose optimum part diameters for

mm

hoose one of the smaller blank

aper or just make an impression.

mm

Knurl Reference Data Scratchpad

Eagle Rock Tech.
P3-EL21
.75 OD
.25 ID
.375 thickness
50 teeth