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Online Knurling Calculator
Knurling is one of those tough things to learn when starting out. For me it took several months to get to the point of making "Good Knurls" consistently. I developed this Knurling Calculator along the way and it has evolved now to this "Online" version that anyone can use. It's been tried and tested by at least 30 people with skills well above mine, plus my rigorous testing. It will calculate material sizes from .1-7" and also give you how much material is needed to be removed to start your knurling process.
I can say with confidence that this works with any knurling tool because it is based on the principle of an integer relationship of material size to knurl wheel diameter and number of teeth on the wheel. However, you will need to measure your wheels and count teeth, then enter the data in the appropriate fields along with your material size. Then the material size to turn to will automatically be displayed in the appropriate upper section. Keep in mind that only the "A6" & "Your Knurls" fields are left unlocked so as to prevent misplaced data from messing with the functions I have written in to it.
I have also include a Metric Knurl sheet which has some metric knurls in it and have left enough room for lots of other Metric brands and sizes.
I ended up writing quite a dissertation about it on my website starting with the basics and going through all the types and finally "My Method". So for the Newbies like me I would start there so you understand the fundamentals, remembering that just because you have a coolmacool spreadsheet doesn't mean you'll get "Good Knurls"!!
I do hope this helps others as it was quite a vigil :smash: for me to get to this point!
Unjacked thread, off the cinder blocks
Excerpt of Mr. R. Sparber's quote. "I agree. Spreadsheets are a powerful computer "language". If equations exist, spreadsheets can make them easy to use. Another way to use spreadsheets is to format numbers and text that can be simply printed out.
Hats off to Excel and similar spreadsheet tools!
Rick"
Yes, and voting again in favor of excel spreadsheets. Most creative use for me is textual in nature. Works in Word too, but figures are less convenient to manipulate, and columns don't want to play along. Bad dog!
I've been severely distracted past several days and haven't laid down a decent post. So...had written an entire description of my method. Now, somewhat addicted for the responses and hijacks good posts get. There really aren't any hijacks by the way. How on earth are 14000 HMTer's going to follow and respond in some mindless cadence? Good luck with that! I've seen 5-6 different languages, who knows how many translations, over at least 3 continents.
Then my second best friend, "copy/ paste" (is that :rimshot:trans-gender? :rofl:) told me with all the \o/ spooook-yyy-ness \o/ it could generate; Post this as a tool you fool :smash: or you're a tool! In tutu and toe shoes too!! Certainly ain't :headshake: got the legs for that! Spare yourselves the visuals - Ctrl C and notepad are residing in the toolbar.