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cosworth34677
03-12-2013, 12:58 PM
i need t cut a hardened pinion gear in half..... don't ask ..... and i know a hack saw will not work . how would you do it?

Claus
03-12-2013, 01:10 PM
Going to have to grind it off somehow, I don't know that a Dremmel will work ,maybe an angle grinder or bench grinder.

pugs
03-12-2013, 02:29 PM
How hard is it? You say hard but no Rc number. If it is only Rc55 or lower, just face it off in lathe with carbide tooling. Light cuts bit high on the SFM.

You'd be amazed what coated carbide can do. H&ll I machined a pocket in a file on my VMC with a 1/8" endmill just to see if a could. Endmill was shot when I was done but it did work.

If no accuarcy requirement, an abrasive cutoff wheel of some sort (air powered or dremel etc). will do it as well

BRICKNICK
03-12-2013, 02:36 PM
I did it with a bench grinder, my 6 tooth pinion gear from rc4wd was to long AMD I couldn't seal the trans case back up, so I cut it down.