• Shopping Cart
    There are no items in your cart
We noticed you’re not on the correct regional site. Switch to our AMERICAS site for the best experience.
Dismiss alert
Celebrate World Standards Day. Save 10% with code WSD2026 until 31 Oct. Save now

BS 978-5:1965

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Specification for fine pitch gears Hobs and cutters

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

22-11-1965

Superseded date

01-12-2005

£232.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Specification
Section 1. Hobs for fine pitch gears
1.1 Scope
1.2 Terminology
1.3 Tooth form
1.4 Gashes
1.5 Bores
1.6 Dimensions
1.7 Tolerances
1.8 Marking
1.9 Purchasing recommendations
Section 2. Rotary form-relieved gear cutters for fine
           pitch gears
2.1 Scope
2.2 Terminology
2.3 Tooth form
2.4 Cutter groups
2.5 Dimensions
2.6 Tolerances
2.7 Circumferential form relief
2.8 Arbor tolerances
2.9 Marking
2.10 Purchasing recommendation
Section 3. Pinion type cutters for fine pitch gears
3.1 Scope
3.2 Terminology
3.3 Tooth form
3.4 Dimensions
3.5 Cutting rake
3.6 Bore
3.7 Provision of datum cylinder
3.8 Tolerances
3.9 Marking
3.10 Purchasing recommendations
Appendices
A Marking code for cutters for fine pitch gears
B Basic rack tooth profiles (B.S. 978, Part 1)
C Basic rack tooth profile (gear and cutter) B.S.
      978, Part 2 addendum No. 1
Tables
1 General dimensions of hobs
2 Tolerances
3 General dimensions of rotary form-relieved cutters
4 Unit pitch dimensions of cutter profiles for
      involute teeth to Figs. 1 and 2 of B.S. 978, Part
      1
5 Tolerances
6 Disc type gear cutter dimensions
7 Extended hub gear cutter dimensions
8 Screwed hub gear cutter dimensions
9 Parallel shank gear cutter dimensions
10 Taper shank gear cutter dimensions
11 Tolerances

Form, dimensions, accuracy of ranges of gear hobs, rotary form-relieved gear cutters, pinion type gear cutters for fine pitch gears to BS 978:Parts 1 and 2.

Committee
MCE/5
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 527-2:2017+A1:2019 Identical
UNE-EN ISO 21420:2020 Identical

£232.00
Excluding VAT