SPIRAL AND WORM GEARING A TREATISE ON THE PRINCIPLES, DI- MENSIONS, CALCULATION AND DESIGN OF SPIRAL AND WORM GEARING, TO- GETHER WITH CHAPTERS ON THE METHODS OF CUTTING THE TEETH IN THESE TYPES OF GEARS COMPILED AND EDITED BY ERIK OBERG, A.S.M.E. Associars Eotroa or MACHINERY ‘Eorron or MACHINERY’S HANDBOOK Avrmos or “ Haxosoor or Sua Toots,” * Saor Axmmansc ror axe Macmnnsr,” “ Souomom or Ta1aNaLes,” “SreewoTs oF Eumemrrany Atoxana,” Exc. FIRST EDITION FIFTH PRINTING NEW YORK THE INDUSTRIAL PRESS Loxpox: THE MACHINERY PUBLISHING CO, Lp. 1920Covvarcer, 1914 THE INDUSTRIAL PRESS NEW YORKJZ PREFACE Tae manner in which Macuivery’s book, “Spur and Bevel Gearing,” has been received by the mechanical world has prompted the compilation and publication of a companion book on “Spiral and Worm Gearing.” This subject has often been presented in so theoretical a manner that many have assumed it to be very difficult to master. It is possible, however, to present the principles of design and calculation of spiral and worm gearing in such a way that they can be readily under- stood without resorting to a highly theoretical treatment; and in preparing this book, the first consideration on the part of the editor has therefore been to treat the subject in such a way as to meet the practical requirements of the machine-building trade. As a result, in this book, as well as in the companion book, “Spur and Bevel Gearing,” mere theory and academic discus- sions have been avoided. The rules, formulas and instruc- tions given are illustrated with engravings whenever necessary, and numerous examples are given to show their application to problems met with in machine design. Theoretical considera- tions, however, have not been neglected in cases where they have been found necessary to fully explain a practical process, and this book is, therefore, a treatise on both the theory and practice of spiral and worm gearing along such lines as will make it especially useful to practical men. Readers of mechanical literature are familiar with Ma- CHINERY’s 25-cent Reference Books which include the best of the material that has appeared in Macurnery during the past years, adequately revised, amplified and brought up to date. Of these books, one hundred and thirty-five different titles have been published in the past seven years. Many subjects, how- v 416063