Starting condition
What arrived at the shop
A valuable piece of municipal equipment needed a worm gear after the original replacement became obsolete.
Project · Municipal & public infrastructure
Custom replacement worm gear
Barnes machined a replacement worm gear for municipal equipment when the original part could not be sourced.
Project details
Scope and shop processes
- Project type
- Obsolete replacement part
- Capabilities
- Precision machining
Barnes work
Work completed
A Barnes machinist sharpened a custom cutting tool to match the gear profile and machined the replacement from scratch.
Outcome
Completed result
We ground a cutting tool to match the old gear’s profile and cut a new one from scratch.
Technical details
Project details
- Custom worm gear
- Custom-ground cutting tool
- Replacement-part machining