Howto design a Hirth joint
Contents
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:41 Example Hirth Joints
- 01:33 Explanation of the design
- 05:50 Modelling the shaft
- 07:53 Modelling one tooth
- 19:44 Adding remaining teeth
I show how I modelled a Hirth Joint in FreeCAD. A Hirth Joint is used to connect two shaft's together using tapered teeth that mesh together.
Workbenches used:
- Sketcher
- Part Design
- Spreadsheet
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