End cutter head for gear cutting machines, cutters for end cutter heads and method for refacing said cutters

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In an end cutter head for a gear cutting machine for fabricating gears by cutting out tooth gaps or slots cutters, are provided for the purpose of increasing the cutting output or rate, which cutters each have two cutting or chip faces. In the method for refacing or regrinding the cutters the flank, clearance surfaces or faces and a top clearance surface or face of each cutter are conjointly refaced with the cutters inserted in the end cutter head which is chucked to a grinding machine.