This model was featured in the March 1972 Meccano Magazine. It will actually make gears out of disks of plastic and aluminium using a meccano gear as a template. It uses a 9/16" BSW tap to cut the gear teeth.
A PDF file containing the building information from the original Meccano Magazine article is available for download - click here (500 KB)
Photo 1 - Gear Cutting Machine
Photo 1 - Gear Cutting Machine
Photo 2 - Gear Cutting Machine
Photo 3 - Gear Cutting Machine
Photo 4 - Gear Cutting Machine
Photo 5 - Underside of the Gear Cutting Machine
Photo 6 - Close Up
Photo 7 - Close Up
Photo 8 - Close Up
Photo 9 - Close Up
Photo 10 - Close Up
Photo 11 - Close Up
Photo 12 - Gears made with this machine