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Equations for the Design of Standard Sprocket Teeth

This spreadsheet will generate the calculations needed to create an
approximation of a sproocket tooth profile. Refer to the GEARS-IDS lesson
Designing Drawing a Sprocket.

P (Chain Pitch) 0.25

N (Number of Teeth) 21
Dr (Roller Diameter) 0.13
PD 1.6774
Ds 0.1337
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R 0.0668
A 37.8571
B 15.3333
ac 0.1040
M 0.0821
T 0.0638
E 0.1708
xy 0.0456
yz 0.0164
ab 0.1820
W 0.1800
V 0.0271
F 0.1061
H 0.0895
S 0.1369
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Note: Depending on pitch, very low values will yield erroneous results
(example any value less than 8 for a 25P sprocket yields erroneous results.