03-28-2015, 11:48 AM
If you ever need to make a pair of bevel gears, here is one very simple method that uses standard spur gear form cutters. No fitting/filing needed. 
Go to books.google.com and search for this ISBN number: 0-8311-1159-3
Open this book's online preview and find the section on "Parallel Depth Bevel Gears".
I've attached the excerpt here, handy-like. One caveat, they do not mesh with standard generated teeth. You'll have to make them in pairs.
EDIT: PDF attachment removed due to copyright issues.
Go to books.google.com and search for this ISBN number: 0-8311-1159-3
Open this book's online preview and find the section on "Parallel Depth Bevel Gears".
I've attached the excerpt here, handy-like. One caveat, they do not mesh with standard generated teeth. You'll have to make them in pairs.
EDIT: PDF attachment removed due to copyright issues.