[modeleng] Re: Press Fits
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:20:09 +1100
Now 'ere's a little hint - cut your seat on the pin a little longer than you
need, turn it down pretty close, now carefully turn the excess length on the
end till it just 'goes', now back the tool off 'arf a thou & turn with
confidence. Finally turn away the excess & chamfer the end.
>
> In a message dated 12/11/2005 20:04:51 , fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > I prefer shrink or press fits to glue, although some of the modern
> > adhesives
> > are excellent.
> > Alan
>
> I used Locktite® on my Falk #1 drive axles because of having to put them
in
> a quartering jig and rotate them quickly for proper quartering. Falk has
> seen a fair amount of running, and so far no problem. I really ought to
> drill into the interface of the wheels and axles and glue in something
like
> a 1/8" diameter pin as a key. This way if one of the wheels ever does
want
> to slip, it can't. I fixed Charles' Gool Bug that way when I quartered
it.
> Jerry Deaton had originally relied on Locktite, but the engine jammed
> against a loose packing gland and one crank rotated about 90° out of
> position.
>
> Jesse the redneck in Tennessee
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> Thanks for the info gentlemen, I will try for a press fit and if I run
into
> problems I will the Locktite System with a locking pin.
> Many thanks to you all.
> Don.
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