[modeleng] Replies was Press Fits

  • From: Harry Wade <hww@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:33:20 -0600

At 03:22 PM 11/12/05 EST, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 12/11/2005 20:20:09 , tel@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>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=AE 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=B0 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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>Thanks Tel that sound very sensible, will give it a try in the  morning
>Don
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      Guys, think we could snip a bit on replies?  It's very bothersome to
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Regards,
Harry Wade
Nashville  Tennessee

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