This style of return crank design was used in the construction of 5" 9F serialised in engineering in miniture. Tim 2 >From: Harry Wade <hww@xxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [modeleng] Re: Someone has to do it . . . . . Date: Sat, 26 Mar >2005 08:35:25 -0600 > >At 07:56 AM 3/26/05 -0000, you wrote: > >Do you have details of the Model Engineer article, I'd like to see a >copy. > >Regards, IP > >IP, > No, and I have no idea when or where it was now, but I can narrow the >search somewhat. It was in an issue between 1964 and 1994. :-) I recall >that it was a "hints & tips" entry rather than part of a loco construction >article, and that it was by an unknown (at least to me) contributor. > But even so it's rather intuitive, and could be worked out for any >given whee/crankpin combination. My crankpins will have a journal diameter >of .500" which will result in a minor diameter on-taper of around .425", >easily enough for a stout drawbolt, but also for threading and nutting the >stub end if I choose, which was the way it was shown the original article. > I chose 6 degrees because it approximates the Morse tapers which were >originally designed to balance maximized resistance to torque when engaged >against ease of release. > I will bore my crankpin holes, as opposed to drilling and reaming, >(and turn the crankpin tapers at the same setting) in order to get them >dead square to the wheel and on-center. The trickiest part of the job will >be to insure that the crankpins reside at the right depth, leaving the >correct amount of crankpin "showing." Still, even if it's missed by a >hair, there are a couple of ways to adjust or correct this after the fact. > Eventually I will post photos of the results on my webhosting site. > >Regards, >Harry > >MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > >To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >line. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.