That is what concerns me as it is a rather heavy flywheel mounted on a 1/2" dia. shaft. Al Messer --- Ronald <Ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Do you mean torque would shear the key or screw ?? > (due to the inertia or > kinetic energy of the system ) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:19 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Saddle keys and etc. > > > Starting and stopping. The cylinder measures 1-5/8" > bore by 3" stroke and probably will exhibit a lot of > "Umph". > > Al Messer > --- Ronald <Ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I cannot see how centrifugal force comes into the > > system , could you explain > > ?? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:00 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Saddle keys and etc. > > > > > > You are correct. My concern is would only one > screw > > present enough surface to keep centrifugal force > > from > > shearing it in two? > > > > Al Messer > > --- alanjstepney > > <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > Wilfreid, I think Allen meant the key to go in > to > > > the face of the > > > wheel/axle, and not through the wheel into the > > axle. > > > > > > I reckon that procedure, screw half-and-half, is > > OK > > > as it has been used for > > > many years without problems. > > > alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > www.alanstepney.info > > > Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway > > > technical pages. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Wilfried Vermeiren" > > > <vermeiren.wilfried@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:13 PM > > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Saddle keys and etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------- > > > Also, as to "round keys", would two 5-40 (5 BA) > > > screws > > > installed 180 degrees apart be proper for a 1/2" > > > shaft > > > with half the hole in the wheel and half in the > > > shaft? > > > ----------- > > > Just an opinion but I think this is asking for > > some > > > wobble afterwards.=20 > > > I was always told NEVER to fix a pulley, > handwheel > > > or whatever to a = > > > shaft > > > using one or two opposite positioned setscrews > but > > > instead to place = > > > always > > > two at 120=B0. The reason is that the direction > of > > > the pull is on the = > > > opposite > > > side from them nicely in-between the remaining > > > 240=B0. Giving a sort of > > > fixture equal to the tree legged milk chair. > > > Since you fix the two screws in-between the axle > > and > > > the wheel and = > > > probably > > > in doing so put some stress, drilling and > tapping, > > > in that place I would > > > rather like to seen then at 120=B0 > > > Don=92t know off hand the size of 5 Ba but one > > looks > > > sufficient for a = > > > 12.7mm > > > axle.=20 > > > Regards > > > Wilfried Vermeiren > > > http://users.skynet.be/modelbouw.wilfried=20 > > > updated. > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote.yahoo.com > 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. > > 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. > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com 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.