From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Confirming that cylinder liners were ground after hardening to remove the brittle surface.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\1\ Scan312 | |
| Date | 1st January 1929 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Ha/Ha. c. to Hl. R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to HG. Mor. X4214 Ha/Ra4/LGS.1.29. X4469 With reference to Hl.11/FJWS.1.29. In our report Ha/Mal/LGL3.10.28. we stated that the cyl. liners were ground after hardening. This confirms Hl's deduction that the cyl. liners were ground to remove the brittle surface. Ha/Ha. | ||