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).
Instructions for welding B.V. chassis frames and checking for post-weld distortion.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\3\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 8th March 1939 | |
| 427. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Lea. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM{Anthony F. Martindale}7/R.8.3.39. B.V. CHASSIS FRAME WELDING. Will you please weld the two chassis frames now in the shop along the front gusset. Electric welds extending for 17 1/2" with 1 1/2" gaps should be made top and bottom both sides. No further welding is required. The question of distortion has been raised. Will you please have one of the frames marked off again after welding to see what distortion occurs. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||