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).
Design modifications to aluminium camshaft casings based on Mr. Hives' suggestions.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\B\February1918\ Scan4 | |
| Date | 15th February 1918 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to WH. c. to BJ. ORIGINAL. R6/W13.2.18. 15 FEB 1918 REC'd 3 X 3063 Re - Aluminium Camshaft Casings. Will you kindly look into this matter and adopt the suggestions mentioned in Mr. Hives memo above referred to, that is, of deleting the grooves and holes used in the earlier design for oil drainage, and adopt the suggestion of turning the camshaft cases the same as the practice with the bronze ones, and of leave a larger radii where the stress changes take place. It certainly seems rather inconsistent not to turn the aluminium camshaft casing, if it were found necessary to turn the bronze casings. This confirms the instructions sent by wire. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||