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).
Weight comparison between a pair of Gleason Bevels and a pair of Standard Straight Bevels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\1\ Scan127 | |
| Date | 1st January 1920 | |
| COPY. R.H. 735A (100 T) (S.P. 886. 6-8-19) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2460 X.3612 To Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} from Sft. {Mr Swift} EH. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} " " Sft {Mr Swift} /W6/1/20. x.3612 x200 We have taken the weights of a pair of Gleason Bevels and compared them with the weights of a pair of Standard Straight Bevels. The results are as follows:- GLEASON. Bevel Wheel - 13 lbs. 15 ozs. ) Total per pair Bevel Pinion - 4 lbs. 7 ozs. ) 18 lbs. 6 ozs. STANDARD STRAIGHT BEVELS. Bevel Wheel - 13 lbs. 0 ozs. ) Total per Bevel Pinion - 4 lbs. 12 ozs. ) pair 17 lbs. 12 ozs. Difference between both pairs 10 ozs. Sft. {Mr Swift} | ||