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 3\2\ 02-page077 | |
| Date | 6th January 1920 | |
| A.M. REG. 1045 (3) 10 M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Pds 4-18 S. O.{Mr Oldham} 1022 To Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} from Sft.{Mr Swift} EH. " Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} " X 200 Sft{Mr Swift}6/W6.1.20. X.3612. X.200. 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 lb. 15 Ozs. } Total per pair. Bevel Pinion - 4 lbs. 7 Ozs. } 18 lbs. 6 Ozs. STANDARD STRAIGHT BEVELS. Bevel Wheel - 13 lbs. } Total per pair Bevel Pinion - 4 lbs. 12ozs) 17 lbs. 12 ozs. Difference between both pairs 10 Ozs. Sft.{Mr Swift} | ||