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 154a\1\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 1st January 1929 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Sn.{Mr Sanderson} c. to Hl. R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} Mor. X4469 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Sn{Mr Sanderson}4/LGS.1.29. X4214 With reference to Hl.11/FJW8.1.29. In our report Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/SnL/LG13.10.28. 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. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Sn.{Mr Sanderson} | ||