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} | ||
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).