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Letter from Adamant Engineering Company regarding unsatisfactory rollers and the production of replacements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\2\ scan0055 | |
| Date | 13th July 1936 | |
| X1300 AD FORM 93. Telegrams: "ADAMANT, Phone, Luton." CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY. Telephone: LUTON 2662 (3 LINES). ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporating J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} C. THREADGOLD & SONS. Established 1878.) Engineers and Founders. SPECIALISTS in the DESIGN and MANUFACTURE of HIGH PRECISION TOOLS, JIGS, FIXTURES, etc. SPECIAL MACHINES, SPECIAL MACHINE TOOLS and ACCURATE PRODUCTION WORK. SOLE MANUFACTURERS and SALES AGENTS for the MARLES and MARLES-WELLER STEERING GEARS. Directors: S. CARLTON SMITH, A.M.I.MECH.E., M.I.P.E. F.{Mr Friese} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} MATRAVERS, M.A. (CANTAB), A.M.I.MECH.E., A.M.I.E.E., M.I.A.E., M.I.P.E. O.{Mr Oldham} CARLTON SMITH, M.A. (CANTAB), F.I.S.A., M.I.P.E., Secretary. ALFRED SLATTER, M.I.E.E. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HAZEL, F.I.S.A. Your Ref. Our Ref. FGM/IFW Head Offices, Works and Design Dept.: DALLOW ROAD, LUTON. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Monday, 13th July, 1936. Dear Sirs, For the attention of F.J. Hardy, Esq. Since the visit of your Mr. Hardy to our Works we have, as requested, checked over the three rollers he left with us and we regret to have to report that they are not satisfactory. We enclose herewith Blue Prints of each shewing the actual dimensions measured on the three rollers as accurate as we have been able to do, taking into consideration the very poor means of measuring these rollers which we have at our disposal. We have already put in hand three replace rollers and these are being pushed through as quickly as possible. We are arranging to make some tools and gauges for checking up these parts in the future so that errors of this description can be detected. In conclusion, although we do not wish in any way to make light of the matter, we believe that you are fully conversant with the difficulties we have had to contend with in making these parts, more particularly in regard to the lack of tools, equipment and gauges. - 1 - | ||