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).
Recommendation to retain a steel nut over an aluminium one for a camshaft drive, citing difficulty in threading aluminium.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\4\ scan 063 | |
| Date | 22th October 1917 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from EFC. c. to BJ c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} X.3095 EFC8/T22.10.17. X.3095 - BOTTOM NUT OF LOWER HOUSING IN CAMSHAFT DRIVE IN ALUMINIUM. With reference to the above experiment Mr. Hives remarks:- "The original nut was made in steel. Mr, Olley requested that one should be made in aluminium. We recommend that the steel nut should be retained, there is always a difficulty in making a decent thread in aluminium". (Sgd) E.H. | ||