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).
Letter specifying grinding dimensions and arranging a follow-up meeting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\2\ scan0250 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1934 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/KW.3.9.34. The grinding should be as specified in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/KW.16.6.34, that is, the dimension at the top of the skirt of the pressure face, 3.247, and the bottom, 3.2475. In addition to this set we really require a further set to keep us going. We shall be glad to know what you can do for us. We suggest that Monday of next week, the 10th inst., would be convenient for us to talk over these points. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||