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).
Instructions on the correct temperature and machinery for working steel to avoid disaster.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0053 | |
| Date | 30th June 1926 | |
| - 2 - BY12/H. 30.6.26. to work the steel, as the effect of the blow appears to be slow. This, however, cannot be tolerated with this steel, as it will certainly result in disaster, so that if there is any doubt about keeping above 1000°C the whole of the working period on the Ryder, then the work must be done under a steam hammer. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||