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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).
Request from Mr Royce to the Technical Committee for comparative data on various worm axles.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 2\6\  B002_X 140 141 157-page156
Date  3rd February 1912
  
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N1/B3212. 3rd February 1912.

Members of the Technical Committee.

Re Worm Axle.

Mr Royce wishes to know -

(1) Ratio.
(2) Diameter of worm.
(3) Angle of thread of worm.
(4) Angle of action.

of

(a) Our worm Axle.
(b) Lanchester worm axle.
(c) Daimler * *

as early as ever possible; also size of engine and power in all cases.

The worm axle should also be fitted with tie rods in a horizontal plane thus -

over.

ORMSBY & SONS TYPE-WRITING &c 106 FENCHURCH ST E.C

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