Recent content by sheppard4682

With Winter not far off and looking forward to some shop time, I thought about treating myself to a nice 5" 3 jaw chuck. Browsing my 2006 Enco catalog I found a 5" Bison (Polish) with .0012 runout for $153.95 So I log in to order and its now $340 WOW! I then checked Buck and they run $500, or...

GrahmC, can you explain how the deburring tool works. I feel like an idiot even asking the question! I DID the Google thing and looked up the Shaviv home page. At first it appeared to be a power tool because the handle is so large. I am now thinking its more of a sharp knife edge. The Shaviv...

P.S. Make that "compression" I also found some curved spoke handwheels that are used on gate vlaves 12 " and larger while straight spoke designs are used on 10" and smaller. These curved spoke wheels used a spoke that projected along the radian from the hub, then curved to the right, back to...

As a follow-up to what has been already posted, I decided to look in some old books and reprints I have. My first observation is, with the exception of model engines, curved spokes were not that common on flywheels of steam engines. On the other hand, it was frequently used on driving wheels...

I have always been curious why some wheels, e.g. flywheels, pulleys, etc., have curved spokes while others do not. Is this just a matter of aesthetics? Or are there design principles or manufacturing practices that are involved? The only reference I have found is a paragraph or two in "U.S. Navy...