John Vickery | 04/06/2019 16:06:57 |
16 forum posts 1 photos | Hi Can anyone help in identifying correct size and material grade for glands and piston o rings for use n my allchin 1.5 model. Supplier information would also be appreciated! Thanks in advance John. |
JasonB | 04/06/2019 17:09:55 |
![]() 25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles | Hughes Drew it for Graphite yarn packing so you will have to work out your own hole diameters and depths to get the correct compression on gland O rings and the same with the piston ring grooves. Silicon rings would be best. |
Clive Brown 1 | 04/06/2019 17:54:39 |
1050 forum posts 56 photos | When the repeat construction series was published in ME, starting sometime around 1974, Hughes did provide some details for O-rings for piston and glands. AFAIK, the commercially available drawings are still in the original form however. Clive |
JasonB | 04/06/2019 18:19:53 |
![]() 25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles | Just checked the text and sketches in the book and as Clive says O rings are mentioned and sizes of recess etc given. |
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