[TheForge] Shrink fitting steel to wood

Sat Aug 9 21:26:01 2003

I thought Id have to do it red hot at least and pour water on it to help
prevent the wood from burning?

----- Original Message -----
From: "gblacksmith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 10 August, 2003 3:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Shrink fitting steel to wood

> Channel:  The grease is not necessary or advised.  You can effectively
> shrink fir a ring to an axle by heating the metal ring to roughly 325F and
> driving it on.  It will contract as it cools. This is how ring gears are
> fitted to fly wheels in cars.  The wooden axle must be dimensionally true
> and smooth and be made of a hard wood for best results.
>
>
> Grant
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:23 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] Shrink fitting steel to wood
>
>
> > Im working on some canons for a customer and want to shrink fit steel
> bands
> > to the ends of the axles, these will be around 4" dia or 100mm, if I can
> get
> > 100mm id steel pipe that is 6mm or 1/4" wall what would be a good tight
> fit
> > to turn the axles to so when the bands are applied and shrunk they never
> > come off? Should I use any type of grease under these bands when
applying?
> > the customer seems to think so but I didnt think it was a good idea.
> >
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