# Cyclograph brace link, 165.71 mm centres

> What does the cyclograph brace do?

- Category: Hardware › Mechanism parts
- Kind: Modern device
- Basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance
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## Overall (mm)

| length | width | height |
|---|---|---|
| 175.71 | 10.0 | 4.0 |

**Exact dimensions.** True size, with no printing tolerance added.

## Notes

- 10 × 4 link with Ø3 holes 165.71 mm apart: pinned to the two rules' brace holes it fixes their edges at exactly 120°.
- Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

## Sizes

| dimension | value |
|---|---|
| centres | 165.71 mm |
| section | 10 × 4 mm |

## Where the files are

- Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain): [Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.org](https://archive.org/details/fivehundredseven00browiala) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- 507movements.com: [Brown's movement No. 403: figure, his text and an animation](https://507movements.com/mm_403.html) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Xem Studio: [drawing](https://xemstudio.com/objects/cyclograph-arc-mechanism/) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

## Free STEP/STL (1 parts, Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio)

Index: https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/cyclograph-brace-165-71/index.json · license: https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/cyclograph-brace-165-71/LICENSE.md

- cyclograph-brace-165-71: [STEP](https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/cyclograph-brace-165-71/cyclograph-brace-165-71.step) · [STL](https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/cyclograph-brace-165-71/cyclograph-brace-165-71.stl) — brace, z 0..4

## Questions

**What does the cyclograph brace do?**

10 × 4 link with Ø3 holes 165.71 mm apart: pinned to the two rules' brace holes it fixes their edges at exactly 120°.

## Fits with

- [Cyclograph: fixed-angle rules sliding on two pins draw a circular arc](https://xemstudio.com/objects/cyclograph-arc-mechanism/)