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HTD crank and linkage: webs, link web, con-rods, clevis and Ø12 shafts for a 3 in cross crankcase
How is the crank of the 10 in HTD engine laid out? · Hardware · basis: Exact geometry; designed running gaps between every moving plane
Long Earth Society build part. Parts of the HTD engines. The engines
Exact dimensions. Every file is drawn at true size with no printing tolerance. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your printer's or process's clearance before making the part. Mating features
- sizes
- 8 in table
Notes
- Built-up crank on Ø12 shafts in 6001 bearings: web A (displacer throw r 4) – Ø5 pin through the displacer con-rod's 625 – link web – Ø5 pin through the piston con-rod's 625 – web C (piston throw r 20). The displacer pin leads the piston pin by 90°.
- Planes along the shaft (x): web A disc −9.5..−3.5, displacer con-rod −2.5..2.5, link web 3.5..9.5, piston con-rod 10.5..15.5, web C 16.5..22.5: 1.0 between every rod and web (designed). Pins are Ø5 × 16 dowels pressed in the webs.
- Con-rods 60 (displacer, to the clevis on the rod) and 237 (piston, down through the reducer to the piston's cheeks); every eye runs on a 625. Sweep radius 31 (piston eye) inside the 3 in cross bore Ø72.9.
Sizes
| part | role | size |
|---|---|---|
| crank-web-r8-b12 | displacer web | r 4 |
| crank-web-link-r8-r20 | link web | r 4 / 20 |
| crank-web-r20-b12 | piston web | r 20 |
| conrod-60-625 | con-rod | 60.0 |
| conrod-237-625 | con-rod | 237.0 |
| rod-clevis-6-pin5 | rod clevis | Ø6 rod, Ø5 pin |
| shaft-12x76 | shaft | 76 |
| shaft-12x210 | shaft | 210 |
Mating features
Drawn at the exact size. Open press, slide, run and socket features by your process's clearance; leave designed gaps and clamp fits as drawn.
| feature | exact | mates with | fit | files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| web and hub bores | Ø12 | Ø12 shafts (M4 grub on each hub) | slide | crank-web-* |
| pin bores | Ø5 | dowel-5x16 crank pins | press | crank-web-* |
| con-rod pockets | Ø16 × 5 | bearing-625 outer ring | press | conrod-* |
| clevis socket | Ø6 × 14 | displacer rod, M4 grub | slide | rod-clevis-* |
| clevis slot and pin | 6.0 wide, Ø5 | 5 thick con-rod; dowel-5x16 | press | rod-clevis-* |
| plane gaps | 1.0 between every web and con-rod plane | neighbouring webs and rods | designed | all |
| shafts | Ø12 | bearing-6001 inner rings | press | shaft-* |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Long Earth Society | Engine builds | web, video | LES site |
Free files
★ Free files 8 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| crank-web-r8-b12 | crank web, hub type: disc R12 × 6 with a Ø5 pin at r 4 (8 displacer stroke), hub Ø24 × 8, Ø12 bore in the hub only, M4 tapped radial hole | STEP · STL |
| crank-web-link-r8-r20 | link web 6 thick: Ø5 displacer pin at r 4 and Ø5 piston pin at r 20, 90° apart | STEP · STL |
| crank-web-r20-b12 | crank web, hub type: disc R28 × 6 with a Ø5 pin at r 20 (40 piston stroke), hub Ø24 × 8, Ø12 bore through, M4 tapped radial hole | STEP · STL |
| conrod-60-625 | con-rod 60 centres, 5 thick, Ø16 pockets for 625 bearings, eyes Ø22 | STEP · STL |
| conrod-237-625 | con-rod 237 centres, 5 thick, Ø16 pockets for 625 bearings, eyes Ø22 | STEP · STL |
| rod-clevis-6-pin5 | rod clevis: 13 × 14 × 41 block, slot 6 wide for a 5 con-rod, Ø5 pin bore, Ø6 rod socket 14 deep, M4 tapped radial hole | STEP · STL |
| shaft-12x76 | Ø12 × 76 crankshaft, −X (main): blind-cap 6001 to web A's hub | STEP · STL |
| shaft-12x210 | Ø12 × 210 crankshaft, +X: web C, two 6001, the seal, gear and flywheel | STEP · STL |
Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=htd-crank-linkage

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Questions
Why a built-up crank?
One-piece con-rod eyes on 625 bearings slide onto the pins before the webs close up; nothing has to be split.