Xem Studiomeasured geometry

Library › Hardware › Mechanism parts ·

Mangle (pin) wheel: Ø96 × 6 disc with 27 Ø4 × 12 pins on R40, gap of 3

What is a mangle wheel? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: mangle wheel, pin wheel, lantern wheel, rueda de mangle (rueda de pernos), Mangelrad

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

length
96.0 mm
width
96.0 mm
height
18.0 mm

Notes

  • Disc Ø96 × 6 (Ø8 bore) with Ø4 × 12 pins standing on a 40 mm radius at a 30-position pitch (8.38 mm), three positions left empty: the pinion runs round the outside of the pins one way and the inside the other, passing round the end pins at the gap.
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Mangle (pin) wheel: Ø96 × 6 disc with 27 Ø4 × 12 pins on R40, gap of 3 size chart

dimensionvalue
discØ96 × 6, Ø8 bore
pins27 × Ø4 × 12 on R40
pitch8.38 mm (30 positions)
gap3 positions, centred on −X

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 36: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

mangle-pin-wheel-r40-27-pinswheel, axis Z, pins up, gap on -XSTEP · STL
Let your AI pull this. Add https://xemstudio.com/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client (free, no account, one minute) and it can look up exact sizes, mating fits and free STEP/STL from every chat.
Set it up →

Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=mangle-pin-wheel-r40-27-pins

Mangle (pin) wheel: Ø96 × 6 disc with 27 Ø4 × 12 pins on R40, gap of 3, isometric render of a generated part
Render of mangle-pin-wheel-r40-27-pins from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Mangle wheel and pinion: continuous rotation to reciprocating rotation, isometric render of a generated part
Mangle wheel and pinion: continuous rotation to reciprocating rotation4 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is a mangle wheel?

Disc Ø96 × 6 (Ø8 bore) with Ø4 × 12 pins standing on a 40 mm radius at a 30-position pitch (8.38 mm), three positions left empty: the pinion runs round the outside of the pins one way and the inside the other, passing round the end pins at the gap.