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Rod guide 20 × 20 × 18 with an 8 × 8 slot
What guides the yoke's rod? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance
Also called: rod guide, guía de vástago, Stangenführung
Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.
- length
- 20.0 mm
- width
- 20.0 mm
- height
- 18.0 mm
Notes
- Block with an 8 × 8 slot through it, aligned with the yoke's rod: keeps the yoke moving on a straight line.
- Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).
Rod guide 20 × 20 × 18 with an 8 × 8 slot size chart
| dimension | value |
|---|---|
| block | 20 × 20 × 18 |
| slot | 8 × 8 |
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.org | web | Publisher's page; dimensions are facts |
| 507movements.com | Brown's movement No. 93: figure, his text and an animation | web | Publisher's page; dimensions are facts |
| Xem Studio | drawing | web | Publisher'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
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What guides the yoke's rod?
Block with an 8 × 8 slot through it, aligned with the yoke's rod: keeps the yoke moving on a straight line.
