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Single block for a pitch-Ø30 sheave, stem down (movable block or floor block)

What is the single block for a pitch-ø30 sheave? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: pulley block, tackle block, motón, Flasche (Rollenblock)

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

length
40.4 mm
width
13.0 mm
height
53.2 mm

Notes

  • Block frame: two 2 mm cheeks either side of the sheave (Ø4 pin holes), joined by bridges that carry Ø3 stems (into the beam, the floor plate or a weight's socket) and Ø3 rope-end sockets; every bridge sits clear of the rope's path. The rope runs under the sheave, above the bridge; the stem plugs into a weight or the floor plate.
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Single block for a pitch-Ø30 sheave, stem down size chart

dimensionvalue
sheavespitch Ø30 at (0, 0)
cheeks2 mm, 9 mm apart (8 mm sheaves)
pinsØ4
stemsØ3 × 8 at x = 0 down

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. 12: 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

tackle-block-15-bottom-stemframe, sheave plane y = 0, coordinates as in the mechanismSTEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=tackle-block-15-bottom-stem

Single block for a pitch-Ø30 sheave, stem down (movable block or floor block), isometric render of a generated part
Render of tackle-block-15-bottom-stem from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Single movable pulley (power half the weight), isometric render of a generated part
Single movable pulley (power half the weight)3 sizes★ 1 file
Two fixed pulleys and one movable pulley (2 : 1, pull upward), isometric render of a generated part
Two fixed pulleys and one movable pulley (2 : 1, pull upward)3 sizes★ 1 file
Pulleys of the first system, 2 movable pulleys (4 : 1), isometric render of a generated part
Pulleys of the first system, 2 movable pulleys (4 : 1)4 sizes★ 1 file
Pulleys of the first system, 3 movable pulleys (8 : 1), isometric render of a generated part
Pulleys of the first system, 3 movable pulleys (8 : 1)4 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is the single block for a pitch-ø30 sheave?

Block frame: two 2 mm cheeks either side of the sheave (Ø4 pin holes), joined by bridges that carry Ø3 stems (into the beam, the floor plate or a weight's socket) and Ø3 rope-end sockets; every bridge sits clear of the rope's path. The rope runs under the sheave, above the bridge; the stem plugs into a weight or the floor plate.