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Traverser block 16 × 28 × 16: Ø5 pin hole (radial) and Ø6 guide-rod bore

What is the traverser of a level wind? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: traverser block, level wind pawl block, bloque de traversa, Traverserblock

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

length
16.0 mm
width
28.0 mm
height
16.0 mm

Notes

  • 16 × 28 × 16 block that slides on a Ø6 guide rod parallel to the drum (bore 10 mm beside the pin) and carries a Ø5 pin pointing into the drum's groove: as the drum turns, the groove drives the block along the rod, 60 mm each way.
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Traverser block 16 × 28 × 16: Ø5 pin hole (radial) and Ø6 guide-rod… size chart

dimensionvalue
block16 × 28 × 16 mm
pin holeØ5, radial to the drum
guide boreØ6, 10 mm beside the pin

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. 108: 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

traverser-block-16x28block centred 27 mm from the drum axis, pin hole along X at y = 0, guide bore along Z at y = 10STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=traverser-block-16x28-pin5-guide6

Traverser block 16 × 28 × 16: Ø5 pin hole (radial) and Ø6 guide-rod bore, isometric render of a generated part
Render of traverser-block-16x28 from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Reversing-screw drum and traverser (uniform to-and-fro traverse), isometric render of a generated part
Reversing-screw drum and traverser (uniform to-and-fro traverse)5 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is the traverser of a level wind?

16 × 28 × 16 block that slides on a Ø6 guide rod parallel to the drum (bore 10 mm beside the pin) and carries a Ø5 pin pointing into the drum's groove: as the drum turns, the groove drives the block along the rod, 60 mm each way.