Radial valve gears article Issue 4732

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

On page 23 I make reference to eccentrics having high rubbing speed and hence high wear. Whereas this is undoubtedly true, it isn’t relevant to this valve gear (Ouest) as it doesn’t have any eccentrics. I must have been having a bad day when I wrote that

I the final paragraph I say that I’ll be leaving Stephenson’s to others, whereas in fact it was covered in the early parts of the series. This is down to a miscommunication between Mr Editor and me (no doubt my fault). I did actually repent my decision not to do Stephenson’s sometime after the series on radial gears, but it got published first. As you all have been too polite to point out, Stephenson’s isn’t a radial gear

[JAParticipant @ja]

Duncan (and Martin)

Just to thank you for the articles. One of the best series published in recent ME/MEWs.

I have followed another recent topic on the forum without contributing. It is good to get away from the dumbing down that is so common today.

JA (a geek)

[WearyParticipant @weary]

Hi Mr Webster,

Thanks from me too for a most interesting and informative series.  I second JA’s first-line comment (post immediately above) too.

Phil Roe.

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