[SEL] Tapered Gib Key

[Germoamer at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/19/2005 4:43:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
andyglines at hotmail.com writes:

<<  The 
 keyway is 5/8" wide and the total length of the original key was about 11". 
>>


That must be some special gibb key as the longest McMaster Carr lists is 6 
inches long for a 5/8 tapered Gibb key.  Are you sure you are not talking about 
a 5/8 square key?  If the Hercules engine has split flywheel then it uses a 
square key rather than a Gibb key.  If you need 5/8 square key then lots of 
hardware places sell key stock in long pieces.  If you need a tapered 11 inches 
then I believe you will have to have one specially machined.  Machining 
dimensions for the tapered key are 1/8 inch per foot of key, or .0104 thousands per 
inch.  Any good machine shop can make you one.  

Tom Schmutz
Concord, Va. USA
Germoamer at aol.com