[SEL] Curved spokes ...engine rotation

[Kerry Morris]

G'Day Peter

No it is not always the case.
Take Hornsby, their transportable engines were in a
different direction to their stationary.
Been a thread before, some believe that it is about
centrifugal forces etc but did not effect Hornsby's.

Another question is why did the majority of British
makers use curved and the Majority of US use straight
Cannot be that the poms could not cast straight spokes
without cracking, I think it was all about "that is
the way we did it for steam" and it looks better.
Whats you thoughts

Kerry
Lithgow OZ

--- peter ogborne <jopeter at omninet.net.au> wrote:

> I am restoring a engine of unknown make . It has two
> fly wheels with curved 
> spokes . The fly wheels can be fitted from either
> side ,i.e. curved spokes 
> leading or trailing . It would seem logical that the
> spokes should be 
> trailing but is this always the case?


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