
Originally Posted by
oldjohnno
Here's a thought: if the cylinder could be locked down with horizontal cams through the top of the cases acting on lathe chuck style pins, then there'd be no need for
openings through the barrel at all. The head would be held down with short capscrews and the pins in the base of the barrel would only need to be screwed in maybe 15 - 20mm deep. It might allow more freedom in port layout and the camlock setup has proven to be very secure in holding on a chuck.
I'll just point out, here that a thread is just a helical wedge....
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