Hexagonal Shanks

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Jim...

No argument as far as I am concerned, I'm simply following along and
posted a couple querries and a comment or two...to whit I am anxiously
awaiting hearing a bit of obsceneties from Stephen in clarifacation :):) 

Why whould anyone would get bent out of shape (if indeed anyone is) ??

I agree with Joe G that there's been a bit of talking past each other...
nothing unusual in that.. but beyond that I see no problem brewing here.

If E*I can say that a 10 inch long 1/4 inch round shank is stiffer or
less stiff then a 3/8 inch wide hex shank of same length and same type
of wood then great... I'd just like to know a bit more about how its
done.

Course this is a generalization, and some closely comparible shanks
might break the rule... but just so.

Cheers
RicB


James Ellis wrote:
> 
> Gentlemen:  Stephen, Ron, Richard, Joe, et al,
> 
> This silly argument got started when Joe said that a 3/32-inch hexagonal
> shank is as strong as a 1/4-inch round shank, and I challenged it.  Now, it
> seems this discussion has gone off the deep end.  Stephen (Dr. Birkett), I
> still say we are talking about piano hammer shanks of various dimensions
> made of maple and hornbeam woods, and not structural beams.  I do
> understand that you and Ron want to use some well-known principles to
> compare the stiffness of one shape to the other.
> 
> But please tell me, fellows, where are you finding those hexagonal shanks
> you keep talking about?  All I have ever seen are either round, oval,
> square, or octagonal.  I can't find any hexagonal ones.  I don't want to be
> the only one in this group who is behind the times.
> 
> I still plan to make some measurements of actual hammer shanks, just as
> they come from the box, and then I'll let you know what I find.
> 
> Sincerely, Jim Ellis
> 
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