Bicycle chain

[oxford]

Well, that's weird. No idea what's up with that.

Something is messed up in the matrix. I think it has to do with the “pound” symbol with a number in the post.

I recently tried to post a reply with the “pound” symbol
followed by a number. It all looked good before I hit the “post reply” button. Once it went on the screen it was a bunch of jibberish. I tried again on edit and the same thing happened. I finally had to type out “number” instead of using the “pound” key.

[Doozer]

Bicycle chain is not number 41 chain. I promise you.

-D

[J Tiers]

Well, that's weird. No idea what's up with that.

That's pretty common, actually.

I've had the site apparently interpret something as intending to create a link. Often that is a simple shift button press for a capital letter. It ends up inserting a link, or in other cases, erasing everything that was written.

No doubt it arises from some fat-fingered mistyping, but I have seen it a number of times. Very odd and disconcerting. Makes me happy that the site retains what was typed, so such problems can be reversed.

[darryl]

Auto correct- the big brother, the stupid one 3 phase rust and slag, ha ha. Finally, I understand chain

Torque and tension, yes it is simply tension in the chain. Torque is not the right word- unless perhaps in reference to twisting the chain.

Another way to look at it as a drive chain for a barbeque is that it would not be lubed to begin with, but it would absorb from the atmosphere in the barbeque. That might mean that until heated up, the chain might be stiff. Your options are simple- just change the chain when you need to. If the chain is external to the barbeque, then you'd use something like bike chain lube, the anti-fling stuff, and it will probably last forever. One thing chains don't like is running dry with significant tension on them. That will wear them out fast.

A friend got a Harley a few weeks ago. First thing I did was look at the chain (as I do with my own m/c.) It looked dry- that kind of spooks me. You don't know the history of it- how many miles it was run like that. I've heard the stories of a chain breaking and whipping your ear off- or your arm. Not that it would be a problem for a barbeque- you'd be more concerned about the roast flying apart and finding yourself eating it before it was ready

[Georgineer]

This is the text I originally posted:
"Bicycle chain is #41 It's the same pitch as #40, but thinner.

This is what appeared on the screen:

Bicycle chain is 3 phase It's the same pitch as metals -- sources and rust and slag but thinner

Sounds perfectly all right to me. Obviously a 3-phase bike chain gives a smoother output than single-phase, the same as with lathe motors. The rust and slag speaks for itself.

[Georgineer]

You can't push a chain
(unless it has no where else to go).

-D

Of course you can push a chain - how else do you suppose it gets to the back sprocket? Perhaps I should have referred to the push-bike as a 'treader' as we did when I was a yoof.

George

[Tobias-B]

Yeah, the 'hashtag' symbol is doing something whacky.

"#200"
works out ok with quotes but

B & S vs Starrett dial caliper

without the quotes...

and it only seems to happen when you put the # in front of something else.

Looks like it takes you to thread # whatever is after the Bicycle chain

Yup- it's the thread number.

t
skinny floppy #40, is what bicycle chain is.

[Doozer]

Of course you can push a chain - how else do you suppose it gets to the back sprocket?

George

It is pulled there.

-D

[Fasturn]

Tim, late to the game, but we used 35 chain for our go -carts and mini bikes back in the 60's. Kinda standard back when. Hope you are well !

[oxford]

Tim, late to the game, but we used Starrett Precision Bench Micrometer (SUPERMIC) chain for our go -carts and mini bikes back in the 60's. Kinda standard back when. Hope you are well !

Where does the chain go in the micrometer? Lol.

[Fasturn]

Where does the chain go in the micrometer? Lol.

Good point ol boy? I wrote 35 ...Starrett Precision Bench Micrometer (SUPERMIC) ...Starrett Precision Bench) twice and it put in a super mic ????? Then I said ah hell, just erase it ¿
Soooo it been edited . That was fun hey. Never a dull moment on this site. Glad you found it....and not JR. Btw see it did it again. Russians are hacking. When I type # it inserts the blue. Huh.

[oxford]

Good point ol boy? .

See my post a little ways up. I knew what happened, happened to me as well. I was just poking a little fun

[J Tiers]

Of course you can push a chain - how else do you suppose it gets to the back sprocket? Perhaps I should have referred to the push-bike as a 'treader' as we did when I was a yoof.

George

If you look at a video of loading the large guns in US battleships, you will see something that looks remarkably like a large roller chain, which appears to unroll from somewhere. It is used to load (ram) the projectile and the powder bags. So that appears to be a "pushable" chain.........

[ikdor]

Artillery uses it as well

https://youtu.be/3orkL84sGIs

[DrMike]

There are many ways to push a chain. As long as it has a guide, it works pretty well and the artillery videos above show how they can solve some tricky space issues.

Even better are chains designed specifically to be pushed. I've worked quite a bit with the folks at Serapid, a fairly small, very innovative company. No one has heard of them, but everyone has seen what they can do - open the roofs of stadiums, move the SkyBox in the Willis Tower in Chicago, etc