Machinist's Minutes: Drive chains

If you work in industry you'll probably encounter drive chains.

[HOWEES]

I said that wrong, the super chain is Tsubaki brand.

[ryann]

You can still buy the chain that he called “dragline chain” that is made of all half links with the d-shape pins. We use it to drive a big rotary kiln. It’s called “offset sidebar drive chain”. I get it from motion industries

[blazingmatty]

"Someone put rain out here" oh I like that, I'll be using that going forwards haha

[MrMitchellw]

Learned more about chain than I ever knew, which admittedly wasn't much. Thanks

[jims]

I grew up going to work with my Dad at a machine shop he worked at, I learned more wandering around that junk yard than I did anywhere else. Your's is as impressive as that one was!

[sion]

That little lathe is a beauty, would be fun to see it going one day.

[Phantom-mkkp]

Always amazes how those little pins just pressed in handle so much torque,

[bwcordes]

That brought back traumatic memories of working on old International combines when they would break in the field. It had all types of chain shown, and none of it was fun to pull apart and get running again.

[daveperala]

Concrete rebar is measured the same way. Very interesting.

[northmanlogging]

you'll see chain wiht 3 digits too, like 520 (5/8's pitch, 2/8 width) the straight 2 digits chains are considered "generic" and all have a set ratio for width vs pitch, lots of motorphycho chain is 530 or 540, slightly wider then a normal 50 series chain, helps keep wear between aluminum sprockets and the chain consistent. they will break down further say a 525, would be 5/8 pitch, but 5/16 width, that extra 5 denoting a half an 1/8... probably one of the many reasons the rest of the world thinks ASE/Imperial is dumb, but to us it makes absolute sense lol.

[donniebagwell]

I love watching this guy he's definitely a master of his trade

[morganwiliam]

I love that he has a catalog in his head where everything is.

[PraxZimmerman]

Oh, a tromel, that's what i need for my garden. Learn something new every day.

[bmxscape]

despite half links having a tendancy to be weaker, one of the strongest chains in cycling is a fully forged steel half link chain. bmx riders use it in tricks where the chain ends up grinding on concrete ledges etc and the chain holds up well

[kylewittorff]

Us Kansas farmers call it flat chain. Still have it on my John Deere H manure spreader.

[samhiscox]

Wow thanks for the mini tour, man I’d like a full one

[RpmMechanical]

You will have to look up at cat system one undercarriage, I always explain it as roller chain. It used on d6 and down cat dozers

[TsunauticusIV]

Sugiyama chain is amazing. Any farmers that have issues with roller chain on equipment… get sugiyama chain and you’ll see the difference. It’s night and day.

[BlakeConnor]

Really appreciate these videos. I am learning a lot

[jimrankin]

“Slip fit” master links vs cotter pin chain links. But at least you can take the cotter pinned chain apart vs having to destroy parts to take normal riveted chain apart.