whats a woodruff key?

[dieselboy]

read a few posts saying 'its yer woodruff key mate'
what is it? is it terminal?
cheers
tony

[max6674]

Cant tell you.. its an engineering thing he he

[Gamedawn]

You mean you don't keep your woodruff locked?


Seriously - it's a semi circular bit of metal that fits into a groove in a shaft and a pulley to keep them together

[Taliesins]

read a few posts saying 'its yer woodruff key mate'
what is it? is it terminal?
cheers
tony

Quite simply its a piece of metal that fits in a slot cut into whatever its going to hold. http://www.mfgsupply.com/MowerMiscWK.html this will show it better

[slim]

also known as keyways

[dieselboy]

cheers. i think i get it learn something new everyday

[POPEYE]

cheers. i think i get it learn something new everyday

Now you know you must die, nothing presonal

[dieselboy]

Now you know you must die, nothing presonal

huh? lost me...
why is it a woodruff? not even made of wood

[captain_chaos]

You mean you don't keep your woodruff locked?

I prefer to let my woodruff run free

[NiftyNev]

why is it a woodruff? not even made of wood

Invented by Mr Woodruff.

Nev

[POPEYE]

Here's one i caught while out in the woods t'other day, there a skill in catching em as they usually slip through ya fingers never to be seen again

[dieselboy]

Invented by Mr Woodruff.

Nev

oops
Durrr... dime bar

[dieselboy]

Here's one i caught while out in the woods t'other day, there a skill in catching em as they usually slip through ya fingers never to be seen again

are you sure thats in the woods?
looks more like a staged photo shoot to me..

heres one i found when i went woodruff hunting.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Here's one in it's natural environment......

[TOYOTATONY]

(My tuppence worth.)

Also known as 'locking pins'.
Can be made from various materials in addition to steel, such as polymer plastics, and yes, even wood. Depends on application obviously. Can be various shapes and sizes including 'tapered' and 'stepped' etc.