On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:46:16 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Grant Erwin quickly quoth:

I have an ancient chain hoist which wasn't holding the hook. As fast as I
cranked it up, the hook would slip back down once I let go of the chain.
I tore it down and found that the friction clutch disc had worn to the point
where it hardly bore.

This is an awesome old chain hoist which Ernie gave me. I really want to make
it work correctly again. Has anyone else solved the problem of where to get
a custom one-off replacement friction disc?

For an explanation of how the friction clutch works in a chain hoist, see:
http://tinyurl.com/2nkh5j

Ooh, looks like a fun and tasty tome. Hmm, which is better: Guillet's,
Martin's, Sahag's, Myszka's, or Durley's version?


I see lots of manufacturers of friction material listed on thomasnet.com, but
finding one which will make an affordable one-off part for me is totally another
thing. If I had to, I could buy the smallest sheet possible and make the disc
on a lathe, using a method about like this:

Check with a local brake shop who still makes their own product. They
could either bond or rivet it for you, or sell you the friction
material.

I've never even seen friction material for sale, so this is a SWAG.

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