Reproduction WWII Enigma Machine Driver Thin

$4.00

For sale is a 1:1 scale steel reproduction WWII Enigma machine driver thin.  There is only one driver thin per machine.  The driver thin is held in place at the first rotor by the axle compensator at the end of the advance bar/compensator, a spring, and sleeves.  The bottom extended part of the driver thin rests on top of a small metal piece screwed into the baseplate, called the bent high.  There is one bent high for the driver thin and two bent highs for the two driver thicks.  When the Enigma operator depressed a key, the bottom of the key pushed the advance bar downward, and a pivot motion raised the two arms of the advance bar upward. This upward movement of the advance bar caused the driver thin to be raised upward, and a slot in the driver thin engaged the toothed wheel of the first rotor, advancing the rotor one letter. The mechanical encryption sequence has begun.  Thus the function of the driver thin and driver thick [IBID see driver thick] is to mechanically rotate the rotors as the Enigma keys are depressed.  Each driver thin and driver thick has a tiny hole for a corresponding spring to keep it in place, and sleeves with a tiny hole would keep the drivers spaced properly. The sleeves were kept in place by tiny rods placed in both the sleeves and in the axle compensator itself: these holes in the compensator are missing. I intend to revamp the sleeves by designing a shaft collar with appropriate holes to keep the drivers, springs and sleeves in place. The driver thin weighs 0.3 ounces, and will be shipped via USPS First Class or USPS First Class International for non-US countries.

Availability: 29 in stock

SKU: 100035 Category:
Location of the Driver Thin.  CAD engineer:  Darren Lee.  This and Mr. Lee’s other works can be found at Grabcad.com
Weight 0.001 oz
Dimensions 1.09 × .007 × 1.88 in

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