> A larger number of fine splines has more surface area thus more strength
> than a smaller number of coarser splines.
I have always wondered why there are so many and therefore such shallow
splines on a whire wheel. The fact that they wear out so quickly seems
to be an indication of a major design flaw at least in terms of durability.
Why would more splines mean more strength? Seems to me that 2 or 4
splines with equidistant peaks and valleys on a wire wheel would be
stronger than 1000 Billion splines of the same or similar design on the
same wire wheel. A 1000 Billion splines sounds a lot like a bearing to me.
A programmer not an engineer....
Don Malling
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