A METHOD OF PROVIDING A FLANGED COMPONENT

摘要

A method of providing a flanged component is disclosed. The method comprises providing a shaft (10) , providing a flange (30) with an aperture, passing the aperture of the flange over the shaft and securing the flange to the shaft. The flange (30) is preferably provided at one end portion of the shaft and a connector is preferably provided at the other end portion of the shaft to connect the flanged component to another component. The connector may be, for example, an integral flange (11) , a further flange with an aperture or a threaded end portion of the shaft. A flanged component constructed by this method is also disclosed.