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Beware buying electrical items from Ebay. I have found it might be labelled as rated at 10amps or whatever, but expires after a short period of use, even when used at well under the claimed rating, whether or not it appears to Chinese. Older UK made stuff is better, military spec is best.,
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Jet aeroplanes run on paraffin. That's quite oily.
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I cant see any pictures on Peters last 3 posts either. Just "no through road " symbols.
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Ah but it was a Deltic. Deltics can do no wrong IMHO ?
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Looks to me like the original property has been split into 2 or more smaller units. I guess calling it " Lodge " enables the original named to be retained in some way.
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I went to Astley Green Mining Museum last year on a beautiful September weekend, after a trip on the East Lancs railway, and a walk along the derelict Manchester, Bolton & Bury canal.
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Tonight BBC4 'Canal Boat Diaries' 7pm
jake_crew replied to Alan de Enfield's topic in General Boating
Series 1, episode 1. -
The old Wickham towpath tractor workshop I believe.
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I believe so.
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Try Anita's - a few locks up the Lapworth flight from the junction.
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I see Mike is not credited on the film itself, but is on IMDB as a "lusty youth". Perhaps he was part of the hippy rave at the end.
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The prop is, I believe, off an old steam "Admirals launch", so most likely to imperial.
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Thanks all. Bengo - the taper is 9 mm in 113 so I guess that's near the 1 in 12 imperial figure, but thanks for the info .
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I've just picked up a prop and am measuring the tapered bore. Its 35 mm bore at one end, 44 mm at the other, with a thickness of 113 mm. I make that an angle of just over 2 deg from the centre axis, 4.5 deg in total. Is that a standard size ? 44 mm is almost exactly 1.75" so I guess thats the dia of the shaft its best for.
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New Narrowboat shell in build. What do you think of this?
jake_crew replied to Jackofalltrades's topic in General Boating
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Can someone kindly report to CRT that water is pouring through the retaining wall from the lock chamber onto the towpath ginnel under the bridge. I'm not able to do so.
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I suspect someone makes these now (or recently) using old graphics, and adding a few scratches for "patina". I have had a Rolls Royce Motors mirror for 20 years, in an identical style and frame. I don't think its really old.
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Candlebridge Fabrications at Blisworth Tunnel boats made and fitted us a nice one in stainless. They cut the front deck out as that formed the rusty lid of the old water tank, dropped the new one in, and made a new deck floor, incl lockers. A top job. Its probably 90% the volume of the old "tank" as it doesn't have the curved sides, but is clearly the sensible approach. We can recommend them.
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What tv channel was it please.
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The original junction at Braunston
jake_crew replied to Richard Carter's topic in History & Heritage
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A colleague in the Heritage Rail world has come up with this list of 0 6 0 locos in Leicestershire. One is shown at the Snibston Discovery Park, though its fate is not so certain.
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Standedge Tunnel on the Narrow open now. This is boat one of the first through.
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Go to your local dump and get a cylinder in exchange for a few beer tokens.
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They could have used much of the historical footage and commentary from their own programme " The golden age of canals" which features a lot on restoration especially of the Huddersfield Narrow. It also goes into how the IWA was formed by Rolt and Aikman. But they chose to write a new script. BTW the comment about CRT saving the canals is at 19.46.
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Lets hope it is shown. But i think it more likely it will be pushed to next week or postponed long term.
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