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Graham_Robinson

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  1. What did you all expect?
    They make these programmes to attract viewers, seems like they attracted or should that be trapped a few from here. 😃
    If they started discussing the merits of the small Woolwichs' versus the large Northwichs' or even mentioned the word 'Josher' ( I would have turned off then ) your average channel hopper would have fallen asleep.😴

    Thought the filming / quality was good and would have liked to have seen drone footage going up the pillars and underneath the trough, up close and personal on 'that' aqueduct.
    I suppose we should be thankful someone has taken the time to make this programme.

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  2. On 09/08/2023 at 21:25, ditchcrawler said:

    I don't know if this is of any interest 22"  (1) Canal Market Place | Pictures information on improved traditional stoves I have recently completed | Facebook

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    Pictures information on improved traditional stoves I have recently completed. Built from laser cut 4, 5 and 6 mm mild steel with welded seams - these will not crack or distort like cast iron. I have tried to keep the theme and feel of a cast stove by adding an angled top edge and fitting refurbished cast iron doors. The stoves are thicker throughout than an equivalent cast iron stove and should last a lot longer. (Check out the pictures for how thin some modern cast stove parts are!)
    The doors are scribed and ground to fit the face of the stove accurately. Hinging arrangements also ensure that there is no play once the door is closed, meaning good air regulation and a highly controllable stove. The exhaust fitment is welded 5mm steel, with an internal fitting that the stove pipe locates inside. This prevents any tar or moisture running onto the top of the stove. The cast adapters on most stoves of this type are known for cracking as well as damper mechanisms falling apart inside.
    Internally the stoves are fitted with refractory firebrick material which should outlast lower cost vermiculite solutions. The rear and side of the stove is insulated with ceramic fibre lagging to retain heat in the oven area and limit external temperature at the sides.
    These stoves are hand built to order to ensure consistent quality is achieved. Each stove is then tested to temperature before despatch. As with anything of quality, they are not cheap, coming out at around £2200. Small adaptations are possible to meet individual requirements, but safety and quality will always take priority.
    Dimensions overall are 560W x 640H x 370D

    Really?

  3. Doesn't seem to want to open for me..

    I've always thought what an interesting read a book on waterways families and their boats would be probably starting from the last days of carrying and working backwards in time.
    Possibly too late now. A lot of that knowledge would be passed verbally and sadly there aren't many family members left to tell the tale...

    But Ray, it could be a job for you..🧐

  4. 2 hours ago, MtB said:

     

    Or as a gongoozler once asked me, why not just get rid of the gates completely and just drive the boat straight through? 

     

    I bet CRT haven't thought of THAT!

     

     

    Actually I thought of that last night in a dream or was it a nightmare?
    I could see the historics in hysterics as they ride the flume down Audlem passing the Shroppie Fly at some speed. Absolutely no time to pop into the mill to purchase a book on lock repairs.

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  5. 2 hours ago, Pluto said:

    Ermine Street runs from London to York, so not near Sapperton. The Roman road there is known as King Street.

    The stretch of canal leading up to the Coates portal is known as the Kings Reach after a visit by mad King George III

  6. 1 hour ago, Ray T said:

    Did the water cans Terence Edgar had stolen ever come to light?

    Were they painted or plain?
    Think some of his unpainted cans came from E.Europe before he decorated them.
    There's one hanging up in Brinklow Boats woodwork shop. They definitely are/were crap. ( Technical Term ) Certainly that one is.
    Dave Moore and I had a discussion on this forum some years ago about cans and the lack of a reputable British firm producing before Rose started manufacturing them.
    Everything else I've forgotten!! It's an age thing. Daves' memory might not be as frazzled as mine.😄
    Does Terence ever pop in here? See he's mentioned on the BCM site as is the Waterways Craft guild.

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