On 9/15/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Daniel Hutchinson wrote... > > > >Emilyanne can also push the gate open against 6/8inchs of water, > > > >which as you say, greatly speeds up the slowest last few inches.
> It's true that you're unlikely to damage a gate by pushing gently. But I'm > surprised that you can push a gate open against a head as great as 6 to 8 > inches. A back-of-fag-packet (except that I don't smoke) calculation suggests > that on a typical narrow lock this would take between a ton and a ton and a > third of force. > I guess that there was someone pushing on the other end of the gate as well, and so long as I get a good footing can crack the gate over an inch before ready. In fact on small bottom gates I've managed well over 6 inches head of water! Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring.zapto.org/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
