Adrian Stott wrote: > "Michael Askin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> > Interestingly, on (I think) all these "new design" locks you can see > that something has been broken off the casting near the windlass > spindle. As the current means of holding the paddle open (a square > horseshoe-shaped thing on a chain, which fits over the spindle) > actually looks rather make-do (although it does work), I have wondered > whether there was originally a different means.
Which reminds me of some locks where the rotating long bar (on the lower gate) was square section and there was a sort of bolted but movable "spanner" one pushed up at the end to lock the bar (no rachet) - can't remember where I came across them, are they still around?, it might have been the S.Oxford (above Banbury, as we turned round there). This would have been early 80's. It stuck in my memory as one of the "spanners" slipped off causing the windless to spin and making a nasty mess of a friends knuckles. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near missesa at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://standraise.corp.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://standraise.corp.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/
