rusty69 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Mac of Cygnet said: Actually, the lowest bridges I've come across haven't been arched, so makes no difference Very true, although lots on the canal are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 21 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said: Sorry, I just don't get this right/left thing. You could say the opposite about boats travelling in the opposite direction! ???? You pass on the right. So does the boat coming the other way, so you both have starboard close to the bank. Where the trees are. What's not to understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikexx Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, WotEver said: ???? You pass on the right. So does the boat coming the other way, so you both have starboard close to the bank. Where the trees are. What's not to understand? To be fair to Mac of Cygnet 95% of low bridges can only take one boat at a time. There aren't many miles of wide beam canals where you could consider passing another boat under a bridge and live to tell the tale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Mikexx said: To be fair to Mac of Cygnet 95% of low bridges can only take one boat at a time. There aren't many miles of wide beam canals where you could consider passing another boat under a bridge and live to tell the tale! But I wasn't talking about bridges, simply passing on the canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikexx Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Slow progress but I made this: Second photo indicates I got the roof angle spot on. And this to fit into the stove: Second photo with it fitted. I kept the baffle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 7/2/2017 at 21:50, Tom766 said: Silly question time (new boat owner), Why do folk need to remove and re fit the chimney to clear bridges? Is there a length, from roof to top of chimney, that will clear all bridges? Tom n Jill. On some occasions a boat may have an un-planned trip into low hanging foliage, best to have the chimney chained to the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikexx Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 And made the rim to fit on the ceiling, above which will be packed with some ceramic wool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Mikexx said: And made the rim to fit on the ceiling, above which will be packed with some ceramic wool. where's the emoji for lathe-envy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikexx Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 24 minutes ago, system 4-50 said: where's the emoji for lathe-envy? Its a rather old Colchester Student. It hasn't got the nice screw cutting gearbox. However I do have two more Students that do, and I'm in the process of making one good one out of the two :-) If you didn't live as far as the Milky Way................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 44 minutes ago, Mikexx said: Its a rather old Colchester Student. It hasn't got the nice screw cutting gearbox. However I do have two more Students that do, and I'm in the process of making one good one out of the two :-) If you didn't live as far as the Milky Way................. Colchester lathes ceased to exist some years ago, a huge Tescos was built on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikexx Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, bizzard said: Colchester lathes ceased to exist some years ago, a huge Tescos was built on the site. They seem to have phoenixed: http://www.colchester.co.uk/products/colchester-centre-lathes/ They claim to have the Colchester heritage, but who knows! Mine is more of this ilk: http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/page2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 How much do new Students cost these days? I have no idea. Time to buy another lottery ticket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikexx Posted August 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 55 minutes ago, system 4-50 said: How much do new Students cost these days? I have no idea. Time to buy another lottery ticket... I think too much, certainly for occasional use. One like mine in a non-working condition, probably £500. One in fine fettle up to £2,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Wow this is a great site, I trained on Colchester lathes as an apprentice at Ford, Dagenham in 1980..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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