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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 3, 2017 10:49:24 GMT
Just been for a conducted (popped into office yesterday to ask if OK) tour of the lock gate making workshop here at Stanley Ferry. Very interesting! Saw a new gate for POLLINGTON (!) being turned over - so large they have to use the floor so it doesn't scrape the ceiling.
The men who make them say the notches in the chamfered head posts ARE made by boats touching them as they drive past (I saw a thread on Canalworld where this was dismissed as nonsense), and that it's just WRONG!!! to push gates open/closed with the boat - by hand ONLY!!
They repair/make about 170 'leaves' - a leaf is an individual gate - per year.
The only other workshop is Bradley in Wolverhampton.
They're all City & Guilds qualified carpenters and joiners.
I took some photos, and when I post them you'll be able to see how these professionals are producing these massive oak and greenheart structures.
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Post by Jim on Aug 3, 2017 10:57:46 GMT
Just been for a conducted (popped into office yesterday to ask if OK) tour of the lock gate making workshop here at Stanley Ferry. Very interesting! Saw a new gate for POLLINGTON (!) being turned over - so large they have to use the floor so it doesn't scrape the ceiling. The men who make them say the notches in the chamfered head posts ARE made by boats touching them as they drive past (I saw a thread on Canalworld where this was dismissed as nonsense), and that it's just WRONG!!! to push gates open/closed with the boat - by hand ONLY!! They repair/make about 170 'leaves' - a leaf is an individual gate - per year. The only other workshop is Bradley in Wolverhampton. They're all City & Guilds qualified carpenters and joiners. I took some photos, and when I post them you'll be able to see how these professionals are producing these massive oak and greenheart structures. They closed the yard at Callis Mill near Hebden Bridge several years ago. Were there others around? |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 3, 2017 11:05:13 GMT
Lots - Stanley Ferry used to just deal with the locks in its own area. Perhaps someone here would care to make a short article about the history of lock gate manufacturing?
A book about each lock on the system does not seem to exist yet - there's a suitable project for Tellytubs before he gets too doddery?
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Post by peterboat on Aug 3, 2017 11:32:13 GMT
Just been for a conducted (popped into office yesterday to ask if OK) tour of the lock gate making workshop here at Stanley Ferry. Very interesting! Saw a new gate for POLLINGTON (!) being turned over - so large they have to use the floor so it doesn't scrape the ceiling. The men who make them say the notches in the chamfered head posts ARE made by boats touching them as they drive past (I saw a thread on Canalworld where this was dismissed as nonsense), and that it's just WRONG!!! to push gates open/closed with the boat - by hand ONLY!! They repair/make about 170 'leaves' - a leaf is an individual gate - per year. The only other workshop is Bradley in Wolverhampton. They're all City & Guilds qualified carpenters and joiners. I took some photos, and when I post them you'll be able to see how these professionals are producing these massive oak and greenheart structures. Once again it shows that Narroboat licenses should be more than widebeams! we have to open both gates to get through Narrowboats destroy the locks by hitting the gates because opening one gate and trying to sneak through!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 11:39:12 GMT
Just been for a conducted (popped into office yesterday to ask if OK) tour of the lock gate making workshop here at Stanley Ferry. Very interesting! Saw a new gate for POLLINGTON (!) being turned over - so large they have to use the floor so it doesn't scrape the ceiling. The men who make them say the notches in the chamfered head posts ARE made by boats touching them as they drive past (I saw a thread on Canalworld where this was dismissed as nonsense), and that it's just WRONG!!! to push gates open/closed with the boat - by hand ONLY!! They repair/make about 170 'leaves' - a leaf is an individual gate - per year. The only other workshop is Bradley in Wolverhampton. They're all City & Guilds qualified carpenters and joiners. I took some photos, and when I post them you'll be able to see how these professionals are producing these massive oak and greenheart structures. Once again it shows that Narroboat licenses should be more than widebeams! we have to open both gates to get through Narrowboats destroy the locks by hitting the gates because opening one gate and trying to sneak through!! Times i've left a lock full for a downstream narrowboat with both vee gates wide open for them and said that's a result for you bit less work to do - Not really, we only need one gate. Well tough, i need two and i aint shutting it for you You then look at the damage they cause by using only one gate as they pinball off the chamber wall and shut gate edge - it may well save them some effort but it causes more effort for some poor bugger later on! |
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