Just ingenious...........

[magnoliafan89]

Came across this beaut today......
Just....wow

Because obviously it would've been even harder to have just moved it...

 

[MFS Electrical]

I would have loved to have walked around the old torpedo factory in Alexandria before they destroyed it . There is some weird and wonderful history where you live.
I used to play in Bruce's cave as a boy.

I got a glimpse of the old coal power station in inverkip before it was demolished it’s facinating.
I watch stuff like that on YouTube all the time all the abandoned hospitals, schools houses even banks.
The coolest place so far I ever worked in Greenock was testing an old post office the amount of safes in one small building was unbelievable two the size of small bedrooms. It was a very old building probably originally built specifically for the post office. Must have cost an absolute fortune to build the big safe doors were a two man job to open and close.

 

[ruston]

I got a glimpse of the old coal power station in inverkip before it was demolished it’s facinating

I have seen films of the old power station equipment , as you say , it is fascinating.
A member that used to be on here collects old industrial machinery , I was addicted to his posts LOl. He has some superb stuff .

 

[MFS Electrical]

Here’s one I done a good few times up and relamp the clock faces.

The access was through a cramped staircase in the corner of the attic plant room after climbing what seems like thousands of stairs just behind the reception desk the cramped staircase led you to a big room in the bottom of the tower there a massive wooden beam up in there with names carved into it from the 1900s and mine of course..... halfway up the rickety old spiral wooden stairs is the clocks movement contained within a glass cage. Really wish I taken had a picture of that. And then onwards and upwards through a hatch in the floor into the centre of the clock you had to squeeze through underneath the iron poles bonding the clock hands on and climb right out into the face of the clock to relamp the two 2ft IP65 fittings that lit up the face. First time I done it I was sure I was going to fall right out of the glass in the clock face you actually stand on the rim of the clock when your out there.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I have seen films of the old power station equipment , as you say , it is fascinating.
A member that used to be on here collects old industrial machinery , I was addicted to his posts LOl. He has some superb stuff .

Ah, that's got to be our Glen!
I love a man who doesn't mince his words.

 

[ruston]

Here’s one I done a good few times up and relamp the clock faces. View attachment 46206
The access was through a cramped staircase in the corner of the attic plant room after climbing what seems like thousands of stairs just behind the reception desk the cramped staircase led you to a big room in the bottom of the tower there a massive wooden beam up in there with names carved into it from the 1900s and mine of course..... halfway up the rickety old spiral wooden stairs is the clocks movement contained within a glass cage. Really wish I taken had a picture of that. And then onwards and upwards through a hatch in the floor into the centre of the clock you had to squeeze through underneath the iron poles bonding the clock hands on and climb right out into the face of the clock to relamp the two 2ft IP65 fittings that lit up the face. First time I done it I was sure I was going to fall right out of the glass in the clock face you actually stand on the rim of the clock when your out there.

I bet that got your attention.
That is a beautiful building . I am sure I have seen it .
Where is it . It seem very familiar to me.

 

[ruston]

Ah, that's got to be our Glen!
I love a man who doesn't mince his words.

Yes you got it in one . Glenn and Tony , two of my favourite people neither of them mince their words.
Glen and Tony had some amazing stuff , I hope they still have it.

 

[MFS Electrical]

I bet that got your attention.
That is a beautiful building . I am sure I have seen it .
Where is it . It seem very familiar to me.

Port Glasgow just as you come in to the town on the main road

 

[Silly Sausage]

Yes you got it in one . Glenn and Tony , two of my favourite people neither of them mince their words.
Glen and Tony had some amazing stuff , I hope they still have it.

Tony is still doing it on another forum. cough cough TEF cough.
Glen has probably found better things to do

 

[ruston]

Port Glasgow just as you come in to the town on the main road

Got it now , the other side of the water from me . My Dad used to take us for runs around there . It is outstanding. Thanks.

 

[ruston]

Tony is still doing it on another forum. cough cough TEF cough.
Glen has probably found better things to do

Glen was back on here a little while ago, but , as you say he seems to have moved on .
I will have to get back in touch with Tony , I have sort of drifted off .

 

[Silly Sausage]

????

 

[Silly Sausage]

I will have to get back in touch with Tony , I have sort of drifted off .

So did I.
I'm seem to have to returned after the sad news of another legend that was GeordieSpark's passing. Got to keep up the nonsense!

 

[KEV 1 N]

Wire is wire string is string ;o))))

Hahaha!......you knew what I meant

 

[Squid]

What about wire covered with string what’s that?

Tinsel wire.........

 

[Intoelectrics]

I think that was plan B! Looks to me that this little angled groove was cut on purpose and not just the wood chipping. Plan A for the cord...

View attachment 46202

Hmm.. the joinery skills are a little to be desired. You think they would have at least followed the profile of the pull switch.