Re: OT steam engine accident

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:21:59 -0000, "Kim Siddorn"
<kim.siddorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It lurched to a halt & it was obvious that he'd choked the wheel
>away from camera.

You can't chock rollers anyway. Wheels that size will roll clear over a
chock, if they have a mind too (with gravity or inertia behind them).

If you're going to lift a roller (such as for replacing the perch
bracket) the real chocks for holding it reliably have to be a couple of
feet high and take two people to carry them.
.

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