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Post by welderpaul on Jun 27, 2012 14:24:55 GMT -5
An easy one...What is/was a Macain (sp?) key used for?
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Post by John on Jun 27, 2012 14:48:58 GMT -5
An easy one...What is/was a Macain (sp?) key used for? |
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Post by John on Jun 27, 2012 15:27:35 GMT -5
Are they anything like the "Castell keys"
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Post by welderpaul on Jun 29, 2012 14:09:23 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Jun 29, 2012 14:52:51 GMT -5
They certainly look like Castell keys to me, I wonder if Macain is a Swansea variant of machine ?
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Post by John on Jun 29, 2012 14:57:24 GMT -5
Yep, Castell lock keys. They were common on the coal prep plants, and we fitted Castell locks to the Heliminers at Boulby.
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Post by dazbt on Jun 29, 2012 15:10:27 GMT -5
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Post by John on Jun 29, 2012 15:18:50 GMT -5
Sounds like an M&C 3 loader.... ;D
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Post by ken on Jun 30, 2012 3:37:42 GMT -5
I think they must have heard of a Cowley-Shaw Walker stage loader.
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Post by dazbt on Jun 30, 2012 17:12:43 GMT -5
An easy one...What is/was a Macain (sp?) key used for? Not all that easy Paul, are you the eBay seller? |
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Post by welderpaul on Jul 1, 2012 5:41:09 GMT -5
No, i'm not the seller Daz, just something i havnt come across before and couldnt find on google  |
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Post by dazbt on Jul 1, 2012 6:05:27 GMT -5
No, i'm not the seller Daz, just something i havnt come across before and couldnt find on google Thank goodness for that Paul, I suspect that the nearest a Google search would have got you would have led to something like; "McCain Oven Chips are the Key to Healthier Fish and Chips" |
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Post by John on Jul 1, 2012 7:20:22 GMT -5
I wonder if the keys have McCain engraved on them?? They are certainly Castell keys though, no doubt about that.
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Post by dazbt on Jul 1, 2012 7:37:17 GMT -5
I wonder if the keys have McCain engraved on them?? They are certainly Castell keys though, no doubt about that. They are Castell lock keys and were used on interlock systems fitted to power loaders, I'm fairly sure Macain was an attempt at machine .............. "loader macains", I'd bet a full tanner on it ;D |
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Post by John on Jul 1, 2012 8:59:53 GMT -5
As you're probably right Daz, I won't take you up on the bet.
Although I never saw Castell locks on face machinery in my NCB days, they were popular on the coal prep plants and like I said Boulby had them on the Heliminers to prevent accidents during maintenance and "picking up".
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Post by dazbt on Jul 1, 2012 9:08:44 GMT -5
As you're probably right Daz, I won't take you up on the bet.
Although I never saw Castell locks on face machinery in my NCB days, they were popular on the coal prep plants and like I said Boulby had them on the Heliminers to prevent accidents during maintenance and "picking up". You missed one or two changes whilst on 'walkabout' J. |
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Post by John on Jul 1, 2012 10:15:02 GMT -5
As you're probably right Daz, I won't take you up on the bet.
Although I never saw Castell locks on face machinery in my NCB days, they were popular on the coal prep plants and like I said Boulby had them on the Heliminers to prevent accidents during maintenance and "picking up". You missed one or two changes whilst on 'walkabout' J. Good chance I did, including the incentive bonus.....  |
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