India Mill

empip · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:16 pm Post Subject: India Mill

Remember Fred on this stack?

Pictures from oneguyfrombarlick

See top of final ladder traversing the 'overhang' - I wish they had shown just how this ladder is initially held in place, that is before the 'jack' nips up to secure the top end...

snico · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:49 pm Post Subject:

video clip of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

imamartian · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:40 am Post Subject:

omg! He is a legend... but he actually advocates having a couple of pints before heading up those ladders...!!!

H&S would go up the .... errr chimney these days !!

empip · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:03 am Post Subject:

snico wrote:

video clip of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

Yep, that was Fred YouTubed, the photos are from a different time - different Jacks - Note how much the ladder rises above the edge in photo, compared to Fred's job (he steps off ladder onto ledge see from 4:05 mins into Tube).
Imagine 1st person scrambling onto ledge with little more than one rung of clearance and no ropes to ladder top.... Some feat to set the overhung ladder - one handed?

tim west · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:43 pm Post Subject:

it's amazing what people were forced to do in those days just to survive

imamartian · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:39 pm Post Subject:

just had a thought... why on earth didn't the builders of this chimney just put a staircase up the centre of it, and a hole in the bottom for the smoke to get out? Much safer? duh!!!!

clf-gas · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:49 pm Post Subject:

Maybe this will interest you then Empip. Makes for some very good reading with lots of pics.

http://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/forum_topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4082&FORUM_ID=25&CAT_ID=3&Forum_Title=Misc+History+Topics&Topic_Title=SteepleJack%26%2339%3Bs+corner

__________________
STUPID = Smart Talented Useful Person In Demand

joe-90 · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:00 pm Post Subject:

How did they video fred? What were they standing on?

tim west · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:58 pm Post Subject:

joe-90 wrote:

How did they video fred? What were they standing on?

probably a cherry picker?

newgas · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:22 am Post Subject:

are the ladders or the fixings always on?, or did steeplejacks hang them up as they went along?

__________________
Health Is An Invisible Luxury

WDIK · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:12 am Post Subject:

made as they go up

__________________
Association of Registered Gas Installers (ARGI)

Mw Roofline · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:44 am Post Subject:

Brilliant vid, i'd love to have a dad like him, lol

empip · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:56 pm Post Subject:

clf-gas wrote:

Maybe this will interest you then Empip. Makes for some very good reading with lots of pics.

http://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/forum_topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4082&FORUM_ID=25&CAT_ID=3&Forum_Title=Misc+History+Topics&Topic_Title=SteepleJack%26%2339%3Bs+corner

Umm, Yep, I linked the 'barlick' source above 1st pix !
'Tis a good read...

joe-90 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:12 pm Post Subject:

newgas wrote:

are the ladders or the fixings always on?, or did steeplejacks hang them up as they went along?

One of the U tube vids shows him on a bosun's chair fixing the ladders. I guess there must be a permanent cable up there for that.

newgas · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:13 pm Post Subject:

joe-90 wrote:

newgas wrote:

are the ladders or the fixings always on?, or did steeplejacks hang them up as they went along?

One of the U tube vids shows him on a bosun's chair fixing the ladders. I guess there must be a permanent cable up there for that.

i am sure they showed fred putting up ladders on a program but at the time i did'nt give it much thought.

after seeing it now tho...

__________________
Health Is An Invisible Luxury