Roll on the 20th June

[Rusty_Springs]

Hi CLaNZeR
Nice answer and design, I would have used air or sound waves by having the gate on a pivit point have to pipes running down to it on ever side of the gate one opens it the other closes it and I would yell or blow into what ever pipe to open or close it.
There could be 100's of ways to do it and I could use bellows instead of my breath and narrow the pipe so I compress the air as it moves down giving me more force at the end.
Take Care CLaNZeR
Graham

[fletcher]

Loved that reply claNZer - almost my exact same thoughts - gate on an angle so gravity closes it [mounted many farm gates in my time so usually try to get them vertical] - but hadn't thought about a water trench that released a volume of water to turn a geared paddle [would take a lot of water as it spread out in a 100 meter trench] - I was thinking simple hydraulics - today you'd use pvc pipe, but clay pipes with bellows type arrangements each end to act as a pistons - it could be a closed system otherwise water finds its own level & would escape the system - we don't know whether the gate & house are at the same elevation but assuming they are, or there abouts - step up onto bellows/piston [or provide leveraged force via long handle etc] at house end > activate bellows/piston at gate - voila

Q. I am impressed with you sliding polycarbonate sliding track mechanisms - where did you source the original sliding latch from & does it move freely ? - it must have a lip on the underside to keep it in the track grooves ? Draw runners are also quite good for things that need telescopic movement.

[The Eskimo Quinn]

still need the gate to close without a second action by an operator. good thoughts though

[Rusty_Springs]

Hi All
Another way is to have a pipe running down to the gate and yell out to the guy open the gate and close it after you.
Take Care All
Graham

[The Eskimo Quinn]

have to go and do a little work

so i will leave you with the thought for the day.

I recived an email yesterday asking me "archer what do you think is behind this all bullshit
in the world?"

i replied "people, we have simply become too lazy to fight, so
even though the 
governments walk all over us, no one wants to give
up what they have, 
in the old days of revolutions, no one had anything
to lose."

The average person is now stuggling so much they are getting to the point where they have nothing to lose.

It is time, a whole new world without massive pollution, a whole new ideal, new thought once again, so draw your swords and let the revolution begin