Roll on the 20th June

[CLaNZeR]

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.

Hi Graham

Now hydrolics with compressed air is a good one also. But fluid is more efficent when compressed surley??

Could always buy a wife and send her down to open the gate 

[Rusty_Springs]

Hi All
Ok I can't use two pipe so I use one pipe and the bellows to open the gate and as the gate opens I have two repelling magnets one on a post and one at the end of the gate again as the gate swings open the two magnets come incontact pushing the gate closed again, it opens and shuts using a few pumps of the bellows.
Take Care All
Graham

[CLaNZeR]

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.

Hi Fletcher

The miniature slides are very accurate with no play and bloody expensive. They are TMK's and around ?75.00 each retail price. I was lucky enough when working on another replication to find someone in the USA that had a buld load selling off very cheap compared to original price.
They are very loose and no play that can be felt with your fingers.

Cheers

Sean.

[fletcher]

Sean - thanks - TMK's ?!? [what are those ?] - anything local that is similar you can think of ?

[CLaNZeR]

Sean - thanks - TMK's ?!? [what are those ?] - anything local that is similar you can think of ?

Sorry sticky fingers on keyboard again

Meant to say THK's

http://www.thk.com/eng/products/class/lmguide/index.html