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Post by richardt on Jan 24, 2013 16:04:43 GMT
Hi Im interested in gathering information about Ponden Mill. Everything is of interest but I would especially like to find information and pictures concerning the interior of the mill and the machinery used. But anything would be of interest.
Best Wishes
Richard
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Post by fsharpminor on Jan 24, 2013 21:19:17 GMT
Does this help Richard? www.pondenhall.moonfruit.net/#/the-history/4549273442(PS to Mods. Why am I a 'Respected Member', when forumites with far fewer posts are 'Experienced Member' or 'Senior Member'. And what does your Karma number mean ? Not a big issue really, but I guess I should ask anyway)) |
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Post by davefnd on Jan 24, 2013 22:21:52 GMT
Hi fishparminor
I have read a lot of your posts and I wish I could be as informative as you.I would not worry myself as to what I was listed as be it Junior, Senior or whatever, Just as long as your input into this Society was as great as yours.
Regards davefnd
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Post by Andy Wade on Jan 25, 2013 9:11:12 GMT
The membership rankings are simply a recognition of the contributions you have made to the forum.
Membership ranking:
Respected member: 100+ posts
Senior member 50+ posts
Experienced member 20+ posts
Regular member 10+ posts
New member 09 posts
Karma is just what people think of your posts. If I like your post then I can click on 'Exalt' and it adds 1 to your total Karma score. If I don't like it then I can click on 'Smite' This increases or decreases the Karma number so that people can instantly see how many people generally agree with what you've been posting. Assuming they understand what 'Karma' means in the first place... ;-) I would like to change it to 'Like' or 'Dislike' but haven't been able to find out where to do this in the Admin section.
Obviously you can't 'Exalt' or 'Smite' your own posts.
Edit:Having just looked at the way these rankings work I think I'm going to change them so that they're more sensible, these are the ones that come as standard with the forum software, but we're about to upgrade it soon so I will look at them at the same time.
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Post by fsharpminor on Jan 25, 2013 16:34:36 GMT
OK thanks for explanation Andy
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Post by vale on Jan 31, 2013 10:21:50 GMT
This might give you some idea  |
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Post by sean1981 on Feb 1, 2013 9:54:33 GMT
That is a substantial sized wheel and before the days of the reservoir there must have been a plentiful supply of water into the small dam. As a matter of interest, I have an engineers book dated mid 1800s and it covers the power of water wheels.
John
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Post by vale on Feb 1, 2013 17:07:48 GMT
That water wheel would have supplied enough electric to power all of Stanbury I am sure, never mind the wind turbines, bring back the water wheel :-)
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Post by sean1981 on May 6, 2013 8:46:30 GMT
Picking up on this a bit late, but I agree that we should be using the water that runs from our hills around here.
During the 70s four day week and power rationing, I worked out that water passing our small factory in Oxenhope could produce 30 KVA with the 30 feet head and flow we had sent down during the working day (details of flow were provided by Yorkshire water and depended on how full the two reservoirs were).
Turbine/generator costs at the time were £10,000 (Gilbert Gilkes and Gordon in Kendal still make these units)but this was felt to be too much. Electricity doubled in price within the next few years, so payback time would have been so much quicker.
Great shame that we did not go ahead but it was not my decision.
NB The factory used 35 KVA at the time.
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