tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post3329164082492587240..comments2024-03-27T10:09:12.524+00:00Comments on HERBIE!: The Bottom Road CanalOmeterisedNeil Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198251427537653059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-92184502438931444172011-10-24T21:26:42.215+00:002011-10-24T21:26:42.215+00:00Another one/group for your to do list would be the...Another one/group for your to do list would be the rest of the Leicester Ring based on your summer cruise.Roger Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-37707512983321299082011-10-24T16:14:50.596+00:002011-10-24T16:14:50.596+00:00Well I think the Mark 1 prototype was that way rou...Well I think the Mark 1 prototype was that way round. I get your point. It's an idea I might get round to one day.<br /><br /> However the reason I now do it this way is that some Ometers cover a 20 hour trip, some a forty hour trip and so on. If they were standardised on, say, 40 hours then for the shorter canals the landmark wording would be squashed up in a corner. On shorter routes I tend to put landmarks at more frequent intervals. Also getting the things aligned is a bit of a nightmare sometimes when I am overlaying the inner wheel over the outer. Achieving a standard size could be a bit fiddly.Neil Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198251427537653059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-86074363999138159922011-10-24T15:03:01.811+00:002011-10-24T15:03:01.811+00:00Would it be possible to make your CanalOmeters the...Would it be possible to make your CanalOmeters the other way round with the hours on the outer section and places on the wheel?<br />If that was possible then maybe the hours could be pasted to a piece of plywood with a spindle and then the disc of wheel for the journey being undertaken could just be popped on the shaft.<br /> I back piece with time and a selection of wheels with places on them.<br />Brianditchcrawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939158207679306372noreply@blogger.com