kirky Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 ive just mentioned this place in another thread and it got me thinking,what did they used to make in this place,i used to pass it daily as a kid and it always seemed a huge massive place and i always used to wonder went on in there,it was situated where the asda now stands.......so what did go off in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Moore & Wrights made measuring equipment. Micrometers and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Originally posted by viking Moore & Wrights made measuring equipment. Micrometers and the like. Kirky, Micrometers are things that measure little bit an pieces, you would probably use one as a moveable spanner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressy Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thought they were mini g-clamps with numbers to tell how tight it is .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Originally posted by pressy Thought they were mini g-clamps with numbers to tell how tight it is .... Double meaning could be found but not risking a ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Originally posted by owdlad Kirky, Micrometers are things that measure little bit an pieces, you would probably use one as a moveable spanner ouch! oh no my mistake i though that was another stab in the back but it was just a large prick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Micrometers were certainly used in lathe work at the old Central Technical School. They measured the diameters of metal bars which were being turned on the lathes, so your decimal understandig had to be up to scratch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Originally posted by CHAIRBOY Micrometers were certainly used in lathe work at the old Central Technical School. They measured the diameters of metal bars which were being turned on the lathes, so your decimal understandig had to be up to scratch! Unless you used "Imperial" ones of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellasdad Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Imperial micrometers do have decimal scales, actually. I visited Moore & Wrights during an open day around 1983, very interesting place, and makers of every type of measuring and marking out equipment you could imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I worked at the Moore and Wrights factory in around 1968, contracting as an apprentice electrician working on a large extension they were bulding. One Firday afternoon there was a a real heavy blizzard and we decided to pack up early and get home before the snow got too deep. Me and my mate were getting off a mobile scaffold which tipped over, breaking my leg. The ambulance couldn't get there for ages and to make matters worse someone actually cancelled it thinking it was for a nearby road accident which had already been cleared. The following week Wednesday were at home and I horrified my mum by hopping (literally) on to a bus and making my way to the Kop - plaster cast, crutches and all. I don't think I missed a game at Hillsborough that season, despite having to negotiate the turnstiles, steps and a lot of ***** taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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