"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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3063" Ancient GPS marker for the post office fliers from another era.
On 12/26/13 7:13 AM, Robert wrote:
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Larger images:
>>
>> http://imgur.com/a/y6lsT
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
> 3065 Space pen, pressurized to write in zero gravity.
A NASA astronaut was showing one of these million-dollar-to-develop
'space' pens to a Russian cosmonaut on the space station. He explained
how they solved the problem of getting ink to flow in low gravity
situations. The cosmonaut then stated "In Russia, we use pencil".
-BR
Rob H. <[email protected]> writes:
> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
I think 3062 is a temperature gauge that protrudes up from the engine
and can be read through the windscreen (windshield) while driving.
3063 is one of these:
http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/11/15/the-forgotten-giant-arrows-that-guide-you-across-america/
Confession - someone somewhere I read posted a link to them a couple of
months ago and they've stuck in my mind that long.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
> On 12/26/2013 9:54 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> I think 3062 is a temperature gauge that protrudes up from the engine
>>> and can be read through the windscreen (windshield) while driving.
>>>
>>> 3063 is one of these:
>>>
>>> http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/11/15/the-forgotten-giant-arrows-that-guide-
>> you-across-america/
>>>
>>> Confession - someone somewhere I read posted a link to them a couple of
>>> months ago and they've stuck in my mind that long.
>>
>>
>>
>> These are both correct.
>>
>
>
> I suspect that temp gauge actually sets on top of the radiator.
I'm sure you're right - I was using "engine" in its widest sense!
On 12/26/2013 9:54 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>> I think 3062 is a temperature gauge that protrudes up from the engine
>> and can be read through the windscreen (windshield) while driving.
>>
>> 3063 is one of these:
>>
>> http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/11/15/the-forgotten-giant-arrows-that-guide-
> you-across-america/
>>
>> Confession - someone somewhere I read posted a link to them a couple of
>> months ago and they've stuck in my mind that long.
>
>
>
> These are both correct.
>
I suspect that temp gauge actually sets on top of the radiator.
On 12/28/2013 7:22 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
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>> Thanks. I look forward to the post with the answers, one of these days.
>> I enjoy these.
>>
>
> Done been & gone, Stormy. You gotta be quick!
>
> Just go to his site, and look at the answers.
>
> Lloyd
>
Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
in the subject line.
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On 12/26/2013 12:52 PM, Rob H. wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Stormin Mormon says...
>>
>> On 12/26/2013 11:02 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>> 3066, the only one I recognize. I used to have
>>>> one of these, it's for shaping the end of tubing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Generally correct though it's for a very specific purpose.
>>>
>>
>> Memory returns. Brass bores, for making holes in corks.
>>
>
> That's it, for use in laboratories.
>
Thanks. I look forward to the post with the answers, one of these days.
I enjoy these.
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3062 - I am reminded of dialogue from the movie "The Rocketeer":
"How do I look?"
"Like a hood ornament."
I think it *is* a hood ornament, but one that also serves as a
thermometer for engine temperature.
3063 - Aircraft navigation aid, the sort of thing they used before
radio-based navigation was available.
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On 12/26/2013 4:47 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Larger images:
>
> http://imgur.com/a/y6lsT
>
>
> Rob
>
Posting from my desk top PC in the living room as always.
3061, seen one of these but can't remember what
it is. I'm going to guess an insturment for
James Bond to escape from a building, by sliding
down telephone wires.
3062, bar tap for Harley owners who drink lots
of beer.
3063, formerly a flagpole holder for a public
building. Got left in the desert by mistake.
3064, early Harbor Freight multi function tool,
sold in wagon and wire fence country. 40% off
with coupon.
3065, cased presentation pen for graduation
veterinarians. Who would be the only ones who
recognize and understand the shape of the pen.
3066, the only one I recognize. I used to have
one of these, it's for shaping the end of tubing.
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> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
3061 - adjustable-angle knife hone
3062 = Olds radiator cap/temperature gauge
3063 - old airmail route markers
Rob H. <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:l9gtup01174
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3064 might be one of those "universal" tools that came with some early
autos
3065 looks like an auto-retracting ball pen or mechanical pencil. The
clip could pivot when it's put into a pocket, causing the retraction.
3066 looks less like a rigger's knife that some sort of deburring tool
for cleaning up various-sized holes. I think I see evidence of it having
been spun at different places along the brass cone.
Lloyd
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> Thanks. I look forward to the post with the answers, one of these days.
> I enjoy these.
>
Done been & gone, Stormy. You gotta be quick!
Just go to his site, and look at the answers.
Lloyd
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> Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
> in the subject line.
He did. It was - I think - yesterday. Let me check the wayback.
Lloyd
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>> Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
>> in the subject line.
>
> He did. It was - I think - yesterday. Let me check the wayback.
>
> Lloyd
>
Here it is... yesterday:
Subject: Re: What is it? Set 525
From: Rob H. <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: rec.puzzles,rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.woodworking
They have all been correctly identified this week, the answers can be
seen here:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/12/set-525.html#answers
Rob
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> Rob H. <[email protected]>
Me? I look for the above.
Lloyd
On 26 Dec 2013 01:47:05 -0800, Rob H. wrote:
> This week's set has been posted:
I enjoy your blog, even though I'm never any good at figuring out what
the things are.
3063. Behind you is an airstrip, and that arrow tells planes (at least
during the daytime; I don't see any illumination) which direction they
should come in for a landing?
It looks like you've also posted a crimper, some sort of pliers, and a
cutting device this week. :-)
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On 12/30/2013 9:03 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> In article <%[email protected]>, Stormin Mormon says...
>>
>> On 12/29/2013 10:16 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
>>>> in the subject line.
>>>
>>>
>>> Except when I forget, I'll try to remember it next time.
>>>
>>
>> I got to wait till next week?
>>
>
>
> This week!
>
Hey, wait. This week was next week, last week. Got it?
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Larger images:
>
> http://imgur.com/a/y6lsT
>
>
> Rob
>
3065 Space pen, pressurized to write in zero gravity.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Larger images:
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> Rob
>
3062 Boyce Motometer
Robert
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>I think 3062 is a temperature gauge that protrudes up from the engine
>and can be read through the windscreen (windshield) while driving.
>
>3063 is one of these:
>
>http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/11/15/the-forgotten-giant-arrows-that-guide-
you-across-america/
>
>Confession - someone somewhere I read posted a link to them a couple of
>months ago and they've stuck in my mind that long.
These are both correct.
In article <[email protected]>, Alexander Thesoso says...
>
>3066 Marlinspike/Fid Tool used by sailors to make knots. This one is
>a combo with a knife. I speak from profound ignorance of things nautical.
>
Nope, it isn't a fid.
>3064 might be one of those "universal" tools that came with some early
>autos
I don't know if it came with early cars but universal or combination tool is
right.
>3065 looks like an auto-retracting ball pen or mechanical pencil. The
>clip could pivot when it's put into a pocket, causing the retraction.
Mechanical pencil is correct but no one has guessed the second function yet.
>3066 looks less like a rigger's knife that some sort of deburring tool
>for cleaning up various-sized holes. I think I see evidence of it having
>been spun at different places along the brass cone.
Nope
In article <[email protected]>, Robert says...
>
>
>"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Larger images:
>>
>> http://imgur.com/a/y6lsT
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
>3062 Boyce Motometer
>
>Robert
>
"Brewster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 12/26/13 7:13 AM, Robert wrote:
>>
>> 3065 Space pen, pressurized to write in zero gravity.
>
> A NASA astronaut was showing one of these million-dollar-to-develop
> 'space' pens to a Russian cosmonaut on the space station. He
> explained how they solved the problem of getting ink to flow in low
> gravity situations. The cosmonaut then stated "In Russia, we use
> pencil".
>
> -BR
Pencil is fine where floating graphite dust won't short out
vacuum-tube circuits.
In article <[email protected]>, Stormin Mormon says...
>
>On 12/26/2013 11:02 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>> 3066, the only one I recognize. I used to have
>>> one of these, it's for shaping the end of tubing.
>>
>>
>> Generally correct though it's for a very specific purpose.
>>
>
>Memory returns. Brass bores, for making holes in corks.
>
That's it, for use in laboratories.
In article <[email protected]>, Stormin Mormon says...
>
>On 12/28/2013 7:22 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
>> Stormin Mormon <[email protected]> fired this volley in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> Thanks. I look forward to the post with the answers, one of these days.
>>> I enjoy these.
>>>
>>
>> Done been & gone, Stormy. You gotta be quick!
>>
>> Just go to his site, and look at the answers.
>>
>> Lloyd
>>
>Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
>in the subject line.
Except when I forget, I'll try to remember it next time.
On 12/29/13, 10:16 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Stormin Mormon says...
>>
>> On 12/28/2013 7:22 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
>>> Stormin Mormon <[email protected]> fired this volley in
>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> Thanks. I look forward to the post with the answers, one of these days.
>>>> I enjoy these.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Done been & gone, Stormy. You gotta be quick!
>>>
>>> Just go to his site, and look at the answers.
>>>
>>> Lloyd
>>>
>> Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
>> in the subject line.
>
>
> Except when I forget, I'll try to remember it next time.
>
If you would post the answers in rec.puzzles.answers, you wouldn't have
to remember to put ANSWERS in the subject line. If you would post the
answers a couple of days before the questions, that would be helpful. :)
In article <%[email protected]>, Stormin Mormon says...
>
>On 12/29/2013 10:16 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>>
>>> Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
>>> in the subject line.
>>
>>
>> Except when I forget, I'll try to remember it next time.
>>
>
>I got to wait till next week?
>
This week!
On 12/26/2013 10:39 AM, Brewster wrote:
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>
>> 3065 Space pen, pressurized to write in zero gravity.
>
> A NASA astronaut was showing one of these million-dollar-to-develop
> 'space' pens to a Russian cosmonaut on the space station. He explained
> how they solved the problem of getting ink to flow in low gravity
> situations. The cosmonaut then stated "In Russia, we use pencil".
>
> -BR
I read some where, that when a US jet pilot ejects,
often the air foil over the top of the helmet causes
a "lift" and rips the pilot's head off. The Russians
drill a bunch of holes in the helmet much like Charlie
Brown Haloween ghost costume. No heads ripped off.
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On 12/26/2013 7:07 AM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
> Rob H. <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:l9gtup01174
> @drn.newsguy.com:
>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> 3064 might be one of those "universal" tools that came with some early
> autos
>
> 3065 looks like an auto-retracting ball pen or mechanical pencil. The
> clip could pivot when it's put into a pocket, causing the retraction.
>
> 3066 looks less like a rigger's knife that some sort of deburring tool
> for cleaning up various-sized holes. I think I see evidence of it having
> been spun at different places along the brass cone.
>
> Lloyd
>
3065 Looks like a Ligher pen... lighter in one end, and pen in the other.
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On 12/28/2013 8:44 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
> "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> fired this volley in
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>> Stormin Mormon <[email protected]> fired this volley in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> Not done. Rob always puts the word "ANSWERS"
>>> in the subject line.
>>
>> He did. It was - I think - yesterday. Let me check the wayback.
>>
>> Lloyd
>>
>
> Here it is... yesterday:
>
> Subject: Re: What is it? Set 525
> From: Rob H. <[email protected]>
> Newsgroups: rec.puzzles,rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.woodworking
>
> They have all been correctly identified this week, the answers can be
> seen here:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/12/set-525.html#answers
>
>
> Rob
>
Funny. That doesn't say answers, in the subject
line. Rob always puts "answers" in the subject
line.
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On 2013-12-26, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Larger images:
>
> http://imgur.com/a/y6lsT
Posting from the usenet newsgroup rec.crafts.metalworking as
always. Which newsgroup are *you* finding this in of the three to which
these puzzles are cross-posted?
3061) Hmm ... nicely made brass or bronze work.
The thumbscrew adjusts the friction between the arms of the 'X',
and presumably also the friction which allows them to rotate.
It could be something like a spool for paying out string, or
perhaps a tool for transferring angles.
I would like a better look at the details of the interconnection
of the arms -- and of course this one does not happen to have
larger images offered. :-)
3062) This one is a temperature gauge built into a radiator cap from
the time when the radiator cap protruded above the hood of a car.
I don't know whether this may also include a pressure gauge, and
I don't see any signs of this in the patent drawings.
It also includes a logo for the car maker. I'm not sure who,
but I suspect that it is not the Rolls Royce "Winged lady".
3063) Some sort of directional sign poured from concrete. Not sure
why it is there -- pointing to some kind of historical marker
or something similar, perhaps?
And it may be large enough to be easily seen from the air.
3064) Based on a recent item, I would say that this is some kind of
universal tool for a wagon-maker or to be carried for on-the-road
repairs to a wagon. The center has the same kind of square
drive which is used for the hub nut in a wagon wheel, which is
recessed inside the hub. Aside from that -- it has two sizes of
square wrenches, an nipper/wire cutter on the side, another wire
cutter between the square wrench jaws, perhaps a re-threading
feature in the end, not sure why one of the handles is bent, but
it may simply be a limit to how far you can close it.
O.K. Given the winged thumbnut to close it I guess that it is a
limit for the stroke.
3065) Not enough views to really tell, but I think that it might be
a combination of a pen and a cigarette lighter.
Or, it may be that there is a sharp hardened point, and it is
struck by a mechanism when the pocket clip lever is operated.
3066) Now -- *this* one I am sure about. It is a a sharpener for a
set of cork borers, used in a chemistry lab to make holes
through corks to pass glass tubing through. You slide the end
of the brass tubing over the tapered body, hold the edge of the
hinged knife blade against it, and rotate it to put a fresh edge
on the bevel.
The borers are stored nested -- and each has a T-handle at the
end opposite the cutting end.
There is also a solid rod stored in the smallest one, to push
the cut out cork out of whichever size you just used.
Now to post and then see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-12-26, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>3064 might be one of those "universal" tools that came with some early
>>autos
>
>
> I don't know if it came with early cars but universal or combination tool is
> right.
Looks like it has the ability to turn the hub nuts on wagon
wheels, like the tool which was purely for that purpose in a recent
puzzle.
>>3065 looks like an auto-retracting ball pen or mechanical pencil. The
>>clip could pivot when it's put into a pocket, causing the retraction.
>
>
>
> Mechanical pencil is correct but no one has guessed the second function yet.
I was at first thinking of a spring loaded center punch, but now
believe that it was for shattering tempered glass windshields as a
rescue tool.
>>3066 looks less like a rigger's knife that some sort of deburring tool
>>for cleaning up various-sized holes. I think I see evidence of it having
>>been spun at different places along the brass cone.
>
>
> Nope
Absolutely not. Cork borer set sharpener. I've got one
somewhere.
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On 2013-12-26, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> Mechanical pencil is correct but no one has guessed the second function yet.
>>
>>It is also a lighter.
[ ... ]
> Correct, it's called a Penciliter.
So -- my earlier guess was right, instead of the spring-loaded
center punch as a windshield remover which I just posted. :-)
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On 12/26/2013 11:02 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> 3066, the only one I recognize. I used to have
>> one of these, it's for shaping the end of tubing.
>
>
> Generally correct though it's for a very specific purpose.
>
Memory returns. Brass bores, for making holes in corks.
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