"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
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>Rob
2617. Okay, think back to the Wild West Days. Sometimes a fella needed a portable way to
tie up his horseaway from the wagon. Not a whole lot of trees out on the prairie. (Why would
you tie up your horse to the wagon all night where said horse is going to do his business
where he stands. Gotta be 'Less-than-wonderful' smell.) Believe it or not, it worked! The owner
of the company where I work uses one (solid bronze, I think) to hold open a door during the
summer months.
As far as door counter-balance weights are concerned. They are, typically, taller and slimmer
than these being shown. Same owner has one of those holding open the other door...
John
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2617 scale weights?
2618 flashlight reflector (why does this seem too easy, whats the catch?)
2619 Electrician's fishtapes
2620 Box for shipping queen bees.
2621 Door stop alarm
Naaah.... it's a high temperature crucible. Maybe Rob will tell us what's
the material. Looks like high temp chromium, to me.
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:06:29 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
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2618 looks like a light bulb of some sort comes through the hole, and
the metal reflects the light. I'm sure all the other people who have
already responded to the thread have identified this before I did, and
will probably tell me I'm wrong. :-)
I have no idea on the other five.
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> 2619 Electrician's fishtapes
I was going to say they are pipe cleaners but there is an almost equal
amount of people saying they are fish tapes so I guess I'll include both in
my answer.
Well, that does tend to help keep us going.
But, but, but.... you mean it's NOT a high
temp lab crucible? I was wrong?
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> scribbled:
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> 2618 - the light reflector of a flashlight.
> the light bulb projects through the hole in the center
Correct, someone had sent in the photo and I
decided to post it even though it wasn't difficult,
not too often but every once in a while I post an
easy one.
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2619 Drain snake
2617, the one to the left is a cow bell. The rest are weights for a beam
balance.
2618, high temperature crucible, for laboratory experiments. Typically, the
crucible would have some chemical that was being tested. Tested for purity,
for example. Either that, or a microwave sattelite dish for Satelite
Walkman. Listen to sattelite radio, on the go.
2619, either a drain cleaning snake, or a "fish" for running wires. As a
drain snake, you'd put a tip on the end of the flat strap, and run it into
the pipe to ream it out.
2620, not sure. This will be interesting to see what it is.
2621, alarmed door wedge for travellers.
2622, clothing display rack?
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I like the high temp crucible theory, better.
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2618 - the light reflector of a flashlight.
the light bulb projects through the hole in the center
It was submitted by a guy who's not too bright?
Lot of people would not recognize an item, out of context.
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2618 flashlight reflector (why does this seem too easy, whats the catch?)
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2618 - the light reflector of a flashlight.
the light bulb projects through the hole in the center
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2617 Trade weights for weighing things like grain on a beam balance
2618 lamp reflector from battery lantern/flashlight/headlamp
2619 plumber's or electrician's "fish tape" for pulling wires and pipes
through blind spaces/walls
I guess that's two votes for electrican's fish. I guess the rounded tip
helps keep the end from getting snagged on things?
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2619 plumber's or electrician's "fish tape" for pulling wires and pipes
through blind spaces/walls
Thanks, I learned about a few items I'd never seen. And had fun, too.
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They have all been answered correctly this week, thanks to everyone who
supplied the answer for the drain snake.
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/07/set-451.html#answers
Rob
> "Rob H." <[email protected]>
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2620 A humidifier, like for inside an instrument case (or your ant farm)?
Rick wrote:
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>> Rob
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> 2619 Drain snake
2622 Clamp for a temperature guage?
anorton wrote the following on 7/26/2012 4:50 AM (ET):
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> A new set has been posted:
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>> Rob
>
>
> 2621 Door stop alarm
Correct
http://www.amazon.com/GE-50246-Smart-Home-Alarm/dp/B0000YNR4M
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> scribbled:
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>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
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> 2618 - the light reflector of a flashlight.
> the light bulb projects through the hole in the center
Correct, someone had sent in the photo and I decided to post it even though
it wasn't difficult, not too often but every once in a while I post an easy
one.
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> I'll said, and raise you to web page.
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> http://sardco.com/index.php/products/ridgid/drainmaintenance/one-piece-flat-sewer-tape.html
> One piece flat sewer tape.
Thanks, I'll send this link to the owner.
"DoN. Nichols" wrote
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> 2619) O.K. The second could be used as a plumber's snake, but the
> first one looks more like something designed to feed through a
> pipe and then (as the orange device springs out from passing
> through the pipe, it will hook on the end and when you pull
> back, it will turn at right angles, and pull on the whole of the
> pipe.
>
> The angle of view of the first one does not make it clear
> whether it is a steel tape, or a wire, but the function would be
> similar. The wire would be harder to grip and pull on without
> gloves, of course. :-)
I think the orange in the first one is a fold out handle/clamp. the
tape continues out to a ball in the upper left corner (not easy to see
in the picture). To push the snake out the pipe, just flip out the
handle till it clamps and keep pushing. When bring the snake back in
the handle can be used to coil the tape back on the inside of the
coil. pulling on the coil itself when things get tough.
--
Stephen B.
I have used the same sort of thing when i worked as a telecom installer we
used it to snake across under carpet and pull
cable back or to snake down ducts to pull cables back down them.
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> I'll said, and raise you to web page.
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> http://sardco.com/index.php/products/ridgid/drainmaintenance/one-piece-flat-sewer-tape.html
> One piece flat sewer tape.
Thanks, I'll send this link to the owner.
On 7/26/2012 4:06 AM, Rob H. wrote:
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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
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>
> Rob
2617: Counter balance weights or scale weights.
2618: Flashlight reflector or flash bulb reflector
2619: Fish Tape for electrical line running. or this looks like it has
been used for plumbing based on location and rust.
2621: Door alarm. Used by travelers usually to protect night intrusion
in hotel rooms.
2622: Some kind of clamp, hold down. The shaft goes in the hole and the
bolt draws that firm in the hole. Appears to be for cabling ... maybe a
temporary setup like a portable news studio...
2623:
On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:06:29 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
> A new set has been posted:
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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
2618 looks like a light bulb of some sort comes through the hole, and
the metal reflects the light. I'm sure all the other people who have
already responded to the thread have identified this before I did, and
will probably tell me I'm wrong. :-)
I have no idea on the other five.
--
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On 2012-07-26, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
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Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always:
2617) These look like counterweights for something. Likely theater
curtains at a guess.
They could be anchors for small craft like rowboats, but the
rings on some of them could rust away in a season.
2618) Given the size (too small for a flashlight bulb) I'm going to
guess that this is a solar-powered cigarette lighter -- it
focuses the heat of the sun on the end of a cigarette placed
through the hole.
I guess that it could also be used to light a fuse on an
explosive device at a particular hour if set up right.
2619) O.K. The second could be used as a plumber's snake, but the
first one looks more like something designed to feed through a
pipe and then (as the orange device springs out from passing
through the pipe, it will hook on the end and when you pull
back, it will turn at right angles, and pull on the whole of the
pipe.
The angle of view of the first one does not make it clear
whether it is a steel tape, or a wire, but the function would be
similar. The wire would be harder to grip and pull on without
gloves, of course. :-)
2620) A simple puzzle, missing the small ball which drops in from the
left-hand end?
A trap for some kind of large insect or small rodent?
2621) A travel burglar alarm? You set it like a wedge as a door
stop, but in addition to making the door more difficult to open,
it closes a contact and sounds an alarm.
2622) Perhaps a rack for transporting a bicycle on the back of a car?
Now to post this, and then see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
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On 2012-07-26, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
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> "usablevirus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> scribbled:
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>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> 2618 - the light reflector of a flashlight.
>> the light bulb projects through the hole in the center
>
>
> Correct, someone had sent in the photo and I decided to post it even though
> it wasn't difficult, not too often but every once in a while I post an easy
> one.
Hmm ... to me the hole looks to small (given the stated
diameter) to accept a PR-2 style flashlight bulb. Perhaps some other
kind, but I'm not really sure about that. I would be interested in
knowing what kind of bulb is expected to fit though that hole.
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On 2012-07-26, tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com> wrote:
> On 7/26/2012 9:42 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
>> Naaah.... it's a high temperature crucible. Maybe Rob will tell us what's
>> the material. Looks like high temp chromium, to me.
>>
>>
>>
> Looks like plastic to me.
> The lip around the edge says so.. You wouldn't bend cromium with steps
> that way.
It would not be solid chromium anyway. You could spin aluminum
or some other softer metal, polish it, and then vacuum plate chromium
onto the surface to get the reflection properties.
Or, you could mold the suggested plastic, and similarly plate
it.
Given the stated 1-1/2" diameter, the hole looks as though it is
only about 1/4" diameter, which is too small for common flashlight
bulbs.
It *might* accept a copper plated carbon rod, and meet another
to from a carbon arc light, but the reflector would be damaged by the
sputtering carbon rod, and plated with vaporized and oxidized copper.
It would really want a larger reflector a greater distance from the arc.
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I'm the source of the picture of the flash light reflector. Since Rob will
post the answers today, I can come clean.
The item is a reflector, out of a Harbor Freight strap on head lamp. Been on
sale for a while, for two bucks. Down from 5.99. I pulled out the reflector,
and the bi-pin bulb, (similar to mini mag bulb, but a bit fatter than a mini
mag bulb).
Some years ago, I had one of these head lamps, and the bulb blew. They do
have a spare bulb inside. It occured to me to try a conversion kit, that
changes Mini-Mag from incandescant to LED. Nite Ize makes such a conversion.
Ebay has them, cheaper.
The following URL:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110889005340?ssP
ageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m143
8.l2649
has a length of 87 characters and resulted in the following TinyURL which
has a length of 26 characters:
http://tinyurl.com/d2jq92a
If you pull the reflector out of the head lamp (and take a picture and send
to Rob....) the LED conversion goes in, easily enough. Provides usable
light, and no filament to blow. Someday I'll check the current draw, and let
you know what I find. Might do that, now, actually.
The elastic straps are poor quality, so I bought a couple extra strap on
lamps. I'll move the LED module to the next lamp, when the straps stretch
out. For two bucks, I can pitch them in to the trash as they stretch out.
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> 2618 - the light reflector of a flashlight.
> the light bulb projects through the hole in the center
Hmm ... to me the hole looks to small (given the stated
diameter) to accept a PR-2 style flashlight bulb. Perhaps some other
kind, but I'm not really sure about that. I would be interested in
knowing what kind of bulb is expected to fit though that hole.
Enjoy,
DoN.