I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am trying to
find out what it is.
It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the end.
the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a reference
point. markings on front are
LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
I did a google search and came up empty
thanks; Jimmy
On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 08:54:15 -0600, Jim & Sharon wrote
(in article <[email protected]>):
> mike thats it!!! but what is it for?
Hee, hee, I'll jump in ;^)
RPM gauge ( I have one) You press the head against a rotating shaft and feel
the bump on the dial pass under your thumb as it rotates. WIth the help of a
second handed watch, you can get a close idea of teh shaft RPM.
-BR
>
> jimmy
>
> "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Look like this...
>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6116927937&category=13876
>>
>>
>> "Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am trying
>> to
>>> find out what it is.
>>>
>>> It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
>>> register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the
>> end.
>>> the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
>> reference
>>> point. markings on front are
>>> LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
>>>
>>> I did a google search and came up empty
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks; Jimmy
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Look like this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6116927937&category=13876
"Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am trying
to
> find out what it is.
>
> It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
> register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the
end.
> the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
reference
> point. markings on front are
> LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
>
> I did a google search and came up empty
>
>
> thanks; Jimmy
>
>
Look like this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6116927937&category=13876
"Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am trying
to
> find out what it is.
>
> It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
> register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the
end.
> the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
reference
> point. markings on front are
> LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
>
> I did a google search and came up empty
>
>
> thanks; Jimmy
>
>
Mike got it right. It is a speed gauge. There was one back on the farm and
we used it once or twice to check the fan speed on a combine (The fan that
separates chaff from grain). Later, grandpa went and bought a similar device
with a rubber tip and a
large dial that read in RPMs. Switched as his eyes were going bad and had a
hard time reading the first gauge.
"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://www.kaleden.com/detail,starrett-107-speed,427466.html
>
>
>
> "Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > mike thats it!!! but what is it for?
> >
> > jimmy
> >
> > "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Look like this...
> > >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6116927937&category=13876
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am
> trying
> > > to
> > > > find out what it is.
> > > >
> > > > It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
> > > > register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of
the
> > > end.
> > > > the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
> > > reference
> > > > point. markings on front are
> > > > LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
> > > >
> > > > I did a google search and came up empty
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks; Jimmy
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
mike thats it!!! but what is it for?
jimmy
"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Look like this...
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6116927937&category=13876
>
>
> "Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am trying
> to
> > find out what it is.
> >
> > It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
> > register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the
> end.
> > the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
> reference
> > point. markings on front are
> > LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
> >
> > I did a google search and came up empty
> >
> >
> > thanks; Jimmy
> >
> >
>
>
Try this....
http://www.davistownmuseum.org/Inventoryofpictures/WebInfoStarrett.html
"Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am trying
to
> find out what it is.
>
> It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
> register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the
end.
> the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
reference
> point. markings on front are
> LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
>
> I did a google search and came up empty
>
>
> thanks; Jimmy
>
>
http://www.kaleden.com/detail,starrett-107-speed,427466.html
"Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> mike thats it!!! but what is it for?
>
> jimmy
>
> "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Look like this...
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6116927937&category=13876
> >
> >
> > "Jim & Sharon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I found this in a friends basement he was cleaning out and am
trying
> > to
> > > find out what it is.
> > >
> > > It looks sort of like a key and has a moveable dial on the side that
> > > register 1/2 a degree with each turn of the shaft stickiing out of the
> > end.
> > > the dial on the front can be rotated to a new postion to use as a
> > reference
> > > point. markings on front are
> > > LS Starrett Athol Mass USA pat april 13 1897 pat mar 28 1905
> > >
> > > I did a google search and came up empty
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks; Jimmy
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>