502. Romex stripper
503. Tree/pole step
504. twisting tool
505. hand exerciser
506. wire stripper
(top posted for your convenience)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
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> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> #507: immersion heater
> #508: Wire stripper (to remove isolation)
>
> Nick
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R.H. wrote:
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> Rob
From RCM
502. Cable insulation stripper
503. Wood screw starter, pocket version
504. No clue
505. The spring loop of a hand exerciser.
506. Phone jack crimper
507. Rope winder
--
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Rich Grise wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:33:41 -0800, Mike Reed wrote:
>
>
>>Jonathan Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>505 is part of a safety pin.
>>
>>Umm, it's got a 7/8" inside diameter. That's a big safety pin.
>
>
> I've seen them that big! They're used on Pintle Hooks. ;-P
>
> Cheers!
> RIch
>
>
And King Kong's diapers too.
Jeff
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."
502 is used to split the jacket on romex type electrical cable. Used to
be called a "cable ripper" not sure if that is still so.
503 is a screw in step for climbing into tree stands and such.
504 I know I've seen one of those in a catalog or someplace, but
drawing a blank!
505 is the spring from one of those hand grip excerciser things.
506 is a wire stripper. The cutter jaws are spring loaded and
self-adjusting for the size of wire.
507 is some sort of old wood workers scooper-outer tool. I imagine it
is for some specific task, but I don't know what!
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
502- Romex stripper
503- Folding tree step
504- Fancy bottle opener? Or some type of handle for a flanged tray?
505- Hand exerciser Or a BIG Safety pin
506- Automatic wire stripper
507- Looks like a hand powered wood gouge.
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There is sack and there is bag.
Sack to me was cloth and bag was paper.
Flour sack and lunch bag.
Martin
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Nick Müller wrote:
> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Thanks for the info!
>
>
> I have to second Jason's clarification that:
> "sack being a large oblong bag made from coarse flax, jute or hemp
> cloth, (the English definition of sack not the US definition which
> includes paper etc..)"
>
> I wasn't aware of that.
>
>
> Nick
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I think 507 is for cutting grooves in pine trees to collect the sap for
rosin and turpentine. I do not know the name of the tool or the process.
Don Young
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Five of the six have been answered correctly so far:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 502. Romex cable ripper and wire gauge
>
> 503. Tree step
>
> 504. Spark plug tester
>
> 505. Hand exerciser
>
> 506. Wire stripper
>
> 507. This one is for cutting wood, as has been mentioned, but is normally
> used outdoors for just one purpose.
>
>
>
> A few more photos have been posted on the answer page:
>
> http://pzphotosan90.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> Concerning number 499 (the wood handled tool with the small spikes) from
> last week's set, in the comments on my site someone stated that it was
> used
> by dock workers to move large burlap bundles such as cotton bales. This
> seems to be a likely use for it, but then today a link has been posted to
> a
> Dutch site that has a drawing of the same tool, it can be seen here:
>
> http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/ID-DOC.cgi?language=nl&mode=I&data=00001045%3C-%3E830192lw.jpg%3C-%3E830192.jpg%3C-%3Ehandhaak%20voor%20zakken%3C-%3E???%3C-%3E???
>
>
> I translated the text on a web site:
>
> -----
>
> hand hook for pockets (m.)
> Light hand hook with a range short cogs on a blade of about 6 cm. With
> this
> hook one moves it most of the zakgoed, except more refined sugar, fine
> seeds, ground pounce, fine sulphur and similar goods
>
> ------
>
> I not sure about the first part of the second sentence, if anyone knows
> the
> definition of "zakgoed", please let me know. I'm guessing it means larger
> objects, but that's not very specific.
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
#507: immersion heater
#508: Wire stripper (to remove isolation)
Nick
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R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> "zakgoed", please let me know.
I'm not speaking Dutch, but words are quite undestandable (for Krauts),
also if you know the context.
"zakgoed" means sacked goods (Sackgut in German). Goods that are packed
in sacks.
Nick
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R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the info!
I have to second Jason's clarification that:
"sack being a large oblong bag made from coarse flax, jute or hemp
cloth, (the English definition of sack not the US definition which
includes paper etc..)"
I wasn't aware of that.
Nick
--
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http://www.motor-manufaktur.de
DIY-DRO -> YADRO <- Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige
Gunner wrote:
>
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:52:32 GMT, Rich Grise <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:46:32 -0600, Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
> >
> >> There is sack and there is bag.
> >> Sack to me was cloth and bag was paper.
> >> Flour sack and lunch bag.
> >>
> >
> >I'm in the US, and "sack" and "bag" are practically interchangeable,
> >except nobody ever gets tired and gets sacks under their eyes. ;-)
> >
> >Cheers!
> >RIch
>
> East coast..sack is often paper bag..western states in many
> places..sack is cloth bag.
>
> Least in my somewhat varied experience.
>
> Gunner
In SE US, before the Yankees moved in, it was a "tote"...
> Has anyone bothered to mention how much we appreciate your doing all of
> the work it must take to keep that website up for our edification and
> entertainment?
Thanks, it's good to get some positive feedback once in a while. Also
thanks for posting the question to the electronics group.
-----
I haven't asked for submissions for a few months, so if anyone has a mystery
item or something unusual that you think others might be interested to see,
please send me some photos for possible use on the web site.
Rob
> Dutch site that has a drawing of the same tool, it can be seen here:
>
>
http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/ID-DOC.cgi?language=nl&mode=I&data=00001045%3C-%3E830192lw.jpg%3C-%3E830192.jpg%3C-%3Ehandhaak%20voor%20zakken%3C-%3E???%3C-%3E???
The link should work if you copy and paste it, including the question marks
at the end.
Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
502: Wire stripper/cutter.
503: Portable mining tool
504: Strain gauge
505: Safety pin
506: Another typewriter tool
507: Handle to a car jack
--
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result in a fully-depreciated one.
#503 is a portable deer stand climbing step. Unfold, screw into tree trunk.
Put in the next one. Up you go. These fold up and fit in your pocket.
Karl
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>
> Rob
>
>
"Joseph Crabtree" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 504 Is an inductive spark plug wire tester. The brighter the neon lamp
> glows the higher the voltage in the plug wire. Used for detecting no
> spark, or an open spark plug wire.
This answer is correct. Originally posted to only r.c.m., so the other two
groups didn't see this post.
Rob
> I think 507 is for cutting grooves in pine trees to collect the sap for
> rosin and turpentine. I do not know the name of the tool or the process.
Correct, it's called a turpentine hacker or turpentine scorer, here is the
link that I put on the answer page for this one, scroll to the bottom of it:
http://www.80acres.com/History_and_Maps/history_and_maps.htm
Rob
505 appears to be part of one of those old hand exercizer devices--
i.e., the grip enhancers.
506 is a wire crimper, isn't it? It looks like something I've seen
phone technicians use.
502 looks like part of a mop attachment, which means it's probably part
of a car engine :)
503 is one of Tom Delay's favorite toys. He's been looking all over for
it and without it, no one listens to him any longer.
504 is an ear grabber extender. It's for elderly women who want to grab
you by the ear but don't feel like getting up. It's got a button on the
other side which extends it by three feet.
506 is an early (rejected) prototype for the soup ladle.
> >I not sure about the first part of the second sentence, if anyone knows
the
> >definition of "zakgoed", please let me know. I'm guessing it means
larger
> >objects, but that's not very specific.
> >
> >
> >Rob
>
> Rob, "zakgoed" looks like a compound word, and when I broke it apart
> and got the translations for "Zak" and "Goed" separately, I found
> that Zak is pocket or bag and goed is good.
>
> It sounds like Zakgoed is "bagged goods", which makes sense because
> the items listed (refined sugar, fine seeds, ground pounce and fine
> sulphur) are all items that would be most likely to be shipped in
> heavy fabric sacks. And they're items where even small holes in the
> sacks would allow loss of material, so you wouldn't want to use that
> toothed paddle on the sacks.
Great idea on the compound word translation, thanks for helping solve this
one.
Rob
#500 is a magnesium block with a flint bar attached. Used to make fire. Take
you pocket knife and scrape the magnesium into a small pile of shavings ,
then strike the flint with your blade to make sparks. The metal shavings
start burning white hot even when it's raining. Throw some tinder on top and
you have a fire. Good survival tool ( but I still prefer matches!).
Jim
"sewiv" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> R.H. wrote:
>> Another set has just been posted:
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> 504. Shoelace tightener
> 507. Bowl gouge for wood-lathe?
>
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:52:32 GMT, Rich Grise <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:46:32 -0600, Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
>
>> There is sack and there is bag.
>> Sack to me was cloth and bag was paper.
>> Flour sack and lunch bag.
>>
>
>I'm in the US, and "sack" and "bag" are practically interchangeable,
>except nobody ever gets tired and gets sacks under their eyes. ;-)
>
>Cheers!
>RIch
East coast..sack is often paper bag..western states in many
places..sack is cloth bag.
Least in my somewhat varied experience.
Gunner
"The importance of morality is that people behave themselves even if
nobody's watching. There are not enough cops and laws to replace
personal morality as a means to produce a civilized society. Indeed,
the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of
defense for a civilized society. Unfortunately, too many of us see
police, laws and the criminal justice system as society's first line
of defense." --Walter Williams
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:36:35 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
>
Hey Rob,
My guesses:
501 Flaying tool, to cut blubber from whales or other animals.
502 Romex ripper, for cutting outer sheath, and has wire gage holes
503 Portable wooden structure "step", to screw in a pole or tree to
climb
504 Tension gage, for wire or rope, or possibly even spokes
505 The spring for a clamp lamp or some other clamp-on device
506 Wire strippers, for finer gages, with adjustable strip length
setting
507 Not sure at all, but possibly along with other like tools is
used in flaying bones??
Keep up the good work! Where do you post the "correct answers", and
when?
Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
In article <[email protected]>,
"sewiv" <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
502. Romex stripper -- for slitting the cover on non-metallic electric
cable.
503. Removable "step" for climbing into a tree stand.
504. no idea. Possibly a manual tension scale to measure force needed to
move something?
505.
506. Wire stripper, used to strip multiple cunductor flat cables.
507. Made something similar for a reenactor. That one was for twisting
rope.
In article <[email protected]>,
"sewiv" <[email protected]> wrote:
> John Husvar wrote:
>
> > 504. no idea. Possibly a manual tension scale to measure force needed to
> > move something?
>
> Like a cable tension checker, or something?
>
> Well, held vertically it would just be a scale, as in for weighing
> things, like fish.
Yes, could be, but most of the fishing scales I've seen have a hook or
ring on both ends. It looks much like the device my wife uses in her
work to test the effort needed to open a door, for example.
She's an Independent Living Advocate, kind of an ADA enforcer. You know,
like: "Hey, Louie, get current with your ADA compliance or we'll teach
ya a little bit about disabilities. Know what I'm saying?" (OK, not
really quite that bad.:)
She works for an Independent Living Center, which helps businesses and
housing Property Managers figure out how to follow ADA Accessibility
Guidelines as easily and cheaply as possible and on finding housing for
folks who are in nursing homes, but who could live independently. (And
much more cheaply for the government agencies paying the nursing home
costs.)
In article <[email protected]>,
Rich Grise <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:21:21 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> > "Brian Lawson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >> Keep up the good work! Where do you post the "correct answers", and
> >> when?
> >
> > Usually on Friday late afternoon or early evening I'll post the answers
> > here. Though if no one has correctly guessed a particular object, I won't
> > give the answer to it for a few more days but will provide a few hints or
> > additional photos.
> >
> > The answer for number 501 can be found on the solution page for last week's
> > set, the link is at the bottom of the post.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Has anyone bothered to mention how much we appreciate your doing all of
> the work it must take to keep that website up for our edification and
> entertainment?
>
> :-)
>
> Thanks!
> Rich
Seconded -- enthusiastically! These "What is it?" posts are a lot of fun.
"Brian Lawson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:36:35 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Another set has just been posted:
> >
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >Rob
> >
> Hey Rob,
>
> My guesses:
>
> 501 Flaying tool, to cut blubber from whales or other animals.
>
> 502 Romex ripper, for cutting outer sheath, and has wire gage holes
>
> 503 Portable wooden structure "step", to screw in a pole or tree to
> climb
>
> 504 Tension gage, for wire or rope, or possibly even spokes
>
> 505 The spring for a clamp lamp or some other clamp-on device
>
> 506 Wire strippers, for finer gages, with adjustable strip length
> setting
>
> 507 Not sure at all, but possibly along with other like tools is
> used in flaying bones??
>
> Keep up the good work! Where do you post the "correct answers", and
> when?
Usually on Friday late afternoon or early evening I'll post the answers
here. Though if no one has correctly guessed a particular object, I won't
give the answer to it for a few more days but will provide a few hints or
additional photos.
The answer for number 501 can be found on the solution page for last week's
set, the link is at the bottom of the post.
Rob
Five of the six have been answered correctly so far:
502. Romex cable ripper and wire gauge
503. Tree step
504. Spark plug tester
505. Hand exerciser
506. Wire stripper
507. This one is for cutting wood, as has been mentioned, but is normally
used outdoors for just one purpose.
A few more photos have been posted on the answer page:
http://pzphotosan90.blogspot.com/
Concerning number 499 (the wood handled tool with the small spikes) from
last week's set, in the comments on my site someone stated that it was used
by dock workers to move large burlap bundles such as cotton bales. This
seems to be a likely use for it, but then today a link has been posted to a
Dutch site that has a drawing of the same tool, it can be seen here:
http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/ID-DOC.cgi?language=nl&mode=I&data=00001045%3C-%3E830192lw.jpg%3C-%3E830192.jpg%3C-%3Ehandhaak%20voor%20zakken%3C-%3E???%3C-%3E???
I translated the text on a web site:
-----
hand hook for pockets (m.)
Light hand hook with a range short cogs on a blade of about 6 cm. With this
hook one moves it most of the zakgoed, except more refined sugar, fine
seeds, ground pounce, fine sulphur and similar goods
------
I not sure about the first part of the second sentence, if anyone knows the
definition of "zakgoed", please let me know. I'm guessing it means larger
objects, but that's not very specific.
Rob
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:38:10 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>Five of the six have been answered correctly so far:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>502. Romex cable ripper and wire gauge
>
>503. Tree step
>
>504. Spark plug tester
>
>505. Hand exerciser
>
>506. Wire stripper
>
>507. This one is for cutting wood, as has been mentioned, but is normally
>used outdoors for just one purpose.
>
>
>
>A few more photos have been posted on the answer page:
>
>http://pzphotosan90.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>Concerning number 499 (the wood handled tool with the small spikes) from
>last week's set, in the comments on my site someone stated that it was used
>by dock workers to move large burlap bundles such as cotton bales. This
>seems to be a likely use for it, but then today a link has been posted to a
>Dutch site that has a drawing of the same tool, it can be seen here:
>
>http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/ID-DOC.cgi?language=nl&mode=I&data=00001045%3C-%3E830192lw.jpg%3C-%3E830192.jpg%3C-%3Ehandhaak%20voor%20zakken%3C-%3E???%3C-%3E???
>
>
>I translated the text on a web site:
>
>-----
>
>hand hook for pockets (m.)
>Light hand hook with a range short cogs on a blade of about 6 cm. With this
>hook one moves it most of the zakgoed, except more refined sugar, fine
>seeds, ground pounce, fine sulphur and similar goods
>
>------
>
>I not sure about the first part of the second sentence, if anyone knows the
>definition of "zakgoed", please let me know. I'm guessing it means larger
>objects, but that's not very specific.
>
>
>Rob
Rob, "zakgoed" looks like a compound word, and when I broke it apart
and got the translations for "Zak" and "Goed" separately, I found
that Zak is pocket or bag and goed is good.
It sounds like Zakgoed is "bagged goods", which makes sense because
the items listed (refined sugar, fine seeds, ground pounce and fine
sulphur) are all items that would be most likely to be shipped in
heavy fabric sacks. And they're items where even small holes in the
sacks would allow loss of material, so you wouldn't want to use that
toothed paddle on the sacks.
Barb
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:36:35 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> Another set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
OK, haven't looked at everybody's anwer yet - what do you do, post
these things at like 12:01 AM? ;-)
502: cable jacket slitter, with wire gauge
503: Dunno, but it looks like it screws into something
504: Dunno, but it looks expensive
505: Safety Pin! :-)
506: Chinese Wire Stripper - I have about four of these things,
that I got on sale for about $2.00 apiece. The grips at
the end of the jaws hold the wire, and the two little blades
cut through the insulation and pull away from the grips,
pulling off the insulation (the graduated scale is presumably
millimeters, which is how much of the wire end you want stripped.)
The cheap ones suck - the $20.00 version does a surprisingly
good job!
507: No idea.
Thanks!
Rich
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:06:47 +0000, Mr.Moose wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:15:56 +0100, [email protected] (Nick Müller)
> wrote:
>
>>R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>>#507: immersion heater
>>#508: Wire stripper (to remove isolation)
>>
>>Nick
>
> Hmm, I was sure that #507 is one of those hand exercizer things that I
> had to squeeze to get stronger for playing piano.
I think it could very likely be the hand exercizer thing (I initially
voted for "safety pin" until somebody pointed out the "7/8" dia." part. ;-)
Then I said, "A BIG safety pin! (I've seen them in the service, they're
used on pintle hooks.)"
But, yeah, my initial enthusiasm gives way, and not only that, but upon
revisiting the website, I see that it has 2 1/2 turns - a safety pin has
1 1/2.
I hang my head in shame.
;-)
Cheers!
Rich
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:21:21 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> "Brian Lawson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Keep up the good work! Where do you post the "correct answers", and
>> when?
>
> Usually on Friday late afternoon or early evening I'll post the answers
> here. Though if no one has correctly guessed a particular object, I won't
> give the answer to it for a few more days but will provide a few hints or
> additional photos.
>
> The answer for number 501 can be found on the solution page for last week's
> set, the link is at the bottom of the post.
>
> Rob
Has anyone bothered to mention how much we appreciate your doing all of
the work it must take to keep that website up for our edification and
entertainment?
:-)
Thanks!
Rich
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:38:10 +0000, R.H. wrote:
[ re: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ and
http://pzphotosan89vn.blogspot.com/ ]
...
> Concerning number 499 (the wood handled tool with the small spikes) from
> last week's set, in the comments on my site someone stated that it was
> used by dock workers to move large burlap bundles such as cotton bales.
> This seems to be a likely use for it, but then today a link has been
> posted to a Dutch site that has a drawing of the same tool, it can be
> seen here:
> http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/ID-DOC.cgi?language=nl&mode=I&data=00001045%3C-%3E830192lw.jpg%3C-%3E830192.jpg%3C-%3Ehandhaak%20voor%20zakken%3C-%3E???%3C-%3E???
> I translated the text on a web site:
> -----
> hand hook for pockets (m.)
> Light hand hook with a range short cogs on a blade of about 6 cm. With
> this hook one moves it most of the zakgoed, except more refined sugar,
> fine seeds, ground pounce, fine sulphur and similar goods ------
> I not sure about the first part of the second sentence, if anyone knows
> the definition of "zakgoed", please let me know. I'm guessing it means
> larger objects, but that's not very specific.
From context, it means to me, whether the commodity in the bag is
bulky enough to not fall through the holes in the bag that the tool
makes. I don't know what zakgoed is either, but I've crossposted this
to sci.electronics.design - there are some people there who could
theoretically translate some Dutch, although some things in Dutch
don't translate to English at all, like "zaadvragende ogen". ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:46:32 -0600, Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
> There is sack and there is bag.
> Sack to me was cloth and bag was paper.
> Flour sack and lunch bag.
>
I'm in the US, and "sack" and "bag" are practically interchangeable,
except nobody ever gets tired and gets sacks under their eyes. ;-)
Cheers!
RIch
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:45:16 +0000, Gunner wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:52:32 GMT, Rich Grise <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:46:32 -0600, Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
>>
>>> There is sack and there is bag.
>>> Sack to me was cloth and bag was paper.
>>> Flour sack and lunch bag.
>>
>>I'm in the US, and "sack" and "bag" are practically interchangeable,
>>except nobody ever gets tired and gets sacks under their eyes. ;-)
>
> East coast..sack is often paper bag..western states in many
> places..sack is cloth bag.
>
> Least in my somewhat varied experience.
I once worked in the coin room at a bank, and they called the cloth
sacks bags. ;-) This was in Memphis, TN, where they even used "y'all"
to mean one person - the boss asked me one day, "Do y'all want to go
to lunch?" I thought that was kinda cute - I was raised in Minnesota,
where we have our own peculiar twang. ;-) I had mine spotted on the
phone not too long ago. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
Thanks for the info!
Rob
"Nick Müller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "zakgoed", please let me know.
>
> I'm not speaking Dutch, but words are quite undestandable (for Krauts),
> also if you know the context.
> "zakgoed" means sacked goods (Sackgut in German). Goods that are packed
> in sacks.
>
>
> Nick
>
> --
> Motor Modelle // Engine Models
> http://www.motor-manufaktur.de
> DIY-DRO -> YADRO <- Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:15:56 +0100, [email protected] (Nick Müller)
wrote:
>R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>#507: immersion heater
>#508: Wire stripper (to remove isolation)
>
>Nick
Hmm, I was sure that #507 is one of those hand exercizer things that I
had to squeeze to get stronger for playing piano.
Mark
["Followup-To:" header set to sci.electronics.design.]
On 2005-11-12, Rich Grise <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:38:10 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> [ re: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ and
> http://pzphotosan89vn.blogspot.com/ ]
> ...
>> Concerning number 499 (the wood handled tool with the small spikes) from
>> last week's set, in the comments on my site someone stated that it was
>> used by dock workers to move large burlap bundles such as cotton bales.
>> This seems to be a likely use for it, but then today a link has been
>> posted to a Dutch site that has a drawing of the same tool, it can be
>> seen here:
>> http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/ID-DOC.cgi?language=nl&mode=I&data=00001045%3C-%3E830192lw.jpg%3C-%3E830192.jpg%3C-%3Ehandhaak%20voor%20zakken%3C-%3E???%3C-%3E???
>> I translated the text on a web site:
>> -----
>> hand hook for pockets (m.)
>> Light hand hook with a range short cogs on a blade of about 6 cm. With
>> this hook one moves it most of the zakgoed, except more refined sugar,
>> fine seeds, ground pounce, fine sulphur and similar goods ------
>> I not sure about the first part of the second sentence, if anyone knows
>> the definition of "zakgoed", please let me know. I'm guessing it means
>> larger objects, but that's not very specific.
>
> From context, it means to me, whether the commodity in the bag is
> bulky enough to not fall through the holes in the bag that the tool
> makes. I don't know what zakgoed is either, but I've crossposted this
> to sci.electronics.design - there are some people there who could
> theoretically translate some Dutch, although some things in Dutch
> don't translate to English at all, like "zaadvragende ogen". ;-)
Dutch often being phonetically similar to english I'd guess at
"sacked goods"
sack being a large oblong bag made from coarse flax, jute or hemp
cloth, (the English definition of sack not the US definition whivh
includes paper etc..)
Bye.
Jasen