On Oct 11, 3:26 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> This set should be a little easier than the last one, only two of them are
> unidentified:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
1112
I don't know the exact machinery involved but it's very similar to
several tools we used in mechanical typewriter/copier/adding machine/
timeclock repair. Every dimension including thickness and width was a
go/no go measurement so you could quickly check distances and see
what's bent or out of alignment. I can't tell how flexible the metal
is so I'm not sure whether that long arm sticking out would bend
easily, otherwise I'd say it would slide under or around something to
check a dimension.
If there's no name stamped on it, finding out what it's supposed to be
used on is lost unless you find somebody who actually used it. And
when I cleaned out my old tool kit last month I found a few that I
don't remember exactly what I did with 'em. Every manufacturer had its
own set of gauges and benders.
On Oct 11, 5:10 pm, "peter divergilio" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 1111 - Coat hook - You can clearly see the letters "CK" for Calvin Klein.
> I'm so glad these were easy, although I HAVE heard of a Wheatstone Bridge.
I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and it looks _nothing_
like that.
R
On Oct 11, 4:26 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> This set should be a little easier than the last one, only two of them are
> unidentified:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
109. I'd guess it was either a gearing system for a hand brace (not
sure about the offset), or for drilling holes a set distance from the
previous hole (since it's not adjustable for different distances,
that's probably a lame guess).
110. Since the rollers aren't sharp edged, it's not for cutting and
must be for crimping/corrugating sheet metal. It appears to be
adjustable - you could swap the mating rollers to provide the correct
spacing. In use...sheesh, maybe for crimping the end of sheet metal
prior to working the interlocking edges for making a cylinder? The
reduced/crimped end would nest inside the uncrimped end of another
tube. So I guess it's for some sort of ductwork that doesn't require
it to be watertight.
111. Huh?
112. Huh?
113. The tabbed end looks like it was meant to be mounted to
something, so maybe something for cutting tube or bar stock on a
bench.
114. I'm told it's the Whitestone Bridge, but I have my doubts.
R
On Oct 12, 1:56 am, Bill Rider <[email protected]> wrote:
> Leo Lichtman wrote:
> > "RicodJour" wrote: I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and it
> > looks _nothing_ like that.
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between "Fire"
> > and "fireflies."
>
> Anyone who can't see the difference between a Wheatstone Bridge and the
> Whetstone Bridge should hone up his reading skills.
Weststone Bridge? Is that the one Fred Flinstone crossed on the way
to the quarry?
R
Weed stoned bridge
far out!
"Bill Rider" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Z%[email protected]...
> Leo Lichtman wrote:
>> "RicodJour" wrote: I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and it
>> looks _nothing_ like that.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between "Fire"
>> and "fireflies."
> Anyone who can't see the difference between a Wheatstone Bridge and the
> Whetstone Bridge should hone up his reading skills.
"Northe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 1114: Wheatstone bridge: an arrangement of four resistors, a source of
> emf, and a galvanometer for DC measurements or something like an earphone
> or other audio transducer for AC measurements. In use, three of the
> resistances are known/calibrated, and the fourth is unknown. When the
> bridge is balanced, the galvanometer reads zero or there is no sound
> through the earphone, and the unknown resistance can be determined by the
> ratios of the other three resistances.
>
> Northe
>
Thanks! I'm not sure if the owner of it reads the newsgroups so I'll pass
this info on to him.
Rob
> 1112
> I don't know the exact machinery involved but it's very similar to
> several tools we used in mechanical typewriter/copier/adding machine/
> timeclock repair. Every dimension including thickness and width was a
> go/no go measurement so you could quickly check distances and see
> what's bent or out of alignment. I can't tell how flexible the metal
> is so I'm not sure whether that long arm sticking out would bend
> easily, otherwise I'd say it would slide under or around something to
> check a dimension.
>
> If there's no name stamped on it, finding out what it's supposed to be
> used on is lost unless you find somebody who actually used it. And
> when I cleaned out my old tool kit last month I found a few that I
> don't remember exactly what I did with 'em. Every manufacturer had its
> own set of gauges and benders.
>
It might look like one of the go/no go gauges, but I bought this tool at a
local big box hardware store where it was sold for a different purpose.
Rob
> 1109 works with a brace. No idea
> 1110 makes ribbed roofing?
> 1113 No idea but Lorana Bobbit shouldn't own one.
>
> This was easier?
>
> Wes
I take back my comment on them being easier, they looked easier to me since
I knew four of the answers when I posted the set, whereas last week I only
knew one. Here's a clue for number 1113: it was used in a hardware store.
Rob
"DT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
>> 1112 might look like one of the go/no go gauges, but I bought this tool
>> at a
>>local big box hardware store where it was sold for a different purpose.
>
>
> Is this a cheap mortar joint raking tool?
>
> --
> Dennis
>
Yes! It's a joint raker.
Rob
"Stupendous Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 1111, used to depress bucket type cam followers on VW Rabbit engine to
> change shims adjusting valves. used with shim puller,
> http://www.autotech.com/prod_engine_tools.htm#vat
> Slightly different tools available for some Ferraris and Alphas.
> --
> Stupendous Man,
> Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty
>
Thanks! I did some searching and found the exact same tool as mine.
Rob
> 1114) ... It looks as though it has a buzzer assembly wired through the
> hinges (presumably the wires do connect to the hinges, and the
> hinges connect to something below the board).
The owner of this device sent me this response to your observation:
"I took the bottom off and sure enough the wires in the top cover do connect
through the hinges to circuits underneath."
I'll post a photo of the open bottom of the box on the answer page.
Rob
Five of the six have been answered correctly, some links and a few more
photos can be seen here:
http://pzphotosans201-z1.blogspot.com/
One more for this week, someone just sent me some photos of an unidentified
object, here is their description of it:
It's 'apparently' solid brass. The red is foam material.... the ends of the
'legs' with the foam unscrew as if for an adjustment. The bare leg unscrews
at the "Y". The "Y" leg is 7 1/4 inches and the other two are 6 1/4 inches
long. Stamped on the 'bases' is an heraldic eagle and the name "Schisler"
stamped on each base..... it is solid and heavy!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/album%207/_DSC00020a.jpg
Maybe someone will recognize it, I've never seen one before.
Rob
"Russ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> R.H. wrote:
>> One more for this week, someone just sent me some photos of an
>> unidentified object, here is their description of it:
>>
>>
>> It's 'apparently' solid brass. The red is foam material.... the ends of
>> the
>> 'legs' with the foam unscrew as if for an adjustment. The bare leg
>> unscrews
>> at the "Y". The "Y" leg is 7 1/4 inches and the other two are 6 1/4
>> inches
>> long. Stamped on the 'bases' is an heraldic eagle and the name "Schisler"
>> stamped on each base..... it is solid and heavy!
>>
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/album%207/_DSC00020a.jpg
>
> I found a reference to Schisler fitness equipment via google. I'm betting
> it's a Y handle for a workout machine, I've used similar handles on a
> triceps pushdown machine. The foam grips reinforce that impression.
I haven't been able to find the same reference but this sounds like it's
probably the right answer, thanks.
Rob
> Aren't the grips on a pushdown machine attached to a cable? I can
> imagine a workout use where the grips would be screwed to a rod with a
> disk.
>
> Schisler was known for the Buckeye Barbell. Suppose you wanted to lift
> with your palms at a 45-degree angle. You could unscrew the stem, put it
> on the floor with the disk down, pile the weights on the stem, and screw
> on the fork.
>
> On the fork, you might need to unscrew the disks to replace the foam.
I was sent three photos of this object, in one of them there is a sticker on
the main shaft in which you can read the word Buckeye, so I think your idea
is a good one. I'll pass it along to the owner, thanks.
Rob
R.H. wrote:
>
> "Russ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> R.H. wrote:
>>> One more for this week, someone just sent me some photos of an
>>> unidentified object, here is their description of it:
>>>
>>>
>>> It's 'apparently' solid brass. The red is foam material.... the ends
>>> of the
>>> 'legs' with the foam unscrew as if for an adjustment. The bare leg
>>> unscrews
>>> at the "Y". The "Y" leg is 7 1/4 inches and the other two are 6 1/4
>>> inches
>>> long. Stamped on the 'bases' is an heraldic eagle and the name
>>> "Schisler"
>>> stamped on each base..... it is solid and heavy!
>>>
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/album%207/_DSC00020a.jpg
>>
>> I found a reference to Schisler fitness equipment via google. I'm
>> betting it's a Y handle for a workout machine, I've used similar
>> handles on a triceps pushdown machine. The foam grips reinforce that
>> impression.
>
>
> I haven't been able to find the same reference but this sounds like it's
> probably the right answer, thanks.
>
>
> Rob
>
Aren't the grips on a pushdown machine attached to a cable? I can
imagine a workout use where the grips would be screwed to a rod with a
disk.
Schisler was known for the Buckeye Barbell. Suppose you wanted to lift
with your palms at a 45-degree angle. You could unscrew the stem, put
it on the floor with the disk down, pile the weights on the stem, and
screw on the fork.
On the fork, you might need to unscrew the disks to replace the foam.
"Leo Lichtman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "RicodJour" wrote: I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and it
> looks _nothing_ like that.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between "Fire"
> and "fireflies."
How about:
The difference between "Ohms in the box" and "homes in the Bronx"
The difference between "electric resistances" and "erected instances"
The difference between "electric bridges" and "eclectic bridges"
The difference between "potential drops" and "precipitous drops"
The difference between "charge carriers" and "Charger carriers"
The difference between "Volts and Amps" and "bolts and ramps"
The difference between "commutator's resistance gauges" and "commuter's
persistent rages"
Carl G.
In article <[email protected]>,
Smaug Ichorfang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>1114 - I don't thnk this is a simple wheatstone bridge. Wheatstone bridges
>work on DC. This has crude switches labeled D.C. / A.C. that are ganged
>together, and a switch that selects between TEL / GAL. It may be an early
>form of a multi-function meter. It may be a conductivity bridge which can
>use either DC or AC as excitement. The TEL/GAL switch is interesting. GAL
>may represent galvanometer - a type of ammeter.
I'd guess that the TEL side selects the telephone set, the GAL
selects the galvanometer.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
R.H. wrote:
> One more for this week, someone just sent me some photos of an
> unidentified object, here is their description of it:
>
>
> It's 'apparently' solid brass. The red is foam material.... the ends of the
> 'legs' with the foam unscrew as if for an adjustment. The bare leg unscrews
> at the "Y". The "Y" leg is 7 1/4 inches and the other two are 6 1/4 inches
> long. Stamped on the 'bases' is an heraldic eagle and the name "Schisler"
> stamped on each base..... it is solid and heavy!
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/album%207/_DSC00020a.jpg
I found a reference to Schisler fitness equipment via google. I'm
betting it's a Y handle for a workout machine, I've used similar handles
on a triceps pushdown machine. The foam grips reinforce that impression.
--
©Russ
"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by
fearing to attempt."
Remove the nines from my email to reply - [email protected]
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I take back my comment on them being easier, they looked easier to me
> since I knew four of the answers when I posted the set, whereas last
> week I only knew one. Here's a clue for number 1113: it was used in a
> hardware store.
>
1113 looks like a shear of some sort. The holes make it appear as though
it was mounted to a bench or table. Used to cut something soft - wire?
rope? copper tubing?
1114 - I don't thnk this is a simple wheatstone bridge. Wheatstone bridges
work on DC. This has crude switches labeled D.C. / A.C. that are ganged
together, and a switch that selects between TEL / GAL. It may be an early
form of a multi-function meter. It may be a conductivity bridge which can
use either DC or AC as excitement. The TEL/GAL switch is interesting. GAL
may represent galvanometer - a type of ammeter. The wikipedia article for
galvanometer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanometer) also states that
they were used as a receiver for telegraph systems. This may be what the
TEL represents. Might this be a test set of some sort for troubleshooting
telegraph systems? It could also be a test set for checking telephone
lines as the date 1918 (8/13/18 date on warranty sticker) would place it in
the early days of commercial telephony.
"Leo Lichtman" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> "RicodJour" wrote: I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and
> it looks _nothing_ like that.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between
> "Fire" and "fireflies."
>
>
Fireflies like a hot banana.
George
Leo Lichtman wrote:
> "RicodJour" wrote: I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and it
> looks _nothing_ like that.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between "Fire"
> and "fireflies."
>
>
Anyone who can't see the difference between a Wheatstone Bridge and the
Whetstone Bridge should hone up his reading skills.
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:37:25 GMT, George Weinberg
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Leo Lichtman" <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>> "RicodJour" wrote:
>>> I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and
>>> it looks _nothing_ like that.
>>
>> Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between
>> "Fire" and "fireflies."
>
>Fireflies like a hot banana.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
--<< Bruce >>--
>1114 - I don't thnk this is a simple wheatstone bridge. Wheatstone bridges
>work on DC. This has crude switches labeled D.C. / A.C. that are ganged
>together, and a switch that selects between TEL / GAL. It may be an early
>form of a multi-function meter. It may be a conductivity bridge which can
>use either DC or AC as excitement. The TEL/GAL switch is interesting. GAL
>may represent galvanometer - a type of ammeter. The wikipedia article for
>galvanometer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanometer) also states that
>they were used as a receiver for telegraph systems. This may be what the
>TEL represents. Might this be a test set of some sort for troubleshooting
>telegraph systems? It could also be a test set for checking telephone
>lines as the date 1918 (8/13/18 date on warranty sticker) would place it in
>the early days of commercial telephony.
>
A.C. wheatstone bridges use sound instead of a needle deflection. When they are
nulled, there is no sound from the headphone.
--
Dennis
In article <[email protected]>,
DT <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>>
>>1114: Wheatstone bridge: an arrangement of four resistors, a source of
>>emf, and a galvanometer for DC measurements or something like an
>>earphone or other audio transducer for AC measurements. In use, three of
>>the resistances are known/calibrated, and the fourth is unknown. When
>>the bridge is balanced, the galvanometer reads zero or there is no sound
>>through the earphone, and the unknown resistance can be determined by
>>the ratios of the other three resistances.
>>
>
>Darn, you beat me to it! It's a slide-wire Wheatstone, looks like a nice long
>scale and should be pretty accurate.
And here I was going to say it was a Roller-Smith Type B ohmmeter, and
you go and provide USEFUL answers.... dang it. :-)
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> This set should be a little easier than the last one, only two of them are
> unidentified:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
O.K. Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
1109) Hmm ... it looks like something for driving a drill bit
(of the brace and bit form) upside down. You chuck the tapered
square in the chuck of the brace (or more likely an extension of
some sort) and pop the actual drill in the square hole on the
other side. (I presume that square hole has a similar taper.)
1110) It looks as though it is designed to roll pleats in cloth.
If the edges of the discs were sharper, and the grooves in the
other roller were something other than wood, I would consider it
as being intended to slice some wide material into multiple
strips. (And it is interesting that there is some variation in
the spacing between discs.
It also looks as though the top roller has short threaded
sections to allow adjustment of the position of the discs.
1111) Looks like the inner curve is pretty consistent, and the back
side has a tang of a narrower width, so I think that it might be
a special tool for disassembling some fairly current object,
perhaps something like removing a fusing roller from a photocopy
machine --- but that is purely a guess.
1112) Looks like a multiple gauge -- the width of each projection
is for checking and setting some part of a machine (again, like
a photocopy machine).
1113) Looks like a cable cutter -- perhaps the other half is mounted
on a long wood handle, or perhaps it is mounted on a workbench
devoted to working with the cable in question.
1114) This looks like a form of a Wheatstone bridge. The four colors
correspond to a choice of four standard resistors accessed
through the sockets and plug.
The percentage scales are used when an external standard is put
(probably between two of the three binding posts at the right,
with the unknown between the other pair) so you read the
resistance in terms of the percentage of the resistance of the
standard.
The gal/tel switch allows you to either read zero on the meter
(visible as a needle below the glass eye), or to listen for the
quietest click on the headphone.
It looks as though it has a buzzer assembly wired through the
hinges (presumably the wires do connect to the hinges, and the
hinges connect to something below the board). That would be
used as the "A.C." setting -- and if the frequency is stable
enough, it could be used for measuring the impedance of
capacitors or inductors, which would be pretty immune to the
"D.C." measurement. Also -- the headphone would be easier to
use in the "A.C." mode.
Now to see what others have said.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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According to Sam Soltan <samsoltan_48323atyahoodotcom>:
> Weed stoned bridge
>
> far out!
Like the road signs in Maryland (I haven't seen these in
Virginia or DC so far) which show a picture of a motorcycle with rider,
and the text "Open Joints on Bridge". :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
>
> > 1114) ... It looks as though it has a buzzer assembly wired through the
> > hinges (presumably the wires do connect to the hinges, and the
> > hinges connect to something below the board).
>
>
> The owner of this device sent me this response to your observation:
>
> "I took the bottom off and sure enough the wires in the top cover do connect
> through the hinges to circuits underneath."
That was the only thing which seemed to make sense, given what I
could see in the photos.
> I'll post a photo of the open bottom of the box on the answer page.
Thanks!
DoN.
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Largely guesses this time 'round, not that that's too unusual.
1109 -- Evidently this is a little gear train, seemingly to cause the
two shafts to rotate in opposite directions. One shaft appears to
connect to a hand bit brace; the other possibly accepts a (missing)
handle with a square shank held by a concentric setscrew. All of which
leads me to believe this is a...ummm...never mind. Possibly a part of a
window opening mechanism, either for an automobile or a casement window
that could be mounted in an inaccessible location? Or possibly to roll
and unroll an awning?
1110 -- This looks like a light duty rolling mill, for shaping
something. Most commonly, rolling mills were used for hot metal, but
that's clearly not he case here (with wooden rollers). Gauging from the
patterns on the rollers, I'd guess this forms some inner piece of
leather or similar material for a book spine.
1111 -- Maybe this hook was used to elevate a shaft from a supporting
cradle.
1112 -- Ummm....looks like it should be somewhat familiar, but no idea
how or what from.
1113 -- Clearly this is a bench-mounted shear, perhaps for cutting
lengths of rope at a hardware store. It looks rather light-duty for
metal cables, etc. of the diameter it accepts.
1114 -- This is likely a telephone troubleshooting instrument, probably
capable of performing a number of tests (line loss, detecting shorts or
grounds, etc.) The sliders and meter probably form a Wheatstone bridge
for measuring resistances, and the earpiece and transmitter can
apparently be switched into the circuit for practical testing.
Now to see what everybody else thinks...
--
Andrew Erickson
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot
lose." -- Jim Elliot
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:52:14 -0700, Northe wrote:
> 1114: Wheatstone bridge: an arrangement of four resistors, a source of
> emf, and a galvanometer for DC measurements or something like an
> earphone or other audio transducer for AC measurements. In use, three of
> the resistances are known/calibrated, and the fourth is unknown. When
> the bridge is balanced, the galvanometer reads zero or there is no sound
> through the earphone, and the unknown resistance can be determined by
> the ratios of the other three resistances.
>
Damn! I was going to say it looks like something from the Museum of
Questionable Medical Devices:
http://www.museumofquackery.com/
But, being an electronics tech, I can see that it's pretty obviously the
bridge.
Cheers!
Rich
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:37:25 +0000, George Weinberg wrote:
> "Leo Lichtman" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> "RicodJour" wrote: I live not too far from the Whitestone Bridge and it
>> looks _nothing_ like that.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Wheatstone bridge--Whitestone Bridge. Like the difference between
>> "Fire" and "fireflies."
>>
> Fireflies like a hot banana.
>
Determine the average speed of these insects around the racecourse,
as expeditiously as possible. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
>1114: Wheatstone bridge: an arrangement of four resistors, a source of
>emf, and a galvanometer for DC measurements or something like an
>earphone or other audio transducer for AC measurements. In use, three of
>the resistances are known/calibrated, and the fourth is unknown. When
>the bridge is balanced, the galvanometer reads zero or there is no sound
>through the earphone, and the unknown resistance can be determined by
>the ratios of the other three resistances.
>
Darn, you beat me to it! It's a slide-wire Wheatstone, looks like a nice long
scale and should be pretty accurate.
--
Dennis
1114: Wheatstone bridge: an arrangement of four resistors, a source of
emf, and a galvanometer for DC measurements or something like an
earphone or other audio transducer for AC measurements. In use, three of
the resistances are known/calibrated, and the fourth is unknown. When
the bridge is balanced, the galvanometer reads zero or there is no sound
through the earphone, and the unknown resistance can be determined by
the ratios of the other three resistances.
Northe