On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:24:50 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the second last item this week:
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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>
>
> Rob
2221: Die-cast VW Minibus (or is it a Vanagon) used as.... There are
too many holes for it to be a salt shaker, so I'll say it's a cheap
radio or alarm clock, probably the formre.
2222: Male chastity device. Member goes in the hole so that the member
can't enlarge to more than six inches. ;-)
2223: Stake for something?
2224: Some sort of wacky pay phone used for a specific purpose
2225: Another chastity device.
Now to see how wrong I am....
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>
> Rob
2222. Powder keg for priming powder?
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> http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
>
> In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
>
It can't be good for the record. But it is an interesting idea.
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> Rob H. wrote:
>>
>> "Ed Huntress" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>>>
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rob
>>>
>>>
>>> 2222. Powder keg for priming powder?
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, it was marked 'early powder keg'.
>
> Shucks, I was gonna say 2222 was a Brandy flask from a St. Bernard rescue
> dog.
>
> Jeff
There's something funny about the hoops, which is why I put a question mark
on it. They don't look like regular wrought-iron hoops -- maybe wire or
something -- but I can't make it out from the photo. Powder kegs usually did
not have wrought-iron hoops because of the sparking hazard.
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>>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>
>> There's something funny about the hoops, which is why I put a question
>> mark on it. They don't look like regular wrought-iron hoops -- maybe wire
>> or something -- but I can't make it out from the photo. Powder kegs
>> usually did not have wrought-iron hoops because of the sparking hazard.
>
>
> The hoops are made of wire, probably a good idea to avoid sparking as much
> as possible but I did see a powder keg on the web with iron hoops.
>
>
> Rob
Yeah, I recall that there were some, which I saw in a museum when I was a
kid. There were some that used copper hoops but that must have been
expensive in those days.
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Ed Huntress
On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:21:02 -0400, J Burns <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 4/22/11 2:30 PM, jeff_wisnia wrote:
>> jeff_wisnia wrote:
>
>>
>> Does anyone else find it curious that 45 (RPM) is damn close to the
>> difference between 33-1/3 and 78.26?
>>
>> 78.26 was the "official" speed for 78s, arising from some easy to reach
>> gear ratio coupled to a synchronous AC motor. (I suppose that was
>> established before they started driving turntables with those rubber
>> idler wheels).
>>
>77.92 RPM could also be called official. As of 1925, records were
>recorded without electric motors because line frequency was not
>considered steady enough. Record players were adjustable because
>different producers used different speeds, from 74 to 82 RPM.
>
>In 1925, Bell Systems began making electrical recording equipment. Bell
>went with 78 because that's what Victor, the biggest producer, used.
>Rubber wheels wouldn't have been precise enough, but a worm gear would
>give them 78.26.
>
>The same year, Bell Systems set the 33-1/3 RPM standard for cutting
>records to play with movies. Movies soon went to other technology.
>
>45s and consumer 33-1/3s came out after WWII. They were probably chosen
>because they are exact factors of synchronous speed and are easier to
>remember than 78.26.
>
>Equipment for 50 Hz uses 77.92.
I knew that.
-Zz
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> On 2011-04-21, Alexander Thesoso <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 4/21/2011 12:22 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>
>>> "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>
> [ ... ]
>
>>>> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the
>>>> groove.
>>>
>>>
>>> Correct!
>>
>> http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
>>
>> In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
>> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
>
> Or -- to be jailed for cruelty to records. I can't imagine any
> way that this would track properly without exerting enough force on the
> stylus so it would rapidly shorten the life of the recording.
>
> And -- what RPM is it set to? It is bound to be wrong
> everywhere except at one radius.
>
RPM or MPH ??
> And if you put it on backwards, it would play the record
> backwards, as in some of the old stories about nasty trick built into
> some rock recordings. :-)
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
>
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2221: Radio?
2222: Pickle Barrel?
2223: Early American Pizza stand off! 8>) or a cup holder?
2224: Safe opener? Security door entrance device?
2225: Barn door closers?
2226: Joiner for metal or wood?
On 04/21/2011 05:24 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>
>
> Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
Alexander Thesoso <[email protected]> wrote:
>http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
>
>In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
>Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
What we really need is a recording of "Never Gonna Give You Up"
played with one of these things. First, it's a real rickroll.
Second, it would do damage to the recording, which can only be a good
thing :-)
--
The problem with socialism is there's always
someone with less ability and more need.
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>> 2221: Radio?
>
> It's not a radio but this answer is not far off.
It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the groove.
LLoyd
"Rob H." <[email protected]> writes:
>> 2222: Pickle Barrel?
>
>Nope, it's only 6" tall. Although that sounds like a good novelty package
>idea, like how some wine comes in a wooden box, in this case each pickle
>comes in its own barrel. ;-)
Hip Flask?
2221 Radio???
2225 This looks as if it might work like the mechanism in my fireplace
that holds the flue damper open in one of three positions or lets it close.
On 4/21/2011 5:24 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>
>
> Rob
2225 Ha!
http://www.chimneysupply.com/?x
Damper Handles & Plates
80% of the way down the page
(I) Ratchet Damper Handle
On 4/21/2011 6:07 AM, Alexander Thesoso wrote:
> 2221 Radio???
>
> 2225 This looks as if it might work like the mechanism in my fireplace
> that holds the flue damper open in one of three positions or lets it close.
>
>
> On 4/21/2011 5:24 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
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> 2225 Ha!
> http://www.chimneysupply.com/?x
> Damper Handles & Plates
> 80% of the way down the page
> (I) Ratchet Damper Handle
Excellent, go to the head of the class! I'll pass this on to the owner of
it, I'm sure he'll be happy to find out what it's for.
Thanks,
Rob
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> On 4/21/2011 5:24 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>>
>>
>> Rob
> 2226 Dowell point used to mark matching holes for wooden pins to be
> inserted.
This isn't a woodworker's tool, and it wouldn't found in a toolbox or
hardware store.
> 2221: Radio?
It's not a radio but this answer is not far off.
> 2222: Pickle Barrel?
Nope, it's only 6" tall. Although that sounds like a good novelty package
idea, like how some wine comes in a wooden box, in this case each pickle
comes in its own barrel. ;-)
> 2223: ...cup holder?
Close but no cigar, the second word is correct.
Rob
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:iopcdu01np8
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>
>>> 2221: Radio?
>>
>> It's not a radio but this answer is not far off.
>
> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the
> groove.
Correct!
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 2222. Powder keg for priming powder?
Yes, it was marked 'early powder keg'.
On 4/21/2011 8:13 AM, Dennis wrote:
> "Ted Schuerzinger"<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:24:50 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
>>
>>> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
#2225 Handle and linkage to adjust a carburetor (?), perhaps to effect
the speed of a tractor.
Bill
On 4/21/2011 12:04 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
> "Rob H."<[email protected]> fired this volley in news:iopcdu01np8
> @news2.newsguy.com:
>
>>> 2221: Radio?
>>
>> It's not a radio but this answer is not far off.
>
> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the groove.
>
> LLoyd
What if the song ain't got a groove? Is that what 8-tracks are for?
http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
On 4/21/2011 12:22 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>
> "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote in message
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>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:iopcdu01np8
>> @news2.newsguy.com:
>>
>>>> 2221: Radio?
>>>
>>> It's not a radio but this answer is not far off.
>>
>> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the
>> groove.
>
>
> Correct!
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in message
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> "Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
>>
>> In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
>> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
>>
> It can't be good for the record. But it is an interesting idea.
Another name for it is 'Vinyl Killer', so I guess it's mostly for records
that you really don't care about.
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>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>>
>> 2222. Powder keg for priming powder?
>
>
>
> Yes, it was marked 'early powder keg'.
Shucks, I was gonna say 2222 was a Brandy flask from a St. Bernard
rescue dog.
Jeff
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>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
> There's something funny about the hoops, which is why I put a question
> mark on it. They don't look like regular wrought-iron hoops -- maybe wire
> or something -- but I can't make it out from the photo. Powder kegs
> usually did not have wrought-iron hoops because of the sparking hazard.
The hoops are made of wire, probably a good idea to avoid sparking as much
as possible but I did see a powder keg on the web with iron hoops.
Rob
DoN. Nichols wrote:
> 2223) 3" inside diameter -- inside of *what*? Inside the small
> center hole, inside the three arcs between the spokes, or inside
> the circle suggested by the three legs?
>
> It sort of looks like a device to suspend a container over a
> flame. But if the 3" is inside the legs, then it might be
> something to be screwed down to a wooden rail or table to hold a
> candle in a glass.
>
Turned upside down and driven into into the ground, it looks like it
would do a good job of holding a rope or cable. There's even a good
place to hold a knot and enough room to tie one. I'm not convinced...
Bill
> 2223) 3" inside diameter -- inside of *what*? Inside the small
> center hole, inside the three arcs between the spokes, or inside
> the circle suggested by the three legs?
The last one, 3" i.d. of the three legs.
> It sort of looks like a device to suspend a container over a
> flame. But if the 3" is inside the legs, then it might be
> something to be screwed down to a wooden rail or table to hold a
> candle in a glass.
It's for holding something but not for a candle.
> 2226) A self-defense weapon -- held inside a fist, with the points
> serving as attack points, and the rest of it increasing the
> mass of the fist to give a more powerful blow -- with the
> grooves intended to keep it from slipping out of the hand in the
> middle of a fight.
Correct
2221, with what appears to be a crank, there must be some
kind of action. More so, that just a toy. But, what?
2222, whiskey barrel for guys who are trying to cut down.
2223, pot holder for stove. The burner goes through the
middle. the rest of the stove is missing.
2224, internal intercom for Navy submarines.
2225, my best guess is a vertical ascender, for mountain
climbers.
2226, some kind of roller from machinery.
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Man goes to the doctor, with a sore elbow.
Doc: you've got the worst case of tennis elbow I've ever
seen.
Patient: I've never played a game of tennis in my life!
Doc: What do you do for a living?
Patient: I demonstrate rug beaters.
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A small carpet cleaner.?
On 04/21/2011 10:11 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> Someone found this unidentified tool in a drawer, anyone
> recognize it?
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/aMysteriousTool.jpg
>
When I said:
"In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity."
I was expressing awe that our society can produce such a product.
I don't want to pick a fight about the explosive subject of combining
the words 'rational' and 'vinyl' in a discussion. (I still have a good
working vinyl system.)
Thinking about how this thing works...
The left and right wheels are separately servoed.
A common speed input goes to each servo.
A tracking signal, derived from the stylus displacement from center, is
a differential input to the servos. This centers the stylus and makes
the thing go in a circle (ok, spiral).
The difference in rotation of the wheels is used to derive a radius
measure, which is used to generate the speed input signal, to make the
speed compensate for the different linear velocity at different radii.
(Or money could be spent on a gyro to get rotation rate.)
All this is done in a fairly-low-volume toy at an amazingly low price.
On 4/22/2011 4:16 AM, George W Frost wrote:
> "DoN. Nichols"<[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 2011-04-21, Alexander Thesoso<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 4/21/2011 12:22 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"<lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> [ ... ]
>>
>>>>> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the
>>>>> groove.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Correct!
>>>
>>> http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
>>>
>>> In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
>>> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
>>
>> Or -- to be jailed for cruelty to records. I can't imagine any
>> way that this would track properly without exerting enough force on the
>> stylus so it would rapidly shorten the life of the recording.
>>
>> And -- what RPM is it set to? It is bound to be wrong
>> everywhere except at one radius.
>>
>
>
> RPM or MPH ??
>
>
>
>> And if you put it on backwards, it would play the record
>> backwards, as in some of the old stories about nasty trick built into
>> some rock recordings. :-)
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> DoN.
>>
>> --
>> Remove oil spill source from e-mail
>> Email:<[email protected]> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564
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>> --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
>
>
"tnik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 4/21/2011 10:11 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> Someone found this unidentified tool in a drawer, anyone recognize it?
>>
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/aMysteriousTool.jpg
>>
>
> I'm gonna guess some type of early whisk?
The owners tried it as a whisk and said it was not very effective at that,
but if I had to pick one of the guesses I would still say whisk, just not a
very well designed one. Other suggestions for it include: pot scraper, rug
beater, carpet cleaner, and pipe scraper. Looks like it's still a mystery
for now.
Rob
Alexander Thesoso wrote:
> When I said:
> "In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity."
> I was expressing awe that our society can produce such a product.
> I don't want to pick a fight about the explosive subject of combining
> the words 'rational' and 'vinyl' in a discussion. (I still have a good
> working vinyl system.)
> Thinking about how this thing works...
> The left and right wheels are separately servoed.
> A common speed input goes to each servo.
> A tracking signal, derived from the stylus displacement from center, is
> a differential input to the servos. This centers the stylus and makes
> the thing go in a circle (ok, spiral).
> The difference in rotation of the wheels is used to derive a radius
> measure, which is used to generate the speed input signal, to make the
> speed compensate for the different linear velocity at different radii.
> (Or money could be spent on a gyro to get rotation rate.)
> All this is done in a fairly-low-volume toy at an amazingly low price.
>
>
>
<snipped>
You could pick one up on eBay and find out for sure:
http://tinyurl.com/3e5uavd
Jeff
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(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10e12 furlongs per fortnight.
jeff_wisnia wrote:
> Alexander Thesoso wrote:
>
>> When I said:
>> "In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
>> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity."
>> I was expressing awe that our society can produce such a product.
>> I don't want to pick a fight about the explosive subject of combining
>> the words 'rational' and 'vinyl' in a discussion. (I still have a
>> good working vinyl system.)
>> Thinking about how this thing works...
>> The left and right wheels are separately servoed.
>> A common speed input goes to each servo.
>> A tracking signal, derived from the stylus displacement from center,
>> is a differential input to the servos. This centers the stylus and
>> makes the thing go in a circle (ok, spiral).
>> The difference in rotation of the wheels is used to derive a radius
>> measure, which is used to generate the speed input signal, to make the
>> speed compensate for the different linear velocity at different radii.
>> (Or money could be spent on a gyro to get rotation rate.)
>> All this is done in a fairly-low-volume toy at an amazingly low price.
>>
>>
>>
> <snipped>
>
> You could pick one up on eBay and find out for sure:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3e5uavd
>
> Jeff
>
Don't bother buying one on eBay. This video shows how it works and why
it doesn't need all the fancy stuff you thought of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMSbbULfAVw
At about 23 seconds into the video you will see that the stylus is on a
swinging arm so that it can move inward and keep following the record
groove. It looks like the bus runs in a constant radius circle around
the outer part of the LP record at a speeed which "delivers" 33-1/3 RPM.
Does anyone else find it curious that 45 (RPM) is damn close to the
difference between 33-1/3 and 78.26?
78.26 was the "official" speed for 78s, arising from some easy to reach
gear ratio coupled to a synchronous AC motor. (I suppose that was
established before they started driving turntables with those rubber
idler wheels).
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10e12 furlongs per fortnight.
Rob H. wrote:
> "tnik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> On 4/21/2011 10:11 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>> Someone found this unidentified tool in a drawer, anyone recognize it?
>>>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/aMysteriousTool.jpg
>>
>> I'm gonna guess some type of early whisk?
>
> The owners tried it as a whisk and said it was not very effective at that,
> but if I had to pick one of the guesses I would still say whisk, just not
> a
> very well designed one. Other suggestions for it include: pot scraper,
> rug
> beater, carpet cleaner, and pipe scraper. Looks like it's still a mystery
> for now.
>
If they hold it upright and just shake it up and down, do the loose rings at
the top make a sort of jingling noise, like a ring of keys or some kind of
tambourine?
What's the loose stuff at the bottom? Is it like rags, or a cloth, or hide,
or something that could be swung around like some kind of stylized broom?
I'm thinking some kind of fetish, like a magickal stick used by a medicine
man or some kind of tribal guru, used in healing rituals - the jangling
rings scare away the evil spirits, and the loose stuff at the bottom sweeps
them out of the patient's body.
But I'm nuts, so never mind. ;-D
Cheers!
Rich
On 4/22/11 2:30 PM, jeff_wisnia wrote:
> jeff_wisnia wrote:
>
> Does anyone else find it curious that 45 (RPM) is damn close to the
> difference between 33-1/3 and 78.26?
>
> 78.26 was the "official" speed for 78s, arising from some easy to reach
> gear ratio coupled to a synchronous AC motor. (I suppose that was
> established before they started driving turntables with those rubber
> idler wheels).
>
77.92 RPM could also be called official. As of 1925, records were
recorded without electric motors because line frequency was not
considered steady enough. Record players were adjustable because
different producers used different speeds, from 74 to 82 RPM.
In 1925, Bell Systems began making electrical recording equipment. Bell
went with 78 because that's what Victor, the biggest producer, used.
Rubber wheels wouldn't have been precise enough, but a worm gear would
give them 78.26.
The same year, Bell Systems set the 33-1/3 RPM standard for cutting
records to play with movies. Movies soon went to other technology.
45s and consumer 33-1/3s came out after WWII. They were probably chosen
because they are exact factors of synchronous speed and are easier to
remember than 78.26.
Equipment for 50 Hz uses 77.92.
"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 4/21/2011 12:04 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
>> "Rob H."<[email protected]> fired this volley in news:iopcdu01np8
>> @news2.newsguy.com:
>>
>>>> 2221: Radio?
>>>
>>> It's not a radio but this answer is not far off.
>>
>> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the
>> groove.
>>
>> LLoyd
>
> What if the song ain't got a groove? Is that what 8-tracks are for?
Don't get stuck in this rut Bill
Get in the groove man !!
On 2011-04-21, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
Posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
2221) Given the size the set of holes on the top, and the lever along
the side, I suspect that this is some kind of novelty food
grater, perhaps for nutmeg given the size.
2222) Some kind of small barrel -- perhaps for ale or something
similar?
2223) 3" inside diameter -- inside of *what*? Inside the small
center hole, inside the three arcs between the spokes, or inside
the circle suggested by the three legs?
It sort of looks like a device to suspend a container over a
flame. But if the 3" is inside the legs, then it might be
something to be screwed down to a wooden rail or table to hold a
candle in a glass.
2224) Perhaps for use in a tool booth, with the buttons representing
different entry ramps to the tollway, and the phone for
communicating with the central office and the police in case of
problems.
2225) Well ... the eyes to the left and right with the hook suggest
something which is wrong -- based on the orientation of the
ratchet teeth. It is designed to push the ends apart, not to
pull them together.
2226) A self-defense weapon -- held inside a fist, with the points
serving as attack points, and the rest of it increasing the
mass of the fist to give a more powerful blow -- with the
grooves intended to keep it from slipping out of the hand in the
middle of a fight.
Now -- to see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2011-04-21, Alexander Thesoso <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 4/21/2011 12:22 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>>
>> "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
[ ... ]
>>> It's a record player. It "drives" around the record, following the
>>> groove.
>>
>>
>> Correct!
>
> http://www.x-tremegeek.com/soundwagon-vw-minibus-portable-record-player.html
>
> In all seriousness, what a wonderfully goofy idea!!!
> Whoever thought this up deserves an award for creativity.
Or -- to be jailed for cruelty to records. I can't imagine any
way that this would track properly without exerting enough force on the
stylus so it would rapidly shorten the life of the recording.
And -- what RPM is it set to? It is bound to be wrong
everywhere except at one radius.
And if you put it on backwards, it would play the record
backwards, as in some of the old stories about nasty trick built into
some rock recordings. :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2011-04-22, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "tnik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On 4/21/2011 10:11 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>> Someone found this unidentified tool in a drawer, anyone recognize it?
>>>
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/aMysteriousTool.jpg
>>>
>>
>> I'm gonna guess some type of early whisk?
>
>
> The owners tried it as a whisk and said it was not very effective at that,
> but if I had to pick one of the guesses I would still say whisk, just not a
> very well designed one. Other suggestions for it include: pot scraper, rug
> beater, carpet cleaner, and pipe scraper. Looks like it's still a mystery
> for now.
Perhaps something to go into the mouth of a hooked fish for
extracting the hook?
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DoN.
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> Someone found this unidentified tool in a drawer, anyone recognize it?
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/aMysteriousTool.jpg
Could it be wisk, something like this:
http://housewares.about.com/od/flashfromthepast/qt/vintagewhisk.htm
or this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Wisk-Whisk-Wooden-Handle-Antique-13-/330421762935
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> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:24:50 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
>
>> I need some help with the second last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/04/set-385.html
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 2221: Die-cast VW Minibus (or is it a Vanagon) used as.... There are
> too many holes for it to be a salt shaker, so I'll say it's a cheap
> radio or alarm clock, probably the formre.
>
> 2222: Male chastity device. Member goes in the hole so that the member
> can't enlarge to more than six inches. ;-)
>
There's 15mm in an Inch right? ;)
> 2223: Stake for something?
>
> 2224: Some sort of wacky pay phone used for a specific purpose
>
> 2225: Another chastity device.
>
> Now to see how wrong I am....
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