On 27 Jun 2013 01:03:43 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the third and fifth ones this week:
Sadly, you're not going to get it from me.
2905. Those tines must go into the ground, allowing the top part to
hold something... but what?
2906. That second photo is so much more helpful than the first!
2908. Electrify it and you've got a vintage Taser.
2909. For shoveling up a couple of hot coals? Pooper scooper?
2910. Chastity device. :-|
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On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:10:31 -0400, Robert wrote:
> 2905 lawn aerator tines
Wouldn't an aerator have a more comfortable handle? That thing doesn't
look so comfortable -- I'd have made it with something like a T for a
handle.
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Erik <[email protected]> writes:
> In article <[email protected]>, j Burns <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/27/13 9:13 PM, Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
>> > On 27 Jun 2013 12:37:56 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ha ha, I thought it might be easier to gauge the size if you could see
>> >> more of the table,
>> >
>> > That's what the 36 inches caption at the top is for. :-) Seriously,
>> > the two photos looked enough alike that I wondered if you were having a
>> > joke at our expense.
>> >
>> > I enjoy your blog, even if I'm lousy at figuring out what any of these
>> > things are for.
>> >
>> Rob, do you know ROT13? When you post the mystery items, if you would
>> say what they are in ROT13, that would be very helpful to Ted and me.
>> ;)
>
>
> Don't see much ROT13 around anymore (or at least I don't)... but thats
> really it's main use.
>
> Quoted from the article linked to below:
>
>> ROT13 is used in online forums as a means of hiding spoilers, punchlines,
>> puzzle solutions, and offensive materials from the casual glance. ROT13 has
>> been described as the "Usenet equivalent of a magazine printing the answer to
>> a quiz upside down".[1] ROT13 has inspired a variety of letter and word games
>> on-line, and is frequently mentioned in newsgroup conversations.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13
>
> Do all newsreaders still support it? I don't know... I use MT-Newsreader
> and it does. It would be interesting to know if any don't.
There are lots of online rot-13 decoders for those who don't have it in
their newsreader.
Me, I'm happy with the way things are.
"DoN. Nichols" <[email protected]> writes:
> On 2013-06-28, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>2909: Barking spud from the 1940s or 1950s. Used to remove gritty bark
>>>from a log prior to sawing.
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a good idea for it, though for now it remains a mystery until we can
>> find a good reference.
>
> The strength of the support link suggests that this would be a
> reasonable use for the item.
>
>> Tough set this week, four of the answers have been posted, hopefully we'll get
>> the
>> other two in the near future.
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
>
> Hmm ... Item (2910) the two nuts were way too large for the kind
> of current needed to run the siren -- but perhaps built out of what was
> available. They (and the studs) look to be copper, brass, or bronze, all
> good choices for this kind of application.
>
> I wonder what voltage the siren was driven by. Given the
> locale, line voltage is unlikely to be available, so it could be from a
> vehicles starting battery, and the larger sie is perhaps better for
> that. Lower voltage means higher current for the same power.
Don't forget that you may be assembling this out in the woods. You want
good solid wing nuts that you can tighten up with calloused fingers
without losing them in the leaf litter.
Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
>>2909: Barking spud from the 1940s or 1950s. Used to remove
>>gritty bark from a log prior to sawing.
>
>
> Sounds like a good idea for it, though for now it remains a
> mystery until we can find a good reference.
>
> Tough set this week, four of the answers have been posted,
> hopefully we'll get the
> other two in the near future.
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
>
2907 doesn't look useful to break rusted nuts. It appears to be
designed to go around a long object and turn something that the
tooth would fit into. That said I have no idea what it is...
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I need some help with the third and fifth ones this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
2905 lawn aerator tines
2906 C hook (predecessor to the S Hook)
2907 Braking rusted Nuts
2908 Weeding Fork
2909 Shovel from an toy truck
2910 electrical insulator
Robert
>2906. That second photo is so much more helpful than the first!
Ha ha, I thought it might be easier to gauge the size if you could see more of
the
table, it doesn't cost me any more to add as many photos as I want so what the
heck.
>2909. For shoveling up a couple of hot coals? Pooper scooper?
I still haven't found the answer for this shovel, I think they must have quit
making this model.
On 6/27/13 9:13 PM, Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
> On 27 Jun 2013 12:37:56 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
>
>> Ha ha, I thought it might be easier to gauge the size if you could see
>> more of the table,
>
> That's what the 36 inches caption at the top is for. :-) Seriously,
> the two photos looked enough alike that I wondered if you were having a
> joke at our expense.
>
> I enjoy your blog, even if I'm lousy at figuring out what any of these
> things are for.
>
Rob, do you know ROT13? When you post the mystery items, if you would
say what they are in ROT13, that would be very helpful to Ted and me.
;)
>2909: Barking spud from the 1940s or 1950s. Used to remove gritty bark
>from a log prior to sawing.
Sounds like a good idea for it, though for now it remains a mystery until we can
find a good reference.
Tough set this week, four of the answers have been posted, hopefully we'll get
the
other two in the near future.
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
On 6/28/13 7:00 PM, j Burns wrote:
> On 6/28/13 3:55 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>>> 2909: Barking spud from the 1940s or 1950s. Used to remove gritty bark
>>> from a log prior to sawing.
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a good idea for it, though for now it remains a mystery
>> until we can
>> find a good reference.
>>
> http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/tools/spud_1.jpg
http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/tools/saws.htm
If you scroll down about 2/3, there a Miscellaneous heading. It's the
first item.
On 6/28/13 11:47 PM, DoN. Nichols wrote:
> On 2013-06-28, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
>
> Hmm ... Item (2910) the two nuts were way too large for the kind
> of current needed to run the siren -- but perhaps built out of what was
> available. They (and the studs) look to be copper, brass, or bronze, all
> good choices for this kind of application.
>
> I wonder what voltage the siren was driven by. Given the
> locale, line voltage is unlikely to be available, so it could be from a
> vehicles starting battery, and the larger sie is perhaps better for
> that. Lower voltage means higher current for the same power.
Before diesels, logging depended on steam. The whistle punk blew the
steam whistle to signal the yarder operator controlling the movement of
logs. He was also the safety lookout. I suppose the trigger allowed
him to choose a vantage point and activate the whistle by a solenoid.
>http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/tools/saws.htm
>
>If you scroll down about 2/3, there a Miscellaneous heading. It's the
>first item.
Great work on providing the answer! I'm sure the owner will appreciate it.
Finding
the patent was a lot easier after I knew the tool's purpose:
http://www.google.com/patents/US2693028
In article <[email protected]>, j Burns says...
>
>On 6/28/13 11:47 PM, DoN. Nichols wrote:
>> On 2013-06-28, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
>>
>> Hmm ... Item (2910) the two nuts were way too large for the kind
>> of current needed to run the siren -- but perhaps built out of what was
>> available. They (and the studs) look to be copper, brass, or bronze, all
>> good choices for this kind of application.
>>
>> I wonder what voltage the siren was driven by. Given the
>> locale, line voltage is unlikely to be available, so it could be from a
>> vehicles starting battery, and the larger sie is perhaps better for
>> that. Lower voltage means higher current for the same power.
>
>Before diesels, logging depended on steam. The whistle punk blew the
>steam whistle to signal the yarder operator controlling the movement of
>logs. He was also the safety lookout. I suppose the trigger allowed
>him to choose a vantage point and activate the whistle by a solenoid.
I forgot to mention that it came from Vancouver Island, the person who bought it
there said that a couple of people had verified that it was a switch for a
signal.
On 6/29/13 8:35 AM, Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
> On 29 Jun 2013 03:51:40 GMT, DoN. Nichols wrote:
>
>> I'd rather wait until the contest closes.
>
> I think J. Burns was being sarcastic, and Rob wasn't quite serious in
> his reply, either.
>
Not sarcastic, just utopian. I've often thought the game would be
fairer if I could have a little peek at the answers to make up for my
lack of knowledge. When I saw your post, I thought, "Ah, there's two of
us!"
On 6/29/13 7:05 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, j Burns says...
>>
>> On 6/28/13 11:47 PM, DoN. Nichols wrote:
>>> On 2013-06-28, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
>>>
>>> Hmm ... Item (2910) the two nuts were way too large for the kind
>>> of current needed to run the siren -- but perhaps built out of what was
>>> available. They (and the studs) look to be copper, brass, or bronze, all
>>> good choices for this kind of application.
>>>
>>> I wonder what voltage the siren was driven by. Given the
>>> locale, line voltage is unlikely to be available, so it could be from a
>>> vehicles starting battery, and the larger sie is perhaps better for
>>> that. Lower voltage means higher current for the same power.
>>
>> Before diesels, logging depended on steam. The whistle punk blew the
>> steam whistle to signal the yarder operator controlling the movement of
>> logs. He was also the safety lookout. I suppose the trigger allowed
>> him to choose a vantage point and activate the whistle by a solenoid.
>
>
> I forgot to mention that it came from Vancouver Island, the person who bought it
> there said that a couple of people had verified that it was a switch for a
> signal.
>
This pages has links to several threads where loggers talk about whistle
punks. One link has a video where a man uses a bug like the mystery
item to make his dogs bark.
http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=search2;search=Whistle%20Punk
The whistle punk was usually a teenager. He'd hook the bug to 1000 feet
of 8-gage telephone wire. When a choker was set, he would give the men
30 seconds to get clear, then squeeze the bug, which activated a
solenoid to blow the whistle, telling the donkey engineer to reel in the
cable. When diesels took over, the whistle was called an air chime.
>This pages has links to several threads where loggers talk about whistle
>punks. One link has a video where a man uses a bug like the mystery
>item to make his dogs bark.
>
>http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=search2;search=Whistle%20Punk
>
>The whistle punk was usually a teenager. He'd hook the bug to 1000 feet
>of 8-gage telephone wire. When a choker was set, he would give the men
>30 seconds to get clear, then squeeze the bug, which activated a
>solenoid to blow the whistle, telling the donkey engineer to reel in the
>cable. When diesels took over, the whistle was called an air chime.
Thanks for the link, some interesting stuff there.
Posting from my desk top PC, as always.=20
2905 ice man's tongs?=20
2906, no clue=20
2907, pill splitter for elephant pills=20
(or a nut buster for auto mechanics)=20
2908, carpet tack puller=20
2909, non sparking coal scoop. Part of the=20
handle is missing, there is a T bar through=20
the top loop.=20
2910, no clue.=20
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message =
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I need some help with the third and fifth ones this week:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Rob
On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:02:18 +0100, Erik <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, j Burns <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/27/13 9:13 PM, Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
>> > On 27 Jun 2013 12:37:56 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ha ha, I thought it might be easier to gauge the size if you could
>> see
>> >> more of the table,
>> >
>> > That's what the 36 inches caption at the top is for. :-) Seriously,
>> > the two photos looked enough alike that I wondered if you were having
>> a
>> > joke at our expense.
>> >
>> > I enjoy your blog, even if I'm lousy at figuring out what any of these
>> > things are for.
>> >
>> Rob, do you know ROT13? When you post the mystery items, if you would
>> say what they are in ROT13, that would be very helpful to Ted and me.
>> ;)
>
>
> Don't see much ROT13 around anymore (or at least I don't)... but thats
> really it's main use.
>
> Quoted from the article linked to below:
>
>> ROT13 is used in online forums as a means of hiding spoilers,
>> punchlines,
>> puzzle solutions, and offensive materials from the casual glance. ROT13
>> has
>> been described as the "Usenet equivalent of a magazine printing the
>> answer to
>> a quiz upside down".[1] ROT13 has inspired a variety of letter and word
>> games
>> on-line, and is frequently mentioned in newsgroup conversations.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13
>
> Do all newsreaders still support it? I don't know... I use MT-Newsreader
> and it does. It would be interesting to know if any don't.
>
> Erik
uk.rec.sheds unovghnyyl uses rot13 for jbex and other bad words.
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On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:17:37 +0100, Dr Nick
<[email protected]> wrote:
> There are lots of online rot-13 decoders for those who don't have it in
> their newsreader.
There are even applications.
> Me, I'm happy with the way things are.
--
It's a money /life balance.
On 27 Jun 2013 12:37:56 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
> Ha ha, I thought it might be easier to gauge the size if you could see
> more of the table,
That's what the 36 inches caption at the top is for. :-) Seriously,
the two photos looked enough alike that I wondered if you were having a
joke at our expense.
I enjoy your blog, even if I'm lousy at figuring out what any of these
things are for.
--
Ted S.
fedya at hughes dot net
Now blogging at http://justacineast.blogspot.com
On 2013-06-27, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need some help with the third and fifth ones this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
2905) Looks like something for picking up a bundle of hay or something
similar. Lacking a better image of the hinge area, I'll have to
guess that the fork tines close as the handles are spread apart.
The "Larger" links still fail on FireFox on a Solaris system,
but work on a now ancient copy of Opera.
2096) Perhaps something to stretch sheets or towels across while
drying?
2097) This looks like a relative of a "nut splitter", which drives
a built-in chisel into one face of a nut which is frozen onto
a bolt to allow it to be removed.
This one seems to combine the chisel and the wrench lever into a
single tool. Slip it over the nut, tighten the nuts to drive
the chisel in, and then pull on the handle in the right
direction to loosen the nut.
It also is easier to put in place with that pivoted bar.
2098) No real clue about this one. Not even a reasonable guess. :-)
Well ... on second thought, perhaps for drawing fairly
lightweight nails, pivoting on the bulge shown just before the
fork.
2099) Given the sharpened edges, it looks to be to cut a square
bottomed trough. The stud and ring suggest that it may be part
of a plow, which provides the support and the motion, and the
handle lets you lever the load up. Perhaps for picking up
blocks of soil with a plant growning from them for
transplanting?
2100) Hmmm ... pair of insulated electrodes, with separate terminals
to each, and a pair of projections which cross at right angles
inside a pair of insulating wood handles. I would guess that it
is for spot welding two pieces of wire together where they
cross, perhaps for repairing a welded fence. At a guess, the
terminals go to leads which feed from an automotive lead-acid
storage battery. Maybe one of the older 6V ones from the 1950s
and before.
Now to post and then see what others have guessed.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-06-28, Erik <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, j Burns <[email protected]>
> wrote:
[ ... ]
>> Rob, do you know ROT13? When you post the mystery items, if you would
>> say what they are in ROT13, that would be very helpful to Ted and me.
>> ;)
>
>
> Don't see much ROT13 around anymore (or at least I don't)... but thats
> really it's main use.
There are some of us who remember it, and know how to use it.
furrfu!
[ ... ]
> Do all newsreaders still support it? I don't know... I use MT-Newsreader
> and it does. It would be interesting to know if any don't.
Well ... slrn (a real newsreader only) does. But aside from
that, I have a compiled one which I wrote in C decades ago, and (on unix
systems with "tr"), you can also use:
tr '[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]' '[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]'
to do the transformation/translation.
I wonder if I should rot-13 my e-mail address for spam-proofing.
:-)
Enjoy,
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On 2013-06-28, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>2909: Barking spud from the 1940s or 1950s. Used to remove gritty bark
>>from a log prior to sawing.
>
>
> Sounds like a good idea for it, though for now it remains a mystery until we can
> find a good reference.
The strength of the support link suggests that this would be a
reasonable use for the item.
> Tough set this week, four of the answers have been posted, hopefully we'll get
> the
> other two in the near future.
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers
Hmm ... Item (2910) the two nuts were way too large for the kind
of current needed to run the siren -- but perhaps built out of what was
available. They (and the studs) look to be copper, brass, or bronze, all
good choices for this kind of application.
I wonder what voltage the siren was driven by. Given the
locale, line voltage is unlikely to be available, so it could be from a
vehicles starting battery, and the larger sie is perhaps better for
that. Lower voltage means higher current for the same power.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-06-28, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Rob, do you know ROT13? When you post the mystery items, if you would
>>say what they are in ROT13, that would be very helpful to Ted and me.
>>;)
>
>
> I'll think about it!:D
I'd rather wait until the contest closes. But I wait until
Sunday to read the color funnies, while my wife reads them on Saturday,
when they are delivered along with the advertising materials.
After all -- it is just a matter of waiting until it closes for
the answers to be posted -- just a few days at most.
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In article <[email protected]>, j Burns <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On 6/27/13 9:13 PM, Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
> > On 27 Jun 2013 12:37:56 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
> >
> >> Ha ha, I thought it might be easier to gauge the size if you could see
> >> more of the table,
> >
> > That's what the 36 inches caption at the top is for. :-) Seriously,
> > the two photos looked enough alike that I wondered if you were having a
> > joke at our expense.
> >
> > I enjoy your blog, even if I'm lousy at figuring out what any of these
> > things are for.
> >
> Rob, do you know ROT13? When you post the mystery items, if you would
> say what they are in ROT13, that would be very helpful to Ted and me.
> ;)
Don't see much ROT13 around anymore (or at least I don't)... but thats
really it's main use.
Quoted from the article linked to below:
> ROT13 is used in online forums as a means of hiding spoilers, punchlines,
> puzzle solutions, and offensive materials from the casual glance. ROT13 has
> been described as the "Usenet equivalent of a magazine printing the answer to
> a quiz upside down".[1] ROT13 has inspired a variety of letter and word games
> on-line, and is frequently mentioned in newsgroup conversations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13
Do all newsreaders still support it? I don't know... I use MT-Newsreader
and it does. It would be interesting to know if any don't.
Erik
Fun set. I didn't get any of them, but that's fine. Learned a bit of =
history.=20
.
Christopher A. Young=20
Learn more about Jesus=20
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.
.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
>2909: Barking spud from the 1940s or 1950s. Used to remove gritty bark =
>from a log prior to sawing.
Sounds like a good idea for it, though for now it remains a mystery =
until we can
find a good reference.
Tough set this week, four of the answers have been posted, hopefully =
we'll get
the
other two in the near future.
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/06/set-499.html#answers