"John Husvar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> 1204. Half a pair of ladder jacks. The hooks fit over the rungs of
> extension ladders. The notched bars adjust for level so a board can be
> inserted onto a pair. Makes a narrow temporary scaffold.
Thanks, the owner was happy to find out what it was for. The rest of the
answers for this week can be seen here:
http://pzphotosans216-t1.blogspot.com/
Rob
Just discovered this blog. Been going thru the archives. Knew some of
them but not most.
#1206 Looks like a sewing machine attachment
#1207 You can buy these at any hardware store. Its made by Stanley
tool. Not sure what they call it. Great for small demo work.
#1208 Some kind of Windlass for lifting things.
1206 Adjustable depth guide for a hypodermic needle.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Set number 216 has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
Andrew Erickson wrote:
> "R.H." wrote:
>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Some real puzzlers this time!
>
> 1203 - This looks to me rather like a puzzle--try to disassemble the
> various parts by turning the rings. Maybe the louvered portal is
> because some noisemaker inside plays a part in the solution.
I KNEW that I'd seen that somewhere. It's a puzzle called an ISIS ball:
<http://www.gadgets.co.uk/item/ISIS1/ISIS-Adventure-Puzzle-Ball.html>
"Welcome to the ISIS Adventure, possibly the most difficult puzzle in
existence. As seen on Dragon's Den and the Jonathan Ross Show!
The ISIS Ball is an interactive mind puzzle which involves trying to
open an alloy metal ball which is constructed in layers and covered in
Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Every ISIS is unique, and handmade in England by precision engineers.
Once you pick the ISIS puzzle up it becomes a real obsession and is hard
to put it down. There are literally millions of combinations and the
game promises to challenge the most astute and intellectual of minds.
solve the puzzle - unlock the reward
Crack the combination (if you're up to it!) and you will reveal a
special key inside, which has a unique serial number stamped on it.
The key will open one of the ISIS golden pyramids which are hidden in
secret locations throughout the UK.
Each golden pyramid contains thousands of pounds - a gold coin worth
£500 and a number of silver coins worth £20 each."
1208 At the risk of being a me-tooer, I think the people who call this a
windlass or tensioning device are correct... It looks like a 19th-century
grandfather of the general purpose come-along. Lacking a spring on the
pawl, I'd guess it is intended to be used with the open hook pointing
generally upward, with gravity holding the pawl against the ratchet. I
assume great caution is needed in releasing the tension.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Set number 216 has just been posted:
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> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> R.H. wrote:
>> Set number 216 has just been posted:
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>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
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> 1207 appears to be a Stanley FatMax utility bar 55-119, which you
> should be able to find on the shelf at Home Depot.
> http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=HT+BARS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=55-119&SDesc=FatMax%26%23174%3B+Functional+Utility+Bar
IIRC, if the hammer is simply turned over the name would be all over it.
On 25 Jan, 04:00, Barbara Bailey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Crack the combination (if you're up to it!) and you will reveal a
> special key inside, which has a unique serial number stamped on it.
If they're _that_ valuable, I've got a Gordian Milling Machine waiting.
R.H. wrote:
> Set number 216 has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1207 appears to be a Stanley FatMax utility bar 55-119, which you
should be able to find on the shelf at Home Depot.
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=HT+BARS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=55-119&SDesc=FatMax%26%23174%3B+Functional+Utility+Bar
1208 looks like a dandy little windlass for some purpose or other.
Maybe for securing a load? The principle is very similar to a strap
clamp.
>
>
> Rob
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In article <[email protected]>,
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Some real puzzlers this time!
1203 - This looks to me rather like a puzzle--try to disassemble the
various parts by turning the rings. Maybe the louvered portal is
because some noisemaker inside plays a part in the solution.
1204 - Height adjustable holder for...something, maybe some saddle or
other tack being worked on. The longer hooked bar would presumably be
hooked on the underside of a beam or pipe, and supported somewhere
towards its middle, with the toothed bar hanging down. If the smaller
hooked piece were rotated 180 degrees (about the vertical axis, as seen
in the photo), it would appear to hang roughly vertically from the
notched bar when the latter was vertical.
1205 - Maybe this was used to trim veneer work or thin metal (brass?)
identifying plates/plaques? Pure guesswork.
1206 - Sewing machine attachment? No idea what magic stitching it would
enable, though.
1207 - I'm guessing a demolition tool. There's a pry-bar and nail
puller at the one end of the handle, and a hammer head and (perhaps) 2x4
tweaker at the other end.
1208 - Tensioner for a wire cable; the cable gets wrapped around the
drum with the handle, and the ratchet keeps it tight. I'd assume this
would be for some fixed use where the tensioner remains attached to the
cable, such as holding loads on a truck or guying a traveling amusement
ride or similar service.
Now to see the other guesses.
--
Andrew Erickson
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot
lose." -- Jim Elliot
In article <[email protected]>,
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1204. Half a pair of ladder jacks. The hooks fit over the rungs of
extension ladders. The notched bars adjust for level so a board can be
inserted onto a pair. Makes a narrow temporary scaffold.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Set number 216 has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1203 A small timer or clock?
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Set number 216 has just been posted:
1203: Fancy magic eight ball
1204: Brace. Short end against a wall, long end against whatever
you're holding up
1205: Doesn't look like it would work for anything tougher than cardboard
1206: Looks like part of a sewing machine
1207: Another multi-tool. Hammer, prybar, nail-puller, and wrench.
The wrench probably indicates who is expected to use it,
hopefully someone else recognizes it.
1208: OK, you hang the hook on something, hang something else on the
loop, and you have a ratcheting handle. Presumably used for winding
rope, tied through the hole. But what it's for? I dunno.
--
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result in a fully-depreciated one.
#1206 - cutter for quilting squares?
The "teeth" would hold fabric without damaging it.
Possibly for cutting squares of veneer for inlay work?
The slot for the blade would provide support on both sides of the cut.
John
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:22:12 -0500, "R.H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Set number 216 has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
On 2008-01-24, R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Set number 216 has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
1203) Hmm ... a solar-powered ancient Egyptian pool ball? :-)
A new model of the Death Star?
Really -- other than that round grille, it looks purely
decorative.
1204) Perhaps something for adjusting the height of a plow or
other agricultural implement?
1205) Hmm ... the statement:
...the plates are slightly notched like a fine file and
would mar a photograph.
does not seem to indicate that someone actually tested it with a
photograph.
My guess is that it is intended to cut a photograph to fit
behind a round border. You manipulate it so the part which you
want seen is totally covered by the upper plate, clamp it, and
cut/rotate until you have a square to fit the outer frame.
As for the fancy carrying case (most of which is not shown), I
suspect that it was used by a traveling photographer. It does
look really nicely made.
1206) Hmm ... the brand on it "B-D" suggests to me that it is for
holding a hypodermic syringe -- perhaps for controlling the
depth of penetration of the needle.
1207) An interesting combination tool. It is:
A hammer
A prybar
A nail puller
And a wrench to grip something like a single size of pipe
or hex nut.
And it looks as though the hammer has a hard face joined to what
looks like a lighter alloy (perhaps aluminum or titanium?
1208) Looks as though it is intended to take up slack in some kind of
rigging -- perhaps when harnessing a horse to a wagon?
Now off to see what others have guessed.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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