rR

06/11/2004 3:44 AM

Another tool ID needed XX

Just added a new post this morning:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


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Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 3:42 AM


"FMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Just added a new post this morning:
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> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> 176 is an igniter of some sort, the flint is held in the lefthand
cylinder,
> the wheel above it scratches the flint, the knerled knob on the right is
> what you spin between your finger and thumb.
>

Correct, it's for a Coleman lantern.

> 171 is a tarp clamp. You place it at a tarp location you want to tie
down.
> You place the tarp in the jaws, slide the locking mechanism to the right
> (photo right), and there is a hole on the left that you can put a rope in.
>

Yes

> 182 Something you might find in a house of ill repute?

Possibly, if they have old lanterns there.


>
> 181 is nailed to the heal of a shoe or boot to protect the heal from
wearing
> to quickly.

Correct

>
> 180, Diamond Plate?

This one isn't diamond plate.


>
>
> --
>
> FMB
> (only one B in FMB)
>
>

jj

"joey"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 10:03 PM

http://www.builderdepot.com/seo/MADISONEQUIPMENTCO_BM/128103_L105_1_KO_ROMEX_CONNECTOR.ihtml



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> "BAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > 183 ROMEX connector nut
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> > "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
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> >
>
> It is a type of nut but I'm not sure about the "183 Romex" part of your
> answer, I couldn't find any confirmation of this on the web.
>
>

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 4:57 PM


"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 03:42:51 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> 182 Something you might find in a house of ill repute?
> >
> >Possibly, if they have old lanterns there.
>
> Is it for holding a gas mantle in shape ?


No, the knob is turned to raise or lower the wick. Maybe lantern is the
wrong word for one of these, I probably should have said oil lamp.

Bt

Badger

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

09/11/2004 10:50 PM



R.H. wrote:
>>>>180. aluminum stair tread
>>>
>>>It's made of thin plastic, so it isn't a tread.
>>
>>Hmmm...what size is that grid pattern?
>
>
>
> The two in focus points in the foreground are 1/4" apart.
>

Hummm, plastic sheet for use in a window frame for "privacy"?

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 4:55 PM


> 183. nut for electrical conduit fitting

Just found a similar one, it's a conduit locknut, so this answer is correct:

http://www.cornerhardware.com/item_264696/Electrical/Conduit-Fittings/Conduit-Lock-Nuts-Bushings/Locknut.html

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 8:20 PM

On 6 Nov 2004 03:44:36 -0800, [email protected] (R.H.) calmly ranted:

>Just added a new post this morning:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

178. Butane soldering iron tip
179. snow or ice cleat for a shoe
180. aluminum stair tread
181. shoe tap
182. sheet feeder from old mimeograph machine
183. nut for electrical conduit fitting
171. polymer tarp tiedown. I have a dozen from LVT.
174. old fisherman's pliers for hooks/split shot sinkers

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"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 3:04 AM


"max" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> These polyethylene balls come in various sizes and are floated on liquid
to
> deal with evaporation or oxidation of chemistry.
> max


Thanks for the reply, I did some searching and found some of the ones that
you mention here:

http://www.k-mac-plastics.net/polystyrene-plastic-balls.htm

Mine are different than these, they don't have a seam and more importantly
they don't float.

Further searching leads me to think that they might be the UHMWPE (ultra
high molecular weight) balls:

http://www.k-mac-plastics.net/uhmwpe-plastic-balls.htm

They seem a little pricey at $48.41 for five balls, anyone know what these
are used for?

ma

max

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 2:02 AM

These polyethylene balls come in various sizes and are floated on liquid to
deal with evaporation or oxidation of chemistry.
max

> I went to the flea market this morning and was looking through a box of
> small pieces of miscellaneous hardware where I found some 1" diameter white
> plastic balls. I bought three of them along with some metal ball bearings,
> I was hoping someone here could tell me what these white balls might be for,
> there is a photo of them here:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/awbs.jpg
>
>

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 9:01 PM


"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> R.H. wrote:
>
> 178 Soldering tip for propane torch

Correct.

> 181 Heel plate (or tap)

The first part of this is right, it's not a tap.

> 183 Watch bezel

This one isn't for a watch.



Rob

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 12:02 PM


"Puff Griffis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>178, Soldering head for a propane torch.

Probably right.

>179. Ice grip for your boot.

Yes

>180, No idea
>181. Heal saver for the boot you walked on ice with.

Correct.

>182, Drop spindle

Incorrect.

>183,Some sort of locking ring

Yes.


Rob








FF

"FMB"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 1:43 AM

"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just added a new post this morning:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

176 is an igniter of some sort, the flint is held in the lefthand cylinder,
the wheel above it scratches the flint, the knerled knob on the right is
what you spin between your finger and thumb.

171 is a tarp clamp. You place it at a tarp location you want to tie down.
You place the tarp in the jaws, slide the locking mechanism to the right
(photo right), and there is a hole on the left that you can put a rope in.

182 Something you might find in a house of ill repute?

181 is nailed to the heal of a shoe or boot to protect the heal from wearing
to quickly.

180, Diamond Plate?


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FMB
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Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 12:04 PM


"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
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> On 6 Nov 2004 03:44:36 -0800, [email protected] (R.H.) calmly ranted:
>
> >Just added a new post this morning:
> >
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> 178. Butane soldering iron tip

Yes, but others have suggested propane, maybe it works for both.

> 179. snow or ice cleat for a shoe

Correct.

> 180. aluminum stair tread

It's made of thin plastic, so it isn't a tread.

> 181. shoe tap

This one isn't a tap.

> 182. sheet feeder from old mimeograph machine

Nope.

> 183. nut for electrical conduit fitting

Probably right, as I mentioned in a previous post, I'm going to the hardware
store to verify it.

> 171. polymer tarp tiedown. I have a dozen from LVT.

Yes

> 174. old fisherman's pliers for hooks/split shot sinkers

Correct.


Bb

"BAD"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 4:49 PM

183 romex connector nut

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Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 1:02 AM


"joey" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:%Sbjd.304992$wV.9729@attbi_s54...
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http://www.builderdepot.com/seo/MADISONEQUIPMENTCO_BM/128103_L105_1_KO_ROMEX_CONNECTOR.ihtml
>
>


Thanks for the link, mine looks just like that except for the seam running
along the circumference.

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 8:59 PM


"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 6 Nov 2004 03:44:36 -0800, [email protected] (R.H.) wrote:
>
> >Just added a new post this morning:
> >
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> I'm sure you already know what it is, but 181 would be called a "seg"
> in the UK. Not sure if the same term is used elsewhere.
> --
> Smert' spamionam


Correct, it's a metal stud to protect the shoe from wear.

PG

"Puff Griffis"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 2:55 AM

178, Soldering head for a propane torch.
179. Ice grip for your boot.
180, No idea
181. Heal saver for the boot you walked on ice with.
182, Drop spindle
183,Some sort of locking ring
Puff

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>=20
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

MJ

"Mark Jerde"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 3:02 PM

175 -- I used this over 30 years ago. It came in a Tandy leather craft
package. It's used for making decorative cuts on the leather surface but I
don't recall what it is called. Possibly "swivel knife" because to cut
curves you press down with an index finger while twisting the barrel between
your thumb and index finger.

Thanks for the memories. Doubtless my leathercraft kit is still in a box in
my parents garage. ;-)

-- Mark

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 1:10 AM

I went to the flea market this morning and was looking through a box of
small pieces of miscellaneous hardware where I found some 1" diameter white
plastic balls. I bought three of them along with some metal ball bearings,
I was hoping someone here could tell me what these white balls might be for,
there is a photo of them here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/awbs.jpg

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 9:07 PM


"BAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:w97jd.53116$HA.40249@attbi_s01...
> 183 ROMEX connector nut
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Just added a new post this morning:
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>

It is a type of nut but I'm not sure about the "183 Romex" part of your
answer, I couldn't find any confirmation of this on the web.

AD

Andy Dingley

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 1:20 PM

On 6 Nov 2004 03:44:36 -0800, [email protected] (R.H.) wrote:

>Just added a new post this morning:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

I'm sure you already know what it is, but 181 would be called a "seg"
in the UK. Not sure if the same term is used elsewhere.
--
Smert' spamionam

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 9:19 AM

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 12:04:01 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> calmly
ranted:

>"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On 6 Nov 2004 03:44:36 -0800, [email protected] (R.H.) calmly ranted:
>>
>> >Just added a new post this morning:
>> >
>> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>> 178. Butane soldering iron tip
>
>Yes, but others have suggested propane, maybe it works for both.

I said butane because it's a twist-on. Butanes are portable and
propane usually had screw-on tips like oxy/acet.


>> 180. aluminum stair tread
>
>It's made of thin plastic, so it isn't a tread.

Hmmm...what size is that grid pattern?


>> 183. nut for electrical conduit fitting
>
>Probably right, as I mentioned in a previous post, I'm going to the hardware
>store to verify it.

It is, I gare on TEE.


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"R.H."

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07/11/2004 12:00 PM


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> >> > Just added a new post this morning:
> >> >
> >> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >> 176 is an igniter of some sort, the flint is held in the lefthand
> > cylinder,
> >> the wheel above it scratches the flint, the knerled knob on the right
is
> >> what you spin between your finger and thumb.
> >>
> >
> > Correct, it's for a Coleman lantern.
> >
> >> 171 is a tarp clamp. You place it at a tarp location you want to tie
> > down.
> >> You place the tarp in the jaws, slide the locking mechanism to the
right
> >> (photo right), and there is a hole on the left that you can put a rope
> >> in.
> >>
> >
> > Yes
> >
> >> 182 Something you might find in a house of ill repute?
> >
> > Possibly, if they have old lanterns there.
> >
>
> Dohhhhh.... turn it to pull more wick out of the old oil lamp, huh.

Correct.

>
> 173 seems to be something you can stick into the end of a pipe, and as you
> bring the two handles together it locks itself inside the pipe. Could it
be
> used to pull exchanger tubes of old?

It's not for pipes or exchanger tubes, it's for inserting something, it's
been a week so I'll post the answer later today.


FF

"FMB"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 3:52 AM

"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "FMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Just added a new post this morning:
>> >
>> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>> 176 is an igniter of some sort, the flint is held in the lefthand
> cylinder,
>> the wheel above it scratches the flint, the knerled knob on the right is
>> what you spin between your finger and thumb.
>>
>
> Correct, it's for a Coleman lantern.
>
>> 171 is a tarp clamp. You place it at a tarp location you want to tie
> down.
>> You place the tarp in the jaws, slide the locking mechanism to the right
>> (photo right), and there is a hole on the left that you can put a rope
>> in.
>>
>
> Yes
>
>> 182 Something you might find in a house of ill repute?
>
> Possibly, if they have old lanterns there.
>

Dohhhhh.... turn it to pull more wick out of the old oil lamp, huh.

173 seems to be something you can stick into the end of a pipe, and as you
bring the two handles together it locks itself inside the pipe. Could it be
used to pull exchanger tubes of old?


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Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 9:11 PM


"Wood Butcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 178. Soldering tip for a propane torch.

I think this is correct.

> 179. Antique crampon like device to attach to shoe for walking on
ice/snow.

Right

> 181. Tap for shoe.

This one isn't a tap.

> 183. Electrical conduit connecting nut(ring?)

Correct.


Rob

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Andy Dingley

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 12:47 PM

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 03:42:51 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>> 182 Something you might find in a house of ill repute?
>
>Possibly, if they have old lanterns there.

Is it for holding a gas mantle in shape ?
--
Smert' spamionam

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 8:59 PM


"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> 179. Looks like a something to add to a shoe to aid in traction.

Correct.

>
> 181. Tap for a shoe.

It's for a shoe, but it's not a tap.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 1:12 PM


"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


179. Looks like a something to add to a shoe to aid in traction.

181. Tap for a shoe.

Rr

"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

07/11/2004 10:48 PM


"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 12:04:01 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> calmly
> ranted:
>
> >"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> On 6 Nov 2004 03:44:36 -0800, [email protected] (R.H.) calmly ranted:
> >>
> >> >Just added a new post this morning:
> >> >
> >> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >> 178. Butane soldering iron tip
> >
> >Yes, but others have suggested propane, maybe it works for both.
>
> I said butane because it's a twist-on. Butanes are portable and
> propane usually had screw-on tips like oxy/acet.
>
>
> >> 180. aluminum stair tread
> >
> >It's made of thin plastic, so it isn't a tread.
>
> Hmmm...what size is that grid pattern?


The two in focus points in the foreground are 1/4" apart.



> >> 183. nut for electrical conduit fitting
> >
> >Probably right, as I mentioned in a previous post, I'm going to the
hardware
> >store to verify it.
>
> It is, I gare on TEE.

Yep, I've confirmed it's a conduit locknut.

MD

Morris Dovey

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 8:45 AM

R.H. wrote:

178 Soldering tip for propane torch
181 Heel plate (or tap)
183 Watch bezel

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA

Bb

"BAD"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 4:42 PM

183 ROMEX connector nut

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"Wood Butcher"

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 8:57 PM

178. Soldering tip for a propane torch.
179. Antique crampon like device to attach to shoe for walking on ice/snow.
181. Tap for shoe.
183. Electrical conduit connecting nut(ring?)

Art

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"R.H."

in reply to [email protected] (R.H.) on 06/11/2004 3:44 AM

06/11/2004 9:02 PM


"Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 175 -- I used this over 30 years ago. It came in a Tandy leather craft
> package. It's used for making decorative cuts on the leather surface but
I
> don't recall what it is called. Possibly "swivel knife" because to cut
> curves you press down with an index finger while twisting the barrel
between
> your thumb and index finger.
>
> Thanks for the memories. Doubtless my leathercraft kit is still in a box
in
> my parents garage. ;-)
>
> -- Mark


Yes, swivel knife is the correct term for this one.


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