On Jan 10, 7:40=A0am, Ted Schuerzinger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:03:22 -0500, Rob H. wrote:
> > I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> >http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> As usual, I'm no good at these, but I love trying to figure out what
> there are. =A0Barring that, I like trying to come up with outrageous uses
> for the items.
>
> 2763. =A0Looks decorative, since the handle is the wrong size/shape for a
> hatchet or weapon.
>
> 2764. =A0Not an early land mine, although that was my first impression.
>
> 2765. =A0Sorter? =A0Of course, the next question is going to be *what* is=
it
> designed to sort?
Cutter -- note the bite marks in the bronze anvil and the out-cannel
honed blades. Fence pickets? Mass production machine -- having
a dozen or so preset channels means no time wasted setting up.
On Thursday, January 10, 2013 5:35:15 AM UTC-6, Alexander Thesoso wrote:
> 2765 .... Perhaps this was used in a harness-maker's shop to shape the ends of leather straps.
>
Or similar production facility. Yep, for large straps, too. That largest cutter seems to be 3 1/2" wide.
Similar press type cutters for upholstery fabric, for making covered buttons.
I must have exited before posting, previously. I had found this, a single strap end cutter.
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/3151-462.aspx
Sonny
On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:31:47 -0800, Zz Yzx <[email protected]>
wrote:
>2764: gavel and strike-block
Huh? Ink wells? I saw "palm gavel" and the block:
http://www.google.com/search?q=palm+gavel&aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D11&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=EYXxUP_tK-SXiALR6IHACg&biw=1152&bih=777&sei=F4XxUM-LA-joiwKxt4HYCQ
On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:03:22 -0500, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
As usual, I'm no good at these, but I love trying to figure out what
there are. Barring that, I like trying to come up with outrageous uses
for the items.
2763. Looks decorative, since the handle is the wrong size/shape for a
hatchet or weapon.
2764. Not an early land mine, although that was my first impression.
2765. Sorter? Of course, the next question is going to be *what* is it
designed to sort?
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> > 2761 Is a capstan.
>
> Capstan is correct.
Note the ratchet pawls at the base to hold rope tension.
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Flow regulator valve of some sort. O-rings are a clue.
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>> Someone discovered the purpose for this thing, take a look at the
>> link below for the answer:
>>
>>
> http://www.ultrahobbies.com.au/store/product.php?productid=18014&cat=546&page=1
>
> Well, how do ya like that! They really are something all to
> themselves. I
> still don't see the point in the O-rings though.
Fascinating!
Like you, I don't see why they are so complicated for what they do (why
not just have the hole in the middle of the pointy bit the right size in
the first place, instead of having a lose fitting insert, and two
machined groves and rings to hold the insert in place). I half wonder
if they're actually something else that someone got a job lot of and
repurposed.
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>>> Rob H. wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rob
>>>
>>> I think 2766 is a critcial part of a "needle valve". I have no
>>> furtherinfo about it.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>
>>
>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
>> he said it was not.
>
> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
> air hose connector?
It's not entirely dissimilar to the working end of a solder sucker.
On Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:11:03 AM UTC-6, Dr Nick wrote:
>=20
> It's not entirely dissimilar to the working end of a solder sucker.
I don't know what a solder sucker is, but sucker seems in tune with some of=
my wonderings.
At first I was thinking stent, but then realized I meant to think shunt. A=
lso, when I first saw it, I thought of the company/manufacturer Honeywell..=
. not sure why (green color code?).
It's not a "valve" that closes completely. It seems, maybe, to be a slow r=
elease "valve" for something: Fluid, gas, pressure, ???. Some shunts, in =
the medical field, operate using slow release "valves" that are/will never =
completely close. Also, shunts disallow back flow.=20
Considering the products derived in the space program, and used in other fi=
elds, maybe this is some kind of aerospace shunt type valve. Depending on =
where the owner is, or where the item was obtained... a souvenir part left =
over from the Space Shuttle program, that has a specific important function=
/"mission". These leftover parts are collectors items, no matter how menia=
l they may seem.
Sonny
On 1/10/2013 4:28 AM, Bill wrote:
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>>
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>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 2762 Werner makes ladders. Maybe you could use it to contruct an A-frame
> ladderfrom two extension (straight) ladders?
>
> Bill
Your correct Bill, these ship with the Werner ladders that fold and
telescope. This is so you can break them down into two separate
A-frames. Think I've used my set once since I bought the ladder 5+ years
ago.
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> > >
> > >>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> > >>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
> > >>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
> > >>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
> > >>> he said it was not.
> > >>
> > >> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
> > >> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
> > >> air hose connector?
> > >
> > >
> > > I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
> > > a function all its own."
> > > It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
> > > this is not correct.
> > > Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
> >
> > Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
> >
> > W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve no
> > purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the elongated
> > grooves won't completely seal.
> >
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>
> The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
> I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
Perhaps to balance something - similar to a bubble
balancer for tires.
>
> D
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On 1/14/2013 8:42 AM, the Maoist liar, liar jim, lied:
>
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> David B wrote:
>>
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>>> On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>>>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>>>>>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
>>>>>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
>>>>>> he said it was not.
>>>>>
>>>>> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
>>>>> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
>>>>> air hose connector?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
>>>> a function all its own."
>>>> It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
>>>> this is not correct.
>>>> Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
>>>
>>> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
>>>
>>> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve no
>>> purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the elongated
>>> grooves won't completely seal.
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
>> I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
>
> Perhaps to balance something
Here's something for you to balance, liar jim:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that immigrants
(legal and illegal) comprise 20 percent of inmates in prisons and jails.
The foreign-born are 15.4 percent of the nations adult population.
However, DHS has not provided a detailed explanation of how the
estimates were generated.
Under contract to DHS in 2004, Fentress, Inc., reviewed 8.1 million
inmate records from state prison systems and 45 large county jails. They
found that 22 percent of inmates were foreign-born. But the report did
not cover all of the nations jails.
The 287(g) program and related efforts have found high rates of illegal
alien incarceration in some communities. But it is unclear if the
communities are representative of the country:
* Maricopa County, Ariz.: 22 percent of felons are illegal aliens;
* Lake County, Ill.: 19 percent of jail inmates are illegal aliens;
* Collier County, Fla.: 20 to 22 percent of jail inmates and
arrestees are illegal aliens;
* Weld County, Colo.: 12.8 to 15.2 percent of those jailed are
illegal aliens.
DHS states that it has identified 221,000 non-citizens in the nations
jails. This equals 11 to 15 percent of the jail population. Non-citizens
comprise only 8.6 percent of the nations total adult population.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that 26.4 percent of inmates in
federal prisons are non-U.S. citizens. Non-citizens are 8.6 percent of
the nations adult population. However, federal prisons are not
representative of prisons generally or local jails.
********
Illegals are, of course, overrepresented in prisons and jails compared
to their percentage of the population - just as everyone already knew.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]=FDt=20
says...
crossposting removed...
>=20
> ********
>=20
> Illegals are, of course, overrepresented in prisons and jails compared=20
> to their percentage of the population - just as everyone already knew.
So you think it's an illegal immigrant release valve.
Thanks, Rob. I neglected to post my
guess, this week. Just off in space some
where.
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Good guess, harness cutter is correct. The last one is still unidentified
but the rest of the answers have been posted here:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/01/set-475.html#answers
Rob
"DoN. Nichols" wrote:
>
> "Silicon" is an element, and is rather hard and brittle. It is
> used (in precisely impure form) to make transistors and integrated
> circuits, and is sometimes used for making lenses for infrared imagers.
> (It is opaque to visible light.) The oxide of it is plain old sand.
> And if silicon were used in breast implants, they would be *very* stiff.
And make for some VERY abrasive women. ;-)
On 1/14/2013 8:42 AM, the Maoist liar, liar jim, lied:
>
>
> David B wrote:
>>
>> "dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:<[email protected]>...
>>> On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>>>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>>>>>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
>>>>>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
>>>>>> he said it was not.
>>>>>
>>>>> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
>>>>> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
>>>>> air hose connector?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
>>>> a function all its own."
>>>> It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
>>>> this is not correct.
>>>> Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
>>>
>>> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
>>>
>>> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve no
>>> purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the elongated
>>> grooves won't completely seal.
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
>> I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
>
> Perhaps to balance something
Here's something for you to balance, liar jim:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that immigrants
(legal and illegal) comprise 20 percent of inmates in prisons and jails.
The foreign-born are 15.4 percent of the nations adult population.
However, DHS has not provided a detailed explanation of how the
estimates were generated.
Under contract to DHS in 2004, Fentress, Inc., reviewed 8.1 million
inmate records from state prison systems and 45 large county jails. They
found that 22 percent of inmates were foreign-born. But the report did
not cover all of the nations jails.
The 287(g) program and related efforts have found high rates of illegal
alien incarceration in some communities. But it is unclear if the
communities are representative of the country:
* Maricopa County, Ariz.: 22 percent of felons are illegal aliens;
* Lake County, Ill.: 19 percent of jail inmates are illegal aliens;
* Collier County, Fla.: 20 to 22 percent of jail inmates and
arrestees are illegal aliens;
* Weld County, Colo.: 12.8 to 15.2 percent of those jailed are
illegal aliens.
DHS states that it has identified 221,000 non-citizens in the nations
jails. This equals 11 to 15 percent of the jail population. Non-citizens
comprise only 8.6 percent of the nations total adult population.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that 26.4 percent of inmates in
federal prisons are non-U.S. citizens. Non-citizens are 8.6 percent of
the nations adult population. However, federal prisons are not
representative of prisons generally or local jails.
********
Illegals are, of course, overrepresented in prisons and jails compared
to their percentage of the population - just as everyone already knew.
On 11/01/2013 6:05 AM, Father Haskell wrote:
> On Jan 10, 4:03 am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I need some help with the last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Rob
>
> Flow regulator valve of some sort. O-rings are a clue.
>
Thats what I thought, but there are no grooves for the O rings to sit in.
It's like the O rings are only to loosely "clamp" the outer metal bit to
the white nylon looking inner part.
>> Someone discovered the purpose for this thing, take a look at the
>> link below for the answer:
>>
>> http://www.ultrahobbies.com.au/store/product.php?productid=18014&cat=546&page=1
>
>Well, how do ya like that! They really are something all to themselves. I
>still don't see the point in the O-rings though.
Good question - please show me a photo/diagram of these in use.
John T.
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2763 Is the tip of a ceremonial halberd. In the 17th century, rich,
pompous, ostentatious people might show off when giving a social affair
by having a bunch of guys standing around in fancy dress holding sticks
with these on the ends acting like guards. Also used in hollywood
costume dramas as a herald bangs the bottom of the stick on the floor
and announces arriving guests.
On 1/10/2013 4:03 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
2765 Hmmm... No provision to dispose of or collect scrap suggests
occasional rather than repetitive use. Steel cutter against a brass
back-up block suggests cutting something like leather. Perhaps this was
used in a harness-maker's shop to shape the ends of leather straps.
On 1/10/2013 4:03 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
On 1/10/13 4:03 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
2761: I see a pawl. I think it was a turnstile. With only two arms, I
guess it required a person to walk through an arc of nearly 180 degrees.
That may have made it necessary to walk upright, ruling out ducking
under the arm.
"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Rob H. wrote:
>> I need some help with the last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> I think 2766 is a critcial part of a "needle valve". I have no furtherinfo
> about it.
>
> Bill
The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The challenger knows
the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve, he said it was not.
"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 2763 Is the tip of a ceremonial halberd. In the 17th century, rich,
> pompous, ostentatious people might show off when giving a social affair by
> having a bunch of guys standing around in fancy dress holding sticks with
> these on the ends acting like guards. Also used in hollywood costume
> dramas as a herald bangs the bottom of the stick on the floor and
> announces arriving guests.
Yes, it's a halbard flag staff finial, this one was used by Civil War
infantry.
I need some help with the last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
"Father Haskell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
On Jan 10, 4:11 pm, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 2761 Is a capstan.
>
> Capstan is correct.
>Note the ratchet pawls at the base to hold rope tension.
Good eye! I didn't notice the ratchet pawls.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
2766 Piston for paint ball gun
Robert
Robert wrote:
>
> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I need some help with the last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> 2766 Piston for paint ball gun
>
>
> Robert
2766 Wax melts, rubber O-rings compress into metal part, and the part
drops. --Part of an unreliable fire prevention mechanism?
Or as part of a thermostat on something like a carburetor (that wasn't
used so often that it bothered the owner to replace the wax piece often)?
Bill
"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 2765 Hmmm... No provision to dispose of or collect scrap suggests
> occasional rather than repetitive use. Steel cutter against a brass
> back-up block suggests cutting something like leather. Perhaps this was
> used in a harness-maker's shop to shape the ends of leather straps.
>
Good guess, harness cutter is correct. The last one is still unidentified
but the rest of the answers have been posted here:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/01/set-475.html#answers
Rob
I thought I posted this twelve hours ago but it looks like I forgot to hit
send, found this post when I got back on my computer this morning. Hope
everyone has a great weekend.
In rec.puzzles Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The challenger knows
> the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve, he said it was not.
Is the challenger ever going to confess?
I hate answering these things since I'm usually wrong but I swear to god, I
had that in my hand one time. Exactly the same thing, the 2 o-rings, the
plastic hub thing.
I've been racking my brain trying to remember but I'm sort of sure it's
actually a hinge of sorts.
I think a metal rod goes into the white cap thing, the o-rings are just for
tension for the cap and the cone end fits into a pocket, like a peice of
wood or something.
I just keep associating it with something I was putting together, like a
desk or drawer assembly, maybe from IKEA.
It was used for a flap or something, to give it a smooth feel while it was
being lifted.
Even if I'm totally off, it's from some common household item, not some tool
that 5 of was made or anything like that.
So I'm saying it's a hinge.
-bruce
[email protected]
In rec.puzzles Bruce Esquibel <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been racking my brain trying to remember but I'm sort of sure it's
> actually a hinge of sorts.
I'm going to revise my answer a bit.
It's still a hinge of sorts but what I think it's from is a blind assembly
of sorts.
The next door neighbor has a Subaru wagon and in the rear compartment there
is a detachable blind of sorts. It's meant to hide anything you have back
there.
Besides pulling out like a ventian blind, it's also detachable and I think
that is what the cones are for. The cone ends snap into a couple of nylon
holders and that white plastic part is connected to a rod which connects to
the spring/lock mechanism. The whole part squeezes into a hollow tube.
Either that or the visor assembly for the driver/passenger sun blinds.
So I'm sticking with "hinge" but for automotive use rather than furniture.
But I'm sure now, it's from a blind assembly.
-bruce
[email protected]
"Zz Yzx" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:31:47 -0800, Zz Yzx <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>2764: gavel and strike-block
>
> Huh? Ink wells? I saw "palm gavel" and the block:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=palm+gavel&aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D11&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=EYXxUP_tK-SXiALR6IHACg&biw=1152&bih=777&sei=F4XxUM-LA-joiwKxt4HYCQ
>
A wider shot of the museum display is at the address below, I think the one
on the left is glass, then pottery, and the last one which looks somewhat
like a gavel block is wood, I'm guessing the top part is a lid.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2015/pic2764e.jpg
>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The challenger
>> knows
>> the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve, he said it was not.
>
> Is the challenger ever going to confess?
The person who was challenged sounded like he was determined to find an
answer, no matter if it takes all year. I figure we'll get the answer sooner
or later.
> I'm going to revise my answer a bit.
>
> It's still a hinge of sorts but what I think it's from is a blind assembly
> of sorts.
>
> The next door neighbor has a Subaru wagon and in the rear compartment
> there
> is a detachable blind of sorts. It's meant to hide anything you have back
> there.
>
> Besides pulling out like a ventian blind, it's also detachable and I think
> that is what the cones are for. The cone ends snap into a couple of nylon
> holders and that white plastic part is connected to a rod which connects
> to
> the spring/lock mechanism. The whole part squeezes into a hollow tube.
>
> Either that or the visor assembly for the driver/passenger sun blinds.
>
> So I'm sticking with "hinge" but for automotive use rather than furniture.
>
> But I'm sure now, it's from a blind assembly.
I'll send your ideas to the guy trying to figure it out and will post his
reply when I receive it.
Rob H. wrote:
> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Rob H. wrote:
>>> I need some help with the last item this week:
>>>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> I think 2766 is a critcial part of a "needle valve". I have no
>> furtherinfo about it.
>>
>> Bill
>
>
> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
> he said it was not.
This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or use of
the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an air hose
connector?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
>> he said it was not.
>
> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or use
> of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an air hose
> connector?
I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has a
function all its own."
It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote this
is not correct.
Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
>> It's not entirely dissimilar to the working end of a solder sucker.
>I don't know what a solder sucker is, but sucker seems in tune with some of
>my wonderings.
>At first I was thinking stent, but then realized I meant to think shunt.
>Also, when I first saw it, I thought of the company/manufacturer
>Honeywell... not sure >why (green color code?).
>It's not a "valve" that closes completely. It seems, maybe, to be a slow
>release "valve" for something: Fluid, gas, pressure, ???. Some shunts, in
>the >medical field, operate using slow release "valves" that are/will never
>completely close. Also, shunts disallow back flow.
>Considering the products derived in the space program, and used in other
>fields, maybe this is some kind of aerospace shunt type valve. Depending
>on >where the owner is, or where the item was obtained... a souvenir part
>left over from the Space Shuttle program, that has a specific important
> >function/"mission". These leftover parts are collectors items, no matter
>how menial they may seem.
>Sonny
The guy said the item is uncommon, has a very specific function, and is
available for purchase online.
Rob H. wrote:
>
> The guy said the item is uncommon, has a very specific function, and
> is available for purchase online.
Hell - hookers are available online! Oh wait - they're not uncommon and
they don't usually have a very specific function...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>
>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
>>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
>>> he said it was not.
>>
>> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
>> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
>> air hose connector?
>
>
> I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
> a function all its own."
> It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
> this is not correct.
> Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve no
purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the
elongated grooves won't completely seal.
--
"dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> >
> >>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> >>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
> >>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
> >>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a valve,
> >>> he said it was not.
> >>
> >> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
> >> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
> >> air hose connector?
> >
> >
> > I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
> > a function all its own."
> > It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
> > this is not correct.
> > Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
>
> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
>
> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve no
> purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the elongated
> grooves won't completely seal.
>
> --
The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
D
On 1/14/2013 10:27 AM, David B wrote:
> "dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
>> On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
...
>> > I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
>> > a function all its own."
>> > It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
>> > this is not correct.
>> > Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
>>
>> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
>>
>> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve
>> no purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the
>> elongated grooves won't completely seal.
...
>
> The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
> I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
Well, how would it do that other than by being a balanced on the outside
if it isn't part of anything else?
And, Rob just said the center isn't nylon by a soft silicone...
Unless it's a viscosity or similar related test element, I've no real
clew...
Is the outer machined Al as it appears, Rob? I notice there appears to
be a groove around the tip of the center piece at the bottom end--does
it fit a rounded bottom internally? What's the actual shape of the
indention in the top end of that piece--
I don't know that these give me any ideas but perhaps it might raise
thought or two...
--
>> > I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but has
>> > a function all its own."
>> > It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above quote
>> > this is not correct.
>> > Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft silicone.
>>
>> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
>>
>> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve no
>> purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the elongated
>> grooves won't completely seal.
>>
>> --
>
> The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
> I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
Yes, the guy said that without the o-rings the silicone piece falls out.
> Well, how would it do that other than by being a balanced on the outside
> if it isn't part of anything else?
>
> And, Rob just said the center isn't nylon by a soft silicone...
>
> Unless it's a viscosity or similar related test element, I've no real
> clew...
>
> Is the outer machined Al as it appears, Rob? I notice there appears to be
> a groove around the tip of the center piece at the bottom end--does it fit
> a rounded bottom internally? What's the actual shape of the indention in
> the top end of that piece--
>
> I don't know that these give me any ideas but perhaps it might raise
> thought or two...
I sent your questions to the owner and will post his reply when I receive
it.
> Is the outer machined Al as it appears, Rob? I notice there appears to
> be a groove around the tip of the center piece at the bottom end--does it
> fit a rounded bottom internally? What's the actual shape of the indention
> in the top end of that piece--
Here is the reply that I just got from the owner:
The outer appears to be anodized machined aluminum, although others have
thought that it might be titanium alloy. (I think the former more likely.)
The centre piece appears to be a simple silicone/rubber cap, I don't see a
groove. Yes, it looks like it fits a rounded end internally, although not
necessarily I guess. The inside of the silicone cap is rounded, as is the
outside, and the inside of the aluminum piece.
"dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> On 1/14/2013 10:27 AM, David B wrote:
> > "dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]>...
> >> On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> ...
>
> >> > I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but
> >> > has
> >> > a function all its own."
> >> > It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above
> >> > quote
> >> > this is not correct.
> >> > Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft
> >> > silicone.
> >>
> >> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
> >>
> >> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve
> >> no purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the
> >> elongated grooves won't completely seal.
> ...
>
> >
> > The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
> > I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
>
> Well, how would it do that other than by being a balanced on the outside
> if it isn't part of anything else?
>
Well it may well not be part of something else but it's probably used with
something else.
> And, Rob just said the center isn't nylon by a soft silicone...
>
I didn't see that post and apologize profusely.
My first impressions were that a rod (leg of something?) sticks in the
silicon cap and the point of the casting then sits on something else
(perhaps made of wood?) or in another tube (with the point simply for
location purposes).
D
On 1/15/2013 5:22 AM, David B wrote:
> "dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
>> On 1/14/2013 10:27 AM, David B wrote:
>> > "dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > news:<[email protected]>...
>> >> On 1/13/2013 4:14 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> >> > I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else,
>> but >> > has
>> >> > a function all its own."
>> >> > It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above
>> >> > quote
>> >> > this is not correct.
>> >> > Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft >>
>> > silicone.
>> >>
>> >> Well, I wouldn't believe all you've been told, necessarily... :)
>> >>
>> >> W/ the o-rings it has to fit into something; otherwise they can serve
>> >> no purpose whatever. It can't be a tight needle valve because the
>> >> elongated grooves won't completely seal.
>> ...
>>
>> >
>> > The O-rings could simply be to hold the nylon bearing.
>> > I'm sure the point must to support something steadily.
>>
>> Well, how would it do that other than by being a balanced on the
>> outside if it isn't part of anything else?
>>
>
> Well it may well not be part of something else but it's probably used
> with something else.
>
>> And, Rob just said the center isn't nylon by a soft silicone...
>>
>
> I didn't see that post and apologize profusely.
>
> My first impressions were that a rod (leg of something?) sticks in the
> silicon cap and the point of the casting then sits on something else
> (perhaps made of wood?) or in another tube (with the point simply for
> location purposes).
>
> D
My last SWAG guess on this item is that it's part of a manual choke for
something like a big truck or tractor or boat. However, to my mind,
that's still a "valve".
Bill
Rob H. wrote:
>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>> The person who sent me the photo was given this item by someone who
>>> challenged him to see if he could find out what it is. The
>>> challenger knows the answer and when asked if it was part of a
>>> valve, he said it was not.
>>
>> This guess may be foolish depending on the other person's meaning or
>> use of the term valve. Could it be a seat for the female half of an
>> air hose connector?
>
>
> I've been told that this item is "not a part of something else, but
> has a function all its own."
> It looks to me like it fits onto something but based on the above
> quote this is not correct.
> Also, the white part that looks like plastic is actually soft
> silicone.
Rob - looking at this in the picture again - it just cannot be "not a part
of something else". There is just no stand alone purpose for the features
of a part like this. If it had a function all of its own, it would not need
those O-rings. They can't be to hold the silicone insert in, because they
are not tight enough in their seat to do so.
I think the challenger is trying to be careful not to reveal too much
information about this item, or is trying to be a bit clever in the way he
reveals any information about it. In any event, the information he has
revealed has either been (perhaps unintentionally...) misleading, or plainly
insufficient. Maybe you can get him to provide a little information that is
actually a little more informative.
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In rec.puzzles Mike Marlow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rob - looking at this in the picture again - it just cannot be "not a part
> of something else". There is just no stand alone purpose for the features
> of a part like this. If it had a function all of its own, it would not need
> those O-rings. They can't be to hold the silicone insert in, because they
> are not tight enough in their seat to do so.
Yeah, when Rob said "not a part of something else", I just don't see how that
is possible.
The only other thing I could think of was maybe if it's some kind of like
shock absorber or used to mount a hard drive to a slide rail.
In that case it would serve a stand alone function but isn't really part of
something else.
It just gets me because I have held that thing in my hand within the last
decade, but just can't remember what it was from or what I was doing with it.
One thing I didn't see, this is small, right? Like maybe 1/4" to 1/2"
diameter? And maybe 1/2" to 3/4" in length?
If it's larger than that, I'm mistaken then and losing my mind as the wife
keeps saying.
-bruce
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Bruce Esquibel wrote:
>
> It just gets me because I have held that thing in my hand within the
> last decade, but just can't remember what it was from or what I was
> doing with it.
>
> One thing I didn't see, this is small, right? Like maybe 1/4" to 1/2"
> diameter? And maybe 1/2" to 3/4" in length?
>
The picture on the web site says it is small - I don't remember the actual
measurement it stated, but it was small.
> If it's larger than that, I'm mistaken then and losing my mind as the
> wife keeps saying.
>
Oh hell - what do wives really understand about the magnificence of the male
mind?
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> Bruce Esquibel wrote:
>
> >
> > It just gets me because I have held that thing in my hand within the
> > last decade, but just can't remember what it was from or what I was
> > doing with it.
> >
> > One thing I didn't see, this is small, right? Like maybe 1/4" to 1/2"
> > diameter? And maybe 1/2" to 3/4" in length?
> >
>
> The picture on the web site says it is small - I don't remember the actual
> measurement it stated, but it was small.
>
Could it be something to hold a PCB away from other components?
The PCB has a 10mm hole and one rubber ring goes either side and holds the
cast bit in place.
The point of the cast bit holds the PCB away from a frame and something else
fits in the silicon bit.
Just guessing................
D
> Rob - looking at this in the picture again - it just cannot be "not a part
> of something else". There is just no stand alone purpose for the features
> of a part like this. If it had a function all of its own, it would not
> need those O-rings. They can't be to hold the silicone insert in, because
> they are not tight enough in their seat to do so.
My guess at what he meant by "not a part of something else" is that it's not
piece of a larger device, such as a valve. Like most tools, it's probably
used with something else, but it's not just a random part of some
contraption.
> I think the challenger is trying to be careful not to reveal too much
> information about this item, or is trying to be a bit clever in the way he
> reveals any information about it. In any event, the information he has
> revealed has either been (perhaps unintentionally...) misleading, or
> plainly insufficient. Maybe you can get him to provide a little
> information that is actually a little more informative.
I got the impression that he didn't what to give up on it and wanted to
solve it even if it takes all year. I'll check back with him and see if he
got any more clues.
Rob
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> I need some help with the last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> It looks like something called "spikes" which are used to put speakers
> on in order to reduce any interference between the speakers and the
> music in the room. I am not sure of the theory or if it works in
> practice.
>
> /Jon
I asked the guy who sent the photo and he said that they are not speaker
spikes.
Rob H. wrote:
> Someone discovered the purpose for this thing, take a look at the
> link below for the answer:
>
> http://www.ultrahobbies.com.au/store/product.php?productid=18014&cat=546&page=1
Well, how do ya like that! They really are something all to themselves. I
still don't see the point in the O-rings though.
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Zz Yzx wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:36:09 -0500, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Someone discovered the purpose for this thing, take a look at the
>> link below for the answer:
>>
>> http://www.ultrahobbies.com.au/store/product.php?productid=18014&cat=546&page=1
>
> AH, body post markers.
>
> It begs the question: "What is a body post"?
Apparently, a mounting point for model car bodies to the chassis. I did a
short google search and didn't find any pictures of anyone mounting a body,
but didn't have the interest to pursue that any further.
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No, it's *not* cut, mackerel-crotch - I still see the post right there
where I posted it.
Thanks for sharing. I'd have never guessed.
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Someone discovered the purpose for this thing, take a look at the link below
for the answer:
http://www.ultrahobbies.com.au/store/product.php?productid=18014&cat=546&page=1
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:36:09 -0500, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Someone discovered the purpose for this thing, take a look at the link below
>for the answer:
>
>http://www.ultrahobbies.com.au/store/product.php?productid=18014&cat=546&page=1
AH, body post markers.
It begs the question: "What is a body post"?
On 2013-01-10, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need some help with the last item this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
2761) A two-man capstan -- a bit small but usable for not too great
a load. Most would have sockets for up to eight men to walk
around it with wooden bars stuck in square holes at the top.
one man or perhaps two would maintain tension on the free end of
the line. (This is called "tailing". The line would feed in at
the bottom and walk up the taper.
The anchor chain or line (rope) would be wrapped several turns
around the barrel at the waist, and as they walked around it, it
would draw up the anchor -- or host a yard with a sail, or
anything else which required a lot of pulling force on a long
line.
The ratchet pawl at about 5:00 O'Clock on the base clicks as it
passes over each of the radial ribs in the base plate (looks
like eight of them in total) and prevents it from turning
backwards. The pawl can be flipped over to allow turning in the
opposite direction if neeeded.
The men would have to be careful to step over both the incoming
line, and the free end.
2762) Strange in several ways. Each is held together with rivets, but
an Allen key and a small open end wrench packaged in the
carrying case. It looks as though the arms are intended to
slide into tracks of some sort.
So I really don't know what this one is, and no real guess.
2763) Assuming that the bottom end is hollow, I would say that it
is a decorative cap for the end of a flagstaff. The shape is
that of a halberd. It is not for our national flag, but it may
be for the flags for some church or fraternal organization --
perhaps Knights of Columbus?
2764) Perhaps some uncommon form of (spinning) top?
2765) It is designed to cut a half-round end on things of various
width (likely wood). Looks like perhaps a 2" or maybe 3" cut.
There is a separate guide and cutter for each width
2766) Hmm ... green anodized Aluminum -- or perhaps Titanium.
The O-rings are to keep it from slipping off too easily.
The Nylon part appears to adapt it to a smaller shaft, but may
not be an original part of it.
Perhaps some kind of penetrator for testing hardness of
relatively soft items.
Now to post and see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-01-10, Alexander Thesoso <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1/10/2013 4:03 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> I need some help with the last item this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> 2765 Hmmm... No provision to dispose of or collect scrap suggests
> occasional rather than repetitive use. Steel cutter against a brass
> back-up block suggests cutting something like leather. Perhaps this was
> used in a harness-maker's shop to shape the ends of leather straps.
This makes a lot of sense. And it may have been used to trim
the ends of a whole stack of straps (or belts for humans).
As for scrap -- perhaps just put a rectangular trash can on the
floor against the back. Or perhaps it is fed a continuous strip,
leaving a concave cut on the back end.
And is it possible that those pins were intended to have a hole
in the strap placed over it, so the arc cut forms a half circle around
that as a center. I don't see provisions for that to also punch the
hole, so there must be another machine to punch the holes in the middle
of the width of the strap.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-01-14, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is the outer machined Al as it appears, Rob? I notice there appears to
>> be a groove around the tip of the center piece at the bottom end--does it
>> fit a rounded bottom internally? What's the actual shape of the indention
>> in the top end of that piece--
>
> Here is the reply that I just got from the owner:
>
> The outer appears to be anodized machined aluminum, although others have
> thought that it might be titanium alloy. (I think the former more likely.)
I agree. I only suggested Titanium as an alternative because it
is the only other alloy which I know can be anodized, so I was covering
alternate possibilities.
> The centre piece appears to be a simple silicone/rubber cap, I don't see a
> groove. Yes, it looks like it fits a rounded end internally, although not
> necessarily I guess. The inside of the silicone cap is rounded, as is the
> outside, and the inside of the aluminum piece.
I wonder whether having it in hand might bring up other ideas?
Enjoy,
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On 2013-01-15, David B <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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[ ... ]
>> The picture on the web site says it is small - I don't remember the actual
>> measurement it stated, but it was small.
> Could it be something to hold a PCB away from other components?
> The PCB has a 10mm hole and one rubber ring goes either side and holds the
> cast bit in place.
> The point of the cast bit holds the PCB away from a frame and something else
> fits in the silicon bit.
First off -- *Please* -- there is no "silicon" bit. There is a
"silicone" bit.
"Silicon" is an element, and is rather hard and brittle. It is
used (in precisely impure form) to make transistors and integrated
circuits, and is sometimes used for making lenses for infrared imagers.
(It is opaque to visible light.) The oxide of it is plain old sand.
And if silicon were used in breast implants, they would be *very* stiff.
The silicone used is silicone oil in a sealed bag.
"Silicone" is any of a number of compounds which would be
organic except that the carbon is replaced by silicon. This includes
oils and rubbers among other things. (And yes, I can testify from
experience that sand is an oxide of silicon. I experienced a situation
where the vapor from an overheated silicone oil caught fire, and after
it was put out, there was a lot of very fine sand scattered over the
workbench where it happened. (And no -- it was not from the fire
extingisher, since it was a CO2 extinguisher. :-)
This would appear to be a silicone rubber.
And as for a spacer and mount for a circuit board -- I would not
use aluminum for that -- even anodized. Yes, anodization is an
insulator, but it is usually not thick enough to be trusted. I have
experienced a breakdown of that insulation, causing significant damage
to my first kit computer -- an Altair 680b, FWIW, which I did manage to
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:03:22 -0500, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I need some help with the last item this week:
>
>http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
2764: gavel and strike-block
"Rob H." <[email protected]> writes:
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>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
It looks like something called "spikes" which are used to put speakers
on in order to reduce any interference between the speakers and the
music in the room. I am not sure of the theory or if it works in
practice.
/Jon
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