On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:21:03 -0400, "R.H."
wrote:

The latest set has been posted:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Rob

amazing. the first time I'v known what they were in a long while.

1332
ships log, towed on a line over the side measures distance travelled
in the period that it is in the water.

1333
fixed steady. looks to be for a myford lathe by the pattern of the V
ways.
the lower part looks to be a home made replacement for the original
cast iron casting.

1334
a mark 1 annunciator & control panel for an electrical generation
system
(we replace these with software based control systems these days)

1335
I think that this is a ruler which was rolled along the item being
measured to get a reasonably accurate estimate of length.

1336
this could be the sensor off a pluviometer for measuring rainfall
or it could be used in a stream of grain for volume estimation.
interesting the pieces of kit that people brew up to solve some
problems.

1337
looks like a bronze socket wrench.

On 2008-06-19, Stealth Pilot wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:21:03 -0400, "R.H."
wrote:

The latest set has been posted:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Rob

amazing. the first time I'v known what they were in a long while.

[ ... ]

1333
fixed steady. looks to be for a myford lathe by the pattern of the V
ways.
the lower part looks to be a home made replacement for the original
cast iron casting.

Hmm ... looks a bit large for a Myford. Based on the apparent
distance from the flat for the front way to the meeting point of the
fingers, I would suggest that it is likely to be for a 12" swing lathe
(6" by UK terminology). Are any of the Myfords made that large?

But the pattern -- flat front and V rear could certainly fit my
12x24" Clausing lathe -- or perhaps a South Bend. (The South Bend has V
ways front and back of the carriage, and back only on the inner ways for
the headstock, tailstock, and fixed steady rest. My Clausing has V for
the front of the carriage only, and V for the rear for the others which
use the inner set of ways. Not sure about other brands of lathe.

And the clamp plate looks very much like the one on my Clausing,
steel instead of cast iron like the rest of the machine.

Not sure whether the square cross section of the legs might
serve as a clue. I think that both the Clausing and the South Bend have
somewhat more rounded legs. Perhaps it is for one of the Asian import
machines.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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