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Mystery tools - what the heck are these things
ok, I'm totally baffled - go to www.wbnoble.com and click on
"mysteries" -look at the first two items (those are the metal related items) and see ifyou recognize these things. The first one was a swap meet purchase - the vendor had no clue and neither do I, the second was an e-bay purchase that was advertised as a "height gauge" - it clearly isn't that (and I knew that when I bought it), but what do you think it really is? -- Bill to Email me, repair this address and use it: william_ b_ noble at msn dot com also check out http://www.wbnoble.com |
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Greetings and Salutations...
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:27:05 -0800, "william_b_noble" wrote: ok, I'm totally baffled - go to www.wbnoble.com and click on "mysteries" -look at the first two items (those are the metal related items) and see ifyou recognize these things. The first one was a swap meet purchase - the vendor had no clue and neither do I, the second was an e-bay purchase that was advertised as a "height gauge" - it clearly isn't that (and I knew that when I bought it), but what do you think it really is? -- Bill to Email me, repair this address and use it: william_ b_ noble at msn dot com also check out http://www.wbnoble.com Ok...I will play at least a bit. The first item looks like a blade for scraping metal (cast iron) surfaces flat. Used fairly often for dealing with wear on lathe/surface grinder ways. I would guess that the "height gauge" is actually a press for locating a press-fit item in another piece. The pins on the support block would locate the work piece, and, the press is set to push another part into it to a precise point. The holes in the top might well be for locating pins on the top of the piece being pressed in place. Not a clue about what the diode is used for, but, that is not unusual. There are a LOT of special purpose electronic bits out there. Regards Dave Mundt |
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