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Mystery object
Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. MTIA -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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"bof" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. MTIA Just guessing: some sort of damper plate, the grooves being the result of it sliding up and down. mark |
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In message , mark
writes "bof" wrote in message ... Just guessing: some sort of damper plate, the grooves being the result of it sliding up and down. Looking at it I'd say the grooves are almost certainly machined, not worn. -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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On Sep 7, 10:03*pm, bof wrote:
Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. Jeweller's bench block? http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...prcode-999-795 |
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, Leo writes On Sep 7, 10:03*pm, bof wrote: Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. Jeweller's bench block? http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...cm-X-10cm-prco de-999-795 My feeling is it's a reference plate for something, as I mentioned in the OP the centre ridge of the double groove is exactly 7/8" in and the centre of the single groove is exactly 7/8" in. -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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In message , bof
writes In message , Leo writes On Sep 7, 10:03*pm, bof wrote: Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. Jeweller's bench block? http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...cm-X-10cm-prco de-999-795 My feeling is it's a reference plate for something, as I mentioned in the OP the centre ridge of the double groove is exactly 7/8" in and the centre of the single groove is exactly 7/8" in. Left by an ancient astronaut they had trouble picking up channel 5 too ... -- geoff |
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In message , geoff
writes In message , bof writes In message , Leo writes On Sep 7, 10:03*pm, bof wrote: Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. Jeweller's bench block? http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...cm-X-10cm-prco de-999-795 My feeling is it's a reference plate for something, as I mentioned in the OP the centre ridge of the double groove is exactly 7/8" in and the centre of the single groove is exactly 7/8" in. Left by an ancient astronaut Blimey, so they use imperial measurements too. -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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In message , bof
writes In message , geoff writes In message , bof writes In message , Leo writes On Sep 7, 10:03*pm, bof wrote: Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. Jeweller's bench block? http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...cm-X-10cm-prco de-999-795 My feeling is it's a reference plate for something, as I mentioned in the OP the centre ridge of the double groove is exactly 7/8" in and the centre of the single groove is exactly 7/8" in. Left by an ancient astronaut Blimey, so they use imperial measurements too. What else ? ... -- geoff |
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bof writes:
Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. I don't know, but I think it would be pretty good for making crêpes on. Is it featureless on the other side? -- Jón Fairbairn http://www.chaos.org.uk/~jf/Stuff-I-dont-want.html (updated 2009-01-31) |
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In message , Jon Fairbairn
writes bof writes: Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. I don't know, but I think it would be pretty good for making crêpes on. Is it featureless on the other side? yep -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember bof saying something like: Can anyone identify this: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/fbab5289.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/ff6e3c5e.jpg http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/2fc08eb9.jpg it's steel, 19/32" thick, 12_1/8" x 12_1/8" square and the groove centres are 7/8" from the edge of the plate, and I found it in my loft. Seems far too carefully made to be just a lump of steel plate. MTIA I think it's an inking plate. |
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