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Offline jabberwoki

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What is this?
« on: February 16, 2013, 07:10:25 PM »
Wright 84470 and it`s magnetic?
« Last Edit: February 16, 2013, 09:30:52 PM by jabberwoki »

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2013, 08:24:37 PM »
The left side top end looks like a (maybe) 1/4" drive, but it's hard to say, a few more pics might help.

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2013, 09:31:45 PM »
Bump with more pics. The last photo shows the magnet.

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2013, 10:13:24 PM »
Now with the additional pics I'm totally baffled.

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2013, 10:56:57 PM »
Could it be a tool magnetizer?

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2013, 07:35:47 AM »

The thing that is odd, and seems to make it something more than just an over designed pickup tool, or a magnitizer, is the 2 notches cut in the ends of the rods. Seems like it fits into something specific. Thinking assembly tool for putting something into something in a blind hole, where the magnet holds on to it until you get it in place...

The # is a little odd for Wright, so it could be a special for something...
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2013, 07:47:40 AM »
I agree about the P/N I have a couple of older Wright catalogs and thay are all 4 digits.
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2013, 08:16:40 AM »
WAG- Could it fit in a soldering iron? A big Weller type, maybe, the current making it an electromagnet?
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2013, 08:23:37 AM »

An interesting idea, not an electromagnet, soldering irons are AC, but a degausser for demagnitizing things...hmm
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2013, 10:24:37 AM »
could it be a spanner wrench for working in a position so the fastener is in cavity.The magnet is so you don't loose the fastener down in the cavity maybe a magneto or generator
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2013, 06:12:36 PM »
http://www.parttarget.com/5120-00-144-5881_5120001445881_84770.html/-F9ACF065-F0E6-4BDD-A4BA-F7B5B817CC8C
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2013, 05:25:08 PM »

Too bad it is only indexed as a 'Magnetic Remover'

But you have a trail now....

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