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Offline Plyerman

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Re: A Whatsit
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2012, 09:29:29 PM »
Beats the heck outa me...? Pretty cool though whatever it is.
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Offline john k

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Re: A Whatsit
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2012, 09:46:42 PM »
The doors cover a compartment that is cut thru the bottom in a slot toward the center, right?   I would think they would contain or capture the chips, be they metal or wood.  Very good puzzler.
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Re: A Whatsit
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2012, 09:51:47 PM »

hmm, a big ice shaver?
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: A Whatsit
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2012, 10:31:04 PM »
Quote from: john k on July 21, 2012, 09:46:42 PM
The doors cover a compartment that is cut thru the bottom in a slot toward the center, right?   I would think they would contain or capture the chips, be they metal or wood.  Very good puzzler.
I was thinking they were to hold some kind of lubricant.
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Re: A Whatsit
« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2012, 12:55:57 PM »
It looks as though the outlets to the boxes have some kind of cam friction device - the containers could contain some kind of ribbon (cloth?? metal??) (or wire???) and  the ends come out of the slots, turn through 90 degrees (the edges appear rounded off) pass by the cam devices and thus wrap around what ever is under the device... the ends of the bars attached to the box lids will keep them from riding up in the slot... Still have no idea as to its actual use??? Serving wire ropes????
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Re: A Whatsit
« Reply #20 on: May 10, 2013, 05:02:11 PM »
I just noticed that each door allows access to the slot. Something goes in that slot. It wouldn't be a consumable like liquid or powder. The reservoir wouldn't hold much. The slot must take an implement. A blade. It's definitely a cutting or mixing head but for what?
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