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Offline Propwash

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what is this thing?
« on: September 15, 2012, 07:09:19 PM »
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Offline mikeswrenches

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2012, 07:12:07 PM »
You're going to have  to give us a little more to go on.

There is no image.

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Offline rusty

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2012, 10:19:50 PM »

The broken image link also ate the text, which was apparently along the lines of:

"I've had this for 50yrs and I have no idea what it is.  Anyone care to take a stab at it?  It's ½" drive, the outboard 'points' are adustable for width, the center point is stable.  I don't believe it's for a marine fuel cap or a urinal canister for inline 'cakes'. Too flimsy and it also pivots/flops from side-to-side."


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Offline john k

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 10:45:58 AM »
What you just described sounds like a cutter for making new (leathers) for pumps or bicycle pumps.  Adjustable cutters, but most of those were tapered square shank for being driven by a brace drill.
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Offline clovis

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2012, 06:22:04 AM »
It is actually an egg scale for weighing fresh eggs. Looks like it is missing the swing arm, and 5 of the 6 weights.

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2012, 07:45:39 AM »
Where is the photo? what are we looking at?
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Offline Branson

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 09:24:19 AM »
Quote from: oldtools on September 18, 2012, 07:45:39 AM
Where is the photo? what are we looking at?

Hear hear!

"Looks like it is missing the swing arm, and 5 of the 6 weights."

*Looks" like the Emperors new eggscale, though it might be his new portable forge or spud wrench.  With no picture me or oldtools can find, it might be the Emperor's new girlfriend.
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Offline BruceS

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2012, 09:40:09 AM »
Quote from: Branson on September 18, 2012, 09:24:19 AM
Quote from: oldtools on September 18, 2012, 07:45:39 AM
Where is the photo? what are we looking at?

Hear hear!

"Looks like it is missing the swing arm, and 5 of the 6 weights."

*Looks" like the Emperors new eggscale, though it might be his new portable forge or spud wrench.  With no picture me or oldtools can find, it might be the Emperor's new girlfriend.

The picture is perfectly "clear" !   To make a clear evaluation one has to use their imagination to make a clearly obvious answer.
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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2012, 03:55:32 PM »
Quote from: Propwash on September 15, 2012, 07:09:19 PM
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OK, got the "picture", but mine is foggy, must be the age...
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Offline rusty

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2012, 04:39:40 PM »
My copy looks fine...
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Offline Mel Larsen

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2012, 05:55:23 PM »
So, I was right.. it is one of those.
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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2012, 07:43:51 PM »
No photos and no text in OP for me.
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Offline Branson

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2012, 08:15:51 PM »
Quote from: rusty on September 18, 2012, 04:39:40 PM
My copy looks fine...

Looks like a white cat eating vanilla ice cream in the snow to me, Rusty.
Nice black line around a blank space...
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Offline 1930

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2012, 05:10:45 PM »
Pretty sure he is playing around :)
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Offline Mel Larsen

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Re: what is this thing?
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2012, 06:54:57 PM »
I don't think he is playing at all, I think he really has one.
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