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Offline jimwrench

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Is this a scribe ?
« on: November 12, 2012, 12:48:49 PM »
 This  looks vaguely familiar but I can't pin a usage on it. The pins in the arms are different lenghts so the points are in plane. No markings.
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Offline superzstuff

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Re: Is this a scribe ?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2012, 04:42:28 PM »
Looks like some sort of "memory" gage used to keep locations of three holes in a mechanism so when it is taken apart, it can be reassembled with holes in same locations. Just a guess.
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Re: Is this a scribe ?
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2012, 09:16:56 PM »
 You may be right on Super. Old tool collector friend said it was a jewelers tool and he had one just like it.
Exactly what kind of locations were transfered I don't know but we have it narrowed down.
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Re: Is this a scribe ?
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2012, 02:46:45 AM »
Clockmaker's tool for transferring hole centres from front to back plate, or vice versa???
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