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Any ideas what this may be?
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moonlight machine
Diamond
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- Nov 19, 2007
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- marysville ohio
I see a Iscar insert box, part of a dial indicator mount, a paint pen, an empty tool tube, tap, end mill, spring, a hold down stud and nut, center punch, a small cardboard box, some V blocks. Can anyone see anything else?
machtool
Diamond
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- Jun 22, 2004
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- Melbourne Australia
I see a compression spring, and I'm 38% certain that could possibly be the cap of a blue sharpie marker that went dry in 1972.
Seriously,
could you post a more fucked up pic if you tried. Not to mention I'm guessing the part in question is upside down so you cant read the name.Sea Farmer
Diamond
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- Mar 25, 2006
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- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
I see an elephant, wearing a hat.
machtool
Diamond
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- Melbourne Australia
I fear it might be this thing, highlighted in red. With the double hinges, couple of notches and a rusty blade.
Its an early circumcision tool. War board production Circa 1914 - 1918. When they had to run lot's of Wang's through, to stop mold in the trenches.
Yours is rare in that it has the two notches, for big boys and little boys.
Yours is somewhat rusty, and blunt. I'd polish / sharpen that up before putting it back into service.
Its an early circumcision tool. War board production Circa 1914 - 1918. When they had to run lot's of Wang's through, to stop mold in the trenches.
Yours is rare in that it has the two notches, for big boys and little boys.
Yours is somewhat rusty, and blunt. I'd polish / sharpen that up before putting it back into service.
Sea Farmer
Diamond
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- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Thanks for flipping the pic.
I see an elephant, wearing a hat, standing on its head.
I see an elephant, wearing a hat, standing on its head.
The lame attempt at humor is appreciated... now I don't feel so bad knowing that I'm not the only person in the world that has no idea what this is... BTW, there is no blade on it...
Seriously, though, it may not have anything at all to do with the lathe or any other type of tooling... I just wanted to be sure before I toss it in the scrap barrel. And I'm not sure why my phone flipped the piture upside down... for those folks out there that can't seem to be able to read upside down, it says 'Rainbows End, Patent Pending'...
Anybody else? Go ahead, have some more fun with it...
- David
Seriously, though, it may not have anything at all to do with the lathe or any other type of tooling... I just wanted to be sure before I toss it in the scrap barrel. And I'm not sure why my phone flipped the piture upside down... for those folks out there that can't seem to be able to read upside down, it says 'Rainbows End, Patent Pending'...
Anybody else? Go ahead, have some more fun with it...
- David
Tonytn36
Diamond
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- Dec 23, 2007
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- Southeastern US
On google I found a listing for Rainbows End Precision Tools Inc, in Imperial Beach, CA. Incorporated by Frank Hoffman in May 1988 and last statement filed in January 1989. Current status is FTB suspended.
Hodge
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waldo.......?
machtool
Diamond
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- Melbourne Australia
Be fucked that was a lame attempt. I spent 15 minutes on that, getting your photobucket to finally work with me, and then finally flipping the pic. At today's service rate I'll invoice you $37.50 $2.50 per minute.
You couldn't have thrown that on the kitchen table, and gotten a clean pic? The item only and the printing the right way up.
I'd suggest our lame attempt at humour, is only a response to your very, very lame attempt at pic posting.
While we are on the subject. Can any of you blokes see my 3/16" pin punch. I know its in there someplace.
You're the one looking for help & assistance here, why make it so hard? I stand by my claim, its this months most fucked up pic.
And I liked my circumcision joke. My best work here in at least a month.
Hurt & Dejected.
Butt Fucked, Phil.
Georgineer
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Made me laugh. I get that it cuts the end off, but I've never heard it called a rainbow before...
And Phil, your workshop photo made me feel better about my workshop.
George
Scruffy887
Titanium
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- Se Ma USA
Can any of you blokes see my 3/16" pin punch. I know its in there someplace.
Butt Fucked, Phil.
You chucked it in the drill press to dress the end.
SAG 180
Titanium
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- Cairns, Qld, Australia
Those untouchable dump scavenger's in India wouldn't even pick through that: they'd set fire to it. What happened?, did your WW2 mortar round collection get dropped?. Looks like my old MIG welder near the epicentre.
machtool
Diamond
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- Melbourne Australia
I forgot who I borrowed that off. Do you still want it back? The fuse is blown, so I put some #8 fencing wire in that. Now it makes better smoke than it does a bead. What sort of mate are you?
Regards Phil.
machtool
Diamond
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- Jun 22, 2004
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- Melbourne Australia
Friggin hell. No wonder I couldn't find him. Only seemed like two days ago I was reading about raised stamping on drill bits. Then the phone rang and I totally forgot.
I'd chucked him in my Sears Craftsman....Hoping to hone the end into submission. You know the rest of the story.
