morestainless
Cast Iron
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- Dec 29, 2016
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What is this gadget?
- Thread starter morestainless
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doug8cat
Titanium
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2008
- Location
- Philadelphia
Oh it is a compressination squbukator.
No seriously it looks like it mounts to a bench with the back clamp.
the clamp in the front of the mechanism maybe holds a sample of something. depending on how that sample compresses the rod that contacts the springy looking black thing that comes up vertically to the big dial, would deflect. And that the extent of my theory.
Are there any gradeationions on the device anywhere ?
In any case it looks really scucum , built by a chap who gave a shit what he produced. I'm really interested to know as are you. I'm gonna show it to my friend who is old and knows about stuff like this. I will show it to him today and maybe we will have an answer in 9 hours.
No seriously it looks like it mounts to a bench with the back clamp.
the clamp in the front of the mechanism maybe holds a sample of something. depending on how that sample compresses the rod that contacts the springy looking black thing that comes up vertically to the big dial, would deflect. And that the extent of my theory.
Are there any gradeationions on the device anywhere ?
In any case it looks really scucum , built by a chap who gave a shit what he produced. I'm really interested to know as are you. I'm gonna show it to my friend who is old and knows about stuff like this. I will show it to him today and maybe we will have an answer in 9 hours.
morestainless
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2016
There are graduations on the underside of the dial thing. There is the back clamp but it is definitely meant to sit/slide on the smooth plastic lined (?) bottom.
JRIowa
Diamond
- Joined
- May 27, 2003
- Location
- Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
It's for aligning the spurving bearings.
JR
JR
Eric M
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2007
- Location
- Orlando, FL
What is it? It's pretty...
Milland
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2006
- Location
- Hillsboro, New Hampshire
It's for testing the mechanical properties of walnut shells. No, really.
Better/more pictures of other angles and close-ups might help with a real answer, as would more information about where you got it and if it was with any other equipment.
Better/more pictures of other angles and close-ups might help with a real answer, as would more information about where you got it and if it was with any other equipment.
Hodge
Stainless
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2008
- Location
- spartanburg sc
It's a smartass detector......so far it's found about a half dozen ....
What it's really looking for is a sale.....
Why bother posting in the for sale section ?
JRIowa
Diamond
- Joined
- May 27, 2003
- Location
- Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
morestainless
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2016
Ha, ha, ha. No offense taken. Small minds and big egos have difficulty acknowledging they don't know something.
My late older brother (passed in 2015 - 64yrs) was a machinist for Scanivalve, an aerospace product company in Spokane, WA. He ran a Brother Speedio VMC and was their "go to" guy for special design and tooling/setup solutions. All the old timers would say, "Give that thing to Bruce. He knows what to do with it."
This gadget was in a cabinet with his collection of Starrett, Mitutoyo, and Brown and Sharpe indicators, calipers, depth gauges, levels, etc., both new and antique. He liked old tools.
Looks like some weird repeat-o-meter with a trailer hitch.
Nothing is for sale.
My late older brother (passed in 2015 - 64yrs) was a machinist for Scanivalve, an aerospace product company in Spokane, WA. He ran a Brother Speedio VMC and was their "go to" guy for special design and tooling/setup solutions. All the old timers would say, "Give that thing to Bruce. He knows what to do with it."
This gadget was in a cabinet with his collection of Starrett, Mitutoyo, and Brown and Sharpe indicators, calipers, depth gauges, levels, etc., both new and antique. He liked old tools.
Looks like some weird repeat-o-meter with a trailer hitch.
Nothing is for sale.
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morestainless
Cast Iron
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- Dec 29, 2016
crazygoat
Stainless
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2017
My flip phone is circa 2015. Honestly. I'm pretty sure the KFC wasn't an option. Can't beat the plan price.$7 a month.
Antarctica
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2007
- Location
- Annapolis, Maryland
I'm not sure, but I know that with the right description its worth at least $10k on fleabay.
Milland
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2006
- Location
- Hillsboro, New Hampshire
It's an interesting piece, but looks possibly shop-made for a specific purpose, not a commercially made tool. The clamp and rod are fixed to the slide, as is the contact pad for the fine threaded micrometer wheel, yes? And since the contact pad would only touch the micrometer under compressive load, then whatever is being tested either has to rest on top of the two base legs, or be under low enough stress to not shift the device if it's resting on top of the test article.
So what would have a generally round shape that could be captured by the clamp, then put under a specified amount of load/displacement? I dunno...
So what would have a generally round shape that could be captured by the clamp, then put under a specified amount of load/displacement? I dunno...
jkopel
Stainless
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2010
- Location
- Seattle, Wa USA
Kinda looks like a microtome sample clamp. Clamp it in the microtome, clamp the sample and turn the hand wheel to adjust the slice thickness.
JRIowa
Diamond
- Joined
- May 27, 2003
- Location
- Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Besides Spurving bearings?
I noticed something else on that thing. Look below the clamp to the front of the 2 legs. There's some sheet metal tabs there like way wipers. Built a lot of valves and ain't seen nothing like it.
JR
morestainless
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2016
Metal tabs to hold the plastic base pads on.
