Thursday, May 14, 2009

Set 284

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1615. Approximately 22" long:




















1616. 48" tall:






















1617. 7" long:



Also, explain why the right end is wider than the left:
















1618. 6" long, the red part at the upper left is threaded, and the cap at the lower right has a 1/4" hole in it and can be unscrewed and removed:




















1619. Submitted by a visitor who is looking to find the exact purpose for this hammer:

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1620. 4" tall, the text on the far left reads "INF.":






















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9 comments:

  1. 1616 Looks to be a coin sorter

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  2. 1617 A pulley sheave. Flared end is for rope clearance.

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  3. 1620 For measuring moisture level in wood, maybe? Top scale looks like resistance (INF being infinity, of course). Bottom scale could be percent moisture.

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  4. 1615 looks like a device to crimp wire around a load of some sort.

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  5. 1616 -- automatic coin sorter/counter
    1618 -- geyser tube, fill the tube with mentos, screw onto a soda bottle and invert

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  6. 1618 -- Alex, no need to invert. The key in the first picture keeps the Mentos in place while the top with the small hole is screwed back on.

    - Edward

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  7. 1619 is a metalsmithing hammer. My guess is that it's used for planishing....smithspeak for smoothing.

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  8. Correct answers so far:
    1616. Coin sorter/counter
    1617. Pulley hardware
    1618. Geyser tube

    These next two are partially correct:

    >1615 looks like a device to crimp wire around a load of some sort.

    >1619 is a metalsmithing hammer. My guess is that it's used for planishing

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  9. 1619- Looks like a sheetmetal/body hammer with 2 back up dollies.

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