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Tangent Corner => Tangent Corner => Topic started by: Tweakie.CNC on October 11, 2009, 10:16:40 AM

Title: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 11, 2009, 10:16:40 AM: One of my friends is playing a practical joke on me as these things keep turning up in my workshop, I have quite a few now.
Does anyone know what they are or what they are used for ?.
They are made from high tensile steel but that is all I can tell about them. Help urgently needed on this one please.

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Bill_O on October 13, 2009, 04:42:02 PM: Tweakie,

I am sure there are more appropriate places to post for people that have very personal physical deformities. ;D

Bill
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 14, 2009, 02:25:35 AM: ;D ;D ;D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 22, 2009, 10:39:54 AM: 159 people have viewed this topic so far and nobody knows what they are yet - I can't believe it. ;D

I found another one today. The collection is growing. If only I could find a use for them - no suggestions please. >:D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: SteinarN on October 22, 2009, 10:45:00 AM: It looks like it is a spring of some sort.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 22, 2009, 10:57:48 AM: Thanks SteinarN,

It does look like a spring but there is little springiness in the object - it is in fact extremely rigid.

If I knew what it was then it would be an ideal candidate for a competition. :)

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Overloaded on October 22, 2009, 11:25:14 AM: Hi Tweakie,
My guess would be that it is a Snap Hook of sorts, similar in function to the one pictured.
Probably for a specific application.
Something would be permanently attached to the rigid/closed eye then by pinching the body, the other opens slightly to be attached to another element.

Just a hunch.
(I could use some of these on my trot lines...lol)

Russ :)
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Overloaded on October 22, 2009, 11:35:29 AM: ...maybe they could connect *end to end* to make a chain ? ? ?
Chain links....yeah, maybe ?
hmmmmmm ?

RC
EDIT: Looking again..would be a bit tough to hook these together.
Chain not good maybe ::)
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: ostie01 on October 22, 2009, 06:15:18 PM: It's just something to hold you car's keys

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Chaoticone on October 22, 2009, 09:39:48 PM: If it was stainless I would say it was for livestock castration or something to pinch a line off permanantly. ???

What does your friend do besides boggel our minds? You got to give us some hints. Help us to help you. ;D

Brett
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 23, 2009, 01:24:52 AM: Thanks for the suggestions Guys.

The person I most suspect of leaving these in my workshop (but I am not sure) manufactures specialist transformers and coils etc.
Hope this may be a clue.

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Overloaded on October 23, 2009, 08:17:05 AM: Fusible link maybe ?
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 23, 2009, 08:54:12 AM: Could well be that, thanks.

Tweakie.
Title: GOT IT!!!!
Post by: Mattw on November 02, 2009, 09:20:56 PM: I knew I'd seen something like that before!
It's a ruler, metric, made in Japan.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on November 03, 2009, 02:15:15 AM: Brilliant Matt. ;D ;D ;D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: docltf on November 06, 2009, 04:32:19 PM: looks like part of a tagging system.say you do some stator coils and you want to tag the wire pairs so they dont get mixed up.
after they dip and seal the coils they are removed during instalation as the leads are connected.

bill
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: ardor on November 06, 2009, 09:00:46 PM: You guys are so dense.

It is obviously a round toit.

For people who have difficulty getting "around to it."

Sheesh.

ardor
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: edvaness on January 13, 2010, 12:13:49 AM: I'm curios , what the hell is it?
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on January 13, 2010, 03:42:48 AM: Hi Ed,

Consensus of opinion (but is hasn't been confirmed) is that it is a fuseable link.

I still have not found out who is leaving them in my workshop because nobody will admit to it. (wonder if i could sell them on ebay) :D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Mystery object ?.
Post by: lakeguy2 on March 08, 2010, 03:09:31 AM: twisted pair wiring? Doh......thread bend twist? Do I win? thats what I'd use it for, only if i had a wire tension spool twisting machine.