What is this? - Page 68

glatt · 01-07-2011, 07:12 AM

I've got no idea.

Is it solid or hollow? I'm assuming solid, but the notched end looks like it's got something going on in there other than just a notch. But that could just be the lighting.

BigV · 01-07-2011, 11:43 AM

it is utterly solid, except for the well noted notch.

Not tapered.

mercy, you're right and wrong on the $$$.. retail, it is $$$, but I paid fractions of a cent on the dollar for it, part of why I was so stoked.

Not a roller from a printer, but that is a really good guess. not a fork blank

another clue, it is stainless steel.

Pico and ME · 01-07-2011, 11:57 AM

Well, i will go with what I thought it was the moment I saw it, which is probably wrong, but it looks like a table leg.

plthijinx · 01-07-2011, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

another clue, it is stainless steel.

so it's for outside or wet applications? still no idea.

glatt · 01-07-2011, 12:48 PM

Or food service. It's a big rolling pin for rolling out the dough for frozen pizzas.

Shawnee123 · 01-07-2011, 01:09 PM

It's a basketball.

TheMercenary · 01-07-2011, 01:42 PM

With it being refined to very specific tolerances I believe it has to be for some kind of industrial use.

Gravdigr · 01-07-2011, 02:40 PM

Is it a giant punch of some sort? Or perhaps an axle/spindle situation? It doesn't look overly smooth, so I'm guessing it's not used in an exacting/close tolerance way...

Ooh, is it from an industrial food mixer?

BigV · 01-07-2011, 02:42 PM

gravdigr ... you're getting warmer..

I'm going to lunch.

I shall reveal when I return.

BigV · 01-07-2011, 07:52 PM

This is the simplest of objects. It is a 1 1/8"x22" keyed stainless steel shaft. I got it at the local second hand marine shop, Second Wave. I love this place. As you can see, I paid a small price for it. You may compare the price *per foot* at this site for reference. It weighs a little over six pounds. I reckon it was.. hell. I don't know. It was cut short when I bought it. I wonder if it was a propshaft.... maybe not. (Steering) Wheel shaft, sure could be. There's a round shallow hole opposite the keyway where a setscrew would secure the hub of whatever the hell it was.

It is a lovely piece of metal.

BigV · 01-07-2011, 07:56 PM

What is this?

Pico and ME · 01-07-2011, 08:23 PM

A jerry-rigged doo-hickey.

01-07-2011, 08:53 PM

(at the first image) I'm guessing this is just a piece of art?

Lamplighter · 01-07-2011, 09:02 PM

A multi-speed Tinker-Toy buffing-wheel powered thru a child-proof-bottle-top clutch assembly.

aka: a Rube Goldberg polisher

BigV · 01-07-2011, 09:13 PM

Um.

*Technically*, you're right.

Fine, no one will provide the answer I want.

It is the base of a little Christmas Tree of Devil Duckies. I made it as a gift for a friend (her daughter actually). I learned that she likes Devil Duckies. .... I couldn't help myself, friends. You know me.

01-07-2011, 11:43 AM	#1007
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	it is utterly solid, except for the well noted notch. Not tapered. mercy, you're right and wrong on the $$$.. retail, it is $$$, but I paid fractions of a cent on the dollar for it, part of why I was so stoked. Not a roller from a printer, but that is a really good guess. not a fork blank another clue, it is stainless steel. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-07-2011, 01:09 PM	#1011
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01-07-2011, 01:42 PM	#1012
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01-07-2011, 02:40 PM	#1013
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Is it a giant punch of some sort? Or perhaps an axle/spindle situation? It doesn't look overly smooth, so I'm guessing it's not used in an exacting/close tolerance way... Ooh, is it from an industrial food mixer? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-07-2011, 02:42 PM	#1014
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	gravdigr ... you're getting warmer.. I'm going to lunch. I shall reveal when I return. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-07-2011, 07:12 AM	#1006
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've got no idea. Is it solid or hollow? I'm assuming solid, but the notched end looks like it's got something going on in there other than just a notch. But that could just be the lighting.

01-07-2011, 11:57 AM	#1008
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Well, i will go with what I thought it was the moment I saw it, which is probably wrong, but it looks like a table leg.

01-07-2011, 12:48 PM	#1010
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Or food service. It's a big rolling pin for rolling out the dough for frozen pizzas.

01-07-2011, 07:52 PM	#1015
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	This is the simplest of objects. It is a 1 1/8"x22" keyed stainless steel shaft. I got it at the local second hand marine shop, Second Wave. I love this place. As you can see, I paid a small price for it. You may compare the price per foot at this site for reference. It weighs a little over six pounds. I reckon it was.. hell. I don't know. It was cut short when I bought it. I wonder if it was a propshaft.... maybe not. (Steering) Wheel shaft, sure could be. There's a round shallow hole opposite the keyway where a setscrew would secure the hub of whatever the hell it was. It is a lovely piece of metal. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-07-2011, 07:56 PM	#1016
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What is this? Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-07-2011, 08:23 PM	#1017
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	A jerry-rigged doo-hickey.

01-07-2011, 08:53 PM	#1018
Julie_mon Guest Posts: n/a	(at the first image) I'm guessing this is just a piece of art?

01-07-2011, 09:02 PM	#1019
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	A multi-speed Tinker-Toy buffing-wheel powered thru a child-proof-bottle-top clutch assembly. aka: a Rube Goldberg polisher

01-07-2011, 09:13 PM	#1020
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Um. Technically, you're right. Fine, no one will provide the answer I want. It is the base of a little Christmas Tree of Devil Duckies. I made it as a gift for a friend (her daughter actually). I learned that she likes Devil Duckies. .... I couldn't help myself, friends. You know me. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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