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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60	Message 1470421 - Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 19:44:34 UTC - in response to Message 1470177.   a possible mass produced spindle for a bow and spindle fire starting kit In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1470421 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470500 - Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 22:28:16 UTC - in response to Message 1470421.   Nope! ID: 1470500 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470518 - Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 23:48:25 UTC Drop spindle for spinning yarn? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470518 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470529 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 0:19:24 UTC - in response to Message 1470518.   Not for spinning yarn! ID: 1470529 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470534 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 0:23:41 UTC does it spin? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470534 ·
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20	Message 1470549 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 0:38:35 UTC Looks much like the lapping tools we used to repair valve seats, but ours were made of metal or nylon. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1470549 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470554 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 0:44:01 UTC Spin? Rotates is probably a better description...but it can be stationary. Not a lapping tool... ID: 1470554 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470559 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 0:49:39 UTC Hint time: Heat is a component of its operation. ID: 1470559 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470573 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 1:45:50 UTC Is it for burning something? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470573 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470576 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 1:48:50 UTC - in response to Message 1470573.   Is it for burning something? No, not for burning something but it is used around heat. Hint #2: It is commonly made from Cherry wood due to the wood's characteristics. ID: 1470576 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470587 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 2:02:35 UTC Handling glass? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470587 ·
J. Mileski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 02 Posts: 632 Credit: 172,116,532 RAC: 572	Message 1470593 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 2:25:06 UTC - in response to Message 1470177.   Okay...took awhile but here it is...what is it called or what does it do? is it used in glass blowing? ID: 1470593 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470601 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 3:22:30 UTC - in response to Message 1470593.   Yes it is! Dead on! It's a Steam Stick and you wet it then insert it in the end of the work so the steam that is given off expands the opening or size of the work. You can rotate it or the work or just plunge with it, all are done. PM to be sent ID: 1470601 ·
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0	Message 1470602 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 3:23:22 UTC - in response to Message 1470587.   Handling glass? No, not for handling it but for another operation. ID: 1470602 ·
J. Mileski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 02 Posts: 632 Credit: 172,116,532 RAC: 572	Message 1470603 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 3:32:24 UTC Last modified: 30 Jan 2014, 3:33:17 UTC I think I have a real stumper. What is it or how is it used? ID: 1470603 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470604 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 3:45:23 UTC Is it for holding something in place? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470604 ·
J. Mileski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 02 Posts: 632 Credit: 172,116,532 RAC: 572	Message 1470607 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 3:51:09 UTC No, It is not for holding anything ID: 1470607 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470610 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 4:16:23 UTC metal working? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470610 ·
J. Mileski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 02 Posts: 632 Credit: 172,116,532 RAC: 572	Message 1470611 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 4:18:37 UTC No, not used in metal working. ID: 1470611 ·
John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1470612 - Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 4:21:01 UTC Woodworking? BOINC WIKI ID: 1470612 ·

 
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