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Ed Moran Send message Joined: 25 Jan 02 Posts: 174 Credit: 721,503 RAC: 0 |
Don't you mean ravel? So yes, I mean 'ravel', as in weave or entangle.. Which leads me to believe you may be very, very close to knowing this item's true purpose. p.s. pardon for the delay, I've been in news-binge mode watching the pocket-coup in Turkey |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Bump |
Ed Moran Send message Joined: 25 Jan 02 Posts: 174 Credit: 721,503 RAC: 0 |
Well.. it seems like I've stumped everyone - It's a lasagna comb, for unravelling large clumps of cooked, sticky noodles while adding olive oil. I've deleted the link to the original, unfortunately, so.. as a man much wiser than I once said, that's my word and I'm sticking to it. I'll pass the baton to whoever is so inclined, my tool-fu is quite weak and others are more worthy than I. This pause was worth it, too.. the course of world history changed over the past week or two. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Bump |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Ok, I found something. I'll take a picture of it, and be right back... The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
What is this tool? The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30640 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
where is the needle? |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
where is the needle? Why would a needle be involved? The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Hemming foot |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Both of you are on the right track, but there is a specific name for this gizmo, and it's not a hemming foot. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
I could make a ruff guess, but is it made by Singer? |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I could make a ruff guess, but is it made by Singer? Ding ding ding!!! Carlos, you win. The mystery tool is called The Ruffler. It's one of several attachments that can be used on my mother's Singer sewing machine. I found the attachments inside their original box inside the seat cushion compartment of the sewing machine's chair. The date inside the instruction book is written, 1957. My mother was never into sewing per se, but she hemmed dresses for herself, and pants for me, growing up. We've just used it as a piece of furniture for many years. The sewing machine folds down inside the table, and voila you have a nice extra place to set things in the dining room. It has sat there for a long time. Still works... I plugged it in and gave it a whirl, but didn't try to attach our mystery gizmo. The instruction booklet talks about how to use The Ruffler(sounds like a Batman character) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Thank you Gordon. You called that one too early. I had plenty of puns under foot just waiting for others to venture a guess of that tool. Well here is one that has seen better days. Let see if any recognized what this is. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30640 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I get the feeling this will be an exhausting one. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Well, it looks like a very fancy tin can crusher to me. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Exhausting only because of repeated use and sorry not a tin can crusher. But it was used on metal. |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20243 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Is t used to make curved surfaces in metal? |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Is t used to make curved surfaces in metal? yes |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20243 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Manual planishing hammer. I'd rather use a pneumatic modern one. Watching tv does come to some good. I have watched enough hot rod fabercation shows to guess what the mystery tool is. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29819 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Manual planishing hammer. I'd rather use a pneumatic modern one. Sorry no. |
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