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Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
Yes it would Gary, a chilling thought. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30483 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
A clamp to hold railroad track while it's being cold welded? |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
No it's not for that. |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
I guess not too many people are in for this, I thought I could spark it up again. |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21113 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
I'm a blank yet. Not sure what the tool is. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30483 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Ok, if the Admiral gives up it's time for the thinking cap. We have 3 clues. It's for a track and something very cold. Not a rail road track. Other tracks: music or data on tapes (cold not required) Sports: race track, running track (cold missing) You track a package or flight---- but you don't need tools Hunting: you track an animal. That is done in the winter sometimes, but why would you need a tool? Not a fit. Tracked vehicles, tanks, bulldozer... (not necessarily for very cold) What about a snow vehicle? Does it have something to do with a snow cat or snowmobile track? |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
You got it Carlos, for putting on cleats on a snowmobile. PM sent |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21113 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Brain wasn't going in that direction. Still thinking it was some kind of rail tool. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30483 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Brain wasn't going in that direction. Still thinking it was some kind of rail tool. I was not going that direction at first either. I showed my thought process. Sort of word association until I fit all of the clues. Even then I was not sure I got it. By the way, what are cleats on a snowmobile? Guess I have to look that up. Being a So Cal native I have never ridden a snowmobile. Now this might be easy because so many of us are up in the years. But I had one on my desk at work and no one knew what it was for. I think I was the oldest in the office. So does anyone know what this is for? Please include the size. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30934 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Brain wasn't going in that direction. Still thinking it was some kind of rail tool. Have 4 of those and 4 for the other size. |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
it's a strip that goes across the track to give you more traction. personally I never had one or used it. The new picture looks like a spool of some sort. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30483 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
It is a spool. But I need more than that. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
It's a reel for spooling camera film in the darkroom prior to placing in a tank with developing fluid. That reel looks a little wide, so it may be 120 size. My experience was only with 35 mm. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
Good guess Gordon, now to find out if that what it is. LOL |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Good guess Gordon, now to find out if that what it is. LOL I recognized it immediately. Just wasn't sure of the size. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30483 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Good guess Gordon, now to find out if that what it is. LOL Too easy. At work no one had a clue. Yes it is a 120 mm film spool used to develop photographic film. Oh and you did not need a darkroom. I used a special bag to put the film on the spool and into the canister. The canister was light proof so you could do it all in the open. Ok pm sent. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Good guess Gordon, now to find out if that what it is. LOL Yes, dark bags/boxes work ok, too, but I was never very good at spooling evenly. Seemed like I always had a couple edges touching each other. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30934 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Good guess Gordon, now to find out if that what it is. LOL No, it is a 220 spool, a 120 spool only has half as many turns. <ed>And I've forgotten which took 620. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
It'll probably be tomorrow before I post anything. I'll look around the house and see what I can find. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30483 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Good guess Gordon, now to find out if that what it is. LOL I stand corrected. I used the 220 for both 120 and 220. It's been a long time and forgot that detail. |
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