Can anyone identify this?

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18 January 2013 at 00:41 #109049
Luke
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could identify this item. I thought maybe something for center punching or marking. Two people have them but have no idea what they are. Cheers.

Edited By David Clark 1 on 18/01/2013 11:40:23
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18 January 2013 at 00:41 #6526
Luke
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19 January 2013 at 16:28 #109255
Luke
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Nobody seems to know then? The mystery continues.
19 January 2013 at 16:50 #109258
Brian Wood
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Is anything rotary or sprung built into it?The right hand end seems to be offset from the main body from the flat on the side near the shiny machined diameter. It might be an internal gauge for sizing bores within a limited range.

What are they made in, stainless steel looks possible and are the through holes threaded or plain?

Brian
19 January 2013 at 18:37 #109268
nigel jones 5
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its a commercial harpoon….for goldfish
19 January 2013 at 20:35 #109288
Charlie,
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Hi Luke

Its forgetting stones out of horses hooves, To many stones spoil the quality of the burgers,
19 January 2013 at 20:39 #109290
frank brown
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If that square bit is loose to slide about a little and is magnetis, then its the plunger of a magnetic water valve. The pointy bit goes in a tapered hole to stop the water, when the coil is energised (sits externally around the square bit), the square bit rises and lifts the pointy bit of its seating, allowing the fluid to flow.

Frank
19 January 2013 at 21:54 #109303
Sub Mandrel
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It's a tape measure, partially obscured by some lump of metal.

Neil
20 January 2013 at 12:14 #109363
nigel jones 5
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Neil is right, and if you look carefully you can just make out 5m, which stands for 5 metres (its a metric measureing device)
20 January 2013 at 14:08 #109380
Luke
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The holes in the body are not threaded. The square part on the end can rotate freely. The pintle like part has a shaft that slides up the main body. No springs to be seen. I guess It does resemble a needle valve of some sort.
24 January 2013 at 20:19 #109909
Takeaway
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3m originally manufactured these but a rival company financed by the Church of England – 5m – remarketed them as "The Vickers Hardness Tester"!
24 January 2013 at 20:24 #109911
Bob Perkins
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Tape measure with an un identified thing on top?
25 January 2013 at 09:45 #109951
Ian S C
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Its not a Vickers Hardness tester, thats a 136* pyramid, Rockwell is a cone. I'm sure I'v seen something similar, but I'm getting too many splinters head scratching. Ian S C
25 January 2013 at 10:43 #109963
Bazyle
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Bicycle pedal?
25 January 2013 at 12:11 #109972
Ed Duffner
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I originally thought a tool for wire fencing, but if that middle shiny part is threaded maybe it's some kind of jack to push things apart and using a pin in the small holes to increase the length of the tool in steps.

I wonder if it's an expandable center for wood turning?

Edited By Ed Duffner on 25/01/2013 12:14:43
25 January 2013 at 12:42 #109976
Sandy Morton
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The yellow bit is a 5m tape measure – google is your friend. 30-497 is the clue.
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