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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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WTH is this tool?

In also a member of a guitar-related forum on which someone posted the attached pic. Nobody can figure out what this thing is. Any ideas, or, better yet, a definitive answer?
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 12:57 PM
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My best guess would be that it is a compass..

Probably used to cut round holes or arcs in drywall or plaster
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 01:03 PM
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Except a compass has only one joint
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by hhight
Except a compass has only one joint
So, maybe it's a compass for a stoner dry waller???
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 03:01 PM
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how does a stoner dry wall?/?//
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:56 PM
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Dude, you just blew my mind...

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You are all wrong... Than is a condom applicator...

Tim
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 07:51 AM
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you are not even in the proper galaxy with That guess Tim.


this one is real easy, because i just used one last week.
i am sure you all have heard of a Finnegan pin regulator by now, rite?

well, this is a Finnegan pin rake. you use it to align all the Finnegan pins in proper order so the regulator can do it's thing.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
you are not even in the proper galaxy with That guess Tim.


this one is real easy, because i just used one last week.
i am sure you all have heard of a Finnegan pin regulator by now, rite?

well, this is a Finnegan pin rake. you use it to align all the Finnegan pins in proper order so the regulator can do it's thing.
I used one last week for the purpose I stated also... i finally got the bleeding stopped last night. ..
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
you are not even in the proper galaxy with That guess Tim.


this one is real easy, because i just used one last week.
i am sure you all have heard of a Finnegan pin regulator by now, rite?

well, this is a Finnegan pin rake. you use it to align all the Finnegan pins in proper order so the regulator can do it's thing.



Yeah...right.




It is for shaving ice from ice blocks.


The pin sticks to the ice and the "claw" shaves it. Hence, the pivot pins.


The top brass is made to fit your hand to grasp the unit and put a down- force on the ice block.


 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 04:44 PM
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Overly complex mini Zen garden rake?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 05:03 PM
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After a little bit of digging, it may be a line marking scribe for steel engraving. The flat edge would be held against the edge of the piece being worked, and the scribe tip, being brass, would leave a non-permanent yellow mark to follow when engraving. Maybe.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kw5413
Yeah...right.




It is for shaving ice from ice blocks.


The pin sticks to the ice and the "claw" shaves it. Hence, the pivot pins.


The top brass is made to fit your hand to grasp the unit and put a down- force on the ice block.



mehhhh. Tim's use sounds a lot more plausible than yours does.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 06:48 PM
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mehhhh. Tim's use sounds a lot more plausible than yours does.


It works great, (as contraception anyway) once you get the condom on with that thing you are in too much pain to have sex...

Tim
 
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 10:52 AM
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I've seen one of those before, somewhere... I have no idea what it is and nobody I know seems to either...

Sent from my Moto G using IB AutoGroup
 
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