Guess the object
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Military, or more specifically naval?0
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Not military.
Yes, naval.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Is it for weighing anchors?"It must be true, it's on the internet" - Winston Churchill0
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Looking at the shackle on the right hand stone it could be used as an anchor
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Sorry I thought it would never be guessed.
Is it for looking out to sea?
If thats not right, is it for navigating at all?0 -
pinarello001 wrote:You'll all go 'aaaaaaaah' when you get it but you have to get it first before you can say 'aaaaaaaah'.
Something to do with kittens?
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
These are finger condoms, used as finger protectors in electronics industry etc.Manc33 wrote:
Now back to the naval object...0 -
Manc33 wrote:Sorry I thought it would never be guessed.
Is it for looking out to sea?
If thats not right, is it for navigating at all?
No it's not for looking out to sea.
No it's not for navigating.
It doesn't have anything to do with sheep, marbles or kittens.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Is it used on an oil rig? One of those tools they use for undoing the drilling pipes?
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Does it have moving parts ?
When in use is it moved about or does it remain static and act as an anchor for something else ?0 -
Gotta go back to basics with this. It is made from metal isn't it?0
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Is it broken and Wiggle refused to make a refund?
(Please bear in mind I could not be bothered to go back through the thread to look at the photo)my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Does the photo show it to be upside down relative to its usual working position?Wilier Izoard XP0
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Here you go H:team47b wrote:Is it broken and Wiggle refused to make a refund?
(Please bear in mind I could not be bothered to go back through the thread to look at the photo)
I now how pressured for time you are.
Does it do something to the mast of a ship?0 -
Does the shackle on the far right attach to something to tow it around? Is it fixed in place once used once?0
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Is it something to do with sailing after all?? Big sailing ships methinks, pirates aarrgh............~~~~~~Sustrans - Join the Movement~~~~~~0
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pinarello001 wrote:You'll all go 'aaaaaaaah' when you get it but you have to get it first before you can say 'aaaaaaaah'.
Are you sure we won't be going "aaarrgh shiver me timbers" ???~~~~~~Sustrans - Join the Movement~~~~~~0 -
Veronese68 wrote:
Here you go H:team47b wrote:Is it broken and Wiggle refused to make a refund?
(Please bear in mind I could not be bothered to go back through the thread to look at the photo)
I now how pressured for time you are.
Cheers, busy busy
Big end piston lifty adjustable coisa?
(Currently sat in the doctors waiting room, waiting!)my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
It looks like it was put there, so is portable (if you can lift it).
Does it have to be in that exact position?
Look at that small rock its resting on.
Why would they need to "prop" it up with that small rock, its a clue for certain.
I was going to say some sort of winch but it isn't even connected to the ground.
I gave up days ago.
The only time I have seen something like that it was next to a waterfall and had great big cogs.0 -
laurentian wrote:Does the photo show it to be upside down relative to its usual working position?
The top shaft as you can see would probably be at an angle of about 35 degrees.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
team47b wrote:Veronese68 wrote:
Here you go H:team47b wrote:Is it broken and Wiggle refused to make a refund?
(Please bear in mind I could not be bothered to go back through the thread to look at the photo)
Cheers, busy busy
Big end piston lifty adjustable coisa?
(Currently sat in the doctors waiting room, waiting!)
It is not a lifty thing but is adjusted (frequently).
Did you get that thing on your wotsit seen to?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Manc33 wrote:It looks like it was put there, so is portable (if you can lift it).
Does it have to be in that exact position?
No.Manc33 wrote:Why would they need to "prop" it up with that small rock, its a clue for certain.
It's heavy, It would sink into the ground without the little 'rock'.Manc33 wrote:I was going to say some sort of winch but it isn't even connected to the ground.
'Winch' is very very roughly on the right sort of track sort of but it is not a winch.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
natrix wrote:pinarello001 wrote:You'll all go 'aaaaaaaah' when you get it but you have to get it first before you can say 'aaaaaaaah'.
Are you sure we won't be going "aaarrgh shiver me timbers" ???
It is not a torture device for captured non-pirates.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I don't know what it is, but this might help somebody else guess.
The central shaft has opposing threads, so when the shaft it rotated, the 2 arms (near long and far short) either move towards each other or away from each other. This would be able to exert/withstand high pressures, judging by the bracing on the arms.
The bolts at the bottom seem to bolt it to the wooden shaft and I think they would be attached first, before the shaft assembly is twisted. Like a well capper, or similar.
So Simon, may I hazard a guess at an old rusty well capper.0 -
No, hang on. If the central shaft is rotated it will create a movement relative to the wooden post it is sitting on. If the wooden post is fixed, rotating the shaft will move the shaft relative to the ground. If the shaft is fixed, the wooden post will be forced to rotate. The long beam (on the ground) is fixed relative to the wooden pole.
Still don't know what it is.0
