i know what this is. take a shot at it.
(https://i.imgur.com/HiFq8itl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qcw7Sfkl.jpg)
three feet long.
one metre for you francophiles
A piece of agricultural equipment?
wrong! but for the right reasons. big pieces of cast iron are typical of agricultural stuff.
ill take a little more time and then fess up. like all this stuff, it will be obvious in context.
but its one of those things you dont typically run across.
and in the meantime, whats this?
(https://i.imgur.com/1q4Psv5l.jpg)
you old farts should recognize this right away
Quote from: billy rubin on April 02, 2023, 10:26:00 PMand in the meantime, whats this?
(https://i.imgur.com/1q4Psv5l.jpg)
you old farts should recognize this right away
Yup. A dual-point distributor. Is it off one of your beezers?
no, you got it right, but that one is off a 1972 triumph 650 bonneville.
you win the old fart award for this piece, and i am not surprised it was you.
what about that first one, though?
Quote from: billy rubin on April 02, 2023, 05:42:32 PMi know what this is. take a shot at it.
(https://i.imgur.com/HiFq8itl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qcw7Sfkl.jpg)
three feet long.
one metre for you francophiles
Part of a lorry/rig?
Did you find it or buy it or steal it?
It is the tooth piece, and/or grill, to the iron giant.
its a very old re-railer, or whatever you call the device for putting a derailed railcar back on the track. sitting by the tracks at a fertilizer place i go to.
(https://i.imgur.com/RNxOpDsl.jpg)
hard to see without actulally walking around it, but its a double-ended ramp that sits on top of the rail ahead of the wheel. when you pull the train forward, the wheel rim is captured by the ramp and is lifted up and over the rail. then.it drops into.place.
i assume theyre used in pairs but there was only one here. there are vastly more modern ways of doing it now, i think. this piece is pretty old
Well I'll be darned :)
I was thinking cow pusher but knew that was wrong.
right industry tho
im in the middle of the american rust belt, lots of old rolling mills and foundries and such.
stuff like that lies around until someone scraps it
Both of those are lovely pieces of found art. Duh.
Well, I must admit that my first thought was something to do with the railway. I was pleasantly surprised when I scrolled down to find out what it was and that I was not entirely wrong. Yay me! 8)
Quote from: Anne D. on April 04, 2023, 01:46:28 AMBoth of those are lovely pieces of found art. Duh.
👍
Look at this 13 sides new shape.
https://www.livescience.com/newly-discovered-einstein-tile-is-a-13-sided-shape-that-solves-a-decades-old-math-problem
This is cool. It can cover a space without repeating patterns.
(https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E2QFGhSx5hWjXpUFn5EZAb-1200-80.jpg)
that is strange
how do they know it never repeats?
(https://i.imgur.com/dkdFuUsl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WSAIyLyl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/H27oJeal.jpg)
what are they and what are they for
Weights?
yes. scale weights for an ancient balance beam or possiby a pan scale. the latter s not likely, as balance beams were the instrument of choice back when.
. these are very old. dunno how old. from southeast asia, or possibly china, since the cantonese immigrated a lot there. they look cambodian to me, but could be thailand r laos.
my mother bought them described as opium weights, but that may have been marketing hype.
if i weighed them and then seacrhed and searched, i could come up with a measuring syste, maybe lots of these old systems in asia used different systems to wigh different products, in the same way that westerners use avoirdupois and troy for different purposes.
you brit types gave all this up in the 70s when you decided to count on your fingers
this one is impossible because its way too specialized
(https://i.imgur.com/PjTgXhnl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/b8OP2Q0l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rBO7IdSl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/x5nxJeel.jpg)
these are solid lead, ith a threaded hole in the flat part. about the size of an orange. two to three pounds of metal. ive kept them for 40 years, intending to melt them down to make a hammer, but havent gotten around to it yet.
hint: these are scientific instruments.
nother hint: (https://www.arizonahighways.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/D_102106A.jpg)
Quote from: billy rubin on April 07, 2023, 09:57:59 PMhow do they know it never repeats?
By some mathematical formula. Tank will explain.
Quote from: Tank on April 11, 2023, 10:30:39 AMQuote from: Ecurb Noselrub on April 10, 2023, 10:40:24 PMQuote from: billy rubin on April 07, 2023, 09:57:59 PMhow do they know it never repeats?
By some mathematical formula. Tank will explain.
Recusant will explain :)
The Asmo
shall resist explaining... :smilenod:
...For now. :unsure: