From the crinkle finish it looks like a lot of the physics lab equipment from the 40's and 50's that I have worked with in the 1960's. The several angle indicators or expansion indicators makes me think it somehow measures volume/expansion changes of something that fits inside the framework. Otherwise, with only one view, difficult to noodle out exact functions.
I am waiting for smart people to show up with a definitive answer. It seems to resemble the gearing set up of what we used to call a "kicker" in the grain trade. An oscillating transverse drive seems to be in evidence along with three different adjustments (frequency of "kick", angle of initial sieve drop, angle of second/final sieve drop).
I do not recognize the finish as I used an Allis-Chalmers "red" type.
The black crinkle finish is definitely WWII to 50's kind of stuff. Lots of radio gear with that or grey hammertone finish. But obviously mechanical. On the right on the far side is a spring clip that looks like it fits it into a larger assembly. On the left there is square bracket that looks like it probably fits into a cradle. My guess is that this snaps into something to align it, possibly some sort of optical assembly or lamp setup.
Possibly a collimator for aligning or calibrating optics. Someone mentioned the finish was Bell & Howe which steered me towards optics. Used a collimator to calibrate the tracker on a guider missile system in the Corps.
it's a dilithum crystal calibration meter. if misaligned, the quantum resononse will cause a rift in the space time contunum and permit the borg to invade the empire.
Agent Cannon, your shenanigans are getting a little old, you are a first rate interstellar navigation officer but these pranks must stop. I'm tired of covering for you at High Command.
Wearing that nano-fission illumination diffuser on your head whilst prancing around the bi annual cosmological surveying office picnic after knocking back a few Pan-Galactic gargle blasters nearly cost us our alliance with the entire sentient intelligence cooperative of Beta-Nine, you know how they hate vulgar light shows!
I took a lot of heat smoothing that one over. And then what did you learn your lesson? No! You get Ensign Gleeebledroog hammered on Martian Perchlorate who then proceeds to list herself, her crew and her deep space scout vessel for hire on an obscure Milky Way back page advertisement called Craig’s List!
I want this mess cleaned up. Grab the DCC meter, track down and mind patch the posters on this thread and close the hole in the space time continuum on your way out!
Some kind of control mixer for taking multiple mechanical inputs and combining them. It reminds me a lot of an aircraft spoiler mixer for flight spoilers that act partially with ailerons. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1473277
Taking another look, it seems as if it might be a motor on the left side with some cooling fins or air vents showing leftmost. A shaft looks to go to the right. Perhaps a threaded collar on that shaft turned by the motor might draw the shaft in or push it out, changing the angle of the u shaped bracket on the far right.
From the crinkle finish it looks like a lot of the physics lab equipment from the 40's and 50's that I have worked with in the 1960's. The several angle indicators or expansion indicators makes me think it somehow measures volume/expansion changes of something that fits inside the framework. Otherwise, with only one view, difficult to noodle out exact functions.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for smart people to show up with a definitive answer. It seems to resemble the gearing set up of what we used to call a "kicker" in the grain trade. An oscillating transverse drive seems to be in evidence along with three different adjustments (frequency of "kick", angle of initial sieve drop, angle of second/final sieve drop).
ReplyDeleteI do not recognize the finish as I used an Allis-Chalmers "red" type.
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The black crinkle finish is definitely WWII to 50's kind of stuff. Lots of radio gear with that or grey hammertone finish. But obviously mechanical. On the right on the far side is a spring clip that looks like it fits it into a larger assembly. On the left there is square bracket that looks like it probably fits into a cradle. My guess is that this snaps into something to align it, possibly some sort of optical assembly or lamp setup.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt looks close to what we use to align optics for star trackers for aerospace use
ReplyDeleteIt's an inclinomometer. It shows how much one is reclined.
ReplyDeleteTurbo Encabulator
ReplyDeleteIt's part of a letter sorting assembly.
ReplyDeletetrickle feeder of some type......maybe used in particle analysis
ReplyDeleteIs it a device for placing drill core into to measure structural angles?
ReplyDeleteIt's a henweigh.
ReplyDeleteI was gonna say 'dickfor'....but potato/potatoe
DeletePossibly a collimator for aligning or calibrating optics. Someone mentioned the finish was Bell & Howe which steered me towards optics. Used a collimator to calibrate the tracker on a guider missile system in the Corps.
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it's a dilithum crystal calibration meter. if misaligned, the quantum resononse will cause a rift in the space time contunum and permit the borg to invade the empire.
ReplyDeleteLMAO
DeleteAgent Cannon, your shenanigans are getting a little old, you are a first rate interstellar navigation officer but these pranks must stop. I'm tired of covering for you at High Command.
DeleteWearing that nano-fission illumination diffuser on your head whilst prancing around the bi annual cosmological surveying office picnic after knocking back a few Pan-Galactic gargle blasters nearly cost us our alliance with the entire sentient intelligence cooperative of Beta-Nine, you know how they hate vulgar light shows!
I took a lot of heat smoothing that one over. And then what did you learn your lesson? No! You get Ensign Gleeebledroog hammered on Martian Perchlorate who then proceeds to list herself, her crew and her deep space scout vessel for hire on an obscure Milky Way back page advertisement called Craig’s List!
I want this mess cleaned up. Grab the DCC meter, track down and mind patch the posters on this thread and close the hole in the space time continuum on your way out!
You have until last year to fix this!
You put a chicken on one end and a woman on the other end and if the chicken weighs more than the hen, the woman's a witch.
ReplyDeleteCarburetor belt tensioner.
ReplyDelete..and neither Phil nor Cederq has weighed in on either post. I thought one of them would know. - Nemo
ReplyDeleteI use this device all the time to recalibrate my Fleshlight.
ReplyDeleteThey make them in micro?!
DeleteIt's an occilation overthuster.
ReplyDeleteUsed to compute the angle of the dangle to align correctly with the plot of the slot so that the mass of the ass remains constant. I forget the name.
ReplyDeleteRC Copter frame
ReplyDeleteIt's a Gynaecologist tool. A sine plate if you please. To check for a tilted cervix..
ReplyDeleteSome kind of control mixer for taking multiple mechanical inputs and combining them. It reminds me a lot of an aircraft spoiler mixer for flight spoilers that act partially with ailerons. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1473277
ReplyDeleteIt’s obviously a gonkulator.
ReplyDeleteSo...what is it?
ReplyDeletewow, i never knew this item was so versatile.
ReplyDeleteBlack and Decker Pecker Wrecker, pat. pend.
ReplyDeleteTaking another look, it seems as if it might be a motor on the left side with some cooling fins or air vents showing leftmost. A shaft looks to go to the right. Perhaps a threaded collar on that shaft turned by the motor might draw the shaft in or push it out, changing the angle of the u shaped bracket on the far right.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to guess that it's a sight. Possibly a bomb sight.
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