mareman48
May 21 2008, 06:18 PM
bit of fun, post a pic of a strange tool or object, 2 right answers and the first person with the right answer post the next pic
here goes

sorry if this has already been done
irish.inferno
May 21 2008, 06:27 PM
Is it a Compaq Sps-computercase Utility Tool?
Hashishin666
May 21 2008, 11:14 PM
Somebody (mentioning no names) has been googling part numbers.
*cough* irish.inferno *cough*
irish.inferno
May 22 2008, 07:57 AM
Before I googled P/N my first guess would have been terrible eraser.
mareman48
May 22 2008, 09:19 AM
dont be fooled by the part number, its a fake :)
minotaur
May 22 2008, 05:41 PM
it is a metallic thing with a few fake no.'s on it that;s wat it is!!
mareman48
May 22 2008, 07:05 PM
actually its rubber
Hashishin666
May 22 2008, 07:32 PM
Then it's a rubber thing with a fake part number on it, or it was until the pic disappeared
mareman48
May 23 2008, 05:18 PM
i see no one will get this, its a rubber door stop :)
dEVIANT
May 23 2008, 09:17 PM
so it is.
Any guesses what this is, its something I see everyday at work.
Heracles
May 23 2008, 10:12 PM
Some sort of electronic motor!
Hashishin666
May 24 2008, 12:37 AM
A magnetron?
jayna
May 24 2008, 12:40 AM
no way... don't have a clue
planer
May 24 2008, 01:16 AM
the motor of a vibrator for an elephant??????????????????????????????????
txtranger
May 24 2008, 07:16 AM
its a rotor of a machine?
dEVIANT
May 24 2008, 07:25 AM
lol, hash got it.
Its a magnetron from a microwave, the bit thats creates the microwave radiation.
Hashishin666
May 24 2008, 04:48 PM
Yay!

What's this then?
swollen-nose
May 24 2008, 05:28 PM
Is that a thingy for pulling a clutch-plate off a 1974 Mini apart?
Hashishin666
May 24 2008, 05:34 PM
Nope it's nothing to do with clutches but you're pretty close, it is a tool for something to do with engines... specific engines.
dEVIANT
May 24 2008, 05:41 PM
Ah I know!
Its the thingumy that holds the whatchamacallit together in a Warp Drive Engine.
No?
Magicfingers
May 25 2008, 11:13 AM
it's a gear puller?
Hashishin666
May 25 2008, 01:53 PM
Nope, not a gear puller. It's for a very specific type of engine. A Ford (europe) engine to be precise.
[MF]Scorp
May 25 2008, 03:40 PM
Valve Compressor....you know, to compress the springs on the rockers....
Hashishin666
May 25 2008, 05:36 PM
Congratulations!

It's a valve compressor for Ford CVH engines. Your turn Skorp
mareman48
May 26 2008, 12:21 PM
no reply from scorp so im jumping in :)
ok how about this
White_Tiger
May 26 2008, 03:20 PM
it's a snake
sydranite6669
May 26 2008, 03:26 PM
a 25ft snake, Pit Bull
mareman48
May 26 2008, 03:30 PM
close, oh so close :)
sydranite6669
May 26 2008, 03:33 PM
manufactured by: Pit Bull
- 25 Ft Metal Cable, unclogs Drains
drain unclogger
megacity1
May 26 2008, 03:34 PM
in all my days i've never seen a thing like it.
mareman48
May 28 2008, 02:03 PM
QUOTE (sydranite6669 @ May 26 2008, 03:33 PM)

manufactured by: Pit Bull
- 25 Ft Metal Cable, unclogs Drains
drain unclogger
damn how did you know,
sydranite6669 has it
ELI341
Sep 11 2008, 09:56 PM
OK, I want to try one....Who knows what this object is???
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two meter above ground
Sep 12 2008, 12:21 AM
looks like a Berber shop razor with a mechanism 4 sharpening. maybe collectors item.
ELI341
Sep 12 2008, 01:28 AM
Not even close....sorry.
Anime_Cosplay
Sep 30 2008, 11:22 AM
That my friends, is a capo, it is used to alter the tuning of a guitar quickly so one may play in another key, good one ELI!!
How 'bout this boys and girls???
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YoGi
Sep 30 2008, 11:28 AM
a thing to put out candles?
Anime_Cosplay
Sep 30 2008, 11:30 AM
Nope, not for candles.
YoGi
Sep 30 2008, 11:35 AM
ok it a tool to change tyers?
Anime_Cosplay
Sep 30 2008, 11:41 AM
VERY CLOSE!!
AFM19Delta
Sep 30 2008, 12:06 PM
Looks like 1 part lug wrench and 1 part tire iron.
MAGNETRON
Sep 30 2008, 12:56 PM
It's a thinga ma jiggy

good thread this.
Think will go and find sumthin and take a picy (from my past)
upagumtree
Sep 30 2008, 12:58 PM
Yeah, Mag, it looks like a left handed one though. Very rare!
scats
Sep 30 2008, 01:35 PM
It's a tool to remove hubcaps and to put them back on.
Legion
Sep 30 2008, 01:46 PM
US= Tire
Iron UK= Chav
MAGNETRON
Sep 30 2008, 02:36 PM
Me thinks scats got it?
Anime_Cosplay
Sep 30 2008, 06:20 PM
Correct!! That is a hubcap tool, kinda rare nowadays with all the newer cars mostly having alloy wheels, your turn scats!!
scats
Sep 30 2008, 10:57 PM
It might be a little too easy.
swollen-nose
Sep 30 2008, 11:00 PM
thats the spider bridge from a snooker table

try this:
Anime_Cosplay
Sep 30 2008, 11:04 PM
Hmmm...., either you play a percussive instrument with that, or it is used in the culinary arts.
swollen-nose
Sep 30 2008, 11:15 PM
QUOTE (Anime_Cosplay @ Sep 30 2008, 11:04 PM)

.......... or it is used in the culinary arts.
Gonna have to be more specific than that
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