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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: El Pescador on October 14, 2020, 01:01:22 PM

Title: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: El Pescador on October 14, 2020, 01:01:22 PM
Don sent me these photos and an email asking me to post.   Your help is needed here to figure out what this metal rod and fittings might do.   TANKS.   Wayne

Hi Wayne, these two pics could you please place them on the forum for me,
a mate of mine brought a tackle shop many years ago, & this implement was there,
maybe fishing reel related, maybe not,
In the first pic you can see the three attachments that fit the brass handle are all different sizes,
the second pic demonstrates how they come apart, someone may know what there for including Mike Currie or Murray,

Thanks cheers Don.

(https://alantani.com/gallery/33/7588_14_10_20_5_56_49_334692325.jpeg)

(https://alantani.com/gallery/33/7588_14_10_20_5_56_49_33469189.jpeg)


Wayne
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Donnyboat on October 14, 2020, 01:17:38 PM
Yes thanks you again Wayne, the three fittings are all different diameter, it has me tricked, but someone, may have some idea, cheers Don.
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Dominick on October 14, 2020, 02:01:36 PM
It's a cabullubator shaft and finnigin pin.  ::) Useless until you need one.   ::)  Dominick
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: foakes on October 14, 2020, 02:55:44 PM
It is the oxygen inlet valve used when calibrating a therma-throttle on Ford Marine Super-Chargers.

Best,

Fred
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Ron Jones on October 14, 2020, 08:21:27 PM
It looks like the piece on the right is missing the stop collar. I'm guessing each of the three pieces screws into the post that is supposed to be a stand. The different diameters is probably for different sized gear. This FEELS really fly fishing oriented to me, but I can't put my finger on it.
The Man
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Donnyboat on October 14, 2020, 10:13:22 PM
Thanks for your input everyone, I will pass on all suggestions.
     Ay Dominick, that like the thing hanging of the bottom of my belly, cheers Don.
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Bill B on October 15, 2020, 01:42:36 AM
Now Fred how in the heck did you know that? ???  Bill
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Donnyboat on October 15, 2020, 03:27:31 AM
Good Bill, you should know, Fred is a walking encyclopedia, thanks Fred, I will pass it on, keep well, stay safe, cheers Don.
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Ron Jones on October 15, 2020, 04:38:05 PM
Ok, I am pretty good with blowers, not sure what a therma-throttle is? Fred, inquiry minds want to know?
The Man
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: swill88 on October 16, 2020, 12:12:46 AM
It's a connector for a left handed smoke shifter.  Fred should know this.
Steve
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: broadway on October 16, 2020, 01:11:09 AM
As always, super impressive, Fred.
Best
Dom
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: theswimmer on October 16, 2020, 01:30:37 AM
Quote from: foakes on October 14, 2020, 02:55:44 PM
It is the oxygen inlet valve used when calibrating a therma-throttle on Ford Marine Super-Chargers.

Best,

Fred




☸️🈳🈂️🈯☣️🦈🐂. ..     Ford Marine my eye .  Fred you are killing me !
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Tiddlerbasher on October 16, 2020, 09:29:48 AM
Is it something to do with fly tying - to hold bobbins and stuff of varying sizes ????
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: philaroman on October 16, 2020, 10:02:38 AM
it's a psychological test, to see how long it takes a person to give up
& admit they have no clue as to what that is/does
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Wompus Cat on October 16, 2020, 12:50:13 PM
I am almost Positive those pieces are left over parts from an IKEA  92.5 inch Plasma HD TV  Mounting Flange assembly bracket for Corrugated Ceiling Tile  Applications .

OR the base that holds a Prop Wash Differential Accumulator to Measure Prop-Wash Magnitude Variances between left and right turbo prop Engine performances at 40 percent throttle however it seems the Digital Thermal Actuator is missing .
Title: Re: Mystery Pipe and Fitting from Donnyboat, Western AU
Post by: Gfish on October 16, 2020, 04:27:00 PM
Quote from: Tiddlerbasher on October 16, 2020, 09:29:48 AM
Is it something to do with fly tying - to hold bobbins and stuff of varying sizes ????

That's what I's thinking after I read Ron's first post: fly tying unit.  I thought the 2 circular parts would make good hook holding jaws; a big multiple of diffrent hook sizes would fit and an easy way to rotate the jaws to unworn areas. But bobbins seems like a more realistic thing.