Mysterious Miscellaneous Tool Time V7

Author	Message
Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30092 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1750265 - Posted: 19 Dec 2015, 0:14:01 UTC O-Wacky ID: 1750265 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750352 - Posted: 19 Dec 2015, 6:46:00 UTC - in response to Message 1750265. O-Wacky You got it. PM on way. ID: 1750352 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30092 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1750411 - Posted: 19 Dec 2015, 17:05:30 UTC Thank you Admiral. That was not an eazy one. But now that the Wacky bit is over, lets get down to something new, or old or.... Well colorful. What is this tool? ID: 1750411 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750478 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 0:21:12 UTC Last modified: 20 Dec 2015, 0:32:48 UTC Looks like those rings that you put in your ear lobes. [edit] Gauge Lobe ID: 1750478 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11370 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1750481 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 0:56:25 UTC - in response to Message 1750478. Looks like those rings that you put in your ear lobes. [edit] Gauge Lobe Maybe your ear lobes, not mine. ID: 1750481 ·

anniet Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75	Message 1750488 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 1:57:58 UTC Last modified: 20 Dec 2015, 1:59:44 UTC SNORT at betreger :))) Hmmm... they look like slightly rubbish yo yo's to me. Well - a lot rubbish actually. oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) ID: 1750488 ·

celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0	Message 1750491 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 2:13:09 UTC Lip plugs as used by the Wappanuggy people of the Amazon! ID: 1750491 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30092 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1750504 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 4:39:45 UTC Not ear plugs, not lip plugs not Yo Yo rubbish. But Yo Yo is a name sometimes associated with this tool. ID: 1750504 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750508 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 4:52:03 UTC I think I get it now. Still fishing. Yo Yo Hand Reel ID: 1750508 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11370 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1750511 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 5:11:20 UTC - in response to Message 1750508. I think I get it now. Still fishing. Yo Yo Hand Reel I'm really glad I didn't consider using that in my ear lobes. A great call on my part. ID: 1750511 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30092 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1750656 - Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 21:21:38 UTC - in response to Message 1750508. I think I get it now. Still fishing. Yo Yo Hand Reel Yes we have a winner! Most mariners call them Cuban rigs. It's pretty much the only fishing rig I use on sailboats. Rods then to get tangled in the rigging. And it does work. Here's one I brought in with a Cuban rig. ID: 1750656 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750701 - Posted: 21 Dec 2015, 2:17:10 UTC Okay let's try this tool. Now let's see how many wrong first guesses I get. ID: 1750701 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11370 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1750703 - Posted: 21 Dec 2015, 2:26:09 UTC - in response to Message 1750701. Obviously a heat exchanger. The question is what is the box underneath it. It appears the candles are the heat source. ID: 1750703 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750706 - Posted: 21 Dec 2015, 2:38:09 UTC You are sort of on the right track. ID: 1750706 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30092 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1750710 - Posted: 21 Dec 2015, 2:50:04 UTC Sterling? ID: 1750710 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750715 - Posted: 21 Dec 2015, 2:59:43 UTC - in response to Message 1750710. Sterling? On the right path but not that old of tech. ID: 1750715 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1750983 - Posted: 22 Dec 2015, 3:34:05 UTC - in response to Message 1750703. Obviously a heat exchanger. The question is what is the box underneath it. It appears the candles are the heat source. Time for a clue to muddy the water. The box underneath it is a heatsink. It is mounted upside down. ID: 1750983 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11370 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1750984 - Posted: 22 Dec 2015, 4:11:00 UTC - in response to Message 1750983. I see no wires attached to it so electricity is not the source of the heat, I think the candles are the heat source. ID: 1750984 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30092 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1750986 - Posted: 22 Dec 2015, 4:45:21 UTC I think I do see two wires. They seem to come from between the heat sinks. Thermoelectric fan? ID: 1750986 ·

Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20641 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0	Message 1751002 - Posted: 22 Dec 2015, 5:24:48 UTC - in response to Message 1750986. I think I do see two wires. They seem to come from between the heat sinks. Thermoelectric fan? Bingo. And with a video to explain it. PM on the way. ID: 1751002 ·

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