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General Discussion => Any and Every Thing => Topic started by: RAST on August 12, 2020, 05:44:54 pm

Title: What is this?
Post by: RAST on August 12, 2020, 05:44:54 pm

 I have had this for years and never knew what its original use was. The bodies and friction knolbs are brass, the probes/pointers are steel and the bar they are on is a non-conductive material. No electrical continuity between the brass bodies. Does any one know?
(https://i.ibb.co/DD3J6yY/005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DD3J6yY)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: iddee on August 12, 2020, 07:26:29 pm

Is there electrical continuity between the brass bodies and the steel spikes?

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: RAST on August 12, 2020, 08:27:53 pm

Yes, just the two units are insulated from each other by the bar they mount on. Loosen the top knobs and they will slide off the bar.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Zweefer on August 14, 2020, 06:21:39 pm

Rough size of the item?
Could you take a photo of the other side as well?
I think I know someone who may know, but need to see both sides...

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: RAST on August 15, 2020, 08:24:31 am

Thanks for looking, bodies are round, both sides the same.
(https://i.ibb.co/LgJrGGF/001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LgJrGGF)

(https://i.ibb.co/bHrYzYN/002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bHrYzYN)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Mcedwar on September 21, 2020, 07:30:33 am

Looks like trammel points.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: RAST on September 21, 2020, 08:23:22 am

Thanks, I had thought something similar, but the measuring distance on the bar is so small. Perhaps at one time there were different length bars with them.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Mcedwar on September 21, 2020, 11:45:30 am

Looking on Amazon, there are some available without a bar at all.  Easier to ship that way, and you can provide whatever length you need.