If you know what this is

[Hummingbird]

you are probably a machinist. I'm not at all sure where I got it but I'm tired of moving it around and I don't have a clue what it is other than a measuring tool of some kind.

 

The rule is a stainless steel 0 mm to 15 mm and is riveted to the larger metal plate - has a spring loaded pin 'keeper and a thumb screw on the back to hold the measurement.

 

If somebody can identify it and has a use for it, I'd be happy to part with it.

 

I should have added, if somebody has a use for it in their shop, it's your's for postage cost.

Edited November 25, 2013 by Hummingbird

[SummerBreeze]

Looks like a jig of some sort to measure pushrods for speciality applications.

[bongobobny]

That's what I'm thinking, some kind of jig for measuring...something...but not super precision.

[cowpuc]

Hey Hummingbird, I was a machinist for Gardner Denver (air tools) for a few years back in the early 70's and those pics bring back memories of days long gone.. I concur with you and the others, it appears to be a positioning jig - possibly for use on mill or drill press table, maybe even setting depth on the tooling of a turret lathe.. Most modern shops now adays use programmable controllers for that stuff.. How ever crude it may look, instruments like that would save hours in setup time back then AND guys made good money in tool rooms making stuff like that!!

If I were you I would remove those two screws holding the scale (thats a nice one - lots of old 6 inch scales around but a good ol 15 incher is harder to come by) and use it and put the remaining parts in my "those parts might come in handy" drawer....

Thanks for the walk down memory lane..

Puc

[Prairiehammer]

(thats a nice one - lots of old 6 inch scales around but a good ol 15 incher is harder to come by)

That is a six inch rule. The "15" is centimeters.

Edited November 25, 2013 by Prairiehammer
clarification

[cowpuc]

That is a six inch rule. The "15" is centimeters.

 

LOL!!

 

Even rarer yet,, back in the day anyway... Sheesh Puc wake up and smell the roses!!!

Remembering back in high school our math teachers lecturing that some day we were all going to be switched to the metric system, should have payed more attention instead of watching girls...

 

Thanks Prairiehammer!!

Puc

[bongobobny]

What, you missed the switch???

[Hummingbird]

who got switched ?

[Pegasus1300]

The rule looks like the one that Snap On tool dealers used to give away but now sell.

[Hummingbird]

the rule has "Omega Tools" engraved on it

[Yammer Dan]

They switched the girls around that time from being straight as a ruler to having strange lumps appearing on their bodies:think:. Is that to measure the protrusions that started to appear on their chests??

[SummerBreeze]

Only switch I remember very well was in my Mama's hand and I am trying to forget!