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Ralph Laughton · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:37 am Post subject: What's this...

...a part of? If you have seen this before, please hang back and give the others a chance...

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Rapid Roger · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:10 am Post subject:

It looks like some kind of sprial saw blade on a string or wire and rolled up on a spool! Confused

I can't say I've ever seen anything like it. I cant understand what kind of machine would use it, so it must be a hand operated item.

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DennisS · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: What's this...

DennisS · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:24 am Post subject:

OK, Ralph, I still don't know, but - once it's been solved I beg you to post the rest of the picture.
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Ralph Laughton · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:40 am Post subject:

OK here's a bit more. Let's see where this goes for the time being...

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Amateur Bill · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:49 am Post subject:

Glue on a planer cutter. from planing edge joined boards.

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tms · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:43 am Post subject:

Hey Ralph,

I think that you're getting way too much mileage from a recycled puzzle. Confused

I know that Dennis has seen this one before, and playing on his frail memory is just poor sport. Wink

If someone doesn't clear this up soon, I'm going to spill the beans.

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Ralph Laughton · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:03 am Post subject:

I was amazed that nobody got this one...

Here you go, This is the answer...

It is a laminate trimmer with a gap to prevent the glue wrapping around the bearing. The cutter is also set at a slight angle to form a chamfer on the edge of the laminate to reduce the chance of it getting chipped.

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DennisS · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:44 am Post subject:

Holy cow, Ralph ... it's amazing how different, for lack of a better term, something as mundane as this is practically unrecognizable at the closer than macro scale. Yeah, Tom, I've something similar but my bits are generally a lot messier than that once I'm done with a laminate project! (grin)

Great mind stretcher, this one.
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eric · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:04 am Post subject:

Actually, all modesty aside, I did get it but thought id seen it before so did not tip my hat. So I guess I didn't get it did I? modesty or not....

Is this an old one Ralph, or did I just see my gummed up old cutters in my mind's eye?

Soaking them in turps and then re oiling works well.

Cheers, and thanks for all the fun!

eric