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What is it? Set 254
Oct 16, 2008
30 Replies
1436 some kind of circular saw (for cutting something really big)
1438 Bits for pumps (to pump up different kinds of balls etc)?
1440 lock for locking the trigger on guns so that you cant fire them
1436. Is a hoist. They wound the rope on backwards. Karl
1435 Guess: The hammer is used to bang the point holding tool into something and pry it out, so something must have a consistency like soft wood. There are enough wires to make a 4-point resistance measurement (though pairs of points seem to be tied together). I'll guess the set is used to measure moisture content of wood by measuring the resistivity.
1436 Shop hoist. No idea what specific kind of shop or what it usually is used to lift. Since the load must be positioned under it, and the dual rope seems to be designed to limit motion in one direction, I'll guess it is used to lift wagons to fix axles or wheels.
1437 Guess: Tool for maintenance of revolver. 1860's Non-bored-through Colt or Remington revolver. The worm-pair would be used to remove a ball from a cylinder if it misfired. The pick for cleaning priming hole.1440 Someone has already identified a trigger lock.
1435: moisture meter for wood
1437: multitool for cap-and-ball firearms. The square wrench is for removing the nipple that holds the cap, the worm can be reversed to pull out stuck bullets, and the horizontal piece has a square end to fit into the square socket for extending the length.
1439: "Open it" tool, primarily for plastic clam-shell packages. The clippers are used for cutting around the periphery of the package, the retractable blade for cutting tape and around smaller areas, the screwdrivers mainly for opening battery compartments. I love mine!1440: Trigger lock for firearms.
Northe
"Rob H." wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news7.newsguy.com:
1440 is a trigger lock for a gun.
My first response to this excellent puzzle series.
Item 1440 is a gun trigger lock. I recommend everyone who has guns to have them.
Dave Nagel
1435 is to measure the moisture content in wood.
1435 -- This could be a moisture meter for wood. The pronged handpiece is tapped into the wood with the hammer, and the meter measures moisture content (presumably based upon the resistance of the wood). 1436 -- A hoist, I'd guess for a wagon, either to remove the wheels for greasing or for changing various bodies on the chassis. In use, the rope with the hook would need to be wound the opposite direction for the ratchet mechanism to keep the load hoisted; I guess it was turned this way for storage so as to be readily retrieved for use. 1437 -- Old multi-tool with a screwdriver blade, an extractor or corkscrew of some sort, what appears to be a tap wrench, and an awl. I suppose you might use this for....okay, I have no idea why this conglomeration of implements would be used. 1438 -- This may be used to assemble some sort of coaxial RF connector. 1439 -- Shears, utility knife, and screwdriver combination; were it not for the screwdriver, I'd guess it would find use by florists or other agrarian persons. With the screwdriver, I suspect instead perhaps some electronic assembly/repair operation, with the shears for cutting fine wire or ribbon cable. A stripper seems to be omitted, so perhaps insulation displacement connectors are to be used. 1440 - a most curious lock; it plainly clamps around or through something, but it's hard to say what. Purely as a guess, maybe it's used to lock ropes to render a sailboat secure against sailing or a flagpole secure against certain practical jokes?
1435) To me, this looks like something designed to measure moisture content in wood. Drive it in (using the hammer), take the measurement (using the meter), and then extract the probes (using the lever in the handle end of the hammer.
I'd like to see more detail of the front panel and the scale of the meter assembly, but I don't think that it would change my opinion.
1436) A big ratchet assembly -- made of wood -- as part of a hoist.The cable is wound the wrong way around the shaft at the moment, but it should be fairly easy to unwind before starting use it.
1437) Hmm ... the corkscrew assembly is backwards -- but it probably is normally stored that way for safety.At a guess -- it is for pulling plugs from wine barrels or perhaps beer barrels (and driving them back in). Not sure what the square socket on the end is for, especially with the eccentric section above it, which would probably prevent it feom being removed except in a certain orientation.
1438) Intersting tool. From sometime like the 1960s or later, given the nice blue anodize job. Most likely the body is aluminum, but it could be titanium as well.Purely as a guess -- it might be a tool for dealing with printed circuit boards and integrated circuits.
Knowing the dimensions of the pins, and perhaps a larger image of the bent leg tool might help a bit.
1439) Perhaps an unpackaging tool -- with the shears for cutting strapping tape, and the screwdriver for removing screws securing a crate around something heavy and easily damaged. 1440) Trigger lock for a firearm -- rifle or handgun.Now to see what others have said.
Enjoy, DoN.
(insulated and separated by a raised insulator, perhaps) and you get a reading. Looks like it's used with moderately high voltages so it's not telephone. Looks too small for anything railroad related. Similarly too small for power company use. Maybe neon sign? (And shouldn't it come with a tube of goo to reseal the holes when you're done?)
1436: Looks like a big grinder, but being made of wood, probably isn't. Perhaps a stirrer to force something (grain?) through an opening? 1437: Ye Olde Lugge Wrench 1438: Probably not a water pick. 1439: Tin snips, bottle opener, screwdriver, knife... OK, it's yet another multitool, perhaps for camping. 1440: It could possibly lock a bicycle -- the protrusions would prevent the wheel from turning, but it wouldn't do much good.
I'd say that anybody that has a trigger lock should not own guns.
"Cydrome Leader" wrote
Whatever your feelings, in many areas, it is the law.
And their primary intention, is to prevent children from getting at that trigger.
Better to have a trigger lock and no gun than a gun and no trigger lock.
1440 looks like a trigger lock for a firearm.
Steve R.
There is actually evidence that shows that trigger locks don't work and don't prevent the trigger from being actuated.
The right way to protect a gun is to use a suitable gun safe, a suitable gun case (either a hard sided lockable suitcase/briefcase/etc or something like a LifeJacket) or a cable/chamber lock (e.g. a lock that puts a dummy bullet in the chamber and locks it in place preventing a real bullet from being loaded)
Confucius say man who trust trigger lock have hole in head.
what law keeps children from running out into traffic? Maybe we need to make that law.
Is this a quote from some politician in california or the UK?
Good guess, this answer is correct.
Your general guess is right, but not the specifics.
Yes, it's a gun tool, though I'm not sure exactly what type it's for.
Not finished with the answer page yet, but I plan to post it around 4:00 eastern time.
Rob
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