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Offline Jeff from Wisconsin

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Gage-All ? What?
« on: August 05, 2020, 07:52:36 AM »
Hi fellas, wondering if anyone can identify what this is and what its used for.
Bottom plate is non-farris, guessing aluminum but feels heavier than that.
Gage-all? or gauge-all Hmm
Extensive web search came up with zero!


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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2020, 08:18:57 AM »
My 1st thought is a go- no - go gauge set.
You take a standard you  design  example 2.000 inches. But you have a plus or minus of 3 thousandths. ! side would be set up for 2.003, the other would be 1.997
It would be set up in the machine shop  and used by a assembly line person or general worker.
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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2020, 10:09:39 AM »
Looks tool-maker made.
Some kind of custom application.
Does the packaging look commercial?

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« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2020, 10:30:44 AM »
one is a #6 - 6 inch and the other 9 inch from 2 different suppliers; one from brooklyn NY and the other from milwaukee Wi. but machined identically the same. I would go as far as saying they were made at the same facility. Since they did come from 2 different suppliers, I would surmise they were ordered at 2 different dates. The packaging fits each unit to a tee, but other than the suppliers name and addy there are no other identifying writings. The question is why would the end user want/need/or have to order from said suppliers instead of going straight to the manufacturer if they were custom made. These may be an off the shelf item - maybe?
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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2020, 10:47:51 AM »
Looks like some heavy duty cable connectors, electrical junction box. Pins removed when cable inserted, different sized cables for different sized pins and circuits.
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2020, 11:30:44 AM »
Does that right label say, "Curriers for cutters?"  If so, I would surmise a machinist's gauge of some kind, but I have no idea whatsoever what kind.

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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2020, 01:11:41 PM »
if that one says  Custanite i found a brief mention on vintagemachinery.org that that company "is best-known as the makers of the Kant-Twist clamp". 

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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2020, 01:40:25 PM »
Does that right label say, "Curriers for cutters?"  If so, I would surmise a machinist's gauge of some kind, but I have no idea whatsoever what kind.


Curriers, ya still a mystery.
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2020, 01:41:32 PM »
if that one says  Custanite i found a brief mention on vintagemachinery.org that that company "is best-known as the makers of the Kant-Twist clamp".


Custanite, that and brass hammers, lol
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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2020, 01:42:48 PM »
Thanks fellas! guess this one is going unsolved. :undecided:  Have a great weekend!!!
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Offline Bill Houghton

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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2020, 02:49:51 PM »
Does that right label say, "Curriers for cutters?"  If so, I would surmise a machinist's gauge of some kind, but I have no idea whatsoever what kind.


Curriers, ya still a mystery.
Probably not for cleaning horses, though.

Offline Yadda

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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2020, 05:38:47 PM »
Does that right label say, "Curriers for cutters?"  If so, I would surmise a machinist's gauge of some kind, but I have no idea whatsoever what kind.


Curriers, ya still a mystery.
Probably not for cleaning horses, though.
....or a nut cracker.  :embarrassed:
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Re: Gage-All ? What?
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2020, 06:05:58 PM »
Could it be a misspelled word? "Carriers"? "Couriers"?
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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2020, 06:51:01 PM »
Image restrictions are not my favorite part of this forum  :angry:
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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2020, 06:52:18 PM »
Thanks, I was unable to read the fine print :cheesy:
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