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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: lvgforum on February 07, 2015, 01:31:55 PM

Title: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: lvgforum on February 07, 2015, 01:31:55 PM

Any ideas? Thanks much,
(http://s27.postimg.org/cnxdlbikj/20150207_141207.jpg)
(http://s12.postimg.org/n6ixtumvx/20150207_141207ed.jpg)

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: thiggy on February 08, 2015, 04:38:17 PM

Any maker's mark on the device?

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: lvgforum on February 10, 2015, 02:53:40 PM

No makers mark or pat numbers.  :huh:

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: leg17 on February 10, 2015, 05:15:28 PM

Looks to be aluminum.
Is it?
If so, could be some sort of drafting protractor with missing parts.

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: Chillylulu on March 23, 2015, 12:45:34 PM

Looks like a very cool lay-out tool. 360º, adjustable diameter,  tangent offset at diameter.  I could think of a lot of lay out work for that tool if I didn't have a computer with a good cad program.

Chilly

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: humber2 on March 25, 2015, 03:26:50 AM

Is it part of a pantograph engraving machine?

Looks like the typeface letters could be fitted in the wide slots.

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: lvgforum on March 26, 2015, 04:08:56 PM

Someone on a machinist board ended up buying it for some very old engraving machine (Gorton 3U I think).

It found a home and I guess I was on the right track with the engraving idea.

Thanks all,

Title: Re: Circular machinist tool large w/ ruler
Post by: Plyerman on March 26, 2015, 07:51:14 PM

A happy ending :wink: