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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: pigletcanski on November 16, 2015, 07:44:58 PM

Title: a blue "what's it"
Post by: pigletcanski on November 16, 2015, 07:44:58 PM

Searching on google by the tool's name wasn't much help. What is a "what's it" used for? Thanks!

Title: Re: a blue "what's it"
Post by: Bill Houghton on November 17, 2015, 10:03:37 AM

You mean besides puzzling us all?

Maybe it's a measuring gauge for smurf plywood.

Title: Re: a blue "what's it"
Post by: pigletcanski on November 17, 2015, 11:05:27 AM

It does look a little like a gauge, but there are no markings for measures. In fact, the only markings are "what's it" and "us and foreign patents pending" --  no patent application number. And I searched the patent database for "what's it" -- useless. An excellent example for google search elves to work on improving.

Title: Re: a blue "what's it"
Post by: Aunt Phil on November 17, 2015, 12:27:02 PM

It's a Blue color sample you take to Walmart or Homer Desperate so you can be entertained watching them try to mix a gallon of it.

Title: Re: a blue "what's it"
Post by: turnnut on November 17, 2015, 02:10:42 PM

that looks like the bottom, lets see the top side also.

Title: ** case closed **
Post by: pigletcanski on November 18, 2015, 01:00:32 AM

Found it: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=www.google.com/patents/US4632347.pdf

Title: Re: a blue "what's it"
Post by: Bill Houghton on November 18, 2015, 08:55:08 PM

How have you made it this far in life without one of those?  But now you have it, and your life can be complete!

Nice detective work.

Title: Re: a blue "what's it"
Post by: Aunt Phil on November 19, 2015, 12:38:50 PM

Is it available in Lincoln Electric red?  Miller (ITW) blue doesn't blend into my kitchen decor.