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- 02-07-2012 08:56 AM #1
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What Is It??
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Really nothing to do with FTA - - - but here goes.
Went for a walk today with my dog and found this along the road. It has 8 small holes around the center of the shaft. Also has a hole in each end but you cannot see through it. Appears to me made of copper and for its size has a bit of weight to it.
I can make out a capital "R" and Made in USA; but I don't think it is a bullet.
What do you think it is???There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"
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- 02-07-2012 11:05 AM #2
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Either drug paraphernalia or a tool for a nuclear power plant. You may want to see a doctor after touching it.
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I was going to say crack pipe.
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- 02-07-2012 12:48 PM #4
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Might be a reversible "tip" for a spot welding machine?
The one end looks to have been burnt by arcing, and
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So far, best answer yet. I know for sure it is not another part that fell off my van. Haven't been in VA in a long time.....
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- 02-07-2012 04:50 PM #6
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I believe that is just what it is, a tip for a spot welding machine, I have seen some similiar to the one shown. Originally Posted by upnatm
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At least that first crack pipe was made in USA! LOL
I was going to say part of a jet engine , but somebody would've heard of that by now.Icon 550, Vantage 1100HD (thanks Stogie) on .90M primestar DG380 motor.10'Sami+GI650 for c-band.
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That's a splice for an overhead power line. Shove a wire in each end and good to go. Originally Posted by toucan-man
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