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dutchman
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What is this?

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This has been lurking in my spare parts - could anyone identify its use? Thanks Cheers Bill K
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        Re: What is this?

        Post by Roaring20s »

        I would guess a carpenter's scribe attachment. :coffee:

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        Re: What is this?

        Post by estott »

        Part of a Beam Compass- used to draw large circles:

        http://collectingme.com/drawing/Quick_S ... mpass.aspx

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        Re: What is this?

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        Thanks for the responses - hard for me to accept that odd looking parts with what looks like a needle are not phono related. :D Cheers Bill K

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        Re: What is this?

        Post by Chuck »

        Yep. Beam compass parts.

        Worked 25 years as a draftsman, all before computers.

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