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dougw over 7 years ago

There has been an interesting focus lately on tools and work benches. I think it would be intriguing to have members show pictures of the weirdest or most unusual or most useless tools in their kit.

Do you have a convoluted screw driver or a set of misshapen pliers or a Smith chart slide rule or an abacus with a digital readout or a combination magnet/flashlight/scalpel? If so please share....

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  • neuromodulator
    neuromodulator over 7 years ago +10
    This is a machine to cut thin tissue slices called "microtome". I suspect its from around the 50s. I'm currently trying to restore it...
  • fmilburn
    fmilburn over 7 years ago +9
    The photo below shows the front and back of a transmission band adjustment wrench for a Model T Ford that belonged to my father. He was always tinkering and had all sorts of interests. I think we got a…
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    fmilburn over 7 years ago in reply to 14rhb +9
    14rhb wrote: Hi Gene, That hacked tool looks like it should be used for fencing - perhaps removing the heavy gauge staples holding wire to posts? Rod I think you might be right Rod. These are my father…
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  • neuromodulator
    neuromodulator over 7 years ago

    This is a peristaltic pump, it pumps liquid through a wave-like pressing of a tube action. The tube is plastic, flexible, and in this cased coiled in the round thingy. These pumps are used in science and medicine, when you need to keep the liquid away from mixing up with previous liquids (that could have been left in the internals of a traditional pump). This model supports different speeds and forward and backward direction.

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    jw0752 over 7 years ago in reply to neuromodulator

    It looks like your pictured pump will pump as many as 4 separate lines simultaneously. The were many occasions where we saw this type of pump used in the Oral Surgery clinics when we were servicing dental equipment. Pretty cool technology.

    John

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    jw0752 over 7 years ago in reply to neuromodulator

    It looks like your pictured pump will pump as many as 4 separate lines simultaneously. The were many occasions where we saw this type of pump used in the Oral Surgery clinics when we were servicing dental equipment. Pretty cool technology.

    John

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    neuromodulator over 7 years ago in reply to jw0752

    Yes it supports 4 simultaneous lines... These pumps are used a lot in biological labs, this one specific came from a neuroscience lab...

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