What is this thing? 3

[Germ-88]

What is this part? My mechanical engineering boss has no idea either.

 

[CWB1]

Looks like a piece of scrapbinium.

 

[Latexman]

Give us at least one dimension so we can get a feel for it's size.

Good luck,
Latexman

To a ChE, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.

 

[cvg]

its definitely a muffler bearing. probably for a 1982 corvair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWdqlpxRA4I

 

[MacGyverS2000]

Latex, I used the bubblewrap in the foreground to get a sense of size...

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[3DDave]

Ha - my management was trying to throw out an optical bench, while at the same time trying to order an optical bench. It only survived by playing shells and he pea with the store rooms. Of course the manager who was trying to order one was doing it to score points by commanding a big dollar outlay at the same time 'clean this garbage out' was the order of the day.

 

[Latexman]

So, it's about 1" from the top of the flange to the top?

Good luck,
Latexman

To a ChE, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.

 

[TenPenny]

Label it with 'Roundy McRoundface'.

 

[Gary_321]

It looks like it could double up as a pen holder / paperweight.

If it's magnetic, you could also use it to hold your paper clips.

 

[kingnero]

It's shiny, that's for sure. And probably round, with what seems like a hole in what looks like the middle. Can't even see if it's a through-hole.
Is is coated (chrome ?) If not, toss it, takes 5 minutes to reproduce on a lathe. Might want to take some dimensions though, because if some time from now a completey worn item like that gets to your desk, you won't know the initial dimensions.

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[Ron]

My vote is for a core bushing.....but there's consensus that it is a BRST (big round shiny thing).

 

[monkeydog]

Before tossing it, show it to the maintenance guys/gals.
Ask them if they lost it.

 

[byrdj]

was the "Thanks to Ted" an aknowledgement it IS a crane trolley wheel

 

[enginesrus]

It could be many different things, like a bushing of some sort, a special tool for removing bearings, a plug that has a bolt or stud holding it in, we could go on and on.

 

[Strong]

Here is one result of a Bing similar image search:

http://www.watercressline.co.uk/article.php/333/urie-blog-june-july

See photos at bottom of page!

Walt

 

[JohnRBaker]

Walt, I enjoyed an albeit wet afternoon back in 1994 and took a ride on the 'Watercress Line'. I believe the image below shows one of the engines that your article mentioned:

Taken May 1994 (Minolta XG-M)



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