What is this and what is it used for

[altenbach]

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@crossrulz wrote:

That looks a lot like a soldering iron tip, but I'm pretty sure that is not what it is.

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I think that's what it is, but I think it is from a butane powered soldering iron.

[Ben]

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@altenbach wrote:

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@crossrulz wrote:

That looks a lot like a soldering iron tip, but I'm pretty sure that is not what it is.

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I think that's what it is, but I think it is from a butane powered soldering iron.

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Please note that under "Many Handy Uses" bullet item #4 is NOT recomended!

Ben

[GovBob]

Could it be a tip off of an old woodburning tool?

[Ben]

I suppose it could be used for wood burning as well but Tim/Christian have it right less the fuel.

here si an easier one to ID but the purpose was not what you would think. I will include the hint ahead of time in the form of a spoiler.

Deleted image that had the bar code. I do not need to make it that easy.

The above shows one of the two I purchased at the time and I left the second one pristene thinking it may be worth something to a collector some day.

The spoiler below is the hint as to its purpose.

Spoiler

Ben

[altenbach]

2003 Iraq war most wanted playing cards. I remember those.

[Ben]

You got it!

Ben

[JÞB]

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@altenbach wrote:

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@crossrulz wrote:

That looks a lot like a soldering iron tip, but I'm pretty sure that is not what it is.

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I think that's what it is, but I think it is from a butane powered soldering iron.

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I'm fairly sure I remember the instructions including the statement, "The bigger the Glob, the better the Job!)

I've use one to "Sweat" copper pipes.  a very useful tool if you want dry areas under running water.

[altenbach]

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@Ben wrote:

I suppose it could be used for wood burning as well but Tim/Christian have it right less the fuel.

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Ah, it is bigger than I thought. Thought the coin was a dime instead of a quarter. 😄

(I recently used one of these, which has a similar tip.)

[Ben]

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@JÞB wrote:

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@altenbach wrote:

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@crossrulz wrote:

That looks a lot like a soldering iron tip, but I'm pretty sure that is not what it is.

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I think that's what it is, but I think it is from a butane powered soldering iron.

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I'm fairly sure I remember the instructions including the statement, "The bigger the Glob, the better the Job!)

I've use one to "Sweat" copper pipes.  a very useful tool if you want dry areas under running water.

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Please file under the heading "Don't be as stupid as Ben."

Sea Story time!

When I purchased the house I live in, it had been unoccupied in winter so the pipes to one of the bathrooms burst. I shut off the water and later...

I was attempting to fix the plumbing and put a torch to the pipe to unsolder the pipes under the sink. It was taking a long time so I cranked it up and waited and waited until the joint I was heating finally melted. I could tell it had finally melted as the section of copper went wizzing past my head and hit the wall behind me. There was water in the pipe and I had boiled it all into steam that in turn blew out the fitting.

Lesson:

Before ehating a pipe, make sure it does not have water in it. If you are dealing with a copper pipe that may have water in it, an old school solution used by plumbers is to put a wad of bread in the pipe to keep the part you are heating dry. There is a product called "plumber's bread" that you can purchase now that does the same thing. once the water is turned on, the bread disolves.

Do NOT be a stupid as Ben!

Ben

[Ben]

I have been too easy on Y'all so here is a real challenge.

I will bow in advance to anyone that can name this collection. I had a suspicion that I held for years not being sure myself that was shaped by a plaque on Allen Hall and rumours but on a fluke I found a reference to it in use and was surprised to find I had guessed right.

This series of metal rings and glass rings is hanging in my shop/garage. The stell bar run through the center is there to support the rings and has nothing to do with the mystery object.

When first found it was all in one piece but over time the expansion and contraction was more than it could handle so they are now a collection instead the original tube type scructure.

A ) a metal ring

B) a glass ring

C) a wire that once conncted it when in use.

D) a mounting block that supported the tube when it was in use.

Final hint and admitedly speculation:

I think there may not have been more than just a small handfull of these ever built.

I bookmarked the web-site and I will share it when I read a close guess.

Again if you know what this is, I bow to you as a master of "Name-That_Widget"

Ben