What is this stainless stell object?

Does it have to be 'anything'? My first thought is that it might be something left over after somebody has been trying his hand at turning. It might even a lathe 'parallel' test bar of sorts. --

Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"

Has it got a hole up the middle?

Only the BBC and dressmakers use Centimeters.

John S.

I would say it's a pushrod.

all the best.markj

Dunno, but take it down to any pub in Brighton and try asking. I'm sure it won't be the right answer, but the suggestions may raise a laugh..

Peter

A valve operating thingy?, I don't know the correct name - perhaps from a steam engine? - it opens and closes two or three valve openings at once.

Could even be from a a rocket engine, they do have things like that in the valves - but probably not.

-- Peter Fairbrother

Foreskin stretcher.

It is a mandrel used by the Agile and Syphilitic Highlanders to put patches on the Regimental condom!

Norm

A butt plug

No. just two dints at the end, probably where it was held in a lathe, I suppose.

It's a frammitch - fits over the end of a grimbled spelkin and allows the glimmidge to sussurate in synch with the commorator, thus regulating the tribble on the bolkett.

That, or it's part of an Interocitor - and the postman never delivered the rest.

Regards,

Would the largest diameter happen to be 40mm by any chance?

Would the largest diameter happen to be 40mm by any chance?

----- No. The largest diameter is 50mm dead, which is the botton part on the photo. Top part is about 45mm.

If it were 1.4cm long and not 14cm then I'd say that it was the emergency safety valve from a Prestige pressure cooker.

It could simply be some kind of a turning exercise object.

On or around Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:41:22 -0000, "Derek" enlightened us thusly:

it'd not be stainless though, as the last-ditch effort on the part of those things is to melt.

It could be a sock darner

see search.ebay.com/sock-darner for some examples.

But stainless steel would be overkill for that.

Russell

Depends how corrosive the sweaty socks are!

David

A job for aluminium bronze you think ?

:-)