A little guessing game

FANCYGUN · Sep 28, 2017

Figured we could use a little challenge and fun so here's the question. looking at the two attached photos, what is it?
A hint.....it's something I made up using a piece of steel practice plate, a 44-40 empty cartridge casing and some "aquaplast" ( same thing as thermoloc)
I will wait till this weekend to post the answer and a photo of it in use.

JJ Roberts · Sep 28, 2017

I know what ever it is it's going make the live's of engravers the world over much better,can't wait for the weekend.:clapping: J.J.

silverchip · Sep 28, 2017

I'll take a "stab" at it.. A cylinder key to index a revolver cylinder in a holding fixture or it is the fixture!!!!!!!!!!!

FANCYGUN · Sep 28, 2017

Well JJ I dont know about engravers around the world but it will make my life a bit easier. Silverchip is thinking positive so keep going. I know sandy P would love this

Sandy · Sep 28, 2017

You have me on this one my good friend.

SamW · Sep 28, 2017

Not sure what this thingamajig is but sure I will want one when I can save up enough money!

monk · Sep 28, 2017

i know zactly what it is-- it's used instead of an ipswitch from a frammelschtaume.

FANCYGUN · Sep 28, 2017

Sam you could afford it..
In answer to a question one of our fellow engravers broke with formality and emailed me.. it is for engraving not for shooting
Sandy.. you will hate yourself when I tell you... sheet metal.. tubing.. plastic...oh my

Jerry K · Sep 28, 2017

I'm thinking that it's a type of reed whistle?
Jerry K.

Chujybear · Sep 28, 2017

graver depot for the three or so that are on the go in any given time.. clamped in with piece

FANCYGUN · Sep 28, 2017

A whistle....why didnt i think of that? I tried itband it does work just like an empty bottle blew across the cartridge case and it did whistle Dang now i can do two things with it

dogcatcher · Sep 28, 2017

I have made a lot of predator calls using rifle brass. Pop the spent primer, drill with a 9/32 bit and stick a reed in it. I have also made quite a few writing pens using the rifle brass. I made about 75 key chains using 223 brass and FMJ bullets for one of my Unit's reunions, also a few of the 762 for the machine gunners. Here is what the pens look like.

FANCYGUN · Sep 29, 2017

Some some good guesses out there but no big tamale yet. Great pen also
OK so here is one hint...I am starting a project and here is a very rough sketch of what I am hopefully going to do. So I needed a"gizmo" or as Monk described it something to help me along so it would be engraving related.

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SamW · Sep 29, 2017

Marty, this reminds me of years ago driving across upper Texas panhandle when I saw something I had never seen before but instantly knew I had always wanted one...a pink oil well!

rmgreen · Sep 29, 2017

Bullet Pen!

Don't try to go through airport security with this. Had one like this confiscated!!!!!!!!!!
Great idea on predator call will give this a blow.

silverchip · Sep 29, 2017

Well Crap!!! I'm glad it a guessing game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Texasgerd · Sep 29, 2017

Rear sight dovetail fixture to help clamp the slide and whistle for when you need a ham sandwich?

TallGary · Sep 29, 2017

OK, just a guess, but it could be a 1911 slide rotation "device". Slips in the groove on the hammer end of the slide to allow the slide to be rotated around the barrel axis.

Either that or a 1911 slide zipper fob to allow the slide to be flattened for engraving and then reformed for reassembly....

JMiller · Sep 29, 2017

It almost looks like a spatula, just stick a pencil or brush handle in the casing. If not for the Aquaplast (which I assume has a low melting point like thermoloc) I would say it's maybe for annealing inlays by holding over a flame?
....either that or heating leftover meatballs, if the whistle doesn't work for the ham sandwich.

Mike_Morgan · Sep 29, 2017

Pop that bad boy into the slide on the back rail side, then you can rotate the whole slide on centers, maybe... either that or it's doohickey, possibly a thingamajig.

EDIT... I see somebody else had the same guess... late to the party, I am... shrugs... in which case... definitely a whatchamacallit

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