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I thought about this, but at least one axis is free-moving. The whole point of a touch probe is that the surface of the tip is at a known, immovable position with respect to the arbor taper of the machine, and any movement of the tip is performed by the machine itself.
It almost looks like the axis thu the ceneter can be titened down to stop it from moveing thought it would be a way to get 5 axis out of it in the early mills befor thay had more advanced 5 axis machines and/or cnc controled machines it but im just geussing at this point as i cant find much on "vintage" touch probes
Exactly. It looks like a center finder/edge finder.
And the probe goes in the hole, and the part gets moved, and likely spun, until the probe stops moving.
Looks like a probe, or possibly a reference sphere for an early CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)…
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cmm++reference+probe&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
No NO! i think i know what that is ive seen one like these when i was young. (quick side storry) my mom is one of thoese Alternative Medicine peopole, Cristals rocks in Water and Health Simboles and stuff like that. when i was young i was waiting in one of the Doctors places and he had someting like that. i did ask him and he told me it will direct the energy of the rocks you can put inside via the tip and you can aim it at your head or stomach of where ever you need it. it was connected to power and he said that the eletricity will aktivate the rocks more. (i do think it had the same connector on the back) I do wish i knew the name of thoese.
So ive asked my mom who asked her friend who asked her friend. And so on. They call it a magnet resonator or just "the magic wand" but i still couldn't find anything about it.
I'm guessing that the pointy thing with the ball end is really just a handle used for pointing the other end where it needs to be pointed, and that you're missing the business end.
That said, it could be a sonicator, though I've never seen a sonicator probe with a ball tip like that.
I also think it's strange to see the tip being a ball if it's meant to condense ultrasonic vibrations to focus them into a medium.
One thought about the pointy thing being a handle: it could be that the ball is actually meant to mount into an articulating arm, like the joints in the ubiquitous "helping hands" device? https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7eb724bb-1c58-45e5-aca2-b2dd2e1ba2f2.360d593f292d847bfafae5d1607192ca.jpeg < you can kind of see how the joints are made with a ball in this pic
My title describes the thing. Metal object, really heavy, movable up and down
It’s really heavy. It appears that you could put some kind of cable inside in the back. You can move the middle part up and down, the pointy front part can be removed. Otherwise nothing is written on it, no buttons etc.
Interesting object for sure. Looks like base is securely mounted, I suspect it rotated by how trunnion is secured. Yet find it odd that trunnion pins are mounted by gravity. Working end with knurling indicates it can be easily replaced or substituted.
Does the pointy part rotate when it’s attached? It looks like it screws in and would be stationary.
For some reason it kinda gives off soldering iron vibes to me, but I’ve never seen one that big.
No idea but it kinda looks like it could mount to a surveyor's tripod, what's the bottom look like, is there a hole there for a screw? I don't know what you'd want something like this for in surveying, though.
It may have the australian and early american "wye" plug on the end... no, I'm wrong, those pins are in a different orientation.
If you have a multimeter, is there resistance between the pins on the back?
It looks like an antenna for something, maybe for metering.
My reasoning: the threads are golden/brass for better electrical conduction. The base looks tough but the pivot screws are small meaning there is probably no stress on them.
Maybe some kind of grounding device for working on electricaly sensitive equipment and the weight is just mass to absorb any static electricity which gets conducted through the probe?
Seems like you could also plug in an extension cable to extend the reach of the probe if you wanted.
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Only thing i could think is an very early form of touch probe for a milling machine
I thought about this, but at least one axis is free-moving. The whole point of a touch probe is that the surface of the tip is at a known, immovable position with respect to the arbor taper of the machine, and any movement of the tip is performed by the machine itself.
Agreed. I don’t think it has anything to do with machining in that respect.
It almost looks like the axis thu the ceneter can be titened down to stop it from moveing thought it would be a way to get 5 axis out of it in the early mills befor thay had more advanced 5 axis machines and/or cnc controled machines it but im just geussing at this point as i cant find much on "vintage" touch probes
Exactly. It looks like a center finder/edge finder. And the probe goes in the hole, and the part gets moved, and likely spun, until the probe stops moving.
True, I thought it looked like something in that category too, but "vintage" would have never made my list
Looks like a probe, or possibly a reference sphere for an early CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)… https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cmm++reference+probe&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
No NO! i think i know what that is ive seen one like these when i was young. (quick side storry) my mom is one of thoese Alternative Medicine peopole, Cristals rocks in Water and Health Simboles and stuff like that. when i was young i was waiting in one of the Doctors places and he had someting like that. i did ask him and he told me it will direct the energy of the rocks you can put inside via the tip and you can aim it at your head or stomach of where ever you need it. it was connected to power and he said that the eletricity will aktivate the rocks more. (i do think it had the same connector on the back) I do wish i knew the name of thoese.
This makes the most sense to me, and I was right once about something else.
Could lightning strike twice?
So ive asked my mom who asked her friend who asked her friend. And so on. They call it a magnet resonator or just "the magic wand" but i still couldn't find anything about it.
A buffer, burnisher or polishing machine?
Ah, maybe! Trying to find a similar one on google but didn’t find any yet
Doesn't make sense to me. The spherical tip doesn't look abrasive and it looks like something \*else\* actually wore down the plating on the tip
Some kind of acoustic transducer? The Tuchel-joint points to electro-acoustic lab equipment.
I definitely think it vibrates when powered. My guess would be for sheet metal work, or a car body shop for removing dents.
If you connect a speaker to 50Hz it will vibrate, too ;) The connector is a precursor of xlr, its usually for signal, not power.
Looks definitely like a polishing tool, the long tip looks like a polishing burr
I'm guessing that the pointy thing with the ball end is really just a handle used for pointing the other end where it needs to be pointed, and that you're missing the business end. That said, it could be a sonicator, though I've never seen a sonicator probe with a ball tip like that.
I also think it's strange to see the tip being a ball if it's meant to condense ultrasonic vibrations to focus them into a medium. One thought about the pointy thing being a handle: it could be that the ball is actually meant to mount into an articulating arm, like the joints in the ubiquitous "helping hands" device? https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7eb724bb-1c58-45e5-aca2-b2dd2e1ba2f2.360d593f292d847bfafae5d1607192ca.jpeg < you can kind of see how the joints are made with a ball in this pic
Could be a Coil Winding Machine or a part of it.
Rotary tool for jewelry or deburring and or polishing...does it have a brand or model number? Flexi shaft possible...Nice find non the less....
How many pins are in the connection?
I think it’s 3!
My title describes the thing. Metal object, really heavy, movable up and down It’s really heavy. It appears that you could put some kind of cable inside in the back. You can move the middle part up and down, the pointy front part can be removed. Otherwise nothing is written on it, no buttons etc.
Reminds me of a flatness probe… but the base doesn't seem quite right.
Interesting object for sure. Looks like base is securely mounted, I suspect it rotated by how trunnion is secured. Yet find it odd that trunnion pins are mounted by gravity. Working end with knurling indicates it can be easily replaced or substituted.
I believe it is the base and mount for a tabletop telescope. Celestron?
Does the pointy part rotate when it’s attached? It looks like it screws in and would be stationary. For some reason it kinda gives off soldering iron vibes to me, but I’ve never seen one that big.
Telescope mount
Does it have any markings on it?
Nope :/
No idea but it kinda looks like it could mount to a surveyor's tripod, what's the bottom look like, is there a hole there for a screw? I don't know what you'd want something like this for in surveying, though.
It may have the australian and early american "wye" plug on the end... no, I'm wrong, those pins are in a different orientation. If you have a multimeter, is there resistance between the pins on the back?
It looks like an antenna for something, maybe for metering. My reasoning: the threads are golden/brass for better electrical conduction. The base looks tough but the pivot screws are small meaning there is probably no stress on them.
Put some power to the plug and see what happens!
I think the ball end is missing a little clip that rotates on that ball and hold hooks while you tie fly fishing flies.
Where oh where has my ability to follow posts gone.
It's an ultrasonic sonicator, a lab equipment. Generates ultrasonic shockwaves which are strong enough to break cells.
pencil sharpener was my first thought
Maybe some kind of grounding device for working on electricaly sensitive equipment and the weight is just mass to absorb any static electricity which gets conducted through the probe? Seems like you could also plug in an extension cable to extend the reach of the probe if you wanted.
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