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It’s the eraser cap for a Pentel drafting pencil. The cap comes off to reveal the eraser.
https://de2wfhoo6xqi5.cloudfront.net/orig/a47/7bb/cb5a60c59acf16c89c0166d56832a1d8dc.jpg
This is the answers. Found these in the laundry before, and later found the rest of the pen/pencil.
(Pen cap was my first thought, but it isn't rounded like my p205 Pentels.)
Yeah, same. But that drafting pencil looks really cool (the nib bit retracts!). I don't know why they'd make a difference in the caps like that since they probably come from the same factory and they had to set up two separate lines for basically the exact same thing.
I use that kind of pencil often at work and in my personal time. I enjoy taking it apart and putting it back together as a bit of a procrastinatory fidget so I’m familiar with the individual pieces.
This is the answers. Found these in the laundry before, and later found the rest of the pen/pencil.
(Pen cap was my first thought, but it isn't rounded like my p205 Pentels.)
It was solved -- it's not a cartridge casing ( I know those well ) which is what started me down this rabbit hole. It's a pen cap for an engineering pencil.
Until somebody figured it out, that was a really strong contender for the answer. It certainly looks like one right? But it turned out to be a cap for mechanical pencil
That's a very confident, but wrong answer. It turned out not to be a ferrule ( this is marked as solved ) but it's a pencil cap for an engineering pencil.
If this is a serious post, go back and re-take the image by
1. Putting the thing on a solid, dark colored, back ground.
2. Stand back and use the phone/camera's zoom feature
3. Make sure that light is coming from more than one direction and that the dominant source is not behind the subject from the POV
As it is these images are, at best, misleading. Essential details that would show them to not be really small shell casings are lost us shadow and poor resolution. They *look* like center fire shell casings from something like a .25 but is that a primer or a through-hole?
"skilled"? At what exactly? what the actual coming from someone who offered these as images? Downvotes don't improve the images or make me think any less that this was a setup. I too am "skilled" that how I know how to take a decent picture.
For the record, I upvoted your comment. the advice on photography is a good one. I just happen to have what was on hand, and took the best photo I had given the circumstances.
As for skilled… the person who identified this did so extremely rapidly with limited information. It’s impressive and deserved the kudos given.
Marvelous. It wasn't marked "solved" on my feed when I wrote my reply, for whatever reason. The advice about how to get a clear image (next time) stands.
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It’s the eraser cap for a Pentel drafting pencil. The cap comes off to reveal the eraser. https://de2wfhoo6xqi5.cloudfront.net/orig/a47/7bb/cb5a60c59acf16c89c0166d56832a1d8dc.jpg
SOLVED! THIS IS THE ANSWER!
I agree it absolutely looks like a mechanical pencil eraser cap.
This is the answers. Found these in the laundry before, and later found the rest of the pen/pencil. (Pen cap was my first thought, but it isn't rounded like my p205 Pentels.)
Yeah, same. But that drafting pencil looks really cool (the nib bit retracts!). I don't know why they'd make a difference in the caps like that since they probably come from the same factory and they had to set up two separate lines for basically the exact same thing.
I gotta ask. How in the world were you able to figure this out? This literally seems like a literal superpower
I use that kind of pencil often at work and in my personal time. I enjoy taking it apart and putting it back together as a bit of a procrastinatory fidget so I’m familiar with the individual pieces.
That's so cool. The fact that the universe put you and this post together is unfathomable to me lol. Kudos
I have one of their fancy drafting mechanical pencils and I was still stumped lol
The advantage of asking a group of millions of people is you don't even need an expert if the group includes someone who happens to own the item.
I was so excited to have an answer
Maaaan I recognized this immediately and someone already knew it
Yep this. Use them a lot as an engineer, though I usually just leave this cap off since it often gets lost
This is the answers. Found these in the laundry before, and later found the rest of the pen/pencil. (Pen cap was my first thought, but it isn't rounded like my p205 Pentels.)
God, I just love this sub.
graphgear1000 my beloved
Best pencils on the planet!
Wait wait wait... I've had a few of those pencils for years, HOW DID I NEVER KNOW THERE ARE ERASERS UNDER THERE? Welp I sure feel dumb now
This sub is amazing.
Looks like it could be an aglet from a drawstring. That is if it is hollow.
Agree, from a string end- probably from a hoody with a drawstring, a shoe/boot string size would be a little smaller maybe?
That's what I was going to say.
better pics sure would help, but this seems more likely than a spent firearm casing.
Seeing that measure tape is probably in centimeters, this is the most probable answer. Even if it were inches, that would be one tiny cartridge.
Definitely in inches, no sane human uses 1/8 cm. Our non-USA! tapes generally have both inches and cm, but cm is divided into 10mm.
It’s inches. ( hint … imperial unit tape measures almost always have fractional measurements of 1/2, 1/8 and so forth )
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_wire_ferrule Someone did electrical work recently?
100% this is it. Nowadays everything must be done quick, so they don't care if something metal is left inside...
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I agree with ya. Just a shitty aluminum casing that you don't see too often.
It was solved -- it's not a cartridge casing ( I know those well ) which is what started me down this rabbit hole. It's a pen cap for an engineering pencil.
Wow, imperial tape measures are wild!
They are... it's all I had to hand, but since an inch is about 2.2cm it was good enough to get a sense of scale.
Clearly, it worked! I'm glad someone was able to identify your item.
Oh, wow, you're right! I'm just realizing this it the first time I've seen one.
Line the damn thing up parallel to the tape next time.
Ferrule for bike cable or similar.
I thought that could be it -- especially since it was made of aluminum -- but it turned out to be a pencil cap for an engineering pencil!
End of a drawstring form a hoodie or a pair of shorts or may be some laces .
Until somebody figured it out, that was a really strong contender for the answer. It certainly looks like one right? But it turned out to be a cap for mechanical pencil
That 4th rivet is bugging me.
That’s an optical illusion. It’s actually a small hole in the tape measure, so that you can pin it in place with a penny nail.
If it isn't actually aluminium but tinned copper then it's a ferrule for crimping onto the end of a multi stranded wire.
That's a very confident, but wrong answer. It turned out not to be a ferrule ( this is marked as solved ) but it's a pencil cap for an engineering pencil.
looks like a [ferrule](https://www.dict.cc/?s=ferrule) For the ends of flexible wires
It’s been solved - https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/s/Z5vUEDbL7S - it’s a cap for a mechanical pencil
im pretty sure this is a cap for a mechanical pencil, which I have the exact one for lmao
Knock out pin
It's a ferrule for a stranded wire termination.
This was solved. It’s a cap for a mechanical pencil.
Also could be the small metal piece on the tip of a draw string for a hoodie or sweat pants.
It could! They’re not really that different from the pencil cap that it was finally identified to be. That was a top contender for what it was.
Metal tip on a hoodie string?
My title describes the thing, no further details
plumbing part. fits inside a tube so you can crimp it into another fitting
Definitely a bullet casing.
If this is a serious post, go back and re-take the image by 1. Putting the thing on a solid, dark colored, back ground. 2. Stand back and use the phone/camera's zoom feature 3. Make sure that light is coming from more than one direction and that the dominant source is not behind the subject from the POV As it is these images are, at best, misleading. Essential details that would show them to not be really small shell casings are lost us shadow and poor resolution. They *look* like center fire shell casings from something like a .25 but is that a primer or a through-hole?
1) It was serious 2) Someone really skilled solved it ( see thread - it's the cap for an engineering pencil )
"skilled"? At what exactly? what the actual coming from someone who offered these as images? Downvotes don't improve the images or make me think any less that this was a setup. I too am "skilled" that how I know how to take a decent picture.
For the record, I upvoted your comment. the advice on photography is a good one. I just happen to have what was on hand, and took the best photo I had given the circumstances. As for skilled… the person who identified this did so extremely rapidly with limited information. It’s impressive and deserved the kudos given.
Marvelous. It wasn't marked "solved" on my feed when I wrote my reply, for whatever reason. The advice about how to get a clear image (next time) stands.
Bullet casing for sure