MYSTERY OBJECTS

[David Whipp]

Think Chinese homes and I have 18 of them between 2 homes!

OMG! They're holding your houses together?!

[chinatyke]

Think Chinese homes and I have 18 of them between 2 homes!

OMG! They're holding your houses together?!

The mode of use is for the clamp to force things apart not hold them together.

[plaques]

I'll go for door stops or should I say partition slider stops. Damned clever these Chinese.

[chinatyke]

I'll go for door stops or should I say partition slider stops. Damned clever these Chinese.

Near enough. Well done Plaques.
They are locks for sliding doors and windows. They expand in the door tracks. Can be used to lock doors and windows closed or prevent them from opening beyond the set limit. They should be compulsory items in high rise buildings to prevent children from falling out of windows, which they do with regular monotony here. They cost around £1.50 each and are made of 304 stainless with rubber contact sleeves.

[David Whipp]

Nice one.

[Stanley]

Tether for dog parking on large diameter lamp posts.

[David Whipp]

Certainly could be used as a dog tether; but not intended purpose.

[Pluggy]

Caravan towing safety cable. Used as keep a caravan running behind the car (rather than going its own way) should the main hitch fail for any reason.

[David Whipp]

Again, could certainly be used in this way; but not intended use...

[PanBiker]

Safety loop for spots or theatre lights on a lighting gantry?

[David Whipp]

Ian is spot on; safety wire for when flying lights and the like.

[PanBiker]

My go then:

[chinatyke]

Something to do with picture framing?

[Stanley]

Looks like a gyzmo for inserting/ pressing something small into a hole in another component. Electronics?

[PanBiker]

Sorry Plaques not picture framing and not for component insertion either Stanley.

[plaques]

Not me. That was Chinatyke's guess. The only thing i could think of was setting the "V" to a round rod etc: then scribing round with the toothed wheel.
Possibly for marking leather. Then went off the idea.

[PanBiker]

My mistake Plaques, it was indeed Chinatyke, your offering though is also off the mark. I will say that the V section at the end is spring loaded which may give a clue.

[David Whipp]

Is it for making a dent in something before drilling?

[PanBiker]

Nothing to do with drilling, it's a hand held tool though.

[chinatyke]

For pushing the sealing strips into the corner of windows/doors when reglazing them?

[Stanley]

Pipe cutter?

[chinatyke]

Pipe cutter?

Good idea Stanley. You've given me the idea that it might be a cutter for glass tubing or rod.

[PanBiker]

None of the above but a similar action, leave plumbing and glazing alone and think more electrical. I'll give more of a clue if no one gets it soon.

[chinatyke]

Cutting the insulation off the outside of cables?

[PanBiker]

Well don China, it's a bespoke cable stripper for multi core double screened network cables.

The V section at the end is spring loaded and operated by the slider on the top. Cable inserted in the V and held by the clamp. There is a small flat blade cutter in the centre of the knurled nut which sets the height and hence the depth that the blade will cut.

The cable had to have the outer PVC jacket, foil and screening removed in sections along the length of the cable in order to attach network points to the inner cables. The stripper is designed to do this without cutting the cable, this is to avoid unnecessary losses in the infrastructure. The exposed internal wires were then looped up and through the network socket and punched down into IDC connectors.

Cable is clamped in the V and the tool rotated around the cable, moved along about 3"" and rotated again. There is a button on the side that when pressed rotates the flat blade within the tool head by 90 degrees. You can then pull the tool backwards along the lateral line of the cable and it will slice the outer jacket, foil and screening from the cable exposing the inner conductors.