What is it

[Dave Westlund]

Been sitting on my desk too long. 5.5 " long. What is it?

 

[CraigWis]

Looks like a Car/Truck Door Hinge Pin

 

[Dave Westlund]

That might be it. But I don't know why I have it on my desk? Any ideas on why it's there?

 

[DanielW]

Definitely a door hinge pin. Roller at the top rolls against the spring-arm to hold in the detent/open positions.

 

[Sbird]

That might be it. But I don't know why I have it on my desk? Any ideas on why it's there?

Someone is unhinged.

 

[Dave Westlund]

Ya, you got me to laugh!

 

[rrlund]

That might be it. But I don't know why I have it on my desk? Any ideas on why it's there?

Everything has to be somewhere.

 

[Phill Tibbetts]

That might be it. But I don't know why I have it on my desk? Any ideas on why it's there?

I got lots of things on my desk. I think gremlins are putting them there. Can't be my forgetfulness.

 

[Watthour]

You might think it's an automotive door hinge pin, and it could be. However, did you ever see/repair the racking mechanism on a Westinghouse, or Siemens/Allis-Chalmers substation breaker? The rack/slide rollers are nearly identical, and the cam in/out follower is quite the same. The breaker says "Siemens" on the face but its actually an Allis type RL from the1950s, and sold to Siemens.

 

[Dave Westlund]

keep me laughing guys! Still have those LH gloves that no one wants. why?

 

[NDIHC]

I agree, hinge pin. Wondering what the sticker on it says. It has with and avec printed so it has English and French printing. Don't know what the top word is.

 

[Dave Westlund]

Sticker says: Made In Canada with imported parts in English

 

[Texasmark]

Everything has to be somewhere.

Yeah I tell my daughter that when she comes to visit. Everything in her house is in order. In my house everything is where I can remember I put it, easily accessible, or in plain sight......so obviously stuff is scattered around where I use it.....kitchen is an exception...keep it tidied up. I have so much stuff and no "library cards" telling me where it is, when I have a repair/use project, more often than not, I know that I have what I'm looking for, just can't remember where I put it....trying to fix that problem! One of my solutions that works, besides having things in plain sight, is when I have something to store, first thing I do is look at it and ask myself "if I were looking for this, where would I look"? The answer is where I put it and it works.

 

[rrlund]

Yeah I tell my daughter that when she comes to visit. Everything in her house is in order. In my house everything is where I can remember I put it, easily accessible, or in plain sight......so obviously stuff is scattered around where I use it.....kitchen is an exception...keep it tidied up. I have so much stuff and no "library cards" telling me where it is, when I have a repair/use project, more often than not, I know that I have what I'm looking for, just can't remember where I put it....trying to fix that problem! One of my solutions that works, besides having things in plain sight, is when I have something to store, first thing I do is look at it and ask myself "if I were looking for this, where would I look"? The answer is where I put it and it works.

Tell me about it. The wife complains about where things are laying in the shop. She got me a cordless grease gun for my birthday last year. It came with a case and a charger. For six months the case sat by the press and the charger was in it. I decided that before she saw it and said something, I'd better put it away. I put the charger where I'd "know where it is" and I put the case up where some other ones are. I can't find that charger now to save my life. No big deal, it's a Dewalt and I have two other chargers, but I don't know how long it'll be before I find that one when I'm looking for something else.

 

[jniolon]

Because I put things where "I know where it is" is the exact reason I have three electric staplers !!