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Old 05-15-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Default Guess the Close-Up #84

This is a 100% crop...probably won't be too difficult, best I had at work


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Old 05-15-2006   #2 (permalink)
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a metal letter/number on the side of a house?
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Good guess, but no. It does incorporate numbers, though.
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An ink stamp?
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No, is everyone ready for a clue?
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Old 05-15-2006   #6 (permalink)
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Is this some kind of support for a commercial sign?
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No, think smaller, and ... hmmmm ... trying not to give it completely away ... it can be found in a garage.
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An automotive name plate of the kind with the letters cut out?
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No, nothing found on a car, although one may use it on a car, after a fashion.
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Think precision...
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saw blade?
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I can see where you could get that, but no, although it is a tool.
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Would this be part of a milling machine or similar metalworking tool?
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Not directly, but you may use it as part of the overall milling or metalworking process.
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Part of a caliper?
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What kind of caliper?
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Brake?
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No....think tool.
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hehe... I am stupid
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A micrometer caliper with a dial. (I think that's what I see the edge of on the left.)

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