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    hi everyone,

    I inherited this thing from a box of milling cutters and can't figure out what it is...help!!
    It's about 6" overall, has a split shaft on top that looks like would hold a pencil or scribe, this is attached to a spring inside the square shaft. Turning the wheel moves a pointer inside the scale slide with 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400. as the dial gets to the higher numbers the spring tension increases. The only marking is on the back "4223L". It even foiled google image search as it thinks it's a syringe. If anyone can identify it would be much appreciated.

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    cheers stevoh

    Thanks for everyone's input. This 'thing' is made from nickel silver, even the screws appear to be same, here's some more pics.

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    It looks similar, though not identical, to an automotive belt tensioning gauge...

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    Hmmmmmmm

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    Try placing a small scribe in the "holder" end and see if you can push it against the spring: it looks like an adjustable durometer for testing the "hardness" of semi-hard materials, like rubber.

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    It's a scale to weigh trophy sized anchovies.
    Maybe.
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    ...we'll learn more by wandering than searching...

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    it looks like adjustment knob for the milling drums. it controls the microns acceptable after particulate materials are milled. 400 microns for example.

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    thanks marv,

    I googled that, very close isn't it?

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    hey doug, hmmmm is the question... thanks haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chazz View Post
    Try placing a small scribe in the "holder" end and see if you can push it against the spring: it looks like an adjustable durometer for testing the "hardness" of semi-hard materials, like rubber.
    thanks chazz, dunno, maybe

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    It's a scale to weigh trophy sized anchovies.
    Maybe.
    Haarrr haarrr... that's it!!??

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