Mystery Part
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signcrafter
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It looks like ones on some one hole faucets. The "cut outs" are for the water lines and the hole goes over a threaded rod and a nut screws up tight and secures the faucet to the sink.
Hummm, you have a point...
TAMPAGT07
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I'm not sure what it is but you gave me an idea....Once in a while I'll throw an obscure part in one of my buddies tool boxes just to make him think....Maybe, you've got a buddy like me....
Unforturnately, I'm that guy that usually they like to stump...
RECox286
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While the faucet part was a good "guess", I'm afraid that the part is
the right profile however it is much too small to be a part of a faucet
installation. Looking at the keys, it seems to be about the size of a
.25 cent piece, where the faucet takes a washer more the size of a
silver dollar. I was thinking more in terms of a valve cover washer,
but then I would be guessing. I know I have seen washers like that
in my 20 year box, but I just can't seem to remember the application.
Uncle Bob
the right profile however it is much too small to be a part of a faucet
installation. Looking at the keys, it seems to be about the size of a
.25 cent piece, where the faucet takes a washer more the size of a
silver dollar. I was thinking more in terms of a valve cover washer,
but then I would be guessing. I know I have seen washers like that
in my 20 year box, but I just can't seem to remember the application.
Uncle Bob
Bob: The key is 2" from tip to tail, so it's definitely larger than a quarter - more like a silver dollar size.
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Did a google image search and found this, http://0.tqn.com/d/plumbing/1/0/i/5/-/-/fasten_faucet.jpg. Look at the washer that the two arrows are pointing to.
Moose-LandTran
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When a colleague is doing something like a cylinder head or engine rebuild i like to add an extra bolt to their trays. It's great to watch, from a distance, as they try to figure out where it's meant to go.
I was worried once when i did it to a friend, and there wasn't a bolt left over after he was done.
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When a colleague is doing something like a cylinder head or engine rebuild i like to add an extra bolt to their trays. It's great to watch, from a distance, as they try to figure out where it's meant to go.
I was worried once when i did it to a friend, and there wasn't a bolt left over after he was done.
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BMW Rider
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From my experience, if you throw it away, you'll know in a couple weeks what it was for.
Years ago in the shop I worked at, one mechanic just finished getting a new engine dropped into a vehicle when he spied a brand new oil pickup screen laying on his bench. Parts guy was a real devious ****** and had put it there to mess with him. He was just getting ready to pull the pan off the engine to double check when he was let in on the joke. Good thing the parts guy liked him or he may have let it go a lot further.
Years ago in the shop I worked at, one mechanic just finished getting a new engine dropped into a vehicle when he spied a brand new oil pickup screen laying on his bench. Parts guy was a real devious ****** and had put it there to mess with him. He was just getting ready to pull the pan off the engine to double check when he was let in on the joke. Good thing the parts guy liked him or he may have let it go a lot further.
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When a colleague is doing something like a cylinder head or engine rebuild i like to add an extra bolt to their trays. It's great to watch, from a distance, as they try to figure out where it's meant to go.
I was worried once when i did it to a friend, and there wasn't a bolt left over after he was done.
LOL!! thats awesome. A little jacked up, but still funny!!
RPH
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It's the lost bat mobile key! Quick Robin grab it.