What is this oddity?...pic

[orangeoil]

Got this at a farm auction just because it was odd and about a quarter.
Im not expecting it to be much but I have no idea what it is aside from being a weight. It says 1lb on the top but I'm wondering why it has such a nice case.
Thanks and I hope someone knows.

 

[rockchucker]

It is a Calibration Weight for a Scale.

 

[davesnothere]

That's the royal buttplug!

 

[wreckercologist]

That's the royal buttplug!

 

[Sh1thead]

That's the royal buttplug!

Im kind of ashamed I actually laughed at this post since I like to think of myself as somewhat mature person

 

[Outlawmws]

Im kind of ashamed I actually laughed at this post since I like to think of myself as somewhat mature person

 

[Plasmatic]

As was said above, calibration weight. Has such a nice case because you want to keep the calibration weight calibrated, which means you don't bang it around or use it as a hammer or even paperweight for that matter. I recall reading that the highest grades of calibration weights actually have to be stored in an inert atmosphere and always be handled with special tongs to prevent any deposition, wear, corrosion or other such effects that would alter the weight in order to maintain their certification. NIST-traceable and all that jazz...

 

[Hootbro]

As was said above, calibration weight. Has such a nice case because you want to keep the calibration weight calibrated, which means you don't bang it around or use it as a hammer or even paperweight for that matter. I recall reading that the highest grades of calibration weights actually have to be stored in an inert atmosphere and always be handled with special tongs to prevent any deposition, wear, corrosion or other such effects that would alter the weight in order to maintain their certification. NIST-traceable and all that jazz...

^^^^^^^^^

What he said. I have seen an engineering laboratory scale get calibration checked with such weight before. The tech actually used special one time use cloth gloves out of a sealed pack to handle the calibration weight and discarded the gloves after that one use.

 

[orangeoil]

Good to know. Thanks for the good info.

 

[Rusty Musket]

You put your weed in there



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