You know what this is used for?

[cag]

Is it for measuring thickness? It's tapered and graduated in .005". The clip slides down the shaft.

Thanks guys

 

[Shiftless]

Looks to me like a flat blade screwdriver with a spring steel clip to hold on to the screw while starting it. Great for spots with very limited access for your fingers. But those have clips on both sides. So the jury is still out on that tool.

 

[larry_g]

Slide it between two items and it will tell you the distance between them. A variable feeler gauge if you will. Also called a taper gauge; https://www.google.com/search?q=tap...XvCjQIHTe1DJEQ4lYoAnoECAEQHQ&biw=1269&bih=613

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Shiftless]

Bingo
larry g got it.

 

[RTM]

Agree with taper gage, just not sure what the clip is for. I assume you’ve measured the taper marks and they match up?

 

[nadogail]

Perhaps it is a sliding reference mark.

 

[Provincial]

If the user would slide the blade between the two surfaces to be measured, starting with the clip near the far end of the blade, and let the clip bear against one side while doing it, the end of the clip would indicate the width of the slot at the point the blade came in contact with both sides.

The user could then withdraw it and refer to the clip to read the thickness.

 

[cag]

Sounds good. Thank you fellas. You think it was designed for a specific trade?