Gizmo Quiz

Sorry it's late

[inbound]

Hi everyone,

Sorry the gizmo quiz is late, I had a hard drive failure and a real panic about data I had not backup up recently. Thankfully I retrieved the data.

It should be ready in 5 minutes.

[inbound]

What is this?

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[217.160.164.63...]

[jecasc]

A piece of rusted metal crap.

Yooohoo. Do i win?

[inbound]

Rusted, yes.
Do you win, no.

[jecasc]

Ok. Looks like something to attach another item to the earth. For example a handrail. A kind of anchorage.

[inbound]

Not for attachning something to the ground/anything else.

[inbound]

O.K. it's a bit difficult - clue:

It's used in a type of manufacturing.

[jecasc]

A homemade garden claw?

Is it used alone as it is or is it part of something bigger?

[inbound]

Not for gardening.

It's not the only tool used in the manufacturing I mentioned.

[jecasc]

AH. I think you put this thing on the floor and use it to manufacture something around it. For example a straw basket.

[inbound]

Not straw baskets.

Thinking the right way.

[larryhatch]

Part of an industrial sponge squeezer?

[jecasc]

Is it used to wattle something?

[inbound]

The rust hasn't happened due to squeezing sponges, not even industrial ones.

[inbound]

Not to do with wattle

[inbound]

Clue 2:

This has to be used with the points sticking up the way. It's usually on the ground when in use.

[jecasc]

Is it part of some device to manufacture wool?

[inbound]

Not wool. And you dont wind anything around it.

[D_Blackwell]

Something that might reasonably be used today, or strictly antique?

[inbound]

It's in use today (and variants have been for centuries), but not by many people now.

[D_Blackwell]

A post guide?

[jecasc]

Is it some kind of pottery tool?

[lawman]

A base plate with rebar used to reinforce concrete.

BTW, you weren't late. GQ was moved from Saturday to Monday. :)

[bobothecat]

Hope I'm not banished :)

Is it a lawn aerator?

[inbound]

Not a post guide.

Remember, it's used in manufacturing. Manufacturing on a small scale.

[inbound]

Not for concrete or pottery, but pottery is close.

[inbound]

Not for lawns

[D_Blackwell]

Capital investment would appear to be reasonable:))

[inbound]

The pottery idea is quite close when I think about it.

Think of a craft that is like pottery.

[inbound]

Capital investment... LOL