Metal found in yard

[Cliff_Johns]

I was putting the dirt from my dirt pile through a screen and came up with this. Looks like it's been in the ground for quite a while. It's not especially important, but I'm curious if anyone happens to know what it is.

Cliff

 

[RobS]

Was your yard ever a hayfield?

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[Cliff_Johns]

My house was built next to the original farm house for the area. I think much of my yard was once where they put the junk, so I've found some unusual stuff coming to the surface over the years. Do you think it's a part from a sickle type mower or something?

Cliff

 

[RobS]

Yeah, that's the first thought that came to mind although I have no experience with a sicklbar mower. I've only seen the parts for sale at TSC and it resembles those. Besides that, I love the "what'sit" puzzles. Got more junk? I have a strange metal part my mom got me years ago from an antique shop. She only got it for me since it included "Indianapolis" in the cast-in lettering. I'll have to dig it up and post a photo /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[slowrev]

Looks a bit small for a sickle mower part.
Maybe the tongue on an old hasp ?
Maybe polariziner for a muffler bearing ?
Ben

 

[Mith]

Looks like the blade from a plane

a woodworking plane, just thought I'd better add that from experience here /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Like this?

 

[BamaRob]

It's obviously debris from when the aliens landed. You should have never posted it here for the world to see. The guys in black suits and shades will be visiting you shortly.

Been nice knowing you.

BR

 

[Cliff_Johns]

It's a pretty consistant 3/16th inch thickness. No indication of ever having an edge like a plane plade, although for certain shoulder planes, the blades do have wings vaguely near the edge like this little thing.

Cliff

 

[BubbaJr]

It looks like it may be a rock guard from some farm implement. Here's a LINK to one at TSC. I'll bet there were a lot of different designs.

 

[Mith]

A tool for prying leprechorns off your arms
Landing gear off a very small rocket
A blunt steak for killing vampires (or does that have to be wooden?)
A tool for forcing into small openings to see how far it will go in before it gets stuck
A tire lever for levering tires
A cutting blade for blading cuts
A cheese slice for slicing cake (ha, got you there!)
A cheese or cake slice for slicing cheesecake (depends on which bit you slice)
Something to throw at annoying neighbors
A very small boat anchor
Scrap

 

[Mith]

A spatula /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[bky]

isnt that a pin used in setting concrete forms?

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Well now, Mith, that's a pretty good list of possibilities you have there. I especially like:

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( A tool for forcing into small openings to see how far it will go in before it gets stuck )</font>

and since I have a variety of tools designed for this purpose, I woundn't be at all suprised if you were right, but it's the hole and the slot that have me wondering. If your suposition is correct, then these details must be used in some way for extraction. This of course implies that I have only part of a set -- the rest of the set being the tools used to engage the slot and hole for removal of said thingy from previously discussed small opening.

Cliff

 

[beenthere]

bky
I think you are the closest of any of the 'guesses' so far. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[DaveNay]

Thanks Cliff, I was looking for that. I musta dropped it last time I was over picking up shavings.

Dave

 

[cj2002b]

BKY was right

check out this link - see page 5


It's called a wedge bolt and used for attaching handset concrete forms together

web page

 

[hobbyfarm]

Looks to me like the tool to remove a Morse Tapered bit. It takes a wedge type tool to remove a Morse type bit. The hole in it is to keep it handy to the milling machine (or drill press).

That's my best answer. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[TOMLESCOEQUIP]

We called 'em snap ties.........used for joining metal concrete form sections together, does your house have poured concrete walls anywhere ?? You drive the wedges in & back out with a hammer............it's real easy to lose a few that way on every job..........

 

[Cliff_Johns]

OK, your guys got it. I looked at the PDF and it sure fits the drawing of the concrete form thingy to a tee.

I'll be making more dirt tomorrow, maybe I'll find something else. This turned out to be quite educational.

(I still like Mith's answer though.)

Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

So Dave, did you want me to mail it to you then? (COD of course)

Cliff