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I know what it is but........ by Frenchfarmer on Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:05 am
Why? What is it for?

It is a 3" stainless steel headless nail with a yellow plastic sleeve/condom about 1mm thick covering most of it.
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A friend asked me to clear out her deceased husbands workshop after her sons had taken what they wanted and could reasonably transport back to Britain.
Shed loads of bits, the usual car nut sailing DIY stuff which was cool but I found this and it is driving me nuts trying to figure out what it is used for.
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Sir-Doris on Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:11 am
Well... Its obviously a finger nail cleaner.
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Sir D. Your input was amusing but........ by Frenchfarmer on Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:48 am
Terry always had clean finger nails but he would have had a pearl handled supercharged nail cleaner not a fancy nail. And it would have been Ferrari Red or Air Force Blue.
The thing that gets me is that if you hit it with a hammer you would break the covering.
Hang on!
Is it for a nail gun?
But why stainless steel (Sailing?) and no head if the setting on the gun was wrong he could have sunk himself?
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Re: I know what it is but........ by huggy on Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:33 am
did he have horses? maybe a home made hoof cleaner :?
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Road Hog on Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:01 am
Did he have mahine tools ?
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Re: I know what it is but........ by rseaville on Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:09 am
My guess is if he was into sailing the coating is plasticote.
You would dip the ends of items that are used on the deck to reduce the risk of scratching it.
Did he have a fibreglass boat?
He may have used the nail for stirring the can of plasticote.
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Re: I know what it is but........ by jammywagonwheel on Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:16 am
Sailing (stainless) could be a rope splicing tool like a marlinspike .. 8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike

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Re: I know what it is but........ by Drift on Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:33 am
:oh yer: you beat me to it Jammy :lol:
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Re: I know what it is but........ by RatCav on Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:21 pm
Or even a scribe.
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Road Hog on Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:43 pm
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Frenchfarmer on Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:57 pm
Not sharp enough for a scribe and definitely manufactured not home made.
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Kevin1964 on Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:26 pm
Could be used as a bradawl for wood perhaps for starting of screws ??
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Drift on Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:37 pm
An earwax disturber :lol:

An instrument to help soldering?
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Re: I know what it is but........ by Rich on Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:04 pm
i think its part of a kit

a car puncture repair kit
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Re: I know what it is but........ by SnortonR on Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:05 pm
You need 3 more for the cribbage board
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Re: I know what it is but........ by john (smifffy) on Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:40 pm
looks a bit like a bollie needle for fishing :drink:
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