irnsrgn Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 A friend bought this measuring tool on an auction because the Auctioneer said he would tell whoever bought it what it was for. LOL and he didn't know. So I was asked if I knew what it was. I am stumped. Has a nice dial indicator that is attached to the center fork with a small chain going over a pulley. Has anyone ever seen one similar or by chance knows what it is for. bic lighter for size comparison. Its purpose seems to be to measure a gap in something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlarkin Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Tension gauge. It is used to check the tension on steel strapping on large loads. A lot of commercial and maritime shippers use them to make certain the banding that that is holding a load together is not strapped beyond it's tensil strength, or that that the clips are not beyond their holding range. I have also seem something similar used in the lumber industry to check the tension on re-saw (band saw) blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Thank you riarkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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