element Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 lol.. I was looking at old texas drilling rigs to see if i could spot that piece but i was unable to get close up photographs. This is like CSI for metal, i like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I've seen similar (although smaller) lumps of metal set into large wooden beams to act as bearings in very old mills. There are sometimes signs that a softer metal has been cast inside around a shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 It's a gazonta. That hole gazonta something. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 By golly you might be right Art! Then again it might be Gozroundit. Personally I'd be thinking about what I could do with it, there are plenty of good shapes available. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Falcon 72 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ok gang. What am I going to do with it besides use it as a vise stand weight? Remember it's 12" in diameter and it weighs.... Oh darn, I forgot to weigh it but it's at least 50 pounds. And I can't get it into my forge. And I don't have a cutting torch yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Build a small trebuchet and use it for the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNJC Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Hello, I have seen rings similar (in size & shape) to this in use for a few different purposes, I have no idea which job your ring was for, but maybe one of the following: 1) As the retaining ring to hold a large stone 'wheel' on an old style cider mill - I mean for crushing the apples not pressing the juice from them. The ring goes on the outer part of the beam/axle and a wedge in the end stops it moving off. 2) In a Bulgarian wheelwright's workshop (seriously), a very rural place. When spokes were put into the hub, the hub was held in place by four vertical roundwood 'fingers', the big ring went over these and was hammered down to give a firm grip - a clever and simple idea. 3) On a mast below the rope lashing where the mast emerges throught the deck - although I do not know what purpose it serves at that point. Any thoughts? Edited March 5, 2009 by GNJC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Whether it's a gazonta or a gozroundit, it's no use without a gozinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 It is a Round toit. For years you have been saying "I will do that as soon as I get around to it". Now that you have got one everything will be easier. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Bly Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I would check with a local museum. They should be able to identify it a little better perhaps. Besides, it could be worth more as is than to make it into something else. Just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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