OK guys, a new Whatisit...

[OlCatBob]

Here's a little gizmo I found, I just don't know what it is. It's about 8" wide, 6" deep and 6" tall, I didn't actually measure it, just going on guesstimates there. The circular piece fits nicely into the cube, and can rotate 360d, but has a pin that fits into 4 small grooves for 90d breaks. The cube itself wil swing 30d both ways on an arc for and aft.
My initial thought was maybe a fixturing devise for a T&C grinder; but hope someone will recognize it and spill the beans.
Thanks guys.
Bob

 

[bcall2043]

I don't know what it is Bob but it would have followed me home also if I had found it.

Benny

 

[jumps4]

looks like one of the leveling pads from under a highway overpass lol
with only 4 positions and no t-slots or bolt holes i have no clue
steve

 

[7HC]

No idea, but it would look really nice if it was beadblasted, painted, and had the circular top plate and the scale on the side polished.

It'd probably sell for a couple of hundred bucks if you did that and put it on eBay! :whistle:


M

 

[pjf134]

It looks like a part is missing on top. It could be some kind of fixture for grinding. If you could find a name on it then look it up that would help.
Paul

 

[core-oil]

I have a some what similar item of plant residing under my drilling machine bench, Mines was a rotary tilting sub table from an engraving machine,, The purpose it was used for was engraving the numbering on machine dials etc.

 

[Rbeckett]

Don't know what it was originally, but I would use it on a drill press for setting angled hole or on a mill for angled surface milling. either way it looks pretty neat and I too would love to know exactly what is was originally.
Bob