Name the Thing Contest – 71

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This contest will run for one week (Dec 13 – Dec 18, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Note that the picture shows the device in a cutaway model so that the inside workings are visible, the actual make and model is not needed this time.

Please do not give the answer in the comments.

 

Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the subject, and the message body consisting of:

  • The name of the item in the above picture
  • An example of what the item pictured above can be used for

The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.

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Added December 23, 2008 

The item to guess was a Compressor

The winner is Cathy K.

Thanks to all who entered (there were 156 entries)

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Below is a picture of the prize.

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19 Comments


  1. quite an easy one this time, was unable to enter the last two contests since they were quite difficult to me.


  2. quite easy ? really, I’m not mechanic but I guess its kind of *** ***or *** ;> (yes, Alan I see big inscription about not giving answer in the comments) ;]


  3. well, I say its quite easy but I may be way off. Just tried to use some initiative when I was working it out. I bet a lot of people do get this one right though!


  4. Another easy one if you think about how it works.


  5. Very cool. I always wondered what one of these looks like on the inside. I actually have one setup in my basement that’s been “re-purposed”. When the contest is done, I’ll explain how I’m using it. 🙂


  6. Hi Luk,

    To send in the answer you need to email it to the address shown in the contest body, depending on how you have your email setup you should also be able so simply click the email address text to start the email.


  7. Hi Pouncer,

    I am looking forward to hearing about your reuse of the device, I can’t think of anything I would use one for…


  8. It might just be me, but I was able to read the name of the thing from the picture… You should have blurred the text a little better to make this one harder…


  9. Wow. After having repaired and rebuilt a few of these, I’m surprised it took me a couple of minutes to realize what it was.
    I bet Pouncer and I have repurposed these the same way, or very closely the same way.


  10. Does it do what it looks like it does?


  11. I can think of several ways to to re-purpose them… and I have but I can’t EM from this computer 🙂


  12. I cant quite work it out, but you did a really bad paint job hiding the sign Alan.
    I think it says something like “Wobble Pians (?) – Vertical Displacement”. But i cant make anything from that =[


  13. John Says:
    December 15th, 2008
    “I can think of several ways to to re-purpose them”

    Door Stop? paper weight? just kidding.


  14. The text is a bit of a giveaway, even if you don’t know what it is.


  15. Ok wow I goofed on this one :o( Being a mechanic in this industry I just emailed an answer right away :o( The one shown is not very common for me and I answered before looking closely …….
    BUT I am more interested in how you all maybe repurposing this thing ???????


  16. When my air compressor head died, I was left with trying to replace the head directly or buying a new compressor. Since I didn’t really have the $$ for either, I scavenged an AC pump similar to the one pictured above and mated that up with my compressor motor. It actually fills the 25 gallon air tank about 4x faster than the original head did when it was brand new. Takes about 2 minutes to fill it up to 120psi.


  17. @Pouncer

    How much lubricating oil does it pass during operation and how do you check the oil level in the case?


  18. I was initially just spritzing the intake port with marvel mystery oil within the first seconds of startup. Since then I’ve switched over to a pneumatic inline air filter/lubricator. There are other models such as the ones made by York, which have their own oil reservoir. Mine however does not have this feature, and was lubricated by the freon originally.

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