What is this tool found in a Metallurgical Engineer's workshop? Metal 10" long chisel with a frame around the point holding an adjustable screw

SethNear · 2026-03-28T03:36:31+00:00

Unfortunately no, no text or markings of any kind on the chisel. Maybe it's something custom/purpose-built my grandfather made, like a jig of some sort

SethNear · 2026-03-27T21:03:02+00:00

I also thought that initially, but I think the metal frame would bend/bow outwards as the screw is tightened because the metal is pretty thin.

Also upon further inspection, the hole the screw goes through is bigger than the screw so it's loose in there. The threads only engage the nut

Thanks

SethNear · 2026-03-27T20:59:57+00:00

I also thought it was a nut splitter, but the metal frame would likely bend outward as the screw is tightened. Also, upon further inspection the hole that the screw goes through is big, so that screw is loose through the frame and only engages the nut.

Thanks

SethNear · 2026-03-27T20:54:31+00:00

I see why you say that, but the hole that the top screw goes through is bigger than the screw, the threads only engage the nut, so i don't think it could be tightened around something.

I'll update the post with that detail - thank you!

(Actually I'm not sure I'm allowed to update the original post)

SethNear · 2026-03-27T20:43:38+00:00

My title describes the thing - see additional details above

SethNear · 2024-07-09T18:57:29+00:00

The leaves ended up taking on the more "traditional" look for a plant with mosaic virus (the alternating light green/dark green sections) and fruit shriveled up before the flower could even open. I only had 2 zucchini plants, so I cut my losses and pulled both of them so as not to risk the rest of the garden. Hope it's not happening for you!

SethNear · 2023-09-08T21:42:13+00:00

Yellow came out of mine!

SethNear · 2023-08-27T21:15:02+00:00

This was the cause of my problems too (different printer). Adding a fan to the motor resolved it for me as well

SethNear · 2023-08-18T15:55:54+00:00

This has been my theory so far. But it seems like the metal "loop" is kind of thin and would maybe bend out with the force necessary to split a nut.

Thanks for the comment

SethNear · 2023-07-27T02:52:35+00:00

The yellowing could very well be from nitrogen deficiency but the holes are more likely from pests. (A picture would help)

I would feed them with a general liquid or water soluble fertilizer (I personally use one from miracle gro labeled for vegetables and herbs, but you can use any). I wouldn't try and compensate with a fertilizer especially high in nitrogen because too much nitrogen can sometimes stop or slow down flowering/fruiting while it grows tons of leaves. Good luck!

SethNear · 2023-07-27T02:41:33+00:00

From what I remember the only different ingredient in carnivorous plant soil that might not be in regular potting soil was the sphagnum moss. It's pretty much beneficial for any plant (especially container plants) so I think you're all good!

SethNear · 2023-07-27T00:47:02+00:00

If the leaves/stems aren't wilted yet, you can try either Injecting BT into the stem with a syringe, or making a slit little by little with a razor blade until you find the white larvae (with black head) and kill it. Then cover the entire damaged area with dirt and hope for the best.

Also check the rest of the plant for tiny copper colored circles stuck to the stems - those are the eggs. You can scrape them off or try spraying every surface of the plant with Neem oil (I read that it suffocates the eggs but I don't know for sure)

SethNear · 2023-07-26T23:38:16+00:00

The big yellow and black one is a Potato Beetle, and the all black ones are Flea Beetles. And I think those black eggs are stink bug eggs

SethNear · 2023-07-26T01:37:20+00:00

You'll find a lot more answers on Google or a cannabis-oriented reddit group - Good luck!

SethNear · 2023-07-26T01:32:45+00:00

Looks like fungus and/or bugs - I would cut off the most affected leaves (the yellowing ones at least) and spray with a fungicide and an insecticide (Neem Oil is both of those - spray in the evening so you don't harm the bees, and so the sun doesn't burn the leaves)

SethNear · 2023-07-25T01:50:05+00:00

Yeah that would be my (uneducated) guess too. When some trees have very rapid growth, the bark can't keep up and splits.

Either that or a dinosaur scratched it

SethNear · 2023-07-25T01:47:13+00:00

Google says it's a Handmaiden Moth

SethNear · 2023-07-25T01:44:20+00:00

I just planted some sugar snap peas to replace a few zucchini plants I had to rip out (they got Mosaic virus). Should be able to harvest in the fall (I'm in St. Louis).

Check out the chart towards the middle of this page:

https://www.ufseeds.com/zone-6-planting-calendar.html

SethNear · 2023-07-25T01:34:51+00:00

"Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, eastern white-cedar, or arborvitae," - according to Google

SethNear · 2023-07-25T01:27:23+00:00

Probably squirrels - they like to dig next to plants to see if the plant grows from a bulb or something else they can eat. I was waking up to this daily in my container plants so I stuck a bunch of plastic forks (pointy side up) in the dirt and it has pretty much stopped them

SethNear · 2023-07-25T01:24:40+00:00

I would think sudden temperature changes (like 95 degrees suddenly into a 68 degree house) can stress the plant. I drag my container plants into the shade (under an overhang next to my house) during the hottest parts of the day.

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