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Small aluminum container (imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Doublythumbs@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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I found this small aluminum item in a tool box. It's 1.5" diameter. The two pieces screw together. I thought it was a little stash container, but the larger piece has a nub inside which would fill the void on the smaller piece when screwed together. Is this some tool? Or maybe a little machinist project.

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[–] czech@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could be a rosin pre-press mold.

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is almost what it is. They come in lots of shapes and sizes. This one is probably for hash coins. Seems too small for a puck for a rosin forge, and hash is commonly sold in pressed coins.

[–] czech@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I think your right. I used a pre-press of similar diameter for a very small setup but now that I think about it, it had a chamber in the top piece like this: https://files.catbox.moe/c4tw63.jpg

Good call.

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This thing is threaded though, which would be counter productive to the pressing.

[–] czech@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think the threads would impact the pressing with this design; they are outside the inner chamber.