Rusty Finned Thing?

Retired Sarge · Feb 28, 2019

Still cleaning up from Hurricane Michael and found this. It was just under the grass, right up against the garage in two pieces. I have a feeling that I should know what this is as it has a familiar look, but I'm drawing a big blank. Any ideals out there? Must have been there since before I bought the house in February 1993. Have found a few old medicine bottles and part of a old glass syringe while cleaning the yard and filling in the large divots caused by roof parts that bombarded the yard.

There is a lip or ridge on the center section edge and if it was complete it looks like it would have attached to an axle or something.

Indian Steve · Feb 28, 2019

Wire wheel from a bench grinder?

Indian Steve · Feb 28, 2019

Looked at the pictures again and it's not a wire wheel.

HuntinDog · Feb 28, 2019

finned Grinding wheel

Older The Better · Feb 28, 2019

Looks kinda like the insides of an air conditioning unit the whatchamacalits that do the actual cooling

firemanphob · Feb 28, 2019

could it be from a steam heater. possible many of these mounted around a steam line to transfer the heat into the air. Never saw any designed just like this but that is what it reminds me of.

invent4hir · Feb 28, 2019

Part of a round heatsimk(?) If so, I`m not sure for what.

invent4hir · Feb 28, 2019

Oops! Heatsink not heatsimk...

ANTIQUARIAN · Mar 1, 2019

invent4hir said:
Oops! Heatsink not heatsimk...

I think Indian Steve has it with... "Wire wheel from a bench grinder."

Dave

ARC · Mar 1, 2019

Strange... yet so familiar.

Not AC or "heatsink" related... would be alum or stain if so.

And not buying wire wheel although resembles it.

Thing has me perplexed. heh

ARC · Mar 1, 2019

Notice the "flat" piece that has broken off.

CaptEsteban · Mar 1, 2019

Looks like what I always called a " Flap disc " for a grinder.

No gold in NY · Mar 1, 2019

Busted chimney cleaning brush.

Gare · Mar 1, 2019

Whats it made of ?

namxat · Mar 1, 2019

Most likely the remaining inner workings of an transformator or an automotive coil.

Greets Namxat

digger dug · Mar 1, 2019

its off a street sweeper

A2coins · Mar 2, 2019

Good IDs lol

Retired Sarge · Mar 2, 2019

Sorry for not getting back sooner, wife aka CINC Household is keeping me busy with hurricane repairs and cleanup.

As for what is is made of, I don't know. It's not magnetic or at least not now. My MD was one of the things that was killed in the storm.

The fins are about an 8th of an inch thick, and 1/2 inch wide, has a swept curve to them like it is meant to rotate a certain direction.

I've looked at chimney blowers/fans, HVAC blowers/fans, grinding wheels, chimney brushes etc with no luck.

IowaRelic · Mar 2, 2019

Those who say it’s part of a genset or other type of temp related coil are closest I think. Fan clutches on vehicles and other applications have parts like that in the past when things weren’t electronic.I can not think of the metal used for this but I have seen it appear like this after fire. I could be way off but my opinion is it’s a coil from a large fan or gen set. May be for heat dissipation (heatsink) as well. It is for sure not from a grinder or any tool I can think of. It’s thin and wispy because it was mounted in a way to not be disturbed and is required to be thin to conduct/shed heat quickly.