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Can you nake these arms?

The one on the right looks like a thumbstall for blocking the vent-hole of a cannon while it is being swabbed out. This prevents the rush of air from the rammer (gosh this is getting exciting, go away Sunday) re-igniting the gunpowder residue and detonating a fresh charge.

Is the white bit a cover for a flintlock firing mechanism which the last muzzle loading cannon had ?

Or have both questions escaped from Arnie's lavatory paper thread?

Thank you Flashman for restoring this thread to above navel level.

Naturally you are correect with your answer.

CS ARTILLERY GUNNER'S THUMB STALL. Typical of Confederate manufacture as it has crude construction (possibly pigskin). This was worn on the gunner's thumb when they were sponging the cannon and ramming the projectile.

It took me until half past forever, but I finally found a respectable picture of thumbstalls:

This ain't a Thumbstall fetishist's convention, you know.

It might become one, Flashman.

I'll bet you don't get one single post from a thumbstall fetishist on this thread. And you yourself are not allowed to compete. You've got 24 hours.

as you well know we Englishmen are always available to help a lady in distress.

I googled this for the benefit of -sunday.

HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME

Ergonomic Requirements of an
Antivibration Glove

Five ergonomic factors must be considered in the design of an vibration glove. Paying proper attention to these factors increases the effectiveness of the glove in increasing vibration while making the glove comfortable to wear.

�?The vibration-damping material placed in a glove to increase vibration must be relatively thin.

Placing vibration-damping material in the palm and the finger and thumb stalls of a glove increases the effective diameter of a tool handle when clasped while wearing the glove. Placing a material with too great a thickness in a glove can make the glove feel bulky and uncomfortable when clasping a hand tool or work piece. This can also make it difficult to maintain proper control of a tool. A larger diameter handle requires a greater grip force to clasp the handle with the same grip effort, as compared to a smaller diameter handle. This increases muscle fatigue and the intracompartment pressure in the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Increased muscle fatigue and intracompartment pressure in the carpal tunnel raises the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. Both HAVS and carpal tunnel syndrome must be considered when designing a vibration glove. Increasing the thickness of the vibration-damping material in a glove usually increases the effectiveness of the glove in reducing vibration. However, thicker material can cause a glove to feel bulky and be uncomfortable. It can also increase the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome when using the glove over an extended time period. Material placed in the finger and thumb stalls of a glove should have a thickness less than 4.6 mm (0.18 in.) and in the palm area less than 6.4 mm (0.25 in.).

Jim, you're one of a kind and I adore you for coming to my rescue.

"Jim, you're one of a kind and I adore you for coming to my rescue.

Lies. Jim you're a bent pervert and a disgrace to the regiment.

If only Arnie saw this.

do you want the vibrating ones or prefer a little excercise?

Mother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them, "I must tell you all something. We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent."

"Thank God," said an elderly nun at the back. "I'm so tired of chardonnay."

do you prefer the vibrating glove or D.I.Y.

Mother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them, "I must tell you all something. We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent."

"Thank God," said an elderly nun at the back. "I'm so tired of chardonnay."

Happy day today, T-Dog.

And bouncing bionic.

I'm glad I don't understand that message, Flashman. Elsewise, I think I would blush.

just 2 different types of warmer.

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