Guess what this is a photo of!

[Buck]

is it an alignment device?

 

[pacanis]

IT is not an alignment device, but there are things aligned when it's used. Four things to be exact. And while they don't need to be perfectly aligned like say, a roll of quarters, they need to be reasonably close to being on top of each other.

Close enough for something to pass through.....

 

[Buck]

You're coming dangerously close to making my head explode.

 

[pacanis]

Well I could have said something like, This is simple.....
Sure, simple to me.

I'm going to hold off of giving any "real" clues and see if any night time users have a good guess. I'll get y'all in the ballpark shortly.
Awww heck, this will either get you in the ballpark or throw you totally off.

People who use this device are generally meticulous, like I said before trusted and........... know quite a bit about sewing

 

[Buck]

Does it have anything to do with making or packing parachutes?

 

[Alans]

Central Station, Amsterdam

 

[pacanis]

Shoot. Did I give too much of a hint?
No, it doesn't have anything to do with making parachutes.

 

[pacanis]

Central Station, Amsterdam

Good one, Alans.
I think that one may have been guessed already.
BTW, Hi.

 

[jeninga75]

Is it a guide for loading rounds into a fighter jet?

 

[pacanis]

Buck was thinking along the right lines

 

[Uncle Bob]

It is used to unlock cargo holds on aircraft?? Naw!! The user must be trained, trusted and licensed....in a broad sense in the Aviation industry...civialian, and military and is a hand tool. Pretty much right.??????

 

[pacanis]

Yep, that pretty much sums it up..... and I told Buck it wasn't used for making parachutes.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Not for packing chutes either...I think...but it does align four things...And the user must be trusted to get it right...or it could be fatal....I need a cup of coffee!!!!!!!!!!

 

[YT2095]

is it part of a Quick-Release mechanism?
maybe the rip-cord or belt buckle?

 

[pacanis]

I didn't say it wasn't used when packing parachutes, but that is really a broad scope, as it performs an exact function. That would have been like saying your item was used in farming, UB. Sure, but what does it do?
It does not align, but is used when other things are aligned.
And YT, kind of the opposite.

And you can find them on the internet if you know how to narrow down your search.....

 

[buckytom]

is it used to test a parachute?

 

[Uncle Bob]

It's used in the deployment of the chute,,,It lines up a bridle, or some type of deployment syastem

 

[pacanis]

No, those are called crash test dummies..... or what we referred to as students

 

[pacanis]

No, nothing to do with deployment.
Refer back to what I told YT.

 

[Uncle Bob]

It lines up four holes in the bag itself?