Quote from: Kiwingenuity on May 31, 2013, 03:13:56 PM
Stonefly? but see you have nearly 500 species in North America alone..

with 500 different species of them i was looking for a general answer. which you gave. 
honestly i just know of 4 kinds, large brown,small black, yellow and green. keeps it simple for me.

Well could have kept us guessing a while..

Heres something easy..



And yes - its an adapter, but for what?

gun cleaning rod thread adapter for different thread size patch jags , brushes, and or bore mops.

Well, guess a few people also have about 10 of them laying around.. your turn (again) 

here ya go.

Some sort if oil breather thing?

Quote from: slipperymongoose on May 31, 2013, 04:25:56 PM
Some sort if oil breather thing?

no. but here is a better pic with the installation tool removed.

It's not an orbital gear arangement of some sort is it?

no not that complex at all. shall we say it is a piece of hardware. a way to secure something.

Flint striker/spark maker?

Is it a threaded insert which you rivet to sheet steel / aluminium? I used to use the rivnut things on switchboards, just dont know the name of this little beast.

very close. installation is a bit different.

With the grooves I would guess cast or moulded into the material

you are guessing correctly.

looks like some kind of little fuel filter.

So so far we know it is a threaded insert (like a captured nut) that is moulded into plastic (grooves prevent is spinning), and it does not expand when a bolt is screwed into it (to prevent the plastic it is moulded into from cracking).

Does anyone know the name for this little beast?

kiwi vou are verrrrry close. but i may have misunderstood one of your replies. this insert type is not typically cast or moulded in to the material it is going into.  at least i have never seen that application.
here is a small clue.
the installation too which is attachedl in the fist post which has holes to match the insert is removed after installation.
sorry for the confusion on my part.
i should know how to speak kiwi by now since i am married to one.

Quote from: Kiwingenuity on June 02, 2013, 02:47:58 PM
Does anyone know the name for this little beast?

Irt is called a

THINGY  (or THINGIE.) If you're from the south, it is a thAngee. (drawl out the "a")

Quote from: oldmech on June 02, 2013, 03:57:33 PM
the installation too which is attachedl in the fist post which has holes to match the insert is removed after installation.

i should know how to speak kiwi by now since i am married to one.

chur bro! .. you mean .. thu unstullution whuch us uttuched un thu fust pust whuch hus hules tu mutch thu unsurt us rumuved uftur unstullution!!! ...

hiya kiwi!! 

Quote from: Janx101 on June 02, 2013, 07:41:29 PM

chur bro! .. you mean .. thu unstullution whuch us uttuched un thu fust pust whuch hus hules tu mutch thu unsurt us rumuved uftur unstullution!!! ...
hiya kiwi!! 
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Thats more of a south Auckland accent right there.. must be a few living over your side of the ditch to keep you so fluent