Umpteenth mystery object

10 inches long, the knurled knob at the right hand end advances the bar by 1mm per revolution. It's been in my workshop for a number of years and I cannot now remember where it came from and I certainly do not know what it is.

Looks like something from the food industry - bacon slicer?

Good call I think your right . The giveaway is the long black handle and the locating bolt is captive in a sliding slot on the rectangular bracket. Bloody horrible things to clean after use , they have dissapeared from many kitchens due to accidents when removing the blade .

A photo of the other end might help, so here it is, the whole thing has a rather "foreign" air about it.

The button oiler makes me think it may not be for the food industry. Just a thought.

I believe there is a silicon food grade lubricant on the market ?

George.

I'm with Bo'sun on this - I can't imagine they'd expect such an amount of wear as to require an oiler on something that just adjusts the thickness of your streaky rashers.

I believe peanut oil is often used for food preparation machinery, hence the warnings on some products for those who suffer from allergic reactions to it.

Rob

Looks like it would make into part of a tool grinder with the ability to advance in fine increments and a handle to sweep it across the wheel.

As I understand it, silicon lubricants don't work too well in metal to metal applications. I think it lacks the boundary strength required to reduce metal to metal contact.