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My first find, unknown item

Aaron390

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I recently bought a house and a cheap metal detector. Out back on the hillside is an old foundation. I took the detector up and got what the detector said was a coin hit. I’m just glad the first thing I dug up wasn’t a bottle cap;). Any ideas what it is? It’s actually pretty heavy.
 

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My research says that the bicycle metal brake shoes are beveled on the inside edge. When you apply the brakes there is a matching bevel (as shown in the above illustration) that presses in from the side and expands the brake shoe to apply the brakes. I believe that the pictures in question (flat sided) are either automotive rod bearings or cam bearings and possibly from a small engine like Briggs Straton.
 
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I don’t think it’s a bearing. Bearings come in two halves, the above is not a half of a circle. The above also has no oil access holes. It is also too thick to be a bearing, and doesn’t appear to be made of the proper material.
Seems like a coaster brake shoe is a great idea, whether that’s what it is or not. And yes, at least it’s not a bottle cap!:lol:
 
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