Tin Foil on the Rutland Thermometer

[soupy1957]

I heard about putting a piece of tin foil (it's really "aluminum" but.........) on the stove thermometer and so I thought I'd try it.

Turns out, my Rutland thermometer has these two little pins that stick up on the top of the thermometer that would prevent the needle from pushing the "tin foil" up as far as the needle can travel.

The pins are formed into the face of the gauge, so I can't remove them. I'm not sure what they are there for, so I dare not snip them off........

Anyone know what those little pins are for? They sit just left and right of the 12 oclock position on the gauge, and don't seem to have any purpose.

-Soupy1957

 

[Freeheat]

I guess I don't understand , whats the purpose of the tin foil. ??

 

[firefighterjake]

I guess I don't understand , whats the purpose of the tin foil. ??

You put it on your head in the shape of a hat so the aliens don't read your mind.

Actually, some folks have taken a small piece of tin foil and fashioned it into a L-shape or similar shape and then rested it against the stove thermometer's needle . . . the tin foil is light enough so that the needle will freely move the tin foil . . . and what you end up with is a MacGuyer gauge to tell you hot hot your stove got when it was running since the tin foil should stay in place when the stove cools and the needle on the thermometer drops . . . leaving the tin foil in place.

 

[Freeheat]

Why don't you use thin wire instead