Gimlet (rocket) the seeming success, however, the Gimlet was already becoming obsolete; guided missiles were now considered to be the wave of the future. Production of Gimlet was cancelled in early 1957, after production of 15,000 rockets; that October, the T-Gimlet version was cancelled as well. Although the missile age meant that Gimlet did not enter operational service, the production processes developed for the rocket would be modified and used in the production of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile. Gimlet (rocket) The Gimlet was an unguided air-to-air and air-to-surface rocket developed by the United States Navy during the early 1950s. Although it
Wiggler (tool) Wiggler (tool) A wiggler, wobbler, edge-finder, center-finder or laser-centering-device is a tool used in or on a machine like a mill, to accurately align the machining tool with the work piece center, work piece edges, layout markings, or previously machined feature during the set-up phase of a machining or other operation. A rotating tool, meaning the machine spindle must be turning for the tool to work. On one edge a cylinder shape is spring-loaded; when the edge finder touches an edge, a kickoff of this cylinder is noticed. On the other end a cone shape is also spring-loaded and is