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"Rob H."

07/01/2010 5:30 AM

What is it? Set 318

I need help identifying two of the items this week:

http://55tools.blogspot.com/


Rob


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"Lee Michaels"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 5:38 PM


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>>>> 1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
>>>> grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
>>>> they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
>>>> placed on top of toast.
>>>>
>>
>>>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>>>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>>>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>>
>>
>> Cheese, perhaps?
>
>
>
> There are no correct guesses for this tool yet so I'll give a clue - it's
> typically used outdoors.
>
>
A debarker? For trees, not dogs.




LM

"Lee Michaels"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 8:55 PM

1823. Is this used to by farriers to work on a horse's hoof?


RH

Robin Halligan

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

09/01/2010 8:12 AM

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 05:30:31 -0500, Rob H. wrote:

> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob

Some weird and wiled ones this week

1820 has the look of a Thistle Grubber
A tool for getting out thistles and other noxious weeds by pushing
into the ground (like a spade or shovel the 2 prongs near the root of
the weed pushing down and lifting it out of the ground.

Robin from kiwi land

DB

David Billington

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 12:01 PM

Rob H. wrote:
> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1821 is a bezel or watch crystal compressor. Also used in a slightly
modified form by a company I know as a gripper for tensile/compressive
and torsional testing of products.

DB

David Billington

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 3:25 PM

David Billington wrote:
> Rob H. wrote:
>> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
> 1821 is a bezel or watch crystal compressor. Also used in a slightly
> modified form by a company I know as a gripper for tensile/compressive
> and torsional testing of products.
http://www.tickintimeworldofwatchtools.co.uk/watch-glass-remover-crystal-lift-anchor-watch-tools-572-p.asp

EH

"Ed Huntress"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 12:33 PM


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> 1819 looks like something to hold a pan over a fire. the
> round area in the handle might be butter melter.
>
> 1820 what comes to mind, is a electric fence tightener.
>
> 1821, I was thinking auto exhaust pipe modifier. I think the
> other poster is right, watch crystal compressor.
>
> 1822, I sense is some kind of gas manifold, or gas valve.
> Beyond that, not really sure any specifics.
>
> 1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
> grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
> they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
> placed on top of toast.
>
> --
> Christopher A. Young
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1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.

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EH

"Ed Huntress"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 1:36 PM


"Scott Lurndal" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Ed Huntress" <[email protected]> writes:
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>>"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>
>>> 1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
>>> grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
>>> they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
>>> placed on top of toast.
>>>
>
>>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>
>
> Cheese, perhaps?

Aha! An interesting thought.

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EH

"Ed Huntress"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 3:56 PM


"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> 1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>> scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>> strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>
>> --
>> Ed Huntress
>
> I'm always delighted to find something (or some word) that is new to me.
> I had never heard of the word "scorp". So...
> I did a google on scorp, and found only S-corp[oration] references.
> I dragged out my Chambers [British dictionary, used by crossword freaks.],
> found scorper = scauper.
> I dug out my OED, and found 2 references to scorp; scoff & a native of
> Gibraltar.
> So I went back and googled 'cooper's scorp' and found:
> http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/indextool.mvc?prodid=MS-ISCORP
>
> I've got a new word :)
>
> But... I still find it hard to believe that 1823 is one. :)

What? You never made barrels? <g> People who make old-style wooden chairs
use them for carving the hollows in the seats. And little ones are used for
some kinds of carving, especially for bowls and spoons. I have a couple from
my family's panel-carving business, and they're around 130 years old.

I'm sure you're right that 1823 isn't a woodworking scorp. Maybe it's used
for something else. And maybe they don't call it a scorp in that business,
whatever it may be.

--
Ed Huntress


EH

"Ed Huntress"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 6:12 PM


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>>>>>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>>>>>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and
>>>>>very
>>>>>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheese, perhaps?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There are no correct guesses for this tool yet so I'll give a clue -
>>> it's typically used outdoors.
>>>
>>>
>> A debarker? For trees, not dogs.
>
>
> Nope, it's not for use on trees.
>
>
> Rob

I'd say it was stripping hair off of hides, except I think the tools for
that which I've seen, which were actually curved drawknives, always had two
handles. You used them with the hide slung over a horizontal post.

Could it have been for fleshing hides?

--
Ed Huntress

Rr

RicodJour

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 1:33 PM

On Jan 7, 3:47=A0pm, "Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> I'm always delighted to find something (or some word) that is new to me.
> I had never heard of the word "scorp". =A0So...
> I did a google on scorp, and found only S-corp[oration] references.

Googling scorp + tool works. If you like the funky tool words,
woodworking has bruzz and spud and arris is always useful.

R

SR

"Steve R."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 12:06 AM


"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob

1820 might be a weed puller

1821: No doubts about this one, it's a watch crystal tool, I have one!


Steve R. One time watchmaker.

Nr

Nahmie

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 8:28 AM

On Jan 7, 4:22=A0pm, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Rich Hare" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Rob H. wrote:
> >> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> >>http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> >> Rob
>
> > 1824
>
> > Duck Hunter's Carrier for Ducks. =A0The head goes in the big hole and t=
he
> > neck slides down into the slot.
>
> This answer is correct.
>
> Rob

Well, I was close, just using the wrong end of the game!

Norm

Nr

Nahmie

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 7:17 AM

On Jan 7, 4:30=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob

1824 - If I recall correctly, is a "game holder". When hunting, this
is hung over your belt, and any game you kill can be carried by
putting the feet in the wire fixtures,

Norm

AE

Andrew Erickson

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 8:43 PM

In article <[email protected]>, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/

My ideas, mostly wild imaginations:

1819 - Candle forming machine of some sort -- perhaps to shape dipped
candles uniformly as they cooled.

1820 - A handle that can be attached to several different implement
heads, perhaps different forms of small shovels.

1821 - Puller head for something, like small pulleys or brass instrument
mouthpieces that have become stuck in their instruments

1822 - Nothing solid, but I rather fancy that this could be a governor
for a (presumably stationary) engine of some sort.

1823 - Hook knife, for carving concave items -- this one appearing to me
to be especially suited to hollowing out gutters for a roof.

1824 - Joiner piece to hold two bits of cloth or belting together
(fitting over buttons fastened to the two items). Similar but smaller
fasteners are used in some garments at times, I believe.

--
Andrew Erickson

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot
lose." -- Jim Elliot

AT

"Alexander Thesoso"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 6:16 AM

1822 Engine speed regulator... Controls throttle... flyballs move shaft that
controls input.


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>
> Rob

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"Bill"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 6:08 AM


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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
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>
> Rob


1819: Looks like it lies flat, and something is placed on top, and heat can
be applied around it's periphery. That might be useful for shaping/bending
the wood forming the outermost edge of a wagon wheel. So I'll guess a
pattern for a wagon wheel.

Bill

BB

"Bill"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 6:19 AM


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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob

1822: Guess: An adaptor to convert steam pressure into (pulley) rotary
power? Darn awesome looking device!!! : )

Bill

BB

"Bill"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 6:24 AM


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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob

Would throwing item 1824 over the midsection of a horse make it more
comfortable to ride? I was born in the city, what do I know :)

Bill

SM

"Stormin Mormon"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 9:46 AM

Got me. None of them looked familiar.

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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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I need help identifying two of the items this week:

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Rob

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"Stormin Mormon"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 12:25 PM

1819 looks like something to hold a pan over a fire. the
round area in the handle might be butter melter.

1820 what comes to mind, is a electric fence tightener.

1821, I was thinking auto exhaust pipe modifier. I think the
other poster is right, watch crystal compressor.

1822, I sense is some kind of gas manifold, or gas valve.
Beyond that, not really sure any specifics.

1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
placed on top of toast.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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I need help identifying two of the items this week:

http://55tools.blogspot.com/


Rob

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"Alexander Thesoso"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 3:47 PM


>
> 1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
> scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
> strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>
> --
> Ed Huntress

I'm always delighted to find something (or some word) that is new to me.
I had never heard of the word "scorp". So...
I did a google on scorp, and found only S-corp[oration] references.
I dragged out my Chambers [British dictionary, used by crossword freaks.],
found scorper = scauper.
I dug out my OED, and found 2 references to scorp; scoff & a native of
Gibraltar.
So I went back and googled 'cooper's scorp' and found:
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/indextool.mvc?prodid=MS-ISCORP

I've got a new word :)

But... I still find it hard to believe that 1823 is one. :)

RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 5:22 PM

"Rich Hare" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Rob H. wrote:
>> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 1824
>
> Duck Hunter's Carrier for Ducks. The head goes in the big hole and the
> neck slides down into the slot.


This answer is correct.


Rob

RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 5:26 PM


"Scott Lurndal" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Ed Huntress" <[email protected]> writes:
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>>"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>
>>> 1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
>>> grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
>>> they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
>>> placed on top of toast.
>>>
>
>>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>
>
> Cheese, perhaps?



There are no correct guesses for this tool yet so I'll give a clue - it's
typically used outdoors.


Rob

RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 5:45 PM

>>>>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>>>>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>>>>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Cheese, perhaps?
>>
>>
>>
>> There are no correct guesses for this tool yet so I'll give a clue - it's
>> typically used outdoors.
>>
>>
> A debarker? For trees, not dogs.


Nope, it's not for use on trees.


Rob

LL

"LDosser"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 3:19 PM

"Ed Huntress" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Scott Lurndal" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Ed Huntress" <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>> 1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
>>>> grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
>>>> they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
>>>> placed on top of toast.
>>>>
>>
>>>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>>>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>>>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>>>
>>
>> Cheese, perhaps?
>
> Aha! An interesting thought.
>
> --
> Ed Huntress
>

Butter, maybe. Cheese is generally firm and cut with a two handled length of
wire.

RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 7:24 PM


> I'd say it was stripping hair off of hides, except I think the tools for
> that which I've seen, which were actually curved drawknives, always had
> two handles. You used them with the hide slung over a horizontal post.
>
> Could it have been for fleshing hides?
>
> --
> Ed Huntress


Nope, it's not for hides or other animal related use.


Rob

RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 9:10 PM


"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> 1823. Is this used to by farriers to work on a horse's hoof?


Nope, it's not for use on horses.


Rob

PK

"Phil Kangas"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 10:14 PM


"Rob H." <> wrote in message
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>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob

Perhaps 1823 is a masonry tool. Could be used to
form the top of a wall for instance.
phil kangas


EZ

E Z Peaces

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 10:38 PM

Rob H. wrote:
>
>> I'd say it was stripping hair off of hides, except I think the tools for
>> that which I've seen, which were actually curved drawknives, always
>> had two handles. You used them with the hide slung over a horizontal
>> post.
>>
>> Could it have been for fleshing hides?
>>
>> --
>> Ed Huntress
>
>
> Nope, it's not for hides or other animal related use.
>
>
> Rob
Harvesting a root crop? Peanuts come to mind. It could find them, cut
the roots, and loosen the soil.

BB

"Bill"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 4:44 AM


"Steve R." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Maybe 1819 is a *heater* (that one or more folks might sit on?). Looks like
it would do a good job of dissipating some heat from some embers. Evidently
my earlier guess of wooden wheel shaper was wrong...

Bill

Bb

Bluey

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 8:42 PM

Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> # 1821 is a sex toy.


LOL too funny

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"I'm not young enough to know everything."

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RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 10:55 AM


> 1821) This is a tool for compressing the OD of a watch crystal or
> the like for snapping it into the bezel.
>
> I would actually like to own one of these if the owner is
> willing to part with it.


The tool on my site isn't for sale but you can find a new one on ebay for
$22, which is cheaper than I paid for mine.


Rob

RH

"Rob H."

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 5:57 PM


> Harvesting a root crop? Peanuts come to mind. It could find them, cut
> the roots, and loosen the soil.

It's not for harvesting but you're on the right track, it's for cutting
weeds under the soil.

The answers for this set along with an update on a piece of hardware that
was posted several years ago can be seen here:

http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/01/set-318_07.html#answers


Rob

RS

Roy Smith

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 9:51 AM

In article <[email protected]>, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob

# 1821 is a sex toy.

DN

"DoN. Nichols"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

08/01/2010 1:20 AM

On 2010-01-07, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need help identifying two of the items this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/

O.K. Posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always:

1819) Hmm ... something which rotates from the hot air from below it
(which means that the bearings are a lot better than I would
otherwise expect from the period). Perhaps used to rotate a
chunk of meat, or a pot of something like beans, to even out the
heating which would otherwise be from one side only.

1820) A tool for hooking and levering up a manhole cover perhaps,
or a lid from a wood stove -- but it does not look old enough
for that.

1821) This is a tool for compressing the OD of a watch crystal or
the like for snapping it into the bezel.

I would actually like to own one of these if the owner is
willing to part with it.

1822) Never seen anything which looks like this before.

However -- for guesses -- it appears to be intended to control
a gas flame -- in part by the lever on the left in the first
photo, and in part by a belt drive via the pulley on the bottom
in both main photos.

The lever controls how much gas pressure reaches the rest of it,
and I think the pulley also controls the gas pressure as well.
I *think* that the brass projection (top right in first photo)
may be a jet which is rotated by the pulley, while the
right-projecting fitting feeds gas on to some other burner.

While the close-ups are a help, it would be really nice to have
it in my hands to play with to increase my chances at a
reasonable guess.

1823) Looks like something for cleaning out gutters at the eves of
a house.

1824) Strap for mounting some piece of military gear (based on the
color of the fabric more than anything else. No more guess
than that.

Now to see what others have suggested.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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"DoN. Nichols"

in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

09/01/2010 6:04 AM

On 2010-01-08, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 1821) This is a tool for compressing the OD of a watch crystal or
>> the like for snapping it into the bezel.
>>
>> I would actually like to own one of these if the owner is
>> willing to part with it.
>
>
> The tool on my site isn't for sale but you can find a new one on ebay for
> $22, which is cheaper than I paid for mine.

Thanks! I hadn't done any searches on eBay for that --
figuring:

A) It would only be available from watch repair suppliers.

B) That it would be a lot more expensive than has been shown.

Thanks again,
DoN.

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in reply to "Rob H." on 07/01/2010 5:30 AM

07/01/2010 6:35 PM

"Ed Huntress" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...

>> 1823, wild ass guess. Used while cooking eggs on a flat
>> grill, to shape the eggs into a semi square shape, while
>> they are hardening. That semi square egg shape can then be
>> placed on top of toast.
>>

>1823 looks like some kind of scorp, but it's too weak to be a cooper's
>scorp, and too dull, besides. Most one-handled scorps are small and very
>strong. Maybe it's for use on something soft.
>

Cheese, perhaps?


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