Hi,
Here is the third post in the series. I will try to answer questions about =
their composition, size and how they can move. Pictures are provide via dro=
pbox. I changed the format so that there is one composite image per tool.
POST03_TOOL09
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nph0l0osl7g11u/POST03_TOOL09_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
This tool is metal. It produces a hole approximately 1/8 inch in diameter. =
There is a slide to close or open to fill or empty the storage compartment.=
The spring is a compression spring and requires approximately three pounds=
of force. I have obscured the Patent Number and the stamped name on the to=
ol as it would be too easy with them shown.
POST03_TOOL10
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzv2dk1y2shesud/POST03_TOOL10_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
This tool is metal and it is approximately twelve inches long. The pinching=
ends are shaped like small spoons. When closed, there is still some abilit=
y to apply additional pressure but it is not too great as the handles have =
some give and there is no mechanical advantage.=20
POST03_TOOL11
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch to ke=
ep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the handles=
forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a cou=
ple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring. As=
can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed tool =
for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner sid=
e of one handle.
POST03_TOOL12
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four feet l=
ong. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden piece that =
fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have been a smooth round=
pole about three feet long with a diameter to match the hole.
On 03/04/2015 3:45 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> Here is the third post in the series. I will try to answer questions about their composition, size and how they can move. Pictures are provide via dropbox. I changed the format so that there is one composite image per tool.
>
> POST03_TOOL12
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four feet long. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden piece that fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have been a smooth round pole about three feet long with a diameter to match the hole.
>
Post-hole borer
Graham
--
The wife has been missing a week now.
Police said to prepare for the worst.
So I have been to the thrift shop
to get all her clothes back.
On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 8:24:18 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 5:46:01 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Here is the third post in the series.=20
> >=20
> > POST03_TOOL11
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=
=3D0
> > This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch t=
o keep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the han=
dles forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a=
couple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring=
. As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed t=
ool for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner=
side of one handle.
> >=20
>=20
> Are the handles red or orange...I can't tell from the pictures, but I'll =
guess red.
Understandable as I'm looking at them and would say I'm only 90% sure they =
should be classified as Red. Thanks for the link.
Larry
=20
> If red, left cut aviation shears.
> If orange, speciality cut snips - cable cutter, hardened materials, etc.
>=20
> Scroll to the bottom of this page:
>=20
> http://midwestsnips.com/pdfs/select_snip.pdf
Thanks for the informative posts. The answers I have so far are given below=
.
POST03_TOOL09
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nph0l0osl7g11u/POST03_TOOL09_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
This tool is metal. It produces a hole approximately 1/8 inch in diameter. =
There is a slide to close or open to fill or empty the storage compartment.=
The spring is a compression spring and requires approximately three pounds=
of force. I have obscured the Patent Number and the stamped name on the to=
ol as it would be too easy with them shown.
This is a VINTAGE McGILL UTILITY PUNCH PATENT # 1641521=20
RAILROAD CONDUCTOR TICKET PUNCHER w/Box like the one pictured here:
http://www.ecrater.com/p/3118719/vintage-mcgill-utility-punch-patent-1641=
521
POST03_TOOL10
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzv2dk1y2shesud/POST03_TOOL10_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
This tool is metal and it is approximately twelve inches long. The pinching=
ends are shaped like small spoons. When closed, there is still some abilit=
y to apply additional pressure but it is not too great as the handles have =
some give and there is no mechanical advantage.=20
This is likely a forceps. It looks a lot like the antique Urology Foceps he=
re
http://antiquescientifica.com/urology_forceps_lithotomy_Tiemann.jpg
but it lacks the barbs and is not of good quality stainless steel or nickel=
.
It may be a pair of chemistry forceps.
POST03_TOOL11
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
This tool is metal with red rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch t=
o keep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the han=
dles forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a=
couple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring=
. As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed t=
ool for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner=
side of one handle.
This is a Diamond Brand Compound Cutter (Offset left-cut aviation shears). =
A different brand is pictured here
http://www.kleintools.com/catalog/aviation-regularoffsetbulldog/offset-le=
ft-cutting-aviation-snips
POST03_TOOL12
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four feet l=
ong. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden piece that =
fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have been a smooth round=
pole about three feet long with a diameter to match the hole.
This tool is an Auger/Post Hole Digger.
http://toolmonger.com/2008/09/24/iwan-auger/
One poster noted it would be good for clayey soil.
On 4/3/2015 3:45 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> Here is the third post in the series. I will try to answer questions about their composition, size and how they can move. Pictures are provide via dropbox. I changed the format so that there is one composite image per tool.
>
> POST03_TOOL09
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nph0l0osl7g11u/POST03_TOOL09_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal. It produces a hole approximately 1/8 inch in diameter. There is a slide to close or open to fill or empty the storage compartment. The spring is a compression spring and requires approximately three pounds of force. I have obscured the Patent Number and the stamped name on the tool as it would be too easy with them shown.
>
It's a ticket punch.
http://www.dogpile.com/search/images?q=ticket%20punch&fcoid=408&fcop=left&fpid=2
> POST03_TOOL10
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzv2dk1y2shesud/POST03_TOOL10_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal and it is approximately twelve inches long. The pinching ends are shaped like small spoons. When closed, there is still some ability to apply additional pressure but it is not too great as the handles have some give and there is no mechanical advantage.
>
A variety of forceps.
http://www.dogpile.com/search/images?fcoid=417&fcop=topnav&fpid=2&q=forceps&ql=
> POST03_TOOL11
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch to keep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the handles forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a couple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring. As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed tool for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner side of one handle.
>
Aviation shear.
http://www.dogpile.com/search/images?fcoid=417&fcop=topnav&fpid=2&q=aviation+shear&ql=
> POST03_TOOL12
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four feet long. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden piece that fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have been a smooth round pole about three feet long with a diameter to match the hole.
>
Dunno. Just a wild guess, something to hold small quantities of metal
in to melt in a forge???
They look like straight cut, flat sheet metal with one jaw flat on the
table under the cut line. I have both flat and left cutting circle
cutters.
Martin
On 4/5/2015 7:24 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 5:46:01 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Here is the third post in the series.
>>
>> POST03_TOOL11
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
>> This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch to keep it closed when not in use.
An expansion spring inside one of the handles forces it back to the open
position if not latched.
It only requires a couple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles
to oppose this spring.
As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed
tool for its use.
There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner side of one
handle.
>>
>
> Are the handles red or orange...I can't tell from the pictures, but I'll guess red.
>
> If red, left cut aviation shears.
> If orange, speciality cut snips - cable cutter, hardened materials, etc.
>
> Scroll to the bottom of this page:
>
> http://midwestsnips.com/pdfs/select_snip.pdf
>
On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 5:46:01 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> Here is the third post in the series.=20
>=20
> POST03_TOOL11
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=3D0
> This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch to =
keep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the handl=
es forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a c=
ouple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring. =
As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed too=
l for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner s=
ide of one handle.
>=20
Are the handles red or orange...I can't tell from the pictures, but I'll gu=
ess red.
If red, left cut aviation shears.
If orange, speciality cut snips - cable cutter, hardened materials, etc.
Scroll to the bottom of this page:
http://midwestsnips.com/pdfs/select_snip.pdf
On 03/04/2015 8:22 PM, Noons wrote:
>>
>> POST03_TOOL12
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
>> The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four
>> feet long. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden
>> piece that fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have
>> been a smooth round pole about three feet long with a diameter to
>> match the hole.
>
> This one got me stumped.
>
That was the easiest!
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[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> POST03_TOOL09
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nph0l0osl7g11u/POST03_TOOL09_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
Looks like a ticket punch. The compartment is to prevent the
chads from littering all over the place.
> POST03_TOOL10
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzv2dk1y2shesud/POST03_TOOL10_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
Specialized forceps for some particular medical procedure?
John
On 4/3/2015 5:45 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> Here is the third post in the series. I will try to answer questions about their composition, size and how they can move. Pictures are provide via dropbox. I changed the format so that there is one composite image per tool.
>
> POST03_TOOL09
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nph0l0osl7g11u/POST03_TOOL09_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal. It produces a hole approximately 1/8 inch in diameter. There is a slide to close or open to fill or empty the storage compartment. The spring is a compression spring and requires approximately three pounds of force. I have obscured the Patent Number and the stamped name on the tool as it would be too easy with them shown.
This can be a conductors punch.
>
> POST03_TOOL10
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzv2dk1y2shesud/POST03_TOOL10_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal and it is approximately twelve inches long. The pinching ends are shaped like small spoons. When closed, there is still some ability to apply additional pressure but it is not too great as the handles have some give and there is no mechanical advantage.
>
> POST03_TOOL11
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch to keep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the handles forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a couple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring. As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed tool for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner side of one handle.
Offset metal shear. For cutting without getting your hand or the handle
in the way.
>
> POST03_TOOL12
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four feet long. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden piece that fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have been a smooth round pole about three feet long with a diameter to match the hole.
>
I think this is either for weeding, or a bulb planter.
--
Jeff
On 4/04/2015 8:45 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> POST03_TOOL09
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nph0l0osl7g11u/POST03_TOOL09_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal. It produces a hole approximately 1/8 inch in diameter. There is a slide to close or open to fill or empty the storage compartment. The spring is a compression spring and requires approximately three pounds of force. I have obscured the Patent Number and the stamped name on the tool as it would be too easy with them shown.
Ticket punch. They are still used in buses in some European countries.
> POST03_TOOL10
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzv2dk1y2shesud/POST03_TOOL10_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal and it is approximately twelve inches long. The pinching ends are shaped like small spoons. When closed, there is still some ability to apply additional pressure but it is not too great as the handles have some give and there is no mechanical advantage.
Stamp tweezer. Used mostly by stamp collectors.
>
> POST03_TOOL11
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko73myy1vnt0ps7/POST03_TOOL11_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> This tool is metal with rubber/plastic on the handles. It has a latch to keep it closed when not in use. An expansion spring inside one of the handles forces it back to the open position if not latched. It only requires a couple of pounds of force on the ends of the handles to oppose this spring. As can be seen, there are three pivot points. I find it a well-designed tool for its use. There is a tool name and manufacturer printed on the inner side of one handle.
Aviation tin snips
>
> POST03_TOOL12
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkx3ihfq44ho0h2/POST03_TOOL12_PICALL.JPG?dl=0
> The preserved parts of this tool are iron and are approximately four feet long. It was not well taken care of before I got it and a wooden piece that fit through the hole had rotted away. It looked to have been a smooth round pole about three feet long with a diameter to match the hole.
This one got me stumped.