Rob, it looks like you said 6 inches, but could this be 6 feet?
It looks like the back of a trolley car in the mines or warehouse. The
pin could go in and it would hold. But to prevent the pin from being
removed the latch could be swung , the pin inserted, then the latch made
firm around a notch in the pin.
Would be great to see a shot from the pin hole's side.
On 6/28/2012 4:02 AM, Rob H. wrote:
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>
> Rob
"Rob H." <[email protected]> writes:
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>
>>
>> #2593: I eventually noticed it could be adjusted for square, much like a
>> steel square. This leads me to the shallow guess that it could be a jig.
>
>
>I don't think jig is the correct term for it but it _was_ used for holding
>something, the patent states it's was to be used "in **** cutting".
>
I can see where it might be a useful guide for topping 4x4 fence posts.
scott
2593: I think it might be a paver mold.
2594: Log pull. For driving into the bark of a log at the end to pull
it, usually by horses, now by winch..
2598: Track joiner for two sets of track coming together, either for
warehouse, lumber yard, or mining operation. Some used carts, others flats.
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> Rob
2594, this could be pounded into wood, and then a rope through the ring.
Used to pull logs, for example.
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2594 As the points are shaped so that they don't grasp anything between
them, and they don't pull anything together, I don't think this is a
clamp. If this were a spreader, there wouldn't be much use for the
ring. The function seems to be to push the ring up to set the distance
between the points. So, I guess that this is a gauge, possibly to
scratch parallel lines for the thickness of something.
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> Rob
2593, can't think of the offical name for it. But, it's a frame used for
holding movable type, for a printing press.
2594, no clue.
2595, no clue.
2596, someone else mentioned chain saw bar. Devices similar to this were
bolted to the front of a chain saw body. It allowed the operator to put more
down force on the saw bar, to cut faster.
2597. no clue.
2598, no clue.
Hey, that's a good set. You really found some new ones.
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2593 - Gluing or Welding clamp assembly for making square legs or
posts from 4 planks (hollow post) and/or laminated wood - or two
lengths of angle iron welded on the edges.
Or itty-bitty picture frames...
Only one size, but on a production line that's what you want - and
about 100 of them churned out in bulk. They need to set while the
glue dries.
2594 - scribing divider. Slightly adjustable.
2595 - Hmmm, 15 sections... Nothing past general order-picking, or 15
colors of bulk skeins of embroidery floss...
2596 - Looks like the Dog Teeth on a chainsaw, under the motor - Pull
up against the log and it pulls the chain down for hogging.
2597 - Wagon tailgate latch? 1871 would have to be an enclosed cargo
horse-drawn wagon.
2598 - Trolley Wire frog for a light rail streetcar. For the
wheel-tip trolley poles. But no clamp for the Wye-side wire...
--<< Bruce >>--
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> Rob
#2593: I eventually noticed it could be adjusted for square, much like a
steel square. This leads me to the shallow guess that it could be a jig.
#2594: Guess: A grip to be used by a blacksmith? He might use it to help
keep track of a small piece of steel in the forge and while working it?
Bill
2594 As the points are shaped so that they don't grasp anything between
them, and they don't pull anything together, I don't think this is a
clamp. If this were a spreader, there wouldn't be much use for the
ring. The function seems to be to push the ring up to set the distance
between the points. So, I guess that this is a gauge, possibly to
scratch parallel lines for the thickness of something.
On 6/28/2012 4:02 AM, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the second last one this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
2593 Following up on what Bill said, that this is a jig:
I notice the relief in the lower-right corner. I can imagine a few of
these being used to hold a bundle of long square sticks in a square as
they are glued together to make a bundle that is then sliced up for
parquetry or inlay work.
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> Rob
2593 square clamp or alignment jig
2394 either a drive in top of the post attachment eye, or bull hook
2395 envelope storage separated by postage amount
2396 blade from farm machinery drum for cutting or processing grain
2397 deadman for cable end
2398 guide for strands for rope making
Am I close?
Steve
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> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:02:51 PM UTC-10, Rob H. wrote:
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>>
>> Rob
>
> 2596. Looks like the claw at the base of a chainsaw bar. I don't know what
> it's called.
> Karl
Correct, it's an attachment for a chainsaw.
> 2594 As the points are shaped so that they don't grasp anything between
> them, and they don't pull anything together, I don't think this is a
> clamp. If this were a spreader, there wouldn't be much use for the
> ring. The function seems to be to push the ring up to set the distance
> between the points. So, I guess that this is a gauge, possibly to
> scratch parallel lines for the thickness of something.
Yes, it's a marker or scribe for a particular purpose.
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> On Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:02:51 AM UTC-4, Rob H. wrote:
>> I need some help with the second last one this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 2598 looks like part of a set of switchpoints for a garden railroad or
> mining carts or pushcart tracks of some kind, seems as though it would
> only work with double-flanged wheels and maybe a nudge a5t the right time
> actuallt selects the path taken.
>
> Dave
Correct, it was for use with mining carts.
Alexander Thesoso wrote:
> 2594 As the points are shaped so that they don't grasp anything between
> them, and they don't pull anything together, I don't think this is a
> clamp. If this were a spreader, there wouldn't be much use for the
> ring. The function seems to be to push the ring up to set the distance
> between the points. So, I guess that this is a gauge, possibly to
> scratch parallel lines for the thickness of something.
It sure resembles a "cotter pin"-- a big one (!), maybe for use on a
steam powered engine, like on a train?
Bill
>
> On 6/28/2012 4:02 AM, Rob H. wrote:
>> I need some help with the second last one this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> Rob, it looks like you said 6 inches, but could this be 6 feet?
>
> It looks like the back of a trolley car in the mines or warehouse. The pin
> could go in and it would hold. But to prevent the pin from being removed
> the latch could be swung , the pin inserted, then the latch made firm
> around a notch in the pin.
>
> Would be great to see a shot from the pin hole's side.
The person who sent the photo asked his friend who owns it for the length
but hasn't heard back yet. He thought it was around 6 inches but it could
be a little larger, I don't think it's six feet long but it's hard to say
for sure. If I hear from him I'll let everyone know.
Rob
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>
> #2593: I eventually noticed it could be adjusted for square, much like a
> steel square. This leads me to the shallow guess that it could be a jig.
I don't think jig is the correct term for it but it _was_ used for holding
something, the patent states it's was to be used "in **** cutting".
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> 2598 looks like part of a set of switchpoints for a garden railroad or
>> mining carts or pushcart tracks of some kind, seems as though it would
>> only work with double-flanged wheels and maybe a nudge a5t the right time
>> actuallt selects the path taken.
>>
>> Dave
>
>
> Correct, it was for use with mining carts.
Someone just sent me the link below, according to the photo it was part of
an overhead trolley track, as was answered in the comments on my site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cem6357/3655844807/lightbox/
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> Rob
2593 looks as if it would clamp squares between 4 and 5.5". If you cut
such a square on the butt of a log, the clamp might help you cut a
square timber, using a guided saw or perhaps hand tools.
2594 could help a carpenter use chisels to cut a groove about an inch
wide and up to 2" deep. It would scribe, then find spots where the
groove was too narrow.
> 2598 - Trolley Wire frog for a light rail streetcar. For the
> wheel-tip trolley poles. But no clamp for the Wye-side wire...
>
> --<< Bruce >>--
Good job on getting the trolley switch. The latch is still unidentified but
the rest of the answers can be seen here:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/06/set-447.html#answers
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Posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
2593) Never seen anything like it before. At a guess, it is to hold
a wood 4x4 upright while concrete is poured around it and
allowed to set.
2594) These look like some kind of tongs used by a blacksmith.
At a guess from the shape, the two points are put in a hole in
the workpiece, and the ring around the shanks is slid down
towards the ring at the handle end, thus allowing the points to
spread apart and grip the workpiece.
2595) Hmm ... fifteen compartments does not give a clue like say 26
would (type for a printer or alphabetical groupings of objects)
and it does not look deep enough to hold sheet music books,
though it could serve as a piano bench once the lid is closed.
And you call it a desk, but it does not really look tall enough
to be a desk.
So -- no -- no guesses.
2596) This, however, is clear. It is the claw bolted to a chainsaw
just below where the blade attaches to control the chainsaw (and
its operator) being drawn into the work being cut.
2597) I find it difficult to be sure which holes are being described
in this one. Perhaps a second photo showing the other position
of the lever would help.
It looks sort of like a window latch on steroids. And it looks
as though the flat piece nearest the bottom of the photo has had
two ends broken off which completed the holes for two of the
screws intended to mount it. The center hole in that flat piece
looks as though it was a third screw hole for mounting it.
2598) Strange -- and another point of view would help on this one as
well.
Hmm ... perhaps a "frog" for where two rails join into one, or
one splits into two depending on which direction you are
traveling.
A bit small for modern railroad rails, but perhaps for the rails
used in a mine for ore carts? Certainly for use with flanged
wheels similar to those on railroad cars.
Now to post this and then see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
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On 2012-06-28, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
>> 2594 As the points are shaped so that they don't grasp anything between
>> them, and they don't pull anything together, I don't think this is a
>> clamp. If this were a spreader, there wouldn't be much use for the
>> ring. The function seems to be to push the ring up to set the distance
>> between the points. So, I guess that this is a gauge, possibly to
>> scratch parallel lines for the thickness of something.
>
>
> Yes, it's a marker or scribe for a particular purpose.
Marking the spacing of nails in a horseshoe?
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