"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
1561 - battery lifter
1562 - fence stretcher
1566 - drum wrench
1562. A fence stretcher for pulling woven fence (chain link)
tight.
1564 . Looks like a sheet metal roller for making curved sections
1565. Possibly made to cut "broom handle" type threads in wood,
but it doesn't look strong enough.
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
On Mar 12, 6:11=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
1565- ye olde rosette cutter, perhaps.
Dave
On Mar 12, 6:11=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
1565- ye olde rosette cutter, perhaps.
Dave
On Mar 14, 4:41=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Bill Marrs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > 1566. =A0Mower wrench. You have a link on the answer page to a "Pittman=
arm"
> > that isn't
> > at all like an old mower pittman. =A0Mower pittmans were typically wood=
with
> > metal ends,
> > 2-3 ft or so long. =A0Here is a link to a pix of one style.
>
> >http://www.antiquetractors.com/contents/adpic7210.htm
>
> Thanks, I just changed the link, the seller had told me what this tool wa=
s
> for but since I didn't know there were different styles of pittmans, I ju=
st
> posted a random one that I had found on the web.
>
> Rob
Now I know what you're talking about! The pitman arm I remember on a
horse-drawn mower didn't need a tool, it had a built in lever to
spread the connector so you could remove the cutter bar.
Norm
In article <[email protected]>, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
> A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
...and much head-scratching ensues....
1561 - This would appear to be a handle that gets attached to something
by putting bolts or similar through the rings. The design allows the
handle some degree of lateral play, possibly to permit it to fold flat
against the item being handled. Possibly it was intended for use on a
fitted trunk or case for some instrumentation or similar.
1562 - Weight to hold a vertical banner taut
1563 - Perhaps this was intended to help control a hog or other beast by
encircling his/her snout. Perhaps it's to hold a crucible or other
vessel over a fire, although I'd think one's arms would get mighty tired
mighty quickly if that were the use.
1564 - An American roller press, for forming...ummm...bulges in
stovepipes/smokestacks? Or maybe shaping shoe leather into shoe shaped
bits?
1565 - The socket at the top of the picture suggests this bit was
rotated with a brace or possibly drill press, so the various bits on the
rotatable blade would cut various ring-shaped grooves or a hole with
sloping sides. The construction looks appropriate for use on wood, but
not so much on metal. Maybe the cut bits would be used to mount dials
or gauges or other such items in/on the wood.
1566 - Spanner for...umm...possibly municipal gas or water valves?
Now to read other guesses....
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Rob H. wrote:
> A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1561 - Looks like an OLD battery tool used to lift individual cells
(like telephone bank cells)
1562 - Chain link fence tensioner. Used to tension it prior to clipping
the section to the uprights.
1563 - Looks like an old rug beater.
1564 - Shovel former?
1565 - old square drive pin spanner, probably used for valve lapping.
1566 - Bung wrench
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Steve W.
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> 1561 - Looks like an OLD battery tool used to lift individual cells
>> (like telephone bank cells)
>>
>> 1562 - Chain link fence tensioner. Used to tension it prior to clipping
>> the section to the uprights.
>>
>> 1563 - Looks like an old rug beater.
>>
>> 1564 - Shovel former?
>>
>> 1565 - old square drive pin spanner, probably used for valve lapping.
>>
>> 1566 - Bung wrench
>>
>> --
>> Steve W.
> I strongly agree with Steve on 1562, and 1565. I agree that1561 certainly
> looks like a battery cell lifter ...
These three are correct, but no correct guesses yet on 1563, including the
ones on Neatorama.
Rob
> O.K. This arrived before my cataract surgery, so I can have a
> shot at it. Last round I accidentally sent an e-mail reply, and I read
> usenet news on a system which is prohibited from sending e-mail, so it
> was quite stale by the time I saw the bounce message. :-(
I hope everything went well with the surgery.
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All but the last one have been correctly identified, the answer page can be
seen here:
http://answers275-1.blogspot.com/
Rob
"Bill Marrs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 1566. Mower wrench. You have a link on the answer page to a "Pittman arm"
> that isn't
> at all like an old mower pittman. Mower pittmans were typically wood with
> metal ends,
> 2-3 ft or so long. Here is a link to a pix of one style.
>
> http://www.antiquetractors.com/contents/adpic7210.htm
Thanks, I just changed the link, the seller had told me what this tool was
for but since I didn't know there were different styles of pittmans, I just
posted a random one that I had found on the web.
Rob
On 2009-03-12, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set of tools has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
O.K. This arrived before my cataract surgery, so I can have a
shot at it. Last round I accidentally sent an e-mail reply, and I read
usenet news on a system which is prohibited from sending e-mail, so it
was quite stale by the time I saw the bounce message. :-(
1561) Looks like an interchangeable carrying handle to be quickly
bolted onto something, used, then unbolted and folded to place
it in your pocket or toolbox.
It could slide over pins and have cross-pins installed to lock
it in place, or any of a number of other temporary attachment
methods.
1562) Looks like a sort of towbar -- whatever is being towed is
attached to the hooks, and a rope or whatever is fed through the
circle. Hmm ... perhaps part of the rigging for a horse towing
a carriage of some sort?
1563) Forge welded, but no real clue as to its use.
1564) For rolling sheet metal into something resembling an automobile
or motorcycle fender.
1565) A driver which fits into an old style drill brace. At a guess
it is to turn threaded access covers to remove or replace them.
Some would have a simple slot like a screwdriver slot but wider,
others would have two holes at one of several spacings.
So -- you rotate the flat piece to bring the appropriate section
to the front, and replace the pin which keeps it from turning in
the assembly.
1566) Wrench for a water (or perhaps natural gas) valve, normally
hung within reach by a short chain through the hole in the
handle.
A pity that previous one got shuffled off to hiding instead of
being posted. I think that I did better on that than on this.
Now to see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2009-03-13, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 1564 - An American roller press, for forming...ummm...bulges in
>> stovepipes/smokestacks? Or maybe shaping shoe leather into shoe shaped
>> bits?
>
>
> Yes, it's for working with leather, but I don't know it's exact use.
Given the shape, I would think that it might be for forming seat
panels for framed chairs.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2009-03-13, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> O.K. This arrived before my cataract surgery, so I can have a
>> shot at it. Last round I accidentally sent an e-mail reply, and I read
>> usenet news on a system which is prohibited from sending e-mail, so it
>> was quite stale by the time I saw the bounce message. :-(
>
>
> I hope everything went well with the surgery.
It did, thanks.
Yesterday, the eye was done, but it was behind a protective
patch -- on the side of my chair that the computer monitor was on, so I
had to twist my head to try to see the screen through my wife's glasses.
Since I had to go to the eye doctor's today about noon to get
the patch off (and check on how things went) I decided to put off trying
this newsgroup (my largest one, and the one most likely to involve a lot
of typing on my part) until today, once the patch was off.
The eyesight comes out as 20/15 (distance only), and various
glasses for closer, like 1.25 diopters for the computer screen, and 2.5
diopters for reading -- until I get the second eye done (about a month
later) and can then get a fresh prescription for proper bifocal safety
glasses.
Thanks for worrying and asking,
DoN.
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"Steve W." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Rob H. wrote:
>> A new set of tools has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 1561 - Looks like an OLD battery tool used to lift individual cells
> (like telephone bank cells)
>
> 1562 - Chain link fence tensioner. Used to tension it prior to clipping
> the section to the uprights.
>
> 1563 - Looks like an old rug beater.
>
> 1564 - Shovel former?
>
> 1565 - old square drive pin spanner, probably used for valve lapping.
>
> 1566 - Bung wrench
>
> --
> Steve W.
I strongly agree with Steve on 1562, and 1565. I agree that1561 certainly
looks like a battery cell lifter and it might have been for the old Delco
32V home system batteries but seem to remember that they had bolt-on straps
for cell connectors instead of round posts. I don't recall any batteries
using all round cell posts. I would say it is almost definitely to lift or
pull two cylindrical objects. The fact that 1565 has both a flat blade and
pins with various spacings makes me think it is definitely for poppet valve
lapping.
Don Young