Recent content by pokey459

time to buy a lottery ticket, while your luck is still running.

as others have said, it WAS a ring/bezel forming mandrel [might could be again]. here are some new examples to compare to. http://www.riogrande.com/category/tools-and-equipment/metal-forming/forming-mandrels/ as for who made it. if you turn the mark the other way, like so...

those nico-press pliers are for setting tape wrapped splice sleeves on old rubber/cloth covered telephone drop wires.

very cool.

I must have slept through most of this post. I have been turning screw drivers for the "bell system" for 30 yrs. west coast area, AT&T, pacbell, uswest, qwest, now centurylink. probably have thrown away more bell system marked stuff than most folks will ever see. there are still a few of us...

de ja vu all over again, sort of. mine are labeled mac.

yup can wrench, indispensable for a phone man. the sheath wears parallel to your belt, the knife tip tucked under the last rivet so it opens when you pull it out.

nice stuff. that hart hammer is gem, i have a couple, my favorite nail banger.

if you buy those screws in the right place, they come with one of these. if they don't come with, you should pick up one or two.

let's see if we're saying the same thing, using different words. the pic shows a disassembled j.t.slocomb from R.I. it shows from the right , thimble , nut , spring , sleeve w/threaded inner sleeve. the inner sleeve [pointer] will need turning to affect zero. others [starrett etc.] have an...

it talks about others too. i am pretty sure the nut only tightens the threads/takes up back lash, you still have to turn the barrel to affect zero.

not as old as i thought, 2-97. the grey bottom is 89 i have another red/black roller that is from 02. they kind of run together in my head?

check this, good info. http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general-archive/how-adjust-micrometer-94369/

cool, did it come with a step ladder?

dunno the dom , i'll look tomorrow, i was thinking 80's, yup friction.