Am I a part, or a tool? (whatsit)

[OldnSlo]

Dug out of a roller cabinet with clearly just random tools throughout, and no central handyman theme, this has stumped both Google lens and myself.

7.5" in length, 2" length on the business end. Nicely chromed, not hammered on. Appears to be for hand use. No makers mark. Very heavy.

Got a clue?

 

[APEowner]

Combination spoke wrench/tire spoon?

 

[OldnSlo]

Thanks @APEowner, while I truly don't know what this is, I do own nearly every tire (bicycle/motorcycle/car/truck) tool known to mankind, so this stumps me. I'm thinking no to spoon (too thick, not long enough, typically not polished chrome), no to spoke wrench (too deep, no ****** size marking). So I am thinking its purpose is around bending something that has a narrow flange height since the back end is machined flat to accommodate a perfect 90d bend. All sides (front, back, left and right), are perfect 90d angles. Perhaps to bend something that should not be marred?

 

[four.cycle]

^ my first thought was "piano tuning", but that uses a completely different kind of tool.

Best guess: that thing is for adjusting something really expensive.

 

[rlitman]

Is it chrome, or polished stainless? If stainless, perhaps it's some specialized surgical tool?

 

[PelicanPines]

It is not a tool used in my line of business. It is pretty tho.

 

[RMERR]

Is it chrome, or polished stainless? If stainless, perhaps it's some specialized surgical tool?

I was leaning the same way the minute I saw it. When orthopedic surgeons are placing a metal plate in surgery to fix a fracture, they'll often need to bend the plate slightly to align with the bone contour. You can't really tell exactly how much bend until the bone is exposed. A tool to do this is part of the whole set of surgical tools brought out in the OR. This tool looks perfect for this task, slide the plate into the slot and put whatever bend is needed into it. Here's a couple that's vaguely similiar.

Plate Bender | Orthopedic Instruments | GerMedUSA Inc

We offer a vast collection of Plate Bender instruments designed for orthopedic surgeries. It features a delicate structure and a German stainless body.

www.germedusa.com

Bone Plate Bender Manufacturer from Mumbai

Manufacturer of Bone Plate Bender offered by Uma Surgicals, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

www.umasurgicals.in

 

[MongoTA]

Got a clue?

I have a shop-made tool, similar, that I use for sheet metal work. I don't use it to make a bend, but for tweaking bend angles made in a brake or with a handheld seamer. Gets a fair amount of use when fabricating metal drawers or boxes and adjusting or holding corner folds.

 

[JradM]

I have a shop-made tool, similar, that I use for sheet metal work. I don't use it to make a bend, but for tweaking bend angles made in a brake or with a handheld seamer. Gets a fair amount of use when fabricating metal drawers or boxes and adjusting or holding corner folds.

Similarly, I thought sheet metal tucking fork. It's not that, but could probably do it.

 

[slowtwitch73]

Tire spoon and rotor bender.

 

[OldnSlo]

Adding more detail here, it is magnetic. Now, SS can be either magnetic or not, however it is really difficult to discern if chrome plated or SS. I'm leaning towards the medical tool presumption. While it could be used for a disc rotor bending tool (in the bike industry), it looks nothing like what is on the market now, is way too heavy for bike use, and those bending tools typically have 2 or more angles of approach.

@slowtwitch73 , the handle looks like it could be a tire spoon, but is way too thick and wont offer a thin approach to a bead.

@RMERR, I think you have the right approach. A bone plate bender. My image search didn't come up with an exact match, but that's what I'm thinking.

 

[no704]

It’s a sawset!

 

[david3921]

My first thought was it is used to lift something to move to another location. Like a pot or tray that is too hot or cold.

 

[OldnSlo]

Another data point are the grinding marks showing underneath the chrome plating. It's feeling like this was NOT machined on a CNC, but on something more primitive. Again the weight really throws this off as being a tool. It's surprisingly heavy, leading me to think it's a handle for something needing heft. A door handle of some type?

 

[PelicanPines]

Another data point are the grinding marks showing underneath the chrome plating. It's feeling like this was NOT machined on a CNC, but on something more primitive. Again the weight really throws this off as being a tool. It's surprisingly heavy, leading me to think it's a handle for something needing heft. A door handle of some type?

That just gave it to me... It's a frying pan handle for cooking out... you hook the slot onto the pan and lift the pan.

 

[JohnKal]

How about some sort of metal working class project?

 

[Rockable]

I know I would use it as a tipping tool for sheet metal.

 

[david3921]

Trapping tool? A little down this page shows a similar tool.

Trapping tools pouch/bag recommendations

Kia ora, What are people using to carry their trapping tools in the bush? We are a commercial operation so whatever we use needs to be hard-wearing as it’s used almost daily. We carry packs with our baits, spare traps etc in and have been using a pouch on a belt for screw drivers, wire brush...

forums.trap.nz

 

[2oolhound]

It looks like a bending fork to me. Blacksmiths use them and have many sizes but they use them sideways compared to that one. That one looks like it's made to push down on with the thumb and it's tiny so I agree it's for sheet metal or medical use like what was suggested.