Help me ID some old tools

[maduro80]

Dug out a pile of my grandfathers old tools last night. Some pretty cool stuff in there. Lots of wooden handle screwdrivers, pliers, hammers...the usual. Plan on restoring what I can, I'm sure he would have wanted them to be used! Anyway, a few items in there I have no idea what the heck they are, thought some of you guys could help.

Some sort of punch? Has 4 blades that come to a point.

These strange pliers. The end of one handle appears to be a flat screwdriver tip.

These things...no idea? hammerhead shark pliers?

A gizmo? Maybe a doohickey?

No clue?

 

[royesses]

#1 Star drills
#5 Grinding wheel dresser

 

[maduro80]

Some more....

Not a hex shaft, has more sides...says 7/16 on it. the bigger end is just round inside, overall about 4" long.

Some sort of cutting blade. Or torture implement

 

[maduro80]

#1 Star drills
#5 Grinding wheel dresser

Thanks!

Prob used in hand drills? for wood I assume?

Grinding wheel dresser? For grinding down your grinding wheel?

 

[retDAC]

These strange pliers. The end of one handle appears to be a flat screwdriver tip.

Gas and burner pliers, commonly 'gas pliers'.

 

[G_P]

Star drills are used with a hammer to drill holes into stone and concrete. Smack with hammer rotate a bit and repeat until you have your hole. Slow and time consuming!

The "torture device" looks like an antique kitchen tool I have that gets used to cut small pizzas.

The "hammerhead shark" pliers look to be something that would be used for working with sheet metal. Ductwork perhaps.

 

[KEH]

The "torture device" may be the kitchen device called a kraut cutter.

KEH

 

[G_P]

The 7/16" not a hex thingy may be a punch. See if the round hole in the end is what measures 7/16".

 

[Outlawmws]

The "Hammerhead shark piers" are for upholstery and leather work for stretching fabric/leather.

 

[maduro80]

Man you guys are good! The masonry hand drills...whoa that sounds terrible! wonder what the heck gramps did with those.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

The "Hammerhead shark piers" are for upholstery and leather work for stretching fabric/leather.

Agreed, also used by artists for stretching canvas. Very handy tool for any tool box.

 

[maduro80]

The "Hammerhead shark piers" are for upholstery and leather work for stretching fabric/leather.

That makes sense. They have a little hammer for tacks and a tack puller on the handle. Cool! I need something to reupholster now!

 

[wornoutoldman]

The last pic in the first post is a compact hacksaw frame.

 

[woody 73]

Way back in the day miners would have long star drills that they would hit and turn by hand in order to place the dynamite charge, of course after some time they had the power drill (not the hand held mind you) but a large monster for the underground that would drill the holes for the charge.

Today we have the hammer drill that replaces the hand turning and hitting of your star drill. Now the funny thing about it is you can still buy those star hand drills (I seem to recall some at my local hardware store and if I am not mistaken they were made by Enderes on a wooden stand.

 

[maduro80]

The last pic in the first post is a compact hacksaw frame.

That one had me baffled. I guess I see that. What kinda blade do I put in there?

 

[wornoutoldman]

That one had me baffled. I guess I see that. What kinda blade do I put in there?

Maybe something here? http://store.snapon.com/HACKSAWS-C629131.aspx

 

[coleman10]

Way back in the day miners would have long star drills that they would hit and turn by hand in order to place the dynamite charge, of course after some time they had the power drill (not the hand held mind you) but a large monster for the underground that would drill the holes for the charge.



Today we have the hammer drill that replaces the hand turning and hitting of your star drill. Now the funny thing about it is you can still buy those star hand drills (I seem to recall some at my local hardware store and if I am not mistaken they were made by Enderes on a wooden stand.

My dad had a 1" star drill (maybe a little bigger), that he got in the 70's. I recall him using it as I'd stand there watching. Bang, turn, bang, turn, bang, turn. Cool tool, boring process.

 

[wrenchguy]

The last pic in the first post is a compact hacksaw frame.

coping saw blade.

 

[RECox286]

The cutting tool that is misidentified as "kitchen whatever"

is actually a tobacco plug cutter.

Uncle Bob



NOTES:

I have a pair of those "gas pliers", though I never knew what

they were, and they have been the handiest pliers that I own

next to dikes and needlenose. Use them very often. Mine do

not have the flathead screwdriver on the handle. Could be a

local mod by (???).

My dad made many holes in concrete and other masonry with

no more than a star chisel and hammer when occasion called

for an anchor of sorts. Later in his life he had a 1/2" drill (not

a hammer drill) and carbide masonry bits. I watched the process

and thought to myself; No thank you, I don't want to be an

electrician !

 

[unslow1]

That one had me baffled. I guess I see that. What kinda blade do I put in there?

I think this is what he is suggesting.


http://www.paintsupply.net/close-quarter-hacksaw17166

 

[RustnGrease]

Gas and burner pliers, commonly 'gas pliers'.

I just picked up one of these a few weeks ago at the local flea market, didnt have a dang clue what they were supposed to be used for but they make handy blacksmithing tongs(pliers). Only paid a buck for em too.

 

[wrenchguy]

I think this is what he is suggesting.


http://www.paintsupply.net/close-quarter-hacksaw17166

nope, pin type coping saw blade. no depth for real coping but used for thin hand work. owner needs to find a blade to check the length factor.

 

[maduro80]

The cutting tool that is misidentified as "kitchen whatever"

is actually a tobacco plug cutter.

Uncle Bob



NOTES:

I have a pair of those "gas pliers", though I never knew what

they were, and they have been the handiest pliers that I own

next to dikes and needlenose. Use them very often. Mine do

not have the flathead screwdriver on the handle. Could be a

local mod by (???).

My dad made many holes in concrete and other masonry with

no more than a star chisel and hammer when occasion called

for an anchor of sorts. Later in his life he had a 1/2" drill (not

a hammer drill) and carbide masonry bits. I watched the process

and thought to myself; No thank you, I don't want to be an

electrician !

Any more info on tobacco plug cutters like this? I did a quick Google search and they all appear to more of a table top kind, with a handle (press). Honestly this is the first I've ever heard of such a things, which is embarrassing b/c I'm into cigars and tobacciana. It's quite large, prob 4x6" I'm stoked if that's what this is, gonna clean it up and display it with my humidor.

 

[dutchgray]

Man you guys are good! The masonry hand drills...whoa that sounds terrible! wonder what the heck gramps did with those.

Now you can understand why standard practice was to beat nails into masonry wherever possible, and why really old places have bits of wood built in various places where they knew something would need nailing on. Power tools have really changed construction in a very short time.

 

[mhoss44]

The tobacco plug cutter.....my Grandfather used one of those at his Farm in SE MIssouri. No tobacco, but very handy on the farm and in the barn.


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[retDAC]

You really need to start a new thread and delete that post.

 

[coleman10]

I added into this one to avoid adding yet one more thread with the same topic. We keep the majority of vise questions and chatter in only a few threads. I think if we had one thread for tool identification instead of dozens, that would be easier for searching, etc... But, if forum policy dictates a new thread, I'm happy to oblige.

 

[retDAC]

Not necessarily a rule; just that this thread was about the OP's batch. When you intro your batch, you can use a somewhat different title. Sure we have multiple threads like this but each is different because each is a different tool or group.

 

[coleman10]

Not necessarily a rule; just that this thread was about the OP's batch. When you intro your batch, you can use a somewhat different title. Sure we have multiple threads like this but each is different because each is a different tool or group.

No prob. I just figured that this title was pretty generic enough. No issue. I created a new thread.