It's a what is it..? sort of..

[Lee Celtic]

It is a What is it thread but only sort of.. I know now but I'm not saying yet..

I bought it this morning at a boot sale for £1 and the guy selling said his Dad was a plumber and used it a lot.. then he showed me how it works..

It's pretty cool and before today I'd never seen one..

so what do you think.

 

[drivesitfar]

Lee: i was thinking a pie crust cutter with the wood handle until i read your comments. so maybe early 1900's plumbing tool is it? i wonder what he was cutting? maybe rubber gaskets? or did it put holes in the edges of rubber pipe for the glue to help hold the joint. just spit balling as you can tell so tell us after you see a few of us do this.

cheers

 

[Geobound]

I was going to say pipe bender, but the blade throws me off??

 

[Geobound]

Hold it........is the blade actually not a blade, but rather a sprocket to use with a crank handle to help with the pipe bending?

Hmmmmmmmm, I love these types of things! LOL....

 

[Lassen Forge]

I'm thinking it s a saw to open up walls to get to leaking pipes or valves otherwise sealed off behind wallboards.

 

[Lee Celtic]

To give an idea of size the blade is about 3 1/2" across.

 

[drivesitfar]

plasterboard cutter?

 

[Lee Celtic]

getting closer.. it's a cutter..lol

 

[Lee Celtic]

Ok.. these are the instructions I got with it..

 

[bill300d]

how about a grout cutter

 

[Lee Celtic]

It's actually a floorboard cutter.. set the depth to avoid cutting anything else below, press the two anchor points into the surface of the board then saw.. once through move it back or forward to re position then go again until the floorboard section is cut loose and can be lifted for access..

 

[woody 73]

Lee I spent a week backpacking in a beautiful place called Abergavenny, Wales you ever hear of that place?

 

[countryroad82]

I was going to say handheld death wheel until I read the comments. I like it!!

 

[Lee Celtic]

Yeh Woody 73 Thats near the Brecon Beacons National park in South Wales..

I live in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales..about 150 miles north of Abergavenni..

Our Mountains are a little bigger..

300 yards from my house..

Glad you all enjoyed the whatsit I'll go out next week and try to find another..

 

[IRQVET]

Looks like a flux compositor too me, capable of 8.6 gigawatts.

 

[Teenager with old tools]

I would clean it and use it as a pizza cutter


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[Lee Celtic]

Man you must eat some tough Pizza..lol