MYSTERY CABLE DRIVEN DIE GRINDER LATE 1930's

[tedsters]

How were they advertised (intended use)? As automotive, foundry, polishing, wood carving, buffing???? I've seen many different uses for that kind of tool.

I have no idea i couldn't find anything on the name (JARVIS) i will ask my buddy he has used 3 different ones in his lifetime and he's 60yrs old, i don't really know what exactly its intended use was but it works great the gun head swivels 360 degrees on the cable which is only 5ft long but it does seem to be one of, this is the first thing i posted on here that no one knew what it was which is really to me

 

[ADSR]

Dinosaur Dremel?

lol i like this!!!

 

[Itinker]

A similiar machine configuration is still being maufactured by Ciclope in Italy.

http://www.ciclopesrl.com/products/cl.php

http://www.ciclopesrl.com/products/flessibili.php

 

[ADSR]

A similiar machine configuration is still being maufactured by Ciclope in Italy.

http://www.ciclopesrl.com/products/cl.php

http://www.ciclopesrl.com/products/flessibili.php

That would be awesome for porting cylinder heads. Would save the compressor a lot of work.

 

[DenisG]

A similiar machine configuration is still being maufactured by Ciclope in Italy.

http://www.ciclopesrl.com/products/cl.php

http://www.ciclopesrl.com/products/flessibili.php

The double shaft version looks like a sci-fi alien!

 

[justanengineer]

How were they advertised (intended use)? As automotive, foundry, polishing, wood carving, buffing???? I've seen many different uses for that kind of tool.

Those were used the same as a modern electric die grinder, for removing any material necessary. My father still has one similar to the OP's, he used it into the early 70s as a metallurgist, primarily for preparing/removing/cutting material samples for testing. I prefer my new Milwaukee.

 

[DenisG]

Those were used the same as a modern electric die grinder, for removing any material necessary. My father still has one similar to the OP's, he used it into the early 70s as a metallurgist, primarily for preparing/removing/cutting material samples for testing. I prefer my new Milwaukee.

I have a few electric die grinders also, including one with a 5/8"-11 shaft (really more like a barrel grinder). Depending on the size of the bit or stone that you are using, I can see some advantage in using one of the flexible shaft ones like the OP. It's probably best in a setting where you need a lot of power, need to work in a tight setting, doing repeated motions and have concerns about the tool weight.

 

[PeterPeter]

This was made by Jarvis, Middletown, Connecticut.

www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=30344