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[ConductorChris]

Hey guys, help me out. I can not figure out what this is for.

The Walton Co.
Hartford, Conn USA
3/8 10mm

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Needle scaler?

 

[txvwnut]

I name it Dave.

It’s actually a broken tap remover.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Maybe not. Those fingers seem to fit right into that center piece

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That makes more sense

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here it is. They still make them! Good spot txvwnut.

 

[ConductorChris]

Hmm, that is it. Can't imagine how it would work. I'll have to look to see if there is a video.
Thanks guys

 

[ConductorChris]

Tubalcain had exactly the same item

 

[txvwnut]

I have a set, never been able to remove a broken tap with them.

 

[ChefRex]

I have a set, never been able to remove a broken tap with them.

This, if the tap was cutting or rethreading and is tight it's usless.

 

[Mark Stansbury]

Here they are in a 1941 catalog I recently uploaded to International Tool Catalog Library.

 

[crguy]

Yep, right next to useless.

 

[humber2]

Unless the tool matches the 2, 3 or 4 tangs of the tap you are out of luck before you begin.

 

[toolchaser]

I always find those in old toolboxes in a twisted rusty wad at the back of a drawer. I don`t know why they still make them, if more mechanics put the word out maybe they'll go away

 

[ConductorChris]

I always find those in old toolboxes in a twisted rusty wad at the back of a drawer. I don`t know why they still make them, if more mechanics put the word out maybe they'll go away

MrPete says in his video he's found the same thing, but points out the fingers were a replaceable part, and much cheaper than the whole tool.