What Is This Please??
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LoneGunman
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No pic or description?
wantedabiggergarage
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From your current description, I would say you have a whatchamacallit, full of thingamajigs, and thatsonofagun, for working on those doohickeys.
Is that a fullofmalarky enough answer?
Pic's please!
Is that a fullofmalarky enough answer?
Pic's please!
It almost looks like a leather punch for knocking holes to put rivets into leather. However the all wooden handle kinda negates that as you can't really "strike" it like you'd need to. Possibly some sort of upholstery tool... I'm sure someone will know.
paramudduck
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Are those grooves at the end of the shaft?
1320stang
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Probably the hard to find muffler bearing pullers, I've had to make my own but it doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. It sorta boogers up the end of the tail pipe, I've found some tubing I can stick unside the boogered ends then tap on it with a hammer to make it round again. Yeah, you can just cut them off, but then you have to put an extension on the tail pipe and that's just another place for it to leak exhaust, unless you can weld, but even then moisture gets between the pipes and it eventually rusts out, that is unless you replace the muffler bearings every 12k-15k as the manufacturer suggests, but I think it's like a automatic ****** flush, no one ever messes with it until there's a problem.
I've seen one car that got them replaced regularly, but they kept putting more extensions on it, it had like 6 stacked up on either side of the muffler, and the problem is, on some vehicles (this was an extended cab full sized pickup) the piping gets convoluted because of the turns and twists you have to make. Even worse is when you take it to the dealer, if they can't pull it and save the pipe, they replace whatever tail pipe you have before and after the muffler.
If manufacturers would just get rid of the stupid bearings, they'd probably save owners a lot of money and grief. Of course, you can replace your stock muffler with a glass pack or a Flowmaster or some other aftermarket muffler that doesn't use bearings... why is it that the aftermarket doesn't use bearings? is it an EPA thing that the manufacturers have to comply with? I wonder if that's why they put the ricer fart pipes on cars, they're tired of dealing with the muffler bearings...
I've seen one car that got them replaced regularly, but they kept putting more extensions on it, it had like 6 stacked up on either side of the muffler, and the problem is, on some vehicles (this was an extended cab full sized pickup) the piping gets convoluted because of the turns and twists you have to make. Even worse is when you take it to the dealer, if they can't pull it and save the pipe, they replace whatever tail pipe you have before and after the muffler.
If manufacturers would just get rid of the stupid bearings, they'd probably save owners a lot of money and grief. Of course, you can replace your stock muffler with a glass pack or a Flowmaster or some other aftermarket muffler that doesn't use bearings... why is it that the aftermarket doesn't use bearings? is it an EPA thing that the manufacturers have to comply with? I wonder if that's why they put the ricer fart pipes on cars, they're tired of dealing with the muffler bearings...
1320stang
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Wow, my novel was started after Lonegunman posted, yeah, that's not a muffler bearing puller.
How big is 4.42mm? It looks like a file handle with a rod in it. Is the rod removable?
How big is 4.42mm? It looks like a file handle with a rod in it. Is the rod removable?
clueless
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that is a vaporlock installer! the internal type..
paramudduck
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Seriously if those are grooves it might be a form of reamer to enlarge holes.
Stuey
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An alignment punch in a file handle?
jniolon
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it's a seriously used up round file.... this tool belongs in the thread about wearing out tools
john
The rods do not come out. I have 40 of these and they are not consistent in size. The wooden handles measure anywhere from 3 1/8" to 3 1/2" in length. The rods which I believe are solid metal measure anywhere from 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" in length. 4.42MM is approx 3/16".
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Blacknwhitepit
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krusty the clown
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possibly but those have a "chisel point" where the ones posted have a blunt end.
Torque1st
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******** gauges. 
lbgradwell
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Nothing written on the box that would provide more clues, is there?
garfunkle24
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It's a very early screwdriver. They hadn't perfected the design yet. Cam-out was a big problem.
1320stang
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One problem I have is that your thumbnails are the same size when I click on them to view a larger pic.
I would have to agree with Elroy:
http://www.czeckedge.com/burnishers.html
or
http://www.thebestthings.com/newtools/hock.htm
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Okay, here are some better pictures. (sorry about that) I noticed while taking the photos that some of the ends of the wood handles have marks on them like maybe they have been inserted into or onto something before or while being used. The marks are different though as are the lengths of the rods and the handles and the handle shapes.
Curious little guys aren't they?
(sorry about that) I noticed while taking the photos that some of the ends of the wood handles have marks on them like maybe they have been inserted into or onto something before or while being used. The marks are different though as are the lengths of the rods and the handles and the handle shapes.Curious little guys aren't they?
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Merkava_4
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The froglady has some tantalizingly long finger nails; I can feel those nails digging into my back right now. 
I must get myself into the cold shower immediately.
I must get myself into the cold shower immediately.
The froglady has some tantalizingly long finger nails; I can feel those nails digging into my back right now.
I must get myself into the cold shower immediately.
Well Merkava, that's quite an imagination you have but it's the tool in the photo that I'm interested in. Enjoy your shower.
Torque1st
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Those marks on the end are where the handles were held in the wood lathe they were made in. One of them was partially stripped while being turned. The ends were not hammered on even by a wood mallet.
It is interesting the ends are all a little discolored.
I wonder if they were exposed to heat like in making marks in blown glass or something. It does not look as if the steel tool was heated or I would expect to see some charring or discoloration in the wood handle next to the shaft.
It is interesting the ends are all a little discolored.
I wonder if they were exposed to heat like in making marks in blown glass or something. It does not look as if the steel tool was heated or I would expect to see some charring or discoloration in the wood handle next to the shaft.
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It's funny you bring that up because the reason I got them was to see if they would work for making holes/indentions in glass. I make glass beads for jewelry with an oxygen/propane torch and when I saw these I thought perhaps they would be good for moving the molten glass around . So if that's not what they were originally used for, it's what a couple of them are going to be used for now.
It would be so simple if only the little guys could talk!
.Torque1st
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I am from the Kansas City area. If you were anywhere near Silver Dollar City in Branson MO you could talk to one of the glass workers there. There are some people that do glass work at the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs also. The RF website has some artisans websites linked but not the glass worker I am thinking of. Someone at the website may know something. I don't know anywhere else people do glass work.
http://www.silverdollarcity.com/
http://www.bransonsilverdollarcity.com/specialty-shops/detail.aspx?AttractionID=226
http://www.kcrenfest.com/
There are thousands of specialized tools for various purposes out there. Many of those tools go unwanted or unknown after the craftsman that used or made them passes on. So many skills are lost every day, so few are passed on.
http://www.silverdollarcity.com/
http://www.bransonsilverdollarcity.com/specialty-shops/detail.aspx?AttractionID=226
http://www.kcrenfest.com/
There are thousands of specialized tools for various purposes out there. Many of those tools go unwanted or unknown after the craftsman that used or made them passes on. So many skills are lost every day, so few are passed on.
Re: What Is This Please?? - Time for me to go now....
I just wanted to say thank you to all who responded and tried to help me identify the tools. Although I'm still not positive exactly what they are, I enjoyed the guesses (some made me laugh and that's always a good thing) and I appreciate the time you took to help me.
The best to all of you and good luck with your endeavors!
Best regards,
Marcia/froglady
I just wanted to say thank you to all who responded and tried to help me identify the tools. Although I'm still not positive exactly what they are, I enjoyed the guesses (some made me laugh and that's always a good thing) and I appreciate the time you took to help me.
The best to all of you and good luck with your endeavors!
Best regards,
Marcia/froglady
Torque1st
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Let us know if you eventually find out exactly what they were intended to be used for.
chammyman
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I agree with merk on the nice nails thing. Nice nails froglady 