What's this tool for?

[ZRX61]

Any idea?

 

[BikerDad]

I would guess that it's for putting a crimp in thin sheet metal for folding a mitered corner. The flanges on the "bed" insure correct registration so the folded corners meet without overlap or gaps.

 

[larry_g]

For some reason I think that is a tool used in the picture framing business for mitering corners.

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no neat sig line

 

[CNGsaves]

Another WAG that it's sheetmetal tool for HVAC trade.

 

[ZRX61]

The blade is razor sharp, probably should have mentioned that. I was also thinking picture framing, but for cutting card photo borders, not the actual frame... but that was a WAG.

 

[neophyte]

There's a type of anvil lopper for cutting miters that looks almost identical to that. The blade would be sharp if that is what it's for. The ones I've seen usually have angle marked on the aluminum section.

 

[1NRO]

I've used the same style for cutting plastic trims used in fitting UPVC windows and doors.

 

[Vantastic]

It is for cutting vinyl transition strips for flooring.

 

[Vantastic]

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[Tim37]

Hood ornament

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I think it is used for cutting gaskets for moulding for doors.

 

[Zeke]

It will do a lot of the things mentioned above and it will cut wood window stops.

 

[ZRX61]

Thanks for the input, all I used it for so far was to make an octagonal hole on the middle of a folded shop rag to see how sharp it is.
Lowe brand, made in Germany

 

[spike99250]

Mitre shears. As mentioned above, small moulding. I use mine for chamfer strips when doing formwork.

 

[toolchaser]

I saw a pic of an old one in a book, I believe it was for cutting Linoleum