yet another "what is this tool?" thread

[davethorik]

I'm not sure what this is. My mom bought it at an estate sale along with some old Proto and Craftsman screwdrivers.

Kovatch Castings is apparently not far away from me in Uniontown, Oh. Some quick Google searching tells me they're an investment casting outfit.

This tool measures 7-7/8" long. Tip looks like a flathead screwdriver but is offset at an angle. Metal is ferrous as a magnet sticks. I just wouldn't think it would make sense to make a screwdriver out of cast anything. Any ideas?

 

[scissorman]

Maybe some sort of tire "spoon" tool.

 

[davethorik]

It might be a bicycle tire spoon but the tip looks identical to a flathead screwdriver. Might just have to call the company of this stumps GJ

 

[rlitman]

Brake spoon? Prybar?

 

[woody 73]

Easy way is to give them a call and show them this link for an easy answer:

http://kovatchcastings.com/

It kind of reminds me of a tool used to lift out objects from a mold or maybe something to lift up staples???

 

[jrsulo]

Plumbers chaulking iron ??

 

[Zapp Branigan]

Looks like a brake spoon. There doesn't seem to be too much info on the maker other than it's a casting co.

 

[---]

It might be a bicycle tire spoon but the tip looks identical to a flathead screwdriver. Might just have to call the company of this stumps GJ

It's kind of big for a bicycle rim and tire. Maybe for a moped or motorcycle?

 

[rlitman]

Looks like a brake spoon. There doesn't seem to be too much info on the maker other than it's a casting co.

Maybe that's the point. Perhaps it's a promotional item. Say, a cast prybar that demonstrates how good their casting process is.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Looks like they make some sophisticated alloys.. so it might be a light weight pry bar of a special metal alloy...sample to show off their capabilities...

 

[wildbill23c]

Looks like a pry bar, but from what I could find about Kovatch they build all sorts of stuff from plans, drawings, etc that companies send in. So it is probably just a rough built prototype for some company's pry bar idea.

 

[thaas4488]

First post here.

Had a tool like this in the leftover stuff I got from a family member, I remember him telling me it was a tool he used to remove stuff from hot molds.

Dont know what it's called or if he was using it for its designed purpose though.