What is it? (Amateur Version POST04)

Here is the fourth post in the series. As usual, I will try to answer quest ions about their composition, size and how they can move. Pictures are prov ide via dropbox. There is one composite image per tool.

POST04_TOOL13 This metal tool is approximately five inches long. There is a round metal r od with a 95-degree bend (slightly overbent to create a little less than a right angle) at one end. At the other end, the rod pierces and is welded at 90 degrees to the midpoint of a hollow metal tube.

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POST04_TOOL14 A nine inch long metal tool in the adjustable vice grip family. When closed , the jaws form a rounded square with two small semicircular dips on opposi te sides. A second opening in the shape of a rectangular slot is also forme d.

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POST04_TOOL15 A heavy steel tool 67 inches long. The bottom end has a square cross sectio n ending in a dull four-sided point. The tool is slightly bowed but it is n ot clear if this by design or from use.

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POST04_TOOL16 A metal tool approximately eight inches long. The handles are kept open by a simple expansion spring requiring four pounds to oppose it. One jaw has a pivoting metal semicircle attached to it. The other jaw has a metal disc w ith tabs extending from it. The disc can be rotated to select from ten diff erent tabs. The tabs are numbered [22,25,26,28,30,32,35,36,38,40].

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L Flynn

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leflynn
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Tool 15 is a crowbar. The curvature is due to use, probably in digging post holes.

Reply to
john.m.shekleton

Your Honor, I strongly object to the inclusion of POST04_TOOL14 in these proceedings. The presence of the welds clearly indicate that this is a highly specialized tool, modified from its original purpose by person or persons known or unknown to this court.

I refer this court to Defense Exhibit A, which clearly shows that specialized tools of the origin "Vice Grip", initially manufactured by the aforementioned company, do not include the presence of the welds found on POST04_TOOL14.

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To expect my client to speculate as to what was in the maker's mind as he and/she was modifying a standard tool is not proper and could be harmful to my client and to his reputation.

Reply to
DerbyDad03

osed, the jaws form a rounded square with two small semicircular dips on op posite sides. A second opening in the shape of a rectangular slot is also f ormed.

proceedings. The presence of the welds clearly indicate that this is a high ly specialized tool, modified from its original purpose by person or person s known or unknown to this court.

ized tools of the origin "Vice Grip", initially manufactured by the aforeme ntioned company, do not include the presence of the welds found on POST04_T OOL14.

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and/she was modifying a standard tool is not proper and could be harmful t o my client and to his reputation.

Good point. I have to admit that I do not use this tool as my unaltered vic e grips work fine for my work. I would add the information that when I purc hased this item, the adjustment was set so the clamp part close completely but not with great pressure as shown in the "closed" configuration pictures . LEF

Reply to
leflynn

osed, the jaws form a rounded square with two small semicircular dips on op posite sides. A second opening in the shape of a rectangular slot is also f ormed.

proceedings. The presence of the welds clearly indicate that this is a high ly specialized tool, modified from its original purpose by person or person s known or unknown to this court.

ized tools of the origin "Vice Grip", initially manufactured by the aforeme ntioned company, do not include the presence of the welds found on POST04_T OOL14.

p-plier-set.jpg

and/she was modifying a standard tool is not proper and could be harmful t o my client and to his reputation.

Good point. I have to admit that I do not use this tool as my unaltered vic e grips work fine for my tasks. I would add the information that when I pur chased this item, the adjustment was set so the clamp part close completely but not with great pressure as shown in the "closed" configuration picture s. In this case, the court welcomes speculation.

LEF

Reply to
leflynn

Absolutely not. This is for digging in hard ground. Often used as a probe for septic fields to see if they are performing. Breaking rock when digging holes..

Reply to
woodchucker

Hmmm, a clear side view would help but this reminds me of a spark plug gapper.

-BR

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Brewster

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

Clearly a welders (or brazers) tool...intended to hold something round while it was being welded.

I would say that's a fire iron, intended to break up clinker in a coal fire, except those usually have a T handle on the end. Definately intended to pound on something rocky to break it up.

John

(who's really curious to know what #16 is)

Reply to
John McCoy

I made a tool like this for removing snowmobile exhaust springs. pdk

This is custom made probably for turning a shaft. pdk

Probably a tool for punching a hole in earth for a post. pdk

No answer. pdk

Reply to
Phil Kangas

woodchucker wrote in news:F-Wdnc_ snipped-for-privacy@ptd.net:

It goes by various names. It does appear to be called a "crow bar" in some countries, and long ago. Here one of the names is "spud bar".

Reply to
Baxter

There area others than just those in the last hyperlink picture. I have at least one more.

Vice Grip often made custom tools if the run was reasonable and could be an offshoot of an existing tool.

Often tool companies make tool blanks up to a certain point and then wait for demand. Then a blank with handles becomes long noses, or gas pliers.

That looks like a square nut locking pliers. Common pliers made were for Military needs and the electrical industry.

Mart> >>> POST04_TOOL14

Reply to
Martin Eastburn

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closed, the jaws form a rounded square with two small semicircular dips on opposite sides. A second opening in the shape of a rectangular slot is also formed.

se proceedings. The presence of the welds clearly indicate that this is a h ighly specialized tool, modified from its original purpose by person or per sons known or unknown to this court.

ialized tools of the origin "Vice Grip", initially manufactured by the afor ementioned company, do not include the presence of the welds found on POST0

4_TOOL14.

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he and/she was modifying a standard tool is not proper and could be harmfu l to my client and to his reputation.

vice grips work fine for my work. I would add the information that when I purchased this item, the adjustment was set so the clamp part close complet ely but not with great pressure as shown in the "closed" configuration pict ures.

No argument about Vice Grip making limited runs of specialized tools. Howev er, I would be surprised if they offered tools with the welds looking like they do on TOOL14. Just sayin'.

Reply to
DerbyDad03

I agree. Those might be a custom set made by a farmer. All of them weld to some extent and square nuts are common on the farm.

That looks like a model 0AR 0A is the model and R is right handed.

Mart> >> There area others than just those in the last hyperlink picture. I

Reply to
Martin Eastburn

stions about their composition, size and how they can move. Pictures are pr ovide via dropbox. There is one composite image per tool.

rod with a 95-degree bend (slightly overbent to create a little less than a right angle) at one end. At the other end, the rod pierces and is welded at 90 degrees to the midpoint of a hollow metal tube.

ed, the jaws form a rounded square with two small semicircular dips on oppo site sides. A second opening in the shape of a rectangular slot is also for med.

ion ending in a dull four-sided point. The tool is slightly bowed but it is not clear if this by design or from use.

y a simple expansion spring requiring four pounds to oppose it. One jaw has a pivoting metal semicircle attached to it. The other jaw has a metal disc with tabs extending from it. The disc can be rotated to select from ten di fferent tabs. The tabs are numbered [22,25,26,28,30,32,35,36,38,40].

# 16 is a tool to set the gap on spark plugs.

Deb

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Dr. Deb

As usual, thanks for the helpful posts.

POST04_TOOL13

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This is trampoline spring loading tool. It can also be used as a tent peg p uller. The bent part is used to stretch the springs to attach them to or re move them from the slots in the frame. The other side of the springs are ho ok to the bed.
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POST04_TOOL14

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These vice grips
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plier-set.jpg have been altered by welding two pieces to the jaws. Suggestions are that t hey were used to turn a shaft or hold other items to weld.

POST04_TOOL15 A heavy steel tool 67 inches long. The bottom end has a square cross sectio n ending in a dull four-sided point. The tool is slightly bowed but it is n ot clear if this by design or from use.

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It may be in the crowbar family but the end is not well designed for prying , and the weight distribution is bottom heavy. The guy I got it from said h is father worked for the railroad. It could be placed in the class of a plu mbers digging tools or spud bars with a square lower shaft and a pencil poi nt.

POST04_TOOL16

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This is a CF-71 Spark Plug Gapping Tool
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L Flynn

Reply to
leflynn

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

It's a ballast tamper then. Used for pushing the rock ballast between and under the crossties.

I've done that, many years ago, altho the tampers we used had flat ends as I recall. It was painful work.

John

Reply to
John McCoy

for crimping brass ferrules on oxy/acetalyn fittings and welding cable ends

I've always known them as spud bars. Many call them Johnson bars which turns out being a brand name like Kleenex.

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DanG

DanG wrote in news:mim1li$25h$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

I don't think so. "Johnson bar" to refer to a long bar or lever goes back to the early 1800's, long before the invention of brand names.

John

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John McCoy

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