What is it? Set 374

[Rob H.]

Today's set of items has just been posted:

Rob

[Alexander Thesoso]

Two Guesses:

2155 A cutesy nutcracker.

2160 This looks like it might be useful in cutting, opening and closing a specific type of chain. Cutters on the sides. Points open links. Jaws close links.

[George W Frost]

2157: is a drum lifting device, you lift it by the top shackle and the three side pieces close in under the drum lid 2158: is a broken flywheel 2159: is a Swiss Army Lock Pick 2160: is a cable clamping tool

[George W Frost]

2160: a cable joint clamping tool

[Stephen Quinn]

2159 Wire termination tool used by telephone techs - I used one made by 'Krone' similar to the one in the pic

[Dave__67]

beat me to the only one I had a clue on... :)

Dave

[Dennis]

agree

looks like it, agree

A Krone or similar brand IDC connector punch down tool. Hook used for pulling wires etc.

dunno.

[Rob H.]

Good guess, chain tool is correct.

Rob

[Rob H.]

Thanks! Looks like you nailed it.

Rob

[Rob H.]

Yes, it's for lifting drums or barrels.

Rob

[Robin Halligan]

This is Correct I used to use one when i worked for Telecom (in NZ) still have it around somewhere the front part on the image (the gray bit) is pushed on the krone block and the black part is a nifty wire cutter

looks a lot like it there.

[Robin Halligan]

isnt that a bugger when you look and go "Damn i know that " and someone else has answered already.

[Nahmie]

2155 - Looks like a toy to me. Pick it up and move around, the ball follows the inside of the rods. 2158 - Without any size reference, it could be a flywheel, but looks to me to be a little "beefier", like a drive or "bull" gear for something big. Appears to have stripped whatever shaft it was mounted on and then broke. I'm thinking that cart is about 24" long, which makes the gear close to 30" diameter, center hole close to 8 or 10". Just recently saw "How it's Made" show on locomotives, reminds me of the main drive gear attached to the axle, driven by the treaction motor.

Others, 21557, 2159 and 2160 others beat me to. I agree on drum hoist, telco tool and tire chain tool.

Norm

[Steve W.]

Look just like the ones I use on tire chain repairs.

[Steve W.]

I was thinking of one of the floating balls used to show aerodynamic principals. An air supply connects to the base and when air is applied the ball rises in proportion to the pressure. It should stay centered between the rods which also keep it secured and from flying around.

[Scott Lurndal]

[Larry]

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:iiej49$nrh$ [e-mail]:

Useless trivia... It's actually a 110 block and a 66 block.

Larry

[DoN. Nichols]

2155) Desktop accessory for keeping control of many receipts or other small (and easily blown) pieces of paper. Lift the ball, slide new piece of paper under it, let ball back down. 2156) Strange tool If it were two points instead of a point and a hook, I would consider it as being a test probe of some sort, and would be wanting to get an end-on look at the end which is held.

As it is, perhaps the hook latches onto a piece of stiff wire, and the tool pivots around that point to drive the sharp point into something.

But -- this still does not explain the scallop type part spot-welded on about a third of the way up the pointed side.

2157) Either a hanging display bracket for a large ball (like a globe) -- or for pressing in on the tread of a tire at three points separated by 120 degrees, perhaps as an assist in seating the bead on a tire. 2158) Speaking of tires -- this appears to be part of a solid tire, perhaps filled with foam rubber. It looks to have split (amazingly cleanly) along one of the tread grooves, and to have been cut apart from the rest at two 90 degree points, while the inner surface just broke on its own.

I've seem something like this (but smaller) as flat-free tires for wheelbarrows.

2159) At first, I though that this was some kind of relay adjustment tool -- with a handle similar to the J-66 punchdown tool for phone terminal blocks.

But examination of the narrow end detail photos suggests to me that it may be a form of "bump" style lock picking tool.

2160) Combination crimper and cutter for solid wire (of the gauge typical in fencing). Perhaps it is for crimping ferrules to form an eye splice in wire rope.

Now to post this and then see what others have suggested.

Enjoy, DoN.

[TwoGuns]

2155- Looks like a 1/4 storage rack for bowling balls. 2156-Soldering tool of some kind. 2157-A rehabilitation device for Professional Bull Riders. 2158- Looks like the flywheel from my old 1964 GTO after I missed the first to second gear shift. 2159- One end must be a gut hook for minnows. No idea about the other end. 2160-Hog ring tool?

All just W.A.G.s DL

[Rob H.]

Nutcracker is correct, the rest of the answers for this week can be seen here: