What is it? Set 523

[Rick]

Better known as the Rolls Razor...I have one...

[Rick]

3054, vinyl siding removal tool

[Scott Lurndal]

3052: Looks like a telephone installers tool for crimping the small circular connectors used when splicing POTS lines.

[Leon]

That looks like an entry for the flat two wire cable that ran from a roof top antenna to the television The flat slit would accommodate that type antenna wiring. The opening seals critters out.

[Markem]

3053

sharping stones

3054

vinyl siding tool

mark

[Nick]

Another wild guess.

3050. I think this might be a spooling drum for light (IE. not heavy) cable. Possibly used for temporary telecomms (military unlikely), detonation of charges in mines/quarries etc. Back to the drawing board. Nick.

[Leon Fisk]

3051 Is a Wagon-Wrench or maybe better described as a Wagon Nut Wrench.

[Bill]

3049-Reminds me of what I'd expect to find at the bottom of a control column for an old airplane, or similar. Of course, I was unable to verify that I'm even close. -Bill

[Bill]

To show that I'm flexible, 3049 may have some features in common with a master-cylinder (for braking) too. There is something "hydraulic" about it.

[Rob H.]

Correct, the patent calls it a wagon wrench.

[Leon Fisk]

I saw that. Kinda funny that they only needed ONE wrench for the whole wagon back then? Can you imagine calling something a Car Wrench nowadays ;-)

[Lee Michaels]

"Leon Fisk" wrote

Well, it is a bit fun to compare times (and technology) of old to a modern counterpart. But it does make sense. Back in the day, many parts were made by the village blacksmith. And what manufacturers existed, I am sure there was not a great variety in parts, fasteners, bolts, etc. It would not have been smart to have a bunch of different size nuts (or bolts) on a wagon.

After all, where are bolts (and/or nuts) used on a wagon. Not being overly familiar with wagon (or carriages) I would assume that the wheel and hitch would be the only places where such a connector would have been needed. This is not high tech. I mean, the highest tech thing on that wagon, was the wheels. That is pretty low tech. I don't think that you need a full socket set and a torque wrench for that.

So it does make sense. Having known a couple blacksmiths, I have a full appreciation on how these guys at one time were the primary engineers-problem solvers-tool makers in the community. They may not be doing all that kind of work any more. But any blacksmith does have to be a bit creative to do their job. And they were involved in making wagons, even in just a supportive role.

Not bitching at you or anything. It IS interesting that it would be called a wagon wrench. But that was a much simpler time. You did not need that many tools to work on a wagon. Modern vehicles a a much different situation. How much does a modern mechanic spend on tools? Particularly if purchased from the professional suppliers.

[Alexander Thesoso]

Just to be picky, nowadays, for a car, there is only one tool needed or useful to the typical owner... a cellphone to call a tow. And for some cars, not even that is needed with cars that call for help by themselves.

I'll admit that sometimes a credit card is needed to scrape the ice off the windshield.

[J Burns]

If I'd though of it, that would have been my guess. So I looked it up. Flat cable was supposed to be kept away from metal, but apparently masonry wasn't a problem. The usual method was to drill a hole, put the cable through, and caulk.

Cable was supposed to have a drip loop at the entrance. If it were designed for TV cable, I would expect it to deflect the cable down on the exterior side.

[Paul Drahn]

I pulled the identical device, still in the original package, from my loft. It is a Radio Shack Archer Cat. No. 15-1200 Wall feed through tube. "Designed to provide a neat weather-proof entrance of all types of wire and cable through walls up to 13" (33cm) thick."

It includes the rubber grommet with the slit. "Note. Rubber grommet should be used only when absolutely necessary in UHF installations. Some air circulation is desirable to prevent condensation.".

I can take measurements and pictures, if necessary, but both external plastic parts are identical to the pictures.

Paul

[Lloyd E. Sponenburgh]

Paul Drahn fired this volley in news:l8dib0$tqi$1 @dont-email.me:

AH! I thought it was a "Palmetto Pee-hole". It's actually an "SC Sex Aid"!

You'll get'm every time with that "grommet with the slit". They couldn't possibly resist!

Lloyd

[J Burns]

I wondered what it was designed for. I'm curious about the exterior side. It appears to have a couple of holes to screw something on.

If it were well designed, I would expect a downward elbow on the exterior, to keep water out while allowing some air circulation.

The homeowner obviously bought the fitting at Radio Shack, but if the carport roof abutted the house, it would be hard to bring an antenna cable down to that point. The best entry point would have been under the eaves, leaving the shortest possible length of flat cable exposed to sun and rain.

A tube from the basement to the carport would be ideal if he had a compressor in his basement and sometimes needed compressed air in his carport.

[DanG]

memory and age. Yes, Rolls. At least I knew it started with an R.

[Paul Drahn]

Both ends have holes for screw mounting. The inside flange is permanently attached to the clear plastic tube. The outside flange is removable so the tube may be shortened. The flange also has two holes for screws to fasten it to the wall. In addition, the removable flange has a set screw to hold it firmly to the plastic tube.

In actual use, the TV twin lead would be controlled by screw-in insulators and they would be set to keep the lead away from metal and would be able to form a drip loop, if that was necessary.

The normal, brown, 300 ohm twin lead used polyethylene that was not affected by sunlight.

Paul

[DoN. Nichols]

Posting from the newsgroup rec.crafts.metalworking as always.

3049) Interesting. Two of the four (two at 90 degrees from each other) have locknuts, and thus are expected to be kept at one particular setting for a while, while the other two are expected to be more frequently changed.

Looks like a sphere being held, and perhaps 2-1/4" diameter at a guess. Is that a billiard ball?

But it sort of looks like it is designed to stress test the ball, or to totally break it, likely using the larger pair of cups once the smaller pair of push pads are holding it in place.

3050) Some kind of adjustable transformer -- very early and experimental based on the kind of wire insulation used.

Multiple taps on the round ended part which slides in and out to adjust the coupling.

Also two multiple tap coils inside the box.

I see no terminals on the sliding round coil, so I will assume that the tap switch adjusts how many turns are shorted across.

The other two coils, then, would give varying impedances depending on where the moving coil is positioned. Likely intended to adjust the balance of AC between the two, perhaps as a position sensor.

3051) Clamps onto something square (by turning the two handles), and serves as a bench-top holder for the object.

Is there a thread on the horizontal handle shafts, or is the entire grip from the angled plates.

3052) Strange pliers. Almost looks as though it is to crimp lead seals on things like power meters.

3053) Now, *this* one I *know*. (Just the first photo is sufficient).

It is a "Rolls Razor", and this one is missing an important part.

The cover to the left is a honing stone, and the one to the right is a leather strop covered with jeweler's rouge. The two are keyed so each fits only into one side of the housing.

The part standing up in the center is the razor blade, with a guard which flips back and forth.

The handle to the right is slid back and forth causing the blade to rotate so it either moves edge-first on the hone side, or edge last on the strop side.

You would strop it before every shaving (just a few strokes), and hone it only every so often.

The one thing missing is the razor handle. which normally lives nestled inside the strop/hone handle, but in normal use slides over the back edge of the blade and clamps down by screwing the handle.

All in all -- a very nice long lived device for shaving, if you shave. I used one for years before I switched to a beard and saved minutes of each morning. :-)

3054) It looks like a clip-on handle for some kind of cookware.

Is that red a soft plastic dip, or a hard enamel coating?

But I would like to see what it clips to, since it does not look that secure. Perhaps if it was one of two it could be used to lift something in a symmetrical way.

Now to post and then see what others have suggested.

Enjoy, DoN.