Another tool ID needed XXI

[R.H.]

I didn't have much going on last night so I decided to take some photos and make a new post this morning:

I need some help identifying the tool in picture number 186.

[Greg Millen]

trick question? I don't see a #186...

[Brian Lawson]

Hey Greg,

No, not a trick. The two photos captioned 186 came up on my screen OK. 3rd and 4th ones from the top. Still don't know what it is though. In fact, I don't "know" what many of them are, except 178 which is a soldering tip for a torch and 183 is a lock-nut for an electrical fitting, and maybe 180 is checker-plate. Is 182 a part of a toy noise-maker? Is 181 a "clicker" ( cleat ??) for tap-dancing shoes?

Take care.

Brian Laws>trick question? I don't see a #186...

[Eag111]

185 is a pet-nail trimmer

[Harry Conover]

I did see #186, but have no idea what it is.

By the way, very nice photos.

Harry C.

[Joe AutoDrill]

181 Looks like an "oillite" or "Oil Lite" oil impregnated brass/bronze bushing pad.

Probably bolted to something and had some spinning part rest on it.

Regards, Joe Agro, Jr.

V8013

[Footy]

185 is a telco wire stripper

[R.H.]

This one isn't a pet-nail trimmer.

[R.H.]

These two are correct.

and maybe 180 is checker-plate. Is 182 a part of

These three aren't, 181 is for shoes but not for dancing.

Rob

[R.H.]

Thanks for the comments, hopefully someone will recognize 186, maybe I should offer prizes for tool ID's.

[R.H.]

This one is for something totally different from that.

Rob

[R.H.]

Yes

Correct

Nope

Looks just like a wire cutter to me:

[R.H.]

It doesn't say telco on it, but it is for stripping and cutting wire. Any idea why there is foam rubber padding around the piece that connects the strippers to the cutter?

[Joe AutoDrill]

Right material?

Regards, Joe Agro, Jr.

V8013

[R.H.]

A magnet sticks to it, that's all I can tell you concerning what type metal it is. Keep in mind it's only 3/4" long.

[Mike M]

RH> Keep in mind it's only 3/4" long.

Looks like a shoe tap to me.

[R.H.]

It's not a tap, but a lot of people did guess that.

[Andy Dingley]

"This is a professional quality adjustable reaming tool"

Is that for "professional pipe smokers", or do really keen amateur pipe smokers send their bowls out to have them professionally reamed ?

I should write to The Chap magazine and enquire.

[Greg Millen]

Well, I had another look and got a later version with 186 visible. maybe it was cached somewhere.

[CW]

This may be nitpicking but wear plates such as this were commonly known as "taps". Even shoe repair people used the term.