Re: Another tool ID needed XXII

Ok I have a lock on 184 its a pipe reamer for smoking pipes. As a matter = of fact I need a new reamer wanna get rid of that one ? Puff

Yes, it's a pipe reamer, I'm not selling this one but if you search for "Kleen Reem" on ebay you'll find a few just like it.

Rob

If that little concave edge is sharp, then it's a ripping chisel,

Put it in an air hammer and run it down some sheetmetal, such as a car exhaust pipe. The "horn" stops the chisel slipping off the edge of the steel.

Nope

Correct

Could be, but it does have a function

Yes

Incorrect

Nice rule.

The concave part of this one isn't sharp, I put up another photo of it with a better view.

Tube end caulking hammer ?

(probably boiler firetubes)

My source has a different name for them, but it is for working on boiler firetubes so I guess your answer is close enough to call correct. According to a book that I have it's called a beading tool.

That's not what it was sold for.

That's my take on it. The only thing that makes me wonder is the fact that the short leg is a little long to me.

Wayne Cook Shamrock, TX

It was always referred to as "caulking" when I did it (probably the most horrible job I've ever done that didn't involve animal by-products), but you're right, strictly speaking it would be beading rather than caulking.

Does anyone still caulk boilers ? Can you even do it, if they're in steel plates rather than iron ?