No, it not the spikey, knob thingy that we still haven't been able to positively identify. I'm going through my uncle's old toolbox and I've come across a few wtf tools.
1. Hose cutter? This was lumped in with tin snips and gutter tools.
2. C-clamp. The foot is removable and has a partial hole on the bottom. Its machined and the compression rod has a very fine pitch on the threads.
The first one is a hose/pipe cutter. Cuts rubber, pex, PVC, ABS.
The second one.... don't get it on your hootus?
First one is a hose cutter. No idea on the clamp.
Actually, the second one might be some kind of die for sheet metal beading? Or maybe a press for some kind of crimp connector?
The second one is a curtain rod holder according to the guy that used to live in my house. At least that's what he used it for
Is the foot a cap/clamping face for the screw? Thinking that pin on the screw and partial hole in the foot make for the ability to turn the screw without rotating the clamping surface...
No idea what it is, though...
The second one looks to me like something like a large chainbreaker. I'm only familiar with the bicycle kind, but if you scaled one of those up it would look something like what you have:
In reply to SEADave :
yep, that second one looks like a press to pop the pin from a chain and then compress the head on the replacement master link. Have something similar for larger motorcycle chains.
Are there any other holes in the clamp? It looks similar to a clamp I have somewhere used to hold a dial indicator.
That screw not large enough for a chain breaker and overall tool depth is too large for such a specialty tool, plus the pin (which normally floats in a breaker) isn't long enough.
You know what? That models the mechanics of chain breaker for my motorcycle, except much smaller. Probably bicycle or most likely chain saw chains. Few more WTF tool I.D.s coming soon.
That clamp looks shop made to me. At first glance I thought it was a lathe stop for clamping to the ways.
It also looks very similar to a rivet setting tool I have for relining brake shoes.
My first thought was "chain breaker" and I still think that, but Trent's thought of a relining tool has me thinkin'
We use the #1 tool at work for cutting thin wall tubing. It's too wimpy for cutting hose at production levels.
You'd be shocked if you knew what we do to cut hose sometimes.
In reply to Datsun310Guy :
Portaband? Cut off wheel? Torch?
The air and hydraulic hoses on our missle for shooting fiber optic cable under driveways took a good while with a cutoff wheel to get ready to patch when they broke. We had to take them to a hydraulic specialist for the actual patching and fitting crimping.
Did your unless work in landscaping or irrigation? Hose cutter plus tool for cutting holes in irrigation hose/pipe maybe.
Imagine that C Clamp with the V thing in the bottom removed (looks removable) lay a bar in there and the pressure of the pin thing self centers. Clamp the C Clamp in-on a milling table and you can make repeatable, on center holes OR keyway slots.
But that's just a guess......
In reply to RevRico :
We cut 4-wire (4 layers of steel wire reinforcement) hose that even with a vent system smokes out the shop. Am employee recently called OSHA on us.
I make closed cell foam frames and an easy way to cut the ends is a large, thin blade kitchen knife, water for lubricant, and a $3.99 plastic miter box from Menards. When people see the process they comment about us using a steak knife? Yes.
The "c" clamp looks very similar to one of the projects my Heavy Equipment Technology students make as part of their required machining class. Also a thread pitch gauge and a small ball pean/removable face hammer.
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