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old tool
« on: November 07, 2012, 07:21:20 am »
Does anyone know what this is. Thanks
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Re: old tool
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2012, 12:06:57 pm »
I have no clue but some of the guys will know !!  Reminds me of an old rivet tool of some type !!  Any history with this ??  What area are you in ?? Did you look for a patent number ??
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Re: old tool
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 05:16:41 pm »
My first impression is a punch...but rivet would work as well.  Hard to tell by the pic.

Any markings on it at all?  Can you take a pic with the handle in the down position?  Thanks!
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Re: old tool
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2012, 05:54:36 pm »
Yes, it definitely looks like a rivet machine. We used one in my grandfather's mfg. company.
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Re: old tool
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2012, 06:32:08 am »
Not a "rivet" press .... but looks to be a "hole" punch ..... or a "pin" driver/inserter (it appears to have a "depth" stop).

A "rivet" press has to have a solid base, either flat, concave or convex, to insure a "clinching" of the rivet.
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Re: old tool
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2012, 11:23:26 am »
Exactly what I thought cogar!  (Unless a platform is missing so that it could be used for a rivet!)
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Re: old tool
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2012, 11:32:46 pm »
i,ve got an "old tool" as well....but it looks a lot different........ ::)
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Re: old tool
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2012, 05:39:16 am »
Keep it clean there Wullie! (Avrill will thank you)

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Re: old tool
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2012, 07:03:31 am »
Being of Greek Orthodox faith..and an ex Alter Boy...."that" ..tool never entered my mind.....but its obviously in yours...... ;D ;D
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Re: old tool
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2012, 08:55:49 am »
Yeah...I buy that from you just like I buy that you don't have an accent Wullie!

You have been scolded!

      
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Re: old tool
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2012, 01:02:16 pm »
Coming from you KC....i,ll take it the way i always do...with a smile on my face..as for an accent..among my own kind i do...when somewhere else...i don,t.....because if i were to speak as i normally do.....nobody would understand a word i was saying..... ;D
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Re: old tool
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2012, 10:29:45 am »
Note from my husband, a collector of old tools:  A platform/table is missing.  Additionally this item has and is still used by blacksmiths rather than the conventional anvil and hammer... just depends upon their preference, what s/he has available at the time, or if the blacksmith runs into a problem and needs an additional tool; from my horseback riding years I do recall seeing a much smaller version in the blacksmith's van and/or trailer... many tools, many uses.

Quote from: KC on November 08, 2012, 11:23:26 am
Exactly what I thought cogar!  (Unless a platform is missing so that it could be used for a rivet!)

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Re: old tool
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2012, 05:12:29 pm »
:)  Thanks for the update!
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Re: old tool
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2012, 04:14:29 am »
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Additionally this item has and is still used by blacksmiths


Then I'm thinking it is a "hole punch" for metal and would explain the long "shaft" with the large "ball" at the top for hitting with a hammer.
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Re: old tool
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2012, 09:37:22 am »
Explanation from my husband... In general terms it is a hole punch, however, this tool is a multifunctional tool such as punching holes, riveting, to press bearings in place, blacksmithing, et cetera.  In order for this tool to function however one would need the plate that is missing (see top photo... if you look at the shorter metal "shaft" located pretty much in the middle of the tool - next to that you can see where a plate would be attached to it, and, where it would be screwed in to hold it in place).  The "ball" at the top is actually a weight which would not be used for hitting with a hammer. 
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