Tool Talk

What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: znamien on October 07, 2014, 10:31:53 AM

Title: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: znamien on October 07, 2014, 10:31:53 AM: says ROPER on jaws
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: Nolatoolguy on October 07, 2014, 08:41:20 PM: It doesn't happen to roper Whitney does it?

Looks to be a sheet metal tool of some sort.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: john k on October 07, 2014, 10:46:24 PM: The Roper name to me is wood and gas ranges, but the handles and that big spring look almost like a veterinarian tool, at least a tool meant to be used one handed. Does resemble a sheet metal tool, and got me completely scratching my head.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: mikeswrenches on October 08, 2014, 08:15:55 AM: It looks like it was made to spread something. But what that would have been...I have no idea.

Mike
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: turnnut on October 08, 2014, 09:25:46 PM: Roper made a hole punch for sheet metal, would that be able to hold 2 pieces of sheet metal together
to punch them evenly ?

just a thought.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: keykeeper on October 08, 2014, 09:34:23 PM: To me, it is obvious this is a clamp, as the spring keeps it closed.

I'm leaning toward sheep metal work, as Roper made tools for such.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: rusty on October 09, 2014, 07:57:07 PM: http://www.dinosaursandrobots.com/2008/03/mystery-tool-monday-roping-clamping.html

The mystery of March 17th has been solved! Last week's mystery tool is a Roper Whitney hand seamer used for crimping and seaming copper roofing sheets. The relative malleability of copper explains the lackluster clamping strength.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: bear_man on October 10, 2014, 01:47:22 AM: Rusty, every so often I get blown away, and this time YOU'VE done it. So do you have a photographic memory or merely 32 ex-hippies on call to search for the strange? *he grins*
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: Batz on October 10, 2014, 02:41:29 AM: I have no idea what this is, but I'm thinking it would be good for grabbing pizza trays out out my pizza oven.

Batz
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: OilyRascal on October 10, 2014, 05:23:07 AM: I just want to know where to purchase this "sheep metal" :cheesy:
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: znamien on October 10, 2014, 07:09:05 AM: thank you everyone for your input, especially RUSTY,who is not rusty and is still working fine,
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: rusty on October 10, 2014, 04:56:20 PM: Thank keykeeper also, he used the magic word 'clamp', that was what I needed to find it :)

Sometimes a tool is not what it obviously is.

Trying to find it as 'pliers' was fruitless.

Because it isn't...
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: turnnut on October 10, 2014, 08:19:10 PM: calling OilyRascal,

you want to know where ?

I believe you can find them at a sheep forrrrrm !
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: Bill Houghton on October 10, 2014, 09:25:13 PM: Quote from: OilyRascal on October 10, 2014, 05:23:07 AM
I just want to know where to purchase this "sheep metal" :cheesy:

Mainly in Britain, based on my brief interweb search:
(http://www.boraca.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/h/sheep.png)
A mere £20.00, plus of course shipping.

Not sure what you feed them, though.
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Post by: john k on October 10, 2014, 09:36:11 PM: Lockwashers?
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: Lewill2 on October 11, 2014, 07:19:30 AM: I'll pass on the sweater made from that one.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: turnnut on October 11, 2014, 03:51:22 PM: give them a bag of sheep metal chips !
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: rusty on October 11, 2014, 05:45:16 PM: Now I know where steel wool comes from.
Title: Re: hello, what is this used for, thank you
Post by: Billman49 on October 12, 2014, 04:06:26 PM: Wire wool??