Tool Talk

What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: john k on September 24, 2011, 07:47:16 AM

Title: Whats it for?
Post by: john k on September 24, 2011, 07:47:16 AM

Here is a tool, rather, a holder or fixture.  It is mostly all cast iron, about a foot long.  Has holes for screwing down to a table.  The base has a concave place for centering the work piece.  I"m guessing it would compress a spring, with that slot in the bar to allow a large wingnut to be tightened.  But just what?   Not mine, a fellow brought it by work for me to guess its usage, he got it on a farm sale.  No dates, patents, or names cast into it. 

Title: Re: Whats it for?
Post by: Falcon on September 26, 2011, 07:31:10 PM

Looks like it is used for repairing inner tubes, the Spock -or- vulcanizing method maybe.

Title: Re: Whats it for?
Post by: Papaw on September 26, 2011, 08:36:16 PM

Might be for leatherwork. It could hold these tools-