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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: skylab on September 24, 2011, 06:55:17 PM

Title: More whats it?
Post by: skylab on September 24, 2011, 06:55:17 PM

anyone know of any of these
Thanks

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: Papaw on September 24, 2011, 07:10:07 PM

Useful in the snow country! McKaig-Hatch tire chain pliers, snow scraper, and probably a lug wrench.

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: skylab on September 24, 2011, 08:18:14 PM

does anyone collect chain pliers?

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: skipskip on September 24, 2011, 08:40:37 PM

Quote from: skylab on September 24, 2011, 08:18:14 PM

does anyone collect chain pliers?

not on purpose...

they seem to accumulate and then are hard to get rid of  :)

Skip

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: Stoney on September 26, 2011, 11:24:13 AM

Does the T wrench have a number?  Several Farm Mgm made T wrenches.

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: skylab on September 26, 2011, 01:00:34 PM

hard to see but looks like.

fairmont
made is usa
971A or 97lA

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: Stoney on September 26, 2011, 01:14:46 PM

Then I don't think it is an implement wrench.

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: anglesmith on September 26, 2011, 04:55:54 PM

The "cake slice lifter" is a clock makers screw plate for indenting (early cold forming!) threads on brass clock plate spacers (no cutting).
Graeme

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: Branson on September 27, 2011, 08:09:07 AM

Quote from: anglesmith on September 26, 2011, 04:55:54 PM

The "cake slice lifter" is a clock makers screw plate for indenting (early cold forming!) threads on brass clock plate spacers (no cutting).
Graeme

That's my thought, too.  I found the following on the Davistown Museum site:

"Screw plates of hardened steel were used to form the threads of screws for clock and watch work. Each plate had threaded holes, in twos or threes, of diminishing sizes for different-sized screws. The action in making the thread was to squeeze the thread on the softer metal of which the screw was to be made. The tool was used by holding the wire to be screwed in a vise and turning the tool onto it by hand. Small screws could, however, be turned into the plate. The handle on each plate provided leverage and in some had a convenient loop for hanging the plate on a hook when not in use (for larger sizes, see PI. 34). A lubricant such as lard oil was essential in screw making. "

Title: Re: More whats it?
Post by: skylab on September 27, 2011, 07:20:07 PM

thanks guys!  I never would have knew that.