Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: abigalesdad on December 13, 2015, 10:46:01 PM
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Hello All!
I love old tools, mostly found at estate sales. Some I keep, some I sell. I occasionally find a tool that I'm unable to track down a use. Here's the current mystery. It's about 8" long and the holes seem sized to grip round or cylindrical objects with approximate diameters of 1 1/8", 3/4", and 3/8". It is made of brass or bronze, likely for either non-sparking or non-marring purposes. Other than the tags with it's numbers, there are no stamp or casting marks on the device. It was found at the estate sale of a guy that was a plumber or hvac type.
I've got a few other mysteries, but I'll do them one at a time.
Thanks!
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The type of copper tube that comes in coils is "Type K" soft copper. One of its uses is for underground supplies.
If the end is a little out of round it can be hard to sweat a fitting onto.
This is a guess for that tool, I usually used swage type tools, but the sizes are right, and used with a mandrel of some sort, those could re-round soft tube.
Chilly
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possibly, could also be used to hold the tubing while either reaming the ID or to hold it to run a tapered drift pin to reshape the ID ?
small enough to carry in your pocket as a hand clamp to hold the tubing.
just a thought.
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