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Title: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: rustyric on June 10, 2018, 04:24:32 PM

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https://imgur.com/7UgfV8V

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Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: international3414 on June 10, 2018, 04:42:00 PM

first thought,something to do with the hatting industry?????

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: rustyric on June 10, 2018, 04:59:07 PM

Should of said its footprint brand. Looks as though it clamps on something

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: bleonard on June 10, 2018, 06:40:03 PM

maybe a battery lifter       

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Papaw on June 10, 2018, 07:11:49 PM

Quote

maybe a battery lifter   

Would only be useful on a completely dead battery.

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: gibsontool on June 10, 2018, 11:14:27 PM

Well it ain't a nutcracker or a saw set so I give up.

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: rustyric on June 11, 2018, 01:14:47 AM

A primitive mitre clamp ?

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: amecks on June 11, 2018, 07:18:16 AM

Reminds me of a compass or dividers - with some pointed sticks clamped in it could mark out a circle or measure/mark lengths. 

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: rustyric on June 11, 2018, 10:30:32 AM

What about a tennis racket clamp ?

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 11, 2018, 12:04:08 PM

"Classic Coke can" is, well, just so obvious that I won't say it.  I just won't.

That's a head scratcher for sure.  Whatever it clamped came in varying sizes, since the halves could be closer together/farther apart, with those slots at the center.

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: bill300d on June 11, 2018, 06:21:22 PM

Reminds me of a clamp on handle for a rod or pipe.

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Spartan-C on June 11, 2018, 07:42:37 PM

Wonder if it has something to do with band instruments? Musical? No?

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: MAD on June 11, 2018, 09:05:45 PM

It looks like a clamp for holding/joining pipe. I imagine a clamp like that would have been quite useful before modern fittings made plumbing connections easier.   

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: MAD on June 11, 2018, 10:39:14 PM

Found some links...

https://books.google.com/books?id=do9CAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA11-PA35&lpg=RA11-PA35&dq=&source=bl&ots=v6pkaH6i2n&sig=7r4DBncYINzg9OQK8_TU0_EeFPA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiutvzsl83bAhXCq1kKHV4HDFAQ6AEIYDAM#v=onepage&q=%20&f=false (https://books.google.com/books?id=do9CAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA11-PA35&lpg=RA11-PA35&dq=&source=bl&ots=v6pkaH6i2n&sig=7r4DBncYINzg9OQK8_TU0_EeFPA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiutvzsl83bAhXCq1kKHV4HDFAQ6AEIYDAM#v=onepage&q=%20&f=false)

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_R._Ellin (https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_R._Ellin)

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Catch22! on June 12, 2018, 12:27:18 AM

I am always amazed at this forum.  Plumbers Clamp wow.

Here is another picture of one.

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: rustyric on June 12, 2018, 05:46:51 AM

Wow I am impressed - A pipe clamp ! Makes sense now, a third hand for when your sweating a joint !

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Northwoods on June 12, 2018, 06:21:44 PM

Thought maybe it was an outer ear corrector.  Use your imagination.

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/xxx-d01-mad-alfred-18.jpg

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: JoeCB on June 20, 2018, 05:47:17 PM

Did you all pick up on "joint wiping" in the description?  Joint wiping refers to the joining of lead water service pipe. Until recently "wiping" was part of journeyman plumber training. I doubt that much of that is still done these days.

Joe B   

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 20, 2018, 09:49:48 PM

Quote from: JoeCB on June 20, 2018, 05:47:17 PM

Did you all pick up on "joint wiping" in the description?  Joint wiping refers to the joining of lead water service pipe. Until recently "wiping" was part of journeyman plumber training. I doubt that much of that is still done these days.

Joe B

Mostly, people like to avoid lead poisoning, so, not much done anymore.

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: amecks on June 21, 2018, 07:13:56 AM

Yeah, Wow.  Now that I see what can be done with it, it looks like a real problem solver when trying to weld things.
Alfred E. (but not Newman)

Title: Re: What is this strange circular thing ?
Post by: Sudsy on July 02, 2018, 12:57:55 PM

Quote from: amecks on June 11, 2018, 07:18:16 AM

Reminds me of a compass or dividers - with some pointed sticks clamped in it could mark out a circle or measure/mark lengths.

I'm leaning towards this
Footprint made/makes some high end cabinet maker tools.

The company is still around, you should ask them

http://footprint-tools.com/company-history/