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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: lptools on April 11, 2025, 09:32:50 PM

Title: Marketplace buy
Post by: lptools on April 11, 2025, 09:32:50 PM

Went to the house for the double square , protractor , center head , and came back with all of this!

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: oldgoaly on April 11, 2025, 10:04:36 PM

Cool stuff!

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: Yadda on April 12, 2025, 09:16:57 AM

I never see hammer handles.   Nice buys!

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: amecks on April 12, 2025, 05:08:23 PM

Metal bending tool is neat.  I have one and have used it several times. What were they used for? Ductwork?

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: lptools on April 13, 2025, 10:21:58 AM

Hello , Al . The metal bending tool is a Hand Seamer , for tinsmiths  , HVAC , sheet metal roofing , etc. , used by many trades . I have a couple sizes of the more modern version that I use for aluminum trim work.

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: d42jeep on April 16, 2025, 10:19:26 AM

Nice cast iron file handle too.
-Don

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: lptools on April 16, 2025, 01:57:38 PM

Hello, Don . Thanks , it has a Durbin-Durco stamp , cast iron body with an aluminum clamp . They also offered one with an aluminum body , so this one is a hybrid :grin:

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 23, 2025, 02:03:21 PM

Quote from: amecks on April 12, 2025, 05:08:23 PM

Metal bending tool is neat...What were they used for?...

Hand seamers were often used to close a standing seam:

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 23, 2025, 02:05:27 PM

...darn it; I didn't realize the "edit" function had gone away or hidden somewhere...

...but could also be used to make a bend in a piece of sheet metal in the field, when the full-size brake was back in the shop.  Not good for long bends, but helpful for, say, architectural flashing.

There were also some joining methods for ductwork, similar to a standing seam, for which these would be the cat's flannel nightwear.

And thanks for reminding me where the "edit" button is; it had been a while since I needed to go back and fix/add to a message.

Title: Re: Marketplace buy
Post by: lptools on April 23, 2025, 02:19:34 PM

hey Bill. Thanks for the photo/explanation. ! I think there's still a way to edit , to the right of the title/date , click Modify