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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Branson on August 24, 2012, 08:57:45 AM

Title: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: Branson on August 24, 2012, 08:57:45 AM
It ratchets, it screws, it clamps... But what is it?

ebay.com/itm/Old-Antique-Mystery-Machinists-Tool-Screw-Mach-Prod-Co-Wedgon-No-1-NICE-/160869464880?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2574913b30
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Old-Antique-Mystery-Machinists-Tool-Screw-Mach-Prod-Co-Wedgon-No-1-NICE-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqNHJEwE-uwKHetMBP31NqJJbQ~~60_57.JPG)
http://tinyurl.com/9dcs8fk (http://tinyurl.com/9dcs8fk)
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: Mac53 on August 24, 2012, 09:39:23 AM
I don't know if that link wouldn't work for anyone else, but here is another to it

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Antique-Mystery-Machinists-Tool-Screw-Mach-Prod-Co-Wedgon-No-1-NICE-/160869464880?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2574913b30 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Antique-Mystery-Machinists-Tool-Screw-Mach-Prod-Co-Wedgon-No-1-NICE-/160869464880?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2574913b30)
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: skipskip on August 24, 2012, 10:00:36 AM

well it's  too complicated to be a nut cracker, so it must be a shoe stretcher.
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: keykeeper on August 24, 2012, 12:07:24 PM
From justia.com trademark info on the wedgon trademark--

"BENCH TOOLS AND ADAPTORS FOR APPLYING SPECIALLY FORMED WIRE CLAMPS TO HOSE ASSEMBLIES AND THE SPECIALLY FORMED WIRE CLAMPS SOLD TOGETHER FOR USE WITH SUCH TOOLS"

I believe this is the tool mentioned, don't see the wire clamps, though.
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: skipskip on August 24, 2012, 02:02:31 PM
SO.. for putting couplings on hoses?
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: Batz on August 24, 2012, 04:27:34 PM
Looks like some type of specialized band-it tool to me
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: amertrac on August 24, 2012, 05:14:53 PM
Looks like some type of specialized band-it tool to me
Mr. Batz. Band-it  bander,  I have one and have never seen another, are they popular where you are. According to the paper work they have to be the most expensive hand  bander in the world;
 paperwork says  11 hundred bucks of course I paid no where near that at auction 10 years ago
  bob w.
Title: Re: eBay whatsit this morning
Post by: Batz on August 25, 2012, 03:09:28 AM
Looks like some type of specialized band-it tool to me
Mr. Batz. Band-it  bander,  I have one and have never seen another, are they popular where you are. According to the paper work they have to be the most expensive hand  bander in the world;
 paperwork says  11 hundred bucks of course I paid no where near that at auction 10 years ago
  bob w.

I've used lots of Band-it on high pressure water hoses when working in the mining industry. That one must have been made for those hard to get at places, where it is impossible to swing the standard bander. We always used  the stainless band and the Band-it was the only brand that could withstand the very severe conditions.

Fortunately I no longer swing spanners in a mining environment, very part time in power stations these days.