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Offline rustcollector

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Little help?
« on: January 15, 2015, 06:39:02 PM »
Being a wrench person, and having some but limited knowledge outside that world.... What is the name of these? One is marked Greenlee, which made me think I knew what I was looking at, but any search that direction turned up nothing. I'm sure they are nothing special, just can't name 'em.

Offline leg17

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Re: Little help?
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2015, 08:11:30 PM »
Are they simply auger bits modified into turn screws?

Offline oldgoaly

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Re: Little help?
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2015, 08:18:46 PM »
I think they maybe for enlarging holes in wood.
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Re: Little help?
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2015, 08:43:56 PM »
looks like someone needed some long screw drivers and used what he had to make some.
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Offline Chillylulu

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Re: Little help?
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2015, 01:57:27 AM »
It kind of looks like it is made to turn if a slotted handle is pulled up that twist.  Kind of like an archimedes drill.

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Re: Little help?
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2015, 07:15:22 AM »
Twisted shank screwdrivers are fairly common - but not as much as these are.... Reuse of old auger bits sounds reasonable to me..

Offline rustcollector

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Re: Little help?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2015, 06:45:20 PM »
You all might be right. Upon closer inspection, I think they were hammered down. Well done if that's the case. They will go to ebay, not something I need.

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Offline Nolatoolguy

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Re: Little help?
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2015, 09:28:56 PM »
It looks like on the middle one there's three hammer marks, so ime with everyone else's guess.
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