Framing carpenter tool??

[dimwittedmoose51]

Made in Taiwan and not likely all that valuable, but I just wanna know what the heck it is.  It's worth the $1 I paid for the pair; at the scrap yard anyway.

TIA

DM&FS

[gibsontool]

I have never seen anything like that before, may be part of something? looks to be aluminum with red plastic whatevers, what are the dimensions?

[dimwittedmoose51]

They are about 2 feet long and the orange angle thingies are plastic and rotate inside the holes.  They do come out at one angle so they can me moved to the other locations on each leg.  One of the V units has the open end of the U channel piece on the back(that holds the two legs together) facing away from the legs and the other has the U channel facing towards the legs.  If the auctioneer announced what it was, I didn't hear it.  When no one would even bid a dollar on it, well.....the rest is history.

If I had to guess, I'd figure it to be some sort of picture framing construction jig or maybe something to do with setting roof pitches or some other housing construction application.

DM&FS

[wvtools]

The U channels look like the things that hook on ladder rungs on the balance/outrigger attachments.  Could they be some kind of holding jigs on a sheet metal brake (the kind whose frame looks like a ladder)?

[dimwittedmoose51]

I may have mispoke.  The U channels I was refering to were upt at the top of the contraption where the long arms connect together.

I'll try to do pix of the backside of them later tonight.  There must be a US version of this rig somewhere if the Taiwan folks were copying it.  This would also be something that a high school shop class would be using, if that's any more of a hint.....
DM&FS

[BruceS]

It's a picture frame clamp !!  I needs about a 4" carriage bolt and wing nut to hold the two "V's" together.
Start with the wing nut near the outboard end of the bolt,  then place the orange v's at approximate size of frame  then tighten the wing nut and pull everything together.
I have one and it is not one of my "favorite" clamps.

[dimwittedmoose51]

MYSTERY SOLVED PAPAW!!  Thanks Bruce

DM&FS

[Branson]

It's a picture frame clamp !!  I needs about a 4" carriage bolt and wing nut to hold the two "V's" together.
Start with the wing nut near the outboard end of the bolt,  then place the orange v's at approximate size of frame  then tighten the wing nut and pull everything together.
I have one and it is not one of my "favorite" clamps.

I started making frames when I was about 13, and this looks  like it would drive me crazy to use.  I don't see any advantage gained. 
Where there might be an advantage is in chair making or repair.  But frames?  I think it solves a non-existent problem.

[scottg]

It's a picture frame clamp !!  I needs about a 4" carriage bolt and wing nut to hold the two "V's" together.
Start with the wing nut near the outboard end of the bolt,  then place the orange v's at approximate size of frame  then tighten the wing nut and pull everything together.
I have one and it is not one of my "favorite" clamps.

I started making frames when I was about 13, and this looks  like it would drive me crazy to use.  I don't see any advantage gained. 
Where there might be an advantage is in chair making or repair.  But frames?  I think it solves a non-existent problem.

  It does, but that is what it was made for anyway.  I have seen them for sale in years past.   
 There is a long band clamp on the market, with 4 loose corners, that looks just as, or even more miserable!
  Picture frames are enough trouble. We need more? hehehhheheeheh
  yours Scott
Who uses a Lion #4 miter trimmer most often. Not as good as a real 300 pound pedestal foot operated trimmer, but at least I do have the accessory channel/measure so I can see the finished rabbit size as I work.   

[Branson]

I started making frames when I was about 13, and this looks  like it would drive me crazy to use.  I don't see any advantage gained. 
Where there might be an advantage is in chair making or repair.  But frames?  I think it solves a non-existent problem.

  It does, but that is what it was made for anyway.  I have seen them for sale in years past.   
 There is a long band clamp on the market, with 4 loose corners, that looks just as, or even more miserable!
  Picture frames are enough trouble. We need more? hehehhheheeheh
  yours Scott
Who uses a Lion #4 miter trimmer most often. Not as good as a real 300 pound pedestal foot operated trimmer, but at least I do have the accessory channel/measure so I can see the finished rabbit size as I work.   

Yeah, seen the band clamp with loose corners.  It can be handy for some chair repairs.  But picture frames?  Yech! 
My grandfather had one of those foot operated guillotines -- right handy machine.  I'm using a compound sliding miter now.  Wish I had the option of the channel measure...

[BruceS]

"There is a long band clamp on the market, with 4 loose corners, that looks just as, or even more miserable!"

I actually have two of the Bessy band clamps and LOVE them.   The Jorgensen band clamp is a bummer.
On frame work I usually make a rub joint with Hide glue and band clamp or just let it dry on its own and then spline the corners with a contrasting lumber.

[thiggy]

I got one of those aluminum & plastic frame clamps about 20 years ago and it stills hangs in my shop.  I probably haven't used it more than twice in that time.  It is just a dust collector.