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Offline vestsp

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Garage discoveries
« on: June 21, 2011, 08:26:50 PM »
I'm cleaning out my grandfather's garage and am curious about a few items. 
Thanks for the assistance

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2011, 08:27:24 PM »
and this
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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2011, 08:28:48 PM »
and these too
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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2011, 08:45:42 PM »
#1 looks like part of a power hacksaw, maybe one of the kits that were sold years ago that made use of a washing machine gearbox to make the sawing action. That's my WAG only.

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2011, 08:58:26 PM »
> part of a power hacksaw...

My WAG is it's a jig for sharpening lawnmower blades....

The second brass thing is the top of some cartridge filter, but there is no way I can guess what for...

The blue thing is an air line water seperator for compressed air. (it's not usable in that state btw;)

The last thing I dunno, part of a propane stove?

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Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

Offline vestsp

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2011, 09:13:17 PM »
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Offline lazyassforge

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2011, 09:56:37 PM »
Chainsaw file guide?
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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2011, 08:42:31 AM »
Welcome to the site "vestsp". The 3rd picture down appears to be a condensate trap for an Air Compressor, that has seen better days. The one below it on first glance looks like it could be a power antenna for a automobile, but that is just a guess.

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2011, 07:44:52 PM »
this is a pneumatic tool of some sort
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2011, 07:22:58 AM »
The pneumatic tool might be some sort of a paint scaler if the 3 blades are hardened steel.
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Offline vestsp

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2011, 10:02:03 AM »
the blades are hardened steel and the ring around them appears to be adjustable for height, i actually found two of these tools
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Offline Redneck Albertan

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2011, 09:21:21 PM »
The top picture is definitely a chain saw file guide.
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Offline vestsp

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2011, 10:47:27 PM »
I agree, the chainsaw file guide was completely new to me, i actually found two of these also :)

The next two items are also curious.
(I'm not sure that i've ever seen a carb with a glass bowl before though)

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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2011, 10:56:24 PM »
Fuel pumps used to have glass bowls also, and were rebuildable. They were also where you could see them and work on them, not hidden in the fuel tank.
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Re: Garage discoveries
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2011, 07:11:20 PM »
a few more discoveries that i have had time to photograph
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