Topic

This thread is dedicated to identifying any tools that members may have acquired without them really knowing what they are for and/or how to use them.

People end up with as sorts of stuff without through a whole lot of reasons such as:
* "I inherited it from dad/granddad etc."
* "It came with the car when I bought it."
* "It was part of a job lot."
* "I found it in the garage when I bought the house."
* "Someone gave it to me."
* "I knocked it off from work because it was shiny."

So post good clear pix of those tools and we'll have a go at identifying what they're for and/or explaining how to use them.

That is a great post

I don't think I have any tools that I don't know what they are for and I have lots of tools too! I even have some open ended spanners that were part of my Austin 10 toolkit they have Austin cast into them. My late father-in-law was a toolmaker so I have some ''one off'' tools that he made for special jobs.

I sold his 41/2 inch Boxford automatic lathe for £1000 which my Ma in law wanted scrapped, I sold all of the steel stock to a club member who is a model maker and he donated it to his club, he also bought the 18'' x 18'' surface plate which weighed 45kg
I will see if i can find any interesting tools to photograph.

Well done this is a great idea

Thanks for starting this thread Cobber.
So here are the first items to identify.



Obviously clamps, but what are best used for?

Clamping?

They are known as parallel clamps.

one of the first thing I made in metal class at school,(a long long time ago) now use them when I am making my model r/c submarines, as they can get into the tight areas.

I did the very same! ..also a long time ago..I had quite forgotten about them..would also be useful in my model making..got stuck on a model tug..on my way to subs..and now diverted from old bikes to working on my TF...it's a small world..

my god they dont half bring back memories, like you say the sort of things we made in metalwork lessons, then later as an apprentice at International Harvester (tractor/constuction vehicle manufacture) as part of basic engineering training we used to make our tools that would be used later in our employment.

I like our local Harvester. You get free unlimited salad.

Deep Diver wrote: wrote:

one of the first thing I made in metal class at school,(a long long time ago) now use them when I am making my model r/c submarines, as they can get into the tight areas.

That makes a lot of sense. He was a keen modeller, airplanes, boats, and later r/c yachts.
I have a 6' long model of the battleship Bismark in the garage, which he scratch built. It's designed to be sailed, not static display. Will put a picture up if any one is interested?

Argen69 wrote: wrote:

Thanks for starting this thread Cobber.
So here are the first items to identify.

Obviously clamps, but what are best used for?

I know these as toolmakers clamps. Used for precision clamping.
Google 'em.

I thought they were pilliwinks.

David Aiketgate wrote: wrote:

I thought they were pilliwinks.

Oo er..... What else is in your dungeon?