GD85 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Good morning, Can anyone enlighten me as to what this guy is used for?http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GgUUcQHYZkY/ShhfvTBUGeI/AAAAAAAAD48/8MZnzFlxm3c/s576/IMG_7653.JPG I am thinking unfinished tongs or some kind of caliper. This is another thing I managed to scrounge (this one basically free, from the scrapyard at $0.20/lb) and found a similar one on the internet/ebay. Thanks, -Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 They are ID/OD calipers. very handy tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob JS Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) In the picture they are set as outside dia calipers, move one arm so it crosses the other so the little 'prongs' stick outwards and you have inside dia calipers (just to expand on T.D's answer) Also quite handy to use as a makeshift angle gauge - assuming they have straight edges like mine. Edited May 26, 2009 by Bob JS spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Ayup, ID/OD calipers. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Unfinished tongs, that's a good one.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meinhoutexas Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 hey just a thought what kind of steel are they made of the last pair of those i played with were pretty hard steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD85 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 Thanks for the input everyone however upon closer review they don't match the pics i linked in the original post. Wife is out of town with the digital camera which is useless anyways as she lost the USB cable for it so I will post a crude MSpaint masterpiece... One end of the whatsit tool has a bone shape to it the end that opens. On the other arm it has a right angle bend at the end that lines up and fits almost perfectly into the center of the bone shaped arm. The two ends fit very well together and have little play to them. Unfinished tongs... why not? Couldn't someone have forged the reins and jaws separately? Not sure exactly what kind of steel they are from sight and don't want to grind them to find out. Thanks, -Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob JS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 How big? I wonder if they are household fire tongs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD85 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 They are 15" long and were forged into a sort of rounded hexagon shape near the open ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Neilsen Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 How odd...I could see how you might think they are some kind of holding tool. I am stumped:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) Could they have gripped the top edge of a cooking pot? Or a crucible? Edited May 28, 2009 by Sam Thompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Believe it or not, my wife was just using one of those tong/plier tools to shape copper roses in a recent class. It does a great job at making the curves and indents necessary to produce a top notch rose petal using copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.