Ethan the blacksmith Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I good friend of mine, dave, gave my this tool along with some much needed parts for the steamer. it looks like an od type of vice grip maybe. if anyone can shed some light on this that would be great!P.S. you are invited to come to vegreville alberta this Saturday to the fair. we will have our steam engine their along with a couple others, I will also be playing fiddle for the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Forks on the ends? Hard to see in that pict. If so my 1st thought is some sort of vale spring compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Greetings Ethan,What you have is a small engine valve spring compressor. A common tool in the lawnmower business. Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan the blacksmith Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Bingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 OK, that one was easy. Got a harder one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 More specifically, ... a Valve Spring Compressor for flathead engines. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBD Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 On 04/08/2015 at 3:19 AM, Ethan the blacksmith said: I good friend of mine, dave, gave my this tool along with some much needed parts for the steamer. it looks like an od type of vice grip maybe. if anyone can shed some light on this that would be great! P.S. you are invited to come to vegreville alberta this Saturday to the fair. we will have our steam engine their along with a couple others, I will also be playing fiddle for the weekend. I think I've seen a similar tool to do with car wheels maybe a ball joint separater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 old school Valve spring compressor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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