August 4, 201510 yr 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.
August 4, 201510 yr Forks on the ends? Hard to see in that pict. If so my 1st thought is some sort of vale spring compressor.
August 4, 201510 yr 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
February 24, 201610 yr 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?
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