Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 So i got a box of old tools for a dollar for the most part is was all just cold chiseled but there were some weird things in there, and i was hoping somebody could help identify them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I don’t know what their original purpose was but they sure look like punches, drifts and chisels to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yes i realize that I should have said what are there original purposes, ive never seen any punches or drifs like these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Second one down is a split pin punch, for removing split pins (cotter pins in usa??) 4th one looks like a lathe dead centre that someone has been using as a punch or drift. And the last one looks to me like a small caulking iron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 You can make other useful tools out of them if you never find the original use. That's what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 The "weird" ones we get out here were generally lead packing tools for oldstyle plumbing where you would have cast iron pipes and at the joins you would pack oakum into the joints and then cover it with poured lead. They look a lot like oddly bent chisels except they have a flat on the end instead of an edge. The one with the 90 deg bend on the end looks a lot like a bowl or vase turning tools for a wood lathe. Check for carbon content and separate into "stock" for blades, drifts/chisels, other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yes i know i can make them into different things without knowing the original use but that stuff is just interesting to me and yup thats my plan is to spark test and organize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 I think we can all agree on that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 12:51 AM, ThomasPowers said: The "weird" ones we get out here were generally lead packing tools for oldstyle plumbing where you would have cast iron pipes and at the joins you would pack oakum into the joints and then cover it with poured lead. They look a lot like oddly bent chisels except they have a flat on the end instead of an edge Known as caulking irons in our neck of the globe (caulking being hammering soft stuff between hard stuff so wet or blowy stuff cannot get in or out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Gotta love playing with oakum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 11 hours ago, iron woodrow said: Known as caulking irons Same in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMusick-Slater Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 The bottom two look like engraving tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 On 8/16/2018 at 12:40 AM, iron woodrow said: for removing split pins (cotter pins in usa??) We call them "roll pins", well most of us do. Packing is a more specialized type of calking and usually signifies lead. Lead packing is often compressed against turning shafts with a "packing gland", a cap or nut with a hole to allow for the shaft. I don't think anybody is using lead anymore, there are synthetic packing materials and seals that usually work better and aren't toxic. Good score for your dollar Dillian, I'm thinking I don't have any better ideas than already stated. Good stock for future projects. I love garage, yard, etc. sales. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCreative Forge Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I have a lot of tools and jigs around that I made just for one specific job to catch an angle or reach a shape that I need. When I die and they sort it out the person tasked with this will have no idea. A few of those may be like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 And who doesn't have some "modified tools" that we thought were a good idea at the time but turned out not to work that well and so were tossed to the back of the shelf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 No,Thomas, I don't have any of them- really, no. No, don't look there- nothing to see here- please move on. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I have some that have been "modified" at least a half dozen times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smifman Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I have tools that I've made and have no idea what their purpose is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Well I'll say that I *thought* I knew what their purpose was when I made them; but it turns out I was mistaken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Frosty, cotter pins have the eyelet at one end end, and you spread the legs that stick out the other side. Roll pins are rolled spring steel and straight. If that is for removing cotter pins, they are BIG cotter pins, but I can see how it would be used. We had a couple of tough ones to remove the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Look again, I went back to make sure I hadn't made that kind of typo. Iron Woodrow asked about cotter pins. My reply was Re. roll pins. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now