Necroghast
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Recently acquired some old tools from my grandfather. Anyone want to identify these/come up with ideas on how I could use them?
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Tercha
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1 - looks like metal edging strip
2 - Emery cloth?
3 - a bit from a hammer drill?
4 - the Knurled knob means it was meant to be turned - possibly a part from a machine converted into a scriber?
5 - lathe cutters?
6 - needle file
7 - look like dollys - though what for? I have no idea maybe leather ?
8 - Awls?
9 - Reamers
10 - levers / wedges?
11 - deathray - no hang on - half a pair of scissors
12 - mini drill? - it appears to have a mini chuck
13 - Glass cutters
14 - Chisels?
A very strange collection, however as you must know what he did either for a living or as a hobby that will give you clues to the usages
Over time people will convert and adapt tools for thier own use and it appears that is what has happened here.
2 - Emery cloth?
3 - a bit from a hammer drill?
4 - the Knurled knob means it was meant to be turned - possibly a part from a machine converted into a scriber?
5 - lathe cutters?
6 - needle file
7 - look like dollys - though what for? I have no idea maybe leather ?
8 - Awls?
9 - Reamers
10 - levers / wedges?
11 - deathray - no hang on - half a pair of scissors
12 - mini drill? - it appears to have a mini chuck
13 - Glass cutters
14 - Chisels?
A very strange collection, however as you must know what he did either for a living or as a hobby that will give you clues to the usages
Over time people will convert and adapt tools for thier own use and it appears that is what has happened here.
Necroghast
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He did stuff with glass. That would explain the glass cutters./
No 11: Wowwww. How did I not realize what that was?
No 11: Wowwww. How did I not realize what that was?
DannyBoy2k
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7 looks like handles/grips for the (stitching) awls and like. Stick the awl into the handle and that way the awl goes through the leather and not your hand.
And 10 looks like something you shape the leather with. Dunno the name, but you punch a pattern into the leather, and then soak it and push parts of the
pattern, edges and the like, to shape it and make the pattern stand out more.
And 10 looks like something you shape the leather with. Dunno the name, but you punch a pattern into the leather, and then soak it and push parts of the
pattern, edges and the like, to shape it and make the pattern stand out more.
As in Stained Glass? Based on what I have seen done and what little I know of how other parts are done, I would say:
3) definitely a soldering iron tip (note the heat discolouration)
14) also soldering iron tips of different shape noses
5) strongly suspect more soldering tips for specific jobs.
1) could be leading or possibly decorative edging for the outer edges of the project. possibly decorative metal inlay for book covers. I would think this is a supply not a tool in any case. Despite the name leading is often made of copper because it solders better (I think thats the reason anyway), it's how the pieces of glass get held together.
2) emery cloth for smoothing edges of glass pieces
6) needle file
7 & 8) I suspect these are burnishers for smoothing the leading to conform to the glass pieces. I would like to see (8) closer, they look interesting.
10) I would go with Rugne and say these look like the folders I saw a friend using in book binding. Your grandfather may have been using them for something totally different however.
11 & 13) I think we all agree on these two.
12) picture is not clear/close enough, but I suspect a deburing tool or a spoon burnisher.
9) I have no idea what purpose the twisted wires served.
I love tools, the older the better.
DannyBoy2k
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Actually, it' because you can make 3-D images with copper, as you solder ALL of the copper together. You only join the joints between the lead cames, which means you get a purely 2-D window, or whatever the piece might be. And, potentially, because it weighs less, though this is usually worked around by adding re-enforcing bars.
Still, I have no doubt you're right about what it is all for, very comprehensively explained and described. Interesting.
Einion
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Cool tools! Great for another generation to get this sort of thing handed down to use or to repurpose.
10) look like boxwood sculpting tools, but they could be used in bookbinding too (as creasing tools). I wouldn't use these - you can buy them new if you really wanted any - just put them off to one side as a keepsake. But you could sand them and refinish them if you wanted without too much effort.
Einion
10) look like boxwood sculpting tools, but they could be used in bookbinding too (as creasing tools). I wouldn't use these - you can buy them new if you really wanted any - just put them off to one side as a keepsake. But you could sand them and refinish them if you wanted without too much effort.
Einion
Having looked a couple of times at 12 it looks very much like a LinoPrint cutting tool I used to have. (Spoon shaped cutter)
It looks as if the blade portion is Scoop side down, so I'm not 100% sure.
So it appears we need better pictures and a bit more info on 4, 8 & 12.
4 appears to be cobbled together into something not originally intended such as the scribe postulated by Tercha. A close up may be in order for better guessing.
8 also has multiple possibilities. Personally I just want a better pic because they caught my eye, but it would give us a better look at the texture on the 'blades'. This would help determine their functions.
With respect to 12, is the 'bit' chucked in it sharp edged? Does it rotate freely with respect to the handle or is it fixed like a carving chisel would be?
I suspect DR is bang on with his guess. It could easily be akin to this modern version, but with blades more suited for lino print type work.
And yes, as I confessed in the Sculptalong, I am a Toolaholic and I am not even trying to recover.
4 appears to be cobbled together into something not originally intended such as the scribe postulated by Tercha. A close up may be in order for better guessing.
8 also has multiple possibilities. Personally I just want a better pic because they caught my eye, but it would give us a better look at the texture on the 'blades'. This would help determine their functions.
With respect to 12, is the 'bit' chucked in it sharp edged? Does it rotate freely with respect to the handle or is it fixed like a carving chisel would be?
I suspect DR is bang on with his guess. It could easily be akin to this modern version, but with blades more suited for lino print type work.
And yes, as I confessed in the Sculptalong, I am a Toolaholic and I am not even trying to recover.
Necroghast
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Edit: crap what huge pictures. Sorry. I guess you can definitely see the detail now though.
