Old Tools What is this ?
 

I recently came across a bunch of Old Tools. I dont know what the lone one is. Anybody Know ??

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It looks to be circa 1700's....Early wood drill....the opening on the top was for a board (similar to a 2x4) to be inserted through it so that you could apply pressure to it by leaning into it with your chest.....

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That would be my guess is a drill....though I can't provide the learned information my predicessor did. ;)

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Yeah it's a really old drill. My friend has one he still uses, very cool!

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Egg Beater......


























Seriously though,I find it interesting that the teeth dont go all the way around the drive gear. Seems to be designed for a back and forth motion not a full rotary motion like a drill.

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I can't say for sure,but it sure looks like a lot of work:eek:

Cool stuff to have though:D

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If there are not 360 degrees of teeth on the main gear, indicating that the only use of the thing would be to make the shaft move in a back-and-forth rotation by a similar back-and-forth rotation of the crank handle, it almost looks like an old valve lapper. ... for lapping in valves into the cylinder head (or, in the case of a flat-head engine, into the engine block).

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Try here www.papaswrench.com Papa will be able to tell you, in fact he is a member here to!

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It is indeed a drill. If you look closer, the flat section is recessed below the teeth, and there are 3 patches of teeth that look to be at 120 deg to eachother. It will go all the way around...after the last tooth passes on the top the first one on the other side is just coming into engagement. If you had to cut teeth with a file or whatever back in those days, would you not just cut only what you need and not all 360 deg?

Being smart is not necessarily being lazy.

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Good point, Opper. Its the little swivel attachment of the working end that makes me think its a valve lapping tool.

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That is the original cordless drill.:)

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Cool :metal:

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The teeth are in sections so as to make the bit go back and forth as you turn the handle. There's a gear at each end of the teeth and it only hits one set of teeth at a time makeing it change direction. the lapping tool has my vote so far.

Thanks for all the input.

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It looks like a tool we used to use to make rope. Maybe we were using an old drill to make rope, I was only 8 or 9 years old at the time so I really can't be sure.

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That was my thought, a rope winder.

Older than internal combustion engines is my guess.

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The consensus at my office is, IT IS A COTTER KEY REMOVER!!!!!!!!!!

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As others stated... It's a valve lapping tool. The teeth are set up to use the handle in any one of three positions but in a back and forth motion. It looks like it might be missing the piece that sits on the valve... Here are a couple ones similar to it:



http://cgi.ebay.com/Valve-Lapping-To...QQcmdZViewItem

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I think the guy who last did some daily driver body work for me uses these tools.

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1970 CST Short Wide papawswrench has a site dedicated to old tools also. Its a newer site that is growing, but there are some very helpful people over there also. http://papawswrench.com


i so missed smirchs post sorry for the double :)but its a good place to check out

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i saw the 3 stooges use it for mixing batter (knuck knuck knuck )

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :)

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Oh a wise guy, huh............bwop, bwop, bwop. honk, honk, honk, blip(two fingers right beyween the eyes:)

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Sorry guys - I missed this post !
That is most likely a valve lapping tool , missing an attachment . It would alternate direction and lap the valve seat .
There are some like it that were used as paint mixers in the old days also . Judging by the old carpenter tools in the picture , that would be my guess as to what it was used for by the owner . Definitely "old school " !

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Here is one on Ebay---http://homepage.mac.com/rldeets/Gara...7849_10143.jpg
Link--http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Antique-...QQcmdZViewItem

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Looks like something used for the valve lapping, or the seats.

But they had something similiar to this not only for rope winding but for the wire cables...