Tools, Old - New and Uses

rbh

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I have used a tool similar to that to wrap/unwrap telephone wire around terminals?
 

GA_Boater

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I wire wrapped with a combo tool. Wrapper on one end and other end was for unwrapping.
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The video shows how - Poorly. The insulation should be inserted in the tool so 2-3 wraps of insulated wire are made before the bare wire wrap. And there should never be a tail of bare wire. I was doing Mil Spec work and that was the standard.

 

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How about this tool? It's very handy,

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Is it used for fly tying? It looks to be handy for something like that along with numerous other misuses.
walrus pick :lol: meant seal
 

jrttoday

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also possibly, but mine looks different, use it to loosen hoses from a nipple
 

rbh

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I wire wrapped with a combo tool. Wrapper on one end and other end was for unwrapping.



The video shows how - Poorly. The insulation should be inserted in the tool so 2-3 wraps of insulated wire are made before the bare wire wrap. And there should never be a tail of bare wire. I was doing Mil Spec work and that was the standard.

Wire wrapping, do not miss that (never used the hand twist one just the automatic pistol style).
No I meant the pick was used to wrap the wire around a post before you twisted down the nut with a can wrench (should get a pic of one of those for show and tell-LOL)
Also great for pulling or inserting jumper wires out of punch down blocks like a bix block/MS2 etc
 

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Going back to my original to show what the Cleco Pliers is used for.



The Cleco fasteners hold the sheet metal in position for drilling and fastening. They hold quite firmly, note the curve in the aluminum.

The Spider is used when sharpening an old crosscut saw. It has a set offset to check the bend of the teeth. Different Spiders are used for different kinds of wood such as hardwoods, softwoods, green or dry. Something around 0.010 to 0.018 come to mind.



Hopefully that should take care of the first two so we can move on.

Thanks for the interesting pictures and information on their uses.
 

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So it isn't a dental pick, wiring tool or any of the other guesses. It's a spring hook. One end is for pulling springs and the other is for pushing. I started using these over 50 years ago to remove and replace springs in small aircraft instruments because fingers and other tools are too large. Sorry, no pics of one in use.

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So it isn't a dental pick, wiring tool or any of the other guesses. It's a spring hook. One end is for pulling springs and the other is for pushing. I started using these over 50 years ago to remove and replace springs in small aircraft instruments because fingers and other tools are too large. Sorry, no pics of one in use.


Yes GA_Boater, I know all about rebuilding small low altitude aircraft indicators that I use to rebuild for the F4 fighter jets. Yes, that does date me doesn't it. But we had gears that had to be set with a number of teeth backlash for their adjustments. Two gears were set side by side with a very small spring between them and you had to back up one for "X" number of teeth for the proper backlash. And that was how all the gears were set in those altimeters. Brings back memories. ::)
 

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Here's another from my old tools drawer.



This came with some tools I bought over 50 years ago.
 

GA_Boater

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Truly, the universal fix-it tool. For a sparkies tool box;

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