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On 2/20/2017 at 1:53 PM, Theultimatehic said:

Didn't realize we were in the middle of one still.  Sorry. Act like my pic isn't there unless you don't like pretending.

We've moved on, that user posted it then left, haven't replied to our questions so nup I'm glad you had something

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55 minutes ago, Theultimatehic said:

You guys give up?

I'm still looking at it but I know it's futile because it's a field of work I know nothing about.

It looks to clamp a piece of metal in the right side then bend it with the left side where it hinges. What specifically though, I would have no idea

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14 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:

I'm still looking at it but I know it's futile because it's a field of work I know nothing about.

It looks to clamp a piece of metal in the right side then bend it with the left side where it hinges. What specifically though, I would have no idea

It's for bending angle iron. Also have a notcher and a punch. All for steel angle. In this instance i was using it for a different purpose. Bending 1/4" aluminum strips. Only thing i have that can do it. 

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12 minutes ago, Theultimatehic said:

It's for bending angle iron. Also have a notcher and a punch. All for steel angle. In this instance i was using it for a different purpose. Bending 1/4" aluminum strips. Only thing i have that can do it. 

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Nice, I was assuming it was something even more specific than angle iron.

 

Want to do a quick easy one?

 

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10 hours ago, Theultimatehic said:

A key for doing something lol. I figured most people wouldn't guess angle. This one was made by whitney roper. 

That's cool, it's some heavy looking steel on that one.

 

This is a key, but for one specific task, remember, I'm a plumber 

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On 2/23/2017 at 10:40 AM, BMack37 said:

Is that for a faucet? I think my Moen's tool is blue.

 

Damn, I thought that bender worked the other way, which would create a larger radius like you'd use for tubing instead of a 90-degree break.

For removal of the aerator.

 

Here's one i'm going to need help on:

 

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On 3/1/2017 at 9:11 PM, KnarlyCarl said:

In this case, from a can. But yes you're correct! 

 

Looks like a Moth ball, but I get them out of Paddington's cans. I don't know if it was their goal to motivate me to tear the can apart, but it worked.

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17 hours ago, albert.amantea said:


That looks like an old pair of fireplace tongs. Used for grabbing a log and flipping it. I've also seen those used in blacksmithing for grabbing hot steel to work it on an anvil or power hammer during forging.

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I can't see how that would work though, this item has the pivot clear at the rear of it, and would not have any leverage to speak of vs like a scissor action of fireplace tongs. 

 

HOWEVER! i searched for fireplace tongs and found this, so apparently that's what it is!

https://www.rubylane.com/item/357005-RL120158/Primitive-Hand-Forged-Iron-Antique-Fireplace

 

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So maybe my theory above is why they have all been replaced with ones with the pivot like a scissor

 

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