Old Tools of the Trade

[easterngray]

Looks like that old file at the bottom with the bent tang is a reefing hook - used for reefing or removing old caulking and putty from plank seams. I like that adze - really neat. Alec

[shipwright]

Looks like that old file at the bottom with the bent tang is a reefing hook - used for reefing or removing old caulking and putty from plank seams. I like that adze - really neat. Alec

Good catch Alec. I would have expected you to know that one. And that old adze and I were pretty good friends once, I used it mostly shaping deadwood timbers, stems and occasionally big engine beds.

Paul M

[paulrussell]

Nobody said only woodworking tools. The trusty Simpson. We've been together a long, long time.
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[JPG40504]

Nobody said only woodworking tools. The trusty Simpson. We've been together a long, long time.
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Have you seen Dutsy's RR version? Maybe he will post a pix of it. Has a couple of unique resistance mode positions and scales.


I went with Triplett 50+ yrs ago(that was what my 'favorite' electronics wholesaler sold). Used Simpsons at work, prefer them!

[Ed in Tampa]

Now here is an old meter. I think I bought in it in 1965
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Any body have any idea where I can buy some pin plugs test leads?
The plug is a simple 3/4 to 1 inch long rod that slides into the plug hole.

[JPG40504]

Now here is an old meter. I think I bought in it in 1965
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Any body have any idea where I can buy some pin plugs test leads?
The plug is a simple 3/4 to 1 inch long rod that slides into the plug hole.

small finishing nails(with rounded ends) work(sorta).

[billmayo]

These older multimeters are excellant for checking the resistance of the motor windings. These motor windings will be in the .5 to 10 ohm range. I have not found any newer multimeters that will read this low ohm range accurately. I use a 1 ohm resister for checking accuracy while shopping in the stores.

[horologist]

Great thread.
While these are not tools that I have used, they are at least old. I'm hoping that with such widely varying interests among group members that someone may know what these are for. At first glance the upper one appears to be some sort of gouge that has been improperly ground. However considering the square bottom and thick channel walls I don't think this is likely. In my experiments I found it is a great tool for breaking the edge on sharp corners but don't know if this is just a coincidence. I have no idea of what the other one would be used for.

Troy

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