tools from yesteryear

[johnnyplumb]

found this in my garage the other day, i'll bet some people have never seen one of these.

 

[REDSAW]

got loads of them, sds drills arn't they?.

 

[johnnyplumb]

found this as well

 

[johnnyplumb]

got loads of them, sds drills arn't they?.

have an other guess

 

[johnnyplumb]

what about this

 

[tamz]

I'll no waste it for the young ones.

You will need to attend to the last one if you ever want to use it and get a decent result.

 

[Best]

Afraid I am just about old enough to know what they all are. Used them before a little. First one may stump a few, but I knew it straight away, as used one for hard jobs. Keep the kids guessing!

 

[ecowarm]

I must be old! 1; Life before battery drills 2; needs attention 3; I feel sorry for the moles

 

[kay-jay]

1) aint that one of them thingies that you banged into a wall then turned manually for putting in plugs?

2) looks like some kind of swaging tool???

3) tamz wallet! (bought in 1943 and stood the test of time as it seldom gets used cos like most scotsmen he's tighter than 2 coats of paint!)...............................................................or a moleskin for wiped joints on lead


how did i do?

 

[WHPES]

1, never used one myself but I have a few from my grandad. I ground them to a chisel and use them for raking out mortar. Must have been a hard job - guess thats why you see so many pipes bracketed to existing timber rather than walls where they can.

2, Is it some kind of tool for expanding the ends of pipes?

3, Moleskin (I have my grandads one here somewhere. Last used it when I was 13 and my grandad showed me!)

 

[johnnyplumb]

1) aint that one of them thingies that you banged into a wall then turned manually for putting in plugs?

2) looks like some kind of swaging tool???

3) tamz wallet! (bought in 1943 and stood the test of time as it seldom gets used cos like most scotsmen he's tighter than 2 coats of paint!)...............................................................or a moleskin for wiped joints on lead


how did i do?

2 out of 3 mate. i'll keep you guessing which one you got wrong. Theres a few on here that might think no3 a wallet but in current climate its definetly no a plumbers wallet, its far too thick for that.

 

[johnnyplumb]

I'll no waste it for the young ones.

You will need to attend to the last one if you ever want to use it and get a decent result.

I, its been a while since i wiped a joint, might have smoked a few though but thats another story.

 

[johnnyplumb]

1, never used one myself but I have a few from my grandad. I ground them to a chisel and use them for raking out mortar. Must have been a hard job - guess thats why you see so many pipes bracketed to existing timber rather than walls where they can.

2, Is it some kind of tool for expanding the ends of pipes?

3, Moleskin (I have my grandads one here somewhere. Last used it when I was 13 and my grandad showed me!)

why do I suddenly feel old at 48 when you start talking about your grandad. i'll post correct name for no2 later unless someone beats me to it.

 

[SimonJohns]

I know them as flaring tools for doing cup joints on lead. That's a mole skin. You'll also need a flux for that mole skin

 

[Best]

Wasn't it Tallow ( animal fat, for those that haven't heard of it )that you used for the moleskins for wiping lead joints? Think I have some in a tin - mice would eat it, if you leave it out.