Date Range
Date Range
Date Range
For first time visitors I recommend this archive. For a wide variety of some of my best pieces. Thursday, September 25, 2008.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004. 225 Flaring tool for copper or aluminum tubing. 228 Probably a bevel, used to transfer angles.
Sunday, January 02, 2005. 230 An instrument for taking water samples from varying depths in a body of water. You can see the framework has been machined from a solid brass plate end to end. 232 Ulexite, also called a TV stone. 235 Tube holder part of the flaring tool.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005. 260 Hollow auger, for cutting wagon wheel spokes. 261 Book embosser or notary stamp. 265 Cut-off tool holder for use with a lathe. 260 Hollow auger, for cutting wagon wheel spokes.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005. 266 Probably used to retrieve eggs from boiling water. 267 Push nut, closed acorn. 268 Bayonet from a Number 4 Lee Enfield rifle. 266 Probably used to retrieve eggs from boiling .
Friday, February 18, 2005. The cylinder on the right is used as part of a remote shutter control as seen on this page. The shutter is partially closed in this photo. 272 Sliding window lock 273.