Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Yet another Whatzit
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>Found this piece in the dump today. I haven't figured out what it is. It must be something for winding spools.(?)
I this 1st pic the "Locked down mode the tenion is put on the spoon and the nib in the back acts as a brake on the wheel is in the off positions.
Re: Yet another Whatzit
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>In the unlocked position the pressure is off where the spoon should be and the nib is braking the action of the wheel.
Re: Then the dump miester showed up
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>and handed me these two clamps. Some elderly gent had walked in and said they were his fathers and wanted them to go to someone who would use them.
Re: Then the dump miester showed up
Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia
>Hey Kevin...What diameter are the threads on the screws? They might make a nice dovetail jig or even a twinscrew vise if big enough. You are lucky you got two of them:-)JR
Re: Then the dump miester showed up
Ernie Miller Topeka
>You people suck you get this stuff free. I think they are loom clamps not positive though. The wheel makes me think of somthing to go with the hay trolley for getting hey up in the loft. Just a WAG. I had to beat the bushes to get two chisels and a cigar box of hat pins today.
Re: Then the dump miester showed up
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>The wheel is only three inches in diameter.
Re: Then the dump miester showed up
Kevin French, Antrim NH
>14" long, 7/8" d. Good idea but already have good bench vises. I think they hang over the bench and be used. They are a bit ackward to use, but I can get a fair amount of pressure out of them.
Maybe a bobbin winder
Paul Kramer
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Those clamps are very cool.
Victor Parisian
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Re: Yet another Whatzit
Col Tucker
>Certainly looks like a bobbin winder from an older (say 1950's) industrial sewing machine. The lever system engaged the wheel with the leather drive belt and automatically disengaged when the bobbin was full. Its very similar to the one on my dad's old Singer.
here's a fancier pair
Clay C in Miami
>From a current eBay auction ...
Clay
Those aren't clamps Clay
Dave Anderson Chester, NH
>What is pictured in your link are the screw arms and locking nuts from a plow plane.
Is Todd parting out more planes?
CJ McLaughlin
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D'oh!
Clay C in Miami
>Somehow with no scale, I was seeing them as being 14-16" long - soon as I read your message, I recognized the ends, and they mentally collapsed down ... d'oh!
Clay