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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4105 Location: South Cheshire

Bit of a quiz

I do like old tools and have kind of ended up collecting them, here is a couple of tools that would have been in most garage workshops, from just after the war and through to the end of the 60's, can you ID them? the first one is made by Crypton and you can probably read enough to figure out what it is for, the 2nd is made by Pickavant .

poodge · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 687

Does the Crypton analyzer analyze Kryptonite(Superman)? Razz

Something about commutator can be read,so perhaps to test dynamo/starter motor.
The second one looks like a bearing press,or perhaps something to do with clutch work.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh

I think the key word on the Kryptonite tester is "Growler"!.

Now what does a growler do?

I thought the second one looked clutchish too, but I can't really think what it does.

I've another one to add to this game. I'm away from home for a few weeks and thus I don't have the object to photograph so here's bad sketch of it.

The part nearest is a grease nipple and the jaws of the clamp have blunt chissel like blades.

Peter

pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

Looks a bit like some sort of nut-splitter (ouch) How big is it?.

Don.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh

I would guess there is between about 1" to 3" between the jaws depending on how it's adjusted.

I have found it to be quite a useful tool. It's not a nut splitter.

Peter

pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

Of course, It's a spring lubricator Embarassed

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh

Well done! It's use might also have been a factor in ... Rolling Eyes

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4179&start=0

Back to Dave's mystery objects...

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh

Gosh! Maybe my drawing skills are better than I thought. Very Happy

But what about that clutch thingy?

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4105 Location: South Cheshire

Peter spot on with the 1st tool as you say it is a "Growler" used for finding faults in armatures, in the days when a garage would both test and repair armatures rather than replacing the whole unit!

The 2nd one Peter & Poodge are on the right track, its a "Dummy Flywheel Clutch Tool" used for setting the release levers on older clutch's; to ensure that the clutch plate is parrallel to the flywheel face.

Here it is with a clutch in;

And one of the 3 levers you need to adjust;

Uncle Joe · Guest

Continuing this topic a little, this is an exact copy of a factory tool that I made 30 years ago this year. But I wonder if anyone knows what it is used for?

Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

Is it for hitting Traffic Wardens? Laughing

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Uncle Joe · Guest

Dont want to damage a tool that is so old.... Laughing

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4105 Location: South Cheshire

Is it for locking something during dismantling or assembly?

Uncle Joe · Guest

This may confuse, but its used for both dismantling and assembly, in exactly the same way....