A No-Name 2" C-Clamp

It's a cheap one, but not atrociously so.

It can join my other c-clamps. Clamps are one of those things you can never have too many of.

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A Couple Of CARP Needle Valves

They're 1/4" NPT. Here's a view of a valve needle withdrawn.

Talk about 'obscure'. There's a CARP Industries Corp. in Florida that deals in aircraft parts, but they appear to be completely unrelated to this 'CARP' -- they have a different logo altogether. Here's a close-up of the logo on these valves.

I managed to find that 'exact' logo, but with the name 'FUJIKIN' added. FUJIKIN CARP is a Japanese firm that does make stuff like this. They have a brief article on their website about the significance of 'CARP', and what all is symbolized by the rest of the logo. (Be warned -- the corporate bushwah in there is gag-inducing.)

Anyway, I have a couple of exquisite valves here that I'm unlikely to ever have need of, but, you never know. I'll stash them in the box where I keep similar items.

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A Greenlee 1/2" Conduit Chassis Punch

I just discovered that Greenlee calls these things 'knockouts'; I've always known them as 'chassis punches'. Whatever.

This one is an 'AV 122', 7/8" diameter, in quite good condition.

I have two of these -- 1/2" diameter and 1" diameter. This item can join them in their drawer.

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A Compound Leverage End Cutting Nipper

Something of an antique -- it's in very good condition. This appears to be a 'Bernard' tool from the Wm. Schollhorn Co. That company was acquired by Sargent Manufacturing in about 1950. There's a brief historical note here.

I found a pictorial index at the preceding link that shows exactly this tool. Scroll down to page 11 and there it is -- the No. 165. Schollhorn had quite a product line. A Bernard innovation was the parallel action pliers. A good example is the No. 110, seen at the centre-bottom of the first page (page 6) of the pictorial index.

This can go in the spare tools drawer for now.

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A Wallpaper Seam Roller

I already have one of these, but this tool conjures up a memory; a memory that's very apropos to today's date -- June 13th is my son's birthday.

Some twenty-three years ago, my wife and I were preparing a bedroom of our home for the arrival of our first (and only) child. Full blown wallpapering was not on, but we wanted to apply a cheerful border to the walls up by the ceiling, around the perimeter of the room.

We didn't know whether we'd be getting a boy or a girl, so we chose a pattern that was about equally blue and pink.

For a couple of novices, the job turned out well, but wallpapering is not a line-of-work that my wife and I are ever likely to want to return to.

So, I'll retire this to the toolbox in which a couple of other wallpapering tools reside in retirement.

May they enjoy one another's company.

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'Found A New Use -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I was meaning to tear a sheet of coarse sandpaper into quarters to fit my palm sander. It was '60D' paper, and it didn't want to fold and crease nicely for tearing.

I used the roller to roll down my folds and force them to crease sharply. The paper then tore cleanly and easily.

I'll drill a hole through the tool's handle, and hang it on a nail on a toolboard.

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FEEDBACK

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A Right Angle Drive Attachment

It's old and grimy. There's no maker's name on it. I can't feel much lash between input and output, so the gears inside are probably still in good condition. There's no slop in the bearings.

It has a 5" nominal diameter rubber disc attached to it for a buffing bonnet.

The grease in it is probably sludge by now. I think I'll take it over to the workshop for some TLC. When I'm done with it, I'll stash it away with the Cummins drill.

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A Small Pair Of Long-Nose Pliers

I seem to remember this from time spent in my dad's workshop when I was a boy.

There's no maker's name on it. It looks to be of decent quality, and in pretty good condition. An interesting feature is the wire-cutter portion near the pivot-point -- it's a shear, not a nipper. I can't recall having ever seen that configuration of cutter on a pair of pliers

I'll wire-brush and clean the thing up.

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That's better.



Not by much, but better. Methyl hydrate got the tape residue off the handles. I've oiled the pivot.

Now, where to put it? I have an idea. I have this old Duck Wear tool bag that I used to take to work as a combination briefcase/tool-bag when I was working. The bag has been idle since I got laid off. I may as well start populating it with spare tools, and make a tool kit for the truck. It's quite a good bag.



That's what I'll do.

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