12-31-2005, 01:34 AM
Hi,
The pointed object is most likely a scribe, used to put scratches on metal to indicate things like the location of screw holes. In doing machine work, it is common to 'paint' the material with bluing and then use a scribe to mark dimensions, lines, etc. Also, before mylar was introduced, many plans were drawn on aluminum sheet covered in bluing and than lacquered. These plans were much sturdier than those on paper, and if the temperature was controlled (say, normal office temperature) they were also dimensionally more stable.
The wedge shaped tip might have been a light weight hand scraper, useful for "erasing" an incorrect line on bluing. The remaining blades probably are common screwdriver heads, since set screws in machinery were often of that type before the introduction of Allen head screws. Many machinists carry a similar set of tools in their pocket protectors, along with a six inch scale, a spring type center-punch, and a Sharpie marker. But the age of your set could make them valuable to a collector.
You've already identified the loupes, and I have no idea of the last item. If you live near a University, go to one of the machine shops there, and you'll probably find someone that can tell you what each of those items is, who made them, how, and when. Machinists are some of the most knowledgeable people around ;)
--Pete
DeeBye,Dec 30 2005, 02:27 PM Wrote:That's gotta be it. Thanks :)I sorta kinda doubt it. A cold chisel is a device for cutting metal and that involves hammering on the non-cutting end. A hollow tube like the one in your picture would most likely deform, and the end cap would most likely collapse. Of course, the tool in question could have been used without chucking it into the handle, but then why store it there? And a machinist has little use for a cold chisel.
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The pointed object is most likely a scribe, used to put scratches on metal to indicate things like the location of screw holes. In doing machine work, it is common to 'paint' the material with bluing and then use a scribe to mark dimensions, lines, etc. Also, before mylar was introduced, many plans were drawn on aluminum sheet covered in bluing and than lacquered. These plans were much sturdier than those on paper, and if the temperature was controlled (say, normal office temperature) they were also dimensionally more stable.
The wedge shaped tip might have been a light weight hand scraper, useful for "erasing" an incorrect line on bluing. The remaining blades probably are common screwdriver heads, since set screws in machinery were often of that type before the introduction of Allen head screws. Many machinists carry a similar set of tools in their pocket protectors, along with a six inch scale, a spring type center-punch, and a Sharpie marker. But the age of your set could make them valuable to a collector.
You've already identified the loupes, and I have no idea of the last item. If you live near a University, go to one of the machine shops there, and you'll probably find someone that can tell you what each of those items is, who made them, how, and when. Machinists are some of the most knowledgeable people around ;)
--Pete
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