What is it? #132

I think it was "Dave August" who stated:

Yup. Extraction, methinks.

Nope. A wire-wrap "un-wrapper" has a spiraled slot in the tip that this thingy doesn't have. You were right on the first take . . . .

Sure could be an un-wrapper, I have several that aren't the spiral kind, basically have either a flt or a couple 'pokey' thing in there to catch the wire end, classic one was on the old OK TOOLS WSU-30.

"R.H." wrote in news:j29Og.7104$zt1.6492 @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

768. reamer or spotfacer for valves 769.? 770. tool for inserting/removing Molex pins 771. very short-term use oxygen sphere. Mine has lable "Magdasphere" 772. Two of the items are a pull-down hook, and a trumpet, can't make out third

"R.H." wrote in news:j29Og.7104$zt1.6492 @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

forgot -

773. "staple-less" method for joining sheets of paper

Interesting, likely a reference to "Magdeburg Spheres", a teaching demonstration of the power of a vacuum, two hemispheres which have a sealing surface and a valve in one side. The hemispheres are put together and connected to a vacuum pump. Once evacuated, they are nearly impossible to pull apart. Once you open the valve, they fall apart. They look just like the pic, but are two half spheres that seal together.

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just an interesting aside ww88

According to Dave August :

They *all* (which I used) had a three-pronged reverse spiral tip to catch the end of the wrapped wire and start it loose. Some had a collar around that to keep the wire from forming too big a tangle. But all of those either had a hexagonal shaft or knurling on the handle to give you a grip to rotate it in operation.

*This* item is designed for pushing only -- note the multiple grooves turned into it for a non-slip grip in that direction. -- it is a sleeve which goes into a Molex connector to depress the two or three barbs which normally lock the crimped terminal in the connector body, and an internal moving (and spring-loaded) piece to kick the pin out of the connector body, so you don't have to be pulling on just the right wire to get it out.

I've used both tools many times, and own examples of both.

Enjoy, DoN.

Plumbing faucet seat reamers.

Copper swage to solder 2 pieces together.

A hole punch for some thin material. Maybe leather.

Insect bomb

Pike pole and a smudge pot.

Staple puller ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) snipped-for-privacy@7cox.net

oops what sort of clock was i thinking about

772 5:00 to 11:00 I have no idea

2:00 to 8:00 looks like a old mega phone speaking trumpet

looks like the one here

photo down

And here I've always pulled on the wire and used a screwdriver or needle-nose to compress the barbs...

"woodworker88" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

negative. The sphere I have holds (held) compressed oxygen at 1200psi. When empty, ther halves of the sphere were still strongly attached. I suspect they were threaded together.

I always heard them called a "smudge pot". This one almost looks too good for that. Here is a link I found with some old ones pictured:

here is another one that is only half round:

Some of them were made in Toledo, Ohio. I can make out "Ohio" in the image, but not what the city is.

772. The object at 2 to 8 is a speaking trumpet - used before the appearance of bullhorns and later 2-way radios. The object at 5 to 11 is a lantern - the precursor of spotlights. The hook is a pike pole, used for ceiling pulling primarily, but also used for many other purposes requiring reach. This assemblege in the center of the badge is often referred to as a "scramble".

Steve

This is possible with the male, but you'll have a difficult time trying to do that with the female connector. It is completely enclosed by the plastic. Sometimes it is difficult to even get the removal tool to slide into the Molex housing on the female side. Especially true with high use plugs/connectors.

Once again they have all been answered correctly:

768. Faucet reamer

769. The seller told me it was an alignment pin, but I agree with those who say it is a swaging tool.

770. Waldom Electronics HT2038 Extractor

771. Breath-O-Life pure medical oxygen

772. 8:00 - Speaking trumpet, 11:00 - torch or lantern. The hook was used years ago to pull burning thatch from a roof, to pull down walls, conices, and chimneys; and also for other misc. work.

773. Staple remover

Links, new photos and more info can be found on the answer page:

People have been sending me lots of interesting photos, so I'll have some good stuff to post in the coming weeks.

Rob

The best thing I ever found to compress the barbs is the spoon end of a straightened out shower curtain ring (the cheap wire one) especially if you grind away the excess thickness on the outside. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

That's what I guessed. It was the name that I noticed first. Sorry for the misunderstanding

ww88

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