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07-31-2011, 04:09 PM
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FlyingHammer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Plymouth, WI
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Any ideas on the purpose of this tool? It's about 15" long and spring loaded, and very heavy duty. There's a ball on one of the jaws that fits into a hole on the other. The inside diameter of the hole is about the size of a quarter. The ball is about 1/8" smaller than the inside of the hole, so it doesn't touch the sides of the hole when compressed. The only "clue" I have as to the purpose is that I found it in the basement of a former plumber.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65835258@N03/5995361412/ 
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07-31-2011, 04:36 PM
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the Musigician
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Name that tool
Grommet fastener.
Just a guess though. DM
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07-31-2011, 04:54 PM
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FlyingHammer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Plymouth, WI
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Name that tool
Nope. This doesn't seem like it would create enough force to set a grommet.
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07-31-2011, 05:22 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Michigan
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Name that tool
It is a stretcher used to stretch shoes so they do not rub against a corn on your toe.
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07-31-2011, 06:00 PM
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FlyingHammer
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Looks like we have a winner!.
 I guessed it was for putting a dimple in leather, but shoes never occurred to me. |
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07-31-2011, 06:05 PM
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DIY Hack
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08-02-2011, 07:56 PM
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Household Handyman
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Albany, Ga.
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These were also used for people, generally men, who had "Gout". Gout attacks would create a very tender, sore, spot usually at the joint where the big toe joins the foot. By creating a "outward bump-shaped area" at this point of the shoe, the wearer could better tolerate having the shoe on. Ask me how I know this
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