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So went to a sale an bought a truck load of old tools an this was in there. It mounts on a bench and hand crank the two little pieces in the middle rock back an forth when the crank is turned. But it's so small does anyone have a clue. I tried all the different key words I could think of but can't seem to find anything like it. TIA

 

No lathe I know of.....let's ask @springfld.arsenal

 

If I had dimensions I’d ask some friends.

...and don’t call me Tia!

 

If u had dimensions....you'd be Groovy brother !!!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=fDC0SUzKc1E&usg=AOvVaw06_kma1G9_niRfyMFgT8CU

 

I agree, Tio would be more appropriate.

 

Okay I will go outside an measure it an get a few more pics

 

Okay so it's 8.5 in long not counting crank and handle. Oh an there are no marking I have been able to find.





These seems to be the only part that moves when the handle is turned. The two little blade looking things kind of rock or pivot back and forth over this shaft.




And then the next 2 pictures seem to be adjustable by the thumb screws











An the same with this piece

 

Thx for additional photos. I posted this on the local machinist’s club listserv, with a link back to here. I’m sure someone will know.

“I’d like to help the person who posted pix of this 8.5”-long machine; I have no idea, can anyone identify the function? A pair of opposed cyndrical points oscillate in the horizontal plane when crank is turned. Other parts are articulated but the owner doesn’t mention those.”

 

Thank you so much

 

I brought it inside and cleaned it up a bit and found some number stamps on it. On the body it has a number 13 under the paddle looking things it has the number 2 and on the back side of the arm looking thing it looks like a 26.

 

Just curious is there anyway to post a video ? I thought if I could pot a video of how it works it might help. Thanks

 

One machinist thinks it is a tooth-setter from a bandsaw. The idea of a saw-tooth setter had crossed my mind also but with no vise to hold a saw blade, I didn’t bring it up. But this device could well have been attached to a coarse-toothed bandsaw (one for sawing logs. for example.)

 

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH yep sure enough I found a video on someone using one. That's why I love this board you guys have always been so amazing.

 

Again Thank you so much

 

Fast forward towards the end of the video to see how it works pretty cool

 

Ran into this ad vid by accident, it shows a modern, manual bandsaw tooth setter in use. So these are still produced and used.