"What's It" Basic Rules Reminder

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• Only Patriot Woodworker Members are eligible to participate and receive the award.
• The MWTCA only accepts a verified source to support your answer, so one should be submitted with your answer, such as a patent, catalog entry, tool book reference, or a respectable website on the subject. Do not let these requirements prevent you from having fun and submitting educated answers on the subject without verification, we can worry about references later. All answers are welcome, as well as healthy debates regarding "What's It".
• If a verified and referenced answer is not arrived at by the end of each month's "What's It" project, a random draw will be performed for a "One Year MWTCA Club Membership".
• Only Patriot Woodworker's who participate in this "What's It" topic will be included in the random draw.

 

Additional What's It Rules

• Unless you are completely sure what this item is, please avoid "definitive statements" that appear that you are without a doubt claiming that you know what the item is. For example stating, "this item is called a "widget xx" used for "insert purpose here". If you are making a definitive statement you must accompany your statement with evidence or proof from a secondary source.
• An example of acceptable statements within the realm of having fun and educated guesses would be something like this, "I believe it could be", or "It appears it's made for this or that", etc etc etc...

 

Ok ladies and gentlemen, we now have our "What's it" live and ready!

The image(s) below is a MWTCA "What's It" image for you to research, and tell us all here in this topic post, just what the heck is it!

 

Project Details

The information provided hereon is all the information that is provided, no further information on this item will be added.

 

 

 

Looks like a press to clamp a banding staple. 

57 minutes ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Looks like a press to clamp a banding staple. 

Or, to remove one.

I'll pass. What else you got?

14 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Or, to remove one.

My guess is the sliding part of it would have to end up closer to the anvil. You can't tell how close it is in the top pic, but the lever in the 3rd pic looks like it matches the top pic.

Obviously It's a heavy duty nut cracker.

Another example of a long line of automotive crimping tool such as this drip edge crimp tool.

 

 

or this

 

     

 

          

 

Lots of tools came out of those old auto plants.

 

 

 

I am thinking staple cutter. But Dan is probably on it again. How does he do it ?

My first thought was glazier point setter but the frame width would be limited.

 

          

Heavy Duty, Industrial Strength?

 

On 1/23/2022 at 11:22 PM, HandyDan said:

Another example of a long line of automotive crimping tool such as this drip edge crimp tool.

 

 

or this

 

     

 

          

 

Lots of tools came out of those old auto plants.

 

 

 

Those look strangely familiar to someone who worked at an auto plant that was once described as...

 

"The Cavemen of the Auto Industry".

Hey guys, up vote your favorite answer to help us determine January's recipient of the MWTCA annual membership! Simply click on the up arrow next to the members name at the post that you feel gave the best answer.

Obviously everyone wants to vote for themselves

7 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Obviously everyone wants to vote for themselves

Don't think the software will allow it. Assume the carrot above each person's 0 is not shaded so not hyperlinked??

3 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Don't think the software will allow it. Assume the carrot above each person's 0 is not shaded so not hyperlinked??

 

I voted for Larry B and his number turned green from black.

 

Winner

@HandyDan has been selected as this months MWTCA Membership recipient.

We based this decision off of the most voted for answer by our members.

 

Award

Dan, for your participation you have won a 2022 or consectutive Calendar Year membership into the MWTCA.

Please Private Message me your contact info, shipping address, spouse or significant others name (if applicable).

Thank you all for your participation!

 

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Gristmill Magazine Sample

 

Congrats @HandyDan. Well done!

Congrats Dan

Thanks guys.  I appreciate it.

Well deserved, Dan!