MWTCA January 2025 What's It Project (197-3)

[John Morris]

"What's It" Basic Rules Reminder

For a full run down on this project and rules please go to: The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project

• 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.

 

 

[HandyDan]

I believe it is a form of pin vise.  The jaws open with screw handle and unscrewed to hold the tool inserted in thejaws.

[John Morris]

On 1/8/2025 at 6:01 PM, HandyDan said:

I believe it is a form of pin vise.  The jaws open with screw handle and unscrewed to hold the tool inserted in thejaws.

A couple more days Dan and you are the default recipient of a year of MWTCA!

[Zack]

It looks like a blind hole bushing extractor. When retracted, the large diameter shoulder at the end of the collet is able to fit through the inner diameter of a bushing. Once inserted, the handle is threaded into the collet, the collet expands and the shoulder catches the bottom of the bushing.

[HandyDan]

1 hour ago, Zack said:

It looks like a blind hole bushing extractor.

 

Good call @Zack.  I think you're right.

 

Edited February 2 by HandyDan

[John Morris]

 

Winner

@Zack is the winner of this months What's It. With Handy Dan's buy off we decided to award the annual subscription to Zack, good job Zack!

 

Award

Zack, for your best answer you have won a 2025 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!

 

Links

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• https://mwtca.org

 

Gristmill Magazine Sample

 

[Zack]

Sweet! Thanks!

[HandyDan]

Congrats Zack.  Great answer. 

[HARO50]

Congratulations, Zack!

[Grandpadave52]

Late to the celebration. Congratulations Zack. I suppose all the donuts are gone by now?

[HandyDan]

@Grandpadave52

 

 

[Grandpadave52]

@HandyDan...thanks, but I'm good. Ain't no donut worth that