Stuphedd Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I recon they are rivet hole spacers ??!! well they just could be used for that sort of thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 My best guess would be an 'evolutive caruncle', aka 'Evocomb', Pete. Cheers Chris Edited By McG 6969 on 15/01/2018 09:46:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 They,re 10-point dividers, useful for dividing a distance into equal intervals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuphedd Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 like a Wigwam for a Wowser to wind the sun up with ?? I dont have any hair so dont need a comb cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Dennis Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 expandable garden trellis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lighten Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I used to have a set of these for pitching rivets in a row for repair work on full size aircraft, speeded things up a bit when marking out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Depending on the size they may wll be used for laying out dovetails ( or other joints) in carpentry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Never seen anything like them in 12 years of working as an airframe fitter in the RAF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Moyler Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 From a quick google John Stainforth has the correct answer. They are used for technical drawing. See Links Link Link2 JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lighten Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I hadn’t either Peter, till I left and went to a private company where we had our own tools (all changed now as tool control in those days was a bit iffy to say the least) all sorts of things were impressed into use by intrepid fitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 or ... it's a short kit for a back scratcher, add your own dowel handle cut to length as required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuphedd Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Thanks chaps , I have red all the links , $200- $350 !!!!!! phew !!! A mate gave me these yesterday , 2 sets , and said he's got hundreds , they were inhis garage when he moved onto his house years ago and never found a use for them ,! Now we know what they are , but still have no use for them cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Posted by Ken Lighten on 15/01/2018 13:50:33: I hadn’t either Peter, till I left and went to a private company where we had our own tools (all changed now as tool control in those days was a bit iffy to say the least) all sorts of things were impressed into use by intrepid fitters My Dad did his apprenticeship at Shorts in Rochester just after the war, for the most part converting Sunderlands into Sandringhams by removing the gun turrets. He inherited his toolbox from one of the female fitters that they employed through the war. A large number of the 'special tools' in the toolbox were made out of hat pins and hair clips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Posted by John Stainforth on 15/01/2018 09:53:59: They,re 10-point dividers, useful for dividing a distance into equal intervals. I'm certain you're absolutely right, John but I like the fundamental technique of using only a straight edge and a pair of compasses I learned in geometry (my most favourite subject) at school over 60 years ago Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 If I was shoving rivets in, at piece rates, I would buy the tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Bet Danny Fenton would like one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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