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Offline Bill M

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Big old heavy thingamajig
« on: January 20, 2018, 09:38:05 PM »
Hi, I’m new here so I’d like to say hello, my name is Bill and I need mental help here. I found this thing around 40 years ago in Brooklyn NY, I picked it up because it was a big old heavy piece of metal, and I took it home because that’s the type of thing I did when I was 10.

I’ve always wondered what it was, and upon the invention of the internet started doing searches every once in a while to see if I could find one like it with a name or purpose attached. This is getting to be a ‘bucket list’ type of thing here, so I figured I’d stop by and ask you fellas “What in Gods Name is this thing and what is it used for? Railroad? Sewer? Farming?
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Bill
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2018, 09:59:08 PM »
Pipe reamer?

very serious EZ out??

Lemon Juicer?

Welcome Bill
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2018, 11:24:17 PM »
Welcome to the forums.   Some dimensions on that would help, but it would appear to be a hand reamer for building construction (like clearing holes before riveting, etc.)
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Offline Bill M

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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2018, 11:36:24 PM »
Thanks so much, gentlemen.
It’s about 13 - 14 inches, weighs about 3 pounds.
I’ll go do some more searching, now that I’ve something to go on!!
Bill
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Offline Bill M

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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2018, 01:21:33 AM »
No luck so far, searches with hand and pipe reamer, vintage or otherwise - don’t give anything close. Tomorrow’s another day. Nite!
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2018, 07:45:50 AM »
Internal pipe wrench?
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2018, 09:09:52 AM »
Quote from: Lewill2 on January 21, 2018, 07:45:50 AM
Internal pipe wrench?


How about to remove broken pipes? looks like it was hammered on to drive it into something.
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2018, 11:06:51 AM »
sure looks like it is made for hammering into ?  the broken pipe or a short nipple. the diameter part that would go into  the pipe?  need better pic and the size. Would they have few of these to make a set?
Boilers, radiators, etc
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2018, 03:45:27 PM »
 it does look like a ezee out for broken pipes,  whatis the lettering on it ???  (old eyes are not focusing today )
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2018, 04:41:03 PM »
Hello, It's hard to read it when it is upside down!!!  ????? APPLIED FOR  Regards, Lou
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2018, 07:21:07 PM »
I do like the broken pipe EZ-out idea, but if that were it, wouldn't the tapered end piece have a left-hand twist to it?
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2018, 03:18:24 AM »
a better pic of the end would help.
how about a tool that flares the end of a boiler tube to hold it til it's welded? and another tool finishes it off?
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2018, 03:31:20 AM »
That would only make pipe up.

I'm guessing its a bung wrench.

Chilly
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Offline Bill M

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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2018, 08:54:30 AM »
I’m going to try to get more pics but I have to shrink them because this forum doesn’t tolerate the size pictures I have. Hang on a few, thanks for the replies. Bill
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Re: Big old heavy thingamajig
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