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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Michellemu on March 21, 2015, 07:30:57 PM

Title: Calipers? Clamp? What is this?
Post by: Michellemu on March 21, 2015, 07:30:57 PM

I would love some help figuring out what these are. There are no markings on them of any type.

Thanks!

Michelle

Title: Re: Calipers? Clamp? What is this?
Post by: Billman49 on March 21, 2015, 07:34:38 PM

My guess would be blacksmith's calipers - where size unit is not important, but the part being made must match another object...

This type is more common:

Title: Re: Calipers? Clamp? What is this?
Post by: leg17 on March 21, 2015, 08:07:49 PM

Never saw this before but that seems a real good guess Billman.

Title: Re: Calipers? Clamp? What is this?
Post by: Papaw on March 21, 2015, 08:24:53 PM

I agree. Kinda crude construction, but would do for copying in a blacksmith setting.