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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: lptools on January 29, 2018, 01:32:53 PM

Title: Clamp
Post by: lptools on January 29, 2018, 01:32:53 PM

Hello, I should know the name of this clamp, and its use, but I am drawing a blank. I have 6 of these, and none are marked!!!!!!!  Thanks, Lou

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: amecks on January 29, 2018, 02:43:51 PM

I have (or had) one of those.  It is a special purpose - I'll have to see if I can find my post where someone here identified it.  It resembles an inner tube patch tool but is not.

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: gibsontool on January 29, 2018, 02:45:58 PM

May be part or all of a tire patching clamp.

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: gibsontool on January 29, 2018, 02:49:27 PM

looks like my guess is wrong, it must have been posted while I was typing.

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: amecks on January 29, 2018, 03:06:46 PM

Well, When I found the one I had, there were two vulcanizer clamps with the lot, and this was very different from them.  I posted a photo of it here (I think it was October 2014) and Branson replied that he had seen one and seen a photo of it, but was unable to post the photo.  Here's his reply:

Branson:  "I found a photo yesterday, copied it, and this morning I can't find the dratted photo.  However, this table clamp holds a steel plate to a bench top.  The plate is the rest of the tool.  There's a hole in the plate near the center that the clamp tilts through.  One end of the plate has a V shaped cut out  like those on jeweler's wooden examples for supporting something you are sawing.  I forget what the other side is shaped like.
I think you have a clamp for a jeweler's saw plate."

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: lptools on January 29, 2018, 03:45:34 PM

Hello, Here is a photo with a Vulcanizing Clamp, definitely 2 different tools. I agree the plate is the business area of the tool, the clamp would mount to the underside of a workbench, although the bench can't be more than 1-1/2" thick. I am still pondering the use of this thing!!!!!!! Regards, Lou

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: oldgoaly on January 29, 2018, 07:18:16 PM

The tire patch clamps I have the top holder is more like  bird foot.
Schaller is one of the brands. google pic, don't think I have ever take pics of the patch clamps a few of the patch kit cans.

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: mikeswrenches on January 29, 2018, 08:05:14 PM

These were used to hold down hand bread dough mixers. They slipped into a slot on the bottom of the mixer pan.

Mike

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: mikeswrenches on January 29, 2018, 08:37:51 PM

I knew I’d seen this somewhere. Check the link below.

https://www.rubylane.com/item/813252-05052012-571/Antique-Universal-Bread-Maker-Dough-Mix78er

Mike

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: bill300d on January 29, 2018, 08:43:25 PM

Nice job Mike. I never would have thought that.

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: lptools on January 30, 2018, 04:19:03 AM

Hello, Mike. Thanks!!!!  Now I need to find 6 dough mixers!!!!! Regards, Lou

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: amecks on January 30, 2018, 07:03:30 AM

Thanks, Mike!  Great to see how it was used.  "Ma" threw out the mixer when she got an electric mixer and "Pa" saved the old clamp to use out in the barn.

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: mikeswrenches on January 30, 2018, 10:13:22 AM

Judging by how many of these clamps are around, you would think there would be a "boatload" of the pans around somewhere. I even have one of the clamps, but alas no pan to go with it.

Mike

Title: Re: Clamp
Post by: lptools on January 30, 2018, 11:09:28 AM

Hello, I can see this being used as a beater block for small pieces of metal , to protect the bench. Al, as you suggested, this would also work well to hold a larger steel, or, brass plate to a bench ,or, tabletop. While looking for this clamp, I came across this listing on ebay, the guy gets an "A" in creative writing. Item number  332504669891 Regards, Lou