Knowing this crowd this will go unguessed for about a minute and thirty seconds. I just got it, was able to unload it without hurting myself. Is missing one leg. In the neighborhood of 200lbs. Mole is one of the words cast into it. I don't know why I bother, its just too easy in this bunch. Must dig deeper. OK, what is it, what did it do specifically, and if you're adventurous, when?
If Rube Goldberg was still around, I'll bet he could tell ya......lol
DM&FS
Too many places to pinch my fingers. Clamps flat steel straps/banding maybe?
does it travel on a cable?
>does it travel on a cable?
It took me a while to figure out it is sitting on 2 old tire rims....
I see a compound lever handle, and a blade, so , some kind of a shear? (banding tool is a good guess..) hmm
Awfull elaborate to be an ordinary bench shear ....
Does this help? Technically, a band clamp, would be correct, but when the band/iron tire is heated, placed between the clamps, pressure is applied via a long bar, the tire can be made smaller, shrinking the diameter. Which in its time was easier than cutting and rewelding the tire. Now if I can find a roller.
Oh! A tire shrinker! Never seen one like these -- I'm used to more primitive tire shrinkers. Cool!
Quote from: Branson on May 27, 2012, 06:15:13 AM
Oh! A tire shrinker! Never seen one like these -- I'm used to more primitive tire shrinkers. Cool!
i could surely use that I have several good 16 inc tires and some 15 inc rims I wonder if shrinking them will distort the name on the tire bob w.
Quote from: amertrac on May 27, 2012, 06:30:10 AM
Quote from: Branson on May 27, 2012, 06:15:13 AM
Oh! A tire shrinker! Never seen one like these -- I'm used to more primitive tire shrinkers. Cool!
i could surely use that I have several good 16 inc tires and some 15 inc rims I wonder if shrinking them will distort the name on the tire bob w.
Lettering should be fine, but you'll need tubes