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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: HeelSpur on August 03, 2012, 04:54:24 PM

Title: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: HeelSpur on August 03, 2012, 04:54:24 PM

Bought this today at a flea market and on the label it said " ratchet was used in corners on bridges".
Its a Billings&Spencer No. 2 P.
I've never seen a wrench like this and only briefly searched on line (2 hrs of sleep is getting the best of me). Is this what the tag says it is? (she kept the tag for sales proof)

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Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: Papaw on August 03, 2012, 06:00:59 PM

It is a scaffold wrench.

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: HeelSpur on August 03, 2012, 06:33:51 PM

Quote from: Papaw on August 03, 2012, 06:00:59 PM

It is a scaffold wrench.

That sounds better than ratchet used in corners on bridges :-).
I've put up alot of scaffolding and never used a wrench.
I take it they are used on huge jobs.

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: RedVise on August 03, 2012, 06:59:07 PM

Well I wont say it is not a scaffold ratchet, but it is not the common scaffold ratchet.
We covered them previously, before the crash of "aught whatever."
Specialized use no doubt. Not sure for what...

Brian L.

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: rusty on August 03, 2012, 07:21:12 PM

The pointy end says drill to me.

(Tho the absence of a handle may imply it was in fact for working in corners)

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: jimwrench on August 03, 2012, 08:32:12 PM

  looks like  a boiler drill,although the pointy end is shorter than most. Sellens page 83 shows one and it agrees with what Rusty was showing.










9thats

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: Papaw on August 03, 2012, 08:48:36 PM

Sellens trumps me! I jumped to a conclusion rather quickly.

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: gibsontool on August 04, 2012, 12:26:17 AM

I have a similar tool to this, mine says ''Armstrong No 63''. on one side and '' Short ratchet'' on the other, I asked around quite a bit but nobody could ever say for sure what it's purpose is. I'll see if I can get somebody to help me posts some pics.

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: rusty on August 04, 2012, 09:00:03 AM

It seems anybody who was anybody made ratchet drills....

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: mrchuck on August 05, 2012, 11:38:26 AM

I have one of those, was told it was for a boiler.
Can someone out there explain to me,,,,just how was this wrench used on a boiler?

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: rusty on August 05, 2012, 02:11:50 PM

It's for drilling HOLES in boilers ;P

Old boilers have lots and lots of holes..(one for every tube)

Title: Re: Bridge Ratchet?
Post by: HeelSpur on August 05, 2012, 03:05:50 PM

So what would the correct name be? so I can tag it.