This old tool has lived well.
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SEP 260 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/7980890157/) by skipskip (http://www.flickr.com/people/skipskip/), on Flickr
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I see evidence of at least 2 colors of paint
It languished in a damp garage for the last few years, but now spins pretty well.
anyone care to tell me what this did?
I know you roll sheet metal thru it, but to what end?
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Appears to be a rotary shear.
It is a beading machine aka burring machine.
Know that little rolled lip on a tin can that the lid is squished into?
Now you can make those too :)
That is cool as all get out.
I was gonna guess it was used for roofing tin some how.