So here's a 6" long wooden-handled tool with a spiral thread on the end of it.  Anyone know what it's designed to do?  It says Irwin  900  USA on the shaft. 

TIA

DM&FS

According to our Good Buddy "wvtools", it is a screw starter, as he has one for sale on ebay. I had never seen one like it before myself. It must be designed for pre-threading screws in hardwood, or furniture, etc?

Wayne

a gimlet?

I have a modern black and yellow handled Stanley just like it, smaller tip though. Just used it yesterday. It is handy for starting a hole if you don't have far to go and you don't want to break out the drill.

Quote from: lzenglish on September 05, 2011, 12:26:08 PM
According to our Good Buddy "wvtools", it is a screw starter, as he has one for sale on ebay. I had never seen one like it before myself. It must be designed for pre-threading screws in hardwood, or furniture, etc?

Wayne

Not a screw starter.  It drills a conical hole for inserting a wood cone so that a screw can hold in an enlarged hole.  Plugs the hole.

Quote from: Branson on September 05, 2011, 08:01:35 PM
Not a screw starter.  It drills a conical hole for inserting a wood cone so that a screw can hold in an enlarged hole.  Plugs the hole.

So If I read you correct, you are saying this if for repairing an enlarged, or stripped out screw hole in a door Jam hinge hole, or other wood material Correct?

Wayne

Quote from: lzenglish on September 05, 2011, 09:03:37 PM

Quote from: Branson on September 05, 2011, 08:01:35 PM
Not a screw starter.  It drills a conical hole for inserting a wood cone so that a screw can hold in an enlarged hole.  Plugs the hole.

So If I read you correct, you are saying this if for repairing an enlarged, or stripped out screw hole in a door Jam hinge hole, or other wood material Correct?
Wayne

Exactly.  I saw them advertiser, oh, maybe 20 years ago.  Thought it was a neat idea, but never got around to getting one.  They came with the conical plugs to insert.

Quote from: lzenglish on September 05, 2011, 09:03:37 PM

Quote from: Branson on September 05, 2011, 08:01:35 PM
Not a screw starter.  It drills a conical hole for inserting a wood cone so that a screw can hold in an enlarged hole.  Plugs the hole.

So If I read you correct, you are saying this if for repairing an enlarged, or stripped out screw hole in a door Jam hinge hole, or other wood material Correct?

Wayne

I always use wooden matchsticks to tighten up the screw hole, too cheap to buy a fancy tool for that simple job, yes I have hillbilly tendencies. Might be thee reason they never caught on to well.

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Quote from: Branson on September 05, 2011, 08:01:35 PM
Not a screw starter.  It drills a conical hole for inserting a wood cone so that a screw can hold in an enlarged hole.  Plugs the hole.

I always use wooden matchsticks to tighten up the screw hole, too cheap to buy a fancy tool for that simple job, yes I have hillbilly tendencies. Might be thee reason they never caught on to well..
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Me, I use toothpicks.  Maybe between the two of us we sent the company into oblivion.

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Me, I use toothpicks.  Maybe between the two of us we sent the company into oblivion.
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I would like to take credit with you for doing that but I think common sense killed that tool idea.

Toothpicks, match sticks, golf tees depending on the size needed works for me.

Hadn't thought of golf tees.  Now I will!  Thanks.

Quote from: Branson on September 07, 2011, 07:17:31 PM
Hadn't thought of golf tees.  Now I will!  Thanks.

And if those don't get the job done, I whip out my Tuboencabulator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLDgQg6bq7o

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QuoteTuboencabulator

I remember that from somewhere.

Weed wacker string works best in my opinion because it gives put also pushes back, wont go away either eventually.