What is this tool?

[BGlidewell]

May go on a lathe oposite the chuck to center the stock for turning

 

[daveshoe]

It looks like some sort of crimping die to be used with a press; I don't think it could be used in a rotary fashion because, as many have already pointed out, the edges that would cut are not sharp enough and the bevel angle it would produce looks a little bit too sharp for deburring.



If it is a nose hair remover, we should try it out on Hillary... .

LMAO thinking evil thoughts of different places on Hillary for useful application of the tool---Lord,I apologize

 

[imaybail]

Looks to me like some type of specialized tip for an old soldering iron.

 

[OKish]

Looks to me like one of those things you throw in the bottom drawer incase you ever need it. Get rid of it and you'll need it tommorow.

 

[WadePatton]

Obviously that's a left-handed whatchahickie used on the doomafliggins.



And like said above, if you get rid of it you'll be neck-deep in doomafliggin work pronto.

 

[Grizzly]

Send pictures to some tool makers, someone's bound to know.

 

[SHobbs]

Obviously that's a left-handed whatchahickie used on the doomafliggins.



And like said above, if you get rid of it you'll be neck-deep in doomafliggin work pronto.

As a southpaw I resemble that remark. :-laf

 

[Yooper1]

This tool might be for a press to smash a copper rivet, to hold something down. Kinda like a brush holder from a old starter?

 

[bmoeller]

Could it be a four flute broken tap remover?

Don't think so. Looks like it is made that way. I'm thinking it is a piece to be used on a lathe.

 

[barbwire]

Cleaning up my shop today and came upon this thing that I inherited from my Dad. Anyone know what it is for? The bottom is tapped like it is supposed to thread onto some sort of turning tool. The diameter is about 1/2" and about 1" in length.

It might help this guessing game if we knew what your father did.

 

[DLausche]

It might help this guessing game if we knew what your father did.

Dad worked as an Offset Pressman for ~40 years. I am thinking it maybe a part off of a printing press.