Mystery tool thread.

[Ranger850]

Hole punch. They come in sets of various sizes. Good for gasket making.

Or punching holes in fabrics but already got the big NO from @Grumpaw

 

[Grumpaw]

Hint...they come in sizes ranging from .30 up to .58
If you shoot and re-load black powder cartridges you will probably have a set.

 

[Uncle Gump]

The ball washer's close cousin... the ball sizer

 

[Grumpaw]

Nope. It is a cutter, but a crude type. Used for cutting a wad from a piece of felt or similar material to place over a charge of black powder in a straight wall cartridge, like a 45/70.
After priming the shell and dropping charge you would tamp down a felt wad over charge to keep powder properly oriented at the rear of the shell..
Useful when using light target loads and your only using a small charge.. Mostly found in the 45 and 50 cal shells, but I'v used them in black powder 32.20 all the way up to 50/140 cartridges.
It's made from mild steel as opposed to quality punches, so one can take a metal file to the edge and sharpen it up.

 

[Curious Hound]

Nope. It is a cutter, but a crude type. Used for cutting a wad from a piece of felt or similar material to place over a charge of black powder in a straight wall cartridge, like a 45/70.
After priming the shell and dropping charge you would tamp down a felt wad over charge to keep powder properly oriented at the rear of the shell..
Useful when using light target loads and your only using a small charge.. Mostly found in the 45 and 50 cal shells, but I'v used them in black powder 32.20 all the way up to 50/140 cartridges.
It's made from mild steel as opposed to quality punches, so one can take a metal file to the edge and sharpen it up.

Yeah. All that. BUT.... It leaves holes in the felt material. So I still think it's a hole punch.

 

[19Walt93]

How about this tool....
Hint...comes in several sizes and if you shoot black powder cartridge guns, you know.

It's a gasket hole punch, I've got a set of them.

 

[Grumpaw]

Yeah. All that. BUT.... It leaves holes in the felt material. So I still think it's a hole punch.

NO, it's actually a wad cutter .....it just leaves a hole....

The more I think on it, there really isn't a proper tool for cutting "holes". How do you cut something that isn't there ?

 

[19Walt93]

Easy...the ### give it away...headlight spring tool

You'd only know that if you're old enough to have replaced sealed beams. By the way, no fair looking up the number.

 

[Grumpaw]

You'd only know that if you're old enough to have replaced sealed beams. By the way, no fair looking up the number.

Old enough to have replaced mucho sealed beam bulbs, but never had a store bought tool..Used homemade tool from piano wire or coat hanger wire.

 

[Dirtman]

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Now that's a wad cutter!

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[Uncle Gump]

Turd Cutter?

 

[Dirtman]

It's a log splitter!

 

[Blmpkn]

Are turd knives really a thing? Honestly? I've heard them referenced enough by this point to believe they are.

Apparently having a "kissing cousin" is "normal" too? Are these the same types of people? Are these phenomenons localized or a worldwide thing? Gah. I'm moving further into the woods. Further away from people.

Dirtman has sent my brain really off the rails today, thanks. Sunday ruined. Lol.

 

[Curious Hound]

I'm moving further into the woods.

That's exactly where these things are localized.