Old tools.

[Dirtman]

Sorry, how the **** does it work?

 

[Snoranger]

Sorry, how the **** does it work?

Here’s the longest, most drawn out glass cutting tutorial I could find...

Or this one that gets right to the point...

 

[Dirtman]

Neat I'm gonna go break some glass for no reason...

 

[Uncle Gump]

heak = heck

 

[Grumpaw]

The pliers are adjustable curved pliers for A-N fittings. Used to tighten/loosen them. There are hard plastic or nylon inserts for the slots that are replaceable...still available.
Don't know if military still uses A-N fittings, but the fittings were developed by US military around time of entry into WW ll, for all the services so fittings would be universal for all services, so same tools could be used on an aircraft , a ship, or a tank.
Still high quality stuff for auto use.
Reason for the inserts...fittings were/are usually made from aluminum and regular tools would damage them...nylon would grab but not damage them.

 

[MikeG]

First tool looks like a removable handle for a vise or maybe up/down control on a drill press (forget what that's called)

 

[sgtsandman]

The first one could be a handle for a tap. Or it could be a key for a lathe or some similar piece of equipment.

The third looks like cannon plug pliers that are missing the nylon inserts. We have them for that purpose. They work. Sort of. Channel locks work better but can mess up the cannon plug if you aren’t careful. The green horns get the cannon plug pliers. The experienced mechanics get the channel locks.

 

[Grumpaw]

Pliers are definitely A-N fitting pliers. Still made..
Look up Crescent A-N Fitting Pliers, made by Crescent Tools. One he has pictured looks like the current model made.
Pic is a current A-N adjustable wrench....modern stuff, It's also alloy so it won't damage the A-N fittings.

 

[Rick W]

Works best if you drop a little kerosene on the cutter wheel.

The reverse 1/2” drive tools are exactly that, 1/2” drive from an alternate universe. I first saw them on the Mirror Mirror episode of Star Trek I think....

I do vaguely remember having a 1/2” ratchet extension with both ends male decades ago. No idea what it/they are for...

 

[Grumpaw]

Nearest I could find for the 1/2 inch drive/bar was this stuff from the 1930's.
1/2 inch sliding bar breaker with male end. Second pic shows a 1/2 inch extension with male ends, and third shows a full set, all old 30's and 40's tools.

 

[Dirtman]

I found the soft jaws for those pliers on amazon. I can see how they could be useful.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002M8ZKLM/?tag=959media-20

I also tried to cut a piece of glass with the cutter. So, yea, thanks for teaching me that. Luckily the bleeding finally stopped but there's still a piece stuck in there and it's swelling up.

 

[mikkelstuff]

Those pliers could be hose clamp pliers for those danged spring wire hose clamps GM used to use on their cars back in the 1950's. Geez those were awful. I know Dad had a pair of pliers just to remove those things.

 

[mikkelstuff]

I have a 3/8" flex head OTC ratchet I used for many years but really got too floppy to use. I took the ratchet to a machine shop and asked them to re-machine the pivot joint hole and make a new pin. The machinist thought I was crazy until I told him that my Dad bought that ratchet new for me back when I was a teen. He smiled and fixed it for free.

 

[Snoranger]

I also tried to cut a piece of glass with the cutter. So, yea, thanks for teaching me that. Luckily the bleeding finally stopped but there's still a piece stuck in there and it's swelling up.

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Did you watch both videos I posted or just the short one????


The long drawn out one, he tells you to wear gloves, safety glasses, etc. He also tells you that you will get cuts and to keep Bandaids around for WHEN it happens.

 

[Dirtman]

I've had some flex head ratchets (and other tools) where the pivot wore loose. Usually you can just set it on an anvil and use a punch to hit the pin. It'll spread the head of the pin out more (like a rivet) and tighten the joint.