Puzzling
This was among the items in a box of odds & ends which I inherited. It came to me along with an old Goodell Pratt lathe which had been in the family for 60-some years. I have no idea what it is used for, and am going to post a query on an appropriate discussion forum to see what I can find out.
CommentsWould you like to comment?Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). |
[?]
This photo also belongs to: TagsAdditional Information
|
||||||||
Flickr Blog | About Flickr | Terms of Use | Your Privacy | Copyright/IP Policy | Report Abuse
|
Deutsch
|
English
|
Español
|
Français
|
|
Italiano
|
Português
Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Finding location...
ghb624
says:
And the responses are, so far ...
"Looks like a center for wood stock. It would actually bite into the end of the piece."
"Looks like an auto-centering center punch to spot the end of a shaft.
Appears from the photos that the outer sleeve and 4 angled blades move together, and independent of the center rod. Would work best with stock that has been turned square on the end. Place flat against the end of the shaft, slide the sleeve/blades down until it's centered up, smack the center rod to spot for center drilling." (Someone else added this ...)
"Which would make it perfect for centering a chunk of square stock for a wood lathe. Beats marking it with a pencil and hoping you get the point in the right spot between grain marks."
"It is a Goodell-Pratt 'Bell Centering Punch' No 529 up to 1" or 534 up to 1 1/2". PAGE 438 in Catalog 15."
No. 3 sounds like he's hit the nail on the head. Yes indeed he did. I found a downloadable copy of the Goodell Pratt catalog for 1926, and here is the exact item:
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )