Mystery Tool?

Mystery Tool?

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29 April 2016 at 18:10 #236740
Martin King 2
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Hi All,

Here is a large cast iron Guillotine type tool that we got if France recently on our last buying trip along with two nice book presses.

I have no idea what this is for, it seems to have a shaving action (uses an old peugeot freres block plane iron); the second cutter is at right angle to the first and has a ruler scale.

Ideas so far are Printers leading cutter, Stained Glass lead channel cutter or some sort of leather trimmer.

All ideas welcome

Regards,

martin
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29 April 2016 at 18:10 #24510
Martin King 2
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29 April 2016 at 19:04 #236755
John Haine
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I think it may be a device to cut, or finish, chamfers on picture frames.
29 April 2016 at 19:16 #236759
Martin King 2
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Hi John,

picture frame cutters, (mitre cutters) are usually two cutter jobs with long lever actuator. You could be right however, not sure.

Martin
29 April 2016 at 20:26 #236779
Bazyle
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The right angle cutter part is reminiscent of a typesetters lead packing cutter. The do not so often need an angled trimmer but it could be necessary for mitre joints in decorative lines when boxing round some print eg to print the ruler around the gandmtools advert just to the right of this post.
30 April 2016 at 16:03 #236900
Martin King 2
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Hi Bazyle,

Thats kind of where I am with this thing, I have had a rotary printers lead trimmer in the past, looked a bit like a beefed up bacon slicer. Not sure where to go with this one could well be headed for David Stanley's to see if the Yank buyers like it….

Martin
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