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odd tools and things

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23 May 2020 at 18:51 #27390
Philip Burley
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23 May 2020 at 18:51 #474299
Philip Burley
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these came from a box of tools bought from a past on friend , any idea what the clamp might be for ? Seems a complicated way of holding something The other is an apprentice piece , the part fits the hole any way you try . remarkable workmanship
23 May 2020 at 19:39 #474308
Daniel
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Hi Philip,

Are you sure the clamp is not some form of puller ?

ATB,

Daniel
23 May 2020 at 20:02 #474321
old mart
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I've seen the vise before, but not sure where, maybe fishing fly making?
23 May 2020 at 20:08 #474324
Bizibilder
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That type of vice can still be bought – Proops sell them as "Work Holder Hand Vice with Wooden Handle, 6mm Wide Jaw Opening, Jewellery Making Tool. H4106" I bought one a few years ago and they are very useful for holding small parts securely.

Edited By Bizibilder on 23/05/2020 20:09:53
23 May 2020 at 20:27 #474330
Tony Pratt 1
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Nice apprentice piece!!!

Tony
23 May 2020 at 20:55 #474339
Jon Lawes
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On the MoD apprenticeship at Boscombe Down we had to make something similar, but a cube rather than an octagon. Mine was easily, easily, the worst made one in the room.
23 May 2020 at 21:17 #474344
John Haine
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I read years ago a biography of Geoffrey de Havilland who founded the aircraft company of that name, who was an RAF apprentice, or maybe it was RFC in his day. Apparently they had to make a mating nut and bolt from steel, using hammer, cold chisel and files, as an exercise. Now that would be a challenge!
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