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What are these? - Estate sale find or flop - BpB123 - 10-11-2015 Any idea what these are and what they are used for? They are shaped like files, but to not have any "teeth". - The smaller one is triangular. - The med. one is rectangular. - The larger one is like a half-round file (flat on one side, curved on the other). It is also bent toward the end Thoughts? OBTW ... @ $5 for the 3, I figures I could use the handles and possible make something out of the metal. Thanks for the wisdom -Brian Re: What are these? - Estate sale find or flop - TobyC - 10-11-2015 Burnishers? Re: What are these? - Estate sale find or flop - Bill_Houghton - 10-11-2015 Are the edges sharp? The small one looks like a machinist's deburring scraper, used to knock the burrs off drilled holes and for similar functions. The others might be, too; my knowledge here is mighty limited. Not a flop, I'd say; I use my triangular scraper all the time. Re: What are these? - Estate sale find or flop - BpB123 - 10-11-2015 Thanks Tony A possibility... the corners are relatively sharp. So, I doubt it. But, another path to look at. Thanks! _____________________________ Thanks Bill The edges are relatively sharp. I was thinking some some sort of scraper as well. I will do some digging into machinist scrapers. Thanks! ----------------------------------------------------- -Brian Re: What are these? - Estate sale find or flop - oarlock - 10-11-2015 They are bearing scrapers: you would use them to remove small amounts of Babbit on sleeve bearings to achieve the correct shaft/bearing clearance. They are pretty much dinosaurs in the modern world. but still have their place in certain circles. (see my entry of 05/21/2015). Re: What are these? - Estate sale find or flop - AHill - 10-11-2015 I won't dispute the bearing scraper characterization, but they very well could be turning tools. The top being a skew chisel, the middle being a scraper, and the bottom looks like a spindle gouge. |