K+T tool?

[PetrosA]

I got a tool from an old electrical shop that I think might have been for K+T work, but I'm not sure. Anyone recognize this?

 

[GoldDigger]

It seems for sure to be a type of clamp. But what is it used for?
One possibility would be for stretching wire into place by gripping the end without having to bend it.
It could also be a heat sink you clamp on the copper to keep the soldering heat from hitting the insulation.

 

[ptonsparky]

I see it as at least partial inspiration for the NE invented and made, until a few years ago, ViseGrip.

 

[kwired]

Might just be more of a general purpose clamping tool (like the mentioned more modern Vise Grip) then a specific electrical installation tool, but don't give up on finding out what it was originally intended for.

 

[dfmischler]

This is one version of a Hand Vise. I would say that it is not very trade-specific.

 

[LIM]

This is one version of a Hand Vise. I would say that it is not very trade-specific.

You are correct, here is a similar one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-HAN...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[al hildenbrand]

This is one version of a Hand Vise. I would say that it is not very trade-specific.

I agree with the notion of a "hand vise".

As the son of a watchmaker, who grew up around a family owned and run jewelry store, this is the perfect tool to steady a small piece that needs a little mechanical work done to it.

I still have all my Father's tools, which, from time to time, make the hard job easy and the impossible possible.

 

[PetrosA]

Thanks for the answers!

 

[mgookin]

Looking at the curves on it I'd guess it's specific to a task which requires bending or forming something.

 

[K8MHZ]

That looks like a handy thing to have to hold parts that one is going to grind on a grinding wheel.

 

[K8MHZ]

It looks like an 'engineer's hand vise'.

 

[growler]

It looks like an 'engineer's hand vise'.

Either that or a combination nut cracker and paper weight. :lol:

 

[dfmischler]

It looks like an 'engineer's hand vise'.

I'm sure a vise of this form has been sold under the name, "engineer's hand vise." But this basic form dates back to at least the 17th century when they were all hand forged.

 

[K8MHZ]

I'm sure a vise of this form has been sold under the name, "engineer's hand vise." But this basic form dates back to at least the 17th century when they were all hand forged.

Hand vise as opposed to bench vise.

Engineer's (metal worker's) vice as opposed to woodworker's vise.

That's how I take it to be, anyway.

 

[GoldDigger]

Hand vise as opposed to bench vise.

Engineer's (metal worker's) vice as opposed to woodworker's vise.

That's how I take it to be, anyway.

As far as I know Engineers and Woodworkers have similar vices.
But the vises they use are different, except when used as part of their vice. (50 Shades of Grey)

 

[Fulthrotl]

Thanks for the answers!

there you go, peter.... your new service crimp tool!