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Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:48 pm

was looking for something in the bottom drawer of my tool chest, always a scary place, and came across this. have no idea what it does. can anyone help?

Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:39 pm

Looks like the right half of a left handed clamp…???

- Dave

Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:15 pm

Sorta looks like the top was cut off. Missing parts

Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:18 pm

Corwyn wrote: Sorta looks like the top was cut off. Missing parts

the 'aluminized' plating is still there on top. no saw marks. pretty sure it is whole.

Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:08 pm

I sent the photo to AI...

AI wrote: The pictured item is a tailstock assembly from a Sears Dunlap wood lathe.
It is used to support the end of a workpiece while it is being machined, ensuring stability and accuracy.
It is located opposite the headstock on the lathe.
The quill moves in and out of the tailstock body to adjust the distance, which is important for supporting the workpiece.
This particular tailstock is from a 9" Sears Dunlap wood lathe model 103.0602.

Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:19 pm

Tailstock Assembly #16006-103 From 9" Sears Dunlap Wood Lathe #103.0602 | eBay

Sir ragnarhairybreeks wants it to be a Hazet tool for vintage Porsche

Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:20 pm

Ahwahnee wrote: I sent the photo to AI...

AI wrote: The pictured item is a tailstock assembly from a Sears Dunlap wood lathe.
It is used to support the end of a workpiece while it is being machined, ensuring stability and accuracy.
It is located opposite the headstock on the lathe.
The quill moves in and out of the tailstock body to adjust the distance, which is important for supporting the workpiece.
This particular tailstock is from a 9" Sears Dunlap wood lathe model 103.0602.

thanks for sending it to the Alimentary Ingestor, i was hoping someone would! well, there's no way that is a lathe tailstock. the mystery continues.

Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:33 pm

Sodo wrote: Tailstock Assembly #16006-103 From 9" Sears Dunlap Wood Lathe #103.0602 | eBay

Sir ragnarhairybreeks wants it to be a Hazet tool for vintage Porsche
Indeed.

Here’s matching results from a Google image search…(basically anything blue with visible threads & a crank handle):

https://www.google.com/search?vsrid=CKPm9OoHEAIYAS...;lns_vfs=e

You’re welcome, I know it’ll help a lot... :lol: :wink:

- Dave

Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:46 pm

DanHoug wrote: . can anyone help?[/img]

Try here

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/forums/general-tool-discussion.4/

Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:28 pm

Moved to Off Topic since this appears to not be an Automotive / VW tool

Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:35 pm

The cross pin part way down looks like some sort of pivot, it doesn't look like a critical structural part, more like something involved in whatever job it does.

Some sort of valve or lifter compressor maybe?

Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:02 am

Is it half of a battery carrier? The other piece would have pivoted on the cross pin, then tighten the handle down to squeeze the battery.

Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:07 am

72Pstroke wrote: Is it half of a battery carrier? The other piece would have pivoted on the cross pin, then tighten the handle down to squeeze the battery.

That makes sense.

Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:12 am

babysnakes wrote: 72Pstroke wrote: Is it half of a battery carrier? The other piece would have pivoted on the cross pin, then tighten the handle down to squeeze the battery.

That makes sense.
Best guess yet.

Sat Feb 15, 2025 9:26 am

72Pstroke wrote: Is it half of a battery carrier?

they probably cut a 12volt one in half for lifting 6volt batteries... #-o

Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:41 am

Door stop????

Looks to be homemade, or modified given the weld that the treads pass thru. I doubt a commercially sold item would have such a thread thru a weld that close to the edge.

The plastic coating maybe there to give electric insulation or to prevent marring of surfaces it contacts.

Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:39 am

zerotofifty wrote: .......Looks to be homemade, or modified given the weld that the treads pass thru. I doubt a commercially sold item would have such a thread thru a weld that close to the edge.........
Obviously you never shopped in the auto dept of larger chain dept. stores like Freddy's and Penny's, crap like that was often right next to those "made in Japan" socket sets, oil filter wrenches that were softer than the filter and the tinny jack stands.

Sat Feb 15, 2025 1:14 pm

Could be a very vehicle specific Kent-Moore tool. When I worked at a dealership, there was all kinds of tools like that.

Sat Feb 15, 2025 2:10 pm

busdaddy wrote: zerotofifty wrote: .......Looks to be homemade, or modified given the weld that the treads pass thru. I doubt a commercially sold item would have such a thread thru a weld that close to the edge.........
Obviously you never shopped in the auto dept of larger chain dept. stores like Freddy's and Penny's, crap like that was often right next to those "made in Japan" socket sets, oil filter wrenches that were softer than the filter and the tinny jack stands.

That....and never laugh at some of the f*cked up strange and cheap looking tools you might find :lol: ...some of them can save you hours of pain!

Like this stupid looking tool....

Set you back about $30. And..works like nobodys business! Its for pulling the brake pedal pushrod out of its socket so you can remove the brake booster in numerous VW golf Mk5, mk6, Audi A-4 etc.

Without it you will spend painful time upside down under the dash and likley break the pedal pushrod.

Ray

Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:42 am

finster wrote: 72Pstroke wrote: Is it half of a battery carrier?

they probably cut a 12volt one in half for lifting 6volt batteries... #-o

Well played!!