Today I acquired...........

James1979 · Oct 30, 2021

bigegg said:
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£20 from a local charity shop.

If you want more of them, watch Laura kampf on YouTube. She lets on who makes them for festooL in one video. I will see if I can find it.

bigegg · Oct 30, 2021

James1979 said:
If you want more of them, watch Laura kampf on YouTube. She lets on who makes them for festooL in one video. I will see if I can find it.

"Tanos": which is a sister company of Festool

The cheapest ones are marked "Panasonic" on the bay: but AFAIK, the only drawer type are branded "festool"

The Artilleryman · Oct 30, 2021

Farside said:
An old Clansman desktop key for cheap, because it's a bit ratty and needed some ~~bodgery~~ care and attention.

Fixed the cracked plastic nut inside - this seems to be a really common failure point on them.
Three blobs of hot glue sorted that out - it's unlikely I'll ever put it through the demands of some military exercise, so good enough.
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Still needs a bit of a clean, and replace the flat bit of the knob, but that can happen later...
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At first, I wasn't too impressed with the feel of the key, but the available adjustments on it sorted it right out.

That takes me back a few years to when my TA regiment upgraded from Larkspur to Clansman. Spent a couple of weeks assembling the ATU's from bags of parts, all tied up with cotton thread. I worked days for the army and late shift as a bus conductor for LT. Good little earner.
One day I got fed up with opening 4 or 5 bags and assembling the ATU, so spent all day opening bags and lining them up in front of the relevant ATU box. Sigs PSI asked me how many I had assembled that day as I went home (off to real job), when I said "None" he went ballistic, till I pointed out that my productivity would be greatly improved for the rest of the week, and it was.

Farside · Oct 30, 2021

The_Yellow_Ardvark said:
The Clansman radio kit was often slated for being rubbish, but was a good but of kit.

I think there's the odd part of it could be better, but overall it seems to have survived quite well.
What I like about this gear is its toughness and is a whole world more robust than the vast majority of normal amateur kit.
I missed the boat a bit on this gear, as several huge consignments were unloaded by the MoD in the Noughties and mid-teens. I should have grabbed a vehicle set and 250W amp at that point, as they were dirt cheap.
Anyway, I ended up with an RT320 and some ancillaries, just enough to make a portable bare-bones kit if I take it out on the bike.
I'd not refuse a vehicle set and amp, but I'm wary of acquiring too much ex-mil gear.

slim_boy_fat · Oct 30, 2021

The_Yellow_Ardvark said:
It was kept company by this.

Happy or sad face? (the mug, not you :thumbup:

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The_Yellow_Ardvark · Oct 30, 2021

slim_boy_fat said:
Happy or sad face? (the mug, not you )

My face= Happy
After all it is the only one I got.

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Oct 30, 2021

Farside said:
I think there's the odd part of it could be better, but overall it seems to have survived quite well.
What I like about this gear is its toughness and is a whole world more robust than the vast majority of normal amateur kit.
I missed the boat a bit on this gear, as several huge consignments were unloaded by the MoD in the Noughties and mid-teens. I should have grabbed a vehicle set and 250W amp at that point, as they were dirt cheap.
Anyway, I ended up with an RT320 and some ancillaries, just enough to make a portable bare-bones kit if I take it out on the bike.
I'd not refuse a vehicle set and amp, but I'm wary of acquiring too much ex-mil gear.

Let me amble to Corsham, see what they have to sell.

25.4_mechanic · Oct 31, 2021

Good morning, everyone :waving:

Already a few days with me, but not yet shown.

I have discovered eight functions ...

Cleaning and rust removal worked quite well, pitting is clearly visible, but I'm not going to grind the tool to death just to make it pretty.

Anyone have an idea what trade, activity/work this tool might belong to?
What era it might be from?

I have found neither a maker's mark nor a designation of origin.
It seems to me too elaborately made for a giveaway and it was recognizably worked with ...

Have a nice Sunday, all

Carsten

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Cobbler · Oct 31, 2021

Just a bit of a guess, some sort of fencing pliers?

Arc Tourist · Oct 31, 2021

25.4_mechanic said:
Good morning, everyone

Already a few days with me, but not yet shown.

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I have discovered eight functions ...

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Cleaning and rust removal worked quite well, pitting is clearly visible, but I'm not going to grind the tool to death just to make it pretty.

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Anyone have an idea what trade, activity/work this tool might belong to?
What era it might be from?
....................................

Have a nice Sunday, all

Carsten

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I've seen one of these used before by a guy who was helping me and my Dad do wire fencing.

Edit: Ahh, Cobbler beat me to the post.

25.4_mechanic · Oct 31, 2021

Cobbler said:
Just a bit of a guess, some sort of fencing pliers?

Arc Tourist said:
I've seen one of these used before by a guy who was helping me and my Dad do wire fencing.

Thank you very much. :thumbup:

Fence construction and maintenance is the only thing I could think of: You have to have several functions right at your fingertips, but you can't lug a lot of stuff around.

Any ideas on era and origin?

Carsten

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James1979 · Oct 31, 2021

Cobbler said:
Just a bit of a guess, some sort of fencing pliers?

Exactly what I’d have said :thumbup:

daleyd · Oct 31, 2021

James1979 said:
Exactly what I’d have said

Yeah I was going to suggest that too!

Arc Tourist · Oct 31, 2021

25.4_mechanic said:
...............................

Any ideas on era and origin?

Carsten

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Not sure about era, perhaps 1950's, but the screwdriver function is likely to be for installing and removing electrical insulators on posts.

Hood · Oct 31, 2021

Farmers tool, so basically fencing pliers for hashing and bashing as farmers tend to do

James1979 · Oct 31, 2021

I've had a quick google because I'm a, bored and b, interested and cant find exactly the same. A lot of the older ones seem to be blacksmith made so it might have been produced local to where you got it?

25.4_mechanic · Oct 31, 2021

When building fences, what do you grab and turn with that toothed mouth?

And what is this V for?

Thanks.

Carsten

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Hood · Oct 31, 2021

Similar to this I think.

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The_Yellow_Ardvark · Oct 31, 2021

25.4_mechanic said:
When building fences, what do you grab and turn with that toothed mouth?

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And what is this V for?

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Thanks.

Carsten

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To tighten the nuts on the wire tensioning attachment

25.4_mechanic · Oct 31, 2021

James1979 said:
I've had a quick google because I'm a, bored and b, interested and cant find exactly the same. A lot of the older ones seem to be blacksmith made so it might have been produced local to where you got it?

I have the tool from a region in southwestern Germany, where historically a law of inheritance applies where the oldest heir does not inherit the whole farm and has to pay off his siblings (this is how it has been in northern Germany since time immemorial), but where the farm was distributed equally among all the children and the farms continued to shrink over time.

So a lot of people had constant need for all the tools for farming and other trades.

If a single forging, then perhaps made on the basis of semi-finished products, because there are some almost ornate details.

Carsten

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