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Title: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: PPatch on April 05, 2017, 07:04:00 PM

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.ibb.co%2Fe39E0a%2FJLbRYxyl.jpg&hash=32d8ceed08994bfd832e16c422c3acaf104d33e8) (http://ibb.co/grBitv)

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Do any of you know what it is/was used for?

Thanks

dave

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Curtis on April 05, 2017, 07:16:33 PM

Looks like a tool used for finding percussion hammer throw and orientation to me.

Curtis

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Hungry Horse on April 05, 2017, 07:23:21 PM

Yep, it measures the throw, and indexes the orientation of the tumbler. Very cool.

  Hungry Horse

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: P.W.Berkuta on April 05, 2017, 07:31:28 PM

Yes indeed -- it is VERY cool ;) I wish I had seen that tool 40+ years ago would have been a good tool to have. I've got along with a ruler and my eye ball since I've started this hobby!

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: PPatch on April 05, 2017, 08:12:21 PM

Thanks guys, now I know...

dave

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Daryl on April 05, 2017, 08:44:13 PM

The angle for the nipple seat is adjustable to get the correct angle for the hammer nose to strike at 90 degrees, I assume, so the filer can get that right. Cool Tool!

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Don Stith on April 05, 2017, 10:59:05 PM

I used them to orient the nipple on a drum to be sure it fit the hammer.

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: snapper on April 05, 2017, 11:08:02 PM

I am making an assumption that my friend and fellow long range ML shooter Karl Kuehn might of made this tool.
If you want, I can send him an email.

I just saw him a couple of weeks ago at Oakridge shoot.

fleener

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Mike Brooks on April 05, 2017, 11:11:05 PM

I use one in place of a caliper..... :P

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Ky-Flinter on April 05, 2017, 11:13:35 PM

That's handy-er than pockets on a shirt!

-Ron

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: ron w on April 06, 2017, 06:48:50 PM

looks like something that might be used to locate the full cock notch on a tumbler.

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Stonebreaker on April 07, 2017, 12:25:16 AM

Quote from: snapper on April 05, 2017, 11:08:02 PM

I am making an assumption that my friend and fellow long range ML shooter Karl Kuehn might of made this tool.
If you want, I can send him an email.
I just saw him a couple of weeks ago at Oakridge shoot.
fleener

Could you please ask him what he calls this tool, and how much he sells them for? I'm looking for a tool name that will lead to finding more of these on the web. Thanks

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: smallpatch on April 07, 2017, 08:59:12 AM

Mr Brooks,
You are an absolute hoot!

Title: Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
Post by: Mike Brooks on April 07, 2017, 01:41:40 PM

Quote from: smallpatch on April 07, 2017, 08:59:12 AM

Mr Brooks,
You are an absolute hoot!

That gizmo looks like a far more useful tool than a caliper if you're making ML's.