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Offline PPatch

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Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« on: April 05, 2017, 07:04:00 PM »



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

Thanks

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Offline Curtis

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2017, 07:16:33 PM »
Looks like a tool used for finding percussion hammer throw and orientation to me.

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2017, 07:23:21 PM »
Yep, it measures the throw, and indexes the orientation of the tumbler. Very cool.

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #3 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!
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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2017, 08:12:21 PM »
Thanks guys, now I know...

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #5 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!
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Offline Don Stith

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #7 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.

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2017, 11:11:05 PM »
I use one in place of a caliper..... :P
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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2017, 11:13:35 PM »
That's handy-er than pockets on a shirt!

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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2017, 06:48:50 PM »
looks like something that might be used to locate the full cock notch on a tumbler.
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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #11 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
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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2017, 08:59:12 AM »
Mr Brooks,
You are an absolute hoot!
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Re: Is this a tool/template used in lock making?
« Reply #13 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.
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