Mystery tools from previous homeowner

Tishabet · 12-29-2021, 11:05 AM

I have two mystery "tools" that came with my house and I am wondering if anyone here has any idea what they are.

The original owner of my house was reportedly into woodworking and the house has a 30 x 15 shop space with a wood rack and 240V etc that I now use as my own shop and office (typing to you all from the shop at this very moment) and this is where these tools were found.

First one is clamped to a shelf, marked "Acme" and below that "29P - 89." Seems like a clamp of some sort?

Second one has no markings, appears to be aluminum. The "rod" has one flattened side as if it is supposed to slide into something. The business end has 12 little teeth which are independently attached to a little axle kind of thing.

Any ideas?

herr_oberst · 12-29-2021, 11:11 AM

I suspect both of them are boatmakers tools.

Steve Viegas · 12-29-2021, 11:27 AM

The rod is for a radial arm saw. It prevents wood from kicking back. It installs at an angle, adjustable to the height of the wood, sliding up and down, with the teeth allowing the wood to move freely in one direction.

TimT · 12-29-2021, 11:31 AM

The round disk shaped thing was apparently owned by Wile E. Coyote

I'd be very careful with that...

Tishabet · 12-29-2021, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Viegas

The rod is for a radial arm saw. It prevents wood from kicking back. It installs at an angle, adjustable to the height of the wood, sliding up and down, with the teeth allowing the wood to move freely in one direction.

One mystery solved! Found some similar items when googling "radial arm saw kickback"

VINMAN · 12-29-2021, 11:41 AM

The reddish thing looks like a Bic lighter......

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Tishabet · 12-29-2021, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I suspect both of them are boatmakers tools.

Could be, there is evidence around the house that the PO was more a "I'm going to build this bulletproof functional thing" woodworker than a "I'm going to inlay some ebony here to really set off the look of the burl" kind of woodworker.

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Originally Posted by TimT

The round disk shaped thing was apparently owned by Wile E. Coyote

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Originally Posted by VINMAN

The reddish thing looks like a Bic lighter......

Did I forget to mention that the Acme product has a fuse?

javadog · 12-29-2021, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by VINMAN

The reddish thing looks like a Bic lighter......

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Could be a Zippo, identifying as a Bic and living on the wild side for a day.

Anything is possible these days.

Flat Six · Flat Six's Garage

IMO, round clamp is to hold a circular saw blade so it can be sharpened.

RobFrost · 12-29-2021, 01:25 PM

You could use the disk clamp to clamp a piece of wood and put it in a lathe, to turn it into a disk of wood such as a wooden wheel.

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look 171 · 12-29-2021, 01:38 PM

Yep, Steve is correct. Its an anti kick back paws that goes in the front of a radial arm saw. I have an old DeWalt 12" saw in the shop. I remember removing it when I first saw it on there.

Jeff Hail · 01:44 PM

[QUOTE=Tishabet;11560008]I have two mystery "tools" that came with my house and I am wondering if anyone here has any idea what they are.

The original owner of my house was reportedly into woodworking and the house has a 30 x 15 shop space with a wood rack and 240V etc that I now use as my own shop and office (typing to you all from the shop at this very moment) and this is where these tools were found.

First one is clamped to a shelf, marked "Acme" and below that "29P - 89." Seems like a clamp of some sort?

Second one has no markings, appears to be aluminum. The "rod" has one flattened side as if it is supposed to slide into something. The business end has 12 little teeth which are independently attached to a little axle kind of thing.

Any ideas?

Its a blade vise to sharpen circular saw blades with a file the hard way by hand.

Jeff Hail · 12-29-2021, 01:48 PM

Get the idea?

Tishabet · 12-29-2021, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Flat Six

IMO, round clamp is to hold a circular saw blade so it can be sharpened.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

Its a blade vise to sharpen circular saw blades with a file the hard way by hand

Dang, you guys are good! Two mysteries solved in just over two hours!

Bob Kontak · Bob Kontak's Garage

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Originally Posted by Tishabet

Did I forget to mention that the Acme product has a fuse?

Just because we know what it is, I still have to ask. Were there any springs about this size anywhere near the ACME saw blade holder?

rcooled · 12-29-2021, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TimT

The round disk shaped thing was apparently owned by Wile E. Coyote

'Acme' was apparently the Amazon.com of the cartoon world...

sc_rufctr · 12-29-2021, 06:22 PM

The saw blade clamp is from the days when we had to take care of our stuff.
- Now they're so cheap it's just easier to buy a new one.

I still sharpen a chainsaw chain by hand. I use a little round file with a built in guide.
The trick is not to let it get too blunt.

look 171 · 12-29-2021, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

The saw blade clamp is from the days when we had to take care of our stuff.
- Now they're so cheap it's just easier to buy a new one.

I still sharpen a chainsaw chain by hand. I use a little round file with a built in guide.
The trick is not to let it get too blunt.

Do people still use steel saw blades anymore? Harbor Freight or some extremely cheap Chinese imported saw sharping jig can be had for a couple hundred that will sharpen carbide tipped blades with a 30 dollar diamond wheel. Breath too much of that will sent one to see the light at the end of the tunnel sooner then they like.

sc_rufctr · 12-29-2021, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by look 171

Do people still use steel saw blades anymore? Harbor Freight or some extremely cheap Chinese imported saw sharping jig can be had for a couple hundred that will sharpen carbide tipped blades with a 30 dollar diamond wheel. Breath too much of that will sent one to see the light at the end of the tunnel sooner then they like.

I've never used a plain steel saw blade. About 30 years ago I bought a carbide tipped Triton (Australian made) saw blade. It was expensive but it's done a ton of work and I get it professionally sharpened when needed. I used it mainly in a table saw configuration and it's served me well however that setup is now retired because I bought a "JOBSITE SAW PRO" from Saw Stop. Decadent I know but the built in safety factor is hard to ignore. The blades for the Saw Stop are about $75 here & it costs somewhere around $40 to get a saw blade sharpened.

look 171 · 12-29-2021, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

I've never used a plain steel saw blade. About 30 years ago I bought a carbide tipped Triton (Australian made) saw blade. It was expensive but it's done a ton of work and I get it professionally sharpened when needed. I used it mainly in a table saw configuration and it's served me well however that setup is now retired because I bought a "JOBSITE SAW PRO" from Saw Stop. Decadent I know but the built in safety factor is hard to ignore. The blades for the Saw Stop are about $75 here & it costs somewhere around $40 to get a saw blade sharpened.

I may have used a steel circular blade maybe twice in all my years of doing this. Steel is supppose to be sharper then carbide according to some experts but I am just fine with all our carbide tips blades in or out of the shop. That Sawstop is a great saw.

its about $.60-.75 per tooth depending on how may blades we send in. We collect them and send in 15-20 blades at a time to get a bulk price in sharpening.

I use to know how to set sharpen a hand saw but that was 30 years ago. Now, I am not sure if I remember how to use one (We use the Japanese pull saw. They are far superior IMO).