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| message from Z on 16 May 2004 |
A gouge?
What width is it 15mm, 20mm, 22mm, 25mm? American equivalent? Could it
be for rounding out raggles for pipes and conduits?
Or if less heavy duty looking is it a woodcarving gouge?
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| N. Thornton replied to Z on 16 May 2004 |
If you mean the rough ends of cut pipes, I guess it could smooth out
the inner wall, but not the end or outer. And its excessively long to
do just that.
No, the angles on the sides make that impossible. Its a very solid
piece.
I think this one's about unwinnable :)
Regards, NT
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| J.Milton.Hayes replied to N. Thornton on 16 May 2004 |
: Z <post@imaris.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:<qTwoS+rJRqpAFw3w@imaris.demon.co.uk>...
: > In article <a7076635.0405011042.38da5d52@posting.google.com>, N.
: > Thornton <bigcat@meeow.co.uk> writes
:
: > >Ive had this tool for ages, and no-one has ever figured out what
it
: > >is. I dont have a pic of it yet, never remember... I'll ask
anyway and
: > >see.
: > >
: > >Its a metal thing with wood handle, obviously an old tool. The
metal
: > >part consists of the usualy round stem then a banana shaped
section,
: > >like so:
: > >
: > >: <-- handle
: > >| <-- stem
: > >( <-- banana bit
: > >
: > >Now the banana bit is upto 5/8" wide in the middle, tapering at
each
: > >end to 0.5". The banana bit has a rounded surface on one side, it
is a
: > >C shape section.
: > >
: > >Now this sounds exactly like a tool for smoothing brickwork
pointing,
: > >except for one thing: it is not the outer side of the banana that
is
: > >rounded, but the inner side, so it could not possibly be a bucket
: > >handle type pointing tool. What it is I have never discovered.
There
: > >are no markings on it anywhere.
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: > A gouge?
: > What width is it 15mm, 20mm, 22mm, 25mm?
:
: > >Now the banana bit is upto 5/8" wide in the middle, tapering at
each
: > >end to 0.5".
:
: > American equivalent? Could it
: > be for rounding out raggles for pipes and conduits?
:
: If you mean the rough ends of cut pipes, I guess it could smooth out
: the inner wall, but not the end or outer. And its excessively long
to
: do just that.
:
: > Or if less heavy duty looking is it a woodcarving gouge?
:
: No, the angles on the sides make that impossible. Its a very solid
: piece.
:
: I think this one's about unwinnable :)
:
Turners use a similar tool for deburring the inside of pipes, flanges
etc.
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