What is this tool?

[jackstraw]

I was cleaning out an old toolbox and found this tool. For the life of me I can't remember what it's for! I'm a kook!

What is it!?

[prsboogie]

I think it is for drum brake springs, could be mistaken though

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[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

yup, brake spring.

[jackstraw]

Ahh! Thank you! I haven't done that in close to 30 years!

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Wanna really blow the kids minds? Gap some points and time a distributor.

[XXX-er]

and remember the good old days were not really all that good

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

The good old days of working on a car all night to be able to get to work in the morning?

[rideit]

I thought it was an early panty de-buncher.

[gaijin]

The good old days of working on a car all night to be able to get to work in the morning?

I clicked the thread out of curiosity and recognized the tool right away.

But nothing hit me as hard as this quote.

[XXX-er]

I always found the tools on the ends of the handles more useful than the pliers which I hardly ever used

In HS I did a lot of shop also worked in an old style gas station which probably set me up for the lifetime HW gig

[lucknau]

Legacy torture device with lingering practical relevance! I recently used that tool for the first time in twenty years while replacing some E-brake shoes. Only used the spring-putter-backer twister handle though.

[mtnjam]

Wanna really blow the kids minds? Gap some points and time a distributor.

That or ask them what a magneto is and have them time that.

[stuckathuntermtn]

That or ask them what a magneto is and have them time that.

I think those are still really common in small planes. Not that I can really define what they are or how they work, just that they're everywhere in general aviation. A Cessna 172 isn't gonna pack a starter motor and a big battery. (That's what they do, right, start the engine?)

[Vt-Freeheel]

Lulz^

[jackstraw]

Ha!
Btw...this beautiful tool made it's way to a different Mag's home that will put it to good use on a VW bus

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

That's awesome.

I'm old enough to remember rebuilding generators in my grandad's auto electric shop.

Also turning drums.

[wooley12]

Did you ever adjust the timing of a magneto with transistor radio?

[galibier_numero_un]

So maybe this one belongs in a thread "I didn't know this tool existed". I'll put mention of this in the MYOFS thread (post #4468 if you're interested: https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...21#post6180121).

The application goes beyond getting accurate centerpunches for binding mounts, so here ya go ... a Vix bit (a self-centering bit). The outer sleeve guides the drill bit. Very cool.





... Thom

[SuperChief]

I think those are still really common in small planes. Not that I can really define what they are or how they work, just that they're everywhere in general aviation. A Cessna 172 isn't gonna pack a starter motor and a big battery. (That's what they do, right, start the engine?)

Um close but no banana. Magneto is like a distributor it provides spark to spark plugs. All piston engine aircraft running on avgas have two magnetos and a two spark plugs per cylinder. This is designed for redundancy in case one fails. Magnetos are also found in a lot of old tractors and some generators.

Some vintage planes had, starter generators, never seen one though.

[billyk]

Um close but no banana. Magneto is like a distributor it provides spark to spark plugs. All piston engine aircraft running on avgas have two magnetos and a two spark plugs per cylinder. This is designed for redundancy in case one fails. Magnetos are also found in a lot of old tractors and some generators.

Some vintage planes had, starter generators, never seen one though.

A magneto is more like a generator or alternator than a distributor. A distributor just selects which cylinder spark plug to send electricity to, it doesn’t create the electricity.

Magnetos, generators, and alternators all generate electric current by spinning magnets. Generators and alternators use electromagnets to do this, which require a battery to power their field coils. Magnetos use permanent magnets, and thus don’t require a battery to function. They are used in airplanes because the ignition system is thus completely independent of the battery and the rest of the plane’s electrical system. If the battery fails, the spark plugs will continue to fire, which is more important when you flying around up in the air than if you are driving around on the ground in a car.

And as mentioned, piston aircraft generally have two independent sets of magnetos and spark plugs for redundancy and reliability.