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Peter Wood 5	14/04/2018 12:20:05
94 forum posts 11 photos	When i returned from holiday yesterday I found this tool ( and two similar ones) on my doorstep. Can anyone tell me what they are used for. Peter Wood Edited By Peter Wood 5 on 14/04/2018 12:21:05
David George 1	14/04/2018 14:02:19
2110 forum posts 565 photos	Used many things like these they are inspection or machining jigs for difficult to hold parts. David
Martyn Grogan	14/04/2018 14:55:47
15 forum posts 30 photos	I don't know but they look similar to what I have in mind to make to drill the holes In the drillpress to convert ml7 gears to fit the ml4 lathe
Journeyman	14/04/2018 16:46:03
1257 forum posts 264 photos	The bit with the red handle is a pretty standard toggle clamp: Available from Axminster for the princely sum of £6.96. The OP's version is in use on some kind of fixture no idea what that might be for! John
John Reese	14/04/2018 17:08:15
1071 forum posts	Salvage the base plate and the clamp. Bin the rest.
larry phelan 1	14/04/2018 18:34:37
1346 forum posts 15 photos	Not sure about the rest,but the clamps are well wort saving [or well wort the money[I have several of these in my workshop,and they are seldom idle. Until you start using them,you wont know what you,ve been missing.!
Neil Wyatt	14/04/2018 19:27:13
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Larry, you don't need to create a new user profile. Drop me an email and I will reset the password on your old account. Neil
Peter Wood 5	15/04/2018 09:36:11
94 forum posts 11 photos	Thanks for the info. Not sure what I will use them for but I will hang on to them now.
Bazyle	15/04/2018 11:33:22
6956 forum posts 229 photos	As the attachment looks like the back of an instrument or clock I suggest it was just that and it held the front plate for some machining operation, possibly modifying a small batch outside of the main production.

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