Tool of the day.

[oldhippy]

HectorLooi, I did say they looked like. I didn't say they were. The info I got from the net. 

[HectorLooi]

32 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

HectorLooi, I did say they looked like. I didn't say they were. The info I got from the net. 

Cool! I was actually quite impressed that you know what tissue forceps look like. It's not common knowledge. 

We use them for wisdom teeth surgery when we need to pull the gums back together to suture up the wound. Not most people's favorite surgical instrument.

I actually knew what @Neverenoughwatches mystery tool was because I came across a photo of it when I was researching a strange tool that I got in my set of balance screw holders. It looked a lot like a balance screw holder but it had a strange channel cut in it and two notches in the jaws. I think it's a pallet fork holder because my mentor has a Bergeon pallet fork holder of a similar design.

I could be totally wrong but that's what I've been using it for. 

[Neverenoughwatches]

4 hours ago, HectorLooi said:

Cool! I was actually quite impressed that you know what tissue forceps look like. It's not common knowledge. 

We use them for wisdom teeth surgery when we need to pull the gums back together to suture up the wound. Not most people's favorite surgical instrument.

I actually knew what @Neverenoughwatches mystery tool was because I came across a photo of it when I was researching a strange tool that I got in my set of balance screw holders. It looked a lot like a balance screw holder but it had a strange channel cut in it and two notches in the jaws. I think it's a pallet fork holder because my mentor has a Bergeon pallet fork holder of a similar design.

I could be totally wrong but that's what I've been using it for. 

what i dont understand with mine is why only one hole is cut away, to function more like yours and grip both pallet arms both holes should be cut. Why i thought mine were balance related.

[tomh207]

6 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

what i dont understand with mine is why only one hole is cut away, to function more like yours and grip both pallet arms both holes should be cut. Why i thought mine were balance related.

Why gripping the arms Rich? Wouldn’t it be more likely to be pivot-to-pivot?

 

Tom

[Neverenoughwatches]

1 minute ago, tomh207 said:

Why gripping the arms Rich? Wouldn’t it be more likely to be pivot-to-pivot?

 

Tom

That's what i would have normally expected Tom, Hector's example appears to grip the pallet arms, maybe that stops any twisting motion of the pallet fork while working on it. The pair i have tbh i dont think is for holding the pallet fork, sellers dont always know what they are selling ( Hector's picture ).......correction sellers often dont know what they are selling....if they can attach a fancy use that they've heard before to the item's description that might mean a few extra bucks coming from an unwitting newbie.  Let me dig out a spare balance, hold it in my tweezers and post a picture then compare notes on their use again, I'll try find a single roller which is what i think fits it's impulse pin in the one side of the tweezer's tip that's cut away.

Couple of pictures, they can actually hold a pallet fork and a balance, the slot in one tip i guess would provide some extra grip on the fork but also would accommodate the impulse pin of a single roller ( double roller shown ). Wristwatch pallet fork.......a bit small, Wristwatch  balance.... more or less perfect.  Pocket watch pallet fork.... probably about right , pocket watch balance....also about right and tip slot would accommodate a long staff as the opening width is too small for pocketwatch staff. 

[gpraceman]

I'm curious as to what these tools are for.

[Neverenoughwatches]

14 hours ago, gpraceman said:

I'm curious as to what these tools are for.

Haven't seen any of these before. My guess the first 3 are clamps, the sliding bar works as a lock on the spring loaded clamp. Maybe to hold a mainspring without damaging it while fitting a bridle or punching the hook eye. The 4th no idea, the 5th a mouse snaring leash

I the clamps look interesting , send me one for a closer inspection , the steel or ebony handle one will do just fine

[gpraceman]

15 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Haven't seen any of these before. My guess the first 3 are clamps, the sliding bar works as a lock on the spring loaded clamp. Maybe to hold a mainspring without damaging it while fitting a bridle or punching the hook eye. The 4th no idea, the 5th a mouse snaring leash

First 3 being clamps, possibly.  Last one being a mouse snare?

15 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

I the clamps look interesting , send me one for a closer inspection , the steel or ebony handle one will do just fine

Sorry, mate.  I saw these on eBay.  So, you'll have to win them.

[rehajm]

The torure devices the creepy little guy lays out on a table to help get our hero to talk?

[Neverenoughwatches]

56 minutes ago, rehajm said:

The torure devices the creepy little guy lays out on a table to help get our hero to talk?

Ahha i thought i knew them from somewhere, they didn't work though, my body of steel broke them within seconds.

[Neverenoughwatches]

Thought I would post this up . It just came in the post this morning. As we can see a micrometer so no mystery item today, but a nice quality measuring device I picked up on Ebay, I was drawn to it, as it had a feintaster feel about it. Wether I can apply it to watches I'm not sure yet, but I could probably make a holder and a part platform for it. This will measure to single microns, so thats pretty cool, and as it is, it's right on the money with the gauge zeroing down to 1 micron. Below that is a guy thats copied a feintaster design and made his own with what looks like a dial gauge.

Correction not single microns, as the dial markers increment to 2 microns, still pretty cool though

[Neverenoughwatches]

Any ideas anyone ?    Homemade thingy 

[Paul80]

Looks a bit like some sort of home made hight marking gauge 

[Neverenoughwatches]

9 hours ago, Paul80 said:

Looks a bit like some sort of home made hight marking gauge 

That is also the only use I can imagine.