What Chisel is This?

[Saitch]

I was poking around in an old tool box a mate left for me and found this. Some type of cold chisel?
Anyone know the specific use? Looks like a few good hits in it's time.
Length= 250mm, blade width at widest point= 30mm, blade thickness= 4mm

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[Hogarthde]

Yup. one very good quality cold chisel.

have used similar to pinhole shafts on sawmill, so pulleys fit tighter.

” pinhole “ is not the correct terminology , Will think of the right words tonight about 1:03

[V8Ian]

Yup. one very good quality cold chisel.

have used similar to pinhole shafts on sawmill, so pulleys fit tighter.

” pinhole “ is not the correct terminology , Will think of the right words tonight about 1:03
I'll PM you his phone number. [bigrolf]

[windsock]

If I recall from my paper mill shutdown maintenance crewing days (too) many years ago now, it is a 'cape' chisel and I saw the old fitters cleaning keyways on shafts and gears/cogs/pulley's with them.

[bob10]

Very much like a plugging chisel to remove old morter from bricks. How it is meant to work;

Why a plugging chisel? - YouTube (https://youtu.be/c0Fy9V1BsW4)

[1950landy]

I have one of them I found in old tool chest that belonged to great uncle who was a Turner with Qld Rail Ipswich , would have to be at least 100years old I would think , I use it to remove mortar in brick work.

[austastar]

Yep, used for getting the mortar from between bricks to get the first brick out of a wall.
Haven't used mine for ages.
Some of his friends have also not been out much lately.
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[Tote]

Yep, I was going to say for removing mortar from bricks, I'm pretty sure I have one left behind when our chimneys were rebuilt.

Regards,
Tote

[Saitch]

If I recall from my paper mill shutdown maintenance crewing days (too) many years ago now, it is a 'cape' chisel and I saw the old fitters cleaning keyways on shafts and gears/cogs/pulley's with them.

Oz or NZ mill?

[windsock]

Oz or NZ mill?

NZ. Kawerau Paper Mill shutdowns. I was a fitter/welder and worked on pipe and cable bridge maintenance and machine footings and brackets for new motor placements mainly. Subcontracting outfits.

[Hogarthde]

[QUOTE=V8Ian;3121157]I'll PM you his phone number. [bigrolf]

I am in Encounter Bay , allow a bit for daylight saving, another bit for time zone, another bit for the curvature of the earth, take off some for QLD. having lost the S.o.O., and I shall ring just after Saitch has completed his second trip to the loo.😉

[Vern]

As an apprentice we called it a Plugging chisel

[gromit]

As an apprentice we called it a Plugging chisel

I think that's what my Dad called it (he was a brickie).
I have his old one somewhere..

Spear and Jackson - CHISEL PLUGGING 250MM (http://www.spearandjackson.com.au/products/EC-CB827V)


Colin

[jerryd]

I was poking around in an old tool box a mate left for me and found this. Some type of cold chisel?
Anyone know the specific use? Looks like a few good hits in it's time.
Length= 250mm, blade width at widest point= 30mm, blade thickness= 4mm

175281 175282 175283

I'd say they are used for chopping up old floor tiles [bigwhistle] [bighmmm] [bigsmile]

[Tins]

I have a couple. I always found them useful for knocking out bearing races from wheel hubs etc, where there is only a small lip to get purchase on from behind.