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[Broithe]

I rescued a few nice tools from a garage clearance a few weeks ago.

There was a good mix of nice stuff, this may have been in the 'plumbing' pile.

I initially thought it was some sort of olive puller, but it isn't.

The steel plate with the three spikes slides up and down.

A 10mm diameter is a rattle-fit all the way through.

There is no identification on it anywhere.

 

 

[flange lubricator]

is it a pipe flaring tool ?

 

[Broithe]

As it stands*, there's nothing to stop the pipe being pushed away, as far as I can see.

* There could, of course, be bits missing...

[flange lubricator]

2 minutes ago, Broithe said:

As it stands*, there's nothing to stop the pipe being pushed away, as far as I can see.

* There could, of course, be bits missing...

 

[Joe Keegan]

3 hours ago, Broithe said:

I rescued a few nice tools from a garage clearance a few weeks ago.

There was a good mix of nice stuff, this may have been in the 'plumbing' pile.

I initially thought it was some sort of olive puller, but it isn't.

The steel plate with the three spikes slides up and down.

A 10mm diameter is a rattle-fit all the way through.

There is no identification on it anywhere.

 

 

It is a Crimping tool for terminating Pyrotenax cable MICC ( Mineral Insulated Cored Cable ) .

 There should be a pot wrench and a cable stripper ( behave yourself down the back ) as part of the set.

They are tools of the Electrical trade in particular to Fire Alarms , Churches and Industrial Explosive installations.
 

Here is a photo to hand of one my own crimper , with a full set in the van .

Unfortunately it is not used today as much as commonly as it was 30 years ago. Newer , less labor intensive cable is used today.

It still puts the fear of god to some electricians when they see Pyro. I would get a call to disconnect/reconnect cables or to completely reterminate a damaged cable. 

Edited October 29, 2020 by Joe Keegan

[Broithe]

Excellent @Joe Keegan- I knew I'd seen one.

Odd that there's not even a trace of the BICC log on the casting - I would have got it quicker if that was there.

I now have the great opportunity to call in this statement "If that isn't meant to take chain links out, i'll eat Paddy Ashdown's hat."