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  1. 23rd December 2009, 06:35 PM #1
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    HI
    Have attached a picture of a steel tool, looks handmade, in my shed during clean up. Could have been my dads ror a previous owner here.

    Do you know what it si? I would be grateful to you for solving the mystery
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  3. 23rd December 2009, 06:38 PM #2
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    A wire gauge thingo??
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    Is it sharpened anywhere? The handles suggest a drawing motion.

    "The training of the eyes to know when an edge is perfectly straight or a surface is flat, free from winding, and straight, is a very important part of a lad's training."
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    Why I said a wire gauge thingo......or straightener......is that I found one too..when we took up this place years ago.
    There is a thread here...What Tool Is This..that showed one and said what it was.
    I'll try and find it.
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  6. 23rd December 2009, 08:23 PM #5
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    Yes Neil, could be wire spacer as this farm is old and has lots of fencing. Also found a fencing strainer too but it doesnt look so old. Thanks
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    I checked a lot of "what tool"posts but it'll take a while.

    I know I've seen the answer here before.
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  8. 23rd December 2009, 08:45 PM #7
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    its a saw setting tool,i used one for years to set the teeth on saw blades ,the different size slots are for different thickness blades ,you have to use a T gauge on the side of the blade to get the set all the same as you bend the teeth over. takes a bit of practice but you get the hang of it after a while.
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    Now that rings a bell...dunno where I got wire gauge from
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    How's a wire twister sound Noel for tensioning fence wire
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    Quote Originally Posted by bluegum30 View Post
    its a saw setting tool,i used one for years to set the teeth on saw blades ,the different size slots are for different thickness blades ,you have to use a T gauge on the side of the blade to get the set all the same as you bend the teeth over. takes a bit of practice but you get the hang of it after a while.
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    Default tool is here

    Yep, you'll find it here, with the price (under $3)

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    It looks like a blacksmiths twisting tool to me. But I haven't sharpened many saws. I do play around with a forge once in a while.

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    Most certainly a saw set m y Dad had about 15 of them
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    How's a wire twister sound Noel for tensioning fence wire
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    Nah use a strainer for that.

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Fence-Chain-Strainer---Wire-strainer---BNIB---RRP-$105_W0QQitemZ250547584260QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091214?IMSfp=TL091214211001r27030
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    Hi Country Lady,
    BlueGum 30 is spot on. I have seen the Saw gauge being used in a saw doctor's workshop many, many years ago when I worked for a WA company called Australian Lumber Co.
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