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  1. 19th August 2011, 11:36 AM #1
    Boringgeoff
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    Default Who Made This'n?

    I recently bought this nice corner borer locally. I've tried to ID the maker but no joy.
    Written around the centre of the chuck shell is "patent applied for". Other than that nothing else I can see.
    The thumbscrew on the crank handle allows you to reduce the sweep, the one on the collar of the support handle lets you rotate the SH to the other side.The wingnut on the SH lets you remove it altogether.
    The SH is not original but a fairly old looking replacement.
    Hoping someone may recognise it.
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    Geoff.
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  3. 19th August 2011, 02:05 PM #2
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    It looks like a Stephen McClellan design.
    585,531 1897
    583,922 1897
    661,419 1900
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  4. 20th August 2011, 09:54 AM #3
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    Hi Jeff,
    Thanks for your time, I think you're spot on with Stephen McClellan, do you have any other info on him?
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  5. 20th August 2011, 01:43 PM #4
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    You can read a little about McClellan and see pictures of his braces here.

    His other drill related patests are:
    661,418
    704,657
    714,939
    807,847
    976,131
    1,249,794

    He had some unrelated patents for umbrellas, sash fasteners, motors, etc.


    The Metal Worker Magazine - 1898 Has a drawing for the Small McClellan Universal Brace.
    Carpentry and Building 1898 has similar info.

    Misc links:
    woodnet thread
    Official Gazette
    Little Giant joist Drill
    Listing of his catalog and address from the time he was in NYC.
    Street Railway Journal
    Diagram appears in a German machine book - Die Werkzeugmaschine
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  6. 23rd August 2011, 10:51 AM #5
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    Hi Jeff,
    The chuck on my brace seems true to the drawing and description contained in Pat No 661,419, so perhaps the "patent applied for" is for the chuck only.
    It's easy to see that this brace would be easier to use if it had the original "rest rod" attached instead of the substituted handle as in my case.
    I might come across the genuine article one day.
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