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anybody have an idea what this may be? it came out of an engine builders shop, only numbers on it are 3198 and 1E

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Looks similar to a can edge roller or cutter . The ones I remember could roll a can lid and seal it , used mostly for canning food . This is much larger .

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That's the same idea I had, or cutting strips of sheet metal........Mark

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Its a capitchulator pin remover for a loafing bolt!!!

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I think that the round peg with the set screw is a stop for measuring the distance from the cutting wheel, turned by the crank handle. It might be for cutting strips of something. I don't think sheet metal though, I'm leaning towards cardboard, linoleum or some other material.

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I think it is a circle cutter.

You set the sliding piece to the radius and the wheel will cut a circle out of sheet metal.

Mart.

Edit: I'm not sure after googling images of vintage circle cutters. There's a subtle difference.

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Circle cutter for gasket material or rubber is my guess.

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it is either a whatchamecallit or widgett adjust for a lazy guy

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You’re all wrong. It’s an apple peeler.

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You put a grinder disc on it, that has a center hole in it.
Put the disc on that stud and move the stud toward
the cutting wheel, and trim the wore out edge off the
grinding disc, it's ready to grind some more.




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It's an auto body grinding disc trimmer used to remove outer bad/worn portion of disc to freshen up the disc and give longer life to the disc.

(the center pin should be 7/8" dia.)

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Lanny and 51 MERC nailed it. I've got one and it works like a charm.

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Don't go near it! It's a manual circumcision machine!!

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roflmao

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Gross! I was going to offer to buy it... I think I'll pass now.

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You're saying there are POWER ones??

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That's it .I understand it once you explained it, I see where the disc fits over the stud sticking up & you can measure how much you wish to cut off. Jeez that was easy & any one can see that.

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Other variations >
https://www.morganmfg.com/auto_img/dt-1l.jpg

https://www.toolsource.com/images/pr...ges/107226.jpg

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Absolutely. Whoever holds the cutting tool wields ALL the power!

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Soooo, yer saying it isn't a circumcision apparatus?

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Can't say it is, can't say it isn't...
I Have a very personal reason why I'm not looking to find out. :eek:

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It's used by people whose job is circumcising elephants.








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Bdum-tsch.

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Yep . . . but it's a "Junior" training model, I'll need a bigger one . . .

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in your dreams B&S

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Never laughed so hard in all my 82 years! Thanks "T" Scott! I needed that.

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Hey, us 82 year old guys need a good laugh once in awhile.