What are these old plumbers tools ?

[smashngrab]

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• smashngrab
• 31 May 2012
• 1

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Those wooden toggles with the rope through the middle of them has got me.

The big clamp, is this for holding lead pipes while jointing ?

Then there's that copper gauge thing with three points and holes.

 

[Boilerman2]

They look like old sheet lead working tools to me, but a bit before my time!!

 

[cozzmic]

The round wood on a rope is bobbins for putting inside lead pipe so it wouldn't collapse when bending it. The semi circle device looks like pipe clamps for sweating a joint on lead water pipes. awl for cutting holes in pipes to make a branch. The scribe could be for marking lead for cuts for waste pipes the other bits not sure but yes must be for lead pipework.

 

[doitall]

Bottom clockwise

Bobbins, made the lead. pipe round.

Boss clamp, held the pipe while you wiped a joint.

Pipe clamp, held the cap and lining in the lead pipe while you rolled a joint, as seen on tap tails.

Awl, as said makes a hole in the pipe, which can then be expanded with a bent pin (missing from the pic.

Tube clamp or 3rd hand.

Can't for the life of me think what the bit in the middle was used for.

 

[Weedrip]

'Can't for the life of me think what the bit in the middle was used for'

Setting out on the plumbers black to a tee joint.

 

[gaswizzard]

Tis a scribing plate minus the compass , it was used to mark out the shape that requires shaving for a branch joint , the holes in the plate were used as a guide to hold the compass tip when setting out the radius for shaving the smudge/black off the lead.

 

[DeltaT2]

I'll give you £100 for them & I'll donate £200 to Donna's Dream House.
I'd get them cleaned & framed to hang in our offices.

 

[gaswizzard]

Can anyone name the five joints used for lead pipework? , you may get four but a brucie bonus for the fifth.

 

[smashngrab]

Old lead working tools.

• smashngrab
• 31 May 2012
• 1

This is the whole lot of lead working tools, i would think the cone shaped ones are for opening up lead pipe to take the solder. Any other offers, i am willing to sell these.
rob.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Where's Nige? Maybe this tools are too modern for him.



Andy

 

[Nige F]

I`m writing a reply for gaswizard : - Taft - Knuckle( where a pipe rises vertical to a ballvalve , also done as a tee and capped an inch past ) - Flange ( where a pipe goes through a floor and the joint also supports it) - Tee - Rolled ( for tap tails onto a cap + lining) Underhand - Overhand ( Wombling free )

 

[gaswizzard]

Bottom of the pic is a bent bolt for straightening lead service pipe , the top pic is a pipe clamp , turn it through 90 degrees and it can be used to wipe a branch , the wedge shape thingys are turnpins for splaying out the lead pipe ready for jointing , the black rubber plug is errrr a WHB plug

Will be checking round the garage , these look like my ole mans tools.

 

[doitall]

The bent pin/bolt is for opening out the hole to take a pipe (branch)

You drilled a hole then used the pin to enlarge it.

Don't forget the lead knife.

 

[gaswizzard]

I`m writing a reply for gaswizard : - Taft - Knuckle( where a pipe rises vertical to a ballvalve , also done as a tee and capped an inch past ) - Flange ( where a pipe goes through a floor and the joint also supports it) - Tee - Rolled ( for tap tails onto a cap + lining) Underhand - Overhand ( Wombling free )

Excellent Nige , although you forgot to mention the most common joint used.

The bent bolt was used to open up the lead when preparing for branch joints but the main usage was to straighten out the pipe coils , this is a fun thread and not a chest beating thread.

EDIT , appologies Nige f seems you have already mentioned it (taft).

 

[doitall]

How would you use it for straightening a roll

this is a fun thread and not a chest beating thread

Good to see Geewizz being an arse again