Anyone Know What This Is?

Hello Everyone. This is my first posting and I'd like to find out if anyone knows what this tool was used for. Some you old timers out there might know. I bought on EBay and it said it was an old adjustable tile measurer. The T square is adjustable and it has the number 627 on the square and the brass body. I've been in the building trade for 40 years and I've never seen one.

Sorry, I don't even know what an adjustable tile is.

Would it be for measuring the space between your tiling and the edge near the wall and then use it to mark the tile ready for cutting it to size?


Peter.

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Originally Posted by Reverend

Hello Everyone. This is my first posting and I'd like to find out if anyone knows what this tool was used for. Some you old timers out there might know. I bought on EBay and it said it was an old adjustable tile measurer. The T square is adjustable and it has the number 627 on the square and the brass body. I've been in the building trade for 40 years and I've never seen one.

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Reverend this is definitely Robin Hoods Crossbow! :D nah seriously, its just missing the arrow bit :) .

On a more serious note, I have no idea what it is but welcome to the madhouse!

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Originally Posted by Reverend

Hello Everyone. This is my first posting and I'd like to find out if anyone knows what this tool was used for. Some you old timers out there might know. I bought on EBay and it said it was an old adjustable tile measurer. The T square is adjustable and it has the number 627 on the square and the brass body. I've been in the building trade for 40 years and I've never seen one.

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Reverend

I'd go with Sturdee, and say that it's for measuring the wall/end surface to a known position for making a cutting mark.

Cheers!

Its a spanish jaw stretcher , invented for the inquisition

Reverend, what you have here is your typical 627, it came out after the 626, and just before the 628. Wow do these things bring back some old memories. Absolutely a wonderful piece of gear, haven't seen one for I don't knoe how long.


Best of luck with it, and I hope this has cleared up any confusion.

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Reverend, what you have here is your typical 627, it came out after the 626, and just before the 628. Wow do these things bring back some old memories. Absolutely a wonderful piece of gear, haven't seen one for I don't knoe how long.

Best of luck with it, and I hope this has cleared up any confusion.

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Outback, I'm not so sure, I have a fair idea that it's a 459, but Rev is reading it upside down.

P

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NO, NO, NO, the 459 had a slightlty shorter handle, came with chrome overheads too I think.

G'Day all,
Haven't got a clue to what it is nor it's use, but where can I get one?...What?..No! I'm not an tool addict!...I'm not!....really!...
savage.

If only NASA had used this to stick the tiles down square on the front of the shuttle. If the tiles had been square then they wouldn't burn up in re entry.

Anyway It would have looked much more professional if the Astronaut had whipped one of these babies out of his space suit pocket instead of that dodgy $2 bunnings bargan bin hack saw with plastic handle he ended up using to repair it in his recent space walk.

Perhaps you should e-mail NASA, they never get back to me! :p

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Originally Posted by Andrew from AWC

If only NASA had used this to stick the tiles down square on the front of the shuttle. If the tiles had been square then they wouldn't burn up in re entry.

Anyway It would have looked much more professional if the Astronaut had whipped one of these babies out of his space suit pocket instead of that dodgy $2 bunnings bargan bin hack saw with plastic handle he ended up using to repair it in his recent space walk.

Perhaps you should e-mail NASA, they never get back to me! :p

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NASA should get you to design their next shuttle......it'll be distinguishable by its special atmosphere piercing square front end....designed that way "so we could use square tiles"


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[QUOTE=outback]Reverend, what you have here is your typical 627, it came out after the 626, and just before the 628. Wow do these things bring back some old memories.[QUOTE]

I got myself a 735 a while back.
Next Series, bigger engine :o :o

Whoops, wrong Forum.......I'd go for the Tile Stretcher

Ivan

Well it sure aint a 354, cause a 354 is a bus to Bondi. :D

It does not look like it is for tile.

How about a marking guid for laying out wood. You can set the depth and slide it along while marking your lay out. I have been collecting tools for 40 years and have never seen one here in the states either.