FredC
Diamond
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2010
- Location
- Dewees Texas
I was at a mechanic friend's place yesterday and he showed me this tool that every one he loans it to wants one. He got it from his father and he remembers seeing it as early as 1960. I have not used it or seen it in use but I am thinking it both cuts and pushes threads back into place. The hole sizes are 5/8, 3/4, 7/8,
1", 1 1//8, and 1 1/4. This tool is principally made for repairing trailer axle threads. The name Hunt is very visible, in internet searches the name below is the city where it was made? Boscobel. Spelling correct makes that seem the most likely. He asked me about resharpening it which would be easy enough on the surface grinder, after cleaning it up I think that would be a mistake as the tool is heavily plated with a premium chrome, I think the edges would start peeling badly if sharpened.
Questions:
#1 What do you think about sharpening it?
#2 anyone else ever see one of these?
#3 Available today? If so the mechanic wants a metric version.
#4 Do you wish you had one?