On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:46:09 -0400, the infamous Jeff Wisnia
scrawled the following:

erngineman wrote:
The local used refrigerator store had a cleanup the other day and put
some things out in front marked "free".
I brought home this tool because it looked like it may be useful.
It's made by the Watsco Co. who is listed as a maker of refrigeration
tools but I couldn't find anything about it.
It has two cutting blades made of steel rule die stock that can be
angled.
There is a backup pad made of some sort of fibre.
Any ideas about what it's for?
Engineman

http://www.photoworks.com/members/engineman





I couldn't quite make out the US Patent number on the photo showing it.

If you'd put that number into a Google patent search you'll likely get
your answer.

I spent a few minutes fiddling with your image trying 2493517 and a few
other guesses, but didn't pull up anything like your pictured tool.

Jeeze, Jeff. I thought you just got new glasses. g

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2493513.pdf
I clicked the Play Fullscreen button on engineman's page and found the
original patent photo. Free login, no spam so far.

It looks like a Matsco product. Nevahoiduvit.

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