They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got about
a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide

"Steve B" wrote in message
. ..
They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small for
me to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got
about a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

They look like some kind of D-bit reamers. There are many uses for these, so
it may be hard to nail down their original purpose. My guess is they were
used for making brass musical instruments.

They are not commercial clock reamers, which are tapered.

--
Ed Huntress

Seriously, no clue. They are probably part of some kind of
machine. But what?

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"Steve B" wrote in message
. ..
They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a
sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of
flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff,
and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is
too small for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of
them? I got about
a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide

Drill bits?

--
Peter DiVergilio
"A bumblebee flies faster than a Kubota tractor"

"D" bits?

"Peter Divergilio" wrote in message
...
Drill bits?

D-bit drills are ground at an angle on the end, unless they're made to
follow a pre-drilled hole. D-bit reamers look almost the same but they're
usually pointed at the end, or tapered, like a clock reamer, or else they're
just left square on the end if they're just kissing the hole by a tenth or
two. The reamer design I've used a lot is ground to a long taper but all
from one side. They begin by cutting and finish by burnishing the hole.

They're interesting tools. You can even make milling cutters that way (the
old British hobby machining books covered them pretty thoroughly). I used to
make a lot of them out of broken and worn-out drill bits when I started
machining as a hobby, because my teacher started his machining in the 1920s
and thought everyone should know about D-bits first. I don't do much with
them anymore but they have saved me a lot of grief, not to mention money,
back when I was doing a lot of hobby work.

--
Ed Huntress

Steve B Inscribed thus:

They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing
machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened
surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks
on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small
for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got
about a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide

"D" reamer's !

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

"Baron" wrote in message
...
Steve B Inscribed thus:

They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing
machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened
surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks
on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small
for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got
about a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide

"D" reamer's !

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

That tells me a lot. Could you expound your answer?

Steve

On Mon, 2 May 2011 08:17:32 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got about
a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide


That is typical of pin gauges..but....

Shrug

Gunner

--
"If I say two plus two is four and a Democrat says two plus two is eight,
it's not a partial victory for me when we agree that two plus two is
six. " Jonah Goldberg (modified)

Steve B wrote:
They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got about
a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide



Unfinished engraving bits. D-bits for sure, D-shaped looking at
the end.
Can be ground to cut a V-shaped path, or more or less any shape,
including that shown. Relief on the trailing side is wise.

google, maybe, engraving.cutters, d.bits, etc.

I'd buy a few from you. ?? /mark

"Mark F" wrote in message
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Steve B wrote:
They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small for
me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got
about
a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide



Unfinished engraving bits. D-bits for sure, D-shaped looking at
the end.
Can be ground to cut a V-shaped path, or more or less any shape,
including that shown. Relief on the trailing side is wise.

google, maybe, engraving.cutters, d.bits, etc.

I'd buy a few from you. ?? /mark

I'll bring them in from the shop, and see what I have, and get back to you.
What are they worth? Shipping should be cheap.

Steve

"Steve B" wrote

I'll bring them in from the shop, and see what I have, and get back to
you. What are they worth? Shipping should be cheap.

Steve

Back from the shop ................

Morse USA HS on the sides. Some with 9 4 56 (example) .098 (on one, not
all)

These are very small diameter tools. Some finer than angel hair pasta.

Can anyone use these?

Steve

Steve B wrote:
They look to be 1/16" and 3/32". Flattened surface like a sewing machine
needle, but other end does not have a hole. Length of flattened surface
varies. Some ends are pointed, some flat. Metal is stiff, and breaks on
attempted bending. Second photo shows numbering, which is too small for me
to make out. Believe USA are middle letters.

Anyone have any ideas what these are? Anyone need any of them? I got about
a Sucrets box full of them, probably a few hundred.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Heart Surgery Survival Guide




they look like engraving tools.

John