Re: [CR]Help: the ELDI Whatzit...

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From: "Ed Braley" <edbraley@maine.rr.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Harvey M Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
References: <5.0.2.1.1.20001211222404.00a231b0@pop.erols.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Help: the ELDI Whatzit...
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:19:14 -0500


Sounds like a mudguard punch, a tool used to put holes in fenders for the mounting hardware. The bits should line up.

Ed.


----- Original Message -----
From: Harvey M Sachs
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: [CR]Help: the ELDI Whatzit...



> Trying to figure out the use of an ELDI tool I found recently. Closely
> resembles the classic ELDI or VAR pliers-type chassis, two iron beam about
> 7" - 8" long, with pivot bolt located to give high leverage/small jaw
> opening. Flat-wound spring between the handles to hold it open. The Jaws
> are the puzzling part:
>
> 1) don't open but maybe a cm or so (1/2")
> 2) Working ends are replacable little cylinders, with concave faces and
> fairly sharp lips.
> 3) When closed, the faces are offset front-to-back from each other instead
> of lining up. Buck-tooth by a mm or two.
>
> Well, it works for clamping aluminum ferrules on cables to prevent fraying,
> but it's way to heavy-duty for that. I'm not sure that it would open wide
> enough to do the initial push to set chain pin, or why I'd want the offset
> faces for that. Wouldn't be for making lead shot, since the concave faces
> aren't as deep as hemispheres -- and they are offset.
>
> Couldn't find it in Third Hand -- but sure was fun looking.

>

> harvey sachs

> mclean va