This is something my dad dug up somewhere. It has a cam on the lever and a plunger that is hollow and about an inch deep. It looks like it would mount on a wall or something. Kind of like a bottle capper but built heavier and the plunger end doesn't look like any bottle capper I've ever seen.
Dang that would be an industrial strength nut cracker! The lever is about a foot long.
Hobo,NC
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- Sanford, NC
I have a bud that has a hand cracker for what I think he said for wall nuts its massive.
Charles in Aus.
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If it is a nut cracker then Macadamia nuts were it's most likely purpose .
As an aside , Macadamia nuts are indigenous to North East Australia, despite what the Hawaiians claim . The compressed air cracking process is what made their orchards so effective.
As an aside , Macadamia nuts are indigenous to North East Australia, despite what the Hawaiians claim . The compressed air cracking process is what made their orchards so effective.
I was thinking maybe it was for pressing in a bushing or bearing in a particular piece of machinery. Given that it apparently bolts solid so it wouldn't adjust for height and the relatively short stroke of about an inch it would seem to have a specific purpose. We are in a mostly agricultural area so I wouldn't think it would have been in a manufacturing setting, but that is just a guess. I have in mind a repair or machine shop setting where it would be used to press a bearing on an armature or a bushing in an end plate for a motor or something similar. It would have to be a somewhat common application to warrant a special tool for the job. Or maybe it is a heavy duty nut cracker like has been mentioned!
Have you tried different angle pictures an Google image searching them?
I keep getting post vices with the images you posted
DoubleO7
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- Location
- Crystal River, FL
How big around is it inside the plunger cup?
And how deep is the cup
And is the blind end domed or flat inside the cup?
If it were mounted vertically, does the spring hold the handle up or is it too weak?
But it looks like a much newer replacement spring so it might be a much different strength spring from original.
The spring was replaced because the original was broken/rusted. The replacement is the same size and wire diameter as what was on it. I didn't take any measurements but I'd guess the cup end is about an inch in both length and diameter. The inside of the cup is flat at the top. I guess I never stood it up to see if the handle stays up or not. When found, it was buried in dirt and was completely rusted solid. It took months of soaking in drain oil before it started to move, so it'spretty hard to say if the spring strength is similar to the original. Or if the spring that was on it was even original.
Janicholson
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- Central MN St. Cloud
The counter sunk mounting holes imply a modest screw was used to hold it in place. Also the cam rubs on a plunger that is not very robust. I think it could crack nuts but not be more than a bottle capper/cork pusher. It would be nice to see the anvil/fixture associated with it. Jim
I have lever action nut cracker & not nearly that robust, this ne:
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Tony in SD
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x2 on shot shell crimper
DoubleO7
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- Crystal River, FL
@NDIHC
What does the end of the handle look like?
Does it have a hole in the end?
What is pictured looks like it might not be made for use by hand power.
The I-beam shape tappered to the end with a cross thru hole on the end might be for attaching a rope or chain which might be to pull by hand or a powered mechanism.
The cam surface appears to have quite a bit of wear from the plunger.
What does the end of the handle look like?
Does it have a hole in the end?
What is pictured looks like it might not be made for use by hand power.
The I-beam shape tappered to the end with a cross thru hole on the end might be for attaching a rope or chain which might be to pull by hand or a powered mechanism.
The cam surface appears to have quite a bit of wear from the plunger.
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