Frank Wilkie Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Vintage tool I found in a box of old 1920s Buick parts. This tool is about 6" long. It has stamped in it 15/16 and the number 71.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Could it be for packing the water pump bushings (they were lead packing)? Or maybe putting in a wheel race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudaman Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 It's a metal insert for the hub of a horse drawn wagon wheel, called the "boxing". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studeous Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Looked on Coker, did not see any of these. What an interesting process, crafting these wheels! Thanks for the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wilkie Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 14 hours ago, cudaman said: It's a metal insert for the hub of a horse drawn wagon wheel, called the "boxing". you say it's a metal insert for the hub, but I viewed the entire video and didn't see my item (tool) put into a hub.. Why would the 15/16 be stamped or cast into the item (tool) I have along with the number 71? I'm just trying to make sure what it is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studeous Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) Well I didnt say, its not my post. If I formatted my response wrong, sorry. I watched the video and the metal hub, sleeve, or whatever its known as by wheelwrights is pressed towards the end. Or certainly well past half way. BTW he has a channel on youtube under the shop name. Lotsa other wheelwright stuff. The method if attaching the rubber tire to the wheel rim or hoop or whatever its called was most interesting to me. I did not understand what the metal plates he attached to rim early on are for. Edited May 25, 2021 by Studeous Correct action of my finger when typing. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studeous Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 In the video the hub is pressed into fello (?) or whatever the wooden part is, starting at 19.00, using a fixture and a bottle jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudaman Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 As Studeous says, the boxing gets hydraulically pressed into the wooden hub starting at 19:00. The steel bands around the two ends of the wooden hub help keep the hub from splitting. The "felloe" is the wood rim that the outer tenons of the spokes fit into. The felloe is made in two parts, the two metal curved plates reinforce the splice joint between the two sections of the felloe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wilkie Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Thank you guys for putting me on the right track.. i looked up or googled wheelwright tools and found this tool .. It come in different sizes. It says it is used for installing roller bearings in various axle size. So, I guess you would say it is a Boxing tool for a wheelwright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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