WHAT is this TOOL ???

[Green Mountain]

After 40 years you think you seen it all. Well I had a little heating project I was doing at home. After discussing the job with my old pipefitting friend he let me borrow this tool which made the project a breeze. I never saw one before so I thought you would like to see it.

(I will show what it is used for tomorrow- so please only post educated guesses. I'm sure some of you already know what it is)

[zzonko]

stub wrench

for taking starting nipples out of steam radiators

[hal parker]

internal fitting remover. Typacally used for radiator fittings.

[marvin]

have one in the truck that goes from 3/8 to 2"
handy a couple times a year

[mattm]

We use them to remove what I love to say "nipples".

It's a nipple extractor. Say that 10 times.

[Diceman]

Spud wrench, for going inside the rad fittings with the little hubs and holding them, like the guys said to tighten or remove em.
Also have them in plumbing mainly for commercial urinals and toilets.

[condenseddave]

Too close to plumbing for comfort.

[oil lp man]

Its a potato wrench. Er, I mean spud wrench.

[a\c don]

I agree with all the spud wrench votes.

Used to have one when I lived in Western N.Y. and worked on radiators.

[icemeister]

I've seen Rich Trethewey use one on This Old House. I think it's more properly designated as a "Radiator Spud Wrench".

I did a search on it and found a whole lot about plumbing I really didn't want to know.

[cranky-yankee]

Looks like the tool to remove plugs from different sized barrels that contain oil and lubes.

[Dowadudda]

It is sir,

a wrench used in the old days, to swedge rectangle copper refrigeration pipe. It came very square in the olden days.

[a\c don]

Originally posted by Dowadudda
It is sir,

a wrench used in the old days, to swedge rectangle copper refrigeration pipe. It came very square in the olden days.

You so funny.

[Senior Tech]

Spud wrench...or for those times when the ex-lax or enema won't work...this baby'll clean the ole pipes...

[gasnowman]

did someone mention "nipples".I always enjoy a assortment box of nipples.Can you get my nipps out.

[R12rules]

Because it's a "tool" ... I want one. Because it's old ... I would use the excuse that it is a collectable item.

But because it's used for "plumbing" ... I would hope I would never have to use one.

[otto]

It's the tool you use to try and remove the radiator spud to replace a steam valve. Then when the little walls shear off you throw the tool across the room, curse the steam gods and get out a sawzall blade. Now you have to make 3-4 cuts in the brass spud and not cut the male threads on the radiator body. Then you use a 1/2 round coping chisel to extract the cut pieces and collapse the nipple....

Then again I may have never seen one of those. Maybe it was just a bad dream!!!!

[condenseddave]

Originally posted by Dowadudda
It is sir,

a wrench used in the old days, to swedge rectangle copper refrigeration pipe. It came very square in the olden days.

I heard it was octagonal, like the old rifle barrels.

You been in the wacky tabackky again?

[Dowadudda]

Originally posted by condenseddave

Originally posted by Dowadudda
It is sir,

a wrench used in the old days, to swedge rectangle copper refrigeration pipe. It came very square in the olden days.

I heard it was octagonal, like the old rifle barrels.

You been in the wacky tabackky again?

For once, Once,

I make an attempt to be a little funny, and not long winded, and I get stepped on for it. What the hell?

As far as that spud wrench thing or whatever it is, I am with R12 on that. I think plumbing is a great trade, and I got a good close freind in it, but if I find myself using one of those wrenches, I'll know then and there, it's time for me to relook at my life.

[rich pickering]

Otto, you're right, it was a bad dream. Brass is easy to get out.Rusted steel is the nightmare.My old boss called it a cape chisel.I now have 2 of them.