Guess The Tool

[AndyD]

Can't believe I got a fishing one, the closest I've come to fishing was we used to go seining off the beaches in Georgia when I lived in the US many years ago. It's since been declared illegal in most countries.

Okay I've found a tool I made blind a couple of years ago, 'blind' = I didn't know what the official tool looked like so I doubt Google will help with this one. It's for a very specific purpose so I'll give you some clues. I made it in a blind panic when something very important in my house stopped working one weekend and needed fixing. I got part way through stripping it and needed a special tool to remove something so I could complete the job and this was what I made from bits I had laying around.

[IanF]

Tool for loosening a blade on a lawnmower

[HR Solutions]

Is it perhaps a tool to remove a plumbing application ?

[wynn]

There is a similar tool for loosening the bush on an angle grinder but it normally only has two lugs so I would say this is to loosen a bush on a pulley on some appliance like a washing machine?

[adrianh]

I think it is to rotate a part of the pump housing or filter hosing on a washing machine or dishwasher.

[AndyD]

None of the above but some are along the right lines.

It's for dismantling a kitchen appliance, my favourite appliance in fact. I treated myself to this appliance when I gave up drinking alcohol many years ago. If this particular appliance doesn't work then I'd have withdrawal symptoms after a few hours and life wouldn't be worth living.

[HR Solutions]

A soda stream linked to a gas bottle ?

[Marq]

Coffee machine do dab

[AndyD]

Not a soda stream I'm afraid.

Coffee machine do dab

That's close enough I think, it's a bit of a tall order to expect anyone to be more accurate.

I can tell you it is for something on a commercial coffee (espresso) machine.


It's a tool I made for dismantling the head where the water comes out when the coffee is made. I was unfortunate one day and mine blocked up solid. There's a brass water divider disc inside the delivery head that screws in place and it's a bugger to remove so I made what is essentially a slogging (or flogging) spanner to fit it.


The brass divider disk has three holes in it and no other way to engage it to remove it so I made the spanner with three corresponding pins to fit it and 30 seconds and a couple of whacks from a hammer and it was out. It's a tool I spent 3 or 4 hours making, 30 seconds using it and it's been sitting collecting dust and rust ever since.

Okay Marq, you're up!!

[wynn]

OK so go again