/r/specializedtools

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We are currently private to protest Reddit's API changes.

A place to post tools which were created for a specific purpose.

Doesn't necessarily have to be one purpose.

Post specialized tools.

We originally didn't want a lot of rules, because we thought this was a pretty straightforward sub. However, some posts have shown there needs to be a few.

  1. No requests for tool identification. (see /r/whatisthisthing)
  2. Any machine posts should be focused on the actual tool that's being used as a result of the machine. This sub isn't for the actual machines. (see /r/machineporn)
  3. No all-caps titles. A lot of new spam accounts put all-caps titles. These posts will be removed.

/r/specializedtools

1,577,426 Subscribers

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A cage for inflating mining equipment tires

96 Comments
2024/11/20
05:10 UTC

206

Crain cushion lock cutter (carpet row cutter) for cutting carpet seams

4 Comments
2024/08/26
18:38 UTC

286

Drum Tuning Key & Marching Drum Tuning Key

Used to tune the tension rods of drums. The bigger one is only used in marching percussion which requires high tension because the drumheads are made out of Kevlar.

11 Comments
2024/08/23
07:28 UTC

988

Running shoes spikes screwdriver

30 Comments
2024/08/19
11:30 UTC

217

Telehandler for carrying poles/pipes in confined areas.

Pettibone Cary-lift 204. Telehandlers designed with poles/pipes in mind.

I can carry 1, 120 foot with a 85 inch circumference Douglas fir or up to 12, 35" red pines in one jaw.

6 Comments
2024/06/16
00:55 UTC

197

Electrical Connector Removing Pliers

14 Comments
2024/06/13
23:27 UTC

274

Even smaller concrete truck for even smaller loads (GPS Enabled)

5 Comments
2024/06/12
20:27 UTC

2,876

A box full of magical items. When used correctly they cast a high level protection spell. Protecting you from electrical attacks cast by idiots.

141 Comments
2024/05/11
18:44 UTC

2,580

This road crossing for stones in Switzerland

52 Comments
2024/05/10
21:15 UTC

220

Glass bead mirror warmer

Used to warm the little mirrors doctors and dentists use.

15 Comments
2024/04/22
21:46 UTC

1,246

Torque nutrunner, for big nuts :)

116 Comments
2024/04/22
17:14 UTC

258

Induction-heated knife

They use these in the tire industry to cut pieces of rubber during the tire-making process, using either a push or pull cut, sometimes both. They're heated up via an electrical current in a special holder device that you can also use to scrape excess material off the blade. You've heard the phrase, "Like a hot knife through butter," well, it turns out it works pretty well for other mediums, too.

25 Comments
2024/04/01
15:45 UTC

2,107

The Yolk Fan, made for assessing egg yolk color to monitor chicken nutrition

72 Comments
2024/03/21
17:11 UTC

182

Valve Spring Compressor for pre-WWII side-valve engines (Model A, Model T Fords, etc.)

11 Comments
2024/03/16
00:49 UTC

465

A handsaw tooth setting tool

Set the kerf to maximum on an old saw. Is now the best drywall saw evar!

18 Comments
2024/03/15
22:25 UTC

578

Pumping station with integrated debree clearer

28 Comments
2024/03/10
09:02 UTC

142

Stuffing box wrenches

Bronze spanners for adjusting the tightness of a particular brand of bronze stuffing box. (A stuffing box, also called a packing gland, is the fitting that seals the propeller driveshaft where it passes through the hull into the water. It is traditionally filled with waxed flax cord, called packing, that squeezes against the shaft when the box is tightened. Correct adjustment admits a couple of drops of water per minute - any tighter and it can wear a groove in the shaft.)

One nice detail is that these are angled differently, so that they will be easier to work against each other when tightening the locknut against the box in tight spaces.

25 Comments
2024/03/02
14:40 UTC

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