What did I buy, & what is it for?

[BruceEW]

I purchased these from a “Picker” last night. I haven’t cleaned them up yet, But I’d like to know what I bought, and what I can use them for.

#1. American St Louis SCS 340

https://imgur.com/gallery/OUDNOOr

 

 

Edited August 19, 2019 by BruceEW

[arashikage]

You bought 2 pairs of sole presses. There are usually more pieces. You would place the other pieces in the shoe and screw the handle down and it applies pressure to the sole while the cement sets. The second picture is a riveter. And the final item is an American 3-in-1. It's used to cut and skive leather.

[Northmount]

@BruceEW Please post the photos here.  If the photos on imgur are moved, deleted, permissions changed, etc., then this post becomes useless.  As you work your way through older posts here, you will find many broken links.  We would like to keep these posts/threads intact for the future.

Tom

[mikesc]

The day will come when imgur will close down or begin charging to host images..tinypix is closing their service in September 2019..Many other image hosting services are gone, which is why many threads here are missing images, always post images here..Tom posted while I was typing :) Here is the image  that was posted to imgur.

[BruceEW]

Will do. Just have to figure out how to make the pictures meet the 1.46 mb limit first.

[mikesc]

You took them on an iphone..( the original image data size was 1.9 megs, ) to make them smaller, email them to yourself.
HTH

Edited August 19, 2019 by mikesc

[Northmount]

25 minutes ago, BruceEW said:

Will do. Just have to figure out how to make the pictures meet the 1.46 mb limit first.

See this post.  Good stuff in the rest of the thread too. 

Tom

[DrmCa]

The picture #2 is a snap and rivet press. Made in Turkey. If you'd screw it to a piece of 2x4 it would be a portable press All you need is dies which can ring you a hefty bill being $40-80 a set.

[BruceEW]

[mikesc]

I missed #2 at imgur..

[BruceEW]

3 hours ago, mikesc said:

I missed #2 at imgur..

I haven’t measured it yet, but I’d guess it has about a 3/8” socket. 

Edited August 19, 2019 by BruceEW

[DrmCa]

The press takes standard die sets for punching holes and setting snaps, rivets, and eyelets. This is a much better design than the cam/lever press you see on ebay and aliexpress. Those are designed for foot operation while this is the truly hand operated press. This one costs $60-70 new.

Edited August 19, 2019 by DrmCa

[Sturme]

you might be able to modify a pair of lasts to make the show presses functional, just a thought

[BruceEW]

On 8/20/2019 at 5:59 PM, Sturme said:

you might be able to modify a pair of lasts to make the show presses functional, just a thought

Would there be a benefit to using these instead of just hammering down contact cement?  

 

Also, what exactly is the American 340 useful for?

[Sturme]

12 hours ago, BruceEW said:

Would there be a benefit to using these instead of just hammering down contact cement?  

 

Also, what exactly is the American 340 useful for?

in affect you would be creating a press, so you could clamp the shoes down under pressure for hours till the glue completely dries and sets.

[BruceEW]

Thank.

[BruceEW]

On 8/25/2019 at 1:39 PM, BruceEW said:

Thank you 

Anybody got any thing to say about the American 340?

 

 

[arashikage]

27 minutes ago, BruceEW said:

Anybody got any thing to say about the American 340?

 

 

It's a 3-in-1. The side blade is used to cut and trim materials and the top is used to skive.

[BruceEW]

On 8/27/2019 at 8:43 AM, arashikage said:

It's a 3-in-1. The side blade is used to cut and trim materials and the top is used to skive.

Now to find the time to clean it up and see what it will do. Thanks all.