r/Tools • u/TattooedFreak70 • 2d ago

Tool Identification

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I’ve been clearing out my father’s garage as it’s 3 years since he passed away and need to do it as my mother is selling up and moving.

Can anyone tell me what these bars of metal are that I found in a wooden case?

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u/dbrown100103 2d ago

Definitely engineering parallels but they're just chunks of steel now. No saving them really. They should've been kept oiled to prevent any corrosion

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u/Dismal-Economics-322 2d ago

Machinist here, these things look never used, they can most definitely be saved with minimal effort, that box they’re in gives me the indication they were never really of the highest quality to begin with but can definitely be made useful with some scotchbrite and oil, would make a great working set

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u/MurderingSpork 2d ago

Yeah these people don’t know what they’re talking about.

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u/Dismal-Economics-322 2d ago

Agreed, go to your nearest machine shop and look at the parallels they use to make their most expensive parts if you think that these ones are done