Can anyone identify this?

[dyno-tron]

Just acquired this small press today, it has BTG cast into it. Super smooth action and obviously built to take a bashing!
Does anyone recognise the manufacturer and have any idea of approximate age please?

cheers!

 

[Arc Tourist]

Don't know the brand, but I've seen one of these used in the past by a fellow Benchrest competitor, for resizing and seating bullets. Very nice indeed.

 

[dyno-tron]

Don't know the brand, but I've seen one of these used in the past by a fellow Benchrest competitor, for resizing and seating bullets. Very nice indeed.

Thanks! Anyone else know the manufacturer?

 

[Screwdriver]

Wow. That's got quality written all over it.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Look for WD or MOD marks.
Base or webs.
A lot of round makers used similar to do test loads.

Does not add ££££, but adds history.

Did the dies come with it?

 

[dyno-tron]

Look for WD or MOD marks.
Base or webs.
A lot of round makers used similar to do test loads.

Does not add ££££, but adds history.

Did the dies come with it?

Thanks, I’ll have a closer look.
Unfortunately no dies, I’ll have to make some when I’ve worked out what I want to press :-).

 

[dyno-tron]

Wow. That's got quality written all over it.

Yeah, that’s the main reason I bought it (and I thought it was cheap for the quality)
Really smooth action and absolutely no slop or play in the slider!

 

[minimutly]

Last weeks ebay seller was an ****, the weekend's better by miles.
Bought a load of horizontal milling cutters, in amongst them was this - what is it - anyone have an idea?
Edit to add, CG&T is coventry gauge and tool. So it's for measuring something - cutting tools?

 

[Screwdriver]

Go no go?

 

[Dilkris]

Coventry Gauge and Tool Co - Graces Guide

 

[minimutly]

Coventry Gauge and Tool Co - Graces Guide

Hah, interesting, I bought a slip gauge set by them as well last week. Matching set.

 

[fizzy]

Are those phos bronze or steel fingers?

 

[Agroshield]

Are those phos bronze or steel fingers?

They would be steel, hardened and ground, possibly lapped. Looks like they are gripped by split cotters.

The aluminium plate on it looks to have its set range on it (0.442"-0.447"). The other stamping would be the toolroom reference. The 1/4"-1/2" on the other side is the range the body can accommodate. I think the plastic grips are so you do not transfer your body heat to it.

 

[minimutly]

Are those phos bronze or steel fingers?

Steel, polished ends with a bevel edge

 

[minimutly]

They would be steel, hardened and ground, possibly lapped. Looks like they are gripped by split cotters.

The aluminium plate on it looks to have its set range on it (0.442"-0.447"). The other stamping would be the toolroom reference. The 1/4"-1/2" on the other side is the range the body can accommodate. I think the plastic grips are so you do not transfer your body heat to it.

But you didn’t say what I might need (or use it) for? Or how?

 

[Hood]

But you didn’t say what I might need (or use it) for? Or how?

Go/No Go gauge, you set the top anvils to the max allowable size of your part, you set the lower to just under the min allowable size. If the part you make passes the first but doesn't pass the second it is within tolerances. If it passes both it is too small, if it doesn't go in the first it is too big.

 

[minimutly]

Hmm, so it’s for speeding up production and or inspection. Can’t see me using it instead of my digital callipers then, unless someone asks me to make a load of widgets that happen to fit within it’s capacity.

 

[Dilkris]

How about disc brake rotor wear? The larger gauge shows disc thickness as new - and the small gauge shows allowable wear - if your discs pass that they're past service life and need replacing ...

 

[Seadog]

No, it's a thread Go/No-go gauge.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

No, it's a thread Go/No-go gauge.

Could be, the joker at a tool shop in Dorset had a lot.