WHAT IS IT? Mystery Tool series 69b answers tubalcain

[@ronringel9132]

Please DO NOT "END" the Mystery Tool series. Thank you.

[@jrkorman]

What he said!!

[@garthbutton699]

No lack of interest on my part....keep 'em comming

[@modtwentyeight]

@@jrkorman Me too.

[@PierreaSweedieCat]

2nd the motion!

[@svenboske844]

Yeah, this is always highly interesting

[@CCW1911]

Those wheel weight pliers bring back some memories, the cutting part was used to fine tune weights that were just a bit heavy, the V shaped notch next to the cutting edge is used to reshape the spring clip when the weights are reused. Thanks for the great series.

[@jamessimpson4577]

Yup. I think I have a set somewhere?

[@40intrepid]

And some of them had soft heads for vinyl coated weights.

[@Z4Zander]

Not was used. Still are used.

[@johnessmyer4665]

Good call ! I remember using one of those in my high school after school garage job.

[@kw900lkevin]

finger pinchers at times using them

[@williamb2854]

Was born in 1957 and my Dad had lots of strange tools acquired over many years. Sadly our young generation could careless. Your KZbin channel brings back fond memories, getting lessons from my Dad. Thanks ...keep it going.

[@mrpete222]

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[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

@4.15, item number 3 looks to me like a tool for tensioning fence or Barb wire. This along with a fence/barb wire combo tool would be used on remote sections of fencing. That would usually be huge areas fenced off for grazing areas. The wire combo tool had a plier for gripping and twisting multi strand barb wire. One side of the head was a staple hammer, with a puller on the opposite side. (Most of these combo tools have a couple of heavy duty cutters as well). Tool number three, would be used on the fence post to give you the leverage to pull a long run of wire tight. The 'plier' part with it's groove is used to grip the wire and the link between the halves went around the post. The bar opposite the pliers was used for leverage. Ya'll Take Care and be safe, John

[@chrisperrien7055]

That is what I was thinking, fence puller

[@tcap7917]

That was my first thought when I saw what looks like hog ring pliers but Tire chain installer before bungees where popular.

[@effynme]

Yes its a wire cage buckle pliers and leverage bar

[@JeremyMcMahan]

The circular glass cutter is likely reverse threaded so you can spin the 'knob" in the natural, clockwise, direction when making your scoring pass and the friction with your finger and thumb will tighten rather than loosen the threads.

[@stevereynolds3743]

The round weight at the end of the beam would have a thin piece of rubber to sit on to prevent any movement when scoring the circle@@peacock7708

[@kevinrowe3936]

Good eye. 😉

[@kevinrowe3936]

@@peacock7708 Another instant expert heard from. 😉

[@gusferguson8353]

@Jeremy McMahan That is exactly the reason why. I was just about to comment about that. You beat me to it.

[@webyankee6558]

Ya that make perfect sense.

[@rupert5390]

It a really really good series from my perspective - you’ve had some zinger mystery tools that remain a mystery to this day - than you for all you do.

[@kevinyonke6773]

Boy, Haven't heard the phrase "Church key" in ages. Brings back memories of Sundays on the farm with my dad and uncles and a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. They would be calling to me to " bring me the church key" A time before pull tabs and twist offs. Love the videos. Merry Christmas to Lyle and his family and all of my fellow viewers.

[@Swampyankeehomestead]

Use a church key to this day, aviation oil and hydraulic cans are still old school cans.

[@rv-eb3wu]

If I had number 3 I would use it when I am fencing for grabbing the wire and then using the lever to pull it around the wooden post at the end of the line. I find these segments both informative and entertaining. If you get to the point of taking a picture of a pipe wrench and asking what is this, it might be time to quit but so far so good.

[@theseldomseenkid6251]

I agree. I am more inclined to believe this is for stretching barb wire fencing than for brakes .

[@condor414]

exactly what I was thinking for #3

[@wmsterritt8391]

fencing stretcher

[@kennethfisher7013]

@@wmsterritt8391 Was it repaired with fencing wire? That would be a good clue.

[@chrispfeifer7628]

I also thought immediately it was a fence/barb-wire stretcher.

[@gutsngorrrr]

Love this series, please don't stop doing it.

[@kenstringham1904]

I agree.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

I love the "what is it?" videos! The left hand thread is to keep it from coming unscrewed while putting pressure on it while scoring. Thanks Mrpete

[@kelvin0mql]

This. Most right-handed people would tend to trace a circle clockwise. So since you’re gripping that knob tightly & swinging clockwise, the knob isn’t getting loosened as you do so.

[@stanervin6108]

@@kelvin0mql Agree. I did a very detailed concept of theory reply two comments after yours timewise when comments are sorted with the newest first option. Entered send before reading any comments at all. You probably hit send a smidgen earlier than me. Hadn't read a thing in comments because I love these "What it Was" and "What is it" 'companion watch parings' in the order they were intended. Read Less

[@notchagrandpa8875]

I believe the purpose of the left handed thread on the glass cutter is to prevent the tool from becoming loose while in use, I would assume most people would hold the knob while scoring the glass and because it's moving in a circular motion if the threads were right handed it may back off, my guess it's only supposed to scar the glass in one direction.

[@stanervin6108]

Absolutely. I'm willing to bet that the manufacturer produced a right-hand thread option as well as replacement precision made inventory for approximately the same percentage of lert-handed craftsmen at any given annual production. Heck, they could have been a coupla friends that were smart enough to make a specialized tool very well. But since the tools were only provided to local workers and few craftsmen/artists, they probably just retired after as few as ten years working easy 3 or 4 hours a week very comfortably. Would be a great detective challenge to find the company or warehouse anymore. Just my 2 plastic tiddly-winks worth. Read less

[@PeterWMeek]

This series will never come to an end as long as there are new what-is-its to confound and amuse us. Keep 'em coming.

[@paultopolski1978]

As far as the left handed thread is concerned on the glass cutter, I think that it would be a natural tendency of right handed people using the device to cut in a clockwise direction. Gripping the knob and rotating the cutter in a clockwise direction would be loosening the threads if it were a right handed thread.

[@ellieprice363]

An ideal solution would be to make the knob free-spinning like a ball bearing so the tool could be used by left and right handed people.

[@imchris5000]

@@ellieprice363 the knob is used to lock in it place so that would not work

[@ellieprice363]

@@imchris5000 True, a one piece rotating ball would not work. A two piece design would be necessary with a special knurled nut for tightening and a rotating ball attached to the nut on top.

[@darrelljones7879]

My vote is to keep the series going! I for one love learning about tools from other trades.

[@dougfraser77]

Great series. Interesting, educational and sometimes humorous!

[@kevinclements440]

There will always be one more tool that maybe I don't know what it is or you don't know what it is. As a teacher you help us learn. If you stop teaching we stop learning. Don't stop teaching. Keep the "What is it" tool going. I'm 68 years old and used a lot of these tools over the years but not all. So I'm still learning. Thank you.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for your support

[@RustyNail5856]

Those wheel weight pliers bring back some memories. i work with them when i was young..

[@marknaglreiter9330]

Old school helps keep the world turning just a little smoother. Thanks old school buddy for your efforts and knowledge.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching

[@epindigozylacone5730]

I think number 3 maybe a chain link fence tensioner. I worked on a lot of brakes. I wouldn't use number 3 on brakes.

[@jake1021]

Maybe for lifting the chain link up to the top rail while you clip it?

[@2dividedby3equals666]

I'm not going to lie, the brace paint stirrer crossed my mind. Regarding the series, it is one of my favorites, please don't stop. Thanks for sharing and take care!

[@briankennedy5578]

Wheel weight pliers. And the v shaped grove on handle is to squeeze or open the tab on weight to make it fit tighter or looser.

[@edconcilio1628]

Do not END this series. We all appreciate the videos .

[@lkw6640]

I love mechanical devices and all the ingenious methods used to solve problems. So please keep posting these. I love them.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@mousemade1]

Please keep it going, Lyle. It is a great series!

[@Oldgeeze01]

Mr. Pete, I grew up on a small farm. The tool that may be a brake spring tool, reminds me of a tool that stretches barbed wire fencing. The pliers would grip the wire, and the bar would go around the post providing leverage to stretch the wire tight. Just a thought.

[@bwyseymail]

And that is why the lever has a reverse hook, the end doesn't go in a hole but "rolls" against a flat fence post. Also that big "C" link lets your partner hammer a staple into the post to hold the wire.

[@williamhutton7569]

That tool you showed for putting on tire snow chains. Snow chains would once in a while break a chain link; for repairing the break one would use what what was called a monkey-link. Those pliers were used for squeezing the two ends of the monkey-link together and that would secure the break. Each end of the monkey-link would fit in the groove so it could be closed up. Good show, keep showing strange tools because today they are not used for their purpose.

[@jameslezak8179]

I really enjoy the what is it videos! Sometimes educational, sometimes they just bring back a lot of memories. Thanks for the time you spend on these and also for sharing!👍😎

[@dougvanallen2212]

Mr Pete we love this video series thanks for making it for our viewing

[@bradleymackenzie2859]

I always look forward to these segments. Very enjoyable and informative. Especially for a tool junkie like myself.

[@1musicsearcher]

The glass cutter is left hand thread so when you are rotating it clockwise (logically) the screw is being tightened. Love the series!

[@hjkgufytfyug]

I love this series. I hope that it continues for the benefit of kids my age and younger. I don't know what any of these tools are, but it's fascinating.

[@duckfood65]

# 3 is used in the upholstery business to pull the leather seat covers tight before clamping the hog ring over the seat braces.

[@bcbloc02]

Mysteries never end so this series can go on forever what with all the stuff made over the years.

[@The_Smith]

Please keep doing these mystery tools if it's not more bother than you want to do. I'm working my way through them (slowly) from number 1, learning lots from them. As for number 2, My Dad was a garage mechanic who started working in the mid 1930s, and although I don't recall him ever having a tool exactly like that, as soon as I saw it I thought brake tool. Merry Christmas.

[@chattonlad9382]

Number three is for pulling pig net, that's what mine got used for. Not sure if that's what it was meant for, but it worked well.

[@dennybarton3256]

I like the "what is it" , it gives me ideas, I recently got my Clausing, 5900 , working , I have an 8n Ford tractor that has a brake problem, the pads seem to be in good shape, everything else seems to be working, thought I'd attempt to turn the drums with my Clausing,

[@danbreyfogle8486]

I really enjoy these videos and learn a lot seeing tools that don't happen to belong in my toolbox. I find very few of these that I know what they are. And I love the side bar discussion as well.

[@stevereyes3376]

I just found you, I am a 71-year-old man with a lifelong love and affinity for Tools of all sorts. I have really enjoyed what I have seen so far and will see all that you already have posted with a little luck. If you enjoy doing this and can, keep it up. I will watch and appreciate and obviously a lot of other people will as well!I wish you and yours peace love and luck!

[@mrpete222]

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[@joelwatts9042]

I've watched everyone for abt 3 years now, and will continue to do so. And thank you for omitting music.

[@garychaplin9861]

Like the series, keep it going. That Volkswagen key is the same as the one I had for my 1964 Kombi van, also used by railway station staff to lock the barrier gate to railway platforms just before a train departed.

[@desmondcantwell480]

Just got back to the channel and so far am at #3 which is not too big of a head scratcher, it is home made, the plier part is a set of end nippers/end cutters and the rest looks likely custom added just for leverage to strip the casings back. The real key tip was that the rest was welded to the pin of the pliers and off center when a manufactured piece would have been better made.

[@physicsguybrian]

In an ever devolving society where "service businesses" are systematically reducing the general population to "can't doers" .... these videos keep alive the notion that individuals can, and should, be self-sufficient to any/all extents possible. You are not only bringing the past into the forefront, you are reminding us of the spirit of ingenuity evident in the tools themselves! Never stop doing what you do good Sir! You have no idea what an incredible and deeply rich value you are providing! May your 2022 be all you could hope for and more! Peace and love from the left coast of the U.S.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for a wonderful wonderful comments

[@marvinp8835]

#3 is a fence wire tightening tool, hog wire, horse wire, HT wire, barb wire , etc. Its used by levering around a wooden post generally.

[@ancientmaster2446]

Keep it going! I worked at GM, Moraine Products Div, in the 50's assembling brakes. We used a screwdriver like tool with a cup on the end to hook on the brake spike. A worker could install two springs on a wheel in about 2 seconds. I don't see how your mystery tool could do that without a lot of pinched fingers.

[@mrpete222]

Agreed

[@williamburdon6993]

The old tools are great please don't stop.

[@hermannschonbachler4481]

I am not shure, but I think #3 is a wire tensioner for fencing...

[@G58]

I found one of those glass cutting compasses in the miscellaneous unsold rummage pile at the end of a classic tool auction in the UK about 1996, along with a Disston adjustable bevel. No one else wanted them. Both were rusty, but I used the softest cleaning methods known to mere mortals (bass wire brush and diesel) and returned them to very nice condition without removing any of the character or integrity of each tool. Very satisfying. Have used both many times. With improvised tips, the compass is also great for wood and metal working. Thank you for sharing

[@mrpete222]

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[@mlt6322]

Check around an older farm store for info about #3 It looks more like something for stretching fence when installing. Kern did make wire fence stretchers and barbed wire stretchers but those pictured on the web usually had the chain connected to both handles of the pliers so when you pulled it would hold tight on the wire.

[@copperhead5216]

Don't stop your videos l like older tools. Also like the machinery in the background of your shop.

[@theresalero7039]

Please continue this series! There is so much we want to know and you are helping!

[@mrpete222]

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[@Tommy_Mac]

Great video! I just found you again. Please keep them going! #3 is a counterweight spring tool. Counterweight springs are used in mechanical assembles, often for repetitive motion tasks. (You may have seen simple counterbalance springs used to support heavy tools on assembly lines.) These are also sometimes called "Pullman Springs". There are counterbalance spring types(wire) and flat-wound steel types. Both are pre-wound on an axle or bobbin. Often times the "spring" has to be pulled or stretched, with the moving part locked down, to get the spring end over a hook, pin, or bolt. There is a pre-drilled hole that the long lever fits into, used with one hand. The other hand can then grab the spring wire or attached end, with the "pliers" and with a bit of courage, put it over the fixed hook, pin or bolt. The long lever can be used to get it to the last bit by using leverage and both hands. As the counterbalance spring is pulled out it gets progressively harder to pull, so that last bit of leverage is crucial. If it slips off, you'll know it! The spring can also (sometimes) be hidden in the assembly. The moving component may hide it once installed. Visualize a hidden counterbalance spring in a double hung window. You might not know it's even there, that is, until it breaks. Then you will _really_ know, because they usually fail at one end with a loud pop or snap. Sometimes, causing whatever it is attached to crash home. I used to see a lot of these types of springs, and a similar tool, used in graphic arts equipment, when doing repairs as a Service Technician. I think the tool you have, may have been from Kern Lieber and is very old. #4 The glass circle (or hole) scoring tool. The knob is left handed, so that when cutting a circle, clockwise, by a right handed person, the knob and position of the cutter do not shift as it is going through it's arc. It will stay tight. I cut a lot of ground glass for very large format cameras used for focusing the camera. A hole was often needed to safely grab the glass and move it out of the light path. These tools worked great before carbide cutters were readily available. #5 I think that looks like a tool to remove an in-ground fuel oil tank's, fill cap. I had a bunch of similar looking tools. Why so many? Each oil delivery company had their own "preffered" cap they would install when you started a delivery relationship with them. They would claim you needed a new cap because the old delivery company's cap supposedly "would leak rain water into you tank if its not replaced". They would do this for free, but you needed their tool to remove the fill cap, which they charged you for. If you were smart, you told them you need to have the tool, too. You would need to remove it "to stick it" with a special measuring stick to see how much fuel oil was in the tank. It also prevented them from being your only fuel oil supplier. They effectively locked you out of your own tank, without it. It might fit a VW. It looks like a German tool. I've worked on a lot of VWs but have never seen a fastener that would match that tool. It would be "verrry innnteiresting!" (Artie Johnson/Laugh-In TV show reference) to know what its for on a VW! Life is short. Have some fun today!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for joining me

[@Tommy_Mac]

@@mrpete222 thank you for your great videos!

[@randyhertzberg7549]

I still have my Snap-on brake spring pliers , just keep them as a good memory now. One of my first tools bought off the "Snap-on Guy"

[@chuckmayerchak3071]

Mr Pete on the wheel weight tool, the V on the cutter located between the handles, is actually used to squeeze the clamp portion of a used weight for a tighter retention on the wheel edge.

[@daveticehurst4191]

Please keep them coming Lyle. Beats regular tv. Regards from Australia

[@gt69440]

These are absolutely my favorite type of your videos. And considering you make a lot of great videos that is saying something. Please keep the series going.

[@rustypipes6339]

This is the first one of these vids I have seen. Tool #2 caught my eye. I love these old tools and mysteries. Keep it going.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@majorpayne5289]

👍I like this “what is it” series. Thx Mr Pete. Blessings to ya sir! 🙏 Stay warm! 🔥

[@petercoutu4726]

I believe that #3 could be used for stretching wire fencing on ranches. But that's my guess.

[@RayLautenschlager]

Do not end this series. I get stumped on some of the gadgets you show and others I know off the bat.

[@jimintaos]

As a long time glass guy I have used those circle cutters. I prefer the ones with a suction cup under the center point but have also used the ones like you have there. The ones I used that were like the one you have always had a rubber pad under the center pivot so they wouldn't slide around as long as you put pressure on them. Another way of keeping them in place was to use a glob of clay or plumber's putty

[@mrpete222]

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[@haroldwilkes6608]

As a teenager working on flathead Fords, I always thought it was an amazing coincidence that the exact same part I had extra from the right hand was needed on the left hand side.

[@SanchezArep]

#2 I knew and even used as a kid at my Dad's gas station. I still have Dad's old tool in my workshop.

[@Simonelectricfl]

I think #3 might be a metal webbing strecher for upholstery for like a box spring mattress or an old couch. there are similar looking tools for that and a company still around today named kern upholstery supply.

[@materialsguy2002]

I always learn something by watching and thinking about the mystery tools you present. Please continue the series.

[@a321mech]

Please continue with the mystery tool series, I find it fascinating and informative.

[@IHUTCHI]

I love these videos. Even after being raised by a shop teacher and a lifetime of being a mechanic I learn something every time. I just love old tools.

[@mrpete222]

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[@joemcgarry1106]

I Love This series. I would like to consider the jury still out on the "brake spring removal tool" It looks as if it would be as handy as a snow shovel for that application. Good video Thank you Lyle.

[@MachiningandMicrowaves]

#3 reminds me of a stock-fencing wire tensioner

[@tyroneeaton4940]

Please dont end!. I enjoy watching and guessing.!

[@paulsilabon2677]

I believe that they are a farriers tool used in the removal and replacement of horse shoes

[@millomweb]

Wheel weight tool 3:20 - Weight trimming would be via the cutting blade. You appear to be pointing to a nick - which I'd guess is for bending the clamping strap tighter if it's too lose to retain the weight securely.

[@t.d.mich.7064]

Lyle! What will your family do with all your tools when you go to the great machine shop in the sky? I hear all the tools up there are brand new in the box Starrett, and every machine is just uncrated and set-up for your personal use! I also heard that they have a new tool auction every Monday, tools go for 3 cents on the dollar, and the weather is always perfect!

[@mrpete222]

Sounds like heaven to me

[@signizmz1]

That red handled tool at 3:45, an in-law got me one for Christmas in the mid 90's. I found it the most clumbsy dang thing to use. Was at a friend of mine who has a garden/nursery, she burrowed it "for a minute", hasn't let it go since!

[@kellysweet9340]

I used a very similar tool in cattle country many years ago, repairing barbed wire fencing, to stretch the barbed wire and tighten the barb wire anchoring it to the wooden fence post, the only difference between the one you think might be a drum brake tool and the one I used, is the wide U shaped rod between the wire clamping dykes and the tension tightening fulcrum handle, the one I used had a eyelet fastened to the handle with a link of chain connected to a swivel double eyelet about six to eight inches from the fulcrum point of the tensioning handle, that had two links of chain that Y'ed and connected to the two ends of the wire crimping dykes that had eyelets on them, and the part of the tension handle at the end where it fulcrums off the fence post was , best way to describe it, was shaped like approximately five or so teeth of a bicycle rear wheel sprocket.

[@peterdolamore7808]

Love your channel Lyle. Keep 'em coming! I believe #3 is a fence tensioner ?

[@tommartinez62]

Some tools that are made for one job, work well for others. As a plumber I found what I think is lug wrench for tractor tires, that works perfect for removing water heater elements 1" hex

[@katmandoism]

I've used that tool I worked at a tire recapping shop. We used it to remove the lead weights from tires. #4

[@miahsbrokengarage]

This is a cool series. For the glass cutter. I've seen people score glass, then cut it under water. (look up videos about cutting glass with scissors).

[@yv5grb]

This serie is important, it adds knowledge about tools we the humans used, in the future it will be used as a reference. Thanks.

[@h2recoveryteam2]

#5 is also used on school busses to open side panel doors for battery boxes. They now have two different shapes. As a screwdriver can be used to steal it. The ne tool is a 90 degree with the square on one end and a Pentagon shape on the other.

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

I was taught the small "V" next to the cutting blade on #2 was to close the steel lip on wheel weights for reuse after removing. We have this exact tool at work, and I hate using the newer type.

[@51-FS]

It is. Their is a cutter right in front of the V part to trim the weights

[@stanervin6108]

Second! 🥈

[@My_Op]

I just discovered this series thanks to this video. Fascinating!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching

[@tcap7917]

The "church key" is a very common key for unlocking commercial cabinets in the railway industry. I have used serveral in my days and they can still be purchased. We would make new ones when we lost them out of 1/4 square stock bent with a right angle for a handle.

[@artszabo1015]

Too many people in this country have a lack of interest in anything useful. I am very interested in any and all videos you make. Please keep up the good work, because you are my YT shop teacher!! Merry Christmas Mr. Pete!!! Art & Melissa

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@mlt6322]

Newer models have tephlon caps over the hammer head so they don't damage alloy rims. The blade is used for trimming the weight the V-notch is used to reshape the metal clip that holds the weight onto the rim.

[@alumicomp]

The purchaser of item #5 is correct as to it's purpose. I had several of the older VW buses and we called them a "church Key ",, don't know where the name came from, but they were used to open the rear engine compartment door..! They were a part of the tool kit ( a rolled up little bag with assorted items ) that came with the VW Bus..!

[@BrianEltherington]

Really enjoy your "WHAT IS IT?" tool series Lyle.

[@joecolanjr.8149]

Please keep doing this series!! These are my most favorite ones to watch! Thanks Mr Pete. Merry xmas and a Happy New Year!!

[@iFixJunk]

Oh, man! Please don't end this series EVER.

[@mrpete222]

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[@kurtjohnson3496]

Love this series, please keep doing it.

[@shawnbenson979]

left hand threads will keep the tool tight .. like the old Willys Jeeps and alot more manufactures used on wheel fasteners on the left hand side. its was a common practice. but how soon we forget . as always thank you .. and Merry Cristmas to you and yours and may the new year bring joy and happyness

[@SuperSrjones]

No 5 In Australia each old railway carriage had a square drive door lock between carriages to limit access. One of the first tools that an apprentice had to make was the key to these locks. It looks a lot like that. But that shape lock handle is common

[@jimwright9500]

The "Spring Tool" is a wire stretcher for putting up electric fence wire. The pliers grab the wire, and the prybar pulls at the post.

[@jhawker2895]

We LOVE IT !!!! stop watching the "Viewership".... I watch and that enough love for anyone .... Thanks for Sharing .... Stay Safe and Well ....

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

Never stop with this series please!

[@garyhockensmith2471]

My guess is #3 is a fence stretcher! Don’t know for sure but would seem more useful then brake spring tool

[@LogicIndustries]

I believe that #3 is used in upholstery in conjunction with "hog rings" to stretch fabric around the frames of furniture or vehicle seats. It looks quite old, but I've seen something slightly more modern being used to stretch the bottom edges of seat covers into place before being hog ringed down to the car seat frame. The U shaped link in the middle is a little odd looking, but the pliers are a dead ringer for wired edge/hog ring pliers. That's my guess anyway.

[@ladamyre1]

Stopping at 0:00 I see the right tool is a weight installer/remover for tire busters. It will remove the weights on a tire (If you didn't remove them when replacing the tire and are just re-balancing the tire.) and pound a new weight onto the rim to balance the wheel. If that thing at 4:30 was designed to use on car brake springs, it's got to be the worst design ever. Maybe it's for semi truck (16 wheeler) brakes. I'm a retired ASE Master Technician and I have done a thousand brake jobs on drum brakes and I know what automotive brake spring tools look like. There is a plier tool that can be used to put on old-fashioned hood springs as well, but the easiest one to use on cars is like a bent lever with a spring removing cam on one end.

[@modtwentyeight]

Wow! I only got the glass cutter right. I really enjoy these Mystery Tool Series, Mr. Pete. Please don't stop.

[@imchris5000]

that glass cutter seems more like something you would rest the black circular part against the edge of a sheet of glass so you can drag it across to score a straight line