r/Tools • u/JackLord- • 1d ago

What would you ream with this tool?

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101 Upvotes

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u/useatyourownrisk 1d ago

Nothing. It’s a cotton picker spindle

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u/YakWabbit 23h ago

I have one of these hanging on my wall, and never knew what it was. I was also too lazy to look it up. Thanks!

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u/JackLord- 19h ago

Thanks!

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u/InfoSecDog 1d ago

Your mom

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u/Accomplished-Order43 1d ago

This is what I expected

37

u/acetheman123 23h ago

It's the first thing I thought of honestly

6

u/stunt_p 22h ago

This was the first expected thing I thought of honestly.

Edit: typo

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u/whyugettingthat 21h ago

It was also the thing i honestly thought woulda been the first expected thing to be thought of outta all the expected things it coulda been

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u/pheitkemper 9h ago

Concur. OP's mom was my first thought as well.

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u/Mwiziman 23h ago

Xennial?

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u/HuckleberryHappy6524 21h ago

Guilty. First thing I thought too.

2

u/InfoSecDog 23h ago

Totally!

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u/Mwiziman 23h ago

Yea, buddy.

2

u/HamOnTheCob 18h ago

This is the content I come here for.

1

u/HamOnTheCob 18h ago

This is the content I come here for.

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u/Lonely_Apartment_644 Whatever works 15h ago

To small, wrong color

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u/No-Let6178 1d ago

My coworkers would say "Bend over and I'll show ya!"

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u/Bonuscup98 22h ago

You’ve got a lot of nerve talking to me like that Griswold.

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u/michaelthruman 22h ago

I wasn’t talking to you!

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u/maboyles90 23h ago

I was really hoping I'd find this in the comments. Thank you sir for beating me to it.

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u/SherbertSea6803 1d ago

Whatever your heart desires ☺️

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u/Most-Chef-8611 1d ago

Surveyors use those as control points.

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u/Most-Chef-8611 1d ago

Cotton gin spindle.

3

u/fingawkward 21h ago

Cotton picker spindle

3

u/U_Dirtbag 21h ago

My anus

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u/Old-Repair-6608 1d ago

Looks like a part from a combine. I don't know the name, but my grandfather had a couple of them to be used as a punch.

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u/joshua-howard 18h ago

I’m not sure yet, but let’s just say, it’s SOUNDING like a great idea!

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u/Foxycotin666 1d ago

Huh, I had one of these for years and never knew what it was.

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u/GuestPuzzleheaded502 21h ago

It's a cotton picker spindle. People use old ones as punches.

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u/jspurlin03 15h ago

This is a cotton gin spindle. These are often used as survey markers.

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u/TrailerParkFrench 15h ago

What wouldn’t I ream with that tool.

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u/Senior_Flounder_4204 5h ago

Well, your mom comment has already been made so.... your dad.

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u/Mountain-Corner5901 21h ago

Survey marker

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u/xX420GigaKushXx 1d ago

Your mother.

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u/Just_top_it_off Technician 1d ago

👀 

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u/thenamewithitall 1d ago

A hole of some kind, take your pick

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u/JackLord- 20h ago

Well, ream was a poor word choice. I assumed it was for punching a hole in leather.

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u/Snocat5 23h ago

Holes… just holes

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u/wheezs 23h ago

Your butt

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u/ranhayes 23h ago

Bend over and I’ll show you.

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u/NiceParkJob 1d ago

Looks like a home made tool to me