JoeSali
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Hello everyone. I received an older carpet strecher from a family member and I was hoping to find out some information about it. I've tried Google but have had no luck.
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It is an older junior power stretcher. In the steel case I would say manufactured in the 70's. Most had wooden cases before that. Where you have that iron stored is where there was room for another head. What we called a cotton head, just grippers no teeth. As a collector of old carpet tools I am more interested in the iron. What kind is it? Look on the stretcher head and see if you can't come up with some patent numbers.
I hope those weighed less than the plywood cases.
It's in beautiful condition. I'd love to have tubes that nice.
JoeSali
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I located the regular head and the whole case on the scale is 68lbs
JoeSali
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I've located the second wood head. Does it appear to be a complete set it? There is a few empty spots for extention poles. The iron is a JetLock smooth bottom.
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Has that even got 5 years of daily wear on it? The chrome is good, the tube holes aren't elongated.....
Great condition. I graduated HS in 75. I took the stretcher's handle with me to machine/welding shop.
The fulcrum pin on the handle had elongated.
It got tig welded closed, then we re-drilled the hole to the pin size. Grandpa was happy
Very nice tool combo you have there.
Great condition. I graduated HS in 75. I took the stretcher's handle with me to machine/welding shop.
The fulcrum pin on the handle had elongated.
It got tig welded closed, then we re-drilled the hole to the pin size. Grandpa was happy
Very nice tool combo you have there.
1st pat number https://www.freepatentsonline.com/1766423.pdf
2nd pat number https://www.freepatentsonline.com/2108506.pdf
These maybe when patented but doesn't mean they were manufactureed then.
2nd pat number https://www.freepatentsonline.com/2108506.pdf
These maybe when patented but doesn't mean they were manufactureed then.
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Show me the iron!!!
When new the stretcher came with 4 poles. Many of us added 2 more poles over time.
Those were fun to pack around.....said the 6' 3" #160 kid, fresh out of high school.
JoeSali
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JoeSali
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Are the Robert's extension poles all the same? Would a few poles from a newer model be the same as mine?
They probably would if they were Roberts brand. The poles haven't changed much over the years. I lied they have but the basic pole is still the same.
I had a helper that kicked the stretcher, 6 poles in a wooden case, down 4 flights of stairs on a commercial job we were doing. Needless to say there wasn't much of the case left at the bottom.
Love the iron, I had one in my collection still in the original case.
The biggest change on Roberts tubes that occurred is that instead of casting the tubes with the holes, like Crain does, they started drilling the holes. This saves cost, but it also has the unfortunate effect of taking the temper out of the steel causing a weak point where you absolutely don't want it. You can see this if you look at a new tube from both. The Roberts will have discolored heat marks around the holes and the Crain tube will not. This is one of the reasons the holes elongate over time. Outside of that, the diameter hasn't changed, and new tubes would fit just fine with this set. Pretty cool find! Thanks for sharing.
I used Crain poles with my Roberts Jr. stretcher.
Daris used one of those to carpet covered wagons.
Bought my last (new) Roberts iron at a flea market (they were called junk stores then) for $2.00. Used it for 20 years until I retired.
