Any Tinners out there

bigtiller · Dec 31, 2018

I'm looking for somewhere between a 4" to 8" hand seamer that has 2 setscrews that are used as a depth gauge when forming hems. An old-timer who has long since pass on, had a pair and they sure were handy. I'm not having any luck finding them on the internet.

Have you ever seen a pair?

Dwellonroof · Dec 31, 2018

I have been doing residential sheet metal work for 45 years and the old tinners tools are getting harder to find and if you do the sky's the limit pricewise.

k0ua · Dec 31, 2018

how about the one that comes up in the targeted adds at the top?

https://www.amazon.com/Malco-S6R-MA...ormat=strip&impressionTimestamp=1546290632957

gator · Dec 31, 2018

These are 3 and a half inches wide with adjustable depth stop but may fit your need: 793 Hand Seamer - Roper Whitney .

bigtiller · Dec 31, 2018

k0ua said:
how about the one that comes up in the targeted adds at the top?

Robot Check

Thanks, but not what I want.

bigtiller · Dec 31, 2018

gator said:
These are 3 and a half inches wide with adjustable depth stop but may fit your need: 793 Hand Seamer - Roper Whitney .

Hey, thanks gator! That's just what I want and it's the first I've seen, but at $69 + $22 for shipping I'm doing some more resurch.

Tractor Seabee · Jan 1, 2019

I worked in the trade with my Dad and we had those. First thing we did was throw the gauge screws away. More trouble than they were worth. we scribed a line where we wanted to make the bend if other than the standard 1/2" we used them for most. We eyeballed most of it.

Al those old tools if they still make them are abnormally expensive because not many are made. Not much is done by hand anymore. I still have a set of sheet metal tools. Have lost some like the set of rivet setters. Actually I saw tinners rivets on Amazon the other day. Haven't seen a hand seamer for years.

That Malco one with the compound leverage joint amazes me. Can't visualize the reason for it.

Ron