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Tool roll valve key
- Thread starter volvoguys
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Pete S.
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Knightowl61
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eBay shows one, don't know if it's original.
Sunbeam Alpine Tiger Tire Valve tool Factory Tool Kit Tyre Valve Key Tool Roll | eBay
Tyre Valve Key (Tire Valve Stem Removal Tool).
www.ebay.com
Thanks for the referral, Pete.
I couldn't find it on their site, so I sent an email and got a response that they don't have the.
What's your price and will you post a pic?
puff4
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Seems a pretty easy thing to make something like the eBay one on a lathe, no? Just a bit of turning down, a centre drilling, and a quick knurling, and then off to the mill to create the slot.
However, to make an *actual* true replica of the original Dunlop tool may prove a little more difficult. First, it didn't have a diamond knurl, but instead a spiral knurl, which is a bit harder to create, but certainly not impossible. Second, it had the name "DUNLOP" impressed on the side, and finding the correct font and size for the stamps may be problematic... and those letters need to be rolled on, not merely stamped, so it would require creation of a special die to apply them properly.
Here's a photo of an original Dunlop valve tool:
However, to make an *actual* true replica of the original Dunlop tool may prove a little more difficult. First, it didn't have a diamond knurl, but instead a spiral knurl, which is a bit harder to create, but certainly not impossible. Second, it had the name "DUNLOP" impressed on the side, and finding the correct font and size for the stamps may be problematic... and those letters need to be rolled on, not merely stamped, so it would require creation of a special die to apply them properly.
Here's a photo of an original Dunlop valve tool:
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Kevin, your resourcefulness never fails to amaze me. Thank you.
But my Tiger toll roll is original and complete for the tyre valve so I prefer the elusive original yellow plastic valve key.
Thanks, Mark
Warren
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I think they are great as ear scratching tools. I haven't seen the spiral one before. Plastic or Brass most everyone that has one in a trunk unrolled so judges can see the contents is plastic. But my attention is often other places then the tools you have just to look at...
puff4
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If you get me photos and measurements for the plastic (Nylon?) one, I’ll CAD that one as well!
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Is this the same as yours, Mark? It appears that Moss sells them for $17.
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Yes, Kevin, that is exactly the valve key I've seen so many times in tool rolls over the years. I read on another club's website they were available through XKs Unlimited but learned they sold out to Moss a few years ago. I'd checked the Moss site but didn't see it, so I guess I didn't look as thoroughly as you did.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
puff4
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Actually, truth be told, I just Googled "dunlop valve tool plastic" and clicked the "Images" search option...
... it showed up in the 'sponsored' section, second item in!