Tell me what this is and I'll send you something.......

[DePasta]

 

Hmmm, let me rephrase:  Wire Tie Loop End Ratchet Tool.

 
What is it used for?
 
 
Hint:  Yesterday I helped at Prairie Artisan Ales.
 

 
They probably use it to secure corks in bottles.
 
edir: haha...I need to be quicker I guess...damn work getting in the way!

 

[bfreebern]

.....or securing corks into beer bottles.  :laugh:

 
 

 

 


Hmmm, let me rephrase:  Wire Tie Loop End Ratchet Tool.

 
What is it used for?
 
 
Hint:  Yesterday I helped at Prairie Artisan Ales.
 

 
They probably use it to secure corks in bottles.
 


 
 
Yes and Yes.................how are the corks secured in the bottles and what would this tool do?

 

[Brickhouse]

The wire cage is wrapped over top of the cork, and then the tool is used to twist the loop tight until it chokes the neck of the bottle.  Keeping the cork secure.

 

[DePasta]

you put the cage on the bottle, insert the loop hook into the loop, pull back on the red handle while keeping pressure on the hook and it twists it all perty like.  Then you cut off the loop left over.
 

 

[grateful1]

So close!
 
 

 

 

[Kingantz]

So close!
 
 

 

 
Wait, what was the question?   :whistling:

 

[bfreebern]

The wire cage is wrapped over top of the cork, and then the tool is used to twist the loop tight until it chokes the neck of the bottle.  Keeping the cork secure.

 
 

you put the cage on the bottle, insert the loop hook into the loop, pull back on the red handle while keeping pressure on the hook and it twists it all perty like.  Then you cut off the loop left over.
 

 
 
Good enough, LOL.  It's used to manually tie a muselet on the top of beer/champagne/etc, it ratchets and ties the muselet to keep the cork from popping:
 

 
 
Both of you send me your address and I'll get you something in the mail.

 

[Brickhouse]

I have to say, I learned something today.......and if I ultimately didn't get it right, then I had another suggestion for its purpose ready.

 

[bfreebern]

As some additional education, the acceptable number of turns on the muselet is 6 half turns or 3 full turns:
 
http://champagneandsecurity.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/champagne-and-the-mystery-of-the-6-turns/

 

[Brickhouse]

6 Turns of the Muselet
 
Sounds like a band name.

 

[Light this!]

Shoot, I was going to jump in on this one as I thought that I knew for sure what it was for but I guess I've been using it wrong all these years….. it's not a nut scratching tool!

 

[bfreebern]

Shoot, I was going to jump in on this one as I thought that I knew for sure what it was for but I guess I've been using it wrong all these years….. it's not a nut scratching tool!

 
Not sure how many squirrels you have around your house Kris, but they don't take kindly to anyone scratching their nuts.

 

[Setharsis]

Wait...that's not a prostate examiner?

 

[CMontoya79]

I was gonna guess it is a tool to check VD in your pee hole!

 

[whopper]

 

So close!
 
 

 

 
Wait, what was the question?   :whistling:
 

 
I think we all won looking at that pic! :thumbs: