What is this thing called?

[Devon Shannon]

Anyone know what you call this thing here and where to get them? I found it in an old toolbox. It's used to clean external and internal threads, I think. The cap also comes off to use the other wire brush end.181008181009http://www.sawmillcreek.org/images/misc/pencil.png

[Van Huskey]

Anyone know what you call this thing here and where to get them? I found it in an old toolbox. It's used to clean external and internal threads, I think. The cap also comes off to use the other wire brush end.181008181009http://www.sawmillcreek.org/images/misc/pencil.png

Car battery terminal cleaner.

http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Battery-Post-Terminal-Cleaner/dp/B002PS7QRK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1296688114&sr=8-4

[Tony Bilello]

Available at Walmart, K-Mart, just about any convenience store and any auto parts store. I don't think you scored big on this one.

[Marty Paulus]

Battery terminal cleaner. $3.99 at HF. Less if you catch the sales.

[Devon Shannon]

thanks Van, Tony, and Marty. I guess it's not ment for what I was hopping. I want something similar but with brass wire to clean a bunch of 5/16" bolts and nuts on an OWWM.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Devon,

You could just get a brass wire brush at a hardware store...or a standard wire brush......

[ray hampton]

the wire brushes that are made for gun barrels are brass wire

[Peter Quinn]

Check plumbing supply stores. They make a similar gadget for cleaning brass and copper tubing and fittings, though the brushes may still be steel wire? Not sure.

[Van Huskey]

thanks Van, Tony, and Marty. I guess it's not ment for what I was hopping. I want something similar but with brass wire to clean a bunch of 5/16" bolts and nuts on an OWWM.

Actually, if it worked I would use it, the wire is nowhere near as hard as the screws so if it would work I would use it.

[Terry Beadle]

Get one of those wire wheels that have a short shaft that you can use to mount it in a drill or better yet a drill press.

Be sure to wear glasses or safty goggles as those wires some times will fly out. It will make short work of cleaning bolts. Good for cleaning spark plug ends too.

[Devon Shannon]

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

[Joe Angrisani]

Devon.... Have you considered using a die to chase the bolt threads, and a tap to chase the nut threads. That'll clean 'em up like new.

[Kevin Gregoire]

i dont know what size bolts your wanting to clean but i was working at a friends one night and we were rebuilding an engine and he wanted to clean
the threads on some head bolts he had that got rusty from sitting around and he started using a wire brush since his bench grinder with wire wheel died,
and i told him to stick it in the end of his dads old spark plug cleaner and give it a blast and the threads came out spotless!

i see it can still be bought at sears
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM211697464P?sid=IDx20101019x00001a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=SPM211697464

http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/pi/mp/4444/211697464p?src=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.roadrunner.com%2F %7Egstowell%2Fsparkplugblaster.gif&d=92d654589e3cf29facab2690c991f72c3d564078

[Devon Shannon]

I had not considered that. I don't know where my die &t aps got placed, but I don't think I have the correct size.