What is it?

[MoRo]

Wife's ex-sister-in-law gave this item to her to give to me. The base is about a foot square. When turned on, the bottom gets quite hot to the touch, the top warm.
Don't know if this is the proper place to post this, but I'm wondering if someone can tell me what this thing is.

[Craig A]

I'm giving this a bump...........I MISSED this request...
Sorry MORO..........

[MoRo]

No problem, Craig!! Thanks for gettin' the job done.

[JeffK]

I would say its for lifting linolemun or asphalt type tiles and thank you that will $2.00 the same amount as the price tag on the handle

[grub54891]

Could be an old vulcanizing iron.Used to use one in a shop I worked in back in high school.When a tube had to big a hole for patching We'd use it to bond the rubber to the tube.Our's was oval shapeed with a lid like a waffle iron but your's would do the same thing.( I think)?

[MoRo]

Grub, I dunno...........it doesn't seem to get hot enough to vulcanize rubber. You can't hold your hand on it for a ten-count, but it's not sizzling hot either.

Jeff, send the $2 and I'll send you the iron, C.O.D.

[grub54891]

Ok, mabe to warm the water in the chicken coop to keep from freezing?

[MoRo]

Don't have chickens. Hmmmm.........d'ya think it could have been used to warm frozen ground for digging a small hole?? Sheesh! I dunno either!!!

[Jim Tremble]

[quote=JeffK]I would say its for lifting linolemun or asphalt type tiles QUOTE]

Jeff is right. Tile heater. I have one and have used it many times for floor repair.

Jim

[MoRo]

Must be for heating and lifting one tile at a time then??
Thanks for the information. How long does one have to leave it on the tile before the glue lets go?

[Jim Tremble]

Originally Posted by MoRo

Thanks for the information. How long does one have to leave it on the tile before the glue lets go?

2-3
Min. If it does not softoen the tile in that time period, leave it ot on a little longer. Depends on the heating unit and the composition of the tile.

Jim

[MoRo]

Thanks again, Jim!! Sooo............since I'm not in the floor covering business, what else is this thing good for? The wife suggested tossing it on Ebay Guess stranger stuff has brought good money there huh?

[JeffK]

It can also be used for making 4 grilled cheese sandwiches at the same time

[MoRo]

Should work for making those pizza things on english muffins then.

[Glenn Ayers]

For "Iron-On T-Shirt Transfers"

Glenn

[Craig DeShong]

If you're in management... you could turn it up-side-down, weld some legs on it and a back and some arms; and have the original employee "hot-seat". (sure hope my boss does't know about this web site).

[Kelly]

I don’t know what that thing is.......I must have saw a 100 things.