Outlawmws
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Ryan, have you used the 3 sided "nut Grip" VG's (LW4 & LW10?) before? if not you will like them - they can do things no other tool can at times!
Nice score!
Nice score!
This was a $20 score from my favorite second hand store. The red Kennedy box is cool, needs some body work and paint.



















Nice find. Brings back memories. All our dad's machines were surplus WF.With War Finish items brought up here often I thought I'd post its War Finish embossing that i hadn't seen before
Nice find.Yale padlock for the Ord Dept.-
Lugz has a similar one on GJ!Hallowell No. 25 Socket Screw Key. Gerald has a similar one on Progress is Fine.
Very nice. I have a few canvas water bags, but none of them with markings that vivid! It almost looks repro it's so nice....I believe unused Desert water bag.
Nice find. I'm jealous. They're not exceedingly rare, and there are a few others floating around GJ on the VB. I've just never run into one yet. I love that decal.The Crescent Tools box
I have not, I figured they could be very handy for removing broken bolts & studs.Ryan, have you used the 3 sided "nut Grip" VG's (LW4 & LW10?) before? if not you will like them - they can do things no other tool can at times!
Nice score!

EDIT; you might notice that I placed everything on top my wife's freezer. I do this as I am now completely out of space in my shop, and need to use a flat surface that if I don't immediately clean it off I will catch hell for using it as a work surface. I am getting things unburied, but it is taking some time!










OK, this is a MASSIVE You ****. This stuff is very expensive, not common, and specialized. If you do mountaineering, not cheap and easy rock climbing, this is what you need. This is the good stuff!Garage sale ($70): 12 bundles (~100 ft) 1" tubular webbing; Cassin helmet; Wild Country nut tool; Black Diamond 9 1/2" T-stake; C.A.M.P. Lhotse ice pick; 5 Black Diamond Hexentrics (#10, #8, #8, #6, #6); 7 Carabiners (2-REI; 2-BlackDiamond; Atlas; BluesSky; Kong Bonaiti); Black Diamond Super 8 (Type B) belay; Black Diamond ATC belay; 50m Mammut 1/2 rope; 3 Climbing harnesses (Black Diamond - Bod Sot; Blue Waters - Lynx; Black Diamond - Alpine Bod Sit)
The Black Diamond/Chouinard T-Stake: 9.5" long, 59 g, 2024 T3 heat-treated aluminum. The ultimate tent stake.
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You had me at Kroil, Free...everything else is a bonus...Two days worth of finds. On Friday, I had to go down to the town south of me, so I figured I would swing by whatever sales I could find, followed up by the Restore. The sale (singular) was a bust, but as I was checking out the tool aisle at the Restore, I noticed that the gentleman next too me had an interesting ratchet in his hand. Well, I proceeded to inquire about it, and to even offer to purchase it from him. But to no avail, as he knew exactly what a Blackhawk freewheeling ratchet was! I seems I had just been beat out by another tool collector, and since I told him I don't live in that town, we both proceeded to swap stories of finds. It was actually quite nice to talk to another tool **** in person. But, while I was talking to him, I spotted a Kennedy mid-box and managed to snag it before he had noticed it. Day saved!
Today, I hit four sales, with the first, third (a TOO) and fourth worthwhile. The second, which I had been looking forward to, as they showed several 5-drawer Kennedy parts boxes in the ad, was a bust. The Kennedy's were priced higher than I was willing to go considering the condition. And, even though it was a country barn sale, there was nothing else of interest. But, even though it was way in the heck out there, I did manage to find that TOO, which was nice. Anyway, here is the score:
Obviously, the Kennedy was from Friday, but the Snap-on #0, woodie pin vise, vintage puller, drill bit packages (half-full) were from the first stop today, along with an unopened flask of Kroil in the free pile. The TOO had, amongst all the junk, a perfect handle, Armstrong DP hold-down, milling spot facer, and 23rd edition of the machinery's handbook. The final stop was the estate of a shooter, so even though it was the closest to me and started the earliest, I saved it for last, as the number of people coming to buy ammo would be huge, in my opinion. And I was right! I did manage to pickup the Proto box, solder, a very nice little brass/soft face 2oz hammer, and, in my eyes, the best find of the day, and maybe year, vintage Crosman air gun targets!
EDIT; you might notice that I placed everything on top my wife's freezer. I do this as I am now completely out of space in my shop, and need to use a flat surface that if I don't immediately clean it off I will catch hell for using it as a work surface. I am getting things unburied, but it is taking some time!
"mallet" is a stomper/pusher for power meat grinder - a welcome tool when the alternative is using one's hand to shove meat down the hole.You ****, Marty!!
chenry and his brother **** too!
Here is my paltry little score from three sales yesterday. Total outlay--$2.43.
The biggest turnaround from disappointment to glee was with the six pack of NOS 2.5 GPM aerators. I thought they would fit my bathroom faucets but don't--but six packs are selling on ebay for $30-$40.
My old tool-cleaning wire brush has about had the schnitzel, and this is a direct replacement for $0.50.
The $0.75 wood carving mallet might be "pressed" into service as a potato masher because I hate our wire masher.
I like to use wipes after rooting around in other people's greasy/rusty tool boxes. Two-thirds full for a quarter.
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Nice find on the plomb wobble 1/2 drive impacts! But the real question is- did you get the craftsman red and gray mid chest pictured in the add ? Those can be pretty spendy if sold in the right arena....We were unable to stay away from this sale on this morning’s Craigslist. Could any of you?
Not too surprisingly, we found plenty of tools. Couldn’t quite fit them all in one picture.
Plenty of S-K including a couple of Wayne items that I normally leave behind.
Mostly =v= Craftman tools
A few Plomb tools
New Britain double flare kit
A second sale in Danville produced these three items. I can’t resist the Olive Drab.
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Nice haul don, looks like most of 1/2 diamond logo set. What kinda Wayne stuff is in there?We were unable to stay away from this sale on this morning’s Craigslist. Could any of you?
Not too surprisingly, we found plenty of tools. Couldn’t quite fit them all in one picture.
Plenty of S-K including a couple of Wayne items that I normally leave behind.
Mostly =v= Craftman tools
A few Plomb tools
New Britain double flare kit
A second sale in Danville produced these three items. I can’t resist the Olive Drab.
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Never seen an S-K torque like that, I have 2 beam style ones.Kinda slim pickins lately, not that many estate sales and flea markets not really open yet.
Unused Craftsman Screw extractor set, bought it for the box and stand.
S-K 1/2 dr. Torque wrench part, was never used. It was at a machinists sale, he must have taken it apart. odd.
Williams M-106 USA 1/4 driver
Crescent USA 6 inch adjustable wrench with Amoco Commercial Sales. Crescent USA on other side.
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The Bighorn Series was the green line, run from about 1934 when first mentioned, to about 1960 or so. And the answer to people who say Kennedy never made green tool boxes.RTM - Nice haul! those old Mil vises make decent DP vises as well. I'd guess that one to br near of an age with the the Canedy Otto DP.
What you are calling a Kennedy Bighorn - 26" 526 machinist box, right? how many drawers (shadow...)


Thanks for the advice. It really is nice kit, but I have vertigo like you can't believe so it's all off to flea-bay. Already made my money back on the rope alone. I'm going to keep the tent peg as the Chouinard/Black Diamond T-Stake is supposed to be the ultimate tent peg and who doesn't want to own the ultimate of anythingnever been entirely sure on the etiquette for awarding suckage, as whilst I follow I don’t post regularly, but… @Rickster very definitely *****…
@ctuai also *****, that’s an impressive rack for anyone climbing, but I’d be making damn sure I was happy with the fabric components before I went swinging off them - whilst the metal parts are all good, the fabric breaks down with UV and dirt exposure along with time, so only has a finite life. Hopefully if you know what that kit is, and how to use it then I‘m stating the ****** obvious!