Am I correct that these sockets are 50's era? They remind me of some random indestro sockets I have.@chenry318 - nice score on the Walden set! and yes, it's top-shelf stuff.
You **** for @Rickster. Lots of good stuff there.
but otherwise pretty decent shape.:
I have read it, it was just the picture I had of them, I will get a new pic tomorrow and swap them out. I will refrain from doing it in the future, many apologizes.
I left it behind. I tried a mid box on my user Craftsman stack once and found I couldn’t see into the top of the box anymore.
Holy **** that thing’s awesome.Bless Me Pickers for I have Sinned. In my push to get my little shop rearraigned to hold my new lathe and shaper, I had forgotten to hang my Picker of the year, 2022 award. Well, I made sure to take care of that today, and it is in a place of pride, right next to where I stand at the bench:
Outlaw, you were asking about the little hammer? I put pics in the hammer thread.
Why do I feel like there is a major vacuum up in michigan?
Understood! Thanks
Oh man...hopefully is was priced at full market ? Those can be over $300 to the right person. May have been a good flipper unit?
I won't mention the time lapse--we all succumb, at times, to misaligning the priorities that really matter...Bless Me Pickers for I have Sinned. In my push to get my little shop rearraigned to hold my new lathe and shaper, I had forgotten to hang my Picker of the year, 2022 award. Well, I made sure to take care of that today, and it is in a place of pride, right next to where I stand at the bench:
Many yard sales today.
I spent $35 on this Craftsman lot.
16" adjustable USA
Set of 3 Breakers (all =V=)
Flying V Ratchet
And best of all the Set of Metric Deep 3/8 drive in 6 point. (all --V--)
The breakers & ratchet are common, but the metric 6 points don't show up very often.
Went to the local "pickers" store and found a Yankees lithograph and a never before seen Rheingold Scotch Ale beer tray from 1933. My grandfather worked for Rheingold brewery in Brooklyn from the late 40's - the 70's. I like to grab Rheingold items when I see them. I can't even find this one on eBay so $15 was perfect for both of those.
I also found a box of NOS Ford parts laying in the corner. The first box I opened, my eyes about popped out of my head. It was an NOS headlight switch without fog lamps for my Foxbody SSP Mustang. These go for anywhere from $75 up to $200. I dug through a little more and so that it was all Ford parts. I brought the box to the guy and he said give me $150 for the box of parts and the tray/Yankees lithograph and I happily obliged. I came home and went through the parts and there's a bunch of NOS turn signal switches, turn signal stalks, resistors under, electrical parts, window switches etc... The best part I found without looking everything up was the fuel gauge for a 1966 Ford Mustang in a tattered FoMoCo box. Luckily the gauge is mint condition. I even put 12 volts to it and it worked. I'd say it worked out well today! Can't wait to look up the rest of the parts.Fox body headlamp switch
1966 Mustang fuel gauge.
Still need to go through these.
No, definitely not buying. No space, and I think it might flip my house over from the weight. I suggested $500 is closer to reality, and they understood, also asked if I had any friends who might be interested…. I imagined only a few dozen here within driving distance might check in.
Those bits chuck up in a hand brace. Lots of elbow grease.
Counter sink, drill bit (kind of like you see in a push drill), spade bit.
1st pic left is a countersink, right might be a broken gimlet bit (a push drill bit should look the same on both sides) with the screw tip broken off. Next two are known as a center bit, predecessor to a spade bit, but made better holes.
OK, I know I am a sucker for these kinds of things. But looking at it I thought the 1/2 HP American made motor was worth the price.
This drill press was probably originally a variable speed Clausing that the variable speed part went out on and they converted it to a V belt drive.
But I am a little confused about the labeling (see photo), can anyone clarify? Cincinatti? also says model 1791, but all of the pictures I can find of a Clausing 1791 do not look like this. It looks like a Clausing 1690 from the pictures I can find.
As I said, I am a sucker, could not leave it behind for the five dollar price.
Note to self: Just because you have a lift gate on your pickup.....QUIT buying HEAVY things!!!!!
Yup, what he said. The Cincinnati Machinery Company name was running around from 1898 to 1911, and then again around 1933, and again in the 1950s, in a quick glance through google books.
That's not too common. Nice find.
You ****!this is what $25 buys you off a 3 day old craigslist ad with fuzzy pictures
I think the 4 ton system has smaller fittings than the 10 ton. Will measure them later, add it here.Unbranded Portapower system. Seems to have all of the parts, but the labels are worn off the hydraulic cylinder, so can't tell if it's a 4- or 10-ton setup.
Friday's haul ($90):
TurboTorch regulator, handle, PL-8A self lighting tip; Turbotorch regulator, handle, A-8 tip; Water pump; timer; GripNail magnetic hammer; Best Maide no.52 grinder; Klein DK06 duct knife; Milwaukee 2401-20 screwgun; Craftsman =V= 1/2" flex head breaker bar; DHP Jack Plane; TurboTorch Mapp Gas
Holy moly. That's quite a haul. My first you ****, but what a haul. Every piece you'd want to keep. That's a u-****.Picked up the last lot from my recent online auction binge. I paid $99 after all the fees and taxes were assessed. I really just wanted the Portapower set, and am hoping to flip the rest to make back my purchase price.
Unbranded Portapower system. Seems to have all of the parts, but the labels are worn off the hydraulic cylinder, so can't tell if it's a 4- or 10-ton setup.
Included in the Portapower box was this Made-in-England Felco Mark II hydraulic jack. The company is still in business and specializes in "precision lift hydraulic jacks". This one is rated at 10 tons and 1.5 inches of lift. It was dry, but when I filled it will 80-weight oil, it pumped right up.
Wright Manufacturing 1-1/2-ton chain fall. The thing is massive, and I estimate from the 1930s. Dirty and beat up, and I still need to verify it works, but it should bring some decent coin if functional.
KR-300 Snap-on Rollabench tool cart. This was a surprise, as the chest was covered in grime and unrecognizable as Snappy from the auction pics. Given the logo, this might be pre-war, but I'm no Snap-on expert. I'll cross-post to the Snap-on thread for some help. This cart is missing its nifty work light and the side handle, the drawers are stiff and the paint is peeling in places, but I'm hoping someone wants it enough to buy it off of me.
Finally, the contents of the tool chest: about a hundred pounds of drill bits, reamers, huge mills bits, Allen wrenches and taps. Some are unused, some are very worn. These will go on the market, too.
nice find on the orange handle Jeff. IIRC weren’t those catalog exclusives?
this is what $25 buys you off a 3 day old craigslist ad with fuzzy pictures
I did cross post, and after getting a link to the CollectingSnap-on.com catalog archive and picture of a similar cart in MUCH better condition, I conclude that this is actually a 1st-gen K-300 Rollabench, in production from 1941 to 1948!KR-300 Snap-on Rollabench tool cart. This was a surprise, as the chest was covered in grime and unrecognizable as Snappy from the auction pics. Given the logo, this might be pre-war, but I'm no Snap-on expert. I'll cross-post to the Snap-on thread for some help.
