brockmub
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That will be the difficult part of acquiring all of these tools, South Dakota is a long way from most people who might be interested in purchasing them.
2023 Garage Sale Thread
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Private Lugnutz
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The good thing about flea markets are $1 tools. The problem with flea markets are $1 tools. To wit, I didn't really want or need anything in today's haul (Lugz 2023_15), which has more dupes for flipping, potential trade bait, and 'research' buys than keepers.
The oblong sliding-lid box at the top that savvy collectors will probably ID as Hinsdale is actually DASCO, which I already have.
The valve lifter is a Vlchek, which I already have.
The file holder is from Oregon and I only bought it because I have never seen one before and PNW tools are scarce here.
I have the Waldes-Truarc No. 1 snap ring pliers, but I'm not sure mine have the spring in it.
The brace speeder is a very early Blackhawk. Someone will need it.
The socket is a very early Snap-on strike-over. Someone will need it.
I'm kind of a sucker for gimmicky tools and the Pocket Socket has a 13-digit FSN on it.
The woodie at the bottom is a wartime GMTK-spec correct Phillips #2.
The oblong sliding-lid box at the top that savvy collectors will probably ID as Hinsdale is actually DASCO, which I already have.
The valve lifter is a Vlchek, which I already have.
The file holder is from Oregon and I only bought it because I have never seen one before and PNW tools are scarce here.
I have the Waldes-Truarc No. 1 snap ring pliers, but I'm not sure mine have the spring in it.
The brace speeder is a very early Blackhawk. Someone will need it.
The socket is a very early Snap-on strike-over. Someone will need it.
I'm kind of a sucker for gimmicky tools and the Pocket Socket has a 13-digit FSN on it.
The woodie at the bottom is a wartime GMTK-spec correct Phillips #2.
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I wouldn't imagine shipping that from SD to MA would make any sense financially.
Hopefully you're not into it for too much $$, and hopefully it'll sell intact, quickly. If not, you'll probably do very well, and make a bunch of people very happy, if you have to part it out.
Mike
alinc100
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Sent you a PM on the 1/4" extension.Coleman grill/stove, basically in new condition
7 Bessey steel spring clamps
1968 Thorsen 1/4” drive set. Only missing the 2” extension (HINT)
All from the same yard sale for $22
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Shiftless
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ROAD TRIP !
I once planned a trip from CA to MI to pick up a dozen vises from a fellow GJ member. My wife and I spent 3 weeks, saw the sights and visited friends and relatives along the way.
Private Lugnutz
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Already spoken for!
Snap-on TMMS8. Free. My wife already paid for her stuff and they didn’t charge me.
I wish that I had gotten to this one earlier. The sockets were priced at $.25… and I wonder how many more Snap-on they had at opening.
…and the metal god is appeased for another day… there will be no volcanic eruptions today in Warren Michigan… I don’t really know what happens if it doesn’t get it’s offering… I just bring the offerings…
I wish that I had gotten to this one earlier. The sockets were priced at $.25… and I wonder how many more Snap-on they had at opening.
…and the metal god is appeased for another day… there will be no volcanic eruptions today in Warren Michigan… I don’t really know what happens if it doesn’t get it’s offering… I just bring the offerings…
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I see you have an Xcelite distributor tool there, but what is the orange thing below it? I have seen one before in a lot-shot on ebay, but couldn't tell what it was there either.The good thing about flea markets are $1 tools. The problem with flea markets are $1 tools. To wit, I didn't really want or need anything in today's haul (Lugz 2023_14), which has more dupes for flipping, potential trade bait, and 'research' buys than keepers.
The oblong sliding-lid box at the top that savvy collectors will probably ID as Hinsdale is actually DASCO, which I already have.
The valve lifter is a Vlchek, which I already have.
The file holder is from Oregon and I only bought it because I have never seen one before and PNW tools are scarce here.
I have the Waldes-Truarc No. 1 snap ring pliers, but I'm not sure mine have the spring in it.
The brace speeder is a very early Blackhawk. Someone will need it.
The socket is a very early Snap-on strike-over. Someone will need it.
I'm kind of a sucker for gimmicky tools and the Pocket Socket has a 13-digit FSN on it.
The woodie at the bottom is a wartime GMTK-spec correct Phillips #2.
Patrickm82
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A few things from this weekend 
Private Lugnutz
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Which I forgot to list! Thanks.
That's the Pocket Socket. Telescoping tubes push in and out of the handle to the other side. Two sizes on each end. ca. 1964 PAT PEND model. They were very popular in the 70's, and this one was apparently sold to the military. I posted a cleaned-up close-up on the 'Gimmicks' thread down on the VB.
Outlawmws
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Patrick, more pics of the vise? it screams Polish, or that area to me.
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Outlawmws
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Not much going on here - one sale at was supposed to be a block sale one house, I bought 8 Bluerays and a sealed bag of 0000 Steel wool
Lugz, I was interested to see the steel wool was Red Devil!
Lugz, I was interested to see the steel wool was Red Devil!
Private Lugnutz
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Makes sense for the paint and flooring and glazing Red Devil. Pretty sure they sold sandpaper and sandpaper holders etc, too.
Private Lugnutz
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bmwrd0
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Today, while mindlessly flipping through Craigslist, I noticed that one of the sales I had gone to yesterday was still going today, and, well, there had been a little tickle in the back of my mind about something I saw. The tools in general were good enough to take another look at, so I headed over there, thinking to myself, "it's probably gone by now." Well, sure enough, a lot had been sold and picked up, but what I was thinking about was still there:
You see, I had noticed that there was some vintage Snap-on 3/4" drive pieces in a box, and that the box had a leather handle. But, after looking at a couple catalogs last night, I started to think it was a vintage WWII-ish Snap-on box, which made it a lot more interesting to me. And, sure enough, not only was it still there, but it was a SO box, albeit dirty and bad paint. But, it was very cheap, and heavy. Here is most of what I bought today:
It isn't complete, and there is a lot of extra junk, but a good five SO sockets, along with a breaker bar, T-handle, and two extensions.
After that, I checked out a few sales mentioning tools, with no luck, and headed to the market to pick up a couple things. And got to thinking about one of the sales I hit earlier, with all of the Grizzly tools. Well, there had been a Kennedy box, with a lot of machinist tools in it, but it was way more than I would have paid. This company drops prices on the last day to around 75%, so I thought I would go look. Well, some days you get the bear:
It is pretty heavy, and quite full:
I haven't had a chance to go through it completely yet, but the wood boxes are full of the correct tooling, and there is a bunch of other stuff, along with the usual ****. Interestingly, the estate was for an oilfield worker who had been in Kuwait.
You see, I had noticed that there was some vintage Snap-on 3/4" drive pieces in a box, and that the box had a leather handle. But, after looking at a couple catalogs last night, I started to think it was a vintage WWII-ish Snap-on box, which made it a lot more interesting to me. And, sure enough, not only was it still there, but it was a SO box, albeit dirty and bad paint. But, it was very cheap, and heavy. Here is most of what I bought today:
It isn't complete, and there is a lot of extra junk, but a good five SO sockets, along with a breaker bar, T-handle, and two extensions.
After that, I checked out a few sales mentioning tools, with no luck, and headed to the market to pick up a couple things. And got to thinking about one of the sales I hit earlier, with all of the Grizzly tools. Well, there had been a Kennedy box, with a lot of machinist tools in it, but it was way more than I would have paid. This company drops prices on the last day to around 75%, so I thought I would go look. Well, some days you get the bear:
It is pretty heavy, and quite full:
I haven't had a chance to go through it completely yet, but the wood boxes are full of the correct tooling, and there is a bunch of other stuff, along with the usual ****. Interestingly, the estate was for an oilfield worker who had been in Kuwait.
Outlawmws
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I'm having difficulties with the click and quote the past few days, so this is painfuf:
Lugs, Omark also owned CCI (Primers, 22's adn Pistol ammo mostly) for a time.
BMW I think I have a similar SO box from a few weeks ago. I have yet to do proper research...
Lugs, Omark also owned CCI (Primers, 22's adn Pistol ammo mostly) for a time.
BMW I think I have a similar SO box from a few weeks ago. I have yet to do proper research...
Today was MrsLS’s and my 35th wedding anniversary. She’s also 3 weeks post-op from some laproscopic surgery. We dropped off our son at the airport around 4:30am, grabbed some coffee and breakfast sandwiches at WaWa, and continued on to Blue Ridge flea near Saylorsburg PA.
I made a pretty complete round and picked up the above treasures. I didn’t pre-count my cash, but no individual piece was more than $4 (Master lock in box with two lion keys). Most were about $1, some less than that. $33, maybe $35 total seems right.
What I packed out included, two Craftsman visegrips and a dozen DOEs, two 3/8dr S/O Ferret speeders (F4A & F4D), Utica soft-gripped linesmans pliers, a made-in-Lancaster Gam Mfg Co nesting screwdrivers hammer, 4” Indestro Super adj wrench, two Bonney 3/4dr sockets, Bonney P319 pickle fork, S/O crowfoot and flexible shaft hex key driver B/P Torx set and short screwstarter; Bonney and Stanley Handyman stubby drivers, Stanley or Disston wood-handle driver, two plastic nut&bolt sizers made by Sorrell Mfg Co in Anaheim CA promoting Curtis Industries Inc in Edison NJ, two tubular BMCo wrenches, two unknown socket drivers, two Mossberg sockets, and some very rusty 3/8dr unis that I think are New Britain, but could be longC Craftsman (yep - BE).
The “E” buggy wrench, another Stanley wood-handle driver, a few ginormous drill bits, a reemer, a long T.Slack #10 auger brace bit, and a cheap-looking unmarked wood level were in a cardboard box I was picking through and found just one pre-date-code Bonney DOE I was going to ask about, when the vendor says, “$3 for the whole box.” At this point, my backpack had more than twenty pounds of steel in it. So, what the heck, I tossed them in. Got back to the car and MrsLS waiting around 9:30. Normally, we would pat ourselves on the back for powering through in such good time, but today we planned to meet friends for lunch around 1pm, and we were only half an hour away. So I suggested we take a walk in Frances Slocum State Park, which lies very near our friends.
At lunch, I handed over a set of Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook, which I had fogotten to do last weekend when I was fishing with my friend. Between cheeseburgers and baked beans and pasta salad, we chatted about indoor and outdoor flea markets. Then the changing dynamics of family vacations - adulting children and aging parents - over strawberry shortcake. Arrived home almost exactly at 6pm after a very full day.
The backpack topped out at 30 pounds.
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Happy Anniversary.
Today was MrsLS’s and my 35th wedding anniversary. She’s also 3 weeks post-op from some laproscopic surgery. We dropped off our son at the airport around 4:30am, grabbed some coffee and breakfast sandwiches at WaWa, and continued on to Blue Ridge flea near Saylorsburg PA.
I made a pretty complete round and picked up the above treasures. I didn’t pre-count my cash, but no individual piece was more than $4 (Master lock in box with two lion keys). Most were about $1, some less than that. $33, maybe $35 total seems right.
What I packed out included, two Craftsman visegrips and a dozen DOEs, two 3/8dr S/O speeders, Utica soft-gripped linesmans pliers, a made-in-Lancaster nesting screwdrivers hammer, 4” Indestro Super adj wrench, two Bonney 3/4dr sockets, Bonney 319 pickle fork, S/O crowfoot and flexible shaft hex key driver B/P Torx set and short screwstarter; Bonney and Stanley Handyman stubby drivers, Stanley or Disston wood-handle driver, two promotional plastic nut&bolt sizers, two tubular BMCo wrenches, two unknown socket drivers, two Mossberg sockets, and some very rusty 3/8dr unis that I think are New Britain, but could be longC Craftsman.
The “E” buggy wrench, another Stanley wood-handle driver, a few ginormous drill bits, a reemer, a long auger brace bit, and a cheap-looking unmarked wood level were in a cardboard box I was picking through and found just one pre-date-code Bonney DOE I was going to ask about, when the vendor says, “$3 for the whole box.” At this point, my backpack had more than twenty pounds of steel in it. So, what the heck, I tossed them in. Got back to the car and MrsLS waiting around 9:30. Normally, we would pat ourselves on the back for powering through in such good time, but today we planned to meet friends for lunch around 1pm, and we were only half an hour away. So I suggested we take a walk in Frances Slocum State Park, which lies very near our friends.
At lunch, I handed over a set of Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook, which I had fogotten to do last weekend when I was fishing with my friend. Between cheeseburgers and baked beans and pasta salad, we chatted about indoor and outdoor flea markets. Then the changing dynamics of family vacations - adulting children and aging parents - over strawberry shortcake. Arrived home almost exactly at 6pm after a very full day.
The backpack topped out at 30 pounds.
Outlawmws
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Happy anniversary LS and Mrs LS!
And nice haul! do I spy a giant beehive driver?
And nice haul! do I spy a giant beehive driver?
bmwrd0
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Happy 35th!
Thank you all!
Outlaw, I thought I remembered Disston carrying that screwdriver, but tonight I only see it in the Stanley cat - “Leader” No.80 screwdrivers. I’ll look carefully when I clean it up.
EDIT - the typical Disston “Electric” beehive on left, Stanley “Leader” on right. I see no branding whatsoever on the slightly pitted shank, and the length is off. Maybe it started as a 6”blade/11”OAL, and was reground down to 9-3/4”…
Outlaw, I thought I remembered Disston carrying that screwdriver, but tonight I only see it in the Stanley cat - “Leader” No.80 screwdrivers. I’ll look carefully when I clean it up.
EDIT - the typical Disston “Electric” beehive on left, Stanley “Leader” on right. I see no branding whatsoever on the slightly pitted shank, and the length is off. Maybe it started as a 6”blade/11”OAL, and was reground down to 9-3/4”…
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3baygarage
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Congrats LS! Looks and sounds like a great day. It’s cool you enjoy doing the flea together.
Beemer, nice Snap-On 3/4 finds.
Beemer, nice Snap-On 3/4 finds.
Wow! In my RV, that's something like $2,000 just for fuel. The last long road trip (to Ohio) ended in a new transmission (long story).
Mike
3baygarage
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I went to an auto swap meet today. There wasn’t much going on, in fact the seller and buyer turnout was terrible, however there were a few vendors with nice tools and old tools. There was a lot of old Snap-On and Plomb out there today, so some of that made its way here. Over all I found a lot of interesting pieces for one day.
Photos are darker than I realized. We have a Herbrand 8oz ball peen, Tillotson wood chisel, odd old long nut driver with an anchor stamp, wood chisel no handle Merrill & Wilder, Mossberg offset screwdriver!, odd Schollhorn slip joint pliers I was ‘t familiar with, AC brand Tachometer in tube, Blue-Points Chicago tappet wrench, Caterpillar numbered line wrench by Armstrong, aircraft t handle wrench (unbranded), Williams bullet impact socket and a 9/32 dr. socket, Otc 8 pt socket, Diamond Brand (China!) ripoff 6” adjustable wrench. Armstrong doe.
A nice Snap On 1/4” ratchet, misc wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers. Nice little 9/32” drive speeder. Mac combo, a couple Matco sockets.
Plomb huge 1-5/8 x 1-7/16 box wrench, 3/8 breaker bar, a htf 9/32” drive screwdriver socket, 3/8 combo wrench.
Proto 1/2” 12 point ratchet wrench in a 1/2” ratchet body. Might be the second or third I have like this in Proto, still I was quite happy running into it in the wild.
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Anchor stamping on the flat area of the nut driver.
Photos are darker than I realized. We have a Herbrand 8oz ball peen, Tillotson wood chisel, odd old long nut driver with an anchor stamp, wood chisel no handle Merrill & Wilder, Mossberg offset screwdriver!, odd Schollhorn slip joint pliers I was ‘t familiar with, AC brand Tachometer in tube, Blue-Points Chicago tappet wrench, Caterpillar numbered line wrench by Armstrong, aircraft t handle wrench (unbranded), Williams bullet impact socket and a 9/32 dr. socket, Otc 8 pt socket, Diamond Brand (China!) ripoff 6” adjustable wrench. Armstrong doe.
A nice Snap On 1/4” ratchet, misc wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers. Nice little 9/32” drive speeder. Mac combo, a couple Matco sockets.
Plomb huge 1-5/8 x 1-7/16 box wrench, 3/8 breaker bar, a htf 9/32” drive screwdriver socket, 3/8 combo wrench.
Proto 1/2” 12 point ratchet wrench in a 1/2” ratchet body. Might be the second or third I have like this in Proto, still I was quite happy running into it in the wild.
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Anchor stamping on the flat area of the nut driver.
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Cruzan80
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If it is the old Craftsman (30's era) blue, Scherr Tumico (have some marked). If teal blue, would guess Mitutoyo
Outlawmws
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Check the blade real close, and the edges of the try part especially.
bmwrd0
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I think PEC used that blue. Blade sure looks like them.
RTM
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Compare it to a PEC color, and markings.
AK4570
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Happy anniversary @LesserSon !
Additionally, Cook's Black Company material remains one of my top 5 favorites; I probably re-read the series every couple of years.
Best regards,
John
Additionally, Cook's Black Company material remains one of my top 5 favorites; I probably re-read the series every couple of years.
Best regards,
John
freudianfloyd
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This has been my slowest start to yard sale season in years. I have only been able to get out a couple times. The first item was a few weeks ago. A neighboring town was having a community yard sale, and I was not having much luck. I then took a back road and saw two old men sitting on the porch and they literally only had 2 gas cans at their yard sale. As I drove by, a small index size card that said "ammo" on it caught my eye. While I didn't buy any ammo as it was a bit too pricey, it got us talking about guns and he pulled out one that he would sell. I probably overpaid, but I was about out of yard sales and hadn't bought anything yet. But here is what I picked up. A Kel-Tec SU22 folding rifle. It's goofy and will never be a high dollar collectible, but I like it. I paid $335 for it. This gun is in great shape, so I saved over a new one, but still a high price. It had a bipod, laser, and flashlight on it, but I removed those as they just didn't look right.
Then this past Friday I went to the swap meet in Springfield OH.
My first find was something I have been wanting for years but could never justify the cost. Well for $150 I got a new Cut 40 Plasma Cutter. I don't know much about this brand, relabeled for JEGS, but it had great reviews and for the price I was going to try it. I ordered a bunch of consumables when I got home. I tried it quickly and it seemed to work great. Now to work on organizing my weld cart.
For some reason, on my way to Springfield I was thinking about a great deal I got on a set of Triumph drill bits (I really like their drill bits) last year for $5, and how I could really use a set of letter drills. Well lucky me, one of the first tables I went to had a NOS Triumph number drill set, unused, for $15.
Next was something I debated on, left, and then went back and bought. A Stihl 020AV. I was a saw collector and still tinker with them, but haven't messed with them much in the past couple years and recently sold quite a few. Well this one was $25 and seems to have great compression. I have not torn into it yet, but I think it will clean up nicely.
and then a purchase that I am disappointed in. Not so much because it doesn't work, which is annoying, but because I was looking at a better one and passed because I didn't need two of them. A plastic welder. I paid $10 for it, but it does not heat up. I will have to tear into it and hopefully it is just a bad connection and not a bad heating element.
The most disappointing part about the plastic welder not working is that I passed on a better one that I would've picked up if I didn't already buy this one. The one I passed on was a much better quality unit for $50, but it came from the "Best Damn Garage in Town". In the box was a certificate that stated the plastic welder came from the garage of Smokey Yunick. Oh well.
Then this past Friday I went to the swap meet in Springfield OH.
My first find was something I have been wanting for years but could never justify the cost. Well for $150 I got a new Cut 40 Plasma Cutter. I don't know much about this brand, relabeled for JEGS, but it had great reviews and for the price I was going to try it. I ordered a bunch of consumables when I got home. I tried it quickly and it seemed to work great. Now to work on organizing my weld cart.
For some reason, on my way to Springfield I was thinking about a great deal I got on a set of Triumph drill bits (I really like their drill bits) last year for $5, and how I could really use a set of letter drills. Well lucky me, one of the first tables I went to had a NOS Triumph number drill set, unused, for $15.
Next was something I debated on, left, and then went back and bought. A Stihl 020AV. I was a saw collector and still tinker with them, but haven't messed with them much in the past couple years and recently sold quite a few. Well this one was $25 and seems to have great compression. I have not torn into it yet, but I think it will clean up nicely.
and then a purchase that I am disappointed in. Not so much because it doesn't work, which is annoying, but because I was looking at a better one and passed because I didn't need two of them. A plastic welder. I paid $10 for it, but it does not heat up. I will have to tear into it and hopefully it is just a bad connection and not a bad heating element.
The most disappointing part about the plastic welder not working is that I passed on a better one that I would've picked up if I didn't already buy this one. The one I passed on was a much better quality unit for $50, but it came from the "Best Damn Garage in Town". In the box was a certificate that stated the plastic welder came from the garage of Smokey Yunick. Oh well.
OP
Smokeshow69
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**X2! you can say that again.**
** It was good to see you as well!**It's a beautiful day here in the valley, mid seventies temperature, a Saturday in the middle of spring, and garage sales galore. In other words, I had a good day. More than a few sales looked good, and I had to pick and choose where to go, and the day did not disappoint.
The first sale I hit, while it had good stuff at good prices, did produce anything I was interested in, sadly. Second sale, on the other hand, did: a Snap-on green sawblade holder and a set of MAC nut drivers going from 1/4" to 1/2". The third sale was a bit funny, as it was in the town this years host lives in and I was starting to wonder as I got closer. Well, sure enough, it was a tool sale held by Smokeshow! Who as kind enough to gift me with MAC, Herbrand and Wright sockets, along with a Stanley driver rack and a half empty box of ignition files. After that, an antiques sale that produced the Mossberg ratchet with bent handle. At the last stop I bought a bag of sockets for a buck, finding Plomb, Proto, Williams, SK, Firestone, Bonney and Bog sockets among the cheapies.
But it was the second to last stop that was the best:
I love a professional sale where they have no idea about tools, or how to price them. Anyway, I found a set of Bondhus long ball drivers, five flex files in slips (one still in my truck, but three of them are unused), Snap-on three jaw puller, APEX bit driver, two Armstrong tappet wrenches, Blue Point combo, Proto flextension, and Armstrong and Snap-on bit sockets. Between the puller and body files, I should be able to cover all of the weekends purchases.
**yeah, no pictures generally=no suckage**
** I'm glad you came to your senses and grabbed that dp and some of the other good items in there** I still can't believe you got all this for free! Major suckage**Snuck away during the busy weekend (graduation) to try and grab more stuff from the horder mechanic. The family said they had been setting stuff to the side now that they know what my brother and I like. In an effort to grab everything in one trip, I brought the pickup AND trailer. When I showed up there was a rollback dumpster filled and the same amount next to it in scrap metal! They had been working non-stop, there was a stack of 50 tires next to garage. You'd think the garage was completely empty but nope there was still a lot more to go. As we pulled up they started just carrying stuff to the pickup. Coffee cans of tools, parts, stands, boxes, and all sorts of things. Truthfully, I don't know what I brought home and there's still more to go! Not sure how to processes and record it all for you. There's just so much that I'm getting to the point that I don't know where I'm going to put it and might have to start saying no to some things. For now, I'll leave you with a few pictures and start processing stuff as quickly as I can.
Here's what I left behind for now, should I bring them home? Unfortunately because this stuff has been buried in a garage for so long, there's a lot of moisture damage and it's covered in rust. If it's not covered in rust, it's completely coated in oil.
** This is actually a chrysler flat head inline cylinder heard. Not the british car. Most guys usually think it's for the brit car. **
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Smokeshow69
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I made it to one sale today. I had yard work to do so not too much getting out for me. I pulled all this for $10 at one stop and then it was home to get the yard cleaned up. USN marked Machete ( I cant really read what's below the USN. Blade is slightly rusty but may be able to be cleaned up while still maintaining a vintage look. Also scored this cool ford branded padlock. Key is ford as well. Is it a spare tire assembly lock ? Also got the plomb wf-20 and a proto stubbie.
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Provincial
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3bay, that aircraft T-handle wrench was for shielded ignition lead nuts on aircraft engines. That design is prone to slipping, and didn't have a long service life.
There were several hex sizes for the shielding nuts. Anything but 3/4" and 7/8" is WWII or earlier. Some ground power units used shielded ignition, as well as some vehicles/weapons/tanks, to allow radio communication, so these tools were not necessarily for aircraft.
There were several hex sizes for the shielding nuts. Anything but 3/4" and 7/8" is WWII or earlier. Some ground power units used shielded ignition, as well as some vehicles/weapons/tanks, to allow radio communication, so these tools were not necessarily for aircraft.
Private Lugnutz
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Nice.
Forged tools are rare for them. I only have one. EDIT: I didnt expect to see plastidipped handles. That's a surprise.
Probably "Mk.2" on the sheath. Does the tang have the same marking?
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3baygarage
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Thanks Jock I knew it was something along those lines. I was thinking 40’s by the look of it. Two questions, what replaced them, the more crow foot looking t handle wrenches? Also, if I post the part number might you know who made this wrench? There is a # but no name on the head. Just curious is it Plomb/Bonney like the typical PWA stuff.
3baygarage
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Thanks. The Mossberg is an unusual find, however it’s well worn and a bit roughed up. A nice clean logo though. Sure couldn’t leave it behind. I’ll post it in the Mossberg thread.
The Schollhorn, I agree with what you said. I’m also pretty familiar with their offerings from years of estate sales. Never was into the parallel jaw stuff and all the cool rivety/loaded with hardware type pliers, but these jumped out at me being both forged and slip joint. Plus the interesting jaws. I found the patent, from 1917. The beautiful dipped handles had to be after the fact.
Edit: forgot to mention, the stand where I found the pliers, just missed a beautiful $4 folding Morse drill index. I was having a conversation with a gentleman about some bearing scrapers, and realized what he had in his hand.
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