2023 Garage Sale Thread

[Patrickm82]

I guess this can go here. Went and helped a buddy move some stuff in his garage and he gave me this “Unique mfg. kerosene model 55” burner. This could be a fun project

 

[Smokeshow69]

Saw this Craftsman roller at an Estate sale today, it was reasonably priced, but I have no need for it and I'm not a collector/restorer.

I was curious, is it 40s or 50s?

**Ouch, this was a costly left behind...as others have indicated, 58' or 59' made. They are very well made!**

Spoken with the wisdom of a good picker, a Garage Sale thread veteran and former host! Finding something really great would mean so much less without sometimes getting skunked!

**agreed! Like I tell my wife and son, the down days when you dont find anything make the good days when you find a honey hole that much sweeter!. Or as Randall Raines says in Gone in 60 Seconds- you can't appreciate victory without first experiencing defeat**

 

[Outlawmws]

“Unique mfg. kerosene model 55” burner.

After you get it cleaned up, pressure tested etc, a good preheat is essential for these, there should be a dish for preheat fuel under the curlicue generator. At least you know what the fuel for the burner is, these could be either Kero or White gas, and a few are DNA.


If the pump leather is gone beyond a good oiling) you can make them pretty easily. Cut a disc punch a center hole, wet the leather , and press it into the tube backwards with a socket or something to help form it. let dry overnight. (use a long bolt to hold it and pull it back out)

Once operational these are awesome heat sources. A buddy just restored a near 100 YO blow torch.

 

[Patrickm82]

After you get it cleaned up, pressure tested etc, a good preheat is essential for these, there should be a dish for preheat fuel under the curlicue generator. At least you know what the fuel for the burner is, these could be either Kero or White gas, and a few are DNA.


If the pump leather is gone beyond a good oiling) you can make them pretty easily. Cut a disc punch a center hole, wet the leather , and press it into the tube backwards with a socket or something to help form it. let dry overnight. (use a long bolt to hold it and pull it back out)

Once operational these are awesome heat sources. A buddy just restored a near 100 YO blow torch.

Thank you for the tips. I’m pretty sure it is gone. Zero resistance when I tried priming it.

 

[Outlawmws]

Zero resistance when I tried priming it.

They often won't make pressure if the leather is dry. pull it, soak in Oil (Neatsfoot oil as a preference, many oils will rot leather) Ballistol is another good one.

Once oiled and soft again you can also try spreading the cup a bit. -don't do this dry, the leather will usually crack.

 

[bmwrd0]

You can also drill a hole the size of the cup needed in a piece of 2x4 if you are worried about any part of the tube, or want to work on the stove while a cup is forming.

 

[mikeinri]

Yesterday, Saturday that is, I went down to the only sale that looked promising this late in the season, and I thought I struck gold.

Well, as it turns out, I got a little over my skis on this, and ended up paying eBay prices for things I was going to flip. No real loss, but I thought I was doing so well and was going to make some cash... Anyway, a Belden/NAPA wiring terminal kit, Snap-on: flashlights, partial and complete rebuild kits, driver handles, clutch alignment set, left hand bits, sockets, and picks. Most of that is going to go up for sale, so if you are interested, drop me a line.

After that, as I was in the neighborhood, I stopped by my favorite used tool dealer and picked up:

Snap-on brake adjusting set, Wards pistol grip push drill, Stanley folding rule (I am sure this is ivory, trust me!), and a Stanley Hurwood driver. Always good to talk to a successful man dealing in our type of things.

After that I hit a good local thrift store and picked up some reading material:

A Conrad for myself, you don't often see the Cather book with a good dust jacket, so it will go on the shelf, and the Thorne Smith will get flipped, as it is a first of his, and worth a few hundred. I will pass it along to a dealer friend of mine who will have plenty of room to make some money, as will I.

Finally, I hit a small garage sale that listed tools, but didn't show any pictures:

Blue Point raised letters combo, Britool metric combo, Eagle oiler, Western knife, and a half dozen Klein nut drivers. He was asking so little that I gave him a five and told him to keep the change, as I don't like paying too little at private sales.

I'd say You ****, especially for the last three hauls!

Any sign of the Belden stripper / crimper that would have originally come with that set?

Mike

 

[bmwrd0]

I'd say You ****, especially for the last three hauls!

Any sign of the Belden stripper / crimper that would have originally come with that set?

Mike

No, no Belden crimper. I think I have one around here somewhere, but, after working for an auto electrician I pretty much always solder my connectors, and if I can't for some reason I use a pair of Kleins.

 

[RTM]

Here is the result of a trip with 3 friends to the Alameda Point Antique Faire, a monthly event featuring a former runway full of vendors (anything 20+ years old is allowed). Not always cheap, but some great diversity there. We met at 6am, by flashlight, but in long sleeve thermal for me, was 58°F, so very nice for December. Other years have been closer to freezing. Found an interesting vendor early on, but he wasn't ready to deal with customers, so we left and came back 45 minutes later. Well worth the return. First pic is our overall haul, the less dense pic is my goodies. Quite pleased with the day, except the lack of a good coffee vendor.

What's funny to me, is there were several repeat finds in this stash. The small Wisler rotating vise, second to left, is very similar to one I found in 2015, and reported in the vise thread a ways back in 2020. The plane second from right, is a mirror image to one I found in 2017. Weirdness. Buddy brought us a few bottles of home grown honey, great stuff.



Anyway, on to my haul, mostly right hand above. L - R, Scioto Tool Works 116 Skew Rabbet, modified to be a mild round, it was previously used with a fence, 1" plus skew blade, no idea what it was aimed for, hope it can fit my Stanley 46. Scraper blade, already sharpened should fit a Stanley 80 or 81, 3 unmarked gouges, two chisels, top looks Swedish, Fremont Ohio cutter, about 1.25" radius, box of Yankee drill and screwdriver bits, opisometer (imperial) by Traco , patented Keyhole saw which looks like a four sided plane float, Leon Robbins fenced skew plane, missing a wedge.



Here are the chisels and gouges, top appears to be an Eskiluna made (EA Berg like), next 4 are unmarked as to maker, the middle is a #40, looks like some Ashley Iles which are en route, next is an interesting small shape, nicely sharp, bottom looks like a bunch of Swiss made (Pfeil) gouges, but the wrong handle shape) 18mm sweep, about a #3 depth



The cutting die logo looks like this, Fremont Ohio is barely readable, may have been made by Fremont Cutting Dies

 

[d42jeep]

I always enjoy reading about your finds there. Someday I may check it out again. Did the threat of rain reduce the number of vendors?
-Don

 

[bmwrd0]

There are times I really miss living in the Bay Area, and the number of swaps is something I always enjoyed.

 

[3baygarage]

Interesting woodworking finds. So the middle guy got the hoof scraper?

 

[RTM]

I always enjoy reading about your finds there. Someday I may check it out again. Did the threat of rain reduce the number of vendors?
-Don

I’m not sure if threat of rain, or December, reduced the number. They actually moved the back fence up to row Z, used to go double digits. And the last 4-5 rows were lots of open space. Several well known tool vendors were not there. We did OK, but one or two vendors carried lots of the good stuff this trip. At $20 entry, it’s turning into an expensive day.

GBut hanging out with 20 year friends is half the prize.

 

[RTM]

Interesting woodworking finds. So the middle guy got the hoof scraper?

That was a conundrum. We all thought it was a hoof cleaning tool, but it was marked Two Cherries, an importer of decent WW stuff. Blacksmith buddy was going to try turning it into a spoon carving tool.

I sold two that I couldn’t make work, to a guy w horses.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Here is the result of a trip with 3 friends to the Alameda Point Antique Faire, a monthly event featuring a former runway full of vendors (anything 20+ years old is allowed). Not always cheap, but some great diversity there. We met at 6am, by flashlight, but in long sleeve thermal for me, was 58°F, so very nice for December. Other years have been closer to freezing. Found an interesting vendor early on, but he wasn't ready to deal with customers, so we left and came back 45 minutes later. Well worth the return. First pic is our overall haul, the less dense pic is my goodies. Quite pleased with the day, except the lack of a good coffee vendor.

What's funny to me, is there were several repeat finds in this stash. The small Wisler rotating vise, second to left, is very similar to one I found in 2015, and reported in the vise thread a ways back in 2020. The plane second from right, is a mirror image to one I found in 2017. Weirdness. Buddy brought us a few bottles of home grown honey, great stuff.



Anyway, on to my haul, mostly right hand above. L - R, Scioto Tool Works 116 Skew Rabbet, modified to be a mild round, it was previously used with a fence, 1" plus skew blade, no idea what it was aimed for, hope it can fit my Stanley 46. Scraper blade, already sharpened should fit a Stanley 80 or 81, 3 unmarked gouges, two chisels, top looks Swedish, Fremont Ohio cutter, about 1.25" radius, box of Yankee drill and screwdriver bits, opisometer (imperial) by Traco , patented Keyhole saw which looks like a four sided plane float, Leon Robbins fenced skew plane, missing a wedge.



Here are the chisels and gouges, top appears to be an Eskiluna made (EA Berg like), next 4 are unmarked as to maker, the middle is a #40, looks like some Ashley Iles which are en route, next is an interesting small shape, nicely sharp, bottom looks like a bunch of Swiss made (Pfeil) gouges, but the wrong handle shape) 18mm sweep, about a #3 depth



The cutting die logo looks like this, Fremont Ohio is barely readable, may have been made by Fremont Cutting Dies

Good honey is so expensive now, that’s probably a few hundred bucks worth of honey around here.

 

[RTM]

Good honey is so expensive now, that’s probably a few hundred bucks worth of honey around here.

And the best part is, it tastes great. Much better than store bought, and blows away the stuff in our local Farmers Market.

 

[3baygarage]

That was a conundrum. We all thought it was a hoof cleaning tool, but it was marked Two Cherries, an importer of decent WW stuff. Blacksmith buddy was going to try turning it into a spoon carving tool.

I sold two that I couldn’t make work, to a guy w horses.

I picked up a bunch of NOS thinking they were for wood and found out they're for horses. Good quality though, European made brand as well.

 

[RTM]

Good quality though, European made brand as well.

Yeah, I think Hirsch is / was the manufacturer for Two Cherries

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Good honey is so expensive now, that’s probably a few hundred bucks worth of honey around here

I buy mine at a house on my daily walk. Jars put out on a 'Help Yourself' table in the yard with a cash jar. Best part of the whole shebang is the sign: The Bees Live Here!

As long as we're on the subject, I highly recommend watching Honeyland. Filmed in North Macedonia. Utterly riveting.
You will find yourself fascinated, uncertain if it's a movie or a documentary, and not caring, wholly transported, despite the grim storyline, by the beekeeping and the main character.

 

[Pexto]

Gut hanging out with 20 year friends is half the prize.

Now there's a classic typo!

The grain on that Robbins plane is spectacular. What are your plans for it?

 

[RTM]

Now there's a classic typo!

The grain on that Robbins plane is spectacular. What are your plans for it?

Thanks for seeing that, now you will never un see it.

I have a brother opposite handed LR plane with the wedge, so I will duplicate it mirrored in the fanciest maple I can find. Then try to make it match as best I can. It will join my worker herd.


I did not have much luck using the brother, but just found out its mouth is much wider than the newer one, so it will get another chance soon.

 

[Pexto]

Wow, that will be quite the matched pair! I've never made a wedge for a skew plane; seems like it would be very tricky. It will be nice to have the other one for a pattern.

 

[Macduf]

interesting sale ,a little off script with the board games . Plenty of ratchets and only those two sockets . Anyone want trade on the proto/Plumb socket?

 

[d42jeep]

I would do a trade. What size is the dual marked socket? I could probably help with pieces for the Craftsman set.
—Don

 

[Macduf]

I would do a trade. What size is the dual marked socket? I could probably help with pieces for the Craftsman set.
—Don

It's a 13/16 12 point

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

interesting sale ,a little off script with the board games . Plenty of ratchets and only those two sockets . Anyone want trade on the proto/Plumb socket?

You get a “you ****” from me- is that bigger wright ratchet a long handle 1/2” drive with tootsie roll grip? AFAIK they don’t sell that currently which is a bummer because that’s the size where I would most want the comfort grip. If so it’s good to know they made it in the past and I’ll have to look out for one.

 

[d42jeep]

It's a 13/16 12 point

I need that one. Any thoughts about what you might need in a trade?
-Don

 

[Macduf]

I need that one. Any thoughts about what you might need in a trade?
-Don

Parts to finish craftsman set ?

 

[Macduf]

You get a “you ****” from me- is that bigger wright ratchet a long handle 1/2” drive with tootsie roll grip? AFAIK they don’t sell that currently which is a bummer because that’s the size where I would most want the comfort grip. If so it’s good to know they made it in the past and I’ll have to look out for one.

You want to trade for it let me know

 

[Kaervak]

Todays stop at the ReStore yielded some great finds. $8.64 after tax for everything. The long tongs were $1.50!

 

[JohnDeere]

You want to trade for it let me know

If he doesn’t want it I would be interested.

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

If he doesn’t want it I would be interested.

I checked and I don’t have the right stuff to trade. Have at it!

 

[Lesserstore]

Picked up this lot at an estate sale Saturday. $110 for all.
Two drawer tool box by All American (Waterloo's budget line, remnants of decal on top) dated 6/77, which was full of chisels, drafting tools, and other assorted tools.
Wood chisels: long C Craftsman, WF Craftsman, Worth, Wizard, Great Neck, 2 Sears Japan, 2 Stanley No. 750s.

Screwdrivers: Stanley vinyl grip, Stanley 100 Plus, Great Neck, 2 WF Craftsman, Old Forge, 2 Stanley Handyman, Craftsman Super Tuff circle G.

9 Craftsman 6 point combos, and 3 12 points all V^.

Diamond 10" adjustable, my first Proto Clik Stop, 6", Sears Fulton slip joints, Craftsman hose clamp pliers, Great Neck T bevel, Japanese wood level, 6" Starrett combo square.

5 unused Craftsman woodturning tools with manual.

Craftsman Sears' Best rotary tool kit by Dremel.

Santos West Germany needle file set, NOS 1940s-50s Stanley utility knife blades, NOS 1947-60 Craftsman razor blades, lightly used or unused Craftsman table saw hold down fingers, and West German made drill bits.

1965-75 Craftsman 0-3" depth mic by Scherr-Tumico. Which I got at a whopping $3.

 

[Lesserstore]

One more.

 

[d42jeep]

The plastic grip Diamond adjustable wrench would go for good money on eBay. Good haul. You ****.
-Don

 

[pelletman]

Haven't posted much this year, but I wanted to share this little load. The Snappy line wrenches were marked $2.50, same as the Craftsman

 

[3baygarage]

Is that a Craftsman raised panel combo wrench?

 

[mikeinri]

One more.

$3??? You ****!

Mike

 

[bmwrd0]

Pelletman, those Armstrong SOE's are nice.

 

[alinc100]

One sale today, made a quick stop. A lot was overpriced(Craftsman wrenches starting at $5) but it's close to home so I will check back tomorrow if there are any discounts and possible negotiations as it was I found the Craftsman metric sockets 9,10,12,13,14,15,17,19mm with steel holder and the metric hex/allen set 4-8,10mm,the rust wiped right off and oiled up just after pictures. .Not pictured a couple tupperware rectangular bins I hope to use for wrench sorting.