It was great meeting Don on Friday - I was head down at work and the visit was a surprise as I normally get to GJ in the evenings, and Weekends. so his note went unread. We didn't talk long as I had a call in 5 minutes and his other half was waiting in the car, but the exchange was made. Don was way too generous but this is what I got in the trade:
His dupe NOS Plvmb from the hardware store, and a bunch of Proto LA:
And some Long C Craftsman: I don't think I have any of these:
I had a decent day at estate and yard sales after 2 weeks of rainouts. One was MIA when I drove by, and one TOO paid off.
First up was a Yardsale - They had a rope across the drive while they did some last minute setup, but opened within a couple of minutes of "time":
The first Aid kit was the first thing I grabbed after being quoted $5 - Pelican style box? No brainer:
All od the "liquids" adn about 20 years expired...
Guitar-hooks-Old-2-wheel-pulley, and a West German DIN-SOE
And a fishing net
These folding cloth tables are near useless out of the bag, but make a hard top with 1/4" ply and a 1 X 1 edge that fits around the post tops, and its great. I wanted/needed one more and this is it. But this one has leg spreaders and I'll see how they work, but I'm certain it's better than elastic cords and hooks from the feet to the top post.
Not clear if the Poster was original to 1977, but I got all of this for $15 so it was cheap!
First estate sale was great. A good mix of tools and other stuff:
Nippers are City Tool Works , the larger Tappet DOE is unbranded but marked Chrome Vanadium, A Duracraft metric combo, A Stanley 593A plastic face hammer, a small stubby, and a Mitutoyo 1" mic that needs cleanup, but seems mechanically sound;
A Rockwell 5056A shaper table extension. I believe this extends to the Porter Cable era, so my routers should fit!
An 18 in ruler, a glass box, a Pez dispenser, small Jon-e hand warmer -Wick looks intact!; the logging truck wood toy has a Redwood Highway Souvenir decal on it, and a wood noise "bell"/clapper? - you hit it with a stick.
And At checkout I spotted this: a 5X8 48 Star flag! Easy to spot with the "Square" star pattern. She quoted me $15, and I took it. Uut the door I was at $45 all told.
The next YS was mostly tools, and for $5 I was happy!
A Brass Pump, Stanley Handyman Plane parts, A MAC switchable ratchet wrench, FIAT and Bash DOEs:
Sandvik Hacksaw, A Vaughan Sub Zero Hollow ground ax that I think they broke the handle early on as its not used much, and a Barteaux & Sons short machete that will go into the 4WD van - likely for battoning fire wood.
And 3 brass cover plates 1/8th of an inch thick, about 3-1/2 in diameter:
A TOO YS had 6 Gerber steak knives for $5.
and the last stop was an estate sale. second day, many prices too high, -a left behind was a Parker 87a combo vise bolted to the bench but at $75 its still there. I spent $8 for a Rosterfre (Swiss army knife) multi-tool I think it's for fishing, a diamond lapping tool in a leather sheath, Channellock duckbills, a Thompson Contrnder sized carry strap with quick release swivels, two 2-1/2" semi deep and deep C clamps, Brownie and Pearlitic brands:
These drill bits are unused.
