2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual)

[gleman]

I should have said drawer

I might hit you up. I think it's an Acro-Mills but I'll grab a measurement and do you.

 

[Outlawmws]

I finally found my marbles.

So is there a "Lost and found Marbles" thread?

@glenan *****

Agreed @glenan *****

 

[mikeinri]

Well, I’ll be the first to offer @gleman a ‘you ****’ … what a haul!!

Can I also offer a ‘you ****’ to local ReStore?? I never find anything worth a there!!!

Ditto... to all of that!

Mike

 

[zanyad]

@gleman *****!

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

I found some classics the other day. Two Starrett's, one screw depth gauge and one radius gauge. Plus a Miller falls and Craftsman feeler gauges.

And a old Duro Metal Production 611 socket wrench. And you know I am in the rabbit hole and I can't get out.

I always needed a screw gauge but this 155 is older and not sure if Double Depth will help me. I know the TPI will.

I can't find much on this particular Duro tool. Age and all. I'm stuck and can't turn around in the hole.

 

[RTM]

one screw depth gauge

Screw pitch gauge

 

[Caleb T]

I scored this little 1/4dr. Allen set a week or so ago! Seems to be missing 2 sockets. I'll try to source those to complete it! I found a tool estate sale by appointment only advertised near me. I'm a Sucker for 1/4 ratchets and sets, so this was a fun one for me. It has some rust/corrosion on the surface of most items from storage. I'm not convinced this set was ever actually used, and if it was it was very light use! Tin box and tray are in good condition as well! I got a package deal with some other items, but his prices were pretty "scary" for me, and I ended up putting a lot of items back. (It was an estate, so the guy could only wheel and deal so much to start out because of "family" type of deal..)

We worked out a deal on some stuff I'll reveal later on.. His price for This little ****** was a mere $5! The prices were very up and down, but with everything packaged and the total value it was a fair deal for both parties. This one will stay in the family for myself or my boys. Some stuff gets cleaned up, completed, and and sold, but this one is too cool..

 

[brockmub]

I scored this little 1/4dr. Allen set a week or so ago! Seems to be missing 2 sockets. I'll try to source those to complete it! I found a tool estate sale by appointment only advertised near me. I'm a Sucker for 1/4 ratchets and sets, so this was a fun one for me. It has some rust/corrosion on the surface of most items from storage. I'm not convinced this set was ever actually used, and if it was it was very light use! Tin box and tray are in good condition as well! I got a package deal with some other items, but his prices were pretty "scary" for me, and I ended up putting a lot of items back. (It was an estate, so the guy could only wheel and deal so much to start out because of "family" type of deal..)

We worked out a deal on some stuff I'll reveal later on.. His price for This little ****** was a mere $5! The prices were very up and down, but with everything packaged and the total value it was a fair deal for both parties. This one will stay in the family for myself or my boys. Some stuff gets cleaned up, completed, and and sold, but this one is too cool..

That's a sweet little set, you ****. Can't wait for the reveal!

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice finds guys! I'm living vicariously trough you all as just a little rain and we have nothing worth even trying for (2 long distance sales and meh offerings... Even the HS Flea was rain canceled for the second month in a row.) I'm tempted to go hit a thrift or an antique store...

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Screw pitch gauge

From what I read it is a older tool with the depth like the 28 - .046 stamped on the leaf. 28 being 28 groves per inch and .046 thousandths being double the depth. I don't know shaggy.

 

[Outlawmws]

.046 on 28 pitch is the measured spacing - .046 X 28 = 1 (28 threads per inch)

 

[honza.vosalik]

I haven't found anything worth mentioning for a long time, probably since moving to Missouri. Today I picked up this $6 Armaloy 1-5/8" wrench at an antique store.

 

[gleman]

My Saturday finds. Not as cool as Fridays but I think I like them more.








A Scotch C-23 tape dispenser for two bucks. It's about six lbs and feels identical to my old green navy one.

A quick cleanup and maybe a repaint and she'll be good for another 40 years.





A Pyrex M-640 8 cup measuring bowl.

No scratches so it must've sat in a cabinet for a few decades with little use, I'm guessing because it's heavy--6 bucks.

 

[LesserSon]

Apparently, MrsLS & I chose to do a southerly adventure a month too early to check out this upcoming flea market at Fort Miles/ Cape Henlopen DE. (Might be mostly used camping gear, though. Anyone know?)
But as they say, it’s the journey, not the destination.

Plus, these beaches are usually sooo crowded in the summer. Not today, with 32°F temp & 20-30mph wind.

 

[Old Radar]

I hit two sales on Thursday.
The first sale was out in New Braunfels, which, due to a late start and traffic, took me 45 minutes and put me #27 on the list 10 minutes before opening. When the agent came out she announced only 10 people would be allowed in due to the small size of the house, the number of high-value items and only three staff members...and no, you can't just go only to the garage. There was nowhere else to go and I wasn't about to go and come back later, so I stuck it out for an hour before being let in. Grrr. They had a lot of nice (and pricey) stuff but the horde in before me had Hoovered up most of what I was interested in.
I need a 16oz Craftsman ball pein hammer for my Long C era tool chest. I may be a fine judge of whiskey and women, but evidently can't tell the difference between a one- and two-pound hammer by heft, so I shelled out $12 for a hammer I don't need.
My primary vise is a Wilton with 3-1/2" jaws but for $3, I'll make the 4" brass jaw covers work!
The Lufkin 72-S set of pin punches is missing the A and H punches and the 1/8" C is broken, but included the Starrett 162 pin vise. $5.
The Craftsman 3/8" ell was $1.


Arriving 2+45 after opening at the second sale, I was shocked to find two unmolested J.H. Williams No. 1285P Midget Electrical Sets! After jettisoning the overseas clutter, there is one complete set and one missing several pieces. Also in the boxes was an unmarked sliding-T, a Bonney H10 mini DOE and a mini obstruction marked only with U.S.A and the number 892.


Next was the Craftsman Heritage 29-slot drill bit holder (#6704). It had several dull, rusty drill bits (now awaiting recycling) but also the Goodell-Pratt 3/8" chuck (Pat. Aug 13, 1895), the Nicholson jeweler's file, and the HAC337 end nippers. They seem well made, but I can't find any info on HAC.

Finally, the Craftsman Heritage Right Angle Drill Attachment for sanding, buffing and polishing. The decal is near-perfect so I couldn't leave it behind even though the thought of using this thing attached to a drill seems cumbersome beyond enduring--which, now that I think about it, is probably why the decal is in such great shape. $16 for everything at this sale.

 

[Old Radar]

After researching the Craftsman catalogs about the right-angle drill attachment, I happened on to a depiction for a Craftsman Crown Speed Reducer and knew I had seen one at the second sale the day before. I got to the sale and found it right where I had seen it. It took a little searching/digging in the vicinity but soon came up with the three bits mentioned in the catalog–slotted and Phillips drivers and a ¼” socket driver, all with Yankee-type shafts vs. the newer hex ends–plus some related ephemera.

While there I also picked up a Power Screw Driver Attachment with a slotted and a Phillips bit. It looks just like a Dunlap branded one in the CM catalog, but neither the device nor the instruction sheet has any branding whatsoever.

Completing the day’s finds are a Long C DOE I needed for my chest, a CM 6697 high speed countersink and a pre-Stanley North Bros. Yankee No.35 Ratcheting Screwdriver (spring type, a package of small drill bits and an Xcelite R188 screwdriver.

Out the door for $10.83

 

[NJ Marty]

Mix of items today for $75 from a digger sale. Should get my money back quickly on the 35 Rem magazines. The Coleman 220A is in descent shape. The 3" slick chisel was a surprize. Always look in the corners deep on the sides of garage doors.

 

[gleman]

Apparently, MrsLS & I chose to do a southerly adventure a month too early to check out this upcoming flea market at Fort Miles/ Cape Henlopen DE. (Might be mostly used camping gear, though. Anyone know?)
But as they say, it’s the journey, not the destination.

Plus, these beaches are usually sooo crowded in the summer. Not today, with 32°F temp & 20mph wind.

Apparently, MrsLS & I chose to do a southerly adventure a month too early to check out this upcoming flea market at Fort Miles/ Cape Henlopen DE. (Might be mostly used camping gear, though. Anyone know?)
But as they say, it’s the journey, not the destination.

Plus, these beaches are usually sooo crowded in the summer. Not today, with 32°F temp & 20-30mph wind.

Nothing says **** beach shots until you have to put the snorkel on the parka!

That beach looks great. I hope you enjoyed your road trip!

 

[RTM]

Nothing says **** beach shots until you have to put the snorkel on the parka!

That’s the ticket for deep powder snow from what I understand.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

.046 on 28 pitch is the measured spacing - .046 X 28 = 1 (28 threads per inch)

So. Your saying .046 has nothing to do with the depth of the thread?

 

[Smokeshow69]

I hit two sales on Thursday.
The first sale was out in New Braunfels, which, due to a late start and traffic, took me 45 minutes and put me #27 on the list 10 minutes before opening. When the agent came out she announced only 10 people would be allowed in due to the small size of the house, the number of high-value items and only three staff members...and no, you can't just go only to the garage. There was nowhere else to go and I wasn't about to go and come back later, so I stuck it out for an hour before being let in. Grrr. They had a lot of nice (and pricey) stuff but the horde in before me had Hoovered up most of what I was interested in.
I need a 16oz Craftsman ball pein hammer for my Long C era tool chest. I may be a fine judge of whiskey and women, but evidently can't tell the difference between a one- and two-pound hammer by heft, so I shelled out $12 for a hammer I don't need.
My primary vise is a Wilton with 3-1/2" jaws but for $3, I'll make the 4" brass jaw covers work!
The Lufkin 72-S set of pin punches is missing the A and H punches and the 1/8" C is broken, but included the Starrett 162 pin vise. $5.
The Craftsman 3/8" ell was $1.


Arriving 2+45 after opening at the second sale, I was shocked to find two unmolested J.H. Williams No. 1285P Midget Electrical Sets! After jettisoning the overseas clutter, there is one complete set and one missing several pieces. Also in the boxes was an unmarked sliding-T, a Bonney H10 mini DOE and a mini obstruction marked only with U.S.A and the number 892.


Next was the Craftsman Heritage 29-slot drill bit holder (#6704). It had several dull, rusty drill bits (now awaiting recycling) but also the Goodell-Pratt 3/8" chuck (Pat. Aug 13, 1895), the Nicholson jeweler's file, and the HAC337 end nippers. They seem well made, but I can't find any info on HAC.

Finally, the Craftsman Heritage Right Angle Drill Attachment for sanding, buffing and polishing. The decal is near-perfect so I couldn't leave it behind even though the thought of using this thing attached to a drill seems cumbersome beyond enduring--which, now that I think about it, is probably why the decal is in such great shape. $16 for everything at this sale.

OR ***** for these 2 hauls! Those Williams sets are nice and I don’t even collect Williams

 

[Outlawmws]

A Scotch C-23 tape dispenser

Nice find! I have the same one (in much worse shape) used to be every drafting station had one for drafting tape to hold the drawing paper down. I'm surprised I don't see them more often, I want the one that holds several roles...

A Pyrex M-640 8 cup measuring bowl

Another nice find! I can smell brownies baking now!

two unmolested J.H. Williams No. 1285P Midget Electrical Sets!

Wow Can't belive you snagged those late!

Coleman 220A is in descent shape.

Its a 200A it a 220, but great score! the black band is originla and the only made "Blach band" 200A for like a year and a half after the Xmas lanterns.

35 Rem magazines

If for the Auto if if they were for 30-06, I'd be interested!

 

[Outlawmws]

So. Your saying .046 has nothing to do with the depth of the thread?

Correct

 

[mikeinri]

My Saturday finds. Not as cool as Fridays but I think I like them more.








A Scotch C-23 tape dispenser for two bucks. It's about six lbs and feels identical to my old green navy one.

A quick cleanup and maybe a repaint and she'll be good for another 40 years.





A Pyrex M-640 8 cup measuring bowl.

No scratches so it must've sat in a cabinet for a few decades with little use, I'm guessing because it's heavy--6 bucks.

You ****!

I hit two sales on Thursday.
The first sale was out in New Braunfels, which, due to a late start and traffic, took me 45 minutes and put me #27 on the list 10 minutes before opening. When the agent came out she announced only 10 people would be allowed in due to the small size of the house, the number of high-value items and only three staff members...and no, you can't just go only to the garage. There was nowhere else to go and I wasn't about to go and come back later, so I stuck it out for an hour before being let in. Grrr. They had a lot of nice (and pricey) stuff but the horde in before me had Hoovered up most of what I was interested in.
I need a 16oz Craftsman ball pein hammer for my Long C era tool chest. I may be a fine judge of whiskey and women, but evidently can't tell the difference between a one- and two-pound hammer by heft, so I shelled out $12 for a hammer I don't need.
My primary vise is a Wilton with 3-1/2" jaws but for $3, I'll make the 4" brass jaw covers work!
The Lufkin 72-S set of pin punches is missing the A and H punches and the 1/8" C is broken, but included the Starrett 162 pin vise. $5.
The Craftsman 3/8" ell was $1.


Arriving 2+45 after opening at the second sale, I was shocked to find two unmolested J.H. Williams No. 1285P Midget Electrical Sets! After jettisoning the overseas clutter, there is one complete set and one missing several pieces. Also in the boxes was an unmarked sliding-T, a Bonney H10 mini DOE and a mini obstruction marked only with U.S.A and the number 892.


Next was the Craftsman Heritage 29-slot drill bit holder (#6704). It had several dull, rusty drill bits (now awaiting recycling) but also the Goodell-Pratt 3/8" chuck (Pat. Aug 13, 1895), the Nicholson jeweler's file, and the HAC337 end nippers. They seem well made, but I can't find any info on HAC.

Finally, the Craftsman Heritage Right Angle Drill Attachment for sanding, buffing and polishing. The decal is near-perfect so I couldn't leave it behind even though the thought of using this thing attached to a drill seems cumbersome beyond enduring--which, now that I think about it, is probably why the decal is in such great shape. $16 for everything at this sale.

Another Sucky pile!


Mike

 

[d42jeep]

I hit two sales on Thursday.
The first sale was out in New Braunfels, which, due to a late start and traffic, took me 45 minutes and put me #27 on the list 10 minutes before opening. When the agent came out she announced only 10 people would be allowed in due to the small size of the house, the number of high-value items and only three staff members...and no, you can't just go only to the garage. There was nowhere else to go and I wasn't about to go and come back later, so I stuck it out for an hour before being let in. Grrr. They had a lot of nice (and pricey) stuff but the horde in before me had Hoovered up most of what I was interested in.
I need a 16oz Craftsman ball pein hammer for my Long C era tool chest. I may be a fine judge of whiskey and women, but evidently can't tell the difference between a one- and two-pound hammer by heft, so I shelled out $12 for a hammer I don't need.
My primary vise is a Wilton with 3-1/2" jaws but for $3, I'll make the 4" brass jaw covers work!
The Lufkin 72-S set of pin punches is missing the A and H punches and the 1/8" C is broken, but included the Starrett 162 pin vise. $5.
The Craftsman 3/8" ell was $1.


Arriving 2+45 after opening at the second sale, I was shocked to find two unmolested J.H. Williams No. 1285P Midget Electrical Sets! After jettisoning the overseas clutter, there is one complete set and one missing several pieces. Also in the boxes was an unmarked sliding-T, a Bonney H10 mini DOE and a mini obstruction marked only with U.S.A and the number 892.


Next was the Craftsman Heritage 29-slot drill bit holder (#6704). It had several dull, rusty drill bits (now awaiting recycling) but also the Goodell-Pratt 3/8" chuck (Pat. Aug 13, 1895), the Nicholson jeweler's file, and the HAC337 end nippers. They seem well made, but I can't find any info on HAC.

Finally, the Craftsman Heritage Right Angle Drill Attachment for sanding, buffing and polishing. The decal is near-perfect so I couldn't leave it behind even though the thought of using this thing attached to a drill seems cumbersome beyond enduring--which, now that I think about it, is probably why the decal is in such great shape. $16 for everything at this sale.

After researching the Craftsman catalogs about the right-angle drill attachment, I happened on to a depiction for a Craftsman Crown Speed Reducer and knew I had seen one at the second sale the day before. I got to the sale and found it right where I had seen it. It took a little searching/digging in the vicinity but soon came up with the three bits mentioned in the catalog–slotted and Phillips drivers and a ¼” socket driver, all with Yankee-type shafts vs. the newer hex ends–plus some related ephemera.

While there I also picked up a Power Screw Driver Attachment with a slotted and a Phillips bit. It looks just like a Dunlap branded one in the CM catalog, but neither the device nor the instruction sheet has any branding whatsoever.

Completing the day’s finds are a Long C DOE I needed for my chest, a CM 6697 high speed countersink and a pre-Stanley North Bros. Yankee No.35 Ratcheting Screwdriver (spring type, a package of small drill bits and an Xcelite R188 screwdriver.

Out the door for $10.83

All I can say is “You ****” on so many levels with that haul!
-Don

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Correct

Thanks. I am getting closer to understanding.

 

[Outlawmws]

And yes, OR and NJ marty both ****

 

[RTM]

So. Your saying .046 has nothing to do with the depth

.046 on 28 pitch is the measured spacing - .046 X 28 = 1 (28 threads per inch)

I get 1.288 when I do the math

 

[Outlawmws]

I get 1.288 when I do the math

Hmm Excel was rounding

 

[RTM]

So. Your saying .046 has nothing to do with the depth of the thread?

Maybe it does after all. This table says that is “double” the depth of thread, which seems like “total lost metal” type of measurement. How much “depth” is each tooth on the gauge?

Thread Cutting on the lathe

 

[3baygarage]

Nice find on the L & IJ Marty. I used to run into their chisels here and there.

Today I made an impromptu flea market stop as I was looking for empanadas.

One of the booths was having a blowout sale and I was told to fill a box because “everything’s almost free.” I saw a number of tools I liked so I took him up on the offer and dug in. It’s a somewhat disorganized spot (but hey, that can be good) with a lot of neglected stuff, and I don’t always see everything. I took my time and found some different stuff, and the price came out quite fair.

A few items are from two other booths.
- SnapOn punch
-Simanco wood screwdriver
-black Germany Inox pocket knife
-Mopar deep socket

The rest is from the box lot.
-Irwin screwdrivers rack
-most of a Wardmastr 1/2” socket set
-Indestro ratchet
-Indestro tiny hex socket kit
-Matco 1-5/16” deep socket
-Mac bronze punch
-Pexto brace bit
- Japan pocket knife/bottle opener
-6” pipe wrench unknown make
-McCowans Toffee hammer
-Abu Garcia screwdriver
-Proto clutch driver and Apex clutch socket
—Fleet u joint
-Powrkraft extension
-Grants Germany pliers
-NOS-like P&C socket
- cheap wrench to socket adapter
- 2 puller end bits
-Craftsman keyring screwdriver
-Misc wrenches: Craftsma polished dbe, Craftsman saltus, Williams short dbe, S-K 9mm, Elora Germany 13mm offset (where was that when I needed it), Williams 11/16 single end, Billings Special doe, Fosters ignition wrenches ( didn’t notice 1 broken), Vulcan doe.





One little surprise was this old Herbrand 1/4” spinner with a socket attached. I went on to find three more sockets in the same bin, then found the box down the end of the table. They are all in great shape, however the socket compartment was bent flat. I bent it back up but it needs some tlc. Still can’t complain, probably my favorite part of the lot.

 

[3baygarage]

One last pic wouldn’t fit. Female end to the spinner.

 

[dwwjr56]

Brookline Flea Market 2/18/24 Haul. Part 1
The most interesting is the M Klein & Sons leather toolkit with the original Knife, and pliers, the other stuff is not Klein. That was $10.00, and the little oiler that had the patent date of today February 18th 1898? or 1893? Which was $1.00.
The Proto wrench set has some proto sockets, some challenger sockets, and I think one or two craftsman.

Total for the whole haul was $77.00. The Matco vise is a little rough, but the two Columbians are pretty good.

 

[dwwjr56]

Brookline Flea Market 2/18/24 Haul. Part 2

 

[dwwjr56]

And a you **** goes out to 3bay, NJ, and old radar! nice hauls

 

[bmwrd0]

Very jealous of the Klein pouch set. I have been looking for one of those for years. I you ever want to move it along, let me know!

 

[RTM]

little oiler that had the patent date of today February 18th 1898? or 1893

Neither date is correct

DATAMP - Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents

Information on antique tool and woodworking machine patents, allowing collectors of these tools to easily find information about the history of tools and trades.

datamp.org

Has a patent number by date field, will tell you of incorrect dates, they were mostly issued on Tuesdays. If not, you get this, which lets you guess a little bit with Wild cards near the bottom, and see all Feb 18 in the 1890s for example. Which gives you 44 choices, none of which look like oil cans. That could just mean their volunteers have not added it yet.

Quick Dates Search Formats

 

[3baygarage]

A Matco vise isn’t something you see every day. Well, unless you own one.

Nice Klein find as well.

 

[Outlawmws]

Now hear this - dww *****, dww *****, that is all.

 

[dwwjr56]

Neither date is correct

DATAMP - Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents

Information on antique tool and woodworking machine patents, allowing collectors of these tools to easily find information about the history of tools and trades.

datamp.org

Has a patent number by date field, will tell you of incorrect dates, they were mostly issued on Tuesdays. If not, you get this, which lets you guess a little bit with Wild cards near the bottom, and see all Feb 18 in the 1890s for example. Which gives you 44 choices, none of which look like oil cans. That could just mean their volunteers have not added it yet.

Quick Dates Search Formats

I will have to look closer. The total size of the thing is shown below and after a closer look the date is February 18th 1896