2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual)

[Outlawmws]

18" perfect handle screwdriver that isn't bent from being used as a pry bar.

a Bowl or carving adz for $10!!!!

And a yousuck for that one!

 

[mikeinri]

Bought these at a local online auction that clears out school and municipal surplus. I am going to turn them into streetlights in my shop. I also got an oak drafting table in the same auction. I have quite a few spare lenses if anyone is in need.

You ****!

I have a old street light base I've been meaning to turn into a tool stand.

My first thought was: Enough people buy these that they need an auction?

Now I'm wondering, just how heavy are those bases that you can make a tool stand out of one???

Mike

 

[gleman]

My first thought was: Enough people buy these that they need an auction?

Now I'm wondering, just how heavy are those bases that you can make a tool stand out of one???

Mike

Mines like this but with a little more decoration and it's cast iron.

I have to move it twice a year and guess it's 150ish lbs.

 

[gleman]

@pfaustus *****!

I never see adzes and only 10 bucks!

I scored a Irwin like yours.



I need to reset the loose scales on the handle but I'm really impressed with how nice it is. Do you know how much larger they made them?

 

[d42jeep]

My longest wartime handle stamped wartime one is 16” long
-Don

 

[pfaustus]

Irwin used to sell them in sets of 4 or 5 in the 70s-80s, but those weren't the longest. I'd say a foot and a half is probably the biggest I've seen. There must have been scores of variations over the years.

 

[83VillageRepair]

My first thought was: Enough people buy these that they need an auction?

Now I'm wondering, just how heavy are those bases that you can make a tool stand out of one???

Mike

These auctions are normally a mixed bag of stuff, old police cars, tractors, signs, tools whatever the city wants to surplus. These were the only streetlights. They would make an ok stand for a machine but heavier would be better.

 

[garilla]

on youtube the guy named Scoutcrafter has a video on the German Ratchet that NYbodyman found, very good and all the parts that come with it too. in Youtube search for "Restoration of a Rare Pre-War German Socket Set " great video even if you don't have this tool to watch

 

[four.cycle]

@garilla - Scoutmaster's videos get mixed reviews here. There are at least one or two of us here who find that sort of treatment of vintage tools to be heresy.

The intrinsic value of a vintage tool, for a lot of collectors, is lost with applications of "Evaporust", wire wheels, buffing wheels, and paint.
More to the point: with very little effort and a minimum of materials, the original patina can be preserved while improving both the appearance and function of the tool.

 

[garilla]

on youtube the guy named Scoutcrafter has a video on the German Ratchet NYbodyguy found very good and all the parts that come with it too.

I stumbled onto an Auction at a Farm which I think the guy retired from, so everything went on sale. I spent $7 plus 10%auction fee, so $7.70 I guess for all in the pics. The sockets on the left are USA , mostly craftsman, a few snapon and SK , the rest on the right side are imported. Best of all was the 1/2" 30s/40s Husky Ratchet and Sockets 1 1/8 to 5/8 missing 9/16, 1/2, 7/16 got some stand ins for them but want to find the right ones, also have two 7/8s in the set. Love that knurl on the sockets. And that big hook hahhaha not sure what I'll do with that yet. and

 

[mikeinri]

These auctions are normally a mixed bag of stuff, old police cars, tractors, signs, tools whatever the city wants to surplus. These were the only streetlights. They would make an ok stand for a machine but heavier would be better.

Gotcha. I suppose you could augment their weight by filling with lead, concrete, etc. Or, just bolt them to the floor.

Mike

 

[Jacobs976]

Been pretty quiet locally. Found another by appointment estate sale though.

Got there and it was in a musty 85° basement. Went through the boxes of random stuff(a 40 gallon box of just sockets, just wrenches, climbing gear, misc) and the tables of stuff piled together.

In the end I found just a few items, nothing special but at least a few more things that are useful. Friend walked away with a $70 DeWalt brushless 1/2 impact, DeWalt 1/4 hex impact, and 9mah DeWalt battery.

18R Vise grips
Snap on wrench
Crescent wrench
Mystery hammer head

All for $11.

Hoping the sales pick back up soon. Got a project started that requires either a lot of money or a few bucks and a lot of yard sales.

 

[LostBoy(IRL)]

Been pretty quiet locally. Found another by appointment estate sale though.

Got there and it was in a musty 85° basement. Went through the boxes of random stuff(a 40 gallon box of just sockets, just wrenches, climbing gear, misc) and the tables of stuff piled together.

In the end I found just a few items, nothing special but at least a few more things that are useful. Friend walked away with a $70 DeWalt brushless 1/2 impact, DeWalt 1/4 hex impact, and 9mah DeWalt battery.
8R Vise grips
Snap on wrench
Crescent wrench
Mystery hammer head

All for $11.

Hoping the sales pick back up soon. Got a project started that requires either a lot of money or a few bucks and a lot of yard sales.

Hammer isn't a hammer, it's a half round top swage, blacksmithing tool, but only the top half, bottom portion has a fitting for a Hardy hole.
Link to similar, but that one uses a wire handle not a timber one that yours would have.

P.s. don't use a hammer on it until you tidy up the hitting face, that's looks dangerous.
P.p.s I was looking at the wrong item! So ignore all this

 

[Jacobs976]

Hammer isn't a hammer, it's a half round top swage, blacksmithing tool, but only the top half, bottom portion has a fitting for a Hardy hole.
Link to similar, but that one uses a wire handle not a timber one that yours would have.

P.s. don't use a hammer on it until you tidy up the hitting face, that's looks dangerous.
P.p.s I was looking at the wrong item! So ignore all this

That wasn't the hammer(the "not-a-hammer" in this case) I was referencing but thanks for the info. Hadn't researched it but knew it was for blacksmithing. Figured it was for rounding corners, like making round stock out of square, but was waiting to see if there was a stamp after cleaning and refacing the mushroomed end.

Mushroom end is in fact dangerous. Mushroomed enough it's likely to fire off fragments with any/every hit.

 

[alinc100]

Facebook Marketplace was kind to me this evening and this popped up pretty local:

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow Andy, that's a great score on the heritage Wood machinist box!

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($20): Galvanized tub; Disston D8 crosscut 8 tpi (1917-1928); Disston D8 Lightweight (Ship) Pattern (1896-1917); Solder; True Temper Kelly Works Hand Made hatchet; Stanley M hatchet; Generic hatchet; Hand crank grinding wheel ($38); 2 - micrometers; Brass doorknob; Awl; Bahco saber saw blades (nib); Proto 3364 wrench.

Had a falling out with my regular estate sale guy and so I'm down to garage sales and facebook marketplace. This was one of those hoarder picks where there were buckets of wrenches, piles of old power tools, toolboxes, and general (I hope this doesn't become me) level of tools/hardware detritus. I picked up the proto wrench just as I walked in and realized that there was an endless amount of gear and so moved on for bigger items. Unfortunately, a lot had been picked over and what remained really was just tons of smalls. Spent three hours and this was all I got... fortunately?​

 

[ctuai]

A visit to Columbus this morning:
-two English carving chisels with very shallow sweep.
-a 1 1/2 firmer chisel. I couldn't see a name, but it turned out to be James Swan when I got home.
-an 18" perfect handle screwdriver that isn't bent from being used as a pry bar.
-Old Proto flare nut wrench
-Stanley power bore bit.
-And a Bowl or carving adz for $10!!!! I've had my eye out for one of these for I don't know how long. It was right near the end of the last row. My feet were barely touching the ground as I walked to the car.

Nice. I love my hand adze. You can not only do bigger bowls in comparison to knives, but it also allows you to plane wood and leave behind a nice texture.

This beauty is the prize of my woodworking tools. It's a small gutter adze from Kestrel Tool in Washington state. It's in the NW coast native style. It's a dream to work with. It's super light and snappy. Ton's of control and moves through wood no problem.



Here's a great vid of this type of adze in action

and a great vid from the toolmaker.

If you're into hand carving. Take a look into crooked knives. They're fantastic to work with.

 

[3jakes]

Ok, from now on, I'm going to show up at least an hour early.
Many of the sale adds say "no early birds".
There was a local estate sale that had photos of enough tools to make it interesting.
I planned my attack based on the photos.
With a 9:00 am start time, I arrived at 8:30 & had a hard time finding parking, & passed the yard with 30 people rooting through stuff for sale.
Most of the big stuff was already sporting "Sold" tags.....
But was able to snag enough to make the trip worthwhile.

From the dollar table: 6" Masterench Heller Brothers w/the Horse
Williams & 2 MAC Wrenches
Cornwell 9/16, 13" long wrench (not sure for what) Only stamping is a "C" next to Cornwell name.
Red wood handle tack puller has a threaded end cap. No maker mark.



From the 2 dollar table

Hatchet, stamped what looks like BRADY.
Peterson needle nose
Craftsman puller, RoboGrip, & a Craftsman 35359 locking gimmick wrench.



For $5.00
=V= series 1/4 set, (unfortunately the ratchet is slipping one direction)



And finally for $18.00 the Box & All Craftsman contents.
1/2 drive, all are =V= series except the ratchet wrench & crow bar.

 

[craftsman creep]

Facebook marketplace finds





20 screwdrivers in total 11 are orange handled
40$ for everything

 

[jeffmoss26]

Estate sale ($20): Galvanized tub; Disston D8 crosscut 8 tpi (1917-1928); Disston D8 Lightweight (Ship) Pattern (1896-1917); Solder; True Temper Kelly Works Hand Made hatchet; Stanley M hatchet; Generic hatchet; Hand crank grinding wheel; 2 - micrometers; Brass doorknob; Awl; Bahco saber saw blades (nib); Proto 3364 wrench.

Had a falling out with my regular estate sale guy and so I'm down to garage sales and facebook marketplace. This was one of those hoarder picks where there were buckets of wrenches, piles of old power tools, toolboxes, and general (I hope this doesn't become me) level of tools/hardware detritus. I picked up the proto wrench just as I walked in and realized that there was an endless amount of gear and so moved on for bigger items. Unfortunately, a lot had been picked over and what remained really was just tons of smalls. Spent three hours and this was all I got... fortunately?​

Nice old Schlage A series!

 

[ctuai]

Nice old Schlage A series!

lol I only picked it up because I remember somebody on this forum collects vintage doorknobs and here you are. I'll have to figure out how to disassemble and clean up as it's locked and the push button moves but doesn't engage. Always nice to find a new area of interest.

 

[gpw_42]

Unfortunately, a lot had been picked over and what remained really was just tons of smalls. Spent three hours and this was all I got... fortunately?

Dayton pattern, 4lb. axe heads are more (or less) interesting to several of us on the thread. If any of those meet those details, please post more detailed pics.

This post quoted above brings up a good point, which might be worth a periodic rehashing, since it's mid-week....quantity or quality? Of course, the best solution BOTH, but that's not always reasonable, feasible or supportable. Always makes me happy to have a bagful of good stuff either for my collection or to flip, and leave the detritus behind. The definition of "good stuff" varies for most of us here on the thread, just based on our varying interests. Yet the real good stuff gets lots of folks excited, even if it's not something we personally collect.

 

[SC Fly Guy]

Facebook marketplace finds





20 screwdrivers in total 11 are orange handled
40$ for everything

Nice find. I am always on the lookout for the orange hard handle Craftsman’s!!

 

[gleman]

My three dollar haul today.



A Bell System B nylon brush and a Thorsen Taiwan 3/8 rachet 51277.

I almost never run across old Bell stuff and the Thorsen should clen up nice.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Bell System B nylon brush

That is a very nice find!! I have never seen one before. It's very similar to the oval sash brushes the US Army Ordnance Dept and the Signal Corps each had in major toolsets, to be used as tool and parts cleaning brushes. Those were vulcanized horsehair, but same concept and size/shape. I have several. Question: has the handle been shortened? Or does it look cleanly finished on the end? I kind of like it short. More leverage and easier to store.

 

[gleman]

That is a very nice find!! I have never seen one before. It's very similar to the oval sash brushes the US Army Ordnance Dept and the Signal Corps each had in major toolsets, to be used as tool and parts cleaning brushes. Those were vulcanized horsehair, but same concept and size/shape. I have several. Question: has the handle been shortened? Or does it look cleanly finished on the end? I kind of like it short. More leverage and easier to store.

I'm guessing by the similar eBay photos and the nice finish on this one, it's the original size. This one doesn't appear to be used hard or really at all.

I see the same style brush at Ace Hardware with the longer handle but horsehair or similar in the paint supply aisle.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks. Very cool. I have the 1939 Fed Specs and several wartime manuals that all cite the Fed Specs, and they are all the longer handle. The specs were clearly derived from the paint brushes that look very similar except for how the brush is cut. Ma Bell appropriated alot of their practices from the military. In this case, I like the departure with the stubby handle.

 

[gleman]

Dayton pattern, 4lb. axe heads are more (or less) interesting to several of us on the thread. If any of those meet those details, please post more detailed pics.

This post quoted above brings up a good point, which might be worth a periodic rehashing, since it's mid-week....quantity or quality? Of course, the best solution BOTH, but that's not always reasonable, feasible or supportable. Always makes me happy to have a bagful of good stuff either for my collection or to flip, and leave the detritus behind. The definition of "good stuff" varies for most of us here on the thread, just based on our varying interests. Yet the real good stuff gets lots of folks excited, even if it's not something we personally collect.

I pass on a lot more than I buy now.

I've never been a big flipper and when I decided to clean up my act, I quit buying things that I couldn't make a home for.

I'm not embarrassed to have people in my barn, garages or workshop anymore and it's staying that way.

I won't buy a wrench or socket set if it's not a upgrade to mine or a screaming deal. No more buckets of loose tools for me.

That said, I have two buckets of small stuff I garage sale and cleanup. Is there a easy way to offer them up for swaps or freebies here?

 

[Old Radar]

my barn, garages or workshop

You ****--and I don't mean that in the usual GS way! All my stuff is crammed into a two car garage--including two cars and a Harley!

 

[ctuai]

Dayton pattern, 4lb. axe heads are more (or less) interesting to several of us on the thread. If any of those meet those details, please post more detailed pics.

This post quoted above brings up a good point, which might be worth a periodic rehashing, since it's mid-week....quantity or quality? Of course, the best solution BOTH, but that's not always reasonable, feasible or supportable. Always makes me happy to have a bagful of good stuff either for my collection or to flip, and leave the detritus behind. The definition of "good stuff" varies for most of us here on the thread, just based on our varying interests. Yet the real good stuff gets lots of folks excited, even if it's not something we personally collect.

It's a funny balance. I've been re-selling for about a year and it's a learning curve. First, even if you are strictly reselling, you always end up with between 10-20% so I better like everything I'm buying. Second, is just the money flowing out. At first it was like $50, wow that's a lot of coin, but now I'm comfortable forking over $150. The trick is that $150 worth of sockets and wrenches is too much to process and as such you end up buying more expensive gear, but greater expense = greater risk.

Ideally I'd like to get to purchasing a few big ticket items, but that's not always possible, and who doesn't want a loose Proto wrench or a BE craftsman. A delicate balance and I'm still getting overwhelmed by both the 10-20% that I keep. One last thought, as I noted, I had a falling out with my regular estate sale guy and so didn't really do any picking for 3-weeks and holy moly did I have a lot of time on my hands. Actually, got my 4-shaft loom, I got months ago, warped and wove a twill runner. It was nice.

 

[ctuai]

Nice old Schlage A series!

Hmmm am I correct in thinking I'm going to have to pick the lock if I want to remove the outside doorknob or rekey the cylinder? It really is a nice piece. Is it an Andover style?

 

[jeffmoss26]

You can take it apart from the back, but if you’ve never done it before, that can be daunting. Feel free to PM me

 

[ctuai]

You can take it apart from the back, but if you’ve never done it before, that can be daunting. Feel free to PM me

Oh boy, a puzzle box.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Looks like Novo design

Schlage 'Novo'

These are the knobs I really wanted. I am currently living in a 1935 Richard Neutra duplex and the last remaing original doorknobs are on th...

oklosangeles.blogspot.com

 

[3jakes]

Yesterday visited a lady's basement that has been buying storage units for several years.
I used to do that regularly until the TV show knocked the profit out of it by spreading the word, sending the hoards of gold coin hunters that drove up the prices of units by 5 times or so.
She had a total of 8 folding tables displaying collectables that she had amassed & has been unable to resell.
Dale E., M&Ms, Windross & other diecast toys.
But under the tables were some tools that I was able to root through & picked out the least rusty of mostly fleamarket flip fodder.
For $25.00



Full can of WD40 has the metal swivel spray hose that instantly popped off when it hit the floor. Not a fan all the new sprayers.
Craftsman "extreme grip" featuring Diamond Tips! Diamonds are expensive right? & women love em.



Rusty 15" Craftsman adjustable & 5 larger size wrenches.



Several crappy visegrip clones. Not just rusty, but bent metal, worn teeth & whatnot.
Just reinforces that there is a real difference in tool quality Peterson vs Chinesium.
And even the USA Craftsman was not so hot.



And I grabbed these Sears jumpers because the gauge was heavy, but there is so much rust on where the copper is crimped to the steel teeth, I'm just going to scrap them.
Not really a banner day, but I had fun shooting the breeze with the storage unit lady.

 

[oak_park]

From recent estate sales....
Ratchets...


Estwing Hammer
W-71 Ampco Non Sparking Brass adjustable.....looks very Diamond made to me.
Small USA made Quick Grip.
SK 5mm 1/4 drive swivel
Snap on Wobble extension, socket and wrench



The Indestro toolbox was rusty and trashed on the outside, so I carefully peeled the mint labels inside and left the box. Set C7813.

Lenox saw blade Can Koozi

 

[Squez]

From recent estate sales....
Ratchets...


Estwing Hammer
W-71 Ampco Non Sparking Brass adjustable.....looks very Diamond made to me.
Small USA made Quick Grip.
SK 5mm 1/4 drive swivel
Snap on Wobble extension, socket and wrench



The Indestro toolbox was rusty and trashed on the outside, so I carefully peeled the mint labels inside and left the box. Set C7813.

Lenox saw blade Can Koozi

Little jealous of that proto ratchet…

 

[ctuai]

Looks like Novo design

Schlage 'Novo'

These are the knobs I really wanted. I am currently living in a 1935 Richard Neutra duplex and the last remaing original doorknobs are on th...

oklosangeles.blogspot.com

Ok, I'm stumped. I can't get past this point. For what it's worth the back of the cylinder housing reads M-40. We're mid-week'ish so I hope others don't mind if we do a bit of locksmithing. Thanks.

 

[jeffmoss26]

So that’s actually a D series knob. I can’t really see the back of the cylinder from your pic but here is the service manual https://resources.locksandsafes.com...hlage_D_Series_Knob_Service_Manual_106722.pdf