2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)

[Outlawmws]

This branding iron may possible be used for some other purpose than livestock?

My first serious thought was equipment, but what material would take a brand other than leather and wood?

I can see wooden crates being branded.

That has to be for branding wood.

I vote wooden crates . GE was big in power generation equipment and industrial motors - likely transformers and such,

I don't see power poles as I don't ever recall seeing them as a power generation supplier.

 

[misterbill]

Small lot to start the weekend.

S-K 45181 speeder
S-K 45161 6" extension
Williams F-140 universal joint
2 S-K 45190 universal joints
Wright 42+ dated extension
Plomb 3/8" chisel
S-K 45150 cross bar? (fits flex handle perfectly and is the correct length but otherwise unmarked)



Bill

 

[Beerhippie]

Made my last trip down-valley on the honey-hole tour for a while--both are closed for the next month:



More useless junque!

Kan't Twist 1" clamp--because I don't have one.

P&C and Snappy RA Offset screwdrivers.

Pricker from an old file card--anyone need one?

Unmarked CI file handle, missing the clamp--I think I can fab one.

Plus a not-pictured Peets boot dryer--I can never have too many of those.

$10 total.

 

[Outlawmws]

Shouldn't be hard to fab Timm - Some examples:



The Kant Twist is cool - smallest I have is 2".

 

[Beerhippie]

^ I realized while dusting it off that it isn't just missing the clamp, it's broken off. It'll be a pull for an over-head light switch instead.

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale: ($39): Weller WES51 soldering station (NIB)

Grinding out coin on the bay.​

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($8): Stanley no. 3 (type 14).

Nothing like a fresh out of the garage Stanley plane. They're such a delight. Everything is so well made and designed. Never had a no. 3. It's a great size.​

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[Provincial]

Tuesday I had errands to run in the nearest large town. I stopped by the Restore and found some interesting items.

The old 1/2 square drive sockets in the back row all have the same dimpled knurl, where there is no peak to the knurl, and the lines made by the knurl are all at the original surface level. Sizes are: 8-pt. - 11/16, 4-pt. - 5/8, 6-pt: 9/16, 11/16, 25/32, 7/8, 15/16, 31/32.
Ward's Riverside 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 11/16, 3/4, 7/8 sockets, Indestro supplied.
Powr-Kraft 1/2 dr. 12-pt. (Wright) 7/16
None Better T1214 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 7/16 "Chrome Alloy"
None Better T1228 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 7/8
SK B40826 1/2 dr. 12-pt. deep, long relief for Buick spark plugs "Not Guranteed"
SK 'Wayne 40160 1/2 dr. extension
P&C:
6018 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 9/16
2820 DOE 9/16 x 5/8
Barcalo DOE 5/8 x 3/4
Indestro 44009 combo 9mm
Dayton 4X150 "V" combo 13/16
Fairmount combo 9/16
Motion X24 combo 3/4
Proto USA 1212L long combo 3/8
Proto LA 5340 1/2 dr. 12-pt. deep 1/2
Proto USA:
1/2 dr. 12-pt. R-2795 deep 5/8 (shallow broach with 1/2 square broach below it)
1/2 dr. 12-pt. 5318 deep 9/16
1/2 dr. 12-pt. impact 7/16
1/2 dr. reducer to 3/8
3/8 dr. 6-pt. deep 5020H 5/8 (2)
3/8 dr. 6-pt. deep 5016H 1/2 (2)
3/8 dr. 12-pt. deep 5016 1/2
3/8 dr. 12-pt. deep 5014 7/16 (2)
3/8 dr. 6-pt. deep 5012H 3/8 (3)
3/8 dr. 12-pt. deep 5012 3/8
3/8 dr. 12-pt. 5212 3/8
3/8 dr. 6-pt. 5218 9/16

The knurl on the old sockets matches that on the one I picked up earlier in the month:

The pricing was way higher than it used to be. I hope this was just an experiment, or the checkout person (who seemed inexperienced) wasn't willing to make a volume discount like usual.

That Proto R-2795 broaching looks like this:

It must be for a special application.

 

[Provincial]

Today I hit the second day of a local estate sale. There were some good items left, probably because the sale company has a habit of overpricing. It was below freezing this morning, which may have inspired them to move stuff! $40.00 well spent.

Heller Brothers body file
Mac FT15A flywheel turner
Proto 215 brake pliers
P&C stuff:
2126 Ladyfoot bars (2)
6-58 packing iron
000AA feeler gauges
6122 1/2 dr. 12-pt. deep 11/16
6016H 1/2 dr. 6-pt. 1/2
2810 DOE 1/4 x 5/16
2812 DOE 5/16 x 3/8
136 Ign. DOE 11/32 x 3/8
2712L long combo 3/8
2736 combo 1-1/8
Plomb USA 1230 combo 15/16


Bon-E-Con ZEB-28 combo 7/8
H. Boker snap ring pliers
New Britain NS-4916 stud puller
Roddick internal pipe wrench 1"
Challenger 1069 1/4 dr. spinner
Hinsdale DOE 3/8 x 7/16
Tommy Bar (fits Plomb 3/8 dr. flex handle
Stahlwille "open box" combo "14" 10mm (you can't have too many 10mm's)
Horzan "Tire Lever" Japan TS-222 Motorcycle tire iron
Heyco 115589000100 (*) Mercedes symbol torque adapter 17mm (valve adjuster)
Unmarked (except for a * where the ball detent rides in the square drive hole) 3/8 dr. 6-pt. socket 1-1/16" perhaps a sensor socket?
SK 40126 1/2 dr. 12-pt. unplated (WWII?) socket 13/16
unmarked feeler gauge to harvest for shims
all steel scraper


I grabbed this parts cleaner basket to carry my loot in. At the checkout, he said to just take it! The Bonney 7/8 combo is for scale. Nice big basket.

 

[Outlawmws]

Prov, nice winter score!

Is that basket a fit for a 1 gallon can?

 

[four.cycle]

Unmarked (except for a * where the ball detent rides in the square drive hole) 3/8 dr. 6-pt. socket 1-1/16" perhaps a sensor socket?

My best guess would be a socket made for removing and installing oil pressure switches.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Prov, nice winter score!

Is that basket a fit for a 1 gallon can?

Looks like a 5 gallon basket to me

 

[Provincial]

The basket will require about 11 inches inside diameter inside and 15 inches tall. I believe that carburetor cleaner used to be sold in tall buckets for this. There were at least a couple of more baskets there, and I intend to return tomorrow morning for 1/2 price day! They said that they will be eager to deal tomorrow afternoon on everything that is still there.

 

[Shelbylex]

Not in the greatest shape, welds might be a touch weak (slight twist when pushed from the side on the top)

$ 11.25 including the gas money ...

 

[four.cycle]

I believe that carburetor cleaner used to be sold in tall buckets for this.

#HS-5K Radiator Specialty Co., Charlotte, NC (Now ""RSC Chemical Solutions") "Hydro-Seal" carburetor cleaner - 5-gallon container with dip basket.
Standard carton quantity: ONE.

I had a bucket in the back room of the Yelm store. Dropped an aluminum check ball into it and couldn't fish it out with a magnet (of course), so I stupidly stuck my arm down in there and grabbed it.

About three days later, all the skin on my left arm crackled - like an old China plate - and then fell off in little pieces. Took about three months for it all to grow back and look normal again.

Nasty stuff. Cleaned those carburetors, though!

 

[Provincial]

Yes, good stuff! Can't get the good stuff anymore, because the government has outlawed it.

 

[four.cycle]

^ yeah... wonder why, huh? that stuff was nasty! also made a hell of a mess of the concrete floor I had it sitting on.

 

[four.cycle]

but... all in all... no need for it any more... last year an American car was carbureted was 1993, right?

 

[alinc100]

That is the plan for the holes drilled in the door for the wrong lock. Something like the back plate on the existing lock on both sides.

Any chance you could fit a lock like this to the door? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1354970241...hrt6mzbrFAUvlhY1csLUXrcA==|tkp:Bk9SR_zwmZqPZQ

 

[bmwrd0]

On Friday morn, I too braved the cold and hit the sale near Provincial. And boy, was it cold! Anyway, here is what I found:

As Provincial said, the pricing at this sale was over the top. $80 for a 1/4" Snap-on ratchet? I will pass. But there was a lot of unpriced merch, and they were ready to deal when I got there, so I picked up a mixed Armstrong and Proto set of hex sockets in flying lady tin, and an almost complete set of MAC 1/4" metric impacts. And when I was picking these up, I grabbed a small box to hold them in, and low and behold, this was the box:

A dirty but intact Proto puller box. This is my favorite part of the day. Anyway, $20 total.

After that, little dog Pepperoni and I hit the dog park, and then headed off to another sale, which, while it mentioned tools, did not show any pics of them. But, here is what I got for $6:

Armstrong hex socket, small crow bar, MAC 1/4" driver and extension, misc. 3/8" drive metric hex sockets (Wright, Proto, Snap-on), MAC DBE, MAC metric combos, Armstrong rachet adaptor, MAC sockets, Armstrong wedge, Martin 8oz ball pein head. A little crustier than I usually pick up, but should clean up nicely. I will circle back on that sale today, see if there is anything I missed.

 

[Old Radar]

Billmont #8 ratchet to add to my Edgar C. Guthard Co. socket set. eBay purchase, $15 plus shipping.
More photos on the Billmont thread here.

 

[Smokeshow69]

On Friday morn, I too braved the cold and hit the sale near Provincial. And boy, was it cold! Anyway, here is what I found:

As Provincial said, the pricing at this sale was over the top. $80 for a 1/4" Snap-on ratchet? I will pass. But there was a lot of unpriced merch, and they were ready to deal when I got there, so I picked up a mixed Armstrong and Proto set of hex sockets in flying lady tin, and an almost complete set of MAC 1/4" metric impacts. And when I was picking these up, I grabbed a small box to hold them in, and low and behold, this was the box:

A dirty but intact Proto puller box. This is my favorite part of the day. Anyway, $20 total.

After that, little dog Pepperoni and I hit the dog park, and then headed off to another sale, which, while it mentioned tools, did not show any pics of them. But, here is what I got for $6:

Armstrong hex socket, small crow bar, MAC 1/4" driver and extension, misc. 3/8" drive metric hex sockets (Wright, Proto, Snap-on), MAC DBE, MAC metric combos, Armstrong rachet adaptor, MAC sockets, Armstrong wedge, Martin 8oz ball pein head. A little crustier than I usually pick up, but should clean up nicely. I will circle back on that sale today, see if there is anything I missed.

Dang! Fair amount of suckage for $20!

 

[RTM]

Any chance you could fit a lock like this to the door? https://www.ebay.com/itm/135497024153?_skw=Vintage+corbin+key&itmmeta=01JHWT6F1CY2HH8TE6M0TAKJ0X&hash=item1f8c408299:g:QNoAAOSw61xnhYbO&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKlFcyHbHNT6yDunfDDrfVuQUN1d8qlUVKincFisA44oxQWmG68hSylzB2Qn6cjJSO4Q9K4L5Abl8Upai/N1Bqo5cgvGLOjwBB1b9ML29ScqW/i8aWSK3BEf0OdpNJqnXONh3beapnfASI7T+FpGmTZKp21uE7PtHbdug5F+qMyVyIcLCDqL7zCdCHxo8TpS1ImYs786JP+DmYW4kCQT9gwmeiZTzqa/wxB1kT0oPoVlAcikJmDaO50vpNqghTl4ccDgmw8CudnIW6hE6vUA/Ihrt6mzbrFAUvlhY1csLUXrcA==|tkp:Bk9SR_zwmZqPZQ

Dang, they omit the critical dimension, how long the tube is (thickness of flap). Looks like it’s an inch plus

That’s a good price, if it fits your box’s flap.

 

[GarageHobbyist]

Hit a semi permanent Barn Sale in town, usually once a month they are open. This was the first time they were open since the beginning of December.

Ended up with some steel wool, oil tins, most of a can of BLO, Pioneer Seed Igloo Jug, Berol Giant pencil Sharpener, 15” Diamond Duluth marked adjustable, 5 Best Western Ashtrays, lathe rest, tap holder, 3/8 SK ratchet, Tweco work clamp, 4” Proto adjustable, and a small machinists hammer. I gave $20 for the whole lot.




I passed on quite a bit.
There were several Craftsman Machinist's boxes, none in great shape and/or missing the flip up front cover. Kennedy bottom cabinet that was too rusty for me to be interested in.
Snap-On KRA-58B 9 Drawer was decent but....missing a small drawer. If the price was right and I knew I could find a drawer, I probably would have considered it.
The only one I thought about asking about was a small Park P23 (I think), it was in good shape, I just don't need a box that size.

I could have dug around all day and found some SK Sockets, and there were a few other older adjustable wrenches that I thought about, but didn't have to have.

 

[Patrickm82]

Not a bad morning today, 1 “indoor yard sale “ that was mainly women’s stuff but found a couple of things. Then a market place find.

YS for $7
3 Milwaukee screwdrivers
Snap on 3/4 wrench
Grill skillet
4 brand new 2 stroke oil bottles



Next was the market place buy for $45

Gerstner 7 drawer machinist box with 2 keys and some wood working stuff
Wards master 4 drawer hardware bin
Atha and un marked ball peens
Woodcraft of England cabinet driver

 

[Provincial]

Patrick gets a **** for that Gerstner!

 

[jeffmoss26]

Teaser of my finds from today, will post full pics later on.

 

[Beerhippie]

@Patrickm82 gets a DOUBLE you **** for the Gerstner (and contents) and the Wards!

The sharpening stone and strop are worth the entire price of the day.

 

[Outlawmws]

BMW ***** for a near 0.50c per tool haul!

market place buy for $45

Gerstner 7 drawer machinist box with 2 keys and some wood working stuff
Wards master 4 drawer hardware bin
Atha and un marked ball peens
Woodcraft of England cabinet driver

@Patrickm82 gets a DOUBLE you **** for the Gerstner and the Wards!

Agreed! double **** for that pick!

 

[Catfishdan]

Hit a garage sale while I was out and about. It was pretty picked over, but I did get a Blackhawk breaker bar and a cool old Hinsdale set. 3/8 drive and labeled a 13j. All the sockets are there and the crossbar. Looks like it’s just missing the breaker bar. Oddly enough, it includes a 21/32” socket. I don’t recall seeing that size in 3/8 drive.

 

[pfaustus]

Any chance you could fit a lock like this to the door? https://www.ebay.com/itm/135497024153?_skw=Vintage+corbin+key&itmmeta=01JHWT6F1CY2HH8TE6M0TAKJ0X&hash=item1f8c408299:g:QNoAAOSw61xnhYbO&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKlFcyHbHNT6yDunfDDrfVuQUN1d8qlUVKincFisA44oxQWmG68hSylzB2Qn6cjJSO4Q9K4L5Abl8Upai/N1Bqo5cgvGLOjwBB1b9ML29ScqW/i8aWSK3BEf0OdpNJqnXONh3beapnfASI7T+FpGmTZKp21uE7PtHbdug5F+qMyVyIcLCDqL7zCdCHxo8TpS1ImYs786JP+DmYW4kCQT9gwmeiZTzqa/wxB1kT0oPoVlAcikJmDaO50vpNqghTl4ccDgmw8CudnIW6hE6vUA/Ihrt6mzbrFAUvlhY1csLUXrcA==|tkp:Bk9SR_zwmZqPZQ

Perhaps, but I think a round lock was original. I picked up one of those. Next to pull off the old lock and find out.

 

[gleman]

@Patrickm82 Very much *****!

 

[Outlawmws]

HS Flea today plus one estate sale and a few TOO''s which were dudds, only he FM and ES paid off.


Smalls at the HS Flea:

Partial model, - has the gun only, orange line - going into camp gear, a tiny "anvil" 1 oz total weight, and made in England (could it be a Peter Wright?) and a pair of Starrett compound crimpers with adjustable jaws. these are NOT Bernard/Sargent made; those grips are solid steel, not formed sheet metal, $2 for those, I wasn't leaving them behind.



$20 for a Hy-Score Mod 806 .177 Spring gun, missing at least 2 screws, but hopefully nothing MIA inside, and fixable. Probably not a High end gun, but not a bad one quality wise - made in Germany for Hy-Score by DIANA and is the same as a DIANA 15 from what I read






And the Estate sale; $2 here - Mostly full quart of Penetrol, a Sears rifle slip-on **** pad, 2 small LED key-chain flashlights - I stick these on badge retracters and clip to my hunting/camp suspenders; a small Craftsman-like Phillips, and a pair of nail clipper/snips - only bought as they were Wiss USA made. - I collect Wiss.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Hit a garage sale while I was out and about. It was pretty picked over, but I did get a Blackhawk breaker bar and a cool old Hinsdale set. 3/8 drive and labeled a 13j. All the sockets are there and the crossbar. Looks like it’s just missing the breaker bar. Oddly enough, it includes a 21/32” socket. I don’t recall seeing that size in 3/8 drive.

Very nice! You ****

 

[Outlawmws]

a pair of Starrett compound crimpers with adjustable jaws.

OK I was WRONG - these are not Crimpers, they are carbide tipped wire cutters -.050 capacity, and very poorly adjusted! I adjusted them and they cut spring steel like butter! Someone modified these to be much narrower than the 21/31 width they are supposed to me, but near 1/4" wide works for me for .050 wire.






Still sold: https://www.starrett.com/details?cat-no=1X-5 1/2

And replacement jaws are available, but not cheap!: https://www.starrett.com/details?cat-no=PT01931-1

 

[Beerhippie]

@Outlawmws : The Diana 15, marketed and badged by Winchester, was my first "real" airgun. It's a pretty good gun at about 500 fps in .177.

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks Timm; I'm discovering that as I research and look for what the MIA screws should look like, and made from 1959-76? hopefully parts if needed won't be a big issue.

 

[brockmub]

@Patrickm82 *****

 

[Cruzan80]

@Outlawmws : The Diana 15, marketed and badged by Winchester, was my first "real" airgun. It's a pretty good gun at about 500 fps.

I don't know a ton about airguns, but I do know DIANA is a quality brand. I have a break barrel air pistol somewhere around here that needs new seals (not competition legal anymore due to sights).

 

[genog]

Found a grimy Dayton 1/2" drill at the Flea Market
The nice lady offered my money back if it didn't work
I told her not to worry.....I figure the Jacobs Hartford chuck is worth 5 bucks



It cleaned up surprisingly well and surprisingly fast