Had an interesting weekend. I went to an Estate sale,
as mentioned above, on Friday, then we returned on Sat, Sun, and Monday as well. In between we hit a moving sale and a rare Sunday sale a short walk away.
Let’s start easy with the Sunday walking distance sale. Opened at 9, was there first at 9:03. Lots of nice stuff I really didn’t need, but I found a box of Fein OMT accessories that had a set of profile sanders in it. Everything else was stuff I had, maybe a slight upgrade, but didn’t really need. About to wander off, then saw a BNIB set of Shox headphones. Guy's son bought it for his video gaming, did not work well for that, so I got them cheap, and headed home.
The Sat moving sale was the second weekend, but this time they included dad’s tools, some nice vintage stuff. Mostly left side of the next pic, two bundles of clamps, sharpening stones and a strop, Nicholson Vixen file, a box of Thorsen, mostly there but no driver, it will show up in the appropriate thread for ID help, and a BNIOB Bostitch Brad nailer, which fortunately uses longer brads than my existing one. It’s a magnesium body, so really lightweight.
Back to the big estate sale on Saturday, now weekend 2, but only the third day the shop is open. Got there reasonably earlier, hoping to find the rest of the Beall Tool threader (no joy), but also for more poking about, as the top layer of stuff was all moved, but also they were dealing more. The seller remembered me, and still had my Garden Weasel handle that I didn’t get a pic of Friday. Other finds included some fine wire, three way pneumatic manifold, plate glass for Scary Sharp, MKE side handle, hope it fits, swivel knife, snap ring pliers, Proto pin spanner, wire gage, couple of General reversible scribers, 5/16 bits, hook spanners, and a ¿Zamak? hand wheel. Air o can refillable spray can, and a bunch of portable storage items. Total outlay still reasonable.
Went back mid day Sunday, they promised "by the box" pricing. Very thin attendee crowd, and still another layer of stuff stripped away, some stuff relocated. Here is my pile of boxes, contents detailed below. I was tossing things in a few different boxes, trying to keep the weight carriable, and not be too greedy. At checkout time, he looked in two boxes, and gave me a lump price, well under where I said I’d be happy for the lot. Note the wood, and the blue pneumatic hose in the bed behind the bag
Inside the Proto 19” box labeled concrete bits, there was one nasty bit left that I took out, and replaced it with 3 electrical devices, PIR switch, big fan controller, GFCI, scraper blades, and all the pneumatic connectors from an AkroBin, two bucket handle covers, and a couple of drill bits. The custom name plate order form was from 1996. Also a piece of Delrin looking material.
The box labeled Euro hinges was full of Kreg bits, jigs and templates, but the box itself was a Millers Falls, so bonus points there. Will need more research on what it was from.
Next up is the Die Grinders box, which amazingly, held die grinders, an older MKE, and an older Craftsman Pro, which runs with a very ozonated smell. Also had some bits. Since I’ve never used one, no idea what to expect, but it’s gotta have more guts than the Dremel. There were pneumatic tools there, but without a compressor, I knew to ignore them.
The big tote was almost anything light, L to R, 5 boxes of pneumatic fasteners, 4 of 5 fit my existing guns, one box of staples is too big. The vintage green lab specs box has more masonry bits in it. Next up a center punch tool, several spiral brushes, qt paint can mixer, another square bench dog (#2 of 3?), hose handle to make it easier to use your dust collector as a vacuum, pile of non woven abrasives, 80, 120 and 240 grit 1x30” belts, two Kreg drill guides, ruled stop tool, a lifetime supply of tap magic, and a book.
And finally the end of Sunday’s purchases, a bag of electrical plates, and a vise made for centering pen blanks for turning projects.
Gonna start a new post for Monday.
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