2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)

[Outlawmws]

RTM *****!

 

[Provincial]

Another **** for RTM.

 

[alinc100]

Yesterday's FBM purchase has been sorted, inventoried and photographed. These are the highlights:

Craftsman Sockets

1/4” drive
3/16” -9/16” deep 6 pt
5/32” - 9/16” shallow 6 pt
4mm-14mm(no 4.5,5.5) deep 6pt
4mm-14mm(no 4.5) shallow 6pt

3/8” drive
7,9,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21mm shallow 12 pt
1/4”-7/8” shallow 12 pt
6mm-20mm shallow 6 pt
1/4”-7/8” shallow 6 pt
3/8” -13/16” deep 6 pt
10,12-19mm deep 6pt
44363 flex handle

1/2” drive
10,17,19,20,23,24,25,26,27,28,30mm shallow 12 pt

SK Sockets
3/8” dr
3/8”,7/16”,11/16”,¾”,13/16” deep 6 pt
3/8”,9/16”,5/8”,13/16” shallow 6pt
7/32”,1/4” allen hex drive sockets

1/2” drive 3/4” shallow 6 pt

Snap On Sockets
1/4” drive
SMM10 10 mm dep 6 pt black oxide
STMM11 11mm,STMM12 12 mm deep 6 pt

WRENCHES

Craftsman
6,7,11,2@13,14mm combo
1/4”,2@ 5/16”,11/32”,3/8”,3@ 7/16”,2@9/16”,3@5/8”,2@11/16”
2@3/4”,13/16”,7/8” combo
3/8” x 7/16” short dbe
3/8” x 7/16”,17mm x 19mm ,5/8” x 3/4” doe

Proto 7/16” combo
KAL 9/16” combo
Allen 5/16” combo
Husky 10mm, 7/16”,9/16”combo
Indestro Super 11/16” combo
SK 9/16” combo
Promerica 5/8” combo
Thorsen 1/2” combo
SK 1/4” x 5/16” ratchet box wrench
Snap On VS-16 offset doe

Blackhawk 34945B 3/8” dr ratchet
Craftsman 43185 ¼” dr ratchet

Screwdrivers,Nutdrivers,ETC.
Craftsman 5mm-9mm,3/16”,11/32,3/8”nutdrivers
Stanley 11/32”,7/16” nutdrivers
Husky 1/4” spinner handle
Husky 11/32” nutdriver
Craftsman screwdriver assortment
Fein Multitool(not pictured)

 

[mikeinri]

Suckage to these guys!

Todays grab…. Found this sale late last night and was able to pounce first thing this am. Saw a FBM listing for a 10 pc Indestro Select 1/2 drive 1/2 thru 1” set for $5. Got there and also picked a Stanley set of drivers for $5, a couple more Craftsman, Klien, Mac and Kobalt for another $5. Seller also had this vintage Union box for guess what? Another $5. The leather handle is in incredible condition. Got home and found another FBM post for $5 which had a 7pc 3/8 drive Snap-On Metric hex drive set along with a Craftsman SAE set & another Japan set… Think I’m done for today.

Steve

Found today at “an early weekend garage sale”:

Script Barcaloy combination wrench set
P&C spinner/extension
Plomb 4800 9/32”-drive midget set in original box
Early S-K No. 4237 1/2-drive socket set, with flex-head breaker bar, a cross-bar, and ten "S-K Chrome" sockets. All of the sockets are marked “S-K Chrome" with the fractional size only (no model numbers).
Utica three-diamond no. 82 needlenose pliers
Klein Tools 201-7CST spring loaded side cutter pliers
Hexo #15306 chrome vanadium DBE
Two Vlchek chrome molybdenum DBEs
Long C Craftsman combo
Smaller Indestro Super, Crescent, Plomb Pebble, Armaloy, Dunlap, and Barcalo scoop wrenches.
Assorted vintage None Better, Cornwell, Plomb, Mustang, Blackhawk and D-I sockets.

Friday Estate Sale - $15 all; not bad!:

2 Proto deep sockets, Proto 15 in punch, Proto LA extension, pipe tool, Burndy calipers - never seen any like this with cable conversions - , paint brush, Millers falls protractor head, a Renold chain breaker, made in England.




Nearly full DNA, Craftsman hatchet needs de-rusted, Conger Lantern Co battery lantern, the battery was inside, but was dead and rattled? I suspect the AA or AA batteries inside were falling apart... I'l test this, but this could be fun as an LED conversion? have to see what 6V LED lamps are available if it works.

Got this from a friend for free.

Milwaukee 6 inch bench grinder # 4935, mfg 12-86.

Runs so smooth, hard stone on one side, wire brush on the other.

Had a $3.00 mail in rebate for Budweiser also - BUT it expired in 2017 !

Here's the hits from the mystery box I bought.
Left to right:
Fiat wrench, 2 unmarked older wrenches, Langline 11/16x7/8 ratchet wrench, CMAN 9mmx10mm offset ratchet wrench, miscellaneous SK/Husky USA/CMAN USA sockets, CMAN stubby flathead, CMAN USA extensions, GM Goodwrench small 2" extension (made in Taiwan but thought it was cool), CMAN 13mm combo, Barcalo DOE, forged USA offset SAE, Fairmount 9/16"x1/2" offset DBE, Dunlap USA offset DBE, SK 10mmx12mm line wrench, 2 Blackhawk SAE line wrenches, Matco 18mm combo, Snap On T8-T50 tamper proof Torx socket set, Blue Point 19mmx21mm offset DBE ratchet wrench, Snap On 14mm and 17mm 3/8" drive impact swivels, Snap On FBP1 pocket spark plug gapping tool, Flex-Hone (marked Snap On Tools Corp), Snap On 3/8" extension, older looking unmarked screw clamp, 2 Proto 3/8" pear head ratchets, SK 1/4" locking extension, and Billings No. 8 adjustable pliers. Not the greatest score but I think overall I did well for $50. (There was equally as much Taiwan junk that got tossed).

Mike

 

[Jayman17]

Got this from a friend for free.

Milwaukee 6 inch bench grinder # 4935, mfg 12-86.

Runs so smooth, hard stone on one side, wire brush on the other.

Had a $3.00 mail in rebate for Budweiser also - BUT it expired in 2017 !

Alcohol and power tools, what a great cross merchandising idea!

 

[Outlawmws]

Alcohol and power tools, what a great cross merchandising idea!

Racing did it for years...

 

[misterbill]

Today was quality over quantity for me. Some vintage 1944 Ferret.



Bill

 

[genog]

This Ole Boy has been sitting out in the open languishing in a Neighbor's driveway for quite sometime now
When I'm out walking the dogs, I make sure the house is on our route so that I can admire the old Rockwell

It rained a few nights ago.....hard
And rain has been forcast here in the South Bay Area for tomorrow through Wednesday....

So, I knocked on the front door and made a deal
My Neighbor said that he gave this shaper away to another neighbor who lives down the street, but the guy hasn't come by to pick it up yet

Hey, I'll be here with my truck in 5 minutes!
Rockwell Delta 43-110

 

[LesserSon]

Gotcha thank you. Is there a market for these/any value since they go missing? It's useless to me.

If you want to match it, the number of teeth are important. I have a Disston top without a clamp base, which has 22 teeth. I don’t know about other models or manufacturers.

 

[d42jeep]

We revisited a sale from yesterday since we weren’t pressed for time today. I probably looked through 500 sockets and came home with these. My wife found a few items as well. The seller was absent during much of the time we were shopping. We hit the post office and the grocery store and we eventually went back and paid the tiny amount he asked for. The evaporust will be busy tonight.
-Don

 

[genog]

.....I probably looked through 500 sockets and came home with these.
-Don

I did the same once....
A Seller at the Flea Market had buckets, and buckets, and boxes of old sockets
A gigantic hodge podge mix of everything and more than a fair amount of Made in China ****
But it was worth the effort as I was able to put together an almost complete set of Craftsman C-series sockets
Complete, except I couldn't find the 13/16....

I wish that I still retained the patience to do this......

 

[Skellyii]

I did the same once....
A Seller at the Flea Market had buckets, and buckets, and boxes of old sockets
A gigantic hodge podge mix of everything and more than a fair amount of Made in China ****
But it was worth the effort as I was able to put together an almost complete set of Craftsman C-series sockets
Complete, except I couldn't find the 13/16....

I wish that I still retained the patience to do this......

Wow!

While I've always considered myself a patient person, I've never made it to that level. I've watched others do it, but after a few handfuls of cheap china **** I'm done.

Recently, the estate sale people around here have started dumping sockets, wrenches and assorted stuff in stapled closed zip-loc bags and selling them for a set price. Usually, the bags are sized to make it difficult to see what's exactly in the bag.

Have you guys seen this yet??

I might look at one, and if I don't see anything I want within a minute, I put it down.

The exception to this is on the last day of the sale when everything is usually 75% off. I've bought a couple of bags, but I still limit how much I'm willing to spend. I have gotten lucky a couple of times with some SnapOn, SK and some Long C Craftsman.

Haven't opened this one yet, got it for $6.25.

 

[Outlawmws]

Recently, the estate sale people around here have started dumping sockets, wrenches and assorted stuff in stapled closed zip-loc bags and selling them for a set price. Usually, the bags are sized to make it difficult to see what's exactly in the bag.

Have you guys seen this yet??

Yes both at Estate sale and Fleas and a few yard sales. Mostly they don't do any reasonable sorting and I pass.

 

[RTM]

Recently, the estate sale people around here have started dumping sockets, wrenches and assorted stuff in stapled closed zip-loc bags and selling them for a set price. Usually, the bags are sized to make it difficult to see what's exactly in the bag.

Only seen it once or twice, worked out for one wrench bundle. The sockets, if I can’t read a few, I pass and move on.

 

[alinc100]

Wow!

While I've always considered myself a patient person, I've never made it to that level. I've watched others do it, but after a few handfuls of cheap china **** I'm done.

Recently, the estate sale people around here have started dumping sockets, wrenches and assorted stuff in stapled closed zip-loc bags and selling them for a set price. Usually, the bags are sized to make it difficult to see what's exactly in the bag.

Have you guys seen this yet??

Seems to be the new normal. Of course there is one rusty socket in there that destroys the bag/ability to read the sockets. Or they are taped/sealed tight for no movement of shifting. See it with wrenches often as well.

 

[Jacobs976]

While I've always considered myself a patient person, I've never made it to that level. I've watched others do it, but after a few handfuls of cheap china **** I'm done.

It's the norm here and I've dug through a whole barn packed with boxes over 3 or 4 days, a whole house/garage/workshop/shed/shed/yard combo that took a literal week, 20 40gal tubs filled to the brim in a day, a 5 gallon bucket of sockets dumped on the floor, etc...

I also cleaned a whole mech yard just to see how many oz of weights were there and I'm currently deep cleaning the threads on a 5-1/4-4 and 2" plug with dental picks to remove some type of tar. I also typically deep clean any tools I buy with dental picks whether it's a socket, vise, or something more complex. I'll also organize stuff for sellers occasionally.

Basically, and it might be obvious but, I have debilitating OCD and FOMO. Only bright side is it's stress relieving and sometimes beneficial when doing diagnostics although it does take a little while to flip perspectives. Spend way too long going on route before remembering there's a different route that's more efficient or practical.

 

[Levaughn]

I picked up this Vintage 1981 Century Arc Welder for $35 at an Estate Sale yesterday.

 

[knock knock]

From the flea market gave $40 for the line wrenches.$15 for the rest.

 

[DetailSeeker]

I believe I see tools that came from the factory beetle tool roll. There is the lugnut/generator pully socket, the combination pliers with the black handle, the wooden handled screwdriver with the odd longish blade, and the double ended Heyco wrench. There should be at least one more heyco wrench, a philips screwdriver (Edit: or did the old ones with wooden handles include two sizes of flat blade drivers?) and jackhandle/crossbar for the socket, that might be hidden in there.

Here's the complete (visual) inventory of contents, minus a lot of rusty screws and several tiny broken lightbulbs: no extra Heyco, sadly, and the crossbar was either broken short or replaced, but there a total of three Phillips, two slot screwdrivers, a thing that looks like a screwdriver but is just an undifferentiated rod instead of a bit (I think it was marked Vaco, I'm assuming electronics), and more allen wrenches than God. (Both that Little Fuse tin and the extremely scuffed one next to it are full of them.)

Also! I got my new giant clunky blue Mastercraft toolbox open. It was filthy, but did contain its own keys, multiple springs, four screw extractors, DOE and combination wrenches (a couple of Indestro, mostly Gray), and what I think might be a few planer blades.

 

[Skellyii]

Wow!

While I've always considered myself a patient person, I've never made it to that level. I've watched others do it, but after a few handfuls of cheap china **** I'm done.

Recently, the estate sale people around here have started dumping sockets, wrenches and assorted stuff in stapled closed zip-loc bags and selling them for a set price. Usually, the bags are sized to make it difficult to see what's exactly in the bag.

Have you guys seen this yet??

I might look at one, and if I don't see anything I want within a minute, I put it down.

The exception to this is on the last day of the sale when everything is usually 75% off. I've bought a couple of bags, but I still limit how much I'm willing to spend. I have gotten lucky a couple of times with some SnapOn, SK and some Long C Craftsman.

Haven't opened this one yet, got it for $6.25.

I was sitting around waiting for a phone call, so I opened the bag.
A mixture of 1/2" and 3/8" Husky knurled sockets, CT and CB series.

A couple of them had the "Long H", didn't see any specifc mention of these on the GJ Read First page.

A just about complete set of Made in USA Craftsman 1/4" with a T handle and extension

The rest was just a few Ace Hardware 1/4" and some poorly made Japan stuff.

 

[Skellyii]

Like my previous post, there have been no decent tool sales recently, so I've done a couple of "last day please takes this off my hands" buys, just to keep busy while I'm waiting for my back to get worked on.

This was a beat to hell no-name toolbox for $2.50.

Interesting collection of dirt, used wire ties, wire nuts and other deris. Among the kind of useful things.
3/8" KMC ratchet and extension with SAE and metric sockets (KMart 80's??)
Misc SEARS (NOT Craftsman) SAE and Metric Sockets - not pictured
Xcelite nut drivers
Craftsman nut driver and screwdrivers


I couldn't identify this wrench, never seen one like this.

Found a couple of Ward Master sockets, I have some other Wards stuff, but these are the first WM I've found.

 

[pfaustus]

Here's the complete (visual) inventory of contents, minus a lot of rusty screws and several tiny broken lightbulbs: no extra Heyco, sadly, and the crossbar was either broken short or replaced, but there a total of three Phillips, two slot screwdrivers, a thing that looks like a screwdriver but is just an undifferentiated rod instead of a bit (I think it was marked Vaco, I'm assuming electronics), and more allen wrenches than God. (Both that Little Fuse tin and the extremely scuffed one next to it are full of them.)

Also! I got my new giant clunky blue Mastercraft toolbox open. It was filthy, but did contain its own keys, multiple springs, four screw extractors, DOE and combination wrenches (a couple of Indestro, mostly Gray), and what I think might be a few planer blades.

No picture?

I'd recommend one check to see if you have something cool. I have a bunch of reversible screwdrivers from German car factory tool kits - Philips/flat with a plastic handle. Very handy. Pretty good quality. Some of the wood handle ones in the 60s may have been reversible too. Give it a try and see.

 

[INSP380]

Been stalking this RemLine for a few weeks. The ad and the pics didn’t do this box any justice. By far one of the cleanest box's I’ve found. The painted on initials wiped right off. I was able to wipe the box down with a Tub-o-Towel and then some detail spray. The drawers got a vacuum and the tools got a wipe down. The best tools were from Craftsman, Plvmb, Thorson & Proto. Some real early Irwin adjustable bits, a ton of USA hex drive bits, some early Japan sockets in SAE & Metric, Nicholson files & a cherry PlumBob…All in, $40 and a 10 min ride.

Steve

 

[Outlawmws]

Plumb

Nice score for the box and tools!

but Plumb, or Plvmb? (Plomb)

 

[INSP380]

Nice score for the box and tools!

but Plumb, or Plvmb? (Plomb)

Lol… I spell like chit! Plvmb … 1/4 drive 2” extension…

Steve.

 

[Beerhippie]

Ooh! Three glass cutters!

 

[mikeinri]

Been stalking this RemLine for a few weeks. The ad and the pics didn’t do this box any justice. By far one of the cleanest box's I’ve found. The painted on initials wiped right off. I was able to wipe the box down with a Tub-o-Towel and then some detail spray. The drawers got a vacuum and the tools got a wipe down. The best tools were from Craftsman, Plvmb, Thorson & Proto. Some real early Irwin adjustable bits, a ton of USA hex drive bits, some early Japan sockets in SAE & Metric, Nicholson files & a cherry PlumBob…All in, $40 and a 10 min ride.

Steve

Wow, You ****!

Mike

 

[INSP380]

Ooh! Three glass cutters!

Hex wrenches and glass cutters are almost a gimme in every box…. . I’ve never used one nor ever intentionally bought one, but yet have about a dozen of them. Sounds like we need a glass cutter thread….

 

[LesserSon]

There are a few glass cutter threads already, though none of them is lengthy.
Looking them over, and assuming “found” glass cutters tend to be on the older side, I like this aptly-named “glass cutter” thread on the Vintage forum. I may post some of mine, if I can find any of them. They always disappear when I actually need to cut a piece of glass.

 

[four.cycle]

Stopped at my favorite junk store in beautiful downtown Sequim on Friday. Found a "Dremel" kit for $16 bucks, and a couple pairs of pliers which are soaking in Evaporust that didn't make it into the photo - one a McKaig-Hatch 6-inch slip-joint, the other unidentifiable until I can get it cleaned up a bit.

 

[d42jeep]

Been stalking this RemLine for a few weeks. The ad and the pics didn’t do this box any justice. By far one of the cleanest box's I’ve found. The painted on initials wiped right off. I was able to wipe the box down with a Tub-o-Towel and then some detail spray. The drawers got a vacuum and the tools got a wipe down. The best tools were from Craftsman, Plvmb, Thorson & Proto. Some real early Irwin adjustable bits, a ton of USA hex drive bits, some early Japan sockets in SAE & Metric, Nicholson files & a cherry PlumBob…All in, $40 and a 10 min ride.

Steve

Thanks for posting your RemLine box. It had always been a mystery to me who supplied my Powr-Kraft box to Wards.
-Don

 

[INSP380]

Thanks for posting your RemLine box. It had always been a mystery to me who supplied my Powr-Kraft box to Wards.
-Don

100% RemLine!!! Glad this helped answer the questions. I’ve been searching for a date, nothing behind the tag as seen on other RemLines… any thoughts? I'd speculate early 70’s???

Steve

 

[mikeinri]

Found this on CL. Old card table for $10, I didn't even haggle. Super nice guy, met me (with his wife) at a local school, right on time, zero problems. It was his choice to meet at the school, I was hoping to see what else he had.



Already slightly beat up, which is perfect. I plan to use it as a mobile work bench.

Mike

 

[Provincial]

INSP380, nice pick on the RemLine. That gets a ****.

 

[four.cycle]

mobile work bench

^ That's what my buddy used for years.
Whatever you do, do NOT let the chip-board base get wet or damp.

 

[Beerhippie]

^ That's what my buddy used for years.
Whatever you do, do NOT let the chip-board base get wet or damp.

I like to saturate those chipboard tabletops with BLO for water resistance. I use one when camping on occasion, and it stays out in the rain without damage.

It will soak up a LOT of BLO.

 

[Outlawmws]

^ That's what my buddy used for years.
Whatever you do, do NOT let the chip-board base get wet or damp.

I like to saturate those chipboard tabletops with BLO for water resistance. I use one when camping on occasion, and it stays out in the rain without damage.

It will soak up a LOT of BLO.

Aren't most of those maisonette?

 

[Beerhippie]

Aren't most of those maisonette?

More like fiberboard without the hard surface of Masonite. At least, my Handy Table is.

 

[four.cycle]

Masonite (originally from Ukiah, California) is pretty much the same in respect to absorbing moisture and then gradually deteriorating.

(You didn't know that Ukiah, California was "The Home of Masonite", did you?)

and their website makes absolutely NO mention of it. or their starting date.

 

[Beerhippie]

Masonite (originally from Ukiah, California) is pretty much the same in respect to absorbing moisture and then gradually deteriorating.

(You didn't know that Ukiah, California was "The Home of Masonite", did you?)

and their website makes absolutely NO mention of it. or their starting date.

Well, I mean, it has to be the home of SOMETHING, doesn't it?

When I think of Masonite, it's a highly-compressed fiberboard with one hard, shiny side. It's what the interior of my cabin is paneled with--ever wonder why "drywall" is called that? Come by when it's ten below outside and I'll show you--frost blossoms on the walls may seem pretty, but not for long.