2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)

[M.Jay]

I see lots of older USA tools, 5-6 long C Craftsman sockets, and the Dorman and Anco boxes are cool. Hopefully the Anco box cleans up decent.

There are also some Williams and S-K sockets from what can be seen. So probably not a bad deal at all.

 

[four.cycle]

@NYBODYMAN - that "Anco" box is way cool!

I got an email from Earthwise Salvage yesterday announcing a "Black Friday" special, so I went over and picked up this little cart and a few widgets. The cart is a much better surface for me to work on - I won't have to be hunched over.
When I got back home I spotted a CL ad for a little pancake compressor cheap - $40 bucks - so I went over and picked it up. Then of course I had to drive to HF and blow more money on doo-dads to hook up the compressor.

 

[bmwrd0]

I made it out to one sale today, mostly as it is Black Friday, and not much in the way of interesting sales are going on. Anyway:

A rusty but imminently salvageable Stanley #8C type 9. I was thrown off by the kidney hole in the cap, but two dates and no ring, along with flat frog base, tell me I am right. Also, Plomb Los Angels breaker. There were a lot of interesting antiques at the sale, good junk as I would tell my wife, but I only had enough for the two on me. Probably better that way.

 

[Outlawmws]

a little pancake compressor

I have a very similar, if not identical compressor . Man that's one noisy compressor! but handy to get over to a tire in the driveway compared to waiting for the big 80 gallon comp to fill:







I recently got a free Craftsman compressor another gallon bigger tank and fills in a fraction of the time. turned the pancake over to my son...

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($32): CVA Philadelphia derringer kit (45 cal. blackpowder, nib); Tyco lego phone; Tomoe soroban; 1/2" snap on socket; 18" hog splitter cleaver; Daisy 1000 (Rogers, AR); Daise 25 bb gun (Plymouth, MI - Plastic Stock Var. 8)

This one was a real digger. Thought the derringer was a model and was surprised that when I got home that it will actually might come in handy next time I'm riverboat gambling. The soraban is neat as it's frame is made of ebony, rods are bamboo and the beads are spruce. The cleaver stamp is largely lost, but it ends in "NA". The Daisy 1000 turns out to be produced for Western Auto. The Daisy 25 is a cork gun, which is cool [update not a cork gun, just missing the shot tube]. The really odd things about the bb guns is that gave them a little oil and they both fired up. Go figure.​

What to do over the Thanksgiving break once the turkey is smoked and consumed? Build a derringer of course.

A bit trickier than it looked. It's like they purposely made everything not to fit. Even ended up filing the trigger tumbler as it was getting caught in the half-cocked position. Bang! Off to fulfill my dream of becoming a riverboat gambler.

 

[Outlawmws]

It's like they purposely made everything not to fit.

That's why it's a kit, and not "some assembly required"

That looks good though!

 

[ctuai]

That's why it's a kit, and not "some assembly required"

That looks good though!

Thanks. First kit. I must admit that without a serious garage journal addiction, I probably wouldn't have had the gear to actually get it to work. We are the folks who have the full huot drill bits to find the 9/64" or capacity to "heat trigger to cherry red and bend to fit, be careful..." Have two sets of palm chisels; two dremels going with the correct wood bits for all the shaping to get the barrel to seat against the trigger. etc. It's a lot of shaping-your-environment type of gear.

Oooof we get, the guessing and getting it wrong. I almost gave up because the trigger was catching and I cut, and filed and shaped and couldn't figure it out. Finally, disassembled the trigger assembly, hoping the spring wouldn't be impossible to get back in. Put the tumbler to my grinder to see if it was catching. Made it worse Kept grinding and shaping both the trigger and the wood housing... and click it worked No idea why. LOL

It didn't help I was doing it in the living room on the coffee table so I could watch some Tom Cruise movie w/ family. I guess, what else do you do when the turkey has been smoked and consumed. Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Beerhippie]

Thanks. First kit. I must admit that without a serious garage journal addiction, I probably wouldn't have had the gear to actually get it to work. We are the folks who have the full huot drill bits to find the 9/64" or capacity to "heat trigger to cherry red and bend to fit, be careful..." Have two sets of palm chisels; two dremels going with the correct wood bits for all the shaping to get the barrel to seat against the trigger. etc. It's a lot of shaping-your-environment type of gear.

Oooof we get, the guessing and getting it wrong. I almost gave up because the trigger was catching and I cut, and filed and shaped and couldn't figure it out. Finally, disassembled the trigger assembly, hoping the spring wouldn't be impossible to get back in. Put the tumbler to my grinder to see if it was catching. Made it worse Kept grinding and shaping both the trigger and the wood housing... and click it worked No idea why. LOL

It didn't help I was doing it in the living room on the coffee table so I could watch some Tom Cruise movie w/ family. I guess, what else do you do when the turkey has been smoked and consumed. Happy Thanksgiving.

I guess this is why my father, a professional engineer and machinist, had a black-powder pistol kit sitting in the basement through my entire childhood.

 

[Smokeshow69]

ny body man *****!

 

[NYBODYMAN]

I was able to look through my haul last night. Lots of older tools. Only a few things I'm not too sure what they are. Here's the highlights:

OEM stud extractor set, unbranded small red vise (Chinese?), body dolly, Channellock pliers practically new, Herbrand snap ring pliers, KD valve guide pliers, KD snap ring pliers, KD radiator hose pliers.





Not sure what these are for ^^. Old Forge P 50, a T handle 5/16" (961A)?, and Old Forge Tools 79.


Old heavy duty grinding wheel dresser, Excelite drivers, Herbrand and unbranded USA made slotted drivers (on bottom).


Snap On S 9580 U-Joint tool, Snap-On F-4-D Ferret speed handle 3/8", S 9474 Chrysler handbrake adjusting tool (small spanner), brake tool, 1/2" extension, and Blue Point DOE.


Craftsman Tools


MAC Tools. Interesting brake bleeder wrenches, nice heavy ball peen, 3/8" long extension, and carb adjusting tool.


Vulcan tools WA-122 11/16" and WA-124 3/4" wrenches. Alignment wrenches possibly??


New SMOTIVE PRO ratcheting hose clamps. These appear to be foreign. Couldn't find much on them but appear to be well built.

Union Made USA Tool box filled with random USA made wrenches: Billings, Walden, SK Lectrolite, PLVMB, Fairmount, Williams, etc.


Mixed USA brands on top, SK in the middle, Williams below and then MAC on the lower left.
More to come.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

Snap On. Any idea what date these are from? Look like the original logo from the 1920's.


A closer look at the MAC sockets.

The Anco wiper box and Dorman boxes just need to be cleaned up.

Anyone know EXACTLY what went into the Anco box? There's numerous NOS wipers on eBay but I'd like to know exactly what went in there if they're available.

 

[LesserSon]

Snap On. Any idea what date these are from? Look like the original logo from the 1920's.


A closer look at the MAC sockets.

The Anco wiper box and Dorman boxes just need to be cleaned up.

Anyone know EXACTLY what went into the Anco box? There's numerous NOS wipers on eBay but I'd like to know exactly what went in there if they're available.

Only showing one Snap-on sidewall - from 1930s.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

Only showing one Snap-on sidewall - from 1930s.

They all have the same logo. Thanks.

 

[LesserSon]

I was able to look through my haul last night. Lots of older tools. Only a few things I'm not too sure what they are. Here's the highlights:

OEM stud extractor set, unbranded small red vise (Chinese?), body dolly, Channellock pliers practically new, Herbrand snap ring pliers, KD valve guide pliers, KD snap ring pliers, KD radiator hose pliers.





Not sure what these are for ^^. Old Forge P 50, a T handle 5/16" (961A)?, and Old Forge Tools 79.


Old heavy duty grinding wheel dresser, Excelite drivers, Herbrand and unbranded USA made slotted drivers (on bottom).


Snap On S 9580 U-Joint tool, Snap-On F-4-D Ferret speed handle 3/8", S 9474 Chrysler handbrake adjusting tool (small spanner), brake tool, 1/2" extension, and Blue Point DOE.


Craftsman Tools


MAC Tools. Interesting brake bleeder wrenches, nice heavy ball peen, 3/8" long extension, and carb adjusting tool.


Vulcan tools WA-122 11/16" and WA-124 3/4" wrenches. Alignment wrenches possibly??


New SMOTIVE PRO ratcheting hose clamps. These appear to be foreign. Couldn't find much on them but appear to be well built.

Union Made USA Tool box filled with random USA made wrenches: Billings, Walden, SK Lectrolite, PLVMB, Fairmount, Williams, etc.


Mixed USA brands on top, SK in the middle, Williams below and then MAC on the lower left.
More to come.

The red vise could be foreign, but it could very well be USA. It is missing the upper alignment rod - should be identical to the bottom one, if you want to make a replacement.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

The red vise could be foreign, but it could very well be USA. It is missing the upper alignment rod - should be identical to the bottom one, if you want to make a replacement.

Upper alignment rod? The bench clamp on the bottom? It doesn't appear to be missing anything but I'll look again.

 

[RTM]

Not sure what these are for ^^. Old Forge P 50, a T handle 5/16" (961A)?, and Old Forge Tools 79.

I will guess small flywheel Turner, Martin Tools made the Tee handle

 

[RTM]

Upper alignment rod? The bench clamp on the bottom? It doesn't appear to be missing anything but I'll look again.

That hole in the body, when you look thru the gap between body and jaw might be his clue.

 

[RTM]

I will guess small flywheel Turner,

Hmm, maybe not. Might be you have an F50. The garage gazette link is dead.

Has anyone used this Old Forge F50 Pry Bar-Turner-Hook-Gizmo

Reminds me of a flywheel turner tool. Curious If anyone can shed a light on this yard sale find.

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Outlawmws]

I will guess small flywheel Turner, Martin Tools made the Tee handle

Upper alignment rod? The bench clamp on the bottom? It doesn't appear to be missing anything but I'll look again.

That style vise typically has 2 slide rods not one, both above and below the main screw:

 

[LesserSon]

They all have the same logo. Thanks.

The logo didn’t change much from 1920s to 1940s - it’s the knurl pattern that places it in the 1930s. There should be single-digit numbers stamped on each that would narrow it down to specific years.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

That style vise typically has 2 slide rods not one, both above and below the main screw:

Ah ok. Glad you guys mentioned it because I think the rod was mixed in with other stuff and is in the junk pile now haha.

 

[four.cycle]

Anco question answered HERE

 

[d42jeep]

We had to be home at 11:00 for a delivery so we checked out one moving sale in the Oakland hills not too far from the Zoo. The family is moving to New Zealand so they were motivated to unload some stuff. Another buyer was there at the same time so a few things I would have grabbed went into his pile.
My wife spotted the 3M earplugs.
Snap on items.
Craftsman tools
Heyco/BMW DOE wrench
The rusty screwdriver turned out to be a Stiletto likely made by Bridgeport. -Don

 

[M.Jay]

I just recently stumbled upon this 3/8" Flex Head Easco ratchet in excellent condition, that somehow made it's way to the old world.

A few years ago I wouldn't take a second glance while looking for tools, but thanks to this forum and some vintage tool channels on Youtube, I immediately recognized that it was a variant of the famous RHFT ratchet so many guys are raving about.
So I took the chance an bought her for 20€ ~ 23$ out of curiosity.

And oh boy, that's a sweet ratchet! Smooth mechanism, tight fit on the anvil, top notch knurling and build like a tank. Only downside is the floppy head.

 

[Outlawmws]

I got nothing in the area worth getting into the car for today...

 

[jeffmoss26]

This week’s restore finds. Went to the west side restore last weekend, and my normal store twice (we closed early yesterday)
Hammer and red screwdriver were already on my bench

 

[3baygarage]

NYBODYMAN: I could tell you what they are but archive.org has these great pictures in the 1965 cat. The t-handle wrench looks to be a Billings logo btw.

 

[lowbucktruck]

Estate sale ($75): Traiger Pro 22 pellet smoker.

Got it only after promising to get rid of at least two if not three of my current outdoor cooking appliances. I figure I can put the whole turkey in this year rather than spatchcocking, which is how I normally do it when I use the soon to be retired Masterbuilt smoker.​

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Yeah... don't do it. You are covered when you have more than one grill/BBQ/smoker. My GMG pellet smoker is down for maintenance, but I still have my backup wood/charcoal smoker on standby... just in case.

 

[INSP380]

Almost…. Took the weekend off.. . Saw this posted for peanuts and went to pick it up. Gotta love a Man that keeps a set together till the very end. Estate cleanup, Man took care of his tools.

Steve

 

[3baygarage]

Flea market finds today. One of the vendors I like brought a load of mostly new and some used items, and sold everything for a buck each or 6 for $5. It was a lot of digging through cardboard boxes. I was happy to find some things from him. That included the wire brushes, Bondhus and Wiha t handles, Proto socket, Proto and Williams 6” adjustables, 8mm Gearwrench, Barlow made “Funk’s Hybrid” tape measure, brass latch, and Fisher Price viewer with Disney reel for my daughter

From other vendors came the Channellock, Snap-On socket, hex drive plug, and wrenches by Barcalo, Wright, Dayton.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

NYBODYMAN: I could tell you what they are but archive.org has these great pictures in the 1965 cat. The t-handle wrench looks to be a Billings logo btw.

Amazing. Thank you for the info!

 

[3baygarage]

After the flea went to an estate sale of an antique dealer. Second day of sale. Tough one because things were priced with old prices so a lot of negotiating was happening. Place was packed with people and odd items. Really eclectic sale. Pretty picked over though. Some homeowner tools. 90% were destroyed by water damage in the garage. Some boxes with standing water to top.

I found a kennedy box along the wall full of misc.. Untouched, behind a folding table full of stuff, under pile of cardboard boxes, and behind all the stick tools next to the man door . Unfortunately those tools were mostly ruined as well. Everything in the garage was rough.

Found a cheap knife in a sheath. Tried looking at it in the light. The sheath crumbling in my hand trying to remove the knife. The blade was like a sheet of paper made from rust it was so bad.

To top it off some goose with a heavy unknown accent was hanging over my shoulder asking me if I was done looking in the box. He suggested I move the box out so he could look too. I was like uh, Yes I’m still looking. I mean heck, day two hidden treasures that I have first dibs on, I’m going to take my time. Thanks anyway buddy.

The corner was loaded with stuff. The guy was still over my shoulder and asked to see a tool in the box so I handed it to him. Then he starts reaching over me and when I stood up nearly crashed into him. He just couldn ‘t wait to reach around me and check this other empty metal box I already checked . His wife was hovering over him hovering over me.

When I was satisfied I had seen everything in the box I backed off and he proceeded to load a tote with just about everything that resembled a tool. Not before I escaped with a small but heavy sealed cardboard box with marker labeling I couldn’t read. I peeled the tape open and lo and behold it was a saw vise, a corner clamp, and and some rusty mystery farm looking item all on top of a bed of what looked like large hunks of blue polished glass. Wtf! I swear antique dealers are a strange breed. Stuff is so random.

Then my buddy the goose follows me to the other side of the garage where everything was water logged and rusted to death. Not before he knocked over an antique (I’ll call it “folk art”) wooden cabinet with a tapered bottom. I think his wife picked it up.

I think I was one of the few to try and brave the shed. It was a big rot box. The floor and contents sadly. I saw a sign in there and threw a piece of stick at it to see if it was metal. It was plastic. When I pulled it out, I decided it was too broken. Nothing else but trash in there.

Some interesting items for $10.

Small nail or tack? puller, pair of Stanley Hi-Glo screwdrivers, pair of Billings and Armstrong Special wrenches, pair of Stanley Bell system wood screwdrivers, MTM? body hammer, unbranded USA adjustable, 6” seized Diamond I got half working so far, Crescent rusty pliers (can’t remember what these are for).

 

[bmwrd0]

Man, that is hard. I love digging through an old shop/antique/junk collectors pad, but a lot of them end up with wicked water damage.

Gotta admit, I have been that lurker before.

 

[3baygarage]

Having had a bad situation before, it's painful to see it happen to anyone's home or buildings. The owner was present and talking about the land being the real selling point. I could see the potential out back.

Here is a NOS left behind. On a bed. There were a half dozen people laughing at it together in the room. Edited for PG-13 audience. YES 6 foot.

 

[3baygarage]

Finally, getting to last week's missed stuff from the flea.
There was a couple selling tools cheap. I went back three times to round up all these bicycle tools. Bunch of Park tools. Other wrenches: Campagnolo, Shimano, Eldi, Tange (Japan).

$2 Ace 1/4” socket set with Snap-On surprise inside to seal the deal. Snap-On punch, small Plumb claw hammer, Eskilstuna pliers, Plomb WF extension, Williams locking adjustable, Andres basin wrench, Mac wood screwdriver, Oxwall socket set, Super Ego (Spain) pliers.

Snap-On 1/4” wobble extension in there.

 

[Outlawmws]

When I was satisfied I had seen everything in the box I backed off and he proceeded to load a tote with just about everything that resembled a tool. Not before I escaped with a small but heavy sealed cardboard box with marker labeling I couldn’t read. I peeled the tape open and lo and behold it was a saw vise, a corner clamp, and and some rusty mystery farm looking item all on top of a bed of what looked like large hunks of blue polished glass. Wtf! I swear antique dealers are a strange breed. Stuff is so random.

So you didn't get the box?

 

[3baygarage]

So you didn't get the box?

No. It was too damaged. Some of the tools came out of it. Some tools were stuck to the drawer liners. Pretty rough.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Take the drawer, or roll up the liner.
“I’ll take this ‘Tool roll’..(slaps fiver) thx.”

 

[M.Jay]

@3baygarage That was a fun read! Like the Stanley Hi-Glow screwdrivers, didn't knew they made them in other colors than green and orange.

 

[Pexto]

In case you didn't know, that's an old Campagnolo pedal wrench. From back when pedals had toe clips and straps. One end is for the dustcap on Campy pedals. Once you remove the dustcap, the other end removes the nut from the end of the pedal spindle. IIRC it's an 11mm; certainly not a 14.