it's garage sale season!!

[Outlawmws]

Thanks Jeff, any opinion on if the earpiece speaker from that phone will work inside the lineman's set I got a week or three ago? That thing is hard rubber and I dn't want to open it at the seam and stretch it more than I have to since it is not a clam shell but has to bend open for me to pop out the speaker.

 

[jeffmoss26]

get me the part number from the **** set and I will find out for you.

 

[Outlawmws]

get me the part number from the **** set and I will find out for you.

I'm not seeing any P/N or M/N on the **** Set. They are both Western Electric for the Bell System however.

 

[Provincial]

Must be pretty dang big Cannon plugs!

I have seen them as big a 6" in diameter, and military equipment can get much larger!

 

[jeffmoss26]

I'm not seeing any P/N or M/N on the **** Set. They are both Western Electric for the Bell System however.

Can you PM me a picture?

 

[Outlawmws]

Can you PM me a picture?

PM me an Email, I'll send it direct.

 

[CecilTheTurtle]

Cecil, that is the second Parker (Different model, but still a swivel jaw) in the last couple of months or so with that U bolt on the jaw. Is there any fracturing on yours requiring it to be there? We asked that on the other but never got a response that I can recall...

Haven't seen any cracks, but I don't have it fully apart yet. I'll be posting my progress in the big vise thread, so keep an eye out there.

 

[nine4gmc]

Stopped by a garage sale and picked up a few thing. I probably could have gotten a better deal but I was talking with the woman who was having the sale. She was an older lady and very nice so I asked what she wanted and I just said ok. Bottom line I paid $25

you did the right thing, I will negotiate if the price is outrageous or if its a guy selling. Lil ole ladies asking fair prices get what they ask for

 

[Flatintoone]

Not much for today after hitting a swap meet and a flea market:

Starting with the swap meet finds, at left is an empty "Giller Tool Co." box. The sticker says "Property of U.S. Government" and "Bureau of Excess Property." I grabbed a cheap imported socket set because I saw the Craftsman 3/8" drive RHFT. That set also gave up a Wright extension and two Thorsen USA sockets.
Most of the tools at the flea market were overpriced and/or junk, but I found a few good things. The speeder is a Blackhawk 3/8" drive, the pliers are Utica linesmans, and another cheap imported 1/4" drive socket set held the SK ratchet, a Thorsen extension, a Williams U-Joint, and sockets from SK, Craftsman, and Snap-On.

 

[mitusa]

you did the right thing, I will negotiate if the price is outrageous or if its a guy selling. Lil ole ladies asking fair prices get what they ask for

x2.....and add in military.

 

[beerdog]

Hit the flea market today. Some sockets, extensions, and a wrench for $12. Craftsman, thorsen, indestro, SO, and Proto. Got a MAC ID67 impact driver for $5. although when I search the partnumber it comes up as a Matco tool. Matco had it on their websit and MAC did not.

 

[Outlawmws]

Managed to find one yard sale today with tools, well, some tools. I have to go back next Sat and "maybe" he will put out more from his grandfathers garage (the guy selling was older than me...

Based on what I could see from outside, it could be good. but its a mad mix of older stuff and newer HF class stuff...

Here is what I brought home from the piles outside, and based on what I saw and left, the old man was probably a mechanic at least part of his life.

SS wire brush, 2 switches, Alumaseal, 4 photo trays, Simpson meter book; I have several Simpson 260's this is the first book...

Stabl for gas, NOS Battery Splitter, Sm round Headlight adjuster (Wish this was the 7" large round one, I could actually use that...)

Unusual Pipe Clamp (normally the screw is on the fixed end...), 2 36" bar clamps, 1 Craftsman wood clamp (NOS? Does not look to have ever been used...)

"Army" shovel (Made in Japan, I should have looked closer, but its fine for camping; less lost if someone walks with it as they get left out as latrine shovels... I just made sure the screw collar worked, as I already have 2 I'm trying to free up...),

 

[jjjrmx5]

Outlaw, those orange Jorgensen bar clamps and pipe clamp are the "bees knees." LOL

I have many and I love them.

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks. Yep, can't have too many clamps if you build stuff. I now have 19 pipe clamps in 1/2" and 3/4" and 7 bar clamps of different lengths, nearly all are Jorgensen;, and keep buying them whenever they are a good deal. (or any clamp for that matter...) That is my first pipe clamp of that breed however. I'd never seem one of that model that I can recall

 

[beerdog]

Thanks. Yep, can't have too many clamps if you build stuff. I now have 19 pipe clamps in 1/2" and 3/4" and 7 bar clamps of different lengths, nearly all are Jorgensen;, and keep buying them whenever they are a good deal. (or any clamp for that matter...)l

What do you consider a good deal on a pipe clamp?

 

[Jarhead0408]

Love my Jorgensen's.

Here's a use I bet ya'll haven't thought of.
If you have one of the longer ones you can use it to double up as a pedal depressor to keep your engine at constant rpm. Beats buying one off the truck if you are just a DIY'er like myself.

 

[Outlawmws]

What do you consider a good deal on a pipe clamp?

At this point, with as many as I already have? a couple of bucks each, max.

 

[beerdog]

I am at about $5 on the pipe clamps and only if they are a good brand with a piece of pipe. Lately I have been seeing them at the flea market for $5 with long pices of pipe.

 

[zuk123]

Hey outlaw, nice clamps!

If you get the collar on the shovels loose, be sure to post how. I have one I can't budge. I broke off one of the aluminum 'grip' lines with a pipe wrench already. Don't want to mess it up.

I had an awesome estate sale day. I'm still going thru the stuff. 2 1/2 hours in the garage yard and shed, and I never made it into the house. Filled my truck with stuff. I'll get the pix up soon.

zuk

 

[bigcaddy]

Well i guess i better hurry up and post the pics of my giant haul so i can piss on Zuk's parade

Not exactly a huge haul, it was the 2nd day of the sale, but i was nice to find at least 1 new piece of Plomb this weekend. I already own a Plomb slotted screwdriver but yesterday i found a Phillips for the first time. Most everything else is Proto. The large Craftsman was actually in the house and looked brand new and i couldn't let that one get away. The wrench is a Blackhawk/Armstrong

The vise was from the sale the tools came from but my girlfriend picked it up for me on the first day. I had to work that day so she got out of bed early and stood in line with a bunch of other stinky tool scroungers to beat them all to this Wilton 645 Mechanics vise. Its not a Baby Bullet or C3 but i guess i owe her dinner for this one.

 

[joshmodelskidoo]

My haul from today. Got the vise for $50 and the rest for under $20. Not too shabby.

Parker 273 5" swivel jaw with swivel base

One of the dollys is a Pexto, and the linesman pliers are Barcalo. Got the 1/2 full polish Craftsman ratchet for $3.

i never see those rachets at yard sales. i would like to thank you for supporting nestle by purchasing the tea. its pretty good stuff

 

[zuk123]

BigCaddy, not just another vise, but now you've got your girl buying them for you too! I don't know how you do it

OK, went to my favorite estate seller. They took a whole extra week to get set up for this one, so I was expecting tons of stuff. There were metric sf]t tons! I never even made it into the house.


$100 for everything. I'll mostly list the tools but there was other stuff too.

Oh, and although this was epic for me, I've seen some of you do better, so bear with my excitement!

As I took it off my truck:

Nice miter box and backsaw, very precise, will clean up easily.
Mattox
Craftsman tote, never seen one like it "Carryall" should clean up
empty Klein set, will fill it with a nice set
ceramic tile cutter- not pro level but will work well for me
new push button torch and bottle

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zuk

 

[zuk123]

(tile cutter)

magnetic socket holders (may just steal the magnet bar)
chineeeese c clamps - you can 't have too many clamps, even if they are chine
loose tools
unmarked pipe wrench
NYE pipe wrench
peterson vice grip
diamond calk pliers, big adjustable
utica small adjustable
cross pein, has marks, need to clean
weird little half dog bone, marked 'for side terminal batteries only'
weird little ratcheting handle
stanley coping saw/fretsaw

loose tools
unmarked aluminum level
unmarked pry bar
unmarked eggbeater drill
hand plane (not stanley, not super nice as the blade support is formed not cast- is cleaning up well, can't find a maker)
glass tools, all usa (lifetime supply)


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zuk

channellock
usa made snips (green handle)
fiskars pruners
stanley shur form
finish trowel

 

[zuk123]

loose tools
stanley flat bar
blades
usa pliers
stanley rasp
unsaveable c-man and dirty indestro driver
weird tool, looks like a clutched driver for slotted screws
craftsman allens
marples chisels (will need handles)
nice chisel, can't read mark
made in soliengen germany v chisels (thought they were chine junk!)
usa and japan drill indexes
the bag a lot of this was in.


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[zuk123]

unknown (craftsman?) hand box, ugly on the outside, pretty on the inside--

c man =v= series rat, 3/8 drive, V shaped selector- never saw that one before

cman modern DOE
usa DBE with maker ground off
sears adjustable, misc
Snap On nut driver

Now the sale guy says "you know, there's a shed around back, I don't think anyones been in it yet."

So off I go! Raccoon toilet, collapsed roof, weird chemicals in brown bottles.... and C-man hand box with =v= inside!

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[zuk123]

hand box!

c man =v= series, 1/2 drive, sockets 7/16 to 1" (missing 1/2)
ratchet- label still on it
breaker
extension
long extension
swivel
speeder


then the breaker, t bar, and extension marked <w> s

williams socket with a hole for the handle
big 1 1/8 indestro socket

What I LEFT in the shed- monkey wards gas powered self propelled edger, newer c-man 9" table saw, nice smoker grill (cylinder style). Lots of raccoon p*ss....

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[zuk123]

MORE loose tools--

old Klein style and misc small screwdrivers
small (toy?) hammer- perfect for my daughter's first birdhouse with dad
stanley 101 1/2 16 oz hammer
more wrenches, pliers, snips
yellow driver is "bell system bridgeport" ;-) Jeff
thing with green wax seems to be a go-nogo thread gage
really strong horseshoe magnet marked "dings"

I got a small pocket hole jig, and some hardware and supplies, at least a dozen stanley 3 1/2 inch brass plated hinges in the package. (not shown)

but wait! there's more!

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[zuk123]

Just for Jeff, an ATT promotional (super cheap and cheesy) tool set.

Some kind of jig system for woodworking joints (dovetails, etc)

Plumbing, and office stuff, a clamp for a wrench set, brazing rods

a magazine and some rounds for an unknown rifle

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zuk

 

[jeffmoss26]

MORE loose tools--

old Klein style and misc small screwdrivers
small (toy?) hammer- perfect for my daughter's first birdhouse with dad
stanley 101 1/2 16 oz hammer
more wrenches, pliers, snips
yellow driver is "bell system bridgeport" ;-) Jeff
thing with green wax seems to be a go-nogo thread gage
really strong horseshoe magnet marked "dings"

I got a small pocket hole jig, and some hardware and supplies, at least a dozen stanley 3 1/2 inch brass plated hinges in the package. (not shown)

but wait! there's more!

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zuk

I don't see any pics in this post.

 

[jmm]

Tonight I got through knocking rust off some wrenches I picked up this weekend. Nice haul by themselves. Last item to take a look at was a 1/4 drive SK 40970; found it in beautiful shape externally, but the mechanism would NOT move. Paid a buck. Took it apart, and it's completely full of this baked on crud (cheap grease? really old grease?). Break cleaner, and boom. I've got what is more or less a brand new ratchet. Mechanism is beautiful. Gonna give her a workout tomorrow; but I'll say right off that just messing around with now, it really feels like one of the best 1/4" drive shorter ratchets I've ever had. Score!

 

[zuk123]

Some classic 3m electrical tape, in the packaging, really neat!

some more sockets, cman, indestro and others.
the t bar is SK with a cman -v- deep on it.

So at this point, I decided to take one last look in the shed-

and found this Monkey wards, Powrkraft electric impact in a metal case, with a full set of impact sockets.

One last pass thru the garage netted 2 old heavy framing squares, and the unmarked bar clamp. Also a stack of 3 grits of sand paper, and a china floor jack.

And not tools, but I nabbed a box of plastic toy train tracks and accessories that perfectly match a set from my childhood that my daughter is playing with, and a gallon bag full of classic green army men! I'm stoked about the train tracks.

So that was a pretty good sale for me!

AND... there was a sale 2 blocks away where I got a few things too. Up next!

zuk

 

[zuk123]

fixed the missing pix.
zuk


must have been torture for Jeff...

 

[zuk123]

So at the other sale, they had very little interesting, but for $8 I got:


a big galvanized round tub (to fill with ice and beverages)
a dozen spray paint cans and cleaners,
some light bulbs (incl sodium vapor for my security light)
and this---

It's a metal box for a craftsman drill. No drill included, but I couldn't leave it there. I'll keep the bits, but if anyone has a drill that fits, and you want the box, PM me!

zuk

 

[zuk123]

Whew, that was a lot of posting. Hope is was interesting, I had a great time digging all that stuff out.

zuk

 

[maddawg308]

Nothing much today - only saved a few things, but even a day when you save a few things is a good day!

Snagged:

Waldens 1160 1/2" ratchet
Proto flat screwdriver
Stanley/Proto tape measure holder, like new

The ratchet was $5, total for everything was $6.50. Sure beats wasting it on lunch at McD's.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Zuk, I hate you...LOL
Very nice finds!!

 

[psychob0b1977]

I posted this in another thread, but I picked up this set of usa made craftsman bolt extractors for only 15 bucks!

Best flea market day of the summer!

 

[nygates]

Nice Idea Jeff. That's the great way to reuse old things.

 

[shocksandstrutz]

zuk or anyone else!!!!

"c man =v= series rat, 3/8 drive, V shaped selector- never saw that one before"

anyone know anything about these???? ive got a 1/4 ratchet froze up, haven't taken it apart yet, was going to trade it in, but thought someone might be interested in it or know where to get a rebuild for it if they are even made.

any help would be great.

 

[jon619]

zuk or anyone else!!!!

"c man =v= series rat, 3/8 drive, V shaped selector- never saw that one before"

anyone know anything about these???? ive got a 1/4 ratchet froze up, haven't taken it apart yet, was going to trade it in, but thought someone might be interested in it or know where to get a rebuild for it if they are even made.

any help would be great.

It's an old school Craftsman ratchet. Probably just needs to be cleaned up and lubed. Don't trade it in.