t4runner
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Cool anvil.
it's 2013 garage sale season!...
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On Thursday I had seen a Craigslist ad for a vintage early 80's red Craftsman box with the black drawers full of tools. No phone number so I emailed them and got a call Friday afternoon. Guy was reducing his tools because he was over 90 years old and just could not use them much anymore. Got there and the box was LOADED with tools, so bad the bottom roller cabinet drawer was messed up. So much stuff I will let the pictures do the talking. Notable inlcude my first Williams B-52 ratchet, lots of Craftsman including a 3/8 RHFT and a vintage screwdriver I have never seen before, Plomb, Proto, some Snap ON, Cornwell 3/4" ratchet and on and on. He was asking $150 for it all and I happily paid it.
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jeffmoss26
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Damn bluebolt...cleaning up!!
As I was heading out I saw an old wooden box whcih was a carpenters box. He said I could have it for free, it was in his way. When I pulled it out there was a railroad iron rail anvil behind it. I asked how much for that and he said $5. He didn't have change so I jsut gave him a $10 since he gave me the carpenters box for free.
As I was cleaoing out the carpenters box I found the wood part of a vintage Stanley angle finder. Then I found the steel slide. So I was like "I bet all the hadware is there in the box". Problem was there was about 2 pounds of hardware to go through. The lever was the easy part but finding the right screw was tough and the washer was the hardest, tried a lot of washers before I found the right one. The box did have a few nice pieces in it, another old Stanley square, the burgundy keyhole saw is a keeper too.
I did a quick cleanup on the anvil, much better!
As I was cleaoing out the carpenters box I found the wood part of a vintage Stanley angle finder. Then I found the steel slide. So I was like "I bet all the hadware is there in the box". Problem was there was about 2 pounds of hardware to go through. The lever was the easy part but finding the right screw was tough and the washer was the hardest, tried a lot of washers before I found the right one. The box did have a few nice pieces in it, another old Stanley square, the burgundy keyhole saw is a keeper too.
I did a quick cleanup on the anvil, much better!
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msgtsmithret
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YOU TOTALLY ****! Want to sell the anvil?
Got these last weekend; Plomb body hammer, Snap-on U-Joint press, a set of Cornwell double box sae, 1/4dr Snap-on ratchet, some hefty USA easy-outs and a double ended adj wrench, 8 & 10" I believe.
That double-ended adjustable wrench is cool but what would somebody use such a thing for?
I don't know why but I think I do too!
Edit: Just checked ebay and found they are a bit out of my price range :
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/double-adjustable-wrench
They start at $80!
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emeraldcoupe
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got these off cl about an hour ago. $40 for both sets. 3/8" and 1/2" rhft easco sets ( sae ) in the original cases.
I don't know why but I think I do too!
Edit: Just checked ebay and found they are a bit out of my price range :
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/double-adjustable-wrench
They start at $80!
Holy Cow Batman!!! I would have never guessed. But what are they really selling for ?
John
got these off cl about an hour ago. $40 for both sets. 3/8" and 1/2" rhft easco sets ( sae ) in the original cases.
Awesome find there coupe! And I have the 1/4" Easco ratchet and looking for more but haven't found any.
John
ShadowRuleZ
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Not a tool find, but I finally found my first legos at a garage sale. Got a whole monorail track (no engine/train) for $5. It'll get turned into tools after I sell it.
got these off cl about an hour ago. $40 for both sets. 3/8" and 1/2" rhft easco sets ( sae ) in the original cases.
Nice score I have several Craftsman RHFT and 1 Easco 1/4 RHFT, my favorite ratchet!
rickhigginshtbr
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got these off cl about an hour ago. $40 for both sets. 3/8" and 1/2" rhft easco sets ( sae ) in the original cases.
love the looks of that era of Easco! Nice find!
Real nice socket set, emeraldcoupe! I have some of those Napa/Easco wrenches for sale/trade in the classifieds. 
I saw the guy with all the Craftsman power tools had an ad for an estate sale Wed-Sat and listed tools among the HH and Antiques so I dropped back by at lunch today. He said that most of the tools were gone from the first sale but there was a few things left to dig through. I picked this pile and after the high/low dance, we ended at $12.
Allen fuel/vacuum tester in the box with instructions and some misc fittings. The glass is cracked but I pulled vacuum with my kisser and it tested out fine. Two Craftsman spring clamps, a =Craftsman= stapler, box of split copper rivets, a lil cow bell stamped "ANNUAL 1954 28th NATL. JACK PINE RUN LANSING, MICH.", small pulley and two slide gauges for my saws/sanders.
I was supposed to meet a guy with some name brand wrenches and a Craftsman electrician pocket knife but got ******* installing an alarm on my neighbors warehouse, may meet him tomorrow.
I saw the guy with all the Craftsman power tools had an ad for an estate sale Wed-Sat and listed tools among the HH and Antiques so I dropped back by at lunch today. He said that most of the tools were gone from the first sale but there was a few things left to dig through. I picked this pile and after the high/low dance, we ended at $12.
Allen fuel/vacuum tester in the box with instructions and some misc fittings. The glass is cracked but I pulled vacuum with my kisser and it tested out fine. Two Craftsman spring clamps, a =Craftsman= stapler, box of split copper rivets, a lil cow bell stamped "ANNUAL 1954 28th NATL. JACK PINE RUN LANSING, MICH.", small pulley and two slide gauges for my saws/sanders.
I was supposed to meet a guy with some name brand wrenches and a Craftsman electrician pocket knife but got ******* installing an alarm on my neighbors warehouse, may meet him tomorrow.
I will think about but shipping will be the killer, no way to get it into a flat rate box.
Good scores guys, like it all but I reallyover that lil Kennedy 4 drawer, Bluebolt!!!
I like it to but the hardware is probably going into a ziplock bag except for special stuff. I have WAY to much unsorted hardware around here!
I do fast sorts on most things, picking out the new, odd & brass hardware leaving the standard screws/nuts and bolts to dump in a big tote for my scrap guy. I pick through the tote when I need misc bolt or nut until it's full, then it gets scrapped and I start over. If I get matched sets of hardware, I use these bags to sort.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24952&catid=883
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24952&catid=883
SackOHammers
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quote:
I want those 2 padlocks, or at least the old Yale one
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I've been salting my pics with that Yale for a while now
I was shocked that you didn't see it sooner! Came out of my grandmothers place when they cleaned it out back in the late 80's. Found a lot of keys, too. But never for that lock.
I want those 2 padlocks, or at least the old Yale one
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Jeff Moss
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I've been salting my pics with that Yale for a while now
I was shocked that you didn't see it sooner! Came out of my grandmothers place when they cleaned it out back in the late 80's. Found a lot of keys, too. But never for that lock.eborcim
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bluebolt that is one of the better looking rail anvils I've seen...nice find
SackOHammers
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I recently found one of those too; Shell branded. It looks like your's may be missing just the anti-freeze dropper and the battery dip stick. It looks perfectly usable.
Here's the instruction sheet:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5450/9611754755_626a7cf7cf_b.jpg
Hey, thanks! Its probably not an uncommon instrument, but I never saw one before now. Only the squeeze bulb type. It makes more sense looking at a complete one. I thought it must attach to a tank or piece of test equipment with the grooves on the underside.
SackOHammers
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I don't know why but I think I do too!
Edit: Just checked ebay and found they are a bit out of my price range :
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/double-adjustable-wrench
They start at $80!
That's insane! I found mine hard packed in someones gravel driveway when I was a kid. It's one of the tools I have that is easy to find because I use it often. Its the perfect wrench for small occasions. Mines not as pretty as that one. I think it had been in the ground a year or two and had a little traffic on top of it too.
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SackOHammers
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I did a quick cleanup on the anvil, much better![/QUOTE]
I like that anvil. I want one.
I have a couple of cut ends of RR track and wondered what the best practice would be to cut and shape it into an anvil like that. A cutting torch I would think would ruin the temper. Band saw?
I like that anvil. I want one.
I have a couple of cut ends of RR track and wondered what the best practice would be to cut and shape it into an anvil like that. A cutting torch I would think would ruin the temper. Band saw?
I like that anvil. I want one.
I have a couple of cut ends of RR track and wondered what the best practice would be to cut and shape it into an anvil like that. A cutting torch I would think would ruin the temper. Band saw?[/QUOTE]
I have made a few anvils out of RR track. It is difficult to torch one on the top, the part where the wheels ride, is really hard and has lots of carbon in it and a torch will only blow globs off that part. The vertical ribbon and the base will cut fine.
A band saw won't even touch it. I used a hand grinder mostly. I have beat on my rail anvil for over 35 years and haven't even made a dent in the top of it. So temper is not an issue.
John
jeffmoss26
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quote:
I want those 2 padlocks, or at least the old Yale one
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Jeff Moss
Self-proclaimed President of the Harry Epstein Fan Club
I've been salting my pics with that Yale for a while now
Ha. Never noticed! Now I gotta go back and check
I have made a few anvils out of RR track. It is difficult to torch one on the top, the part where the wheels ride, is really hard and has lots of carbon in it and a torch will only blow globs off that part. The vertical ribbon and the base will cut fine.
A band saw won't even touch it. I used a hand grinder mostly. I have beat on my rail anvil for over 35 years and haven't even made a dent in the top of it. So temper is not an issue.
John[/QUOTE]
Actually my horizontal bandsaw had no problem cutting the top of the rail, took a little while though and I stayed there and sprayed lube on it. Might be difficult to get the top angle cuts though.
darkey
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Found these at a yard sale around the corner this spring. All are SO, the stubby's are SK, the 3 small wrenches are CM, pliers are Channelock, Matco's are Torx head, the neat combo swivel head is a 9mm matco. Item on the end is {I believe} called a crate hammer. When I worked at Hunts Point Market in the early 70's lots of the floor workers and managers carried them to open and re close the fruit and vegetable crates which were mostly all wood back then. Remember them? They sure as hell weren't "collectables" then!
Was I swindled at $11.00 for the lot? Although most of the SO's are {newer} duplicates of one's I have - but what the hell!
Also got a barely used Rigid wet/dry vac, I'm guessing 10 - 12 gallon, with attachments and 30 feet of hose sections ... that was $10.00 {!}
I NEED more sales like that!
Was I swindled at $11.00 for the lot? Although most of the SO's are {newer} duplicates of one's I have - but what the hell!
Also got a barely used Rigid wet/dry vac, I'm guessing 10 - 12 gallon, with attachments and 30 feet of hose sections ... that was $10.00 {!}
I NEED more sales like that!
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jeffmoss26
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I like those little Channellock pliers
Outlawmws
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The tops of the rails (assuming they are used) have been work hardened by the trains rolling over them for years. (The are probably hard from the factory to minimize wear)
You can lay the rail on its side when band sawing and it should be easier for the band saw blade to negotiate the hard surface from the side rather than as the entirety of the hard surface from the top. Also have the blade teeth pull the hard surface from the "inside" rather than hitting it directly on its face.
If I understand you correctly that's exactly how I did it. I used a couple of sockets under the top rail so the rail could not get pushed down. Sawing the foot actually took longer, had to put it upside down. This is another one I picked up a while back and cleaned up as well.
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msgtsmithret
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Not common to see them in the automotive repair field (though some technicians do have them) but I used the refractometer constantly on trucks where you might have up to six batteries per vehicle. A refractometer reading was required on a preventive maintenance checklist. If the readings were below spec's, then the battery was removed, placed in the battery room and serviced. Used to be a guy who had a full time job maintaining batteries. He would even melt lead and pour it into a (+) or (-) mold if the terminals were unserviceable, and usually had 10-15 batteries charging at the same time. I don't know why one would choose to work in a sealed, though vented room full of sulphuric acid and hydrogen gas, but - that's the way it used to be.
msgtsmithret
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Most of the RR anvils I have seen are cut with an oxy/act torch, like the one in your first picture. Must take a larger cutting torch than I use though! Seems to me it should be ground to eliminate the torch marks, but everyone has their own opinion. Thanks for the picture of the anvil in the power saw. I was trying to imagine how one would do that and a picture is worth 1000 words.
Outlawmws
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Yup, like Blue bolt was showing in his pic, but for a complete cut, if you can, lay it on its side, the base on the incoming side of the blade.
crewchief888
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had the day off, and had a few very important things to take care of.
stopped by a local pawn shop and picked this stuff up
proto 3/4"dr extension
bluepoint DOE wrench 1 1/16 X 1 1/4
task force 1" combo wrench brand new (it's gonna get cut off for use as a stubby open end to replace a wrench that disappeared)
all for $9
stopped by a local pawn shop and picked this stuff up
proto 3/4"dr extension
bluepoint DOE wrench 1 1/16 X 1 1/4
task force 1" combo wrench brand new (it's gonna get cut off for use as a stubby open end to replace a wrench that disappeared)
all for $9
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I have a hunting knife with a leather handle that I bought when I was a kid. I don't really use it any more and last winter I noticed that the leather had dried out and the washers were getting loose. I coated the handle with a heavy layer of mink oil, wrapped it in saran wrap, and left it for 6 months. When I checked it the other day the mink oil had soaked in, the leather had swelled, and all the washers were tight again.
DandDMachine
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Picked up this set of drawers this morning for $30. Made by Steelmaster. Its about 36" tall 30" wide 16" deep. Total of 30 drawers. They were all full of misc hardware. Mostly nails, screws, bolts, nuts, hangers, electrical, and plumbing stuff. I kept a few pieces and gave the rest of the hardware to my neighbor. Different sale had these small vises. The wood handled hand vise and the clamp on vise were each $3.
