2014 Garage sale thread!

[SackOHammers]

I LOVE those long Cman #2's. Only have one that I have found so far. Would love to get lucky enough to find the whole set!

Those long, thin, wrenches are for adjusting tappets on engines. They are sort of a set by themselves.

 

[CTyankee]

Small local flea market finally up and running this year. Picked up these Craftsman vice grips. Doesn't state made in USA..Has an "I" in a circle after the word Craftsman. Curious as the the age. Anyone know when they started adding the easy release lever? A little scuffed up, but doesn't appear they have seen much use.. 5 dollars

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[mr mopar]

ok so how did i do picked up a delta model 10 deluxe radial arm saw model 33-990 and a delta 10" contractors saw II model 36-630 all for $100 all works to will get pics posted soon

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Pics later, spent more than I expected today, but did fairly well.... 2 garrett tubro's, a dunlap socket set, and a bag of =V= goodies earlier....

 

[G_P]

Those long, thin, wrenches are for adjusting tappets on engines. They are sort of a set by themselves.

I thought they were tappet wrenches. I like them due to how thin they are.

 

[Cameronl]

$5 at an estate sale last week:

A fist full of Craftsman combos, a Williams combo and a metal 6" ruler.

Then I found this (I added the googly eyes. Just because...)

A first generation Roomba floor vacuum. $15 with two battery packs and two virtual walls (units for open doorways and passages to keep the Roomba to one room.) The woman selling it said it worked when they put it away. Of course when I got home, the batteries were stone dead. New battery packs are $50. I was getting ready to order sub-C cells to rebuild one for about $25, when I found brand new OEM battery packs on clearance for only $18. Score! Battery arrived the other day, and they thing works perfectly! Now I have to name it.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Man, you guys are killing it!!

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

I didn't pull the trigger on a Dazor lamp with magnifier for $50.00. It was gone when I went past the booth later. I didn't have the cash on me and I don't REALLY need it. It's still bothers me though . . .

Jim

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Pics!



The two tubros, both need be to rebuilt... but for slightly, and i mean slightly, more than the price of scrap, I couldn't lose. Believe they're for 90's eclipse gst.



real old Dunlap socket set with case, nearly complete.



Wrench Mania! Haggling with old russian brothers who speak broken english at 8am when you haven't finished your coffee yet is a challenge. But, I gave them $72 for the lot, which is a lot, but better than the $4 wrench / $10 ratchet they initially wanted. Most of the CMan is =v= with a few -v- mixed in, model numbers only on 2 of the ratchets Oh, and theres a bunch of =V= metric in there, which is very hard to find I believe.

Oh, and the one rat:

 

[Bobcat753]

Outlaw I'm interested in the snapon massive crows feet if your interested in trading them for something. I've always wanted massive crows feet for some reason

 

[Smokeshow69]

Yeah I should probably scrap them so they can be shipped across the big pond to be made in to HF tools...



NOT!


Sorry, going to have to ask: how did it ruin the canvas? I've machine washed canvas before with no issues... As long as it's not isn't the throes of rotting away, it should be fine?

So I was genius enough to was a WW2 shelter half in the washing machine without thinking about it It left all these wrinkle marks where the shelter had rubbed all over the inside of the washing machine. It has a permanent acid wash pattern to it I think in the military items I have seen that are made of canvas the cleaning directions say hand wash at the most but no machine wash?? I am not trying to claim to be a canvas expert, just want to save someone from ruining something like I did

 

[jakemac]

I've always wanted massive crows feet for some reason

Start chain smoking and spending all your time in the sun out on salt water.
You'll have massive crows feet in no time.

 

[Bobcat753]

No jake I don't want those type! Thats over 50 years away before I start to get those!

 

[That Man's Mustache]

MMM me likey!

Me too! That's the first crown top anything I've seen for sale. I plan on cleaning and oiling this week!

 

[That Man's Mustache]

I LOVE those long Cman #2's. Only have one that I have found so far. Would love to get lucky enough to find the whole set!

There were the three #2s of different vintages, also two #1s as well. There were also two that were different sizes but not marked with a number. Either the guy inherited a set or couldn't find the old one and had to buy another. That's never happened!

 

[Duct Tape Man]

Was at a trade show this weekend, only got a chance to go to a few garage sales on late Sunday, but I still rocked it:

pics 1-3: all for $10
- Lot of 13 C-clamps, 3 made by Wilton, 1 by Armstrong, 1 by Vulcan Tools, and 8 misc old Craftsman. Sizes range from 4-inch to 1-inch, various sizes. I needed some C-clamps so these are welcome.

pic 4: all for $7
- Armstrong offset double box, 3/4 by 7/8
- Proto 202 slip joint pliers
- outlet electrical tester, brand new by Ericson
- old large Yale lock, no keys. Have a pile of old Yale keys, going to see if there's a off chance that one of them fits
- old RCA phono plug

 

[jeffmoss26]

Nice Yale padlock! If you want to get rid of it, you know who to PM

 

[bryanrj]

Mustache, love the Williams Midget set. I am a sucker for all the different brands out there. If it needs a good home, PM me!

 

[AE2]

$2 from yesterday's flea market. Just needs a good cleaning and a fresh 9v battery in tone generator, probe had a good battery but needed a screw.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Nice find, that's an old one!

 

[zkling]

I've always wanted massive crows feet for some reason

There is something you probably won't ever hear a woman say.

 

[RedVise]

OK going for it:
The driver with the fat handle is Deco, and has six holes in the fat part that the half grooves line up with, almost like its for bit storage..

:

Outlaw, that Deco driver is a 9/32, discussed over at Tooltalk. Cleans up to a nice looking driver.
http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=5476.0

Brian

 

[AE2]

Nice find, that's an old one!

This one makes 4 for me, but I figured it needed to be saved from a life at the bottom of a flea market vendors box of unknown soon to be broken junk.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I have 3 complete sets. Progressive/Tempo, Aines, and Fluke. Oddly enough I've never really needed to use more than one at a time in the field.

 

[AE2]

I have 3 complete sets. Progressive/Tempo, Aines, and Fluke. Oddly enough I've never really needed to use more than one at a time in the field.

I usually need one when I don't have it. I think I have decided this one gets to live in the car.

 

[whyNick?]

$2 from yesterday's flea market. Just needs a good cleaning and a fresh 9v battery in tone generator, probe had a good battery but needed a screw.

Forgive my ignorance but what are these for? I found one just like yours in an intersection years ago. It seems to work but what does it do? From looking at it I'd guess it is for tracing phone circuits but otherwise I'm at a loss.

 

[nine4gmc]

We called them "sniffers" in the cable industry, they are for finding specific wires in a bundle. You clip the transmitter on the known end and use the sniffer to sniff out the other end in a group of unmarked wires.

AKA toners

 

[Ben Buck]

$2 from yesterday's flea market. Just needs a good cleaning and a fresh 9v battery in tone generator, probe had a good battery but needed a screw

Great find!

What bird farm were you on. I rode a can EM 2

 

[mattblast]

Hit two sales on mothers day. Got to both just before closing of last day of 3 day sale. I didn't expect to find much but amazingly there was quite a bit and they were officially offering 50% off but in reality it was much better.

Wish I got there sooner before most if the tools were picked up. Here us what I got for $30 at first sale.

Set of SK SAE crows feet.
3 Osborne punches 3/8, 7/32, 3/16
#6 and #7 LM removers

Small Yankee #15 1906 patent
Scout knife
Swiss made tweezers. Very fine point
Awl
Mayhew 7mm punch
Singer sewing machine screwdriver

8" and 6" crescent
4" snap on
"Din 895"open wrench
Klein hex set

Klein needle nose
Snap on needle nose
3 boker pliers

Snap on "5" pliers
Snap on 85 (vacuum grip)
Snap on 57r
Utica cutter
Snap on 87 (vacuum grip)

Vise grips - rusty
Blue point cdt1 cutter
Miller stripper
Japan made cutter

2 Jorgensen clamps. Still have original price tags on handles ($11.90 and $8.70)

Hose fittings

6" file
Snap on small slotted screwdriver
Xcelite small slotted screwdriver
Unknown tool? Spring loaded circle cutter?
End pulls out and compressed internal spring. When released it snaps back shut

Lube

Bondhus metric ball end hex wrenches

New Medeco lockset
Used 18 pin papaiz lock
Old master warded lock

Stihl tool kit
Hinges

Pressure washer parts? Probably only scrap value

Close up

Second sale got three items for $7

Wabeco vise

Stanley drill

HKP 2" cutter

 

[AE2]

$2 from yesterday's flea market. Just needs a good cleaning and a fresh 9v battery in tone generator, probe had a good battery but needed a screw

Great find!

What bird farm were you on. I rode a can EM 2

I was with VAW116 on the Constellation.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Damn! Any keys with that Medeco lock?

 

[mattblast]

Damn! Any keys with that Medeco lock?

Two keys and tag with code.

And all other accessories

 

[jeffmoss26]

Damn! Very nice.

 

[whyNick?]

We called them "sniffers" in the cable industry, they are for finding specific wires in a bundle. You clip the transmitter on the known end and use the sniffer to sniff out the other end in a group of unmarked wires.

AKA toners

Thanks Nine4, I figured it was something like that but wasn't sure.

 

[Flatland Dave]

Haven't had much luck lately. Sales just getting started here. Picked up this for $3.00 the other day.
Thorsen and unknown Lineman's pliers.
And a Peterson era vise grip.
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[nine4gmc]

Nice Petersens Dave, I still have not found that style in the wild around here.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

AE2- Awesome score with the Toner!


Didn't have too much time for sales this weekend but managed to find a couple. One of them will be there all summer, so I'll be back to dig next weekend.

1st sale-6 made in USA wrenches (4$) no markings besides drop forged and made in usa I'm going to clean them up and use them for cabinet door handles in my garage.

2nd sale- leather wrapped Lufkin 50ft metal tape measure (1$) It's in pretty good shape. The numbers are embossed not printed. It's nice and compact so I think I'm going to keep it in my truck.

 

[Itinerant]

On my lunch break today I was looking at the local ads and came across a listing for a roller combo at a very attractive price. The listing wasn’t at all descriptive of the boxes and the photos weren't helpful either although I could see that the boxes were 26” and the locks had been replaced with hasps. The listing did say that whatever was in the boxes went with them and it was close to home so I made the call. The seller couldn’t tell me anything more about the boxes but agreed to hold them until I could come round after work and look at them. When I arrived I saw that the boxes were of a very inexpensive non-descript type but I bought them anyway for the contents.

The photos show what I culled from the boxes although some of it will likely go into my garage sale pile for this weekend along with the boxes themselves and the 18 or so non-USA combo wrenches and the screwdrivers, sockets and hex keys I left in them. There is also a drawer full of hardware and fasteners to sort through tomorrow.

First photo: brand new ball mount kit with ball, Arrow T55 staple gun and box of staples, 6”, 10” and 14” pipe wrenches, the 6” with tag is a brand new Ridgid, 4 ½” and 6” Kant Twist clamps, and a 4” adjustable clamp.

Second photo: Electrical wire and associated tape, nuts and splices, Simonds hack saw blade, spring clamps, Amp Inc service tool, Dremel brushes, Husky USA #3 phillips, Proto Pro punch, Craftsman alignment tool, Husky USA Torx driver, Phoenix Contact screw driver, Valorbe file, USA marked combo square, Ridgid #15 tubing cutter, chalk line, Eklind #5 hex key set, Osborn internal brush set, 2” Adjustable clamp, 100 pack of Stanley blades, box cutter, 12” Billings Vitalloy adjustable wrench, wrenches by Proto, CMan and others, stainless steel brush, Fuller chisel in need of a cleaning and sharpening, drywall saw and a 6” Starrett rule.

Third photo: box of peg board accessories, two Weller soldering irons and a half spool of Silvabrite solder.

The seller is moving and just wanted everything gone, I paid $30.

 

[Flatintoone]

My weekend tool box find has already slipped down a few pages, but here are more details:

zkling, the piano hinge for the lid is full-width. I didn't think to look at the one for the front cover.

This photo shows the top compartment and the underside of the lid (front cover moved out of the way. Notice the black textured finish, the blue where it was scraped away, and where the light blue-gray was sprayed over part of it:


Here is a close-up of the label. Decal or paint, I'd be surprised if it could be saved. There are traces of gold visible, if that helps anyone:


Finally, a worn spot on the front cover with the layers visible:


Up next: the other stuff I bought there

 

[zkling]

That is a cool box. I couldn't find the catalog scan I have of it. So many files. I think this is the correct emblem it should have on the front. I have a smaller late 30's two drawer that needs the same emblem.