2014 Garage sale thread!

[nine4gmc]

Man you guys are killing it!! I've been down sick so nothing from me this week but

 

[garthg]

Great finds guys. It seems to be slowing down quite a bit around here. Nice weekend, yet very few sales. $20 got me this lot. There are 40 stainless drawer pulls in the bag, the trimmer is like new, but needs a pull cord (I broke it). Ax is a plumb, Ryobi sander is new and USA, has a number of new sheet packs in the box. One sale advertised "tools tools and even more tools", it was anything but.

If I can just find a gas blower asap I'll be set for those darn leaves.



Nice, is that ratchet black oxide finish or is the chrome just that far gone?

That Stihl string trimmer is about $300. I know; I bought one new after I got sick of my darn Craftsman that refused to start.

Nice find. Parts are easy to get at your local Stihl dealer.

 

[dngrmse]

You ****. How much did you pay for the battery charger? I have one similar to it.

Sounds like an old roll a bench, was the condition of the box that bad (rust paint, dents wise)? Sounds like it was repainted white, missing casters is a bit odd. Good score on the screwdrivers and wrenches though.



$10+$10+$20=$40

The battery charger cost me $20. Spent a total of $60 bucks. The roll front box is actually complete, appears to never have been used. The casters are in one of the drawers, as is the handle I thought was missing. It has not been repainted, it is white. She's firm on $200 though, I'm considering it.

 

[zkling]

The battery charger cost me $20. Spent a total of $60 bucks. The roll front box is actually complete, appears to never have been used. The casters are in one of the drawers, as is the handle I thought was missing. It has not been repainted, it is white. She's firm on $200 though, I'm considering it.

I'm ~ 98% sure it has been repainted. Back when those were produced they didn't offer any other color but red. It may have been repainted well, but still repainted. That's not a terrible price for it, as long as there aren't any major issues (Ex. slide or rot issues). Good that the casters are there. You might want to flip the cover around to check it out before purchase. The cover handle is just a simple piece of sheet metal bent at 90 with two mounting holes.

BTW, It's a KRA300 from the 70's- early 80's. Called a rolla bench.

 

[Davefr]

The battery charger cost me $20. Spent a total of $60 bucks. The roll front box is actually complete, appears to never have been used. The casters are in one of the drawers, as is the handle I thought was missing. It has not been repainted, it is white. She's firm on $200 though, I'm considering it.

If that cabinet has the rolltop front and is in original/lightly used condition you better go get it!!

It should be very easy to tell if the paint is original or not.

 

[dngrmse]

I'm ~ 98% sure it has been repainted. Back when those were produced they didn't offer any other color but red. It may have been repainted well, but still repainted. That's not a terrible price for it, as long as there aren't any major issues (Ex. slide or rot issues). Good that the casters are there. You might want to flip the cover around to check it out before purchase. The cover handle is just a simple piece of sheet metal bent at 90 with two mounting holes.

BTW, It's a KRA300 from the 70's- early 80's. Called a rolla bench.

The reason I don't think it has been repainted is because there is a pair of new drawer slides still in the original packaging that are white and match the color exactly. That plus I saw no signs of red in or around the cabinet.

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

$75 from CL. Was actually at an auction I couldn't make yesterday, but saw it last night on CL.

 

[nine4gmc]

Suckage of the year award goes to....

 

[RedRabbit]

picked all this up the other day. i should be arrested for the price that i paid

What gun is that? It looks like a smg with a wire stock.

 

[jakemac]

This mornings YS was a bust, but I did OK at the FM nearby.

Pic 1 - $13
- NIB US General Display Jack (matches the Husky one I found last week, but blue. It seems that I'm starting a collection. )
- Herbrand #820 stud remover
- Williams DOE Superrenches
_____________ #1727 5/8" - 9/16"
_____________ #1725-B 9/16" - 1/2"
_____________ #1723 7/16" - 3/8"
_____________ #1721 3/8" - 5/16"
- Williams #1120 Ignition wrench 5/16"
- SK #81003 6" screwdriver
Enderes #FB3810 10" screwdriver


After the FM I called a CL ad and went to pick it up.

Pics 2-5 - $50
Kennedy #5150 2-drawer mid box w/ key

I was surprised to find that while the box has 2 drawers, the case has the runners installed to pull out the deep drawer and replace it with 2 short drawers (last picture). This one will go with my Kennedy 3-drawer top in my bedroom for hobby work.

The box is in great shape. No rust or dents. Even the felt in the top drawer looks unused. I didn't even bother dickering over the price. I just paid what he was asking for it. The ad was up for 6 days, I can't believe that I was the first one to call him about it.

While cleaning it out to lube the slides I found a few graduation photos hidden under the drawers. I'll mail them back so the family won't loose them.

 

[G_P]

What gun is that? It looks like a smg with a wire stock.

Looks like it had a wood stock at one point. Hopefully its not a full auto SMG because that would require a lot of paperwork and money to be legal.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

Good day at the flea market, been a while since I had a free day to visit one. Here's the saves:

Pic 1: all for FREE
pair of Disston hole saws, with about 2 dozen new and used long blades for them, owner said "just get them outta here"

Pics 2-3: all for FREE
chunk of a lathe, unknown make and part number, forget the $10 marking on it, once again, FREE, went along with the hole saws

Pics 4-6: $13 for all
- Rosco "Two-Fister Mechanics Unbreakable screwdriver, lookit the handle!
- pair of nutdrivers, Vaco and a magnetic Xcelite
- Stanley 15-033 jab saw handle
- heavy wrench, 563D is the only thing on it, size is 7/8 on open end ???
- Bridgeport Line 7-inch slip-joint pliers
- Schrader 8159B air chuck
- bicycle wrench, made in England
- 4 regular sockets (2 Apex, 1 Craftsman and 1 Proto)
- 11 magnetic sockets (4 Butler, 3 Brown, 2 Apex, 1 Snap-On, and 1 Qual-Tool)

 

[Duct Tape Man]

Looks like it had a wood stock at one point. Hopefully its not a full auto SMG because that would require a lot of paperwork and money to be legal.

SATISTRACTION - you have a dilemma, and a piece of history, on your hands. That, my friend, is the remains of a Volkssturmgewehr, the final assault rifle that was developed in the final days of the Third Reich to supply a cheap automatic weapon to the people of Germany, who were for the most part, forced to be soldiers to defend the fatherland against the Allied onslaught. There were only about 10K made, and most are lost forever. That one, minus the stock which is missing on yours, was probably brought home in a GI's duffle bag after the war.

Here's the dilemma, though: IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE. You can get 10 years in prison for owning it, since it is an automatic weapon that is not registered with the NFA branch of BATFE. The window for registering new entries into the NFA database ended in 1986, so unless you have a registered weapon (and I don't think you do) you are in possession of both a priceless historical artifact, and a worthless prison sentence. What I would do if I were you, is talk to your sheriff about what you found and how you got it, and arrange to give it to them, with the understanding that it get donated to a licensed museum, to save it for historical purposes. The NRA museum in Fairfax, VA is a good one I'd recommend, there are quite a few interesting pieces in it that were donated in similar fashion. The museums can have them, YOU CAN'T. Make it happen ASAP before someone from a letter agency shows up at your doorstep with a set of cuffs and makes you go into a museum, a museum of convicts.

 

[Snap_cap]

SATISTRACTION - you have a dilemma, and a piece of history, on your hands. That, my friend, is the remains of a Volkssturmgewehr, the final assault rifle that was developed in the final days of the Third Reich to supply a cheap automatic weapon to the people of Germany, who were for the most part, forced to be soldiers to defend the fatherland against the Allied onslaught. There were only about 10K made, and most are lost forever. That one, minus the stock which is missing on yours, was probably brought home in a GI's duffle bag after the war.

Here's the dilemma, though: IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE. You can get 10 years in prison for owning it, since it is an automatic weapon that is not registered with the NFA branch of BATFE. The window for registering new entries into the NFA database ended in 1986, so unless you have a registered weapon (and I don't think you do) you are in possession of both a priceless historical artifact, and a worthless prison sentence. What I would do if I were you, is talk to your sheriff about what you found and how you got it, and arrange to give it to them, with the understanding that it get donated to a licensed museum, to save it for historical purposes. The NRA museum in Fairfax, VA is a good one I'd recommend, there are quite a few interesting pieces in it that were donated in similar fashion. The museums can have them, YOU CAN'T. Make it happen ASAP before someone from a letter agency shows up at your doorstep with a set of cuffs and makes you go into a museum, a museum of convicts.

Knew I'd seen that configuration before... was thinking it was Soviet though.

 

[jakemac]

If the firing pin is removed and destroyed (or turned over to the sheriff), then it could be classified as an artifact and not a firearm.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

If the firing pin is removed and destroyed (or turned over to the sheriff), then it could be classified as an artifact and not a firearm.

NO. You have an idea, and it's sorta correct, there are some guns that are called DEWATS, that have had major demilitarization done to them, like welding the chamber shut, welding the bolt to the receiver, i.e. made so it can never work again. Removing the firing pin is temporary, you can replace a firing pin. PLUS, all DEWATs need to be registered with ATF just like any other Class III machinegun, so once again, no paperwork on the gun, you go to jail REGARDLESS of whether you DEWAT it or whatever. The receiver is the gun, according to ATF, and as long as it exists in whole form, you have an unregistered machinegun.

I'm getting this info from ATF's website and .pdfs.

 

[jakemac]

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Outlawmws]

Kinda looks like a loading dock light, used for lighting up the inside of trailers.

How long are the arms?

24 and 16" respectively to the pivot points.

 

[zkling]

That Stihl string trimmer is about $300. I know; I bought one new after I got sick of my darn Craftsman that refused to start.

Nice find. Parts are easy to get at your local Stihl dealer.

It's a FS40C. I got the string replaced today, it broke at the knot, so I just used the old string after checking for any possible issues. Quick carb clean for insurance and it fired up 2nd pull, runs great, seems like a nice unit Now the hunt for a blower.

Does yours seem to idle real low?

After the FM I called a CL ad and went to pick it up.

Nice box, even better that it is a real size box and not one of those goofy machinist's boxes.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

ARGH! I was a little misstaken - the Volkssturmgewehr weapon that SATISTRACTION has is a semi-auto RIFLE, not a machinegun! However, there was a selective-fire variant, which is still illegal. Best bet for him is to do some more research, perhaps take it to a gun museum again, I don't know, but he'll have to find someone who can tell the difference between the semi-auto variety and the select-fire one. If it's select-fire, then what I said before about getting it gone ASAP still applies. However, if it's just semi-auto, he has a valuable piece of history there!

 

[Lbcwanabe]

Cool thread

 

[Flatintoone]

I mentioned the big Blackhawk lug wrench I picked up at the auction yesterday. Here it is:




All 13 and a half pounds of it. The smallest end is 15/16", the biggest is 1-9/16"

 

[RedRabbit]

Looks like it had a wood stock at one point. Hopefully its not a full auto SMG because that would require a lot of paperwork and money to be legal.

Unless it's not in firing condition, i.e. bar welded in barrel. And the stock kinda reminds me of ak style stocks but also looks possibly like a wire one. It does look awesome though.

 

[G_P]

Unless it's not in firing condition, i.e. bar welded in barrel. And the stock kinda reminds me of ak style stocks but also looks possibly like a wire one. It does look awesome though.

To legally disable a gun the receiver has to be destroyed in a way tha makes it unable to be easily put back together. Barrels can be swapped. They would have to remove the guts of the rifle and fill the receiver with weld. Typically they are cut into 3 pieces with a torch.

 

[RedRabbit]

ARGH! I was a little misstaken - the Volkssturmgewehr weapon that SATISTRACTION has is a semi-auto RIFLE, not a machinegun! However, there was a selective-fire variant, which is still illegal. Best bet for him is to do some more research, perhaps take it to a gun museum again, I don't know, but he'll have to find someone who can tell the difference between the semi-auto variety and the select-fire one. If it's select-fire, then what I said before about getting it gone ASAP still applies. However, if it's just semi-auto, he has a valuable piece of history there!

hopefully its semi then. It kinda looked like a sten gun build style, and the bolt reminds me of an SKS, but the magazine from the bottom made me think it was german. Intresting to know what it really is.

 

[RedRabbit]

To legally disable a gun the receiver has to be destroyed in a way tha makes it unable to be easily put back together. Barrels can be swapped. They would have to remove the guts of the rifle and fill the receiver with weld. Typically they are cut into 3 pieces with a torch.

ohh thanks for the clarification, i heard that a bar is sufficient but I guess its not. Taking a torch to that will break my history loving heart.

 

[G_P]

Bars in the barrel are part of the process for some guns. Especially mortars and artillery. Hopefully if that is a full auto, it will be able to be donated instead of destroyed. Sadly many police departments would rather destroy it. It looks good on your reports to show that you took a machine gun off the streets. Even if it was a non working rusty junker.

 

[rpenterics]

$75 from CL. Was actually at an auction I couldn't make yesterday, but saw it last night on CL.

Good score! You were down in my neck of the woods - only about 5 miles away. I saw the auction and the CL ad but I was too busy pulling beans out of the field, glad someone on here got them.

 

[SatisTraction]

SATISTRACTION - you have a dilemma, and a piece of history, on your hands. That, my friend, is the remains of a Volkssturmgewehr, the final assault rifle that was developed in the final days of the Third Reich to supply a cheap automatic weapon to the people of Germany, who were for the most part, forced to be soldiers to defend the fatherland against the Allied onslaught. There were only about 10K made, and most are lost forever. That one, minus the stock which is missing on yours, was probably brought home in a GI's duffle bag after the war.

Here's the dilemma, though: IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE. You can get 10 years in prison for owning it, since it is an automatic weapon that is not registered with the NFA branch of BATFE. The window for registering new entries into the NFA database ended in 1986, so unless you have a registered weapon (and I don't think you do) you are in possession of both a priceless historical artifact, and a worthless prison sentence. What I would do if I were you, is talk to your sheriff about what you found and how you got it, and arrange to give it to them, with the understanding that it get donated to a licensed museum, to save it for historical purposes. The NRA museum in Fairfax, VA is a good one I'd recommend, there are quite a few interesting pieces in it that were donated in similar fashion. The museums can have them, YOU CAN'T. Make it happen ASAP before someone from a letter agency shows up at your doorstep with a set of cuffs and makes you go into a museum, a museum of convicts.

you are partially correct.

It is a VG1-5 and its very rare. However is semi auto and classified as a relic on the NFA list. I have checked it out several times.

 

[caesar2001]

I stopped at an Estate Sale on Friday while at lunch. I got it all for $5.
Among my find:
A Bonney DOE
3 Cornwell sockets
1 Cornwell Combo wrench
3 Craftsman =V= sockets
2 Craftsman BE sockets
1 Duro Chrome socket
1 Duro Chrome DOE wrench
1 Indestro socket
3 Mac (Sabina,O. stamped) sockets
1 Powr Kraft deep well socket
1 Powr Kraft 100 socket
1 SK Wayne Socket
1 Snap On socket (PF-100)
1 Snap On socket (SW-260)
4 Williams sockets
A Ford DOE
An unknown DOE
An unknown socket 13/16" The only mark is a SR inside a square (any ideas here?)
A flathead screwdriver socket (marked with J-2155 KMO)
2 sockets <strike>without manufacturer markings</strike> New Britain (9/16 & 25/32)
An unmarked finger grip pliers.
And the oddest socket of the bunch...an oval drive Walden Worchester socket (19/32) from the 1920s.

Also picked up a wood lathe with some old craftsman tools via craigslist.



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[msgtsmithret]

How about that. . .seems "no one wanted" this Mac tool box from @1980 at a yard sale this weekend. So I volunteered to buy it. It needs work, two popped rivets and its missing one handle, but the box is in fairly good shape besides that. He wanted 100 but it didn't sell. Asked if I'd give him 50. You betcha!

 

[jakemac]

Nice !

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

Good score! You were down in my neck of the woods - only about 5 miles away. I saw the auction and the CL ad but I was too busy pulling beans out of the field, glad someone on here got them.

Never been done that way before, reminds me of where I grew up.

 

[Outlawmws]

M. Sgt, you're going to like that drawer layout!

 

[zkling]

More pictures of that axe please! Most people on this board are Plomb fans, I happen to be one of the few Plumb fans. It looks newer though, so I don't know.

Ask and you shall receive.I don't have access to my heavy grinder and cup brushes at the moment, but it should clean up well. If you have any info on it I'd be interested to hear.

 

[msgtsmithret]

M. Sgt, you're going to like that drawer layout!

I already like it! First 3 drawers are divided front to back. Next few are divided side to side and are deeper. Last one is the deepest and no dividers. I plan to "overhaul" it, repaint original colors and add a butcher block top to replace the POS stained plywood top. Originally the top was a rubber mat, but I prefer the wood. Going to add my 3.5" Sears vise on the right front, making it a mobile workbench/toolbox. I going to enjoy this project!

 

[msgtsmithret]

BTW, in my humble freaking opinion, the person who prices things at my local HFH store has lost their mind. To wit:

One nice old vise with a $150 price tag.

Now I want a store - any store - to make a profit but DAMN! They did get this for free.

 

[msgtsmithret]

Pics:

 

[Youngguns]

Ask and you shall receive.I don't have access to my heavy grinder and cup brushes at the moment, but it should clean up well. If you have any info on it I'd be interested to hear.

OK, it does look like it has some age to it, but that handle is throwing me off. Either way, an axe is an axe, and it must be restored!

Take the grinder to the poll and get rid of that ugly mushrooming, try not to scar up the stamp in the process. The bit doesn't look too bad, so sharpen that with a file, not a grinder. You run the risk of removing the temper with a high-speed grinder. You don't have to worry with the poll, as they're not hardened in most axes. That's why they're always mushroomed over, people think they're hammers and they're not. Finally, sand down the handle to remove that paint/varnish, it'll just blister your hands. Apply some oil of your choice to both, handle and head, and it will serve you well.

Oh, is the head epoxied, or wedged?

 

[jakemac]

BTW, in my humble freaking opinion, the person who prices things at my local HFH store has lost their mind. To wit:

One nice old vise with a $150 price tag.

Now I want a store - any store - to make a profit but DAMN! They did get this for free.

Oof.
That's a $50 vise at best. He must be using balane's ebay auctions to price things without doing the work to earn it.