I bought 5 of them together on the 680-mile-long St Rt 127 Yard Sale this year, in Tennessee. Brought them home and sold 4 of them at a regional flea market, which left me the last one, at zero cost. For now I think I will keep that last one. It is the 2nd-from-top unit in the photo.
Went to a local auction this week and bought this stuff. Hammond 10" Grinder, 3 phase ($40), Ridgid 230V 3 phase 7hp 14 " abrasive saw, stand and all the blades ($25), 2- Mututoyo digital calipers ($110-I really needed them), strapping machine-all the better to ship vises and anvils ($20), Kennedy Tool Box ($10), 25-3m wheels and 3 boxes of scouring pads ($150). Bought the axe head at a tag sale down the street. I guess these are pretty rare.. Collins Seagrave Legitimus 6lb axe head
Excited about the grinder, really bought it just for the Baldor lights but will try to use it. It has a self contained dust collection system.
The chop saw was a no brainer. The heavy metal table is gorgeous and it comes with a ton of wheels. Paid up for the calipers but I need one and the convoluted wheels were really cheap vs what they actually cost.
Cannot complain at all. Lost a lot of items but I'm not rich so there you go.
I bought 5 of them together on the 680-mile-long St Rt 127 Yard Sale this year, in Tennessee. Brought them home and sold 4 of them at a regional flea market, which left me the last one, at zero cost. For now I think I will keep that last one. It is the 2nd-from-top unit in the photo.
Free to me from my wife's optometry office:
Sadler Hot Box glass bead frame warmer. Adjustable from 110 to 400 degrees F. Don't know today what I'll use it for, but I'll think of something![/QUOTE]
One great use for it is warming plastic high pressure fuel lines and hoses that are a tight fit. It'll make them pliable and easier to push on over the fittings. That's a pretty cool "salt pan" as we used to call them. That thing is probably at least 40 years old. (probably older) Most optical shops use a frame warmer nowadays.
LOL
Found a few Goodies at an estate sale today:
Tool for measuring the set of a hand saw - I've never seen anything like this one - made in Germany.
Blue Frog
). Most prices were dirt cheap as quoted, so much so that almost all of us paid more than the asking price. For instance, a guy I know that has a used tool store was quoted $75 and he gave them $100. My small pile was quoted at $2, so I paid $10 and still felt like I got a great deal.Glad you made it down to that second sale, Jake!
Late afternoon CL find (I actually found it last night, slept on it, then went for it)
This is a 1958 Coleman 228F lantern, No big deal there, they are repetitively common BUT... This one had not single nick, scratch chip in the top vent, AND never had fuel or been fired! See the envelope inside? Those are the original supplied mantles! The only thing missing was the box and instructions!
I paid his asking price, which IMO was still a great deal at $60
