2018 Garage Sale Thread

[Outlawmws]

Guessing like 18x24

That's a good size. Not too big, not too small!

 

[chrislehr]

That's a good size. Not too big, not too small!

Yea. I can read it ok at eight feet so enough that i can usually just look up. Trying to decide if its handier near drills workbench or tablesaw.

 

[isb cornbinder]

]Depends on how you define large.[/B]

The 41588 is 3/8 X 12"; 16" including the handle. It's a very beefy screwdriver.



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I took my wife to SUBWAY for lunch. She ordered a 6 inch sandwich. That was the moment when she discovered I had been lying to her for more than three decades.

 

[fowldarr]

I took my wife to SUBWAY for lunch. She ordered a 6 inch sandwich. That was the moment when she discovered I had been lying to her for more than three decades.

I always tell my wife they gave her the footlong by mistake.


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[Outlawmws]

What do you tell her when she orders the foot long?

 

[tym]

Not quite a flea market, but I was clued in to a cool Finnish surplus shop online. Two weeks later (and with $10 shipping), I received the following.

The Swiss shovel is aluminum and dated 1939. The removable handle is an ingenious design. When the knurled collar is slid proximally, the tongue clamps the handle. A dimple in the metal locks it into.

The Esbit field stove is about the size of a deck of cards and arrived a little squished, but I was able to straighten it and replace a broken rivet with a screw and nut.

 

[Moe_Hushlin]

I make my living at the flea, I would never do anything else if I posted everything great that I find to buy and flip. Here are the prime picks of mine that I acquired this past weekend.

First the best find this weekend, I involuntarily convulsed when I seen the Hazet 772 Lug Wrench on the table....$1

In the next photos:

Klein 12" Adjustable $3
Matco 1" 4 way angle wrench, Snap-on 15mm combo wrench, Snap-on 1/2 x 9/16 dbe - $6
Craftsman 1/2 Reversible Ratcheting Wrench USA, Snap-on 16mm combo wrench - $10
7 Snap-on Hard Handle screwdrivers - $7
Mac Tools Precision Torque Metric Combination Wrenches 6mm-19mm - $70

$97 invested....will post more when I can! I always enjoy reading and seeing everyone else's finds!

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[BlueBomber]

I make my living at the flea, I would never do anything else if I posted everything great that I find to buy and flip. Here are the prime picks of mine that I acquired this past weekend.

First the best find this weekend, I involuntarily convulsed when I seen the Hazet 772 Lug Wrench on the table....$1

I just looked up what those are bringing on eBay....you ****...that is all.

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[jakemac]

What do you tell her when she orders the foot long?

That John Holmes is an urban myth.

 

[toolmiser]

I don't think the Subway 6" is even 6" any more. Sorry to bring up the bad news.

 

[EOC_Jason]

I don't think the Subway 6" is even 6" any more. Sorry to bring up the bad news.

There was a lawsuit a while back over someone being shorted on their sandwiches... I don't know whatever happened of it...

You would think they would do like a baker's dozen... Make it just a little bigger to be safe...

 

[Hexen]

I don't think the Subway 6" is even 6" any more. Sorry to bring up the bad news.

Actually, there was a lawsuit a couple years ago that forced them to start measuring their bread to ensure accurate 12in and 6in lengths. https://www.eater.com/2015/10/20/9574367/subway-will-measure-bread-footlong-sandwich-lawsuit

 

[Macduf]

Goodwill find

Nothing for months then I spot sk green. Handle seems to be an odd green color. Price 2.99

 

[isb cornbinder]

What do you tell her when she orders the foot long?

That may be too much for you.

 

[Gidge]

Picked up this cool old art-deco hardware piece -- looks like a drawer pull, but it is fastened in back by 2 tiny off-set screws along a rail in the back, rather than directly into the back of the piece. Any ideas what this might be/have been ?

 

[LesserSon]

Looks cast iron. It’s an embellishment to something shaped like a rod or heavy wire. Without knowing the scale of the beadboard, it’s hard to guess the length of it. I’d think iron stove, wrought fencing or gate.

 

[Gidge]

Looks cast iron. It’s an embellishment to something shaped like a rod or heavy wire. Without knowing the scale of the beadboard, it’s hard to guess the length of it. I’d think iron stove, wrought fencing or gate.

Sorry, giving you the picture without the dimensions is like going into a lumber yard without a tape measure !

Length: 6.125"
Width (at widest point): 2.125"
Gap between back rail: 0.625"

I'm thinking an ornament on an early automobile, carriage or buggy, or maybe as you point out, some other common household item like an icebox, stove, etc. ?

The art-deco look has me thinking 1920s or 1930s, and it doesn't look like it would be used for anything too industrial as the inset screws are small and wouldn't seem to hold up to heavy-duty usage.

 

[Thirdyfivepickup]

What do you tell her when she orders the foot long?

my ex wife would say "our mailman is a goddamn liar."

 

[bluebolt]

Actually, there was a lawsuit a couple years ago that forced them to start measuring their bread to ensure accurate 12in and 6in lengths. https://www.eater.com/2015/10/20/9574367/subway-will-measure-bread-footlong-sandwich-lawsuit

Which was pretty much a moot point after a judge basically ruled against the class action lawsuit, settlement was for only half a million dollars which basically covered lawyers fees.

The basic point was that Subway's bread was baked from a standard frozen dough stick that outside testing showed always weighed the same. Testing showed because the bread never bakes exactly the same some was shorter than 12" and some longer.
Since the actual amount of ingredients was still the same the customer was not actually shorted.

The judge used some common sense. Only the lawyers made any real money.

 

[bluebolt]

Re: Goodwill find

Nothing for months then I spot sk green. Handle seems to be an odd green color. Price 2.99

That's a cool item. Is that the cap in the upper right corner?

Putting the sockets inside is interesting. If they had put a flex handle joint on it would be more useful in my opinion.

 

[LesserSon]

Sorry, giving you the picture without the dimensions is like going into a lumber yard without a tape measure !

Length: 6.125"
Width (at widest point): 2.125"
Gap between back rail: 0.625"

I'm thinking an ornament on an early automobile, carriage or buggy, or maybe as you point out, some other common household item like an icebox, stove, etc. ?

The art-deco look has me thinking 1920s or 1930s, and it doesn't look like it would be used for anything too industrial as the inset screws are small and wouldn't seem to hold up to heavy-duty usage.

I can’t find images of the back of what I’m picturing. I’m thinking architectural ornament. An embellishment to wrought balustrade or fencing. This would screw fit over a verticle rod. There would be a lot of them. That’s what I think for a function.
The form though...yes, art deco. Egyptian influence, but I think it is a stylized thunderbolt from Zeus or Jove. And that leads me to to speculate towards electricity, maybe a decoration on a window grate of a electric utility office building? Or something from a weather vane, lightning rod, or iron work for shutters?
I really feel like I’ve seen something like this. The way it attaches reminds me of the cast grave markers of war veterans.

 

[Gidge]

I can’t find images of the back of what I’m picturing. I’m thinking architectural ornament. An embellishment to wrought balustrade or fencing. This would screw fit over a verticle rod. There would be a lot of them. That’s what I think for a function.
The form though...yes, art deco. Egyptian influence, but I think it is a stylized thunderbolt from Zeus or Jove. And that leads me to to speculate towards electricity, maybe a decoration on a window grate of a electric utility office building? Or something from a weather vane, lightning rod, or iron work for shutters?
I really feel like I’ve seen something like this. The way it attaches reminds me of the cast grave markers of war veterans.

Interesting ... I found the piece in a box of antique electrical hardware -- I thought it looked like an insect or spider, but a lightning bolt is just as plausible, even more so given it was among electrical fixtures.

 

[jakemac]

Just got done playing 3-way CL phone tag this evening.
Seller is working in Maine, the item is in his bosses shop in Mass., the boss is at home.
Finally get things settled, hook up the trailer (kick the lights to get them to work), go to the ATM, then try to find this guy's shop. They just moved into a new space and couldn't remember the address. So, no GPS. Trying to follow country directions in the dark to find an unlit red metal barn hiding behind a corner with a line of cars up my *** with their high beams on.

Finally, success !

I hate taking pictures in the dark with a digital camera.


It's hard to tell, but there are 5 pieces of Warner 5' ladder type pipe staging (no crossbars or pins) for $20ea.
(One looks bent, it isn't, it's just the photo)

The shop changed over to Baker style staging and wanted the odds and ends cleared out of the new shop. Another ad I saw was asking $75ea in the same condition. At this price, if I need to buy crossbars and pins new, it will still be worth it. In the meantime, I'll keep an eye on CL for bits and pieces.

 

[Arne73]

I can’t find images of the back of what I’m picturing. I’m thinking architectural ornament. An embellishment to wrought balustrade or fencing. This would screw fit over a verticle rod. There would be a lot of them. That’s what I think for a function.
The form though...yes, art deco. Egyptian influence, but I think it is a stylized thunderbolt from Zeus or Jove. And that leads me to to speculate towards electricity, maybe a decoration on a window grate of a electric utility office building? Or something from a weather vane, lightning rod, or iron work for shutters?
I really feel like I’ve seen something like this. The way it attaches reminds me of the cast grave markers of war veterans.

May be a curtain rod ornament-

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[Gidge]

May be a curtain rod ornament-

Maybe...Found these in the same old box with the electrical stuff as well:



These kind of look like curtain rod hardware ... maybe ornamental shut-offs for gas light fixtures ?

 

[jakemac]

Here's a better picture of last nights haul.
No room in the garage, so they'll have to live outside for now.

 

[Richard Cranium]

jake, I used to see ads for them with the cross bars and pins for 50.00 a set, I purchased 5 sets, but have not now needed to use them. I purchased then after having to rent some for a couple of weeks. Rich

 

[jakemac]

Yea, that's my target range (or less). But the sellers in my area have been asking 2x-3x that per unit for the few that have been available. Not paying that for something that will see more use by loaning it out to family than the use it will get on my projects.

I've been able to find stray bits and pieces at estate sales now and then. I'm in no hurry.

 

[chrislehr]

The right one.

 

[trijeff]

Millers Falls No. 3 hand vise and Stanley Yankee No. 251A ratcheting tap handle wrench, both in OK shape boxes but tools themselves are basically NOS. $25 off CL, not a ridiculous deal but not bad, right on my way home from work.

 

[Hexen]

Millers Falls No. 3 hand vise and Stanley Yankee No. 251A ratcheting tap handle wrench, both in OK shape boxes but tools themselves are basically NOS. $25 off CL, not a ridiculous deal but not bad, right on my way home from work.

If you wish that the boxes were in better shape, I've found that white PVA glue (e.g. Elmer's) is great for cardboard repairs. Dab tiny amounts into the layers along the bent-up edges and you can then pinch them back into straight shape. And separating seams can be repaired with a larger amount of glue to rejoin them, and sometimes also adding a small strip of scrap paper glued to the inside of the box to reinforce the rejoined seam (and in the case of the second box, I see there's already some reinforcement material on the outside which you could re-glue over the seam instead of adding your own).

 

[Gidge]

Another hand vise:

 

[dittle fart around]

Another hand vise:

Looks like mine.

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[Levaughn]

I got these at an estate sale today.

Hinsdale model #TL-1 convertible "Tee" 1/2-drive
Williams 5/8 #1990 Brake Adjustment wrench
Williams #52 Ratchet 3/8 drive (looks new)
G.M Co dual head ratcheting Phillips made in L.I.C NY
Crescent 6" Adjustable wrench in package not shown (looks new)
Parker Hannifin #27223-1 Gauge
Plumb #4716 twelve point 1/2" socket
Japanese made 1/4' ratchet

 

[d42jeep]

We hit two estate sales in Berkeley this morning and both had really high prices which reduced our purchases somewhat. Still found some cool old tools. The first three pictures are of the early sale, which included a nice 1 lb Fairmount hammer. The next four pictures are the later sale. Some Snap-on, Craftsman, Thorsen and other tools. Among the Thorsen was the first DBE wrench I've ever seen that was 6 point on one end and 12 point on the other!
-Don

 

[Moe_Hushlin]

We hit two estate sales in Berkeley this morning and both had really high prices which reduced our purchases somewhat. Still found some cool old tools. The first three pictures are of the early sale, which included a nice 1 lb Fairmount hammer. The next four pictures are the later sale. Some Snap-on, Craftsman, Thorsen and other tools. Among the Thorsen was the first DBE wrench I've ever seen that was 6 point on one end and 12 point on the other!
-Don

Awesome finds! The slip joint / adjustable wrench combo pliers are sweet. The crafty exposed rat is also pretty cool. The one which I think is the hidden gem is the 12pt/6pt Thorsen DBE for sure. I am going to be looking for that anomaly now, never thought to look for that previously.

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[Moe_Hushlin]

I got these at an estate sale today.

Hinsdale model #TL-1 convertible "Tee" 1/2-drive
Williams 5/8 #1990 Brake Adjustment wrench
Williams #52 Ratchet 3/8 drive (looks new)
G.M Co dual head ratcheting Phillips made in L.I.C NY
Crescent 6" Adjustable wrench in package not shown (looks new)
Parker Hannifin #27223-1 Gauge
Plumb #4716 twelve point 1/2" socket
Japanese made 1/4' ratchet

The 1/2 convertible tee drive is a sick looking piece. Very crispy Williams ratchet might I add as well sir!

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[Levaughn]

Thanks.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice jeep keeper, Don! It even has traces of the label on the handle.

The Thorsen oddball looks unfinished. I wonder if it accidentally left the line without getting a second broaching on that end, or if it was intentional - the 6-point intended for undersized, stubborn or chewed up nuts or bolt heads.

 

[3baygarage]

Odd wrench. What is it, 3/8 x ?