2018 Garage Sale Thread

[Locker537]

I wasn't planning on going to any sales today, but my neighbor sends me a picture of a BUNCH of old NOS USA Cman wrenches he said he got for $17 or something like that. Guy used to work in the Springdale plant back in the day. He's moving so he's trying to sell everything in his house.

So I go there and I'm *really* trying not to buy any more trays of sockets, even though he would sell a whole tray for like $40...

Instead I go for the large sockets only, and wrenches. Unfortunately he didn't have any bagged sets of wrenches except for the older style ratcheting with the lever on the back (chinese but still nice). I also found a couple bagged sets of the 3/8" impact sockets, Metric & SAE... I don't know how or why but those were chinese too.

Lots and lots of USA wrenches... Combo, DBE, DOE, metric, sae, chrome, black oxide... I got some huge DBE's that I've never seen that large before!

I grabbed the largest of the sockets he had, mostly metric, some SAE. Also got a fair amount of 1/2" drive impact sockets and even some 3/4" impacts...

Found a 3/4" USA Flex head breaker!

A USA 1/4" speeder, still has the sticker on it.

Oh, I also found a little 1/2-9/16 DBE Stubby? Never seen one of those. Seems like it would be a super handy backup wrench.

Still going through the boxes, not really sure what all is in there... lol.

Good score on some of that! I have a set of those Craftsman ratcheting reversible wrenches and those same impact sockets. I like them both. Of course they were purchased before I realized sizes are skipped, so I'm jealous of that 18MM wrench and a few of those sockets.

 

[Catfishdan]

x2. Nicely done.





Catfishdan- is that a Bell System Plomb tool? Can you post some more pics here or the Plomb thread?

It sure is. One I've never seen before too. It's got a 7/16 opening and is marked "bell system c". All one piece with a tiny hole in the handle end.





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[Catfishdan]

Sort of non tool related, but I found this cast iron fritter pan (?) at a garage sale. I'm going to use it to cast some ingots.



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[Outlawmws]

Sort of non tool related, but I found this cast iron fritter pan (?) at a garage sale. I'm going to use it to cast some ingots.



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Then it's a tool!

 

[steaks&anvils]

Sort of non tool related, but I found this cast iron fritter pan (?) at a garage sale. I'm going to use it to cast some ingots.



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You have a bread stick pan.

Please don't use that cast iron pan for ingots. Vintage cast iron is getting hard to find these days. No one appreciates good old black iron... Most pans were cast much thinner and lighter and SMOOTHER than they manufacture now. even the bottoms are smooth and don't scratch the "glass" top stoves.

You wouldn't believe how nice my old (pre 1958) Griswold fry pan cooks on a state of the art induction cook top!

Maybe restore it and use? or pass it on to someone who will bring it back to life and appreciate it for what it it really is. I think I speak for a lot of the people on this site when i say that old tools have an "honesty" in their history, quality, feel and use that new stuff will never achieve, ever. When i hold an old tool, i wonder who used it and what was fixed with it... Think of the hard working honest people the food from this pan fed. And the world we have around us today that THEY built.

examples:

https://thepan-handler.com/product/...-cast-iron-corn-bread-stick-pan-no-22-pn-954/


https://thepan-handler.com/product/rare-minty-antique-griswold-cast-iron-bread-loaf-stick-pan/

 

[Lee Celtic]

Todays finds at the Mona sale ground.. was a small showing due to there being a dog show so the sale was outside in the cold..

https://scontent-lht6-1.**.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30265101_412217505870836_108293885221928960_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=aa8150dfea4c79c990367eac0a7cc87c&oe=5B347529

https://scontent-lht6-1.**.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30412099_412217479204172_161057133251526656_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=635bf3068604f82d487965949583bba9&oe=5B321DC6

https://scontent-lht6-1.**.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30264877_412217359204184_6946377008708321280_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=656f096d42ca79d4143aed40ca1654be&oe=5B6CCD08


No brand tin snips 50p
draper expert 3/8 extension bar 50p
new file with surface rust starting and a strange very sharp chisel 50p the pair
plane blade honing guide, eclipse punch, and no name punch along with a Garrington metric spanner £3

Record 116 clamp looks almost new for £1
A JB Hindley war marked 1945 ratchet screwdriver working well for 50p

and a strange star buy,

A Bridges of London drill powered lathe for £3.. I'm going to see what it's worth before I use the parts off it for a Frankenstein lathe build so I can make new chisel handles..

 

[LesserSon]

JAKES flea market finally opened this weekend!
I was busy Saturday, so just a quick trip this morning. It was colder than earlier in the week, and I foolishly had only a light jacket. Once my coffee was gone, bone-chilling wind crept in. Mrs LesserSon wisely took only a quick turn and headed back to the car. Nevertheless, glad to have it open again. Spotted and resisted a wood chalkboard compass, a 10” and 14” Oswego Tool Co wood-handled Stillson wrenches, a big Kreauter DOE, and a Millers Falls eggbeater drill. Also these two [S.R.] 1/2dr sockets. (Note that stamped letters are sized differently in the two examples. Is there a thread for SR sockets yet? Has anyone figured out who made them?)
My first purchase was actually a mistake - I had made a mental note to look for Vlchek Flying-V slipjoints like I’d let slip by me a couple weeks ago in a different joint, so pounced on these V-shield ones today, only afterward recalling they weren’t what I was looking for.
Before hypothermia took me, picked up some 1/2dr sockets: 2 Bonney, a Snap-on, and a mystery. The Bonney were a 4132 1" 8pt and a 1940s (CV) D38 1-3/16" 12pt. I guess the SO is a c1925/6 NO.180 9/16 6pt, but the stamping is faint. The mystery is also 6pt, marked 5/8, but I don’t see a logo. The fact that its part number (20) is the 32nds of ⅝ is probably a clue.

 

[jakemac]

YEA !!!!!!!
The local Flea Market opened for the season today !
Now maybe I can get my hunting Mojo jumpstarted (it's been on sabbatical for the last few months).

The day started in the 30's with a windchill in the low 20's, so I didn't bother to get out until later. I wasn't expecting a large turnout, but when I got there I saw a lot more vendors than usual on a cold opening day. I guess the slow winter had them itching to unload and start filling their wallets again.

Backing up :
At easter, my cousin asked if I could find her a descent snowblower for cheap money. Her husband leaves early in the morning for work and doesn't come home 'til late at night (he gets out of work at 5:30) (this is an issue in their marriage that she's been trying to work on, but it's been a solo effort for 20yrs). He digs his car out of the snowbank, and leaves all the other cars snowed in, so my cousin is left to do all the shoveling by herself. It's a small driveway, but a PITA to clean when your "partner" won't lift a finger for anyone but himself.

Present Day :
I pulled into the FM and parked my truck. Right there in front of me was the perfect snowblower for my cousin. I get out and ask about it. It's old, but in good shape and runs smooth. He only wants $75, but me being me, I chat him up about everything else under the sun then throw out "you wouldn't be able to take $60 for the blower. would you ?.

He thinks it over and as the other tables are packing up, decides that he would rather have $60 in his pocket than have to load the snowblower back into his pickup. Drove it straight over to my cousins house and dumped it in the back yard.

So now, she has a new snowblower, and I have her off my back. For now.

Lawnboy 522R (late 90's) w/ a 5hp Tecumseh motor. $60





Most of the other tables there were packing up by that time, but I did make one score for myself.

$5
S-K 40128 1/2dr 7/8" socket
---- 40128 1/2dr 7/8" socket
---- 40161 1/2dr 5" extension
Herbrand J-5 3/8dr Van-Chrome ratchet

 

[BlueBomber]

Well done, Jake!

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[Catfishdan]

My last outing of the weekend yielded a few cool bits. A handful of narrow band SK deeps I needed for a set, a 23mm Bonney socket, plomb 7/16 socket, proto pebble flare wrench, some 1/4 drive sockets and a wizard adjustable all for 10 bucks.


And a brand new looking set of Snap-On vacuum grips for $2.



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[3baygarage]

Bet it felt good getting out there Jake.

 

[Outlawmws]

Not much here today. I went to one that opened at noon just to get out of the house (nice sunny day finally after 3-4 of rain...) But I guess everyone expected more rain.

All that one had was a new red aluminum water bottle for a buck. I'll use it for camp fuel for overnighters

 

[BFBOB]

Just went to my first estate sale in a loooong time and came up with this odd set. The Indestro Select Steel DOE's caught my eye right away, and I wondered what kind of box it was. I was quite surprised to find it is also Indestro! The most recent catalog AA has is 1962, and I don't remember plastic boxes that early. Anyone know what era this set is from? I'm thinking early 70's, but was Indestro still around then?
It's a pretty complete set, with just a wrong deep socket - an Indestro Super 5/8 - it probably came with a 13/16 spark plug socket - an unbranded extension and missing the ratchet.
I'll look through my stuff - I think I may have an Indestro Select spark plug socket, but sadly I don't have any ratchets of the right type.
Another thing is that there's more than an inch of empty space between the tools and the inside of the lid. Anyone know what was there? There must have been something to hold the tools in place, but it's nowhere to be seen.

The little Williams Superjustable was a nice bonus, though it isn't in very good shape.

 

[Outlawmws]

That Indestro is a cool find Bob!

 

[Hexen]

... I was quite surprised to find it is also Indestro! The most recent catalog AA has is 1962, and I don't remember plastic boxes that early. Anyone know what era this set is from? I'm thinking early 70's, but was Indestro still around then? ...

Yes, http://alloy-artifacts.org/duro-indestro.html says
"Sometime during the '60s the Indestro operations were formally merged into Duro Metal Products, and the tools began appearing with dual brands "Duro-Indestro". The tool lines were "harmonized", which unfortunately meant that some of the special higher-end features of the Duro-Chrome tools were dropped. The company continued operating through the 1970s and 1980s, and was finally closed in 1990."

And http://toolarchives.com/node/1250 says
"By 1974, and possibly earlier, Indestro is being referred to as "Duro Metal Products Co., Indestro Division." By the early 1980's, the company as a whole is referred to as Duro/Indestro. ... On May 18, 1990, Duro transferred their trademarks to JAF, Inc."

 

[454ragtop]

Opening day of the flea market here today also, been nothing going on for yard/estate sales either, winter *****. Place was only about half full, but I did manage to spend $19. for these items. Highlight is probably the brand new Pittsburg 1/4 & 3/8 double ended extra long flex ratchet.

 

[d42jeep]

We went to a sale in San Anselmo which is in Marin County this morning. The Craigslist ad started with “Tools Tools Tools” so I was hopeful. When we arrived there were almost no tools on the tables. I talked my way into his garage with some difficulty and spotted three Kennedy boxes. I zeroed in on the Machinists box and was surprised when he was willing to let it go at a reasonable price. After removing 20 lbs of import (so called) tools, I came away with a few worthwhile tools and the box and didn’t break the bank. Tools included Proto, Snap-on, S-K and Craftsman.
-Don

 

[EOC_Jason]

Just went to my first estate sale in a loooong time and came up with this odd set. The Indestro Select Steel DOE's caught my eye right away, and I wondered what kind of box it was. I was quite surprised to find it is also Indestro!

Cool find!

Good score on some of that! I have a set of those Craftsman ratcheting reversible wrenches and those same impact sockets. I like them both. Of course they were purchased before I realized sizes are skipped, so I'm jealous of that 18MM wrench and a few of those sockets.

I found some single USA ratcheting wrenches buried with other stuff, I don't recall the sizes. I'll try to look in a bit and if one if an 18MM I'll PM you.

 

[BFBOB]

Yes, http://alloy-artifacts.org/duro-indestro.html says
" The company continued operating through the 1970s and 1980s, and was finally closed in 1990."

Thanks, Hex!
That's what I get for being lazy, not reading the whole article.

I'm thinking I'll try to find a multi compartment plastic storage box the right size to take up the space above the tools... it could happen.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice finds 454! PM sent!

 

[Outlawmws]

Yes, http://alloy-artifacts.org/duro-indestro.html says
" The company continued operating through the 1970s and 1980s, and was finally closed in 1990."

Thanks, Hex!
That's what I get for being lazy, not reading the whole article.

I'm thinking I'll try to find a multi compartment plastic storage box the right size to take up the space above the tools... it could happen.

Maybe one of the Plano tackle boxes?

 

[454ragtop]

Nice finds 454! PM sent!

none rec'd.

 

[BFBOB]

Maybe one of the Plano tackle boxes?

Could be, but so far (and I haven't looked all that far) any that are big enough (needs to be 12 - 12 1/2" x 8 - 8 1/2") are too tall. Height can be only 1 1/4". Maybe two 6x8 inchers?

I'm hoping someone in the wide, wild world of GJ has one of these Indestro Sets with whatever the innards are and can post a foto.

Meanwhile, I did find my Indestro Select spark plug socket, and it's a match. That only leaves the ratchet and extension to complete the set. Yee hah!

 

[mattblast]

One sale today on the third day. I did go two days ago and everything was way overpriced ($200 radial arm saw, $125 router, etc) but I figured the end of the last day they would be willing to make some deals.


Craftsman King Seeley drill press. (bought it for the motor which I'll move to my bigger craftsman drill press then resell this)


Milwaukee hinge template set


Porter cable 503 sander


Other stuff: hand grinder, notcher, wiggly, continuity tester, trimmer line, battery conditioner, respirator cartridges (unused)

Posted price was over $400. Got it all for $175

 

[Hexen]

Could be, but so far (and I haven't looked all that far) any that are big enough (needs to be 12 - 12 1/2" x 8 - 8 1/2") are too tall. Height can be only 1 1/4". Maybe two 6x8 inchers?
...

Harbor Freight has something close, but 5/16" too tall. https://www.harborfreight.com/18-divider-storage-container-medium-94457.html

It would be less useful, but you could cut a piece of foam or wood to fit, to at least keep the tools from moving around.

 

[RagTopTA]

Sunshine!!! kinda... Went to the local small flea this morn, while still in the 30s thanks to the end of that nasty front that came through Saturday. Found a couple of CM circle U items. Then on to the big monthly flea market an hour away. Found a few good things there. missed out on a complete 60's Kennedy stack. bottom, middle box, and top box all with keys in great shape sold by the original owner $250. That should have come home with me! So I settled for my haul and a Brisket baked potato.

Vise:
Littlestown 112 swivel in great condition, have been painted.

Wrenches:
PLOMB spud wrenches 2635 - 1 3/8 (2 3/16) 2541 - 1 5/8 (2 9/16 )
Plomb 3035 DOE 3/4 - 11/16
B&C 6" adjustable - rusted a bit

Speedster:
CM 1/2 drv Circle U
Shorty 1/2 drv Made in USA only marking

Extention:
CM 1/2 drv Circle U

Ratchets:
Duro-Chrome 4436 3/8 flex head Good condition
Challenger 1/4

Pliers:
Krauter 3601-6 side cutters

Hammers:
Blue Point 4oz, handle has a split part needs fixed.
Blue Grass, Belknap Tack hammer, half logo on the handle still
Leather mallet

Clamps:
Cincinnati Tool Co. 6"

Potato:
Baked, loaded with butter, cheese, and chopped brisket. No rust, very filling. 8/10

 

[Outlawmws]

none rec'd.

Tried again...

 

[BFBOB]

Harbor Freight has something close, but 5/16" too tall. https://www.harborfreight.com/18-divider-storage-container-medium-94457.html

It would be less useful, but you could cut a piece of foam or wood to fit, to at least keep the tools from moving around.

Thanks! I'm proud to say I hadn't considered HF!!
Now I have to drop by with tape measure in hand. Heck, at those prices, I'll just grab a few for miscellany, and maybe get lucky.

 

[jakemac]

If it's too tall with the cover on, try measuring how tall it would be if you take the cover off.
Since the gray case already has a lid, you shouldn't need one if the tray you use is tall enough, but not too tall.

 

[twertsy]

Our weather has been ****, and our flea vendors are Wussies! So, my flea bug has hit the quick over this winter season. Horse and I are looking forward to this weekend when it's supposed to be 75 or so and sunny! Let hunting season begin!

 

[rmalkow2]

Potato:
Baked, loaded with butter, cheese, and chopped brisket. No rust, very filling. 8/10

Looks like the best lunch of the day to me!

Oh, and everything else you bought was cool too!

 

[Gidge]

RagTopTA : Love the Littlestown Vise -- great find !

 

[RagTopTA]

Looks like the best lunch of the day to me!

Oh, and everything else you bought was cool too!

The food was almost as good as the finds! hahah

 

[RagTopTA]

RagTopTA : Love the Littlestown Vise -- great find !

Thanks. My second one in a month, but this one has the swivel base and in better condition, cant wait to strip that top layer of paint off see whats left of the original paint!

 

[EOC_Jason]

Potato:
Baked, loaded with butter, cheese, and chopped brisket. No rust, very filling. 8/10

Man that looks so good. I remember a tiny little BBQ place in Magnolia, TX right along the railroad tracks, called the "BBQ Hut", long gone now (they removed all the buildings by the tracks probably early 00's) but it had the best bbq and sweet tea... I would frequently stop by there on my way between College Station & Houston...

 

[RagTopTA]

Man that looks so good. I remember a tiny little BBQ place in Magnolia, TX right along the railroad tracks, called the "BBQ Hut", long gone now (they removed all the buildings by the tracks probably early 00's) but it had the best bbq and sweet tea... I would frequently stop by there on my way between College Station & Houston...

I always look for new places to eat good grub when I go huntin. I found one place in Boyd Texas a few weeks ago, that makes Fried cheese burgers. Man they were awesome!!

 

[3baygarage]

Stopped by a pawn and dug out a bunch of Mac including a chrome deep, some metric impacts, a lug nut flip socket, and a few Torx.

A couple Blue Point, and a 7/8 Craftsman damaged lug socket to compliment a 3/4 found recently. All for $23. Not a screaming deal but not bad.

 

[doorfx]

This was posted on our local kijiji( like craigslist).

I had to look really close, but yes that is a snap on 1 5/16” laying on top. It is an soex42 in very good condition. The others are a mix of SK, Proto etc.
I offered him $20 for 5 wrenches and he said sure. The SO is worth $150 by itself. It’s a good day.

 

[Hexen]

This was posted on our local kijiji( like craigslist).

I had to look really close, but yes that is a snap on 1 5/16” laying on top. It is an soex42 in very good condition. The others are a mix of SK, Proto etc.
I offered him $20 for 5 wrenches and he said sure. The SO is worth $150 by itself. It’s a good day.

Sweet deal... Kijiji used to be a thing in the US too, and actually just a few weeks ago I was randomly wondering what happened to it, and found out it had moved to Canadian-only some time back.

 

[bluebolt]

Just went to my first estate sale in a loooong time and came up with this odd set. The Indestro Select Steel DOE's caught my eye right away, and I wondered what kind of box it was. I was quite surprised to find it is also Indestro! The most recent catalog AA has is 1962, and I don't remember plastic boxes that early. Anyone know what era this set is from? I'm thinking early 70's, but was Indestro still around then?
It's a pretty complete set, with just a wrong deep socket - an Indestro Super 5/8 - it probably came with a 13/16 spark plug socket - an unbranded extension and missing the ratchet.
I'll look through my stuff - I think I may have an Indestro Select spark plug socket, but sadly I don't have any ratchets of the right type.
Another thing is that there's more than an inch of empty space between the tools and the inside of the lid. Anyone know what was there? There must have been something to hold the tools in place, but it's nowhere to be seen.

The little Williams Superjustable was a nice bonus, though it isn't in very good shape.

I picked up that same Indestro set the other day! Mine was missing the wrenches but had the ratchet.