2018 Garage Sale Thread

[Jaydb07]

Hit four sales today that were pretty spread out. First one was a bust, second was what I should have gone to first, third was really good and the fourth will be good for someone just starting out. So, anyway the pics are kind of a jumble of all the stops but I think I spent $44 total and that includes a floor lamp to restore that I haven't taken out of the back of the truck yet.

Craftsman and P&C sockets, Proto and P&C wrenches, a bunch of woodie drivers that had good tips, some MAC a Yankee and others unknown, a Craftsman push drill that I got for the bits as it is pretty roached and a General ratcheting tap handle.

A couple vintage boxes of .300 Savage ('cause I like the old boxes), a Brownells Magna Driver kit, minus the driver but it had most of the Zepher bits, a complete Chapman driver set and a Craftsman ratchet repair kit for a quick release.

Proto body file, 3" General slide caliper and a Proto wrench roll, sans wrenches. My working wrenches are Proto MFD's so now I will start looking for Professionals.

Nice job containing costs. Good haul.

 

[3baygarage]

That looks like a great catalog to browse.

Drives, that looks like a great little utility trailer.

 

[3baygarage]

From the flea, some nice usable stuff today.

Pic 1: Craftsman Metric Cross Force wrench set
Pic 2: the haul
Pic 3: Proto pliers, Blue Grass adjustable, really nice working SK adjustable, OTC truck brake spring tool, Craftsman 1/4 socket rack, Snap On screwdrivers
Pic 4: SO screwdrivers closeup-flat,phillips,magnetic bit; Armstrong clamp, Stanley tape
Pic 5: SK long 1/2” flex head ratchet. Never had this one before.
Pic 6: Knipex cutters, Mustang 1/4 breaker bar, Armstrong socket, Mac torx socket, 2 Gordon Whitworth sockets, Britool Whitworth-probably the largest I’ve found, Snap On punch, Craftsman wood chisel

 

[Stuart in MN]

Got this on Saturday, an 800 page Ford parts catalog covering passenger cars from 1928 though 1948, and trucks from 1928 through 1947 .

At the same sale I got a big brochure from the Seco Publishing Company that compared the design, engineering and performance of 1936 Ford, Chevy, Dodge and International commercial trucks. I don't know who Seco was, but the brochure was obviously funded by Ford as they came out ahead in every single testing category.

It was an interesting sale - the place had been owned by an elderly gentleman who had done automotive and small engine repair out of his two garage, apparently for decades (he apparently really liked 1950s Lincolns as there were a lot of engine parts for those sitting around). There was probably tons of cool stuff in there, but there was so much junk in the way (piles of old alternator and generator cores, mounds of small engine parts) that it was literally impossible to get to most of the cabinets, workbenches or tool boxes to see what was in them. They should have hauled out a couple dumpster loads to scrap first before doing the sale.

 

[Levaughn]

I got these two items for helping a friend clean out a trunk in his garage:

 

[Catfishdan]

Got this on Saturday, an 800 page Ford parts catalog covering passenger cars from 1928 though 1948, and trucks from 1928 through 1947 .

At the same sale I got a big brochure from the Seco Publishing Company that compared the design, engineering and performance of 1936 Ford, Chevy, Dodge and International commercial trucks. I don't know who Seco was, but the brochure was obviously funded by Ford as they came out ahead in every single testing category.

It was an interesting sale - the place had been owned by an elderly gentleman who had done automotive and small engine repair out of his two garage, apparently for decades (he apparently really liked 1950s Lincolns as there were a lot of engine parts for those sitting around). There was probably tons of cool stuff in there, but there was so much junk in the way (piles of old alternator and generator cores, mounds of small engine parts) that it was literally impossible to get to most of the cabinets, workbenches or tool boxes to see what was in them. They should have hauled out a couple dumpster loads to scrap first before doing the sale.

that looks like some good reading!

 

[Catfishdan]

I have been looking for some trays like that.

Pm sent.

 

[Stuart in MN]

that looks like some good reading!

Yup. I don't even own an old Ford, but they were too cool to pass up. If I ever decide to build a hot rod I'm all set.

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow! you guys are killing it!

Jay was it you that just got an anvil recently?

Drives; that looks like it WAS a U-haul? Certainly a rental!

One other piece of maintenance I'd recommend is dissembling the hitch coupler, de-rusting it, painting it inside and out with a high gloss, and then greasing the moving parts well, including inside where the ball will go. You won't believe the difference getting things connected... I just did one from the 1960's and its better than new...

 

[Boofer]

Great last 2 weekends,
unique turn of the century machinist chest oak brass and copper drawer bottoms, snap on kr377b, case knife, ohlsson rice tiny tiger generator, 5" brunton compass, onward model late 1800's original parlor stove, union twist drill sign

PWRstroke - Is there something a little off with your compass?

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

yes sir lol
this is what i have read:
FAQ: Why are East and West reversed on some compass roses?
The reversed compass rose may cause some initial confusion, but in use it is obvious why the compass rose must have East and West reversed. When you are sighting directly North, the compass needle will point to North. If you turn 90 degrees to your left, you will be sighting due West, but the compass needle rotated 90 degrees to the right, which reads West on a properly reversed compass rose.

PWRstroke - Is there something a little off with your compass?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Yes, think it used to be a rental also, but I don't think it was U-Haul.
But I like it, I would make room to park it here at my home.

 

[Boofer]

yes sir lol
this is what i have read:
FAQ: Why are East and West reversed on some compass roses?
The reversed compass rose may cause some initial confusion, but in use it is obvious why the compass rose must have East and West reversed. When you are sighting directly North, the compass needle will point to North. If you turn 90 degrees to your left, you will be sighting due West, but the compass needle rotated 90 degrees to the right, which reads West on a properly reversed compass rose.

Interesting. Don't think I've ever seen a reversed rose. All the compasses I have used had an adjustable bezel like a dive watch. I think. ****, now I have to dig through the closet and find my compasses to see.

 

[Swingpress]

Picked up something to run my forge blower and an old air compressor today [emoji16] made sometime around 1920


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[Jaydb07]

Wow! you guys are killing it!

Jay was it you that just got an anvil recently?

Drives; that looks like it WAS a U-haul? Certainly a rental!

One other piece of maintenance I'd recommend is dissembling the hitch coupler, de-rusting it, painting it inside and out with a high gloss, and then greasing the moving parts well, including inside where the ball will go. You won't believe the difference getting things connected... I just did one from the 1960's and its better than new...

Yep. Me plus anvils. A strenuous problem.

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

Interesting. Don't think I've ever seen a reversed rose. All the compasses I have used had an adjustable bezel like a dive watch. I think. ****, now I have to dig through the closet and find my compasses to see.

Same here, i have to have a look at a couple of my dads old surveyors compasses and see if the rose is reversed on them too.

 

[drivesitfar]

Outlaw: thanks for the tips on my little fruehauf trailer. it was a rental maybe the first 5,10 or 15 years of its life starting in 1980 and until I put it up on a lift I haven't seen anything that is telling me this thing won't last another 30 years.

it does almost set on my ball of my hitch TOO EASY and the chains are just hanging so i'm going to investigate more on it even though the prior owner who was/is a machinist said he never had a problem in about the 20 years he's owned it.

i'm not sure I can just unbolt the part of my trailer that connects to my hitch because i think it's welded, but I would like to check it out and certainly add some grease while i'm beefing up the chains.

good to hear that servicing your trailer really helped and thanks for sharing your tips with me (us).

 

[dodge610]

Picked this up at a garage sale needs some repair to the bottom but a piece of plate should fix it right up.


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[dittle fart around]

That's from Mare Island Shipyard in Vallejo, California. My dad worked there till 1973 when Hunter Point Shipyard closed in San Francisco. I worked there till 1990 when they started closing Mare Island. The base closure in the 90's included most of the military bases around the San Francisco Bay. Mare Island was a nuclear refueling station for submarines, they also built and retrofitted the Pacific Fleet.

I would love to have that ashtray. The sheet metal shop built everything needed for subs from bunks and lockers to plates and ashtrays.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

ALL: ...

also picked up this little 4x8 (a couple inches over each way so a full sheet of plywood or 8 foot lumber fits in there nicely) for a good price and even though it's made in 1980 its still rolling down the road nicely. I'm planning on putting on new tires, greasing the bearings, a rolling jack up front and maybe some paint and a new bumper and it sure beats renting a Uhaul trailer.

hope you are all having a fun weekend.

Congrats on that little trailer Drives! Real nice!

 

[jpickar]

I got this with a handful of other tools for a few bucks at the pawn shop. This 1/2" ratchet adapter has the direction lever broken off. It is a proto 5447. The question I have is how can I take it apart and try and fix it?
Thanks, John

 

[tym]

I got this with a handful of other tools for a few bucks at the pawn shop. This 1/2" ratchet adapter has the direction lever broken off. It is a proto 5447. The question I have is how can I take it apart and try and fix it?
Thanks, John

Any photos?

 

[Jaydb07]

Trade me something. I don't know what I want.
Match the ashtrays weirdness and you probably have a deal.

This is brilliant.

 

[Jaydb07]

Picked this up at a garage sale needs some repair to the bottom but a piece of plate should fix it right up.


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That corner is where the Sigourney Weaver alien blood dripped through.

 

[Jaydb07]

This 3/4” socket set is available nearby as “American made” and price seems good. But not sure yet the manufacturer. Also, the handle on the ratchet looks bent. Is that fixable? Worth fixing? And what would be the process to do so?

 

[d42jeep]

This 3/4” socket set is available nearby as “American made” and price seems good. But not sure yet the manufacturer. Also, the handle on the ratchet looks bent. Is that fixable? Worth fixing? And what would be the process to do so?

The ratchet and extensions look S-K to me. I can’t tell about the sockets. If you have access to a press, the ratchet could probably be straightened. If you had to pay somebody to do it I’m not sure it would be worth it.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

The ratchet and extensions look S-K to me. I can’t tell about the sockets. If you have access to a press, the ratchet could probably be straightened. If you had to pay somebody to do it I’m not sure it would be worth it.
-Don

That's an SK box as well. Could be all the pieces are SK. I would snap that up.

 

[Jaydb07]

The ratchet and extensions look S-K to me. I can’t tell about the sockets. If you have access to a press, the ratchet could probably be straightened. If you had to pay somebody to do it I’m not sure it would be worth it.

-Don

Thank you Don. That’s what I was suspecting.

 

[tin medic]

Some stuff from the past 2 weeks. The rubber handled screwddriver is stamped Pierce Arrow.

 

[tin medic]

And a few more things. This is the largest Plomb DOE I have found. The Wilson welding goggles are NOS. The BP tap & die set is complete and is in the 29 catalog.

 

[dodge610]

That corner is where the Sigourney Weaver alien blood dripped through.

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[dittle fart around]

Trade me something. I don't know what I want.
Match the ashtrays weirdness and you probably have a deal.

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This is a flip top cigarette **** holder. Sat on the commanders desk of the USS Connolly. Built at Mare Island and made of brass. Could have started out as a shell casing.

Just for show, I'm not trading this.

 

[Stuart in MN]

The rubber handled screwddriver is stamped Pierce Arrow.

Another board member came across a Pierce Arrow tool roll earlier this year: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=389253 I wonder if this is the screwdriver missing from his set?


In any event I'd think that's probably worth some coin to someone who owns a Pierce Arrow automobile.

 

[jpickar]

Originally Posted by jpickar View Post
I got this with a handful of other tools for a few bucks at the pawn shop. This 1/2" ratchet adapter has the direction lever broken off. It is a proto 5447. The question I have is how can I take it apart and try and fix it?
Thanks, John


Any photos?

Yes there is a photo. I can't believe I forgot it!!

 

[r_olson_06]

Some stuff from the past 2 weeks. The rubber handled screwddriver is stamped Pierce Arrow.

Nice Plomb picks.

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[Private Lugnutz]

The rubber handled screwddriver is stamped Pierce Arrow.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a screwdriver quite like that with the rubber coating on the handle and the ferrule and such a small blade. Cool. The BON{/}NEY water pump wrenches are cool, too!

Sat on the commanders desk of the USS Connolly...[ ]...Just for show, I'm not trading this.

My old man was a quartermaster on a Destroyer ******, DE 205 (the USS Newman), in WWII. He was also the artist for the ship's "newspaper" (THE BARNACLE), written and published by the crew. I have every issue. It is a hilarious (often raunchy, as one might expect) and very insightful read. I have posted some of the covers before in a long dead 'Free Parking' thread, linked here.

 

[Jaydb07]

Cool little “DriPruf” Faucet Washer Pocket Pack NO 24 box. Repurposed.

 

[tym]

That corner is where the Sigourney Weaver alien blood dripped through.

"Get away from my toolbox, you b!tch!"

 

[Bighead38]

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This is a flip top cigarette **** holder. Sat on the commanders desk of the USS Connolly. Built at Mare Island and made of brass. Could have started out as a shell casing.

Just for show, I'm not trading this.

Sending pm.

 

[Bighead38]

This is a flip top cigarette **** holder. Sat on the commanders desk of the USS Connolly. Built at Mare Island and made of brass. Could have started out as a shell casing.

Just for show, I'm not trading this. [/QUOTE]

My grandma and my dad in his younger years.