2018 Garage Sale Thread

[bmwrd0]

Blood test and an unplanned nap? Hope everything is alright there Outlaw.

Nice finds by the way.

 

[Outlawmws]

Everything is fine, I just got the yawns, and was on the computer taking a break, and was suddenly asleep.

Blood tests are an annual event, definitly not related, (I've give over 5 gallons of blood since my very early twenties - never an issue for me to be a pint low.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Three bucks on a wet Saturday.

Very cool simple little vintage hacksaw, Macduf! (You have good taste. Not to offend anyone else, but some guys have big hauls, and some guys have small hauls, and some guys have selective hauls with oddball stuff that takes a good eye to see and good instincts to grab!) What do you know about it or the company (W.O. Barnes)? Can you date it from the sheath?

Love the motto, by the way, on the sheath. Am I the only one wondering what it means (other than the dirty implication that makes no sense!), though?

I suspect the upside down photo might make a few guys miss this, so I will transcribe!

"WHERE A HACK SAW WON'T - A 'B.J.' WILL"

Cut it?

B for Barnes and J for jig?

 

[LesserSon]

J for Junior. It’s on the top line.
A quick dip in the net shows that the Smithsonian has three of the company’s catalogs, and there was a lawsuit in 1953 about company officer compensation in the form of stock.

 

[Boofer]

Local flea finally reopened after being closed a month for the state fair. Didn't get there as early as I wanted to but managed to find a few things. Total spent was just over $40, including a $3 pair of Knipex 88-300, $8 spring compressors and large and small Coes adjustables. Everything else is Cman. Not pictured are two old 5 gal grease cans, one Castrol and one Kendall.


Didn't get a picture, but one guy had an 85lb Hay Budden anvil for sale. The shoulders were a little rough but it still had a nice ping. I thought his asking price of $500 was high until I researched it when I got home.

 

[Outlawmws]

Very cool simple little vintage hacksaw, Macduf! (You have good taste. Not to offend anyone else, but some guys have big hauls, and some guys have small hauls, and some guys have selective hauls with oddball stuff that takes a good eye to see and good instincts to grab!) What do you know about it or the company (W.O. Barnes)? Can you date it from the sheath?

Love the motto, by the way, on the sheath. Am I the only one wondering what it means (other than the dirty implication that makes no sense!), though?

I suspect the upside down photo might make a few guys miss this, so I will transcribe!

"WHERE A HACK SAW WON'T - A 'B.J.' WILL"

Cut it?

B for Barnes and J for jig?

J for Junior. It’s on the top line.
A quick dip in the net shows that the Smithsonian has three of the company’s catalogs, and there was a lawsuit in 1953 about company officer compensation in the form of stock.

A little light on the topic:

I have a similar saw, only it has a machine handle to tighten the blade. Unmarked...

 

[bluebolt]

D42jeep already hooked me up with the 6pt 3/8 so no need to look for that one.

Thanks again for that!

41 Thorsen sockets but only 1 each 7/16" 6 point and 3 each 3/8" 8 point. I will be posting a picture in your thread in Vintage Tools shortly.

 

[bluebolt]

I am literally crying. There is an Annual "Main to Main" sale every November near me, 50 miles of garage sales. I got busy, didn't check the dates and totally missed it Friday and Saturday. And weather was good too!

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Hit an estate sale of a woodworker yesterday.
Pic 1: Couple of cans of wood finish, neetsfoot oil, Stanley low-angle block plane, set of Marples mortise chisels, Marles 1/8" mortise chisel, Bridge City square, Craftsman Crown torque wrench with original box and Crown chart with torque specs and a large Marples square.

Pic 2: Box of casters, Ulmia ~24" frame saw, file handles, Craftsman and no-name oilers, Vise grip, Heller Brothers Masterench, Diamond hones and Allen metric hex key set.

Pic 3-4: 4-drawer cabinet for "Springs" from Gardner Wire Co. filled with stuff.

Pic 5: Vintage Delta tenoning jig.

Pic 6: Craftsman 1/3HP grinder. I'll put the quench tray on the CM Crown Commercial grinder I picked up a few months ago and resell this or give it to my son-in-law. Delta handbook on "Getting the most out of your Drill Press", grinder instruction manual, Delta instructions for the tenoning jig and a no-name drill press vise.

 

[Outlawmws]

TX, that wood handle on the tenoning jig is cool! Mine has boring straight plastic handles...

 

[Catfishdan]

Here's my flea market haul for the day. A holo-krome hex key box, a small 3/8 during-chrome ratchet, plomb 1212, sliding t, and 3/8" sockets, proto LA wrenches and 1/2" sockets.




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[BlueBomber]

WTF,O?

I wonder how far the drove before they realized it wasn't on their roof anymore!

Or was it thrown away because, um, er, because people are idiots and it has one little thing missing or broke they couldn't figure out?

No kidding! I bet I can get one to two hundred just reselling these as is.

They were sitting at the end of a high-dollar house's driveway. I'm guessing someone traded the Mercedes SUV for something newer and the roof racks weren't compatible. After sitting in the garage for a few years, someone finally just moved them to the curb.

 

[LesserSon]

Mrs LS and I rose later than usual this morning (despite the time change) to gorgeous sunny skies and took a drive to Jake’s flea market along a route lined with glorious fall foliage. Some errosive evidence here and there of flash flooding this week. Even an aluminum powerboat wrapped around a tree along a creek that’s usually nothing more than a trickle. Must have been sucked out of someone’s yard in the floodplain.
Jakes was hopping. First vendor I stopped at was “fill a sack for a buck” so I picked up a lot of junk I would‘t usually even look at. But that put me in an indulgent mood, so I wound up paying a bit more for a few other items than I usually would. So I guess it evened out.
I plan on scanning some of the smellier paper items on the left. Notable items included a Rockwell-branded rip saw, looking 1960s-ish. An empty Starrett micrometer box teased and disappointed, and a few Craftsman items underwhelm, but a couple small Bonney items and a Utica pliers are nice. A handfull of local waterhole plastic swizzlesticks.
Total damage $14. I’ll add some close ups if anything really deserves it.

 

[BlueBomber]

Free from Craigslist:
Craftsman 10" radial arm saw with mobile stand, original manual, molding cutter, arbor wrench and a few other accessories.



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[Private Lugnutz]

I got busy, didn't check the dates and totally missed it Friday and Saturday. And weather was good too!

Ouch. Sorry to hear that, bb.

TX, that wood handle on the tensioning jig is cool!

Agreed! Mixed materials are always interesting in a harkening back way.

A holo-krome hex key box,

These popped a few times this year. Funny how that works.

They were sitting at the end of a high-dollar house's driveway...[ ]... After sitting in the garage for a few years, someone finally just moved them to the curb.

Sad. Our throw-away society will be the un-doing of us.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

TX, that wood handle on the tenoning jig is cool! Mine has boring straight plastic handles...

Outlaw,
Been wanting one of these vintage jigs for a few years but they've just been too expensive ($200 neighborhood). Found one like yours in the last two weeks at a really good price and pulled the trigger. And here two weeks later I find what I want at a fantastic price! Funny how that stuff happens.

 

[BFBOB]

I couldn't stand it.
I held out til the last hour and then dashed back to the last estate sale from yesterday. Amazingly enough, the Craftsman/Atlas drill press was still there!
I couldn't get the $50 out of my pocket quickly enough. One of the sale guys was kind enough to carry it out to my car while I was rearranging things to make room for it, and though not a little guy, he was clearly straining. When I got it home I found out why. I didn't weigh it, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's 125 lbs. Here are some pix in its new home. I was delighted to find that there's nothing wrong with the quill. The lock lever was just slightly tightened. Loosening it, the quill slides perfectly and there's no discernable slop.
The one problem is that the table is frozen in place. There's no visible rust and both ends of the lock move freely, so I'll have to dig into that-gently starting with WD40.
Note that the table shows only an "Arc of Mild Embarrassment".
Thanks, Outlaw, for yanking my chain.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Reedonkulous price! Terrific markings.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

You guys may have noticed I didn't post any finds this past week. It's because I was out at Ft Huachuca, AZ. Flew back on Friday night. Completely missing my Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday fleas. And I didn't get out this weekend either. But I do have a photo to share. Something I spotted in a bookstore in the DFW airport.

Seems I just can't get away from 5-gallon "jerry" cans, even when they're plastic and yellow!

 

[BFBOB]

I couldn't stand it.
I held out til the last hour and then dashed back to the last estate sale from yesterday. Amazingly enough, the Craftsman/Atlas drill press was still there!
I couldn't get the $50 out of my pocket quickly enough. One of the sale guys was kind enough to carry it out to my car while I was rearranging things to make room for it, and though not a little guy, he was clearly straining. When I got it home I found out why. I didn't weigh it, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's 125 lbs. Here are some pix in its new home. I was delighted to find that there's nothing wrong with the quill. The lock lever was just slightly tightened. Loosening it, the quill slides perfectly and there's no discernable slop.
The one problem is that the table is frozen in place. There's no visible rust and both ends of the lock move freely, so I'll have to dig into that-gently starting with WD40.
Note that the table shows only an "Arc of Mild Embarrassment".
Thanks, Outlaw, for yanking my chain.

... and for 50cents apiece i couldn't resist a few wrenches.

 

[bluebolt]

Mrs LS and I rose later than usual this morning (despite the time change) to gorgeous sunny skies and took a drive to Jake’s flea market along a route lined with glorious fall foliage. Some errosive evidence here and there of flash flooding this week. Even an aluminum powerboat wrapped around a tree along a creek that’s usually nothing more than a trickle. Must have been sucked out of someone’s yard in the floodplain.
Jakes was hopping. First vendor I stopped at was “fill a sack for a buck” so I picked up a lot of junk I would‘t usually even look at. But that put me in an indulgent mood, so I wound up paying a bit more for a few other items than I usually would. So I guess it evened out.
I plan on scanning some of the smellier paper items on the left. Notable items included a Rockwell-branded rip saw, looking 1960s-ish. An empty Starrett micrometer box teased and disappointed, and a few Craftsman items underwhelm, but a couple small Bonney items and a Utica pliers are nice. A handfull of local waterhole plastic swizzlesticks.
Total damage $14. I’ll add some close ups if anything really deserves it.

No close up needed but I like that Sears thinner can, looks 1960's or 1970's with that Sears logo. I would pick that up and just refill it with fresh thinner so I could keep the cool can.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

BFBOB: A reedonkulous price! All the markings (cast, and decals) are terrific. Did the matching adjustable angle DP vise come with it? Or did you already have it and arrange it like that for a family portrait?

 

[bluebolt]

BFBOB, looks like you are missing the spindle cover. The last one sold on Ebay for more than what you paid for your drill press!

 

[Outlawmws]

You guys may have noticed I didn't post any finds this past week. It's because I was out at Ft Huachuca, AZ. Flew back on Friday night. Completely missing my Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday fleas. And I didn't get out this weekend either. But I do have a photo to share. Something I spotted in a bookstore in the DFW airport.

Seems I just can't get away from 5-gallon "jerry" cans, even when they're plastic and yellow!

 

[bmwrd0]

Hit the restore today as I was out that way, and found the following
A box to put my Megger in, almost

A Plomb 5482, which I had never seen before.

(This is a 3/8 size speeder with a 1/2 size anvil on it. I had never seen on before, but it allows me to finish out a couple of sets!)
And the final parts needed to put a Craftsman 9x6 disc/belt sander back together!

I also "won" the little discount game they give when you go up to purchase and got 20% off, bringing my total up to a whole 8 bucks.

 

[Outlawmws]

I couldn't stand it.
I held out til the last hour and then dashed back to the last estate sale from yesterday. Amazingly enough, the Craftsman/Atlas drill press was still there!
I couldn't get the $50 out of my pocket quickly enough. One of the sale guys was kind enough to carry it out to my car while I was rearranging things to make room for it, and though not a little guy, he was clearly straining. When I got it home I found out why. I didn't weigh it, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's 125 lbs. Here are some pix in its new home. I was delighted to find that there's nothing wrong with the quill. The lock lever was just slightly tightened. Loosening it, the quill slides perfectly and there's no discernable slop.
The one problem is that the table is frozen in place. There's no visible rust and both ends of the lock move freely, so I'll have to dig into that-gently starting with WD40.
Note that the table shows only an "Arc of Mild Embarrassment".
Thanks, Outlaw, for yanking my chain.

... and for 50cents apiece i couldn't resist a few wrenches.

Happy to be an enabler Bob!

 

[BFBOB]

Thanks, Lugz!!
Yeah, the more I look at it the less inclined I am to do a restoration. I'm just going to give it a light cleaning and lubrication.
Blue- Sadly, I sort of noticed the exposed spindle, but didn't know there was supposed to be a cover and so didn't search for it. It might have been hiding in a drawer within an arm's length. Now, if I can find a really good picture, I guess I'll have to fab up a replica.
... or maybe Mohawk it?
The vise is one I've had forever, could well be contemporary, but it's just a cheapie, not even a Craftsman. I just set it there because it's sort of a matching color and looked right.
The table came unstuck very easily. On close inspection I saw that it wasn't a split-collar and figured it must have internal tubular wedges like my Rockwell. Popped out the pinch bolt and a couple of light taps with a drift from each side freed it right up. Slides smoooooth.
The only mods I'm contemplating are adding a center pulley and moving the non-original power switch to the left side.

 

[Outlawmws]

So Saturday I picked up a gallon can of Rifle Bore Cleaner, and was about ot pu *** away when I realized "you I&@!, you didn't even OPEN it to see what was IN it!

It could have been anything! Ancient gas, old oil...

So I dusted off the top and opened it up, and the top was on barely finger tight? I expected to have to fight it off...

And guess what was in it?

















Rifle Bore Cleaner! Its Factory sealed!

 

[dittle fart around]

A box to put my Megger in, almost

Not a lot of people own a hand crank megger. Which government agency were you working for when that accidentally came home?

 

[RagTopTA]

Only had Sunday off, and the Flea market and E sales were pretty much slim pickings. But, I did manage to find a few gems...

C clamp:
6 " Stearns

Ball joint separator:
Bonney

Pliers:
Knippex Linesmans
Vise Grip adjustables

Ratchet:
Duro Chrome 3/8

Williams lathe wrench?

Old knife and partial scabbard

 

[Smokeshow69]

I couldn't stand it.

I held out til the last hour and then dashed back to the last estate sale from yesterday. Amazingly enough, the Craftsman/Atlas drill press was still there!

I couldn't get the $50 out of my pocket quickly enough. One of the sale guys was kind enough to carry it out to my car while I was rearranging things to make room for it, and though not a little guy, he was clearly straining. When I got it home I found out why. I didn't weigh it, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's 125 lbs. Here are some pix in its new home. I was delighted to find that there's nothing wrong with the quill. The lock lever was just slightly tightened. Loosening it, the quill slides perfectly and there's no discernable slop.

The one problem is that the table is frozen in place. There's no visible rust and both ends of the lock move freely, so I'll have to dig into that-gently starting with WD40.

Note that the table shows only an "Arc of Mild Embarrassment".

Thanks, Outlaw, for yanking my chain.

$50 for a long c craftsman that is fully functioning with mostly original paint is a you **** for sure ! Very nice find [emoji108]


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[Arne73]

So Saturday I picked up a gallon can of Rifle Bore Cleaner, and was about ot pu *** away when I realized "you I&@!, you didn't even OPEN it to see what was IN it!

It could have been anything! Ancient gas, old oil...

So I dusted off the top and opened it up, and the top was on barely finger tight? I expected to have to fight it off...

And guess what was in it?

















Rifle Bore Cleaner! Its Factory sealed!

Made by S. C. Johnson (Johnson Wax) ~ any guess on the age?

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[Private Lugnutz]

The vise is one I've had forever, could well be contemporary, but it's just a cheapie, not even a Craftsman. I just set it there because it's sort of a matching color and looked right.

Had me totally fooled and caught my eye precisely because it was matching in paint! I have a Long C Craftsman DP vise, but it doesn't adjust, and it's natural steel finish - so yeah, I was wondering about the deluxe version you were showing off! HAHA

Rifle Bore Cleaner! Its Factory sealed!

Nice. I have a few of the littler individual issue cans.

Williams lathe wrench?

Yup. Toolpost wrench. For a lathe or some other machine.

Old knife and partial scabbard

That thing is badass. What is affixed to the **** end? Is it steel or wood? Is that for show? Or does it go through the handle?

 

[Rickster]

Got this ratchet at a garage sale with a lot of overpriced Mac Tools last weekend. Drove out to the boonies for what the pics looked like was going to be a great tool sale. I was lucky to snake this ratchet for a fair price. He had two 4x8 plywood tables of used Mac Tools all priced at off-the-truck new prices.

 

[mickeyone]

Looks like Rapala/Martinni filet knife,Carbon steel blade,try sandpaper on blade.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Made by S. C. Johnson (Johnson Wax) ~ any guess on the age?

1945. That's the purchase order (P.O.) or contract number and the year of production is embedded. I have 2- and 6-oz versions with 42-XXXXX and 44-XXXXX, etc. But I have never seen a gallon. That's pretty cool. EDIT: Big question is what are you going to do with it, Outlaw? Open it and use it? Or leave it unmolested?

EDIT 2: Here ya go, Outlaw and Arne... I highlighted an earlier contract with the same contract series number (28-024) that is on Outlaw's can. ORD in the contract number is the agency, the US Army Ordnance Dept. Either the 1945 contract was less than $50,000, it was awarded late in 1945, or it just got missed.

 

[BFBOB]

I may have posted this before, but my purchase of a nice Block grinder with eyeshields and lamp Saturday brought it back to mind.
The grinder was bolted to a workbench and didn't have its little rubber feet.
A buck apiece at Lowe's got me nearly-exact replacements. I bought all they had, and now have new shoes for the new baby plus two spares.

 

[454ragtop]

Outlaw, that ultra stubby phillips you picked up a page back is most likely part of a wheel opening moulding tool. The shank fits inside a gearless ratchet handle, allowing you to apply heavy inward pressure while turning with the ratchet lever.

I haven't posted any of my finds from last weekend, kind of overwhelmed, estate sale on Fri., swap meet on Sat., and another swap meet on Sun. Killed it at all 3, literally probably at least 100 items, vises, Snap On stuff, machinist tools, it boggles my mind.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lugz, That was to be my guess was 1945 based on that PO No.

What to do with it? Semi long term, nothing. I also have smaller cans of mil spec bore cleaner, as well as commercial stuff. for what I paid, I wasn't leaving it...

 

[Smokeshow69]

Outlaw, that ultra stubby phillips you picked up a page back is most likely part of a wheel opening moulding tool. The shank fits inside a gearless ratchet handle, allowing you to apply heavy inward pressure while turning with the ratchet lever.

I haven't posted any of my finds from last weekend, kind of overwhelmed, estate sale on Fri., swap meet on Sat., and another swap meet on Sun. Killed it at all 3, literally probably at least 100 items, vises, Snap On stuff, machinist tools, it boggles my mind.

Well what is the holdup on posting your finds ?[emoji23]


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