2019 Garage Sale Thread

[gpw_42]

Today's Hoovering at the estate sale netted this load:


The SnapOn 1/4" set has a WW2 box and E code ratchet, the rest is TM-series sockets, breaker and 2" extension, which (I think) is all post-war. None of them have a date code, and all are chrome. If anyone wants to trade SnapOn E or G code sockets, I'd be interested in a PM.

Other stuff, which is hard to see in the small pic:
- 2 pair M1951 pants, size Regular Large, which seem near NOS (these make fantastic hunting pants!)
- NOS M1951 field jacket hood
- M1967 buttpack
- 1963 dated aviator's kit bag, marked to the Rigger Platoon, 6 Special Forces Group, T-10 MANU Wonder what the MANU is about? T-10 is the man parachute (different from a 'chute for a heavy drop)
- NOS shroud line
- Davis pistol belt, size LARGE with clear size stamp
- Ordnance Department On Beachhead and Battlefront (WW2 "green book")
- Memo book with the roster of "Chalk 14"
- "Beyond Combat" written by a Vietnam era chaplain
- "The Face of War VIETNAM" is copyright 1965

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I did consider that, but all three handles have a faint impression of the company name. I fear wiping them out altogether if I sand them down.

Of the handle maker or the hammer head maker (i.e., Greene Tweed)? Either way, I can see how you'd want to save it. I might be tempted to tape it and sand them everywhere else. When you shellac or stain and finish, remove the tape and blend/blur the edges between the refinishing and the area with the original marking with 0000 steel wool. I wish we were closer, I would do them for you just for the challenge.

These hammers were originally flat black, but I like this color better.

That's odd. My defense hammers are bronze. I think. Gotta go check now...

EDIT: Nope. I was wrong. I was thinking of a different hammer. I have a Greene Tweed BASA hammer (adjustable) for rawhide heads, but it's steel.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Our only caution is that we don't want folks promoting their own sales on this thread. It tends to feel a little oily and self serving.

Not to mention turning the Garage Sale thread into a, er, um, an actual Garage Sale thread!

The SnapOn 1/4" set has a WW2 box and E code ratchet,

Nice snag, Steve.

 

[damon18]

Yes, yes, it is absolutely appropriate! Although we mostly focus on acquisitions on this thread, I for one think it healthy to occasionally mention resale value.

Thanks, I agree, I'd rather put the money from these into something I actually need for the garage.

Decided to post the impact sockets in the Classifieds here, then put them on eBay on Monday if no member is interested first.

 

[BlueBomber]

Damon, your last post is an example of what we don't want on this thread. Again, no harm in mentioning you intend to flip something, but we don't post links to our own sales.

BL: if someone else wants to buy your find, they'll PM you.

Cheers!

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[damon18]

Damon, your last post is an example of what we don't want on this thread.

Sorry, I've deleted the link. Thought it would be ok since it was on this site, will know better next time.

 

[bmwrd0]

Stuff has been coming in from all sorts of places the last few days, so, here goes:
eBay purchase. Unfortunately, the sockets were wire wheeled by the reseller. Not good with cadmium! I have sent a message back already.


Next, I hit an estate sale today, listed as a tool sale. Not too bad, but mostly newer stuff or things I have already. Did manage to pick these out though

Walden ratchet, Plomb and Williams sockets, one of which is a rope braid! and a Magna Whatchya-Callit set.

I had stopped by the local scrap yard the other day and picked this up

It's an old film roll cabinet. No one used that anymore, so I have a nice divided drawer addition

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Unfortunately, the sockets were wire wheeled by the reseller. Not good with cadmium! I have sent a message back already.

Telling him you want your money back? Or telling him to go get a blood test?!

 

[bmwrd0]

Blood test. I am kinda disappointed in this, but I wanted the case enough that I will take my lumps.

I do hate it when they over-restore parts thinking they know what they are doing. It really messes things up.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Agreed.

 

[LesserSon]

I did consider that, but all three handles have a faint impression of the company name. I fear wiping them out altogether if I sand them down. I'll try to grab some pics if I can.

Please take some pics. I don’t see the faint impressions in the ones you posted. I do see one had tape wrapped around it at some point.
If there’re that faint, DON’T sand them.
FWIW, what I would do is put on a pair of nitrile gloves. Then (in a well-ventilated area, or outdoors) wipe the handles thoroughly with paper towels soaked in mineral spirits to remove oil-soluble crud, let that dry a bit, and then paper towels soaked in alcohol to remove other crud. The paper towels (particularly with mineral spirits) are a fire hazard. I let them dry outdoors in a shaded area with small rocks to hold them from blowing away. Let the wood dry out too, at least overnight. If you want to stain, this is the time to do it. You might get the faint stamping to pop a bit, if that’s a goal, but personally, I probably would leave it as is.
Then a coat of crystal clear shellac, applied quickly with a foam brush.
A quart is like $15 but don’t shake or stir it, because it has wax in it to help keep it stable. The spray works well, but it’s expensive if you have more or bigger projects. For three hammer handles, it’s probably a better option, and it doesn’t have wax in it.
Let that dry for a couple hours at least, better overnight. Then a light sanding (no pressure) with 400 or 600 grit sandpaper on a rubber sanding block, trying to only dull the surface of the shellac, not remove it. Repeat coats (dry overnight) and sanding steps until you have the surface as smooth as you want it.
Foam brushes can break down in alcohol, so I wrap the foam in a couple paper towels and squeeze as much shellac out of them as I can, to get a few uses out of them before they fall apart. You can of course use a bristle chip brush instead, and keep it clean with alcohol. I just prefer the drip control of foam.
Because shellac is a building finish, it will fill the grain pretty well, so you really DON’T have to remove any original wood to get a nice final surface. And with hammer handles, I don’t think you want it glass-smooth anyway.

 

[Outlawmws]

I've had great luck using Murphy's Oil Soap to get grime off wood handles and similar Wood parts of garage tools. Far more mild than even mineral spirits. I have used MS for stuff that has soaked in deep also.

I've used shellac on some things, but usually if the wood has dried out after the MOS I'll use lemon oil to help restore the wood and forgo the shellac.

 

[d42jeep]

Stuff has been coming in from all sorts of places the last few days, so, here goes:
eBay purchase. Unfortunately, the sockets were wire wheeled by the reseller. Not good with cadmium! I have sent a message back already.


Next, I hit an estate sale today, listed as a tool sale. Not too bad, but mostly newer stuff or things I have already. Did manage to pick these out though

Walden ratchet, Plomb and Williams sockets, one of which is a rope braid! and a Magna Whatchya-Callit set.

I had stopped by the local scrap yard the other day and picked this up

It's an old film roll cabinet. No one used that anymore, so I have a nice divided drawer addition

That Ferret box looks kind of familiar.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Typical haul for a typical cold early spring flea market day. A mystery tool, old kitschy kit wrench set that I have too many of already (in this case Indestro), one legitimate good wrench (in this case a Pebble Plomb), and a weird ratchet I bought strictly to figure out what it is (guessing a torque wrench).

 

[Outlawmws]

Lugz, I like those "auto Wrench" sets. I have quite a few also in different brands. I wish I could find a couple sets in metric.

A #8 or 10 screw and a wing nut, and they are not scattered, and with the incremental sizing you can almost always get both ends of a fastener.

Pulled more than one vise off a bench with those...

 

[Outlawmws]

BMW, the film storage is cool. I'd like to fing one like that. is that for movie rolls, film strips, or 35mm film?

 

[davethorik]

Bmwrd0, there was a seller at my local flea that had a tub of Magna USA screwdrivers all new for cheap, acetate handle Stanley clones and cushion grip Klein clones. I passed because I'd never heard of Magna. Interesting.

 

[BlueBomber]

Gents, here are pics of the three handles. The smallest one (last pic) is by far the best. Thanks for the tutorials, LS and Outlaw. I might try that on the fainter handles.

Today, SWMBO and I tried our hands in an estate sale lot auction. The truck bed is full and I'm buying her lunch--she said I owed it to her after brushing all the basement dust out of her jacket. Pics when we get home.

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[Private Lugnutz]

Those are going to look terrific cleaned up with whatever method you choose BB (I myself prefer Murphy's and 0000 steel wool), and I, again, would tape those off and lightly sand and refinish the rest of the handle, then un-tape and lightly blend the areas. Whatever you choose to do, I can't wait to see them!

That weird ratchet I found (Hudgins) turned out to be a bit of a neat and apparently rare find. As was the mystery tool (Heller Brothers scraper). Teaser shots attached and links to more photos and info here (Hudgins ratchet), and here (Heller Bros scraper).

 

[LesserSon]

I went to the Super Gigantic Garage Sale at Allentown Fairgrounds today. Paid $4 to get in and $19 more to fill my backpack. Highlights include a WWII era 1/4dr Snap-on ratchet, some New Britain nutdrivers, Ward’s Master 1/4dr box full to bursting with mostly Indestro Super and Westline sockets, Kreuter, Klein, Bonney, Kmart pliers, Stanley picture frame clamps, an Erie 10” pipewrench, a sawset, Dunlop screwlifter, and a B&D box of bits.

 

[Davefr]

Went to an pro estate sale and it was refreshing to find the prices reasonable for a change.

Sighting level, brass hypodermic grease gun and motor starter were $5/ea.

Bosch jig saw, PC sander and Weller Station were $25 total. (all like new)

Last week I found a Sawzall that looked brand new. The seller fessed up and told me it had issues. I plugged it in, pulled the trigger and it looked like the 4th of July inside the motor. I bought it anyway for $15.

After I took it apart I found 3 small rocks inside the motor and which trashed the armature's commutator. The rocks took out a divot and it looks like the armature locked up and burnt the windings. I was able to find a new armature on Ebay ($40), cleaned up the carbon brushes and it runs great.

How would a brand new Sawzall injest rocks??

 

[3baygarage]

LS, that’s a sign of Spring up north! Our fairgrounds always had their garage sale around Mother’s Day. Nice Wards box.

Lugz, I’ve been hoping to run into one of those Hudgins for years but no luck yet.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lugz, I’ve been hoping to run into one of those Hudgins for years but no luck yet.

I had never heard of them before. Funny how things go sometimes. I almost didn't go. It was cold here, still wet, and windy, very few vendors, and even fewer people walking around, and this guy, Frank, only unloaded half his trailer. It was thrown in with a bunch of junk.

I'm going to have to take it apart. It's not really working right.

 

[davethorik]

Had a good morning at a somewhat local flea.

-Craftsman heritage logo hand carry box. Looks older, in very good shape besides the leather handle. Paint looks new inside!

-4 bronze/copper hammers with tubular steel handles.
One is marked Hackett, and the smallest hammer marked 1.5, guessing pounds as these are heavy. There are other marking but all 4 heads are mushroomed and worn.

-SK Wayne 12" adjustable in very good maybe unused shape

-Utica Select-O-Lock 6" adjustable good shape

-Unbrako 7/16 long arm hex key

-Vanadium Tool Co. 3/4 cold chisel

-Mac M13CLR long 13mm combo wrench

-Proto 11/32 combo wrench

-Proto 3/8 knurled extension , unused

-Proto 5421 21/32" 1/2 dr shallow 12 pt socket

-Proto partial Whitworth socket set, 3/8 dr shallow 12 pt
•5206-W 3/16
•5210-BS, 5/16 BS - 1/4 W
•5212-BS, 3/8 BS - 5/16 W
•5212-W 3/8

Not too shabby for $40

 

[BlueBomber]

SWMBO and I bid on some auction lots at an estate sale about 45 minutes from the house. This was one of those sales that you bid on a lot based on the pictures. They may or may not show everything in the lot and may or may not confirm the contents of every box match its label.

We only won one, the one I really wanted. You'll see why at the end. We had a hoot (and a few coughs) loading everything, and we paid $34.21 for our fun.

I won't catalog every bit, but I'll show pics and hit the highlights.

Here's the full truck bed. We didn't bring everything in--some items were too smelly to re-enter a building.



This stand was built around 1961. I could tell from the newspaper and MIL SPEC paper shelf liners.




This drum was full of tarps and rubber sheets. Mildew city! They could have perhaps been saved, but not worth my time. The drum had a delivery location at a company denizens of this thread will recognize.



SWMBO thinks this homemade moving blanket has value. I have my doubts.



This non-descript cabinet turned out to be a Brunswick Panatrope phonograph cabinet. This, I think, could be valuable to someone trying to restore one.



The old guy who owned it used it as his brush and paint cabinet.



Here are two shots of the somewhat boring stuff I never would have touched at a pick-your-own estate sale. Much of this will go to Good Will or our local "Buy Nothing" Facebook page.



Here's a 1.5-ton come-a-long that's a keeper.



A bucket of Liquid Nail caulk tubes and three caulk guns.



Don't know what these rubbers things are, but they are about 30 inches across.



This will set me up on chain saw consumables for a decade. Check out the vintage Quicksilver oil with the pull-top tab.



SWMBO sold off these weights for $5 before we even got home. They are already picked up and gone!



The old guy's greases and lubes were interesting.



I joked to one of the family members about this one, and he said "Well, they do need greasing!"



This guy might bring some coin on Ebay...



...as might these Trix trains from West Germany.



And as a symbol of what a roulette wheel this type of auction is...yes, that's a jar of cigarette butts and ashes.



Two beer trays and a Christmas decoration.



And finally.....the next picture is what made me endure the prospect of buying a truck load of junk. This what I saw as picture number 6 in the auction lot ad. I have this thread to thank for instantly knowing what it was--a power hack saw. The ad title and description didn't refer to it at all, so I was just randomly lucky to spot it, and again lucky that no one else saw it and bid up the lot price.



Its a Heritage-era Craftsman 108.1502 electric hack saw. Ever since I saw Outlaw's acquisition a few years ago, I've wanted one. It's not as speedy as a horizontal band saw, but still neat-o nonetheless.


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[Outlawmws]

Glad you all are keeping the thread going, 'cause it ain't happening here! Very rainy ti about 7 or do and only 2 that even looked even remotely potential, and were not. Nada zilch, skunked today.

I did get to an estate sale yesterday for not much more a squeeze grabber and a larger size made in Japan jewelers screwdriver, but not even worth the effort to snap pics.

The only good thing about it is the rain did stop, and my thumb is in good enough shape for me to start pulling the DD's ****** for a clutch (unless I get lucky and its the cable mushing out - it won't quite fully disengage and adjusting it so far gets me nowhere...)

 

[Outlawmws]

BB - Great score on the power hack saw!

Did I see a drafting table frame and top in the truck? Or was that for the saw?

 

[BlueBomber]

Thanks, Outlaw. I did forget to post the workbench. It's made from 2" angle iron with a butcher block top. Very heavy! It came as part of the deal.

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[BlueBomber]

Those are going to look terrific cleaned up with whatever method you choose BB (I myself prefer Murphy's and 0000 steel wool), and I, again, would tape those off and lightly sand and refinish the rest of the handle, then un-tape and lightly blend the areas. Whatever you choose to do, I can't wait to see them!

I'm considering fogging the first two handles with gold paint, and then sanding them back to wood after it dries. It may leave enough behind to make the letters in the imprint pop back out.

Went to an pro estate sale and it was refreshing to find the prices reasonable for a change.

Sighting level, brass hypodermic grease gun and motor starter were $5/ea.

Bosch jig saw, PC sander and Weller Station were $25 total. (all like new)

Last week I found a Sawzall that looked brand new. The seller fessed up and told me it had issues. I plugged it in, pulled the trigger and it looked like the 4th of July inside the motor. I bought it anyway for $15.

After I took it apart I found 3 small rocks inside the motor and which trashed the armature's commutator. The rocks took out a divot and it looks like the armature locked up and burnt the windings. I was able to find a new armature on Ebay ($40), cleaned up the carbon brushes and it runs great.

How would a brand new Sawzall injest rocks??

Congrats on getting the Sawzall running again, and well done on all the deals. I would guess it got dropped in the dirt or had a bucket fall over on it in the back of a truck.

Had a good morning at a somewhat local flea.

-Craftsman heritage logo hand carry box. Looks older, in very good shape besides the leather handle. Paint looks new inside!

-4 bronze/copper hammers with tubular steel handles.
One is marked Hackett, and the smallest hammer marked 1.5, guessing pounds as these are heavy. There are other marking but all 4 heads are mushroomed and worn.

Well, done, Dave! Those four hammers are especially cool. They may be mushroomed a bit, but still look imminently usable!

 

[bmwrd0]

BMW, the film storage is cool. I'd like to fing one like that. is that for movie rolls, film strips, or 35mm film?

It's for rolled up film strips. The drawers have a little mesh type thing that comes out easy to keep them organized. I took that out toot-sweet.

 

[d42jeep]

We couldn’t pass up an estate sale just a few blocks from home. It was a family run sale and prices were extremely reasonable. I missed GJ member Shiftless there but he emailed that he had found some goodies too. The first picture is everything, the second shows the Kennedy carry box with tray. The third shot is S-K and the fourth are the Thorsen tools. Next is some New Britain tools. The last two are a Plomb brake spoon I’ve never seen before and a stubby P&C screwdriver.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'm considering fogging the first two handles with gold paint, and then sanding them back to wood after it dries. It may leave enough behind to make the letters in the imprint pop back out.

If you mean just the area with the imprinted marking, akin to the method for "chalking" a marking on old steel tools (filling it with a white chalk dust) to see it better, I like it! That's a bold, clever idea! It just might work. Something darker (green, perhaps) would stand out in the imprints better but the gold will match the heads. It will require a light touch and patience.

Subscribed to your future reveal thread!

 

[Stuart in MN]

My estate sale haul today included this drop leaf Workmate - it's designed to mount on a wall, and flips up when needed.

Price: free. The only thing was it was bolted to the side of a metal stand that had the world's cheapest jointer, belt sander and grinding wheel mounted on it, and I had to take the whole thing to get the Workmate. These power tools and the stand are pretty much junk, but they did come with three vintage electric motors that I can probably repurpose for other uses.

I did pay $10 for the Rockwell miter saw. It's old enough that it doesn't have the compound cut feature, but it works well and for the price I can't complain.

Other free stuff included a nice doweling jig, ten Accuride drawer slides, a set of Craftsman crown top miter clamps, a small Craftsman cold chisel that looks unused, a small vial of push drill bits for a Yankee driver, and a few other small odds and ends.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Stu In my book, that's warrants a YOU ****!!! I've never seen one of those folding little workmates. Cool. How about a pic of the crown top miter clamps?

 

[Stuart in MN]

Those Workmates aren't terribly common but they do show up now and then - there's a big long thread on Workmates in the general discussion section, someone else just found one a week or two ago: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92136&page=53

Here's a picture of one of the Craftsman miter clamps; there are three like this and then the fourth has a slot in the corner so you can use it to cut the miters with a backsaw. They're commonly used for making picture frames.

 

[bmwrd0]

 

[Boofer]

Man, y'all are killing it. LesserSon's $19 backpack of goodness, BB's power hacksaw, etc. I've gone to four day weeks until July to burn up some extra vacation days before I lose them and I'm looking forward to some Friday sales. I hope this Friday was a sign of things to come.

Estate sale was advertised as a pickers sale with mostly pile prices and showed several outbuildings worth of older tools. I was 6th in line but first in the main outbuilding. There were a lot of old specialty tools like a valve spring compressor, valve grinder, spark plug cleaner etc, but I passed because I'm doing my best not to become a collector. Regardless, I came away with an auto bulb display cabinet half full of new old stock, Williams 1/2 deep set, Craftsman 3/8 deep set, Japanese metric set (not sure how that one ended up in my bucket) a set of Japanese but new impact wobbles, complete CMan 1/4" set, 30" 1/2" Cornwell extension, a crusty but straight Mac 34" 3/8 extension, the four Cman ratchets, Mac brake tool, SO stubby. Not shown is an SK 3/8 box and probably four dozen sockets that are soaking including SO wobbles, SK, Long C, Bonney, some pretty neat "Chrome X Quality" sockets and more.


My favorite is the Acme "Rite Ring" driveway bell with at least 50' of hose. I've been wanting one for my garage for a while. The electronics work, I just need to make a new diaphragm for it.


The other SO drivers, 3/4" wrench and vacuum gauge were from the flea this morning. Total spent was $43.

I also saw this Stanlo tool "chest" at the flea this morning for $15 but passed. It was gone on my way out.

 

[Provincial]

Went to an pro estate sale and it was refreshing to find the prices reasonable for a change.

Sighting level, brass hypodermic grease gun and motor starter were $5/ea.

Bosch jig saw, PC sander and Weller Station were $25 total. (all like new)

Last week I found a Sawzall that looked brand new. The seller fessed up and told me it had issues. I plugged it in, pulled the trigger and it looked like the 4th of July inside the motor. I bought it anyway for $15.

After I took it apart I found 3 small rocks inside the motor and which trashed the armature's commutator. The rocks took out a divot and it looks like the armature locked up and burnt the windings. I was able to find a new armature on Ebay ($40), cleaned up the carbon brushes and it runs great.

How would a brand new Sawzall injest rocks??

One word: employees!

 

[Provincial]

One good-sounding estate sale Friday. I had a meeting in the morning, so I got there at 2 PM after a 10 AM opening. I bet I missed plenty of good stuff.

Photo 1 is the mixed stuff: Proto allen sockets with a SK 1/2" substitute, an extra 9/16" of Armstrong brand, and missing the 1/4". Sockets are Long-C (circle H) in 1-18, 1, 15/16, 5/8,, and 19/32. A slightly later Craftsman 7/16 from New Britain, a Plomb 5414 7/16 socket, and a SK 1-1/16 socket. Sargent spring-loaded parallel-jaw pliers, Snap On CSA10B scraper and #17 end cutters. OTC950 bearing splitter, 2 spools of teflon tape, Amflo blow gun, and a fine adjustment arm for a dial indicator holder with clamp. Armstrong 12-893 and Thorsen 576 drag link sockets. 2 cheap impact socket adapters and 3 T-slot nuts for a Bridgeport mill.

Photo 2 is the wrenches: From left, Proto LA 1220 and 1222 combos and 3021 DOE, then Proto Professional 3/8 combo. Williams 1/2 and Blue Point OXE 241 combos. Lectrolite T1618 and Craftsman -V 44471 7/16 x 17/32 tappet wrenches followed by Plomb Wf-84 and 1140 DBE's, a home-made Powr-Kraft 3/4 line wrench and Blackhawk BW 1305 DBE 5/16 x 11/32. P&C 1710S adjustable, 131 ignition and 2814 DOE's, a 2724 combo and a 1518 Short Bend Offset Socket Wrench in 9/16. Not shown is a 2225E (extra long DBE in 3/4 x 25/32) that I forgot to photo.

Photo 3 shows the punches: From left, Old Forge P53, Snap On 3/32 and 1/8 , Craftsman WF 3/32 and 3/16 and a MAC P4 5/32". From top, P&C #2 and #58, and Mephisto USA half-round cape chisel. Proto items are T6 diamond point chisel, Challenger/Proto 54, Proto 47 and 96 punches.

I was able to negotiate a bulk deal that made everything quite affordable.

 

[davethorik]

Well, done, Dave! Those four hammers are especially cool. They may be mushroomed a bit, but still look imminently usable!

I have no need for that many bronze/copper hammers, but the price I paid I can triple or quadruple my money scrapping the heads. I don't plant to, but still.

Do you or anyone else have an idea of age of that Craftsman box I posted?