2019 Garage Sale Thread

[wrenchguy]

Try this again...

wg The Williams wrench display board is absolutely awesome!

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Don't 4get the wrench want list 4 it over on the williams thread in vintage tool forum.

 

[r_olson_06]

The set is 1/2", there are two stepped plugs; 1/2" to 9/16", and 1/2" to 5/8". I will post once sorted out.

Thanks. Nice early set.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[BlueBomber]

$8.00 for the socket set, $4.00 for the mallet,$10.00 for the vise with power arm junior.
Thanks for the suckage..

Dude, do you KNOW how much You ****?!?!?! Click on the link to see...

This guy certainly knows...

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Well done--that's the stuff of legends!!! The guys on the Vise Thread will go bonkers over this find.

 

[Outlawmws]

The Baby Wilton deserves a mention on the vises thread as well...

 

[3baygarage]

J.t.d. Major suckage on the Wilton!

Much of that socket set should be None Better by New Britain. The box, speeder, many of the sockets, ratchet. I think the sliding t head too.

 

[LesserSon]

So I went to an estate sale close to work at lunch time three & half hours after it opened and came out with an early Blackhawk !/2" socket set, an unmarked unused rubber mallet, and last but not least a Wilton #820 "baby bullet" on a Power Arm Junior.

I wish you could just crop and post the photo, without any words, of the Wilton with the price tag on it on the Vises thread (as Outlaw suggested), but there is a minimal text requirement. Be creative.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Long live ignorant, careless, or lazy people who don't do a little research before selling their stuff!

 

[jdbilodeau]

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.

My first thought reading about the "cleanup" was oooh, I've probably done that before... As someone relatively new to tool-specific picking/collecting what is the line between 'as found', 'cleaned up' and 'ruined'?

Also, I've seen the cautions around cadmium plated stuff but I'm still not exactly sure how to ID it. Any other health related "cleanup" advice?

 

[txlonghorn1989]

So I went to an estate sale close to work at lunch time three & half hours after it opened and came out with an early Blackhawk !/2" socket set, an unmarked unused rubber mallet, and last but not least a Wilton #820 "baby bullet" on a Power Arm Junior.

I can't believe you wasted $4 on that rubber mallet. I see them all day for $3!

Oh yeah! Congrats on that socket set and did you say that other thing was a vise?

Please tell us you bought a lottery ticket on the way home yesterday?!!!!

 

[bmwrd0]

My first thought reading about the "cleanup" was oooh, I've probably done that before... As someone relatively new to tool-specific picking/collecting what is the line between 'as found', 'cleaned up' and 'ruined'?

Also, I've seen the cautions around cadmium plated stuff but I'm still not exactly sure how to ID it. Any other health related "cleanup" advice?

Cadmium looks kinda dirty/greasy, it's grayish and is generally confined to war-era and earlier tooling. Probably the best way to deal with it is to not wire wheel stuff. Period. Use non-invasive cleaning procedures to deal with any issues. Evaporust works well. That or vinegar, but I am not a big fan of that. Lightly scrub with a nylon brush and soap. Sometimes rubbing it with an oiled cloth works wonders for both cleaning and protecting. Or, if you are not sure, just leave it as is.

Obviously, cleaning up newer stuff, chromed or bare steel, and non-tool objects are different, but we are really talking about collectibles here, and the less you do to them, the happier collectors are.

My actual business is tangential to the antiques world, and the first thing you learn in that business is the less something is touched, the better.

 

[LesserSon]

My first thought reading about the "cleanup" was oooh, I've probably done that before... As someone relatively new to tool-specific picking/collecting what is the line between 'as found', 'cleaned up' and 'ruined'?

Also, I've seen the cautions around cadmium plated stuff but I'm still not exactly sure how to ID it. Any other health related "cleanup" advice?

I AM NOT A DOCTOR. I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO DISPENSE MEDICAL ADVICE.

But I’ve read some scary stuff online...
One problem with collecting vintage tools is a lot of them were produced in an explosion of metallurgic experimentation, BEFORE the health effects were revealed by statistical abnormalities among industrial populations...we have those workers to thank, not just for making such beautiful tools, but for suffering with acute, chronic, debilitating, and life-shortening disease so we don’t have to.

To my eye, cadmium looks dull and blotchy, sometimes crusty. Like lead, it’s soft and invites polishing, because it rapidly turns shiny bright.
BUT, ACCORDING TO WHAT I’VE READ...
cadmium wreaks havoc with the skeletal system. Despite the “blood test” suggestion, I read that it integrates into the solid tissues so rapidly, it may not show up in a blood test.

Don’t buff, brush, sand, or scrape it. Don’t breath it, don’t swallow it. Don’t blow it around with compressed air.
Same “don’t” advice applies to other toxic metals.

Be cautious with any unknown surface. I try to work outdoors, and minimally, wear gloves and a dust mask until I have a clue what I’m dealing with. Upgrade if indicated.
Rather than shining up every piece you find on a wire wheel first thing, try de-griming it with an environmentally friendly degreaser first. Some would stop right there. There’s no benefit in red rust, however. I like to card it off mechanically. Many GGers prefer electrolysis or chemical treatment over mechanical removal. I have no experience with that. Any way you do it, there are waste products to dispose of.
JUST MY INEXPERT OPINION

 

[Private Lugnutz]

JD,

Click here to see three sockets, bare steel, cadmium, and chromed, side-by-side-by-side. Cadmium is unmistakable (edit: once you know what it looks like). It is gray, dull, soft, and a little grainy, versus bright, hard, and smooth.

 

[Magnum440d100]

Overpaid, but found this. I don’t have a 1/2” version, so this will go into regular use....

 

[gearhead1960]

JD,

Click here to see three sockets, bare steel, cadmium, and chromed, side-by-side-by-side. Cadmium is unmistakable (edit: once you know what it looks like). It is gray, dull, soft, and a little grainy, versus bright, hard, and smooth.

So what you're saying is don't lick the Cadmium?

 

[Michael_in_DE]

At the flea market got this. Just a cheapy but its nice 1/2" female end, 3/8 wobble on the male end.

 

[Magnum440d100]

While out running errands today, saw a sign and stopped in.

$5 for these 2.

I was going to leave without buying anything, but saw something under the table. Crawled under there and saw the breaker bar, and then saw the yankee.

I don’t have a 3/8” drive breaker bar, so this one will be going into my box for use.

The yankee will be going into my antique box next to my other one I got earlier. They sure are fun tools!

 

[nine4gmc]

I've got a lot of catching up to do!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nines! Wtf,O?! Good to see you checking in.

 

[Outlawmws]

Long live ignorant, careless, or lazy people who don't do a little research before selling their stuff!

And let them sell more!

 

[Outlawmws]

I've got a lot of catching up to do!

YOU BET YOU DO!

Welcome back nines; is this a quick visit, or are you "back"

 

[jeffmoss26]

Hey Nines, good to see you!!

 

[Davefr]

So I went to an estate sale close to work at lunch time three & half hours after it opened and came out with an early Blackhawk !/2" socket set, an unmarked unused rubber mallet, and last but not least a Wilton #820 "baby bullet" on a Power Arm Junior.

3-1/2" hours after it opened??? Wow, another You ****!!

 

[jdbilodeau]

Thanks for all the cadmium info- now I know what to look for and how to be careful.

 

[bmwrd0]

Nines! Buenos dias!

 

[nine4gmc]

Hopefully back for good, fellas! I'm working on settling down here in Dallas and have been to a couple sales this year already. Nothing major to show but I'll post my finds soon. Great to see the OG posters still at it and also great to see the new guys getting into it.

Is anyone in the Dallas area on here?

 

[BlueBomber]

Nines: good to hear from you, my fellow picker. Your the guy who introduced me to Crowntop Craftsman! Can wait to see what you're dredging up in the Big D!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Welcome back Nines.

 

[nine4gmc]

I feel like I'm home! Thanks for the warm welcome back!

 

[Magnum440d100]

Today’s haul.

Overpaid at $65, but the majority is Snap on, Mac, SK, Cornwell, and even grabbed a Herbrand, JH Williams, Barcalo Buffalo, and Husky. Dunno why I grab husky, except to throw it in my trail rig.

 

[Magnum440d100]

Today’s 2nd haul.

Saw this ad for $15 for everything pictured. Saw the RHFT, and figured for $15, it was probably messed up, but I could probably salvage parts for my grandfathers RHFT.

Nope. It works immaculately. 1 RHFT, 1 older quick release with oil hole, Proto professional speed wrench, SK swivel sockets, USA ball peen hammer...

For $15, I couldn’t pass it up. More tools I don’t need, but I will put to use!!!!

 

[3baygarage]

Mid week flea market finds.

- Snap On brake spring tool.Roughed up wrench,srewdrivers, scraper. Blue Point windshield wiper tool, Snap On hammer bit.

-craftsman lathe tool,unmarked chisel, broken Samson chisel.

Two wood handle tools marked Dodge. Does anyone know what these are? Guy told me they are crate openers

-Heller claw hammer

-German pliers and look alike Kraeuter pliers, Klein strippers, Harley Davidson screwdriver and extra shank.

- unknown cast iron crank, SK screwdrivers, socket rail.

 

[3baygarage]

Some interesting wrenches.

-Pierce Arrow Williams wrench, old Mac combo, Proto Los Angeles angle, Winchester open end, Scholler 4” adjustable from my neck of the woods.

-Drew and Stevens Walden? offset wrenches.
Pile of ignition wrenches. Bunch of Meteor, Duro, a Fairmount, Herbrand, Mac, angle wrench maybe Mac or Cornwell and combo with no visible name.

-Plomb offset screwdriver, Snap On chisel, Proto punch, Plomb punch, Vandium Tool Co punch.

-Stevens Walden socket box.

-3/8 Wright ratchet. These are so common but I never see them. Finally find
one in rough shape but working.
1/2” snap on sliding t

Sockets- Snap On, Truth,Herbrand, Mac, 2 Kobalt, Snap On impact

Hinsdale 9/32” t handle

Blackhawk 1/4 extension. I initially threw it aside because I thought it was Oxwall!

-1/4 sockets- mix of Duro, Indestro Select, walden Thorsen,etc.

 

[d42jeep]

Some interesting wrenches.

-Pierce Arrow Williams wrench, old Mac combo, Proto Los Angeles angle, Winchester open end, Scholler 4” adjustable from my neck of the woods.

-Drew and Stevens Walden? offset wrenches.
Pile of ignition wrenches. Bunch of Meteor, Duro, a Fairmount, Herbrand, Mac, angle wrench maybe Mac or Cornwell and combo with no visible name.

-Plomb offset screwdriver, Snap On chisel, Proto punch, Plomb punch, Vandium Tool Co punch.

-Stevens Walden socket box.

-3/8 Wright ratchet. These are so common but I never see them. Finally find
one in rough shape but working.
1/2” snap on sliding t

Sockets- Snap On, Truth,Herbrand, Mac, 2 Kobalt, Snap On impact

Hinsdale 9/32” t handle

Blackhawk 1/4 extension. I initially threw it aside because I thought it was Oxwall!

-1/4 sockets- mix of Duro, Indestro Select, walden Thorsen,etc.

I have found a couple of Pierce Arrow marked tools in the wild and they sold quickly on eBay with a substantial profit.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

Lots of great stuff going on in here. I need to take a day and catch up. I'm now several pages behind...

Finally getting around to cleaning up some finds from this past weekend. The Craftsman grinder didn't work, but at $25, I thought I'd bring it home and see if I could get it back in service. One new power cord later and it's working like a champ.

The rest is the 'usual suspects'. The small tin funnel so the wife won't get mad at me anymore for using one of hers... Bonney and Blackhawk sockets, Craftsman 1/2" drive butterfly ratchet, Bonney A724 1/2" drive breaker bar, Craftsman #3 tappet Duro ignition wrench and a few contract 'grind off' combos (I'm half heartedly working on a set of them). The 100' ROE 'comet' tape is a new one for me. I've not seen that brand before.

 

[JMLangford]

Slow day....

Got (yet another) router base with fence for a Dremel tool (make 3) for a $1....



Found a vintage Pexto dolly in rough shape for a $1....



The dolly is beat-up and chipped on the edges....and since I ain't no bodyman, I cleaned it the best I could (and tung oiled it) and will use it as a paperweight or a hold down for when I tool leather....




Welcome back Nines.......


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[davethorik]

Nice snag on that Wright, 3bay. Those aren't common here, I find older sockets and wrenches frequently but all round head rats.

 

[Muttly]

What do you think this drawer full is worth?

The online auction noted that some are craftsman, but not all

There is also a full drawer of HF spring clamps and another with files and other goodies.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I see at least two snap on ratchets. Pm me with where the auction is?

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Craftsman finds. The hatchet (with an obviously incorrect handle) is a first logo Craftsman "banner" style.

 

[3baygarage]

I have found a couple of Pierce Arrow marked tools in the wild and they sold quickly on eBay with a substantial profit.
-Don

I began keeping them after selling the first batch I ever had. They went to India.

Nice snag on that Wright, 3bay. Those aren't common here, I find older sockets and wrenches frequently but all round head rats.

Guess you never run into them either. They are always online it seems.