2019 Garage Sale Thread

[Private Lugnutz]

That ARTISAN parrot head has a nifty grip.

 

[3baygarage]

Lugz, I thought the Plomb socket was one you needed for your newly aquired set, but no dice. It’s a 7/8.

 

[Squashfest81]

I haven’t posted in this thread for too long. Snagged off the facebook last night.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice grab on the Lista SF! What size?

 

[senlow]

Squashfest81, be sure to clean and lube the drawer rollers on your Lista cabinet. That will make it last a lifetime.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

I mentioned last week that I picked up a Kennedy 7-drawer roller from a young woman who was gifted it by her dad. He is a retired tool maker. The ad simply stated "Assorted tools". There weren't any OMG! moments for me but there are some keeper tools and I'll move everything else down the road. Here are pics of most of the contents...




Lavallel & IDE 14-pc reamer set


Gesswein 16-pc burr set


Wiha 7-pc torx driver set


Assorted drivers - Klein (2), Sandovic, Torx (2), PB, Bondhus & Vaco


Misc - med stats (3), Ideal wire strippers, Inox shears, Channellock (3), Klein, Japan (2), Snap-On needle nose, Klein dikes & Clauss thing?


Ridgid tool ?, tool thing ?, Crescent 6" adj, Crescent 12" adj (2), Craftsman Pro Auto-lock 45307, Channellock 950 Tog-L-Lok (2), Xcelite nut driver & Klein 57035 torque screwdriver.

More pics to follow...

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Kennedy 7-drawer contents (part 2)...


Craftsman plastic-tip hammer, Craftsman(?) ball peen hammer, GTD (Greenfield) No 6 14" tap & die handle, small brass hammers (2), Armstrong 7/8" Armaloy wrench No 1805, Craftsman chuck keys - 4067, 4066 (2)


Craftsman combos (4), Proto Professional combos (6), Crescent 8" adj, Snap-On combo, Husky combo, set of 1/8" thick steel parallels by Testech (Japan).


Missing 1/2" & 5/8" parallels.


Misc box of hex keys, Allen SAE set, Allen MM set, Eklind MM set, Kanetsu magnetic base and arm MB-BV, Proto No 380 retaining ring plier kit, Hook-Kon spring looping tool, Eklind T-hex key, Eklind Torx set


Johansson gauge Microkator 500-EC-6, Ashcroft gauge (glycerin filled), Van Keuren VK-I class zz gage set .011"-.060", Microcentric 3-jaw chuck ?, some kind of German made chuck?, Jacobs 14N chuck 0-1/2".


Don't know what these things are, the clamps are Kant Twist 2" & 4-1/2". Appreciate any help people can provide on the other stuff in the pic.


Some type of calibration set. says Rank Taylor Hobson Ltd Eng, Craftsman 6-pt deep sockets 3/8" (4), 1/4" (5), pile of thin grinding wheels (not sure what type of machine these are used on ???), Craftsman nut driver set, Mitutoyo optical flats No. 157-901 OP-1".

More contents to follow...

 

[jakemac]

Doesn’t matter what you paid, the 7-drawer Kennedy alone was a OMG item.
Good score.


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[txlonghorn1989]

Kennedy 7-drawer contents (part 3)...


Assorted burrs, countersinks, chucks, and are all the things in the boxes bits? or cutters? or maybe even some taps?. Out of my element as I'm not a metalworker. Any help appreciated.




Lot of sets of drill bits & what appears to be another set of Lavallee & IDE reamer set No 14.




More drill bit sets and another set of Lavallee & IDE reamer set No 7.


Taps, cutters & tool stuff ???


Some torx keys and cutters, dies & ???. Really don't know what most of this stuff is for exactly. Any help appreciated.

More pics to follow...

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Kennedy 7-drawer contents (part 4)...


Looks like drill bits and taps, at least 1 die or are some of these things like dies but for a lathe? Guidance here would be appreciated.


Bondhus SAE & MM hex driver sets, multiply hex key sets - Eklind, Bonhus, Allen (2) and a cool little stubby Klein pliers.


Files


Tech pneumatic 1/4" die grinder, don't know what the O things are on a bolt, bunch of metal working things, 6" Crescent adj, tap & die handle, Channellock tip kit which I think is for the 907G retaining ring pliers pictured earlier and the Gerber box cutter which is kind of cool.


Dust-off cans, Starrett lubrication, Marvel oil, etc, etc, Fuller chisel, the little clamp is a Gesswein, set of burrs and polishing wheels, polished steel feeler gages appx 12" long (5), the two tins have got something that look like they'd screw onto a plate to hold things in place. ???

No pic but I filled a medium size tub with tool steel and bronze (round, square, rectangular, etc) and stuff like that.

That's all folks!

PS I got a text yesterday from the young woman who sold me the box and tools. Apparently her dad told her she needed to get the Johansson gauge back (I'd googled and seen they sell new for over $200). She let me know if it was too late she understood or she'd be willing to give some money back for it. Let her know I'm fine with giving it back to her. Nice young lady and I certainly don't want her dad being upset with her.

PPS The Gertsner machinist box she asked me to set aside which was on top of the Kennedy was the OMG box! She let me look in a few of the drawers out of curiosity and there were lots of Starrett tools in there. But made it clear that one wasn't for sale.

 

[Outlawmws]

The Kant twist clamps are generally used for welding; the jaws will be copper and he threads of the screws copper plated.

Great score! definitely "Assorted tools" though!

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Nah, it was definitely a '61. My aunt, his sister-in-law, had a red '59 which I thought was awesome even though I was pretty young. I recall being disappointed in the car my dad brought home that day. It was just kind of plain - no fins and it seemed small in comparison. That aunt and uncle always had excellent taste in cars when I was young - '58 Apache, '59 Impala, '62 Impala Super Sport.

Still you got a nice car!!!

Guys, I said a 1962 Impala Super Sport but it was a 1965 Impala Super Sport Coupe. I HAD to correct that mistake.

 

[Squashfest81]

Nice grab on the Lista SF! What size?

She’s like 23in wide and 39in tall. Drawers all slide like little dreams.

 

[Cruzan80]

Txlonghorn, I see several endmills in the mix of what you are calling drill bits. Easiest way to spot the difference is drill bits come to a center point. Mostly in pics ending 72 and 73. The box in bottom left of 74 is center drills, for drilling a hole to support a center in a tailstock.

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[d42jeep]

The Kant twist clamps are generally used for welding; the jaws will be copper and he threads of the screws copper plated.

Great score! definitely "Assorted tools" though!

I can’t imagine how much the original owner must have paid for all the items in that box! Plus a great Kennedy box. Major suckage!
-Don

 

[Michael_in_DE]

$8 for the Dykes, $2 for the impact.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I had a hit and miss day at the flea market this morning.

The hits included an EDIT: Art Specialty Co "FLEXO" lamp, some orphan end wrenches, and a really nice high speed twist drill box from KW era. The stenciling on a faded white background like that was a WWII shipping spec that must've been carried over into KW era. And that is a wartime Federal Stock number that was overtaken by the 11-digit numbers in 1953.

The miss was idiotic indecisive me telling a vendor I would think about it after looking at a vintage wheel chock. It was huge. The chock itself was two chunks of wedge-shaped wood held together by a steel frame. The steel frame was one piece with spikes on the bottom and a handle that was a looping round rod like the kind you see on old socket wrench Tee Handles. I went back after I made one circuit and of course it was gone. Cursed myself the whole way out of the market. I'll get over it, but it was cool.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I thought the lamp was an Art Steel Co, NY, but it's an Art Specialty Co, Chicago, with a 1946 patent (2,395,178) on it. Here's the patent diagram...

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Thanks guys. I'm really not that much of a Kennedy fan. Although I have always liked the machinist boxes but then I like ALL the machinist boxes. Just something about all those little drawers. Now I'm regretting selling the Kennedy 2-drawer middie last year. I gave my SIL the 11-drawer machinist chest last year too. If I'd kept that middie I could set him up nicely with it and this rolling cabinet. He loves Kennedy by the way. His problem is being real short on space.

 

[LesserSon]

Those Artisans remind me of Wilde-made Craftsman pliers (the forged “Alloy Steel” inside handles) which usually have the rope/cable grip pattern, but the grip pattern around the Logo also resembles the Craftsman nested diamonds pattern, which I believe was design patented by Bill Myers, the owner/president of Forged Steel Products / Snap-on. Makes me wonder again, what went on with those patterns (maybe) after the exclusive use period expired.

Unless...what if Wilde didn’t make pliers, but had them made by FSP/S-o?

 

[emeraldcoupe]

picked this off fb marketplace about an hour ago for $30. I sold the craftsman box for $20 literally 5 minutes after I posted it for sale lol. so i'm into everything for $10

Hout roller
craftsman carry

inside the hout were-
craftsman and victor torch tips
16 cleco pins
a full box of 38 special ammo, and just so happens I have a 38
draw tite hitch
new Westinghouse glass tube
old masterlock with key. the key is really neat

 

[3baygarage]

^way to go.

$8 for the Dykes, $2 for the impact.

Very nice. What did you clean with?

 

[livinloud11]

Picked up these armstrong sae wrenches with the roll for $5 from a garage sale (first dibbs). Also picked up two sets of metric and sae stubby ratchetting wrenches for $30 made by paramount. Pretty good deal overall id say.

 

[JMLangford]

Wednesday's finds....


The horse was free.....one of the "perks" of hanging around the flea late....everyone at this flea usually packs up to leave by 1:00 and someone always leaves stuff they don't want to carry home I've "found" some pretty good stuff that way
My Granddaughter LOVES horses so now she'll have one for her Barbie dolls to ride!


The two right angle extension cords, rusted dividers, and the Snap-On test light were .25¢ each and the Stanley Metric hex sockets and the no-name double sided (1/4" + 3/8") ratchet (which looks like a Proto and is smooooooth as budda) was $3


I compared the "new" test light to one that I bought in the early '70's......they've done away with the spring strain relief and it now has an LED(?) bulb


I thought I'd have to buy a new bulb, but after cleaning all the contact surfaces it's good to go......


Total for the day = $4


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[3baygarage]

The head of hair on that thing.

 

[jeffmoss26]

txlonghorn, all I can say is wow!
emeraldcoupe, I have several old Master padlocks like that

 

[JMLangford]

The head of hair on that thing.

It's a Golden Palomino don'tcha know!



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[Magnum440d100]

Not a lot today.

A JH Williams & Co Superjustable 8” adjustable wrench and a 1/2” Snap on distributor wrench. Overpaid at $12 for both, but they’re both keepers, so it was worth it. I can now replace my foreign distributor wrenches with this USA one. I never liked how the foreign ones were really long after the bend. I have an oil pressure gauge line right next to the distributor and I’m always afraid I’m going to hit it. This one seems more compact, which will come way in handy. I can’t wait to use it! Haha.

Edited to show the length difference in the one I bought today versus the ones I normally use.

I just tried the snappy on a spare motor I have laying around, and it definitely does have better angles and ergonomics.

Not sure what to do with my others now....

 

[Outlawmws]

Man, you guys keep knocking it dead with mid week buys!

 

[r_olson_06]

Last week's finds. Most were a dollar or less besides the Kromedge tap set and the Amber handled ratchet. Had to give $15 each.
Alot of Craftsman underline including some stubby box wrenches.
A Bonney stubby PWA DBE.
And a slew of USA Made items


Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Smokeshow69]

Last week's finds. Most were a dollar or less besides the Kromedge tap set and the Amber handled ratchet. Had to give $15 each.
Alot of Craftsman underline including some stubby box wrenches.
A Bonney stubby PWA DBE.
And a slew of USA Made items


Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

If you paid $15 for that amber handle, you **** big time !


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[3baygarage]

X2 on that. Great find.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some "Good" finds at the flea market this "Good Friday" morning...

My first TUFFY screwdriver! If you're not familiar, the history on these would take a whole book to tell. Made in 1945 by the Swallow Airplane Company in Wichita, KS. Swallow was started in the 1920's by Matt Laird. Never heard of him? Well, you might recognize the last names of two guys who worked for him - Walter Beech and Clyde Cessna, before they splintered off arguing about wing placement to start their own companies. Swallow made the screwdrivers long after they went under as an aircraft mfgr. These are kinda sorta hard to find. Not that they're extremely rare. But guys who have them appreciate them so much they are under lock and key. They look like any other generic steel shank aluminum handle screwdriver. But there's a lever hinged on the handle for leverage, and they are indestructible. I will take more photos and tack them onto the end of a TUFFY thread - I know there's one on GJ.

The battery pliers are pre-Channellock No. 307 Champion DeArment. More photos later on Don's Champion DeArment thread. The ignition pliers are No. 424 Channellock.

The ignition wrenches are Duro-Chrome "E" series, missing the E63 and the E66.

The socket wrench is for radios. It has the interior knurling you sometimes see on one socket in vintage 30's and 40's midget socket sets, and also some spinners in the same era. Not marked.

And I forgot to include this Esso Happy Motoring Key Club key fob.

I don't even know why I picked this up. Last thing I need is another automotive knickknack niche to look for. Has to be no earlier than 1964 (Zip Code) and no later than 1972 (when Esso became Exxon). Maybe that's why. My boyhood years!

 

[davethorik]

A few things today.

vintage Kennedy K-20 hand carry box in green crinkle paint

Henry Boker 1.25" jaw hand vise with interesting possibly hand made bench clamp.

Vulcan Mfg. Co. Winona Minn "Largrip" 10" adjustable

Stanley USA 8" adjustable, unused

 

[3baygarage]

A genuine no frills Craigslist buy. Picked up this OTC 24” adjustable for 20 bucks. Met a cool dude who’s into garages and Jeeps but not a GJer. In addition, picked up a pair of Williams ratchets he had for sale.

2-7/8” capacity.

Next to the 2” Fairmount

3/8” and 1/2” Superratchets. Yes I needed them.

 

[Crabman]

Lugz,

Thanks for the pics and the cool story about the screwdriver.

I remember those key fobs from my youth. My dad always had stuff like that.

I wish I still had all the Sinclair stuff i had when I was a kid.

Bruce

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Henry Boker 1.25" jaw hand vise with interesting possibly hand made bench clamp.

Very nice find, Dave!

A genuine no frills Craigslist buy. Picked up this OTC 24” adjustable for 20 bucks.

If that works like it looks like it is supposed to work (you take the nut off to reposition the "dynamic jaw", and then re-fasten the nut!?), that is no-frillsiest adjustable wrench I have ever seen! Glad you posted that, 3eeb. I had no idea it existed.

Lugz,

Thanks for the pics and the cool story about the screwdriver.

I remember those key fobs from my youth. My dad always had stuff like that.

I wish I still had all the Sinclair stuff i had when I was a kid.

I wish I had my Matchbox collection!

I posted several better post-cleanup close-ups of the TUFFY screwdriver in a TUFFY thread, linked here.

I posted the Champion DeArment (Channellock) pliers here.

And I posted that funky radio cabinet offset wrench here.

 

[HeelSpur]

A genuine no frills Craigslist buy. Picked up this OTC 24” adjustable for 20 bucks. Met a cool dude who’s into garages and Jeeps but not a GJer. In addition, picked up a pair of Williams ratchets he had for sale.

2-7/8” capacity.

Next to the 2” Fairmount

3/8” and 1/2” Superratchets. Yes I needed them.

Awesome find.

 

[Rickster]

Small estate sale this morning. Picked up this Snap-on 3/8dr F720 ratchet and a 3/4 chrome flex socket. The auto punch is a Craftsman along with the several USA deep offset soluble box wrenches. The key tag says GA. IN. Tube.

 

[3baygarage]

guys it’s a neat wrench. I meant to say no frills transaction.

So the nut is 11/16”, and the bolt... I was like . Not 3/4, not 13/16. Picture Simon and Garfunkel in the background....”Hello 25/32” my old friend”

Wish I had my old OTC cat handy because I want to look up the actual specs. It goes to over 4”. The new ones on Amazon say 4-3/4”, but it also says that for the 36” model.