The last sale was a TOO. As I left the last advertised sale, I noticed a bunch of cars parked at a farm building. Sure enough, when I approached the driveway, there was an estate sale sign. Apparently, they hadn't advertised it very well. By then it had been going for three hours, and was picked over. I checked it out and found that the pickers had overlooked a few items, and I spent a total of $58.00.
Photo #1:
A cheap imported trowel so I don't have to borrow my wife's good one when I dig up the irrigation outlets to fix them.
Plomb 1246 1-7/16" pebble combo
Fairmount 1-1/2" DOE obstruction wrench
Craftsman -V- 42794 RHFT long flex ratchet
Photo #2:
Plate lifting chain sling and clamps
Photos 3,4 & 5:
3"x 60" Belt Sander
The belt sander was bolted to a post with the redi-rod you see next to it. It is not factory made, but some parts are castings that were probably part of a kit. The drive wheel has the name of our local high school cast into the web, so it was either cast for them or by them. The tension adjusting parts may have been made, rather than bought, and they are well made. I believe that it was built as a project in a metalworking class. The workmanship is quite good. The only weakness is that the mounting plate is somewhat thin, and thus flexible. If mounted to a solid vertical surface, it is adequate, and gravity provides the belt tension.
I plugged in the motor, and it operates properly. It does not have a grounded plug, and it did not trip a GFCI breaker. I do not see a data plate on the motor, but it may be mounted so the plate is toward the mounting plate. It appears to be 3/4 to 1 HP, 120/240V, wired 120V now.
It is pretty nice that the sander has a local connection.
I feel pretty good about finding the Craftsman ratchet. It isn't perfect, but pretty nice, and works well. The "patent pending" marking should age-date it somewhat. I've wanted one for a while, but not badly enough to pay Ebay prices!
