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If it's not Plvmb maybe a Plumb.

I don’t think so. The two prongs sticking out if it would not function as a plumb - the whole point of which is to point at a single point on a surface, not two. Allowing for the chewed bits, it looks exactly like the other two weed removers that have been posted in previous incarnations (and on the Plomb thread), and I think, the patent/advertising illustrations.
 
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Picked up this cool Coleman funnel at an estate sale for $1. It was so thick with
crud I could not make out what it was so I cleaned it. After I saw what was hiding under the crud I was kinda bummed I cleaned it but oh well. Looks like an early one.
I found one and reported it in the 2017 Garage Sale thread (3bay's host year), linked here.

Believe it or not, you can try putting the patina back on it. It's a refinishers trick that I have used many times on copper fixtures and brass bolts and screws. Get it well and thoroughly wet with a 50/50 solution of vinegar and salt. Put it in a jar or other translucent container with a tight lid about two or three times as big. Pour some of the solution in the jar/container. You're not immersing it. Seal it with the lid. After two hours, take it out and get it all wet with the solution again. Put it back in. Repeat every two hours until you get the discoloration you want.

Herbrand 3d rolling cabinet & 6d top chest, ca. pre-war
...into wartime. And I don't have the ****-o-Meter on this computer or I would whip it out again! HAHA.

If it's not Plvmb maybe a Plumb.
It's definitely a Plvmb weeder, but I think it's freaking hilarious how even their weed-puller looks like that big old-fashioned Plumb plumb bob.
 
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I don’t think so. The two prongs sticking out if it would not function as a plumb - the whole point of which is to point at a single point on a surface, not two. Allowing for the chewed bits, it looks exactly like the other two weed removers that have been posted in previous incarnations, and I think, the patent/advertising illustrations.


:thumbup: My aching back.

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Lugz,
Salt and vinegar puts patina ON copper? I thought it takes it off. Wouldn’t ammonia put it back on?
NJMarty,
In any case, the most important thing is to clean off your fingerprints very thoroughly. Clean the whole surface evenly. Then wear gloves to handle the bright surface, at least until you get the surface the way you want. If you’re patient, you can just leave it alone for a few months and the surface should begin to re-acquire its patina, just from exposure to the atmosphere.
Edit - quicker methods involve the boiling of eggs to release sulfur, fuming the copper in a sealed container with the crushed eggs (no physical contact with the copper) in the bottom.
I wonder if dipping the copper in the egg-boiled water would have a similar effect? I remember doing copper repoussé in art class. There was a sulfur solution we used to darken the metal.
 
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bowing to the national insanity, uncle sam decided to close our directorate, putting us all on furlough for at least two weeks - allowing me to catch up on a few shop projects.
this week's discoveries turned up a 70's vintage craftsman 8-drawer machinist tool box (similar to kennedy 526), Coleman fuel funnel (aluminum w/blue felt insert), and a 60's(?) 7 x 1.25 wheel/tire from wagon for child's pedal tractor in allis chalmers "poppy" orange(?).
 

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Picked up these guys today at an estate sale.

The impact wobbles are Snap-On SAE 7/16-3/4, also came with some other misc wobbles Bonney, Mac, Snap-On with the little wizard box for 7 bucks

Got the 1/2” Snap-On ratchet for 20 bucks.

The 11/16 Swagelok ratcheting flarenut wrench for 3 bucks.

I obviously need another 1/2” ratchet like I need a hole in my head.

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Nice!

Here is my "I need to get out of the house while my wife is working from home" haul from a distant estate sale.


An unmarked wrench roll, Challenger 3/8s tin (no label, but that color!), Thorsen, Proto, Long C + misc. sockets , Thorsen standard and Industro Metric wrenches, Challenger ratchet, hammer wedges, Cribbage board (with instructions) WWII Xcelite; $5 for everything. Also had a nice convo with a lady settling her parents estate. Seems the real estate vultures were circling constantly.
 
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Phew! 27hrs between posts is too long to hold my breath. Nice ratchets, whether you need them or not.
I think sales are going to be dry here for a while. We had our first local case of COVID-19, followed by our first local casualty. PA Governor Wolf has closed what can be closed and appealed to the commonwealth to stay home. As more people take that advice, less commerce is going to flow - not just the kind we talk about on this thread. Businesses are closing their doors, sending employees home. It’s been a week since my employer has been open. I am fortunate to be salaried, but a lot of hourly workers are wondering what’s next for them. Tough times.
 

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Yes, not sure if things will slow here much as far as estate sales go. Many of these are on a specific timeline (place sold and needs to cleared out) and unless there is a forced closure, they are still on. BUT! with reduced crowds. Which means the ES people seem more inclined to deal than usual, as they need to clean it out by a set date.
 

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Eerily QUIET around here in many ways. Usually you can hear traffic adn trucks. I went outside at one point to day and only heard a jet... I went for a long walk, saw 3 cars moving...

DEFINITELY Slow, and quiet.

My company ia all working fro =m home and we were setup to do so from its inception (Everything is cloud based except for office WiFi, and of course our laptops...

I just got back from grocery shopping - two stores. bakery and paper isles were dead empty... NO chicken and low on beef and pork... Many others not far behind. LOTS of candy!

I felt a little like the main character in the book ALAS BABYLON...
 

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The estate sales I am going to are in very rural areas, I won't dare venture into the metro area of Dallas. I'm fortunate to work for a natural gas distribution company so I won't be "sent home". They have closed out offices to the point where we have to schedule a time to go get parts/materials if we need stuff. I feel really bad for the people that don't have a job/career that can allow them to still be collecting a paycheck.
 

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Since the entire SF Bay Area is under a shelter in place order and I fall in the “high risk” category, going to any estate or garage sales would be pretty ill advised at this point in time. Any vintage tools that I add to my collections will have to come from Internet sellers or my tool collecting buddies for the foreseeable future.
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Since the entire SF Bay Area is under a shelter in place order and I fall in the “high risk” category, going to any estate or garage sales would be pretty ill advised at this point in time. Any vintage tools that I add to my collections will have to come from Internet sellers or my tool collecting buddies for the foreseeable future.
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Thank God for common sense. I wish the millennials would get the freaking memo......
 
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Not every millennial thinks that way. They’re not all fornicating on the beach, bitching about the lack of alcohol since the bars closed. There’s some working, and worried about the possibility of not working, and even some worried for their older relatives and coworkers.
I find myself at the apparent inflection point of risk: middle-aged, some respiratory history, and heading into pollen season, which will mimic/mask the symptoms of mild infection. Yet compared to my concern, my son has been as anxious as my mother (in her seventies), and not only for his own health. He works with a broad range of ages, and he foresees the disruption that will ensue if we lose our most knowledgeable experienced members of society.
 

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My three millennials are are definitely being careful.

My biggest concern is not me (even though I'm technically "at risk"; but I rarely ever get the flu (but when I do its often a doozy... :ninja: ), but my 89 YO mother, who I had to "ground" (Waited my whole life to be able to say "Mom, your grounded!") and tell her that she would accept my brother and hi wife's offer to do her grocery shopping in the interim.

On top of that, her best friend was exposed and is being tested and my mom had been driving her around (Her friend can no longer drive...)

So we are waiting for her friends test with some concern. The good news is neither is showing any symptoms...
 

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Not every millennial thinks that way. They’re not all fornicating on the beach, bitching about the lack of alcohol since the bars closed. There’s some working, and worried about the possibility of not working, and even some worried for their older relatives and coworkers.
I find myself at the apparent inflection point of risk: middle-aged, some respiratory history, and heading into pollen season, which will mimic/mask the symptoms of mild infection. Yet compared to my concern, my son has been as anxious as my mother (in her seventies), and not only for his own health. He works with a broad range of ages, and he foresees the disruption that will ensue if we lose our most knowledgeable experienced members of society.
Thank you standing up. Being apart of the millennial generation I feel that some people take the actions of one (usually bad) person from my generation and assume we are all that way.

Even though I am young I am part of the high risk group as well being on immunial suppressant medication.

Everyone stay safe and keep strong out there. I feel this is more of a mental test than a physical one.



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I've posted about how things are normal here in MidAm (St. Louis), so it's only fair to mention the first aberration I've seen. Twice in two days, a gas station/convenience store I visit frequently was very quiet at times it's normally crowded.
 

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Looking for a padlock collection? I'm going tomorrow if I can talk the wife into it. :beer:

On craigslist at 22031 S SCHIEFFER RD Colton Oregon.
 

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No sales for me! Thought I'd post a pic of this vise I bought a few weeks ago. Cleaned up pretty well.
 

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I work at a federal organization and we've implemented highly encouraged telework. Other locations have made it mandatory. I have no intention of going to an estate sale this weekend. It helps that there aren't any good ones nearby.

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Since things seem quiet on the GS front for the moment, I thought I would post a cool item I picked up the other day and threw up on the Millers Falls thread but failed to post here.

It's a Millers Falls #50BR electric screwdriver. Archive.org has a 1930 catalog with an earlier version (No.0) and a 1974 catalog with a later version (50R). There's a 1954 power tool excerpt from H. Channon Company but they apparently didn't carry it or there was a gap in the MF production. If anyone has access to a 1960's MF power tool catalog I'd really like to hear about it.

This has MF patented adjustable clutch under the black shield on the chuck and the drive doesn't engage until pressure is applied to the tip. Makes me think it might have been intended for drywall hanging. There was discussion on the MF thread about it possibly being a production line driver that would hang from a tool balancer, but there is nothing apparent to hang it from.

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While I was at it I thought I would play stump the resident experts with a couple of items that were in a large tool box I bought last week. They stumped me before I resorted to the Googleplex.

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This one is 3.25 inches square. The barrel has a 6pt socket on each end--1/2 & 9/16. The open end is 11/16. It is stamped with a Trademark and patent number on the other side.

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In it's operational position the telescoping wand would hang vertically from the horizontally held handle. The wand is partially retracted for the photo. It extends to 24.5 inches. And it comes with a belt loop carrying case for easy access. I've put a bit of paper towel on it to mask the name.

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Not really part of the quiz but I wanted to show off my little anvil. It's 4-1/8" long and 1-7/8" tall. I think it is made of bronze vs. brass. It could be working anvil (the face shows signs of use--not abuse) or it might be a promotional item. It weighs 12.7 oz. I have no idea who or what W.L.W. might be but HBG is the common identifier for Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
 
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Lest anyone get the wrong impression, I am almost 70, and have 21-year-old twins in college, plus step-children in their 40's, and grandchildren older than the twins. None of them are acting like the Millennials that are being (justifiably) criticized.

My daughter is staying on campus for Spring Break because she fears that she could infect her parents (even though she doubts she has been exposed) she and I shared a hug from six feet apart last Thursday. We had planned another Spring Break road trip with her (a tradition), but cancelled it last week. Her twin brother is at University in Berlin, Germany and we worry about him, even though he insists he is fine.
 
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