2020 Garage Sale Thread

[ZackN]

zack:
The smaller vise, the Eron, is actually a higher quality (Made in Japan) vise than the big one. The bad part is that the Eron is missing its jaw inserts.

AFAIK, I don’t think there’s much you can easily do to improve the sloppiness in that big vise. How would you go about achieving your goal?

I was incorrect, the Eron one actually has the axial 'slop' of 1-3/4 turns of the handle before any jaw movement. I was planning on making some aluminum soft jaws for this one anyway. These vises have been used abused and forgotten. Im probably going to put them through some had work as well so im not too worried about making them look great.
The select jaws have been beaten on, they touch in the middle but not the sides. It also came with a custom angled base mount. Guessing it was to move it away from the wall?

I love the oak machinist box, and what edition is the Machinery's Handbook?

Its the 15th edition, 1957 - given to me by my friend.
The box was full of some older machinist tools and custom tooling made by 'RAY' the previous owner. Many tools had his name on them. Live on Ray! Ill have to dig some of them out and take some pictures for you guys.

 

[RagTopTA]

Well.... Work is insanely busy. We are workin a ton. People keep buying up al the meat!! Anyways, things are slow here for the flea and stuff... but I do have a couple of hauls I need to post. But first.... Friday nights here are spent at the little city cafe in small town Tx. in the last few years myself, my dad, and older brother has made quite a few friends at the cafe. We have all become a big group of Friday night Catfish regulars. We sit at the Liars Table together and eat and have a good visit every week. One of the older couples are pickers of sorts. They have a lot of really neat stuff! A couple of weeks ago, Jimmy brought something to show me. In the 40s and 50s, he worked at the dam at Lake Kemp near here. He worked there for nearly 20 years working on the flood gates and other assorted things. When it came tie to replace the mechanical gates with newer technology, they were to get rid of all the old machinery. Jimmy instead puled a lot of it out and made a big display at the visitors' center. but, he kept one of the two huge Brass nuts that topped the huge al threads that the gears ran on to open the gates. that thing is huge. He also brought a pic of the inner workings that show the actual brass nut in place atop a huge gear. Neat story and he was so proud of it. My kinda Friday night! I took a couple of pics. hope you enjoy!

 

[RagTopTA]

Heres a haul from the flea a couple weekends ago. It was chilly and rainy so only a few people showed up to vend me tools! One thing I thought was neat was Carews nippers with what looks to be removable jaws!


Wrenches:

Fairmount Cleve DOE
Plombs - DBE and Combo pebble
Round shanked offset DBE cant read makers mark but thinking BLuePoint or Blackhawk

Speedster:
3/8 Plomb

Pickle fork:
Proto

Looks to be a 3/4 drive cross bar maybe.. has a pinch on the end like some smaller ones do.

Metal\wire gauge

Chisels:
I think maybe Snappy

Tool Box:
Wizard 3/8 box full of 1/4 SK Snappy and Williams sockets and such

 

[Outlawmws]

RT that's probably the biggest lead screw nut I've ever seen! No doubt larger exist, but I cant recall seeing any!

 

[RagTopTA]

and heres some more! Another flea market haul. this weekend I found a few neat things, 4 sets of pliers, one being Dunlop Approved.... what in tarnation is that all about? also an Indestro ratchet I don't have!

Bonus Plomb Haul Pic: Knobber ratchet, Offset DBEs, Extension maybe Kop-R-Klad WF18, and a cut off speedster I am planning to use on another CPC custom Plomb Contraption asap!

Socket wrench:
Snappy

Ratchets:
2 old pressed rats both with plugs no markings
Indestro 3/8

Extentions:
Plomb WF16 and 36
Herbrand 3/8 i think....

Wrenches:
Proto ignition
another one for Lugz...RT U.S.A. 28 TKKX3B


Punch:
P&C

Pliers:
Dunlap Approved Tools
Diamond Edge
Bonney B43
Vacuum Grip No7

C Clamps:
Cin Tool CO 4" x2

Mic:
Omega

 

[RagTopTA]

RT that's probably the biggest lead screw nut I've ever seen! No doubt larger exist, but I cant recall seeing any!

I was eating dinner when he walked in and plopped it on the table! It must weighted 15 lbs!!! they are gonna clean it up and bring it back when the cafe opens up! I guess it wasnt steel so that if something were to happen the nut would take the damage instead of that huge screw it was on... is that right? I'll ask him what happened to the tools they used on them! might still have them!~

 

[Shiftless]

Mr Gearhead,
Is the adjustable in the middle a Bhaco? If not, who made it?
Tom

I can’t tell either...
I assume this is the one you’re asking about.

I tried enhancing the photo a bit but the lettering is nothing I recognize.
BILLNAS ???

Edit: sorry, I missed Gearhead’s response post #1601

 

[Targa68]

I can’t tell either...
I assume this is the one you’re asking about.

I tried enhancing the photo a bit but the lettering is nothing I recognize.
BILLNAS ???

Finnish made
https://skiftnyckeln.blogspot.com/p/billnas-skiftnycklar.html

Site in Swedish, but nothing Google Translate dont handle

 

[TonyCH]

Yes, Billnäs is Finnish. Its an old steel mill and tool factory which has operated since 1600's and they are famous for very nice quality steel tools. Especially their old axes are still quite common in peoples summer homes.

I think they became part of Fiskars long time ago.

 

[gearhead1960]

https://www.traditional-tools.com/billnas-bruks-ab-history/

 

[Private Lugnutz]

he kept one of the two huge Brass nuts that topped the huge al threads that the gears ran on to open the gates. that thing is huge. He also brought a pic of the inner workings that show the actual brass nut in place atop a huge gear.

That'll hold some things down when you need to!

Awesome nut, story, diner, and catfish plate, Rags!

I wish I could show you guys photos of the mechanical doors on the original hangars at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. (Yes, where the Hindenburgh crashed and burned.) The hangars are 300 feet high, the doors nearly as high. The steel bracework on each door spans out 100 feet from the hangar to a trolley on a railroad track laid out parallel to the doors. Each trolley has an operator shack. The trolleys went back and forth to open or close the doors. In its prime, there was a 6-man crew just to operate and maintain the doors. Everything inside the trolley housings (gears, shafts, nuts, bolts etc) is huge.

Wrenches:
another one for Lugz...RT U.S.A. 28 TKKX3B
Pliers:
Diamond Edge

Nice Ordnance Dept (so-called "TAXI" stock number) wrench. Pre- to early WWII. A Jeep/GMTK size, too, to boot! And, just in case you've forgotten, yo have another Diamond Edge tool around there somewhere. It's Shapleigh's Hardware brand, from an era when Sears, Roebuck's original competition (Shapleigh, Simmons, Belknap, etc) actually had an actual hardware store.

 

[wrenchguy]

Well.... he kept one of the two huge Brass nuts that topped the huge al threads that the gears ran on to open the gates. that thing is huge.

Did you get the AF number? Thanks 4 posting it!

 

[JABgj]

RagTop. I picked up a similar pair of nippers a while ago, made in Sweden, and according to the Googles they were used to cut piano wire.

 

[jvlyons99205]

JV whats that, about $10 in silver half dollars? Maybe about $120-$140 worth?

Yes, $10 face value. I ended up paying $150 for the batch from a coin store. I also ordered 5 of the 2020 Silver Eagles.

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[alinc100]

The reason that I was in the area, was to pick this wooden box up



A Stanley 910 from the '50s. I had been staring at it on CL for a while but the seller dropped the price by over half, so I made arrangments to pick it up. The finger joints are all separated and someone glued the back on with a hot glue gun, but wood is always repairable!

Great find . Here's a pic from a quick Google search :

 

[RTM]

Here is my free on the street corner find, a Craftsman Crown Logo box, with tray, about 18" long. Dragged it home with a wipe covering the handle, will give it a bit of a decon wipedown, and set it in the garage for a sand down and paint later. Closest I expect to get to a garage sale for quite some time.

 

[d42jeep]

That'll hold some things down when you need to!

Awesome nut, story, diner, and catfish plate, Rags!

I wish I could show you guys photos of the mechanical doors on the original hangars at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. (Yes, where the Hindenburgh crashed and burned.) The hangars are 300 feet high, the doors nearly as high. The steel bracework on each door spans out 100 feet from the hangar to a trolley on a railroad track laid out parallel to the doors. Each trolley has an operator shack. The trolleys went back and forth to open or close the doors. In its prime, there was a 6-man crew just to operate and maintain the doors. Everything inside the trolley housings (gears, shafts, nuts, bolts etc) is huge.


Nice Ordnance Dept (so-called "TAXI" stock number) wrench. Pre- to early WWII. A Jeep/GMTK size, too, to boot! And, just in case you've forgotten, yo have another Diamond Edge tool around there somewhere. It's Shapleigh's Hardware brand, from an era when Sears, Roebuck's original competition (Shapleigh, Simmons, Belknap, etc) actually had an actual hardware store.

Hey Lugz,
You think that TAXI wrench could be from RTEC?
The Dunlap “Approved” marking is just part of their regular logo.
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

Lugz:
Wow! Doors nearly 300 feet tall!
I was at Cape Canaveral a few years ago and saw some big doors. These are “only” 60 feet tall.

 

[Outlawmws]

I wish I could show you guys photos of the mechanical doors on the original hangars at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. (Yes, where the Hindenburgh crashed and burned.) The hangars are 300 feet high, the doors nearly as high. The steel bracework on each door spans out 100 feet from the hangar to a trolley on a railroad track laid out parallel to the doors. Each trolley has an operator shack. The trolleys went back and forth to open or close the doors. In its prime, there was a 6-man crew just to operate and maintain the doors. Everything inside the trolley housings (gears, shafts, nuts, bolts etc) is huge.

Similar to Moffett Field's Hanger 1:

Original use:

In the process of being rebuilt:

 

[jvlyons99205]

Similar to Moffett Field's Hanger 1:

Original use:

In the process of being rebuilt:

That is a really impressive piece of engineering. Thanks for posting the pictures.

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[Private Lugnutz]

Similar to Moffett Field's Hanger 1:

Maybe. Those look like the fold around the building? The doors on Hangar 1 and 5 at LNAES slide on tracks straight away from the hangar. LNAES is an active post. We have a small Army activity there, and the building I work in is actually in the shadow of Hangar 1. But, no photography.

 

[mitusa]

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A Stanley 910 from the '50s. I had been staring at it on CL for a while but the seller dropped the price by over half, so I made arrangments to pick it up. The finger joints are all separated and someone glued the back on with a hot glue gun, but wood is always repairable![/QUOTE]

That Stanley tool chest has a great trademark.......

 

[Outlawmws]

Yes, those dors rotate open. Its 200 ft tall and covers 8 acres. 8 football fields will fit inside...

 

[Provincial]

Lakehurst Hangar #1:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4083/5043751102_610d1dab7c_b.jpg

 

[Old Radar]

Here's a two minute base news video on the Hanger 5 door maintenance:

 

[Old 35]

Miss those hangers while driving by Moffett.

 

[bmwrd0]

Miss those hangers while driving by Moffett.

I don't. Seeing them ment a long time stuck in traffic on the way home.

 

[Shiftless]

(This deal went down before the quarantine.)

A guy had some taps for sale. No pics. I set a time and place to meet. He asked how much would I pay for ALL of these. I jokingly said how about $20...he said sure!

Taps between 6-32 and one inch

One of the big dies cuts one inch pipe threads.

I see mostly Hanson and some TRW. Many are marked HSS. (Good stuff) All seem sharp.

A few little EZ outs to round out the pile.

 

[Old Radar]

(This deal went down before the quarantine.)

A guy had some taps for sale. No pics. I set a time and place to meet. He asked how much would I pay for ALL of these. I jokingly said how about $20...he said sure!

Taps between 6-32 and one inch

One of the big dies cuts one inch pipe threads.

I see mostly Hanson and some TRW. Many are marked HSS. (Good stuff) All seem sharp.

A few little EZ outs to round out the pile.

Well, you definitely deserve a Big You **** for that!

Contrary to what my wife believes, I'm not that great at bargaining--but I know how to do it. Even if your guy had no idea what he had--and he'd be an idiot not to take a moment to check the current price of a couple things on line or at a big box store--I can't imagine jumping on the first casually tossed out offer. Tell me you wouldn't have been happy to pay double your first offer--even if you negotiated down to $30.

Of course, this all assumes he's an average Joe not being hotly pursued by the law. Even then, bargaining would have taken an extra 90 seconds--tops!

Congrats, Shift--P.T. Barnum smiled upon you!

 

[Shiftless]

Thanks O.R.

Of course I would have paid more.

There is a complete set of NPT pipe taps from 1/8 thru one inch. Some dies too but not a complete set. I don’t know about you guys, but how many of us have one inch steel pipe for gas or water?

I told the guy ahead of time that I already had 2 complete sets of taps and dies
( you know, the ordinary little sets that start at 6-32 and go up to 3/8 or so.)

I think that defused his hope for a lot of money.

I didn’t expect to see all of these big pieces but I stayed calm and laid down my twenty. He seemed satisfied with the deal.

Last night I was going through the pile and saw something I’d never seen before. An adjustable die. (Pictured below). Made in Japan. No manufacturer’s ID...just the size markings and “Japan”.

Why would a guy need this?

 

[RTM]

Adjustable dies? I use them for cutting vintage threads, like the 12-20 on a Stanley plane. But they had a more defined purpose back in the day, something about repairing worn down pieces you couldn’t replace I think.

 

[Outlawmws]

Those are used for precision thread cutting. (when you don't have a lathe)

Threads are graded for fit (for instance Lug nuts are a very loose fit) and others are very tight tolerances and finish. (lead screes on lathes and mills...)

That allows minute adjustments to get the fit required.

Taps can't have this, so the dies (or lathes) are setup to make the adjustments

 

[Provincial]

Shiftless, do the handles on the die stock at the bottom of the first photo also fit the two
large tap handles? The tap handles are missing the "fixed" handle, but seem to have the proper adjustable handle that clamps the tap.

 

[Shiftless]

Shiftless, do the handles on the die stock at the bottom of the first photo also fit the two
large tap handles? The tap handles are missing the "fixed" handle, but seem to have the proper adjustable handle that clamps the tap.

No, the big tap handles are missing the “fixed” handles. The OD on those is 7/8 inch. They have fine threads going into the tap holder clamp itself. Who knows what ever happened to those handles.

The other handles operate smoothly to adjust the size of the opening to receive the tap.

Outlaw and RTM:
Thanks for educating me about adjustable dies.


All:
Did anybody notice that chain breaker tool in the middle of the pic? I learned what it was and what piece is missing after posting pics on the “what the heck is this” department of GJ.


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[LesserSon]

Did anybody notice that chain breaker tool in the middle of the pic? I learned what it was and what piece is missing after posting pics on the “what the heck is this” department of GJ.

Chain with pins, like what runs on sprockets, or general/typical chain? I have a cheapo sporting goods link separator for bicycle chain that operates like a shallow-throated C-clamp, but the ledges for pulling/pressing the links are integrated into the body.
If it is for breaking general purpose chain, I guess the missing part is conical?

 

[LesserSon]

Welcome to April!
No FOOLin’, general thread traffic has fallen off, thanks to quarantine, but we’ve enjoyed a bit more focus on history and context in the storytelling. A respectable 23 “*****” occurred along the way.
Rileysan scored six of those “*****” for his FB Marketplace intervention, making him the lead for March. 3-way tied for second place were tin medic, mikeinri and Jack84, with two “*****” each.
As the timbre of public discourse reflects the growing frustration with domestic sequestering and a slow economy, I’m very glad I haven’t noticed spite infecting our thread. Keep up the good showing, and stay safe.

 

[Shiftless]

Chain with pins, like what runs on sprockets, or general/typical chain? I have a cheapo sporting goods link separator for bicycle chain that operates like a shallow-throated C-clamp, but the ledges for pulling/pressing the links are integrated into the body.
If it is for breaking general purpose chain, I guess the missing part is conical?

I imagine the missing piece is for disconnecting links in roller chain. But I’m just guessing.
I rarely need to break links in regular purpose chain. I have used an angle grinder with a cut off wheel. Clamp the link in a vise first and that’s a pretty easy way to cut big chain. For medium sized jobs, I use my 24 inch bolt cutters. But I can imagine there might be a need for a small tool to get into tight spaces to cut links from ordinary chain. A guy can’t always just fire up his OA torch!

 

[youinreverse]

Not much in the way of sales here right now, but I’d rather stay inside anyways. I had to jump on this tool lot though that came up on the local classifieds. First up, some of the oddities. 2 mostly complete T handle hex kits by Bondhus and Chesco, a leather punch, and a multi tool as a promo, branded with the name of ICI Explosives, who have some interesting history according to the small amount of reading I’ve done on Wikipedia.



Next up are the MAC tools. Got 3 unused 13/16 impact sockets, an unused 18mm deep impact socket, a 5/16 hex bit, and a brand new set of 1/2 drive pipe plug sockets.



Not one, not two, but THREE Matco 10mm triple square sockets!



Next up is some Snap-on/Blue Point stuff.

3/4 drive extension, 11 inch 3/8 extension, 2 new old stock 3/8 impact sockets, 2 new old stock 7/16 impact sockets, blue point feeler gauge set, a small Blue Point Pocket Rocket electric screwdriver, 2 sets of 1/2 to 3/8 reducers with crows foot sockets.




The whole lot set me back $45. This should keep me busy listing some of the unneeded stuff on EBay to make some extra cash. I think I’ll do pretty well, especially with the pipe plug sockets.

I’m guessing some of this was military surplus, since the area I got it from is right by Hill Airforce Base, the amount of duplicates, and because of the markings on the crows foot sockets.



Also, the crows foot sockets are attached to the reducers using what looks like a roll pin? Anyone ever seen anything like this?




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[Jack84]

Welcome to April!
No FOOLin’, general thread traffic has fallen off, thanks to quarantine, but we’ve enjoyed a bit more focus on history and context in the storytelling. A respectable 23 “*****” occurred along the way.
Rileysan scored six of those “*****” for his FB Marketplace intervention, making him the lead for March. 3-way tied for second place were tin medic, mikeinri and Jack84, with two “*****” each.
As the timbre of public discourse reflects the growing frustration with domestic sequestering and a slow economy, I’m very glad I haven’t noticed spite infecting our thread. Keep up the good showing, and stay safe.

Finally made the top three.


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[Private Lugnutz]

Lakehurst Hangar #1:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4083/5043751102_610d1dab7c_b.jpg

That's it. Still standing. The building I work in, when I'm not at APG, MD or Ft Huachuca, AZ, is just to the left of that. The corner of the building would be in the picture, but it wasn't yet erected when this photo was taken. Over the years, after the dirigible era, Hangar 1 was subdivided and shops were built out along the sides inside. The back is used by the Ocean County Magnet High School for Theater and Performing Arts. It's a neat thing the county worked out with the joint base. They are bussed in. There is a fabrication building just to the right of Hangar 1 now, and a test facility. It makes for an interesting dynamic. On any given day you might see welders and engineers and servicemen walking around as teenagers are practicing dance moves out in the parking lot.

See the multi-colored panels covering the exterior? The entire hangar is like that. So planes don't fly into it by mistake. If you follow the door braces to the ground you can see the trolley housings. Long structures protecting the wheels and gearwork. You can't see the operator shacks from that angle, one in the center of the braces, the center of each trolley housing, behind it though. You can't see the tracks, either, but you can imagine them.