2020 Garage Sale Thread

[txlonghorn1989]

I guess my picking the rest of 2020 is gonna be what I can find on CL where it's one-on-one and we're both wearing face masks and keeping a social distance. Found this 16" 2-speed Delta scroll saw today. Something is not working but the guy wasn't sure what was broken. The neighbor who gave it to him said it was fixable. We shall see. I had one of these a couple of years ago in much nicer condition. I knew when I was getting rid of it I'd regret it. The oldest grandson turned 9 in May and I'm thinking the scroll saw will be a good place to introduce him to woodworking. The saw was free.

And since not a single person mentioned my Reed 103-N find on Wed I'm gonna repost it now. Are these so common they're not worthy of comment any longer? I know I was excited to get it. Set me back $40.

 

[Outlawmws]

You guys are doing well! a heck of a lot more going on where you are than here for both sales and CL...

TX, Nice find on the reed! I'm becoming enamored with 3" and smaller vises. The big monsters are cool but got 99% of what I do just overkill. I have three 6" vises, and only have plans for the swivel jaw Parker 386 I got from Carla.

 

[Provincial]

I went to a family-run estate sale Thursday. I didn't get there very early, so I missed some good stuff. As I walked into the sale, I saw a nice red toolbox sitting at the check-out station. bmwrd0 had arrived before me and got that box that he posted above.

I picked through the remains, and came away with this stuff for a total of $140.00:

Photo #1:
Black and Decker Heavy Duty 10" Bench Grinder Cat. No. 83 that runs smooth as glass and takes several minutes to coast to a stop. Missing the eyeshields, tool rests, and spark guards. I can make those.

Photo #2:
Four new wheels for the grinder. Grits from 23 to 60.

Photo #3, starting on the top right:
Fairmount #1033 DOE 15/16 x 1
Petersen #10 Vise Grips (not 10N)
9 3/8" Quick-Links and a Lynch Pin
3 air hose quick connectors and 2 Studs
6" Adjustable Utica 90-6
6" Adjustable Proto USA 706
6" Adjustable IREGA (Spain) 77-6
Eklind Metric Allen Set
Feeler Gauges:
Union Tool Co.
Kastar "AKURET"
Aris "made in USA"
26-1/2" unmarked alignment bar
Firestone RT-29 Wheel Rim Lock Ring Bar
Unmarked Wheel Rim Lock Ring Bar
Unmarked 10" tire iron
NAPA 3/8" wire loom
Not shown:
1/4" key stock, 51" long
2 Revere Ware cooking pots (I buy them for the special screws that hold the handles together - I can get two screws for 1/10 the cost of one new screw!)

Photo #4:
Book about a famous modern Alaska Bush Pilot, Don Sheldon
Taiwan 1/4 dr. spinner

34 Sockets:
1/4 drive - Craftsman G 7/16 6-pt.
3/8 drive -
P&C 1/4" Allen
Carter Carburetor T109-58S Screwdriver
Snap-On FS161 1/2 6-pt.
Blackhawk USA 10MM 6-pt.
Proto 10MM 12-pt.
Proto 11/16 12-pt.
Proto 7/16 6-pt.
Craftsman -G- 5/8 spark plug 6-pt.
" -G- 9/16 6-pt.
" =V= 11/16 deep 12-pt.
SK 13/16 Deep 6-pt.
SK-Wayne 8MM 6-pt.
" " 11/16 deep 6-pt. (two of these)
" " 13/16 deep 6-pt.
Indestro Super 1/2 6-pt.

1/2 drive:

Plomb USA 5424 3/4 6-pt.
Proto USA 5/8 12-pt
" 11/16 12-pt.
" 3/4 6-pt.
" 13/16 deep 12-pt. (two of these)
Craftsman =V= 13/16 deep 12-pt.
" " 15/16 12-pt.
" -G- 1" 12-pt.
Long-C Craftsman BE 1" 12-pt.
SK 15/16 12-pt.
Thorsen (all 12-pts.)
13/16
7/8
1"
Duro-Indestro
Chrome Alloy 12-pts.
19/32
5/8
7/8
1"

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Prov, what's the difference in a Peterson #10 and a #10N?

bmw, I assume that Huot box has handles on the ends. Can you post a pic of what they look like?

Thanks Outlaw. I'm also starting to get partial to the little vises.

 

[LesserSon]

A Jake’s jaunt with MrsLS & LesserDaughter2, then a homeward bound TOO stop. Jake’s was Saturday-ish (half capacity & half masked). Hoping tomorrow is better.
$23 secured: empty 3-1/2gal HDPE ANCO hand cleanser pail, unused (but a little stiff) Craftsman underline V-belt, aluminum dado insert that’s too small for my table saw, “design patent 207555” filter wrench, C’man WF 46901 puller, 3 home-made puller yokes, Eagle Lock w key, hitch ball, Hood grooving chisel, #3 Planet Junior wrench, Vlchek 92 tappet wrench, E(1944) Blue Point 5/8x3/4 DBE, 17 Bonney wrenches spanning their entire Allentown era.
Oh, yes: I forgot to mention the free mile of dried-out vinyl tape used to mummify some of the wrenches.

 

[Provincial]

I am not an expert, but holding up the #10 and #10N side by side I can find no difference. I do know that the #10N is later and more common.

 

[bmwrd0]

Prov, I looked long and hard at both the sockets and the grinder, figured I would leave something behind!

Tex, I will put up some pics later when I get a chance.

 

[Shiftless]

And since not a single person mentioned my Reed 103-N find on Wed I'm gonna repost it now. Are these so common they're not worthy of comment any longer? I know I was excited to get it. Set me back $40.

Then let me second the comment from outlaw and congratulate you on picking up that sweet little Reed for only $40
I would pay that price and more.

Like outlaw said, the big 6 inch plus vises weighing over 100 pounds are cool and everything but I join those who realize that they aren’t needed for what most of us do.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...the big 6 inch plus vises weighing over 100 pounds are cool and everything but I join those who realize that they aren’t needed for what most of us do.

Agreed. Then again, having more than a few vises aren't needed for what most of us do, either, but that doesn't stop the major vise collectors (or the minor vises collectors, like myself) from acquiring them!

 

[tinny]

Picked up a mixed stack of boxes from an online estate auction yesterday. I Gambled $50 on a lousy picture that only showed the bottom three drawers of the top box and middle and bottom box. Worked out well not much in the way of contents (SK ratchet,2 MAC ball peins, couple Snap-on sockets,an odd German made set of pliers and a lot of trash. The boxes were a mixed bag. Bottom box still haven't identified, built well and missing bottom door. Middle box went straight to the scrap pile. Top box is cool, its a Caterpillar box made by MBC. Love the color and its built well. I was going to clean and flip but? Anyone here help out with reading the date code, manufacture of bottom box and also what is the advantage of these pliers over a standard set?

 

[Outlawmws]

1977 is the date code, I'm not seeing a month.

I believe those pliers are a compound action? (Think Vice grips without the lock) Can you show a pic open?

 

[Shiftless]

Agreed. Then again, having more than a few vises aren't needed for what most of us do, either, but that doesn't stop the major vise collectors (or the minor vises collectors, like myself) from acquiring them!

How true!
I suppose a guy with a big shop could rationalize having maybe what... 10 different vises set up at different work stations and available to do different tasks. Some soft jaws, one on a drill press, a couple of mill vises, some little ones to hold circuit boards and the like, one or 2 for working with pipe. One or 2 post vises for pounding on things. One or 2 on benches, a couple on moveable vise stands. Two on a woodworking bench.

But a few of us have 10 times that many.

Here are the results of a poll I ran in 2018

.

 

[Outlawmws]

Didn't you run it again last year Shift?

 

[Provincial]

Those compound action pliers are a common pipe wrench in Europe. I have a couple of those that were made in Germany.

Shiftless, that poll is out of date. I have added several since then!

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Then let me second the comment from outlaw and congratulate you on picking up that sweet little Reed for only $40
I would pay that price and more.

Like outlaw said, the big 6 inch plus vises weighing over 100 pounds are cool and everything but I join those who realize that they aren’t needed for what most of us do.

Thanks Shiftless. I have yet to come across anything over 4-1/2". I definitely have zero need for a bigger vise but if it crosses my path under the right circumstances it'll definitely be coming home with me.

 

[steaks&anvils]

How true!
I suppose a guy could rationalize having maybe what... 100 different vises set up...

A few as end tables, coffee table, TV stand, table lamps, floor lamps nightstands. Stack them and add a glass topper.

And don't forget the mailbox.

 

[Outlawmws]

A few as end tables, coffee table, TV stand, table lamps, floor lamps nightstands. Stack them and add a glass topper.

And don't forget the mailbox.

Don't forget gate posts- I have 2 Reed 104's that may get that use. They would be functional posts too!

 

[David99]

Yesterday's Finds, the highlights are-
SK Flare nut Crowsfoot set - inch
Craftsman Stubbies - inch
2 SK metric Flare nut Wrenches
4 SK 3/8 drive flex sockets

All for $25

 

[Shiftless]

Didn't you run it again last year Shift?

No I didn’t.
What does everybody think? Time to run it again or wait a while until the overall mood improves?

 

[Outlawmws]

I think its time; most everyone has extra time...

 

[Outlawmws]

Well done David! that score is suckworthty!

 

[steaks&anvils]

Don't forget gate posts- I have 2 Reed 104's that may get that use. They would be functional posts too!

Exactly!

If the pictures on the mongo vise thread are any indication, vises make great bottle holders.

If a broken vise can be transformed into bookends, there is no reason one can't be wired up as a toaster. One of those "too big for a home owner" six inchers could do a mean bagel...

I would suggest a panni press, but a vise is never to be used as a press.

 

[PCMusicGuy]

Reached out to someone with an ad up on Craigslist, went over and come home with 3 goodies for $30.

 

[bmwrd0]

Went out and about, hitting garage sales, estate sales, and anything else likely to have interesting things within the general area. Here is what I found:

Glass lampshade for a project, Billings ratchet (looks much worse in person) SK Wayne metric + spark plug sockets, long pattern P&C, Masterench, Snap-on 3/4, MAC 9/16 and Williams 3/8 wrenches. All of that cost about $7 but I did drop some money on the Simpson 260 - 3, complete with case, leads, manual and it works perfectly. $25 Got the lighter fluid even though I quit smoking for its use as a better GooGone.

 

[Outlawmws]

BMW what are the markings on the Masterench? We have a thread going on those...

 

[Outlawmws]

PCM, I tried to get those same thread gauges out of a hardware store (chain) that was closing What a zoo trying to deal with the liquidators! I got nothing I was after and they made it as difficult as possible...

 

[bargainhuntingking]

Reached out to someone with an ad up on Craigslist, went over and come home with 3 goodies for $30.

Music guy, good score on the thread gauges! I’ve seen them mounted at local hardware and Habitat store and want to buy a set. I haven’t researched where to get them yet...

 

[Cruzan80]

Amazon... Check-A-Thread

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0098JILSW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Provincial]

bmw, I saw a Simpson like that at a sale in West Salem today. Did you get it there?

 

[Shiftless]

I think its time; most everyone has extra time...

Ok
It’s live.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457998

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Here are the results of a poll I ran in 2018

I remember. My point is that the utility argument doesn't really work after 3 or 4 vises for most guys, regardless of the size of the vise, or after maybe twice that for most guys with bigger, non-hobby shops. After 3 or 4, or 7 or 8, it's time to admit that they're just heavy Hummels.

 

[bmwrd0]

bmw, I saw a Simpson like that at a sale in West Salem today. Did you get it there?

Yes, off Doaks Ferry.

 

[LesserSon]

Sunday Jake’s redux. $15: razor blade plane, Allen hexkeys, unmarked plane shoe, Bonney 825 2nd, England-made Stanley #151, Blackhawk 34935, frozen 1/4dr Par-X, frozen 1/2dr 1934 no8 Snap-on universal, C’man fixed utility knife, C’man visegrips, 48oz Blue-Point ballpein, Plumb (I think) rim hammer head, Kraeuter dikes, Brown&Sharpe no768-2 pinpunch, unmarked felling saw handle.

 

[Outlawmws]

I remember. My point is that the utility argument doesn't really work after 3 or 4 vises for most guys, regardless of the size of the vise, or after maybe twice that for most guys with bigger, non-hobby shops. After 3 or 4, or 7 or 8, it's time to admit that they're just heavy Hummels.

I dunno Lugz, leaving the collecting out of it, there are more types of vises that even your upper numbers. Heck I have 5 different vises in my "special"
category below...

It largely gets determined what your interests are, and the more diversified, the more you will need to work properly even within a catagory there are reasons to need more than one (drill press vises - I have at least 3 DPs needed for what I do...):

I've bolded and in some cases added notation for use of my use cases:


Machinist - Machined Slide - 2 on one bench (one at each and) + one smaller "jewlers" type, maybe on a power arm, maybe on a base you clamp in a larger vise, maybe both... (Think Baby Wilton - and I'm not particularly a Wilton fan but for the smaller ones...) Also may need another larger one with swivel jaws...
Combination - Optional but are very handy (two sets of jaws, nad a Deeper Throat" (depth to slide)...
Pattern - Definitely if you do large odd work
Gunsmith - Definitely for me both bull jaw and parrot jaw
Shop/Garage Inverted "U" channel
Homeowners Exposed screw - I use one for my welding bench as a "ground clamp" for small welding jobs - i use it 90% of the time
Jewelers - See above, but this also include the hand held jewelers vises...
Special - Such as the Zyless portable Multi vise; 3 point rotator pad vise for odd, round parts DP and Milling...; Mini version of the Chinese wonder vise, - makes a great hobby vise for small light work ; Bessy 3 way welding vise for tees and angles; Fly tying vise...
hand vise - Indispensable if you value your fingers for both wire wheeling and grinding
Mini clamp-on - Sometimes the mini Rotator above isn't the right choice as its gt a suction cup base, and I need it anchored...
mini post
drill press - Several sizes both with and without the angle base...
mill vise
Technician's vise - Pana-vise - I have at least 4 distinct types of these, and had used them all.
Woodworkers Vise - at least one...
Blacksmith Post vise - at least one...
Pipe Vise - at least one...
workmate - Minimum 2 the same size needed better if 3 for the bench type, one benchtop, maybe one portable vise/workshop (still looking for the last one)

So I count a minimum of 34, and I don't necessarily have all the "right" vises for the things I'm interested in working on...

Could I live without all the vises I have? Of course; I could sell off maybe half and not miss them at all, but past that I'd be probably start missing the needed utility.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Outlaw, did you forget saw sharpening vises?

 

[Macduf]

finally on the board. first since shutdown

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I could sell off maybe half and not miss them at all, but past that I'd be probably start missing the needed utility.

Okay, I'll agree to "half" (17) for a large hobby/home shop with the type of diversity you expressed.

Seriously, though, I'm not hard up on the number with a reasonable +/- tolerance. But I'd bet my next paycheck that most of the vises in the homes/garages/sheds of the ******** vise guys with collections in the > 25 categories are collectibles not users.

 

[Outlawmws]

Outlaw, did you forget saw sharpening vises?

I did! and I think I have one, but its not in my inventory list (which is where I pulled the base list from...)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

finally on the board. first since shutdown

Good for you, Macduf!

 

[Outlawmws]

Okay, I'll agree to "half" (17) for a large hobby/home shop with the type of diversity you expressed.

Seriously, though, I'm not hard up on the number with a reasonable +/- tolerance. But I'd bet my next paycheck that most of the vises in the homes/garages/sheds of the ******** vise guys with collections in the > 25 categories are collectibles not users.

No argument there!