2020 Garage Sale Thread

[Jack84]

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[misterbill]

I couldn't spend another minute locked in my secret COVID hideaway today so I went to a used tool store and came away with a few good bits. Barcalo 12” adjustable. Wright 52+ short 1/2” extension. P&C WF-17. 7 sockets including a S-K, Bonney, Williams, Wards Master Quality, and Blackhawk, and Firestone.

Bill

 

[Outlawmws]

As Isaias raged outside, I finished the electrical repair and modification of the Zenith radio I got locally a week ago Thursday. Power went out just as I finished my last solder connection.

Need to make a new back and get proper knobs to replace those God-awful things on there now.

For those interested, the modification was to add a power resistor to the chassis to lower modern AC voltage to the ~115 VAC the radio was designed for. I also added an inrush current limiter to minimize stress on components (mainly the power transformer) upon power-up.

Yes, I have a schematic and also what the factory-specified test voltages should be at various points in the circuit. Using those and my tube tester, I was able to verify an internal short in the rectifier tube, which can be replaced with two modern silicon diodes and a resistor, and are installed in the old tube base. The radio fired right up after this, even at about 4-6 volts over spec. The prior owner had given up after replacing the capacitors and an owner before him had replaced one of the tube sockets. So I had to check the wiring and replace out-of-tolerance resistors (which was most of them). The only lingering issue is one of the four preset tuners doesn't work. I know what's wrong, but the risk of breaking it worse during repair is high, so I figured the better part of valor was to leave it alone.

I also did some repair to the cabinet as it had a nasty crack across the bottom and just below the beehive.

So, the originality ship sailed long ago; it's just nice to save something 80+ years old from an uncertain fate and get it working again.

Hi again Tym. Apologies I wasn't clear about my ask - I was looking for the Schematic and Parts list for the Modification for the resistor and inrush current limiter addition. - I could see potentially making this a stand alone unit for several pieces (to be shared) since I would only run one at a time...

 

[Provincial]

A regulated power supply will to what you want, as long as it can be adjusted to the lower voltage.

Here is a discussion of changing the output voltage of an APC UPS:
https://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FA161943/

 

[Outlawmws]

A regulated power supply will to what you want, as long as it can be adjusted to the lower voltage.

Here is a discussion of changing the output voltage of an APC UPS:
https://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FA161943/

I know that Prov, or even a variac, but that's generally bench gear. It's not that practical for day to day use.

 

[3baygarage]

Nice finds guys. I like those old Barcalo adjustables.

Jack, what ratchet is that? I think I have an idea but not sure.

 

[b.well]

Hello all

I swear I have seen a tool chest like this posted here and be considered a very special find. I just have no idea where in the last hundred pages it was....lol. Who can shed some light for me? Thanks!!!

 

[Cruzan80]

Sorry to say, but that isnt anything special. Light dity only, fairly flimsy.

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[b.well]

Sorry to say, but that isnt anything special. Light dity only, fairly flimsy.

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Is there a sought after name brand chest that looks similar? Possible I am off on this one too.

 

[Old Radar]

Sorry to say, but that isnt anything special. Light duty only, fairly flimsy.

I picked one up at an estate sale last year for $5. It's labeled "Test Rite". I straightened the bends in the thin sheet metal with my hands and a pair of pliers. Repainted it and gave it to my wife for her sewing stuff.

 

[Cruzan80]

The color combo is the same as Rem-Line, but the handles are knobs instead. Is that what you are thinking of?

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[tym]

Are those not original? They look era-correct to me.

No, the correct knobs ooze more Art Deco. The present knobs look more 1950s-ish to me.

 

[tym]

Hi again Tym. Apologies I wasn't clear about my ask - I was looking for the Schematic and Parts list for the Modification for the resistor and inrush current limiter addition. - I could see potentially making this a stand alone unit for several pieces (to be shared) since I would only run one at a time...

No worries. Basically you need to know what the current draw of the device is. You can use a clamp ammeter or the rating on the back panel, if present.

Knowing this and the voltage drop required (e.g. 6-8 VAC for my radio, which was designed for 115-117 VAC), you can calculate the needed resistance value and minimum power dissipation with Ohm's law. Using a 25W or 50W power resistor should generally do the job for most radios and such. I ended up using a 20 ohm 25 W resistor for my radio, which draws about 0.35 A once warmed up.

Selecting the ICL is a little more complex. You have to know what your desired max inrush current is as well as the nominal current draw, and select an appropriate ICL. The ICL will get hot (it has to in order to function properly), so it has to be in an area where it won't burn anything and CANNOT be heat sinked.

Simplest is to do just the resistor, and splice it into the hot side of the AC line, usually after the switch, so it is in series with the load. Drill a couple of holes in the chassis and bolt it on.

 

[Smokeshow69]

The color combo is the same as Rem-Line, but the handles are knobs instead. Is that what you are thinking of?

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I was thinking he was thinking remline as well. Color scheme is very similar



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[d42jeep]

I couldn't spend another minute locked in my secret COVID hideaway today so I went to a used tool store and came away with a few good bits. Barcalo 12” adjustable. Wright 52+ short 1/2” extension. P&C WF-17. 7 sockets including a S-K, Bonney, Williams, Wards Master Quality, and Blackhawk, and Firestone.

Bill

Nice haul for a guy that was lamenting no Wright finds just this morning. You have to like that stylish Barcalo adjustable. No sale finds for me but I did receive a care package from Tennessee. A WW2 1944 wire cutter from HK Porter, an excellent Thorsen DOE set, a Plomb chisel, a mysterious 10mm plain finish S-K combo and an even more mysterious repack wrench for my cosmoline box.
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

I wonder what special purpose that tool was designed for?

 

[Provincial]

That is a "round nose" chisel, according to the catalog. It has the form of a Cape chisel, with the cutting edge rounded on the bottom. It is intended to gouge a round-bottom channel.

A Cape chisel has a straight edge that is centered. It is sort of a narrow, heavy-duty cold chisel. Another version with the same form is a Diamond chisel, which cuts a V-groove.

These are shown on page 68 of the Plomb 19R catalog.

 

[d42jeep]

According to Wikipedia “ There are four common types of cold chisels. These are the flat chisel, the most widely known type, which is used to cut bars and rods to reduce surfaces and to cut sheet metal that is too thick or difficult to cut with tin snips. The cross cut chisel is used for cutting grooves and slots. The blade narrows behind the cutting edge to provide clearance. The round nose chisel is used for cutting semi-circular grooves for oil ways in bearings. The diamond point chisel is used for cleaning out corners or difficult places and pulling over centre punch marks wrongly placed for drilling.”
I’ve used plenty of cold chisels over the years but I’ve never really found a need for a round nose chisel.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I wonder what special purpose that tool was designed for?

That is a "round nose" chisel, according to the catalog. It has the form of a Cape chisel, with the cutting edge rounded on the bottom. It is intended to gouge a round-bottom channel.

A Cape chisel has a straight edge that is centered. It is sort of a narrow, heavy-duty cold chisel. Another version with the same form is a Diamond chisel, which cuts a V-groove.

Good summary, Jock. The WWII GMTK had four (4) chisels. Two cold chisels (1/2 cut - 6" OAL; 3/4" cut - 8" OAL), a cape chisel (1/4" cut - 7" OAL), and a diamond point chisel (3/8" cut - 6" OAL). Two points to make out of all this relative to Don's half-round nose... One is, see why I still carry my own pocket guide with me? It's enough to make your head hurt keeping those straight from memory! Two is, I admit to having snuck a half-round nose chisel into a few of my GMTK's over the years, precisely because they look like (an essentially are) a cape chisel, and because it's hard enough to get the 4-chisel set just right.

 

[b.well]

The color combo is the same as Rem-Line, but the handles are knobs instead. Is that what you are thinking of?

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Probably so. Thanks guys!

Just saw it pictured in an upcoming estate sale and couldn't put my finger on it.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Another small haul (Lugz 2020_28) for me from the flea market this morning. But a good one (in my own book).

That case with the "172ND SUB DEPOT ENG. MECH." marking is WWII. I've had a USAAF Kit Crew Chief version of the same case. The handle is not original. But I think I will leave it alone.

I thought the tiny little soft faced hammer was a Bonney at first. Looks like the Bonney in my ignition set, linked here. Turns out to be a HERBRAND.

The funky-looking vise (can’t decide if it’s Space Age-y, schooner-y, or both) was free. I was surprised it was a Parker. When did they stop making vises? Guessing 50's on this. USA or offshore? That's the only reason I took it. It might not be recoverable. Probably end up an ornament.

 

[ozaudio]

how far do you lot like to travel or willing to travel for tools? im fairly lazy and only bother within a 10-15 mile radius of my home. last night i did a 14 mile round trip for a record no 3 vice for £15. im saying lazy but i guess its down to fuel costs... no point in spending £10 in fuel for something i can just buy on amazon new for not much more

 

[Shiftless]

ozaudio:
You made the right move driving a bit further than usual to pick up a good condition 4 inch jaws Record vise still in (faded) original paint. Over in this side of the pond, I’d pay several times as much for that one. $20 here equivalent. I’d say you got a GREAT deal! Suckage awarded as far as I’m concerned.

Provincial, d42jeep and Lugz:
Thanks for filling me in on the specialized chisel question.

Lugz:
Your latest Parker vise acquisition looks a lot like this one.
This is a 63 1/2 that I recently repainted. I highlighted the lettering by sanding off all the paint and leaving bare cast iron but that doesn’t work very well with rather porous castings.
Definitely USA made.
But the handle on yours seems much shorter. And the main screw doesn’t fit too well.
Looks like you have a “Frankenvise“


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[Private Lugnutz]

This is an 83-1/2, Shifty. And it's got all kinds of problems beyond a questionably original screw. It may be broken, the swivel base is split, the swivel lock handle is bent, and the slide is rusted frozen. As I said, free, and probably an ornament or parts. More of a curiosity. Additional photos will have to wait. I posted that from work. I'm home now and no power here.

 

[wrenchguy]

This is an 83-1/2, Shifty. And it's got all kinds of problems beyond a questionably original screw. It may be broken, the swivel base is split, the swivel lock handle is bent, and the slide is rusted frozen. As I said, free, and probably an ornament or parts. More of a curiosity. Additional photos will have to wait. I posted that from work. I'm home now and no power here.

That "streamliner 83-1/2 " maybe a repurposed candidate for light duty bookends. It kinda happens to damaged clampers around here. Good luck.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That "streamliner 83-1/2 " maybe a repurposed candidate for light duty bookends.

I was thinking Jules Verne. Free up the slide, stick a feeler gauge mast (with unfurled blade sails) in the jaws. The spindle is the prop. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Sci-Fi Santa Parkeria.

 

[bmwrd0]

I hit a farm estate sale this AM, spending about $40:

A bunch of misc. US sockets - Snap-on, Plomb, SK, Craftsman, Indestro, Thorsen, P&C and so on. Proto 5450 ratchet, Indestro Ratchet (needs selector) and a WardsMaster set, missing the breaker bar and a couple sockets, but the tommy bar was there... And this was included:

A 20" Kennedy roller. It looks much worse than it is, as the drawers all slide well. Mostly it is just dirty, and it looks horrible as it was out in the rain. Inside I found a Thosrsen ratchet, a small lectrolite DBE and a SK wayne driver. Along with some decent hardware, and a lot of garbage.

 

[r_olson_06]

I hit a farm estate sale this AM, spending about $40:

A bunch of misc. US sockets - Snap-on, Plomb, SK, Craftsman, Indestro, Thorsen, P&C and so on. Proto 5450 ratchet, Indestro Ratchet (needs selector) and a WardsMaster set, missing the breaker bar and a couple sockets, but the tommy bar was there... And this was included:

A 20" Kennedy roller. It looks much worse than it is, as the drawers all slide well. Mostly it is just dirty, and it looks horrible as it was out in the rain. Inside I found a Thosrsen ratchet, a small lectrolite DBE and a SK wayne driver. Along with some decent hardware, and a lot of garbage.

Nice! I hit up a farm estate auction on a Wednesday night.

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[r_olson_06]

First round.
Wood working stuff including hole saws, and a Stanley plane $10

Misc SK and Ford Adjustble wrench $2.50

Snap On Cut Off Tool $10

Craftsman 3/8" socket Set $5

Misc 3/8" socket set including Craftsman flex head ratchet and SK fine tooth $5

Misc Snap on Rethreads Blue Point Tail Pipe Expander Blue Point Bar $5

SK Metric 3/8" Socket and Matco Clip Puller $2.50

Snap On 24" Bar with others $10



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[r_olson_06]

16ish Petersen Dewitt's averaging about $3.50 ea

Blue Point Combo Set $35

Craftsman DOE V Set $2.50

Misc SK and Other Wrenches $5

Irwin Brace Bit Set with Original Case and Book $5

Misc Stuff Snap On Ratchet Screwdriver Matco Air Die Grinder $25

Craftsman 2 Drawer Heritage Tool Box $10

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[r_olson_06]

And last but not least. The bell of the ball a Craftsman 1/2" RHFT Flex Ratchet to replace the one I traded a few months back. $25

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[ForrestT]

Nice haul, Roy. I assume Wednesday night sales are rare in SD? I’ve never seen one in OH. Every auction here seems to go way high in my opinion.


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[Smokeshow69]

And last but not least. The bell of the ball a Craftsman 1/2" RHFT Flex Ratchet to replace the one I traded a few months back. $25

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

That is the older model! No sticker on it but for $25 you ****!


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[d42jeep]

I hit a farm estate sale this AM, spending about $40:

A bunch of misc. US sockets - Snap-on, Plomb, SK, Craftsman, Indestro, Thorsen, P&C and so on. Proto 5450 ratchet, Indestro Ratchet (needs selector) and a WardsMaster set, missing the breaker bar and a couple sockets, but the tommy bar was there... And this was included:

A 20" Kennedy roller. It looks much worse than it is, as the drawers all slide well. Mostly it is just dirty, and it looks horrible as it was out in the rain. Inside I found a Thosrsen ratchet, a small lectrolite DBE and a SK wayne driver. Along with some decent hardware, and a lot of garbage.

At $40.00 you **** even more than Roy!
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

You guys are killing it! Well done! I'm having to resort to shipped stuff all too often...

BMW I use a similar 20" K for my reloading dies, presses, trimmers measure and the like. (well, most of the primary stuff..)


On the topic of shipped stuff, this came in yesterday:
This is an AGM KL-2 KookLite "Lantern" that can also be used as a heater, or a single burner stove! Mid fifties, I've been on the hunt for about a year or so, and one came up from a member of the Coleman group I'm in.

As received in "heater" mode:

As a Lantern (with reflector)

And as a stove:

All original and has the original globe!

One less "unicorn" for me that's 3 in 3 months!

 

[Old Radar]

Nice hauls, beemer and Roy! You both ****!

I went to two sales today and came away with just a single ball peen hammer--but I like it! It's a 16 oz PLUMB. I did some research but can't find any definitive info on age--just that Plumb started using their name inside the rectangle in 1917 and stopped in the '80s. I've seen photos of the mark 90 degrees off from mine but don't know if that's an indication of when it was made. I've also seen the weight stamped along with the logo and assume those are later than mine. The handle seems original as does the steel wedge. No "Permabond" over the wedge so that places it prior to 1955 and since the wedge is not a screw type that pushes it back an unspecified "many years" prior to 1955. I'm getting all this info from YesterYearsTools.com.

If anyone has any more definitive info, I'd like to hear it! Thanks!

 

[r_olson_06]

Nice haul, Roy. I assume Wednesday night sales are rare in SD? I’ve never seen one in OH. Every auction here seems to go way high in my opinion.


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They are somewhat common around here but Covid has pushed all the auctions into a shorter window this year requiring more auctions per week (my opinion). Weekday auctions usually do not have the turn out as weekend auctions do and can get some buys.
There was a 1hp block grinder with the owners manual. I really wanted to stay for it but spent too much cash already.

That is the older model! No sticker on it but for $25 you ****!


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Thanks. It does have some rash on the one side but it is a good replacement for the the one that went your way.

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[Provincial]

Bimmer and Roy both **** this week! Nice picks!

 

[Indexmill]

YesterYearsTools.com.

If anyone has any more definitive info, I'd like to hear it! Thanks!

This Plumb ball peen hammer is effing beautiful. You are lucky.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice hauls, beemer and Roy! You both ****!

I went to two sales today and came away with just a single ball peen hammer--but I like it! It's a 16 oz PLUMB. I did some research but can't find any definitive info on age--just that Plumb started using their name inside the rectangle in 1917 and stopped in the '80s. I've seen photos of the mark 90 degrees off from mine but don't know if that's an indication of when it was made. I've also seen the weight stamped along with the logo and assume those are later than mine. The handle seems original as does the steel wedge. No "Permabond" over the wedge so that places it prior to 1955 and since the wedge is not a screw type that pushes it back an unspecified "many years" prior to 1955. I'm getting all this info from YesterYearsTools.com.

If anyone has any more definitive info, I'd like to hear it! Thanks!

Here is a Plumb ad from 1944 originally posted on G503.com and some pictures of my Plumb US marked hammers. The US markings may have been used during WW2. Weight markings are postwar as far as I know.
-Don