...no power here.
Evaporust doesn’t require power. Start that 83-1/2 in a bath and let’s see if you can resist refurbishing it.

...no power here.

I think you meant Crowntop, Roy.Craftsman 2 Drawer Heritage Tool Box $10![]()
Yep you are correctly. Yes most of my non Plombs go as trade bait or hit eBay and FB marketplace. The funds then go back to buy more tools as of right now but the wife and I are trialing this into a side business over the past month and so far it has been a good experience. I do occasionally upgrade my personal tools as well but I have a set up that works pretty well.I think you meant Crowntop, Roy.
You’ve said you sell a lot of non-Plomb to buy more Plomb. eBay? CL? FBM? Brick&mortar?
Will do this weekend.Roy, how about posting a pic or two of the hand plane? I couldn't tell much from the lone pic of it in the box of other woodworking related items. :0)
I went to an estate sale this morning. A vise in the background of a picture drew me in. I could tell it was big old USA but no details. I ended up buying other things at the sale but not the Vise.
The vise is a Columbian 4.5" Cleveland, Ohio. Good condition; no rust, cracks or repairs. Also no swivel and no removable jaw(no pins, no screws that I saw). What would you pay for it? Estate sale said they would cut the price tomorrow after lunch if still avail.
Here is what I did buy
Craftsman Square: $2
Stack of Sandpaper packs from 40-220 grit: $10
Complete set of Proto DBE wrenches 5/16 - 1 1/8: $10
Small Dolly: $5
The Proto pry bar was in with the wrenches.
Haha. Too true. I could get used to this 'roughing it.' Between sleeping in the hammock under the stars, grilling everything I can before it spoils, and gathering an early crop of black walnuts that the storm knocked down, I haven't had much time to attend to the Parker streamliner. I wonder what the diff is between the 83-1/2 and 63-1/2? Both look like 3-1/2" jaws. Both are swivel. Shifty?Evaporust doesn’t require power. Start that 83-1/2 in a bath and let’s see if you can resist refurbishing it.![]()

That is the older model! No sticker on it but for $25 you ****!
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Been a while but got drawn in by a barn sale sign today. Family was cleaning out a house and barn and were on their third dumpster and the place was only barely walkable, I can't imagine what it was like before those dumpsters. Guy had thousands of wrenches and mixed sets of stocks of all sizes. Tons of coffee cans complete unsorted. Various cabinets/drawers completely full of pliers and screwdrivers. I could have been there all day trying to sort things out but I'm trying to get too much stuff!
I spent about $100. The Atlas needs a cord but came with stand for $10. Same for the 3/4 industrial block. The 3/4" ratchets are Proto, the bottom left can is all craftsman and the others are good brands as well. Box is a Snap-On. Small shop king is in one of the pictures. The cardboard box was what I carried around, almost all 1/4" stuff mostly craftsman and I added some of the truck brands I found as I was digging around.
That is a big haul! Any big Plomb sockets in there?!Been a while but got drawn in by a barn sale sign today. Family was cleaning out a house and barn and were on their third dumpster and the place was only barely walkable, I can't imagine what it was like before those dumpsters. Guy had thousands of wrenches and mixed sets of stocks of all sizes. Tons of coffee cans complete unsorted. Various cabinets/drawers completely full of pliers and screwdrivers. I could have been there all day trying to sort things out but I'm trying to get too much stuff!
I spent about $100. The Atlas needs a cord but came with stand for $10. Same for the 3/4 industrial block. The 3/4" ratchets are Proto, the bottom left can is all craftsman and the others are good brands as well. Box is a Snap-On. Small shop king is in one of the pictures. The cardboard box was what I carried around, almost all 1/4" stuff mostly craftsman and I added some of the truck brands I found as I was digging around.
Nice on the proto. The arrowheads seem to have a following.I went to an estate sale this morning. A vise in the background of a picture drew me in. I could tell it was big old USA but no details. I ended up buying other things at the sale but not the Vise.
The vise is a Columbian 4.5" Cleveland, Ohio. Good condition; no rust, cracks or repairs. Also no swivel and no removable jaw(no pins, no screws that I saw). What would you pay for it? Estate sale said they would cut the price tomorrow after lunch if still avail.
Here is what I did buy
Craftsman Square: $2
Stack of Sandpaper packs from 40-220 grit: $10
Complete set of Proto DBE wrenches 5/16 - 1 1/8: $10
Small Dolly: $5
The Proto pry bar was in with the wrenches.
That is a big haul! Any big Plomb sockets in there?!
Understood. It's cool. Post some pics if you would in the Plomb and Proto vintage threads. [emoji3]A couple but they're already claimed with the Protos.
Been a while but got drawn in by a barn sale sign today. Family was cleaning out a house and barn and were on their third dumpster and the place was only barely walkable, I can't imagine what it was like before those dumpsters. Guy had thousands of wrenches and mixed sets of stocks of all sizes. Tons of coffee cans complete unsorted. Various cabinets/drawers completely full of pliers and screwdrivers. I could have been there all day trying to sort things out but I'm trying to get too much stuff!
Private Lugnutz;8639931 I haven't had much time to attend to the Parker streamliner. I wonder what the diff is between the 83-1/2 and 63-1/2? Both look like 3-1/2" jaws. Both are swivel. Shifty?[/QUOTE said:Lugz:
Although the jaws are the same width, there are a few differences.
On your 83 1/2 on the left, there is a raised anvil area and no hole for a parting tool.
Also notice that the guide bar on the 63 1/2 is longer. The maximum safe opening span on the 63 1/2 is 5.25 inches.
A stock 83 1/2 has a shorter guide bar and shorter screw and can only open 3 1/2 inches.
Specifications say that the 83 1/2 weighs in at 13 pounds and the 63 1/2 weighs 16 1/2 pounds.
...and an almost complete Herbrand ignition set, WWII era I believe.
Good to see you are getting some goodies!Jake’s Flea was shrouded in foggy mystery this morning. Groped my way to a modest bag of light items for $17:
Craftsman - 10” pipe wrench, dikes, vise grips, holdeez screwdriver, 2 ignition wrenches;
Bonney - 2891C dbe, 006 screwdriver, H12, H16;
6” Westcott S-adj, 1/2” TKF Cam-Loc, 2 small springs (one to replace in the visegrips).
I was tempted by a Craftsman underline 1/2hexdr hingehandle, but the detent ball was crushed into the hole, and the handle was snapped at the tommy bar hole.
Very nice. I think I have a similar Plomb that is a Ford Shock Absorber Plug Wrench 6538. They are pretty hard to find.I hit a bunch of sales yesterday, but felt like I was a dog chasing its own tail for most of them, and was starting to think about packing it in, when I hit a sale that had a bunch of newer woodworking tools, which I am really not interested in. But the old fellow having the sale asked what I was looking for, and after a bit of back and forth, I ended up with these:
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Stanley #6C and a #220 sweetheart. $25 so not a bargain, but it was nice to help an old guy out.
The next sale was much better, with a good garage to go through. And I picked up the following:
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Hozan tire spoons, speed check, two Bonney refer rats, a Plomb brake wrench and a full container of Tap Magic (not shown)
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An analog gas-leak detector and an analog meter (haven't tested it yet)
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and an almost complete Herbrand ignition set, WWII era I believe. All of that set me back $10.
I hit a bunch of sales yesterday, but felt like I was a dog chasing its own tail for most of them, and was starting to think about packing it in, when I hit a sale that had a bunch of newer woodworking tools, which I am really not interested in. But the old fellow having the sale asked what I was looking for, and after a bit of back and forth, I ended up with these:
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Stanley #6C and a #220 sweetheart. $25 so not a bargain, but it was nice to help an old guy out.
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More scores from the little resale/collectibles shop this week:
SK combo wrenches in 1/4”, 5/16”, and 3/8”
SK 1/2” drive 15/16” socket
2 snap-on 1/2” drive sockets 1-1/8” & 1-1/16”
And a cool old Wilson Bohannan Marion, OH Made old lock.
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Been a while but got drawn in by a barn sale sign today. Family was cleaning out a house and barn and were on their third dumpster and the place was only barely walkable, I can't imagine what it was like before those dumpsters. Guy had thousands of wrenches and mixed sets of stocks of all sizes. Tons of coffee cans complete unsorted. Various cabinets/drawers completely full of pliers and screwdrivers. I could have been there all day trying to sort things out but I'm trying to get too much stuff!
I spent about $100. The Atlas needs a cord but came with stand for $10. Same for the 3/4 industrial block. The 3/4" ratchets are Proto, the bottom left can is all craftsman and the others are good brands as well. Box is a Snap-On. Small shop king is in one of the pictures. The cardboard box was what I carried around, almost all 1/4" stuff mostly craftsman and I added some of the truck brands I found as I was digging around.






A couple but they're already claimed with the Protos.