2021 Garage Sale Thread

[Davefr]

A free fluke 87 Dave? Very nice. OSU has a surplus shop open one morning and one evening every week during term, but it gets picked over pretty quickly.

No, the Fluke was not part of the giveaway. I was testing that odd ball voltage standard. Thanks for the tip about the OSU surplus store. Tektronix used to have a decent surplus store but the ultimate surplus store was Boeing's. (especially their tool crib!!!) Intel use to have a surplus sale for employees until they found out employees were sending good stuff to the sale so they could turn around and buy it.

 

[bmwrd0]

Ah, that explains why I didn't see it in the main pic. But you never know, I found a Fluke 75 at an estate sale around five years ago for two bucks. It lasted a year ago.

 

[saukit]

How about posting that over on the vintage snap-on thread? Give a place others can find it in the future?

Also include Provicial's information. I copied the photo from his link (links die...)

Lets make an all vintage Snap-on tool picture thread!

Not that the other vintage ratchet and wrench threads aren't cool, they definitely are, but I know there are a lot of Snap on nuts here, and many that have rare Snap on tools that fit neither the ratchet or wrench threads, or any other vintage tool threads that have been started. I've posted a...

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I posted it in the thread you linked, thanks for the heads up!

 

[RTM]

My weekend's finds all came on Friday, when I ventured over the hill to a veterinary appointment, and hit a few nearby sales. Got to both later than I'd hoped due to work stuff taking priority that morning. The first sale was the bigger of the two, with driveway and front yard full of furniture and goodies. Couple of shade shelters in the driveway, protecting the cheap stuff. The box of vintage tools was low, and out in the blazing (by bay area standards) sun, so the tools were a bit toasty to handle, while crouching down. I went through everything in the vintage boxes, making sure to grab anything with a decent name. Ended up with this, plus a coiled air hose without the quick connectors on the ends.

Top right is all Proto and Plomb stuff, (everything running L-R),clockwise then Cincy tools small C clamp, the lower right is Sears / Craftsman, the lineman's' pliers are marked Japan, CMan sockets, Japan sockets, the blue/ clear case has some tiny taps, ranging from 0-80 to 6-32. Moving left is a pile of Taiwan sockets, a Walden 3150 1/4" ratchet, then 2 pair of Corona cutters, Barcalo pliers with the X pattern grip, Snap on deep 5/32", 2x Williams M-51 ratchets, both with holes through the drive piece (2nd & 3rd ones I've gotten that way), VLCheck DOE, Filson Combo, unmarked bar, unmarked sheet metal toggle clamp, Apex ?HTS-8? (reground into a pin wrench?), VIM hex driver, unmarked PH style screwdriver, SK Wayne 45170 ratchet, and SK sockets. Top left is a box of beefy Phillips bits. Long Stiletto screwdriver (local boys!) across the bottom.

The Proto / Plomb included
Plomb
WF-23 3/8" speeder
WF-33 3/4 socket
5218 9/16"
5318-H 9/13 deep on a sliding tee piece, no bar
11/16" combo long 1222-L
1/2" Combo 1216

Proto
3/8" brake line wrench 3712
6" extension 5261-6 (2) one missing the ball
11/16 3/4" 3035 DOE
11/16" combo 1222
742 H 5/8" Impact Socket

 

[Raineman]

Went looking for a few SK 1/4” sockets to fill out a set. Got all but one I needed and then some. Also, GM Goodwrench and Blackhawk ratchets, Couple Snap on sockets, bunch of MAC 1/4” sockets, and a partial SK 3/8” set with tin and ratchet. The whole lot set me back $21.50.

 

[bmwrd0]

The hole through the drive part is for some sort of aviation fastener if I remember correctly.

Nice finds.

 

[3baygarage]

Found it! It is part of a tool for removing/replacing spark plug wiring on shielded ignition systems on aircraft. The main part of the tool is numbered 2454, and the handle is numbered 2254.

Harness Tool Link
Another Type

nice work

 

[3baygarage]

The hole through the drive part is for some sort of aviation fastener if I remember correctly.

Nice finds.

Yes, like a Hylock ratchet. not sure I’ve seen the old Williams designed like that.

RTM, is m-51 the only marking on those?

 

[Provincial]

Hi-Lok ratchets for sure. I have a Snap-On DMC-110 1/4" drive that is set up the same, and is definitely for Hi-Loks.

 

[RTM]

The hole through the drive part is for some sort of aviation fastener if I remember correctly.

Nice finds.

Yes, like a Hylock ratchet. not sure I’ve seen the old Williams designed like that.

RTM, is m-51 the only marking on those?

Hi-Lok ratchets for sure. I have a Snap-On DMC-110 1/4" drive that is set up the same, and is definitely for Hi-Loks.

Thanks gents, I assumed aviation. The first I found (Proto 4749) was a former United mechanic at SFO. Suspect home made as the hole is off center. These sellers I wasn't sure. No additional markings that I can see, so these may be home made also, though the hole is centered much better on the drive end, the center one is a bit off on the back. Now to look up what Hi-Lok does for me. My first link while searching took me to the Yardstore.com site, and I just picked up an order from the PO from them today. Riveting tools, and storage cases!!

 

[Macduf]

 

[Macduf]

good day of finds, happy with the Hinsdale dbe,plomb screwdriver, and the ferret extension

 

[LesserSon]

No-Name Jeweler's vise. 1.5" jaws. Screw is currently rusted fast until I get a new power supply for my e-tank.

OR, I think your vise is a Bonney No1, based on the shape of the screw and the jaw size. After turning the sliding section off, the screw lifts up and out in one piece, as described in JGBaker’s patent. The numeral “1” (model number) may be stamped on the anvil surface, after you get it cleaned up.

 

[LesserSon]

More rain today. MrsLS & I skipped the fleas and headed to two antiques co-ops we’d never been in.
First place drew $38 from my pocket, in exchange for a 2” No116 Bonney Champion table vise and a plastic bin of old wrenches, one of which I actually wanted (Bonney 823A).
Both places had diverse ‘tiques, not many tools.

The first did have numerous handsaws, so I took some pics of medallions I don’t see as often as Disston.

The second had two cool nail-pullers, so I took pics of them, too.

 

[fordkid88]

Brought this home for 250, I couldn't test it, but it looks sound. The gun looks like it's seen better days but I want to convert to traditional whip once I've done the Haas kamp conversion .

 

[Provincial]

I got this clamp-on vise on the Holiday weekend in a bunch of stuff. The jaws are 1-3/4" wide, and the whole thing is made of cast iron, except for the screw and handle. It is quite heavy for its size, and has a close fit. It is designed so you can mount it to the bench with two screws, and the clamp screw thread is 1/2" NC. The original clamp screw is missing and was replaced by a carriage bolt!

I can find no markings on it. It has a black Japanned finish. Does anyone know who made it?

 

[LesserSon]

Prov, that vise is a Stanley 742. Another bit of genius from JGBaker. Scrape some rust off the back top of the slide - that’s where you’ll probably find a Stanley sweetheart logo, or if it’s older, Stanley Rule and Level.

 

[Provincial]

LessorSon for the win! Sweetheart logo 742. New Britain and patent info.

I think I can make a good clamp screw pretty easily, and this one will be handy to have around. Other than the missing clamp screw and the mild bend in the handle, it is in excellent shape.

 

[bmwrd0]

It's a good-looking little guy, that's for sure.

 

[RagTopTA]

Got out to the big monthly flea an hour away Sat. Found some good stuff. A bent/flex 3/8 JC Penny rat, BOG mfg Double side rat. Ceaftsman pliers, Snappy 3/8 Rat, Plomb 3/8 deep, and short sockets. A Snappy socket with a magnet in it. Plomb 1 1/4 impact aocket 3/8 drv. Mayhew No10. Cman circle U 1/2 drive ext. And some really, really.... Good catfish and fries!

 

[Smokeshow69]

I went to a swap meet today and ended up with quite a bit of tools. The Proto board was the first buy of the day and set me back $45. The Plomb 3/4 ratchet was $15 and the 3/4 sockets were $5 each, as was the box. The plomb wrenches were $0.25 to $3 each and the wf ratchet was $0.50. I got five Proto la wrenches for some boards I have and three la 3/4 sockets. A large group of early Walden stuff, a bunch of Ace dies, and a Snap on t-handle were $1 for the lot. The Craftsman =v= combos had to be bought because the seller wouldn’t separate them from two of the Proto wrenches. The plate off of an fdc is just a fun wall hanger

Oh man you cleaned house! That pliers board and that 1210 Proto LA combo ! Are you partial to either of those ? You really found a heck of alot of stuff there!

Jimminy Cricket! That is a haul, Jock. I thought you might be around, and I talked to another guy who said that people had been hauling off stuff all morning, and I was only there about a half-hour after it started. I will probably be swinging by there in an hour or so, see what is left.

Understatement of the century If Provincial didn't already have a nice collection of p&c, he does now Way to go Prov!

Got out to the big monthly flea an hour away Sat. Found some good stuff. A bent/flex 3/8 JC Penny rat, BOG mfg Double side rat. Ceaftsman pliers, Snappy 3/8 Rat, Plomb 3/8 deep, and short sockets. A Snappy socket with a magnet in it. Plomb 1 1/4 impact aocket 3/8 drv. Mayhew No10. Cman circle U 1/2 drive ext. And some really, really.... Good catfish and fries!

Nice finds! Especially on the catfish and slaw!

 

[Old Radar]

OR, I think your vise is a Bonney No1, based on the shape of the screw and the jaw size. After turning the sliding section off, the screw lifts up and out in one piece, as described in JGBaker’s patent. The numeral “1” (model number) may be stamped on the anvil surface, after you get it cleaned up.

Good eye LS! I can definitely see some lifting and pushing room inside the static once the dynamic is backed off. I scraped off enough rust on the anvil to check for a stamped "1" but don't see anything. I first saw your post on the vise forum and thought "that looks familiar." The patent drawing looks extremely similar to the one I found but I don't see where you are drawing the connection to Bonney. Manufacturer is listed as unknown and nothing of note popped up on the assignee Armstead O. Bills. Connect the dots for me!

 

[Old Radar]

Brought this home for 250, I couldn't test it, but it looks sound. The gun looks like it's seen better days but I want to convert to traditional whip once I've done the Haas kamp conversion .

I don't think Mein Kampf haas too much to say about conversions, but guns and whips is another story.

 

[LesserSon]

The patent drawing looks extremely similar to the one I found but I don't see where you are drawing the connection to Bonney. Manufacturer is listed as unknown and nothing of note popped up on the assignee Armstead O. Bills. Connect the dots for me!

Maybe my identification is more of a conclusion based on several strongly suggestive clues.
Armstead O Bills ran Bonney Vise in Philadelphia, approximately 1888-1906, by Twertsy’s estimation; possibly still involved through 1910, by my census research (so after the Durham acquisition).
Additionally, there are a few examples of “Bonney’s Patent”-marked vises posted on the Bonney thread that are very similar in form (admittedly, several other vise manufacturers made nearly identical ones). I do not recall whether that “Patent” is this one or different. The 1886, 1914 & 1919 catalogs show pretty detailed illustrations of this type of vise.

 

[Old Radar]

Thanks LS! Even though I couldn't find anything on him, I felt that Armstead was probably the most straightforward connection to Bonney. The Twertsy link in your post is dead, BTW. It'll probably be a while, but I'll let you know when the vise is presentable.

 

[LesserSon]

I think I fixed the link. It’s just a statement he made on the Bonney thread. If you do a search on that thread for “Armstead” you can read more. I think Twertsy also posted a snippet ir more from a trade journal announcing A.O. Bills reorganizing Bonney after the Newkirk Ritchie Newkirk management.

 

[Old Radar]

Went to a 75% off sale today that still had a lot of stuff--just no tools to speak of--after the third thing I picked up that was made in India, I gave it up. I did walk out with this little finger plane. Both the iron and body are marked Made in USA, but there are no other markings. The body is aluminum. Anyone know who may have made it?



In the left-behind pile is this US Navy Diving Helmet Mark V. Original price $2500. When I asked if it was now 75% off, the agent said the owner had a $2000 reserve price on it but I could make an offer. I declined, but said if it had been 75% off I might be interested. The agent took it upon herself to ask the owner, who was in one of the back rooms, and said they would accept $650. I noted that 75% off would be $625 but that got no traction...
Although I'm a scuba diver and have always fantasized about finding one of these in the deep, I have never actually seen one up close. After closer scrutinization, I began to despair of its authenticity. The bell seemed very thin and the window that is off the bell was apparently fastened with some kind of adhesive instead of metal fasteners and a seal. The manufacturer plate looked authentic enough but I just wasn't willing to risk that amount on something I thought was probably a replica.

 

[RTM]

I found a CL ad this morning for a woodworking shop closeout, dad was in a nursing home, the family and a guy trying to empty it out quickly. Piles of clamps and boxes of rusty tools in the picture, but I went on my lunch break anyway. Was disappointed in the stack of chinese knock offs of Bessey, Dubuque & Pony clamps, and not good quality ones. Most of the hand tools were quite rusty, couple of giant miter box saws in rusty condition. I left my name asking about a few things I was interested in, but they hadn't put a price on. Lots of teak, but they were thinking $75/bf, which is way beyond my interest level. Might ask about some of the other wood on site.

Here is my haul, the aluminum wedge grip clamps were the only quality item, besides the 12" Williams C Clamp.

 

[seber]

I found an estate sale listed on marketplace way back in the woods. It had already been running for 30 days when I found the ad but I thought it might make and interesting side trip on my way for pure gas. It seems the husband had a pulmonary embolism and died. He had been collecting junk for years and they just put it all out in the yard and left it in the rain. Nothing tested, just want it gone.
First pic is all sockets $15 the lower left are all Snap-on.
Pic two are untested testing tools, working vacuum, 18" diamond blade. All $1 each.
Third and fourth pics are ratchets and extensions including three good US brands in four. $10
Pic five is a Stihl drill. Untested but has good compression. $5
Pic six is a good Dewalt angle grinder. $5
Pic seven untested biscuit joiner. $5
Pic eight is a bench mount Delta drill press. Works but switch needs to be reattached. $10
Not shown are three untested trail cameras $10. Starrett one inch micromter frozen $1 and a Milwaukee 6ah battery that takes a full charge. $10.

 

[RTM]

So, I went back to the shop clear out again, had a little more time, grabbed a few more things. Grabbed the rest of the decent clamps, some abrasives, and a few really rusty tools. Got some square cut nails, and Asian made mortise machine drill chisel combinations. There was a few guys there picking through the veneer, so I was looking at their offcasts, taking notes of the types of wood. Got about 100 sq ft of several different types of wood. Hope to practice some before I ruin the good stuff.


Walnut burl, Imbuia burl, and possibly Tamo ash.

 

[steaks&anvils]

I found a CL ad this morning for a woodworking shop closeout, dad was in a nursing home, the family and a guy trying to empty it out quickly. Piles of clamps and boxes of rusty tools in the picture, but I went on my lunch break anyway. Was disappointed in the stack of chinese knock offs of Bessey, Dubuque & Pony clamps, and not good quality ones. Most of the hand tools were quite rusty, couple of giant miter box saws in rusty condition. I left my name asking about a few things I was interested in, but they hadn't put a price on. Lots of teak, but they were thinking $75/bf, which is way beyond my interest level. Might ask about some of the other wood on site.

Here is my haul, the aluminum wedge grip clamps were the only quality item, besides the 12" Williams C Clamp.

The vise is cute.

 

[RTM]

The vise is cute.

Thanks, I thought it looked like a baby Cole Tool vise. Hoping to start a trend, get in ahead of the curve.

 

[steaks&anvils]

Thanks, I thought it looked like a baby Cole Tool vise. Hoping to start a trend, get in ahead of the curve.

You know the drill: post that over on the mongo vise thread so it can be found in the future!

Add details of course.

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We have seen everyone's toolboxes so let's see the vises! (no, not vices :)) I'm sure there are some really cool ones out there. Large or small, let's see them all! Here's my Charles Parker 107 and my Wilton 1780: The Wilton has an 8" jaw and weighs about 110 lbs. The CP has a 6" jaw and...

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[3jakes]

I found an estate sale listed on marketplace way back in the woods. It had already been running for 30 days when I found the ad but I thought it might make and interesting side trip on my way for pure gas. It seems the husband had a pulmonary embolism and died. He had been collecting junk for years and they just put it all out in the yard and left it in the rain. Nothing tested, just want it gone.
First pic is all sockets $15 the lower left are all Snap-on.
Pic two are untested testing tools, working vacuum, 18" diamond blade. All $1 each.
Third and fourth pics are ratchets and extensions including three good US brands in four. $10
Pic five is a Stihl drill. Untested but has good compression. $5
Pic six is a good Dewalt angle grinder. $5
Pic seven untested biscuit joiner. $5
Pic eight is a bench mount Delta drill press. Works but switch needs to be reattached. $10
Not shown are three untested trail cameras $10. Starrett one inch micromter frozen $1 and a Milwaukee 6ah battery that takes a full charge. $10.

Wow,
I would have been kicking myself the whole time as I collected all that rust.
"If only I had been here 30 days earlier...."
The Stihl drill is cool, in a masochistic way. Never knew there was such a thing. I see it has a bar code, so can't be too old.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

In the left-behind pile is this US Navy Diving Helmet Mark V.

Authentic or not, I'm pretty sure that would've been a GS thread first. And very fitting!

“The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert."

 

[Old Radar]

Authentic or not, I'm pretty sure that would've been a GS thread first. And very fitting!

“The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert."

Men Of Honor. Great story and great movie.

 

[RTM]

^^^^ Just watched it again a few weeks back.

 

[saukit]

Anyone know what brand these sockets are? Just pulled them out of the evaporust and they seem to be in pretty good shape but there's no markings on them other than the size.

 

[Shelbylex]

Looks like Duro

 

[saukit]

Looks like Duro

Awesome, thanks much!