2022 Garage Sale Thread

[RUSH55]

@NYBODYMAN great haul! Some sweet treasures in there

 

[ForrestT]

Decent week for sales around here, although if I could do it again I would have visited them in a different order. One sale had a much larger and "more hoarderish" workshop than the pics let on. Here's the haul.

First place had been pretty well picked over, all the wrenches were gone but unsurprisingly people didn't want the rusty stuff, and I was happy to grab it. This pic and the next were 20 bucks. The square and at least the bigger caliper are Starrett, can't read the label on the smaller caliper yet. Extensions are Mustang, Long C, Husky, 3 Plomb, and a Thorsen.



More rust...groups clockwise from upper left are Snap on, Long C, Cornwell, Plomb, Proto, SK, Duro Chrome, Thorsen/Bonney, and Husky metric.


After that I stopped by the clinic to update my tetnis shots and moved on. Found this newer SK set with a Kraueter rat for 3 bucks at a sale with very little in the way of decent tools. The 1/4 sockets came at the next one, I paid $7 for these, which is too much but I wanted the Husky stuff for a set I'm building.



Next was a private estate sale and I was surprised to find this Husky set, along with a few wrenches. It's a bit newer than I like but I'll give it away to a buddy or maybe flip it, this batch of stuff was $20. Nothing of note other than the OTC wrench which I think might be my first. Also picked up a Coleman gas stove in nice shape for another $10 but didn't take pics of it.




Next sale was the one that I wished I had visited first, I got there on the last day as they were doing half price and the shop was packed full of all sorts of stuff. I wish I had been there early to see what got hauled out of there! I spent about $35 for the next couple pics, I mostly bought these because of the RHFTs but there is plenty of other stuff, plus you can never have too many SK boxes!



Yes I know the box is upside down. No I don't know why they put the sticker on the bottom! Looks like I'm missing a few pieces, hopefully I have some of the missing pieces in my Indestro pile.


Almost done...picked up some larger metric Craftsman and a few other bits for $10 at a sale with more electronic components than I've ever seen in one place. The guy had multiple rooms full of circuitry, tubes, you name it.



And last I was surprised to find a few things I liked at my local antique mall. Usually it's thin pickings for tools at this place but one guy puts a few out and I was happy to pay 8 bucks for the 2014A, New Britain 1/4 rat, and Cornwell DOE.

The ratchet doesn't operate in one direction unfortunately, does anyone know how to get these apart? I thought that maybe the little ring on the face comes out but I can't find the edge of it for the life of me. I've also got a Husky version that is frozen so I'm hoping to figure these ones out.

Pop it open. I bet the spring came out of the hole in the mechanism. Let me find the video that explains. I had one that had this issue. Mine was 3/8” though.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Went to a estate sale yesterday that was advertised as tool heavy. It was a mess and had to be picked through but my son and I had a blast and got a nice haul. The lady running it said it was all her dad's and it all needed to go. She said make a pile and we'll make a deal. I made a pile and she said $30. I couldn't get the money out fast enough. Then I went back in and grabbed a few more items including the red CMAN tool box loaded. I told my son to go ask her how much and she told us $1. I said absolutely no way and I made her take $20 as she wouldn't take any more. She also threw in the two Hess trucks for my kid which was very nice of her. All said and done i'm in for $50. I'd say we did well.

Filled up the back of my Durango. The orange and black cyllinder in the back is a Marquette battery charger. The timer still works!!! I thought it was cool so I grabbed it. The red CMAN box is loaded with mostly USA stuff. Went through it and separated out the Asian junk. The Binks air filter was just a cool body shop item to have for the shelf along with the air file sander called Profit master. The 3/4" Flying Lady Proto set is almost complete. Only missing a few sockets which are replaced with Williams. An interesting puller on the lower right has no markings on it. Curious what it's for. Older Snap Onn empty metal box. a bt rough but solid. Older SO logo to. The guy had a ton of older Chilton and Haynes repair manuals from the 40's-50's and up. I figured there were a dime a dozen but I grabbed the Jaguar, Kaiser and Plymouth factory shop manuals. The IR impact gun I tok a chance on and it works.

Marquette Battery Charger, NY Empires Winnies Winnebago club placard, among a few other goodies I bought in a haul yesterday,

Wow, you draw a major vacuum! Heck of a haul. I am digging that Proto set! Nice job on giving a bit extra as well.

 

[mikeinri]

@NYBODYMAN great haul! Some sweet treasures in there

Ditto, add another **** to his list!

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

Ditto, add another **** to his list!

Mike

Yeah, he is racking em up for sure!

 

[saukit]

saukit, it took me years to find the Duro 2014A that’s in my GMTK. You ****!

-Don

Thanks Don! I had another 2014A but it's not circle X so I'm excited to have this one. Out of curiosity are there other circle X DBEs in the GMTK other than the 2016 and 2014A? 2015/2015A maybe?

Yeah, saukit *****....

What are the sizes on that (X) 4A DOE? Don't think I've ever seen one of those before, and it doesn't show up in my 1940 Duro catalog. Cool score, and the 2014A to go with it!

Here's the other side:

Went to a estate sale yesterday that was advertised as tool heavy....

You ****! And good on you for insisting on paying more than a buck, that karma will reward you in future tool finds!

 

[Raineman]

Interwebz purchases. Both 1/4” drive for the collection. Williams from the classifieds here and a Cornwell from another web source.
I’ve got a long way to go, but my 1/4” ratchet collection is becoming a little respectable. Probably will clear out a few 3/8” ratchets to supplement.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks Don! I had another 2014A but it's not circle X so I'm excited to have this one. Out of curiosity are there other circle X DBEs in the GMTK other than the 2016 and 2014A? 2015/2015A maybe?

Yeah, the 2015A is the middle one of the three.I checked on your early NB sockets and only have these three oddballs. You are welcome to any or all of them.

-Don
i did a close check on my NB ratchet and discovered that it is held together with a circular clip. You just need to pry it out to disassemble your ratchet.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Out of curiosity are there other circle X DBEs in the GMTK other than the 2016 and 2014A? 2015/2015A maybe?

2015A 13/16" x 7/8". But the 2014A is the hardest to find.

EDIT: Classic X-post. lol

 

[bmwrd0]

That's "Circle X-post" to you!

 

[saukit]

Thanks Don! Let me check what I need and I'll PM you. Thanks for confirming the ring on the NB ratchet, one that I'm trying to fix is so corroded I can't find the lip. Looking forward to stabbing my hand with a sharp object as I try to get it loose

 

[Raineman]

Cheers to your tetanus shot.
“Pick *****”, a natural expression for ratchet collectors

 

[Old Radar]

And a mighty wind blew...

I was in Wyoming the other day, and there were 70+mph winds. Now I know why.

Beemer--I enjoy subtlety--probably more than most folks--but that was so subtle that I couldn't tell which of our two most recently discussed suckers you were referring to, so I gave that near-hurricane force award to both saukit and NYBODYMAN.

And speaking of people who **** and those who call them on it, I thought I would give a slightly late First Quarter accounting of this year's suckation.

Including today's awards, the top four suckers:

1. bmwrd0: 17
2. saukit: 15
3. Old Radar: 12
4. firstyearchevelle: 10

And, (just as an FYI), including today's awards, the top four awarders:

1. mikeinri: 21
2. txlonghorn1989: 20
3. saukit: 16
4. Outlawmws: 14

Keep up the good work, gentlemen!!

 

[Raineman]

Great 1/4 evaluations OR, thanks for that. Congrats to the early front runners.

I’m going back to the drawing board I think.

 

[bmwrd0]

Well, it is all about the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy.

 

[Old Radar]

From subtle to obscure--I can't keep up with you, Beemer.

 

[bmwrd0]

Gases (the air we breath) move from high pressure to low pressure zones, causing wind. This is what is called entropy; hot goes to cold, a derivative of the second law of thermodynamics. As there were two big suckages (low pressure zones), I decided not to single one out, only that there was much wind in the center of the country due to this.

Don't worry, I drive my wife nuts all the time talking like this .

 

[Smokeshow69]

Gases (the air we breath) move from high pressure to low pressure zones, causing wind. This is what is called entropy; hot goes to cold, a derivative of the second law of thermodynamics. As there were two big suckages (low pressure zones), I decided not to single one out, only that there was much wind in the center of the country due to this.

Don't worry, I drive my wife nuts all the time talking like this .

I see what you did there and I enjoy it. The mental games/puns/ references keeps the mind strong and conversation lively.

 

[mikeinri]

And, (just as an FYI), including today's awards, the top four awarders:

1. mikeinri: 21
2. txlonghorn1989: 20
3. saukit: 16
4. Outlawmws: 14

Keep up the good work, gentlemen!!

What did I win??? LOL...

Mike

 

[Old Man Roger]

Well, it is all about the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy.

I often go to sleep at night listening to old episodes of ''The Secrets Of Quantum Physics'' or ''Quark Science'' Not because I know anything about those subjects, they are just the right kind of documentary to put me to sleep..lol I do occasionally learn a thing or 2 before I fall asleep though, the episode ''Order And Disorder'' had a segment that focused on entropy, it was interesting enough to keep me up a little later. The episode''Chaos Theory''is very soothing if you have trouble sleeping.

 

[bmwrd0]

When I was in trade school for HVAC the first thing they teach you is the laws of Thermodynamics. The reason being is that those laws are what makes AC work. You need to know that hot goes to cold, so you can direct the flow of air. You need to know about pressures so you can diagnose a system.

 

[gpw_42]

Received this manual yesterday, TM 10-1533, July 1942, for the Diamond T 968A and 969A 4-ton trucks, from WW2. More detail posted here, if anyone is interested: https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=329192&p=1914541#p1914541

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

Wife and I were on a boring stretch of road that had stuff from a flood a year ago stuck in the fence. Led to a discussion about the differences between flotsam and jetsam….yep

 

[RTM]

I often go to sleep at night listening to old episodes of ''The Secrets Of Quantum Physics'' or ''Quark Science'' Not because I know anything about those subjects, they are just the right kind of documentary to put me to sleep..lol....... The episode''Chaos Theory''is very soothing if you have trouble sleeping.

I was a physics major many years ago. Trimming out the part about learning something, since I didn't. At least none I can recall. But sleeping through lecture.....

 

[mikeinri]

Physics was always my favorite subject, probably because for the most part, you can visualize what they're teaching you. Instead of going for a degree in Physics (or Engineering, which is really what I should have done given my eventual career), I stayed with Biology, even after deciding not to go for the MD. Yes, Biology gets your foot in the door in my industry, but I RARELY use any of that in my job.

Mike

 

[Magnum440d100]

Do dump run freebies count?

Hauled a load to the dump today. Peeked over, and saw the tray. Curiosity got to me, so I started kicking through the pile o ****.

Saw the chainsaw. The pull is janky, but when she catches, she sounds like she’s got compression. Gonna be an eventual project though. No time for it currently.

Also picked up a couple old files, one with a handle, and an old No 5

 

[mikeinri]

YES! Free is my favorite price, regardless of where you find it!

Mike

 

[BlueBomber]

I managed to sneak a stop on Sunday at an estate sale in Rhode Island on the way back from a Boy Scout outing. Not much left on Day 2, but I did pick up two Ford spark plug wrenches and a Craftsman stubby DBE for a buck apiece.

 

[RTM]

Physics was always my favorite subject, probably because for the most part, you can visualize what they're teaching you.

When you start playing with speed of light, and quantum mechanics, the visualize goes out the window.

When people say Physics was their favorite subject, my reply is You Didn't Take Enough

 

[Old Radar]

Gases (the air we breath) move from high pressure to low pressure zones, causing wind. This is what is called entropy; hot goes to cold, a derivative of the second law of thermodynamics. As there were two big suckages (low pressure zones), I decided not to single one out, only that there was much wind in the center of the country due to this.

Don't worry, I drive my wife nuts all the time talking like this .

I see what you did there and I enjoy it. The mental games/puns/ references keeps the mind strong and conversation lively.​

I guess I was always more of an applied physics kind of guy...​

 

[mikeinri]

When you start playing with speed of light, and quantum mechanics, the visualize goes out the window.

When people say Physics was their favorite subject, my reply is You Didn't Take Enough

I can still wrap my head around that, more than I could thinking about things going on in chemistry. Of course, atomic theory is a key part of both.

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

This morning's flea finds (Lugz 2022_23) include a mini-library of unusual prewar and wartime manuals (details in Beemer's 'Books' thread later), a cool vintage magnifier (that I'm tempted to flip as steampunk eyewear rather than keep; more photos on 'Goggles' thread later), an XL PENENS hinge handle (that I'm not sure I need or not), a Heritage era =CRAFTSMAN= L-handle that I will definitely flip, a wheel weight tool, and a novelty antique DOE with double offsets and hex throats.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice haul, Lugz!
I saw one ad on Craigslist this morning that mentioned tools so we checked it out. Although I’ve been kind of avoiding Craftsman tools since I recently quit selling on eBay (not wanting to give even more money to the IRS), this Crown toolbox filled with tools was just too much of a bargain to leave behind.
-Don

Virtually all of the Craftsman tools were =v= and probably originally came in the box.
There were a few other tools as well.


A S-K 1/4” drive ratchet, chromium vanadium tappet wrench and a General right angle driver

Last but not least, a French DOE wrench.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lugz - the Farm Shop Practice is Mil issue? (EM #...) tractors and such?

Don, Lugz and I both have some of those Peugeot/Eurpans wrenches. Hideous head size, but way predated SO for the off corner torque points. Works well if you have space around the head/Nut.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

the Farm Shop Practice is Mil issue? (EM #...) tractors and such?

EM 862. I posted all the covers in the 'Books' thread. I'll post more photos there, but for brevity, I'll just say that you could remove the "Farm" prefix and it wouldn't be inaccurate. Except for a section on sharpening spades, hoes, and sickles, and a bit on using a leg vise, and an anvil, neither of which are exclusive to a farm, they really had to go out of their way to stretch the farm applications. Not sure why they felt that was necessary. It's interesting.

Lugz and I both have some of those Peugeot/Eurpans wrenches. Hideous head size, but way predated SO for the off corner torque points.

The surpans (literally means on flank) wrenches predate all the modern Snappy flank drive wrenches, but they actually had a very early (1920s) version they bought from an American outfit called Simplex, which was licensed from a British patent and company, which predates the Peugeot Freres. There were a few earlier takes on the concept, and also several in between (including the ubiquitous Crafty Quick Wrench), too. I have all of them charted out in a nice Infographic and a write-up. I'm waiting for some later (70s) examples (the Evans/CHARLY era) from a former GJer because I'd like to have examples of all the entries on my chart before I post.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

It's very rare (in fact I have no recollection of it ever happening before) that I come home from the flea market with all wrenches, and no other type of tool, or anything other miscellaneous thing, but that's what seems to have happened today (Lugz 2022_24).



I probably should've just gone home after finding the Gellman POLLY adjustable, the first tool I found, because I really don't need or want any of the others that badly, which are all in the 'mildly interesting,' 'too cheap and/or cute to leave behind,' or 'potential flip' categories.

Moving top to bottom, more or less left to right...

Armstrong made for Wright (Aero) spark plug socket.

A little Duro grouping, including an adaptor, obstruction, half moon (I may not have in my half moon collection), and ignition wrench.

The extension beneath those is a Firestone 3/8-drive I'm not sure I need or not.

Beneath that is a Proto LA extension (flip).

The aforementioned Gellman POLLY adjustable.

And then a bunch of DBE's, including a pair of Plomb, Long C Crafty, Barc-Buff (GMTK keeper), wartime Bonney (keeper), and only the second Cromal (Williams brand) I have ever seen in the wild.

 

[3jakes]

Drove across the river this morning to an estate sale that promised tools.
Nothing earthshattering, but the price was right.
All at a dollar each:
Ideal conduit, Craftsman folding utility (has original craftsman blade installed), Peterson, Wizzard 1/2 b-Bar, Crowntop Craftsman pruning shears, Williams adjustable & I think Klein dikes (have to clean off better to see).


Also for 3 bucks brought home the never used canning set.
And 15 bucks got the SK stuff. (sockets are only 1/2 sk & the rest a mixed lot)




Finally at a buck each
A Ken Tool T-59 Lug wrench, and the Gossage Side Strike Hammer.
The old fella selling out, said these were used by sheet rock plaster hangers.
Looks like a meat tenderizer on the sides.
Anybody have used these before?

 

[Old Man Roger]

I’ve used waffle tip hammers before, but never saw waffle sided hammers?

 

[mikeinri]

@3jakes Nice grab on the canner and SK Wayne box and tools.

Mike

 

[four.cycle]

I’ve used waffle tip hammers before, but never saw waffle sided hammers?

That one does appear to be an oddity. The inventor (and maker) Mr. Gossage was granted a design patent on it.
Gossage / Gossage Tool Co., Santa Rosa, CA / hammer / patent D283392 Apr 15 1986 Gary A. Gossage /