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    Weatherhead Flaring Tool......

    or part of it. Weatherhead had several plants in my city so I bought this for $1.00.It will be a paperweight since it was missing the flaring part . Regards Barry
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    Do your wives notice new tools?

    She doesn't have a clue......... I once replaced the watch on the right with the one on the left that I got at a church rummage sale fore a dime. She hadn't wore the good one for months and it just hung on a hook in her bathroom. We were going away for the weekend and I talked her into...
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    Home remodeling pry bars

    A homemade crow bar. Made from 1 1/8" rebar. [URL=http://s28.photobucket.com/user/sbmrnr/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20161106_154900.jpg.html][/URL
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    Harbor Freight 10" sliding compound miter saw.

    I have an older one that hadn't seen much use. The switch went out of it. That part is not available anymore. I wouldn't buy another HF saw. Regards Barry
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    I've never seen a hack saw tensioned this way......

    I picked this up at the Habitat for Humanity resale store today. $1.00. It is a Star No 20. [/URL][/IMG] Regards Barry
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    Sometimes you just have to wait them out......

    This has been at the pawn shop for the last two months at $99.99. Today it was marked down to $29.99. Today it came home with me.[/URL][/IMG] Regards Barry
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    Craftsman circular saw worth?

    I payed $5.00 for a Miller's Falls saw at Habitat for Humanity. Then another $5.00 for a blade. Also got a Makita circular saw for $10.00. Regards Barry
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    Kind of a neat gas can........

    I found this at a yard sale today. It looks to be about a 2 1/2 gallon. The spout is brass with a valve that you open by pulling back on the two rods. Regards Barry
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    Skil Super Duty 856, 857, 858 and 860 Saws

    I have an 860..... It came with a case too. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117938 Regards Barry
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    Red and green.......

    I picked this red Millers Falls push drill with all the bits and the green and stainless Greenlee spiral push screwdriver yesterday. [/URL][/IMG] They came with a few other things: A Stanley 60 1/2 plane, some nail sets(Starrett among them), some type of Stanley bit driver adapter(marked...
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    Why do I have these 19/32 21/32 & 25/32 sockets?

    I think the tolerances on old fasteners weren't the greatest and these were for the ones larger than spec. Regards Barry
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    Some metal saws......

    All metal woodcutting saws. Today's purchases. First up an old Craftsman jig saw. I went for this one because of the Sears tool case. $8.00 for this. [/URL][/IMG] Think this is some type flush cutting adapter. [/URL][/IMG] Up next is an old Skil saw with the case. $15.00 for this. [/URL][/IMG]...
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    New to me Kellogg American 352 Compressor pump, pics show burned paint, ugh.

    On an old Curtis compressor I used wet sandpaper on a granite surface guage and polished all the mating surfaces(discs, valves). I saved some money there. Regards Barry
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    Widow maker

    I've only had to use it once..... Original thread http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147774 Regards Barry
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    Ready to renovate this old barn...

    Me too About 15 miles west of Ft. Wayne. Regards Barry
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