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Stopped in at a thrift store while the wife and I were down in Galveston this past weekend. Picked up the 25ft tape measure for $3 and I dug through their 2 for $1 tool bin for the wrenches and screwdrivers. $5. Some were very crusty.

I know that box too. Mine is missing the top tray. Nice find. You ****!

Online auction lot I picked up this morning. The old metal first aid box was full of tools. Most were Taiwan but found a few keepers. No one else bid so I won it for $4 + fees. What caught my attention was the 3/8 SO breaker.

Hit up two GS close to the house this morning. Found a few item I needed, 😂. Really not sure that is true! Any way, hard for me to pass up tools. Paid $10.

The wife and I spent Saturday morning hitting the local GS in our area. It was hit and miss so not sure what I actually paid $10-$15. Here is what I brought home. orange case is black & decker

Estate sale from the weekend $30. Got there around noon, it was picked over pretty good. One advantage of being tall, found this Hinsdale G20 set on a top shelf. Bonus!!

Thank you Don!

Got this Long C Craftsman 1/4 midget socket box at a goodwill. I would like to know pieces went in this set, so I can work on it. I would like to preserve what is left of the logo on the inside. Obviously the previous owner painted his name on both sides of the box. All responses are appreciated.

This is my Craftsman 65334 date code 12/67. It has seen better days for sure. Previous owner painted over the original gray. I cleaned it up, wire brushed the rust and loose paint. Dremel the latches and badge. Oiled it to slow down the rust. I like the patina look. Here is the progression. I...

I wish I had the talent, but I definitely do not. 😂 I did clean it up some. The date code on it is 12/67 it is pitted pretty bad.

Part 3. I thinned out the Asian sockets and wrenches. Craftsman model 65334 toolbox. Should I do a restoration? Maybe back to its original gray? Bottom rail is snap-on with one Mac and one Matco

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I won 3 lots from an online estate sale auction, had to drive a bit to pick it up. On the way back home, we hit a few antique shops and thrift stores. We did not find anything that we could not do without. So my only haul is from the estate sale. 3 lots $47 total. I will go through it in the...

I had some time to kill today, so I stopped by the pawn shop to dig through their tool bins. I gathered up these pieces and took them to the counter to see what they wanted for them. The cashier just counted the number of pieces and said how about $7. I responded “works for me”. Matco PSJ8B...