Recent content by SuburbGuy

Your drawer of freeze plugs is a unique purchase. I can't recall seeing a similar purchase ever in this thread. 👍Maybe someone will correct me.

I have a hunch your dog or cat loves sleeping on it.

Estate sale. When I first got there less than an hour after opening I went to the garage and it appeared no one had yet sifted through the cabinet or all the boxes lined on shelves running along 2 sides of the garage. I was hoping for automotive related tools and supplies but it was pretty much...

According to their automotive catalog number 74p dated 1973 the KD tool 413 is a crankcase drain plug wrench that fits 8-point drain plug sockets. No specific car model is mentioned in the catalog description. The same L shaped tool pictured on the left halfway in your picture is the same...

Maybe you were supposed to push the socket wrench in the square hole of the socket to extract it from the narrow part of the tray. Just a guess.

Challenge away, I certainly can't call myself an expert on this subject. Maybe it's what they used to call an end of the shift piece, a factory worker may have privately made it for himself. Or could it have been part of a WW2 government contract? These 2 examples could explain why it can't be...

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe someone figured out how to make that bend without it appearing to be a customized tool job. God knows how many hand tools I've seen where a previous owner made that obvious change for whatever job he needed it for. In this case that owner change just doesn't jump out at...

Thanks. I think every one of the handful of perfect handle screwdrivers I've purchased over the years can be categorized as "well loved"/somewhat worn. I guess all the previous owners loved them too. Happy New Year.

Hey, if there's a procrastinator's award I can nominate myself. Actually I thought I already posted these but I was wrong. 2 picked over estate sales. The two notables for me were the heat gun which I didn't have (I'll be using for heat shrink wire connectors) and the perfect handle screwdriver...

That's commonly referred to as a high lift Jeep jack or a farm jack. The offroading jeepers used to have it lashed to their front bumper.

If there was a Dollar Club for buyers that made an outstanding purchase for one dollar you and the guy with the porcelain telephone sign would both be members! Those drill bits look NOS! 👍

It would be a miracle to find an original porcelain sign for a buck in my area. Their prices have been high for years. Unfortunately my Garage Art Project has taken me years to fill those bare walls because I was on a budget. Just a few weeks ago I found this sign on the curb for trash pickup...

You're smart for snatching up the brake cleaner and synthetic oil for cheap. That's a substantial savings verses making those purchases at the auto parts store. Everyone here must think I'm stating the obvious but I can't tell you how many times I've shown up late at an estate sale and those...

Totally unplanned moving sale, almost directly across the street from my section. Plumbers grease and solder, 2 small nonsparking hammers (one marked 3 oz and E E & CO), Indestro 3416 battery pliers, hose nozzle, Craftsman vise grips, Petersen needlenose vise grips, very sharp Craftsman hand...

Wow, that now looks like a new pan. 👍