I think this is mostly a therapeutic exercise for the wife in being forced to look thru clothes and identify the sentimental ones and then dumping the rest. We have done one sale before and after that said not again ....until now apparently.
Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT 3rd time's a charm with a 3 car workshop
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I think this is mostly a therapeutic exercise for the wife in being forced to look thru clothes and identify the sentimental ones and then dumping the rest. We have done one sale before and after that said not again ....until now apparently.
gearhead1960
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...we had one this year and it turned out decent. The magic word is jewelry...we been estate sale shoppers for years and SWMBO has pounds and pounds of the stuff....we have a reputation of having it and they come.....and they buy some of the other stuff too.... 
...we had one this year and it turned out decent. The magic word is jewelry...we been estate sale shoppers for years and SWMBO has pounds and pounds of the stuff....we have a reputation of having it and they come.....and they buy some of the other stuff too....
No jewelry here...maybe kids clothes will be the gimmick to get them in??
When we built our house and moved in we had a massive sale. My wife made 800 bucks selling kids clothes. That was 10 yrs ago, and to this day I couldnt believe how much she made.No jewelry here...maybe kids clothes will be the gimmick to get them in??
gearhead1960
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I bet she kept it all....
That's a pretty good haul today on a sale, 10 years ago that's crazy.
Once everything got set I think it surprised some family members how many clothes there are. But accumulated over 7 years and then attempting to dispose over 7 days of setup, sell and then donate the leftovers....it makes a big pile
The UP's Big Boy 4014 steam train rolled thru today, will see if i can get the sub 1 min video I took posted here
We saw it in Chicago on it's inaugural tour, my kids saw it today over by @82355 neck of the woods at a stop in Columbus, NE with some family. It's downtown tomorrow in Omaha for the day so will see if we can make it over there to get a bit closer to it
Garage sale is 2 days down.....unfortunately there is still a lot of clothes left....but over $1200 in sales in 2 days so it's at least not for nothing. I'm pushing for half price Saturday....the more we sell the less I have to haul off.
We saw it in Chicago on it's inaugural tour, my kids saw it today over by @82355 neck of the woods at a stop in Columbus, NE with some family. It's downtown tomorrow in Omaha for the day so will see if we can make it over there to get a bit closer to it
Garage sale is 2 days down.....unfortunately there is still a lot of clothes left....but over $1200 in sales in 2 days so it's at least not for nothing. I'm pushing for half price Saturday....the more we sell the less I have to haul off.
Was hoping there would be less stuff still here
The 3/4" conduit is bending less ...
But $1,700 ish total on 3 days so doesn't ****. But it was 7 years of storing, totes etc and at least 200 hours the last couple of months as things were sorted, organized etc..... so not pure profit by any means
Now next step is to follow thru and anything that didn't sell is donated to a local community pantry...I'm hoping we load that stuff up tomorrow....fingers crossed but not optimistic
The 3/4" conduit is bending less ...
But $1,700 ish total on 3 days so doesn't ****. But it was 7 years of storing, totes etc and at least 200 hours the last couple of months as things were sorted, organized etc..... so not pure profit by any means
Now next step is to follow thru and anything that didn't sell is donated to a local community pantry...I'm hoping we load that stuff up tomorrow....fingers crossed but not optimistic
That’s crazy you had and sold so much. Makes you think twice about buying things, huh?
We frequently use our local Buy Nothing group on Facebook to purge things if we have someone to give old kids stuff too. I always smile when I see our neighbors outside in our kids old clothes.
We frequently use our local Buy Nothing group on Facebook to purge things if we have someone to give old kids stuff too. I always smile when I see our neighbors outside in our kids old clothes.
Yeah...I hope this is the start of being able to dispose of things on a more regular basis. A neighbor who has a boy about 2 sizes bigger then mine drops off 2 bags about every other month .... I'd love to get in the same position....
And yeah...my lumber horde is totally not the same and definitely not excessive lol
82355
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Thanks for mentioning the buy nothing group, I had heard about it but never joined the local one and this reminded me of it and put in the request to join. Hopefully we can load up the remaining items and drop off this week at the community closet it's going to....in the mean time I at least am shoving all the stuff to the far side and putting the workshop side back together!
Otherwise the sale and a now 5 yr olds birthday party took over the weekend.
My brother took the role of "funcle" and sent squirt guns...2 of the smaller ones for the kids and the bigger one so mom and dad can properly defend themselves lol
Supper was smoked pork chops, boneless loin sliced thick, seared on a skillet then smoked on the pellet smoker. When the kids ask for more meat I call it a success
I was also told that the party plates were too small...I said they were perfectly sized.
The kids then scolded me for no veggies so peas got added
We didn't make it downtown Saturday to see it either....son said yes...daughter said no ..ended up at a small metro area town festival to distract them and keep them out of the house during the final leg of the garage sale.
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madison069
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You could always move and then it would be a great time to purge!
LOL. One of the neighbors came over to the sale on Saturday cause her kids had never seen a garage sale and he wanted to see one. They're military and frequent movers so if it doesn't get used at least a couple times a year it's gone...not a bad approach. As I look at the amount of heavy tools in the garage, the hand tool only workers have some advantages.
Been trying to avoid temptation on a Vyper shop chair....so upgraded the old craftsman rolling stool with some new 4" casters from the interwebz
Does seem to roll better and install was maybe 10 minutes so at least it was low effort and way less than a new Vyper brand
Got back to the serving board experiment, after sanding up to 320 I decided to try mineral oil for a finish on this. I've never used it....it's cheap, pretty fast and well reviewed from what I've read.
Some nice grain figure
After letting it soak for a bit, hung it up to drip dry, wiped off the excess and will see if I can buff it out tomorrow and get it ready to gift and get off the to do list
Does seem to roll better and install was maybe 10 minutes so at least it was low effort and way less than a new Vyper brand
Got back to the serving board experiment, after sanding up to 320 I decided to try mineral oil for a finish on this. I've never used it....it's cheap, pretty fast and well reviewed from what I've read.
Some nice grain figure
After letting it soak for a bit, hung it up to drip dry, wiped off the excess and will see if I can buff it out tomorrow and get it ready to gift and get off the to do list
Attempting to make something for the sake of making something
Some sapele mahogany from off the rack, planed two pieces to clean up the sides and then did some eye ball layout and cut some half lap joints
Doesn't look like much yet
Plan is to be a small trellis for some flowers to climb. Cross bars are drilled for string to loop back and forth...need to make a 2nd but want to see what I think of this first.
Once the glue sets up will knock the corners down with a chamfer or round over bit in the trim router and then determine a finish for it.
Some sapele mahogany from off the rack, planed two pieces to clean up the sides and then did some eye ball layout and cut some half lap joints
Doesn't look like much yet
Plan is to be a small trellis for some flowers to climb. Cross bars are drilled for string to loop back and forth...need to make a 2nd but want to see what I think of this first.
Once the glue sets up will knock the corners down with a chamfer or round over bit in the trim router and then determine a finish for it.
Joinery is sloppy but functional
Coat of spar urethane, couple more coats tomorrow then will attempt to string some twine. Have a second one to make.... going to change the design up to see what I think of a different configuration....plus it'll be an excuse to use the Domino. Might try a different finish on the second one as well as a bit of a real world exposure test
Coat of spar urethane, couple more coats tomorrow then will attempt to string some twine. Have a second one to make.... going to change the design up to see what I think of a different configuration....plus it'll be an excuse to use the Domino. Might try a different finish on the second one as well as a bit of a real world exposure test
Maybe it should have been taller ..
Might need to pull it out of the pot and go direct into the ground to gain some extra growing room
Left the drill press LED ring lite that surrounds the spindle on, thought it made a neat image
Might need to pull it out of the pot and go direct into the ground to gain some extra growing room
Left the drill press LED ring lite that surrounds the spindle on, thought it made a neat image
madison069
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I think mine and your shop/garage has been attacked by the same mess maker!
I blame FB Marketplace "it's a great deal" lol
bugnut
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Want to make some tweaks to the trellis design I did last week
Morning is starting off rainy here...so much for mowing for awhile
Got some mahogany planed down and ripped into widths....single vertical post will be 2" wide, cross pieces are 1-1/8 as that's what made an even split on the board. It's all 1-1/4" thick.
Laying out to see if I want 3 cross bars or 2....settled on 2
Setup for the half laps
Cutting the half laps on the cross bars. Using the flip stop on the miter gauge to set the "width" of the joint. The cross bars are 22" wide so 11" is midpoint and they're going onto a piece that is just barely under 2". So I set the flip stop at just under 10", make a pass, flip the part end for end and make another pass, then flip the stop up and hog out the middle with some quick cuts. Should have put the dado stack on but didn't. Didn't take too much finessing to get some tight joints
Well except for this one
That was the first half lap on the vertical post....had in my head the material was 1-1/4" wide....it was 1-1/8"...doh! Will fix that at glueup with some extra material glued in there
This is better
Morning is starting off rainy here...so much for mowing for awhile
Got some mahogany planed down and ripped into widths....single vertical post will be 2" wide, cross pieces are 1-1/8 as that's what made an even split on the board. It's all 1-1/4" thick.
Laying out to see if I want 3 cross bars or 2....settled on 2
Setup for the half laps
Cutting the half laps on the cross bars. Using the flip stop on the miter gauge to set the "width" of the joint. The cross bars are 22" wide so 11" is midpoint and they're going onto a piece that is just barely under 2". So I set the flip stop at just under 10", make a pass, flip the part end for end and make another pass, then flip the stop up and hog out the middle with some quick cuts. Should have put the dado stack on but didn't. Didn't take too much finessing to get some tight joints
Well except for this one
That was the first half lap on the vertical post....had in my head the material was 1-1/4" wide....it was 1-1/8"...doh! Will fix that at glueup with some extra material glued in there
This is better