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Right... it's cost is included in the overhead of the Postal Service. Since the post office doesn't receive tax dollars, the only ones paying the overhead costs are the users, which is as it should be. They want my business, they do what the other companies do-- provide shipping materials at...

Whew, some furious bidding at the last minute. I got a couple of things, including a lathe I now have to find room for :) Still a second round going at 730 tonight with some great stuff. As a taxpayer in this district, I would like to get stuff for myself as cheaply as possible, and yet...

Hey guys, there is a school auction online in the Houston area that has a MASSIVE amount of stuff... Lathes mills, 2 and 4 post lifts, welding machines, arbor presses, old diagnostic machines, etc Prices are low and the auction has less than 5 hours left. This was not a well publicized...

I'm here to offer you support Red Leader! Sewing machines are an incredible piece of industrial age tech. The precision machining and design are unbelievable. Plus, it's magic--how do 2 unbroken threads end up wrapped around each other??? My (childish) opinions on sewing and sewing machines...

yeah Outlaw, it is thrashed. I'll take a closer look at it today. I was so disappointed I left it at my shop- didn't even bring it home. It still goes in and out, and the jaws line up to within a degree or two. All I saw in the murk of the hunt was the long round nose, and an even coat of...

That Parker vise is so stylin' it looks like it's zipping thru the air. You guys all got some great scores. I hit an estate sale for a small vise, a rotozip in a case, some wire and an ethernet switch, all for $30. Took a closer look at the vise-- oh my. Well, if anyone wants parts off it...

I accepted a PP payment for CL item. It was an unusual item (hobbyist injection molding machine) and the guy was from out of state. I mainly wanted the machine gone, so I was willing to take a chance. I googled his name and email address, and found a website and a business that makes short...

You will always pay more at a store like Lowes. Most areas have a scrap yard or metal supplier that will sell "drops" by the pound. (The pieces cut off when they are cutting someone else's order to size.) That is the place to go for small random pieces if you are looking to save money and are...

Worry more when you are running 8 tons of AC in Houston all summer. THAT adds up. At .10c / KWh it's just not worth the time you are spending. FWIW, my guess was going to be water heater (until you said it was on demand.) I shut off the breaker to mine to save a little bit of $. Funny...

mattblast-- I'll give you the YOU **** for those 2 Crown Amps. If they run, that was a heck of a score. I thought you sucked when you got the dolly for $5, but FREE trumps that! And speakers.... oh my. A lot of you guys got nice big scores! It's been stinkin' hot here so most of the sales...

rickhigginshtbr-- those Dayton wrenches are the same style as some heavy duty Thorsens I have. Kind of a PITA because they are too thick to fit in wrench organizers. Wow, I spend a few days IRL (in real life) and you guys go nuts with the good stuff. I've said it before-- I always look at the...

The brown wrinkle paint is still available from Kennedy, but is expensive ($23 can IIRC.) I got a real good match by using some black wrinkle paint from the auto parts store and then over painting with Krylon "Leather Brown". You should be able to do the same with a green color for your second...

Some friends of ours had a remote garage, and they rigged a deadbolt to hold the door shut. The siding had raised strips, so they made one strip movable, and behind that, there was a finger hole to move the deadbolt. Depends on how you have the doors trimmed, but you could find a way to...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? "in my box of weird " <--- I love that. Been too hot to do much of anything IN the garage. The foam panels I added to the back side of the door seem to be helping. Now I've got to get some roof ventilation in. There is a turbine on the roof but no...

I must admit that I've done what "Dolt" did with the allen. I've used a screwdriver :) It was in one particular case though, wire attachment lugs in a disconnect panel. The lugs are often not particularly tight, and are a large allen. A particular craftsman screwdriver wedged in perfectly...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Put 3/4" foam board on the inside of my garage door. Temps have been in the high 90s, with even higer in the garage. I'm hoping the isul board helps keep some of the heat from radiating thru the metal door. Took a lot longer than I thought it would...

Holy cow, I go away for a little bit and you guys CLEAN UP! Even the new guys are getting good scores! I've been busy with work stuff, but I did get out to a few sales. Nothing awesome, a few good things. Some pix if I get time. I still owe Jeff some pliers pictures :-) Glad to see updates...

Oh wow. Thanks for helping and posting. My thoughts and best wishes to all the survivors. With regard to time and a plan. After a wildfire caused my best friend to evacuate his home, I made my list of things to take in an evac from mine. In the hope that it will help someone else here it...

Too many trolls....<<--fixed it for you I keep track too, and I make money on the stuff I resell. More than enough to cover the gas and time. I pay tax on the profit, since I treat it as a business. AND I buy for myself and my household at serious discounts. I also could count the time...

Any particular stop I'm usually between $3 and $10. If it's a great stop, then more. I paid $75 for a commercial sewing machine once, but usually I'm buying small stuff. At estate sales it's a different story. I put a couple hundred in one pocket and a couple hundred more in another. The...