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Had no idea the date was on the slide. Just pulled the slide, and it has 1-47 on it. So I assume Jan 1947? Here's a pic.

New member, and avid yard and estate sale junkie. Hit a great deal today. It was an estate sale, which around here are usually way overpriced, but the person running this one was giving smoking deals on the **** from the garage. I was 7th in line. Everyone in front of me went for the house, I...

I found this unit at an estate sale for $100. It's been great. 200 watt Contact Inc. resistance soldering unit. Once you use a resistance unit, you will never go back.

I spent 20 years as a mechanic at dealerships. Snap On tools do hold up to a ton of abuse, and their well made. But I bought the majority of my tools second hand from estate sales and retiring mechanics, because they are OBSCENELY priced. No ratchet or hammer is worth $100+ The salary of a...

I'm not the OP, but I've done plenty of cast iron pots and pans. You get the grime off by running it through the clean cycle of a self cleaning oven. Then I stick it in phosphoric acid for a couple hours to remove any rust, neutralize in baking soda/water solution, clean with a green scour pad...

That's funny, because my son asked me why there was a big blue doorknob on it. I may take the paint off the eye. The old K-Mart blue light specials. That sure brings back memories.

Didn't think of that. I already chucked it, but will remember that in the future.

I bought the Hollands 5 or so years ago at a garage sale, I paid $5 for it. It was already really beat up when I got it. It barely moved because the previous owner used the slide as an anvil. I beat it apart and took the grinder to it until it worked. It was cracking at the floating piece that...

New member, stumbled across this forum trying to figure out a fair price for a Morgan 45 vise so I had a starting point to make an offer. This place is right up my alley, can't believe I did not know about it. Anyways, this was bolted to a bench at a garage sale. Apparently the owner of the...