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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    The bottom right is a ratchet cable shear. Open the jaws around the cable, then squeeze and release to ratchet the jaws closed until cable is cut
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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    I stumbled across an actual genuine UK garage sale! :rocker: It was an old fella selling bits and bobs, mostly supermarket brand tools but rooted around the garage and came up with following. Pipe-cutter Full metal adjustable spirit level Small double blade penknife 6 stubby US PRO-TOOLS...
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    2014 New Years Scrounging Resolutions

    Had a good start to 2014 ;)
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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    Found another Autojumble and picked up the following; Right to Left: // hacksaw (Sheffield made) £2 // 10 x bacho Jr hacksaw blades (German made) £2 // Kennedy digital caliper £5 // 12" Britool adjustable (made in Sweden) £8 // Magnetic retrieval wand £1 // 12" CK adjustable (German made) £8...
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    Mystery Snap On box/display?

    I never realised Snap On made handbag racks! :lol_hitti
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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    Oldtool, is that not the type of air drill used in an pillar drill jig/armature? It has a long neck but no handle/pistol grip....and if it was mounted then the trigger/tap/foot pedal being remote might make some sense. But that's just my guess :lol_hitti
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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    That there is the first You **** of 2014 from me!!! :willy_nil Loving the first saw!
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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    Wow day 1 score! Nice!
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    2014 New Years Scrounging Resolutions

    //Estwing leather grip claw hammer //10" & 12" Adjustable Spanners //Complete Kingdick Spanner set //Big British Vice/vise (not a Record if possible) //Any snap on, plomb, proto tools (tricky as in UK) But most of all.....a house and garage that I own!
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    2014 Garage sale thread!

    Happy 2014 garagesale/flea market/carboot/autojumble/Craig's list/gumtree/charity shop/pawn shop tool hunters! This is me signing in and looking forward to contributing UK discoveries throughout the new year. :D
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    it's 2013 garage sale season!...

    Gasgt1 that draw cabinet looks to be over 6 foot high! One day I will find one on this side of the pond!
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    it's 2013 garage sale season!...

    Wait what were the other Happy Meal toys? Wrenches? Screwdrivers? :D
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    Is this Makita set worth the $99???

    I have issued a number of these to the production cells in the factory for running in nuts and self tapping screws. Used every 3 minutes for 8 hours a day and we have not had a single one fail.....unlike the Panasonic drivers they replaced! operators like them because they are comfortable and...
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    it's 2013 garage sale season!...

    Well I was both right and wrong! The place was packed with traders and punters, more importantly it was a decent mix of new and old parts/tool sellers. Single finds; //New Draper claw hammer £5 //Mini adjustable "foreign made" £1 // 8" BACHO adjustable "made in Sweden" £5. Its old but still...
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    it's 2013 garage sale season!...

    Yes, yes it is! :D
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    it's 2013 garage sale season!...

    Off to an autojumble in Huddersfield tomorrow, gets me outta the house and away from the food! Not sure I'll find much given the time of year, weather, likely attendance and the simple fact that at autojumbles the sellers are normally pretty knowledgeable about their stuff, unlike bored wives...
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    Simple tool upgrade

    Bluebolt: Its a decent upgrade, this is the bulb I used, although it has gone up a lot since I ordered! http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0013LKFVO/?tag=atomicindustr-21 Jakemac: Your right regarding the dispersal of light, but as this torch is for indoor use its not an issue. Recox...
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    Simple tool upgrade

    Hello GJ'ers! Been loitering around here for a while and commented in a couple of threads but thought I'd finally start one. Picked up an old Ray-o-vac Sportsman torch from a flea market a few months back for £1. It is in great condition and its become the "in house" torch. However it...
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    Tools of Japan

    Cheers steveo3002, :) I figured they were a cheap set from around that time. I find it weird that in all that time this set was never used!
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    >>>>> UK Hot Tool Deals - Post Them Here! <<<<<

    HALFORDS SALE!!!! They have all the professional socket sets on offer :) Merry Christmas:rocker:
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