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Been a while, these pics are the result of several weekends of scrounging the fleas and the garage sales. Pic 1 - set of 3 vintage hacksaws (Stanley and 2 no-names), a Craftsman hand mitre saw, Lodge flat skillet, and a set of VA license plates, all for $10 Pic 2 - military issue ratcheting...

Only one sale today - nothing much saved, but only spent about $6 on a few items. Most are rust covered, and will need some help, but that's what EvapoRust is for. long pair of vintage scissors Craftsman ball peen hammer, needs new handle pair of Spin-Tite wood handled nutdrivers Fairmount...

Sunday's saves: pic 1-3 - unmarked "S" wrench, pair of screwdrivers (Millers Falls and Proto), handful of copper pipe fittings, antique wrench of some sort, a dumbell 1-1/4 lb weight, and a partial boxed set of Craftsman crown top router bits and pieces. All for $5. pic 4-5 - unmarked brick...

Wow! Not even a month into 2018 and we already have over 40 pages of garage sale finds! This is my first haul of 2018, the weather has been very cold until recently, only got a chance to save things at the flea market. pic 1-2 -small metal box with a handful of bits, screwdrivers, pocket...

My GJSS got me a solid copper drinking cup, a 308 bullet bottle opener, a vintage Bonney 1/4-drive ratchet, and a brand new Leatherman Skeletool - VERY NICE! Many thanks to my Secret Santa, and Merry Christmas!

USPS Tracking says my GJSS recipient received theirs on their front porch Friday morning. Yay!

I sent my SS package out on Tuesday to my recipient. He should either have it by now, or by Saturday at latest. Nothing received at my home base yet.... :(

Always have a fun time doing this. Count me in again!

Great, thanks! Okay, follow up question - when did Craftsman go from the long-C Craftsman logo on the sockets, to the =V= design (without the part numbers)? I'm guessing late 1940s but I could be wrong.

Most of the vehicles I work on as a hobby are 30+ years old, so SAE in my garage is used MUCH more than metric. Now at work, most of the vehicles are no older than 10 years old, so metric carries the day.

Does anyone know when Craftsman started putting the part numbers on them?

Added the Tahlen hammer, bump to top.

Love your ingenuity! Great job putting that back in service with excess material you had laying around!

Yeah, that ratchet is a piece of junk. I'll take it off your hands for you, you'll thank me. ;)

THIS. My first tools I bought were ****. I thought I could save a few bucks and I bought the cheapest stuff I could find because I didn't have a lot of money, surely I had no credit, so I got what I could afford. The Chinese made junk didn't last more than a few uses before I learned my...

Great way to save an otherwise hunk of landfill space. Your work is top notch, should be a great addition to your shop!

My two cents: Over 99% of my hand tools are quality made-in-USA tools. I'm not saying that all USA-made tools are fantastic, and I'm not saying that all foreign-made tools ****. I believe firmly in supporting American-made labor, so I tend to spend my money on products made here. Anyone who...

Very good work! I'm not a fan of restoring to original vintage tools, but when they are this bad, once cleaned up and stripped of all the old gunk, I'd repaint it, at the very least just to protect it from new rust development. Spraybomb it red with black jaw and nut, it will look great and...

Bump to top, removed a couple sold items, added a couple new ones, and lowered a few prices.

Yeah, sometimes I ask stupid questions, then people give me good, obvious answers and then I'm like "DOH!". Didn't even realize the frayed, used belt on this press is a standard car fan belt, and can be replaced with same. Off to NAPA I go.... Thanks, guys!