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In one of those recent garage sale or flea market finds I posted a week or two ago, the seller was making very attractive prices...getting better and better (per each tool's net cost) as I made the package bigger and bigger. So I threw in several additional interesting pieces, which had not been...

Okay gang, go ahead and fire your jokes in here :lol_hitti ...but if anyone really knows the answer, I would love to know it. I worked for years in a Goodyear store, and a close friend owns a massive tire company catering to vintage vehicles. So I am around tires and rubber products quite...

Okay, I know the question sounds stupid, but I have decided to go to at least one auction of collectibles and tools this weekend, and I'm trying to decide which one of several different auctions to attend. Some of them are pretty far apart, so I'm hoping to choose the best one first... One such...

Years ago I had an extensive collection of old FORD script tools from Model T's, Model A's, and early V8 cars, plus some rare tools such as Pierce Arrow, etc. But I tired of them and sold them all. But now that I am addicted to Garage Journal (you guys should be ashamed of yourselves...look what...

Went to “Swappers Days” in Lucasville, Ohio for Saturday. Rainy weather was predicted, but never hit us. However, it was VERY humid, and pretty darn hot. :( Many vendor spaces were sitting empty, and the crowd was light. Worst of all, sales were dismal. But since my primary concern was passing...

I have seen and used several different chemicals which effectively dissolve rust. Some of them are pretty mild (saw a demo at SEMA a few years ago where the demonstrator kept touching the stuff on his tongue...all week long. I wonder about that.) Some of these chemicals REALLY make the rust go...

I've been buying lots of used tools lately, and I thought about cleaning the grease and crud off of some of them. For most of my life as a car hobbiest and home-project guy, I have relied on an old plastic bucket filled with kerosene to wash parts. But now I have been wondering about getting a...

Okay, Garage Journal veterans. I could use some input. I have never bought those huge 3/4" and 1" drive sockets before, so I know very little about their value. But surely they must be more expensive than common sized sockets? :confused: Some of you may have seen my recent posts on GJ about...

At our automotive swap meet event this past weekend, I found and bought quite a few name-brand tools at some bargain prices. (I know, I know Who would have thought that I would be out buying used USA-made tools? ...Surprise, surprise! :lol_hitti) But one vendor had so MANY name brand USA-made...

We are running our 3-day swap meet in central Ohio right now, and today a vendor who was checking in mentioned that he had a bunch of stuff for a 1970 Chevelle SS which he would be unloading soon. So I made excuses with the staff and hurried over to his booth to, "...help him unload." :thumbup...

Took wife on vacation to Europe, and first day back I went to local flea market (I needed my “fix” for hunting old tools!). Anyway, I took wife with me, since I rarely find much at that market, and told her I would be just a few minutes. But almost immediately I started finding tools at pretty...

Holy cow, I've been away from wrenching for too long! I didn't know that even the casters on a Snap On tool box have their name on them. They look like white-letter racing tires! :wtf: Who woulda thunk it? Tire size is 5" OD, and the overall height is just over 6". One bracket is slightly bent...

Well guys, I let you down this time. I went to a garage sale near here, which turned out to be an estate sale. Some guy (a shopper) was standing over the two boxes of tools before I got there. But I quickly found a couple of desirable fishing reels and asked for a price. It was fantastic, so I...

Another Garage Journal poster asked me to post these old catalog pages featuring vises in a separate thread, so people could enjoy them more. I am fairly ignorant of how forums work, but I guess this must be a good idea. So here goes. This is from a hard-bound 1921 Beckley-Ralston catalog of...

Sorry for the dumb question, guys, but wtf is "COO", which I keep reading on GJ? :headscrat

Today I hit about 20 garage sales, and all but the last one were a waste of time. But the last one had LOTS of tools, with lots of really old tools among the mix. (It's late now, and I must get up early to hit the flea market trail in the morning. But tomorrow afternoon I'll be posting lots of...

I noticed that someone mentioned that they wanted Plomb "pebble" wrenches. I bought a large double box-end Plomb last weekend at my flea market, which I THINK would be called a "pebble grain"...right? :confused:. It's rusty and the chrome is mostly gone. But it was just a dollar, and I couldn't...

Today at a local flea market one guy had some quality tools, so he stood out in my mind, among lots of other people selling cheap junk. In particular, he had a bunch of Craftsman 3/4" drive sockets, ratchet, breaker bar, extensions, etc. Everything looked like brand new up-to-date tools. :drool...

An older friend who shares my love of drag racing, antique cars, and muscle cars has been downsizing, due to his wife's declining health. I bought some muscle car parts from him (GTO tripower, Muncie 4-speed, 70 Camaro buckets, etc),:bounce: so later he sent me some free stuff which he had...