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I found a few good items at the flea market last Sunday, finally getting around to posting a picture. First item I found was a Malco WM 502 Hickory mallet. I didn't have a wooden mallet, but I thought it might be useful. It's amazing how hard the hickory wood is. I'm not sure what it was...

No, the paint that came off (outermost layer) was brown, not at all like a japanned finish. The inner paint layer was silvery.

I bought this Williams DOE wrench at a flea market several weeks ago. It's pretty big, and I don't think I'd ever have a use for a wrench of this size, but for $2, why not buy it? It can always be garage art. It was a bit rusty, and appeared to have several coats of paint on it. Yesterday, I...

There are no seals---it's a mechanical jack. That's why the handle is so long. You'll need that length for mechanical advantage.

That's a generic Asian import. Good enough for a beater.

I found a few good tools at a couple of sales today. The first stop was at an estate sale in Hillsborough. The prices were ridiculously high for all of the tools, with the exception of a Milwaukee hole saw for $2.50. Not bad. The only other sale in the area that looked promising was a moving...

Look in the Classified section of Garage Journal. Frank Lee has badges for sale for Craftsman drill presses. He may very well have what you're looking for.

I found a Goodell-Pratt No. 108 spiral hand drill at a garage sale this morning. 7 of the 8 bits are still stored in the handle, and it actually works pretty well. Pretty good deal for $3.

I picked up a Goodell-pratt No. 108 spiral hand drill at a garage sale. It's in pretty good condition, and has 7 of the 8 bits still in the handle. The engraving reads," Goodell-Pratt Company Greenfield Mass USA Pat'd Dec 28 1915. It needs a bit of cleaning, then it can keep my Craftsman spiral...

Yes, the flea market on Alemany. It's not what it used to be, but hopefully it will get better. It's best to go early morning.

There wasn't much action at estate sales this weekend. I usually find that that's the best place to pick up "non-junk" tools. My wife was able to score a bunch of cookware at great prices, so she was happy. Having struck out on Saturday, I was determined to find find something today, so I woke...

I found this Porter-Cable router at an estate sale on Saturday. The seller thought it was a buffing tool, and was confused when I asked if there were any bits available, as I couldn't find any. I 've never owned a router before, so I'll have to figure out what I'm doing---it should be a good...

I went to two sales today. One was at an auto shop that had been in business for over 50 years, and the owner was retiring. He had a big storage building behind the shop and was clearing out all kinds of old stuff, including a 1930 Plymouth and a 1974 Mercury Capri. Most of the items were the...

Are you looking for the original shade? Or just something that looks like it could be original? Try this place...

Craftsman vises from that era were made by Columbian. Earlier ones (think 1950's) were probably Rock Island, and Reed made Craftsman vises in the 1940's.

According to some sources, Buffum continued to operate until 1940. I found this reference from alloy-artifacts.org---- "Buffum tools were carried by some industrial distributors. The 1918 Ducommun catalog "E" lists three pages of Buffum tools starting on page 281, including bearing and carbon...

You're right---the switch mounting area is about 4 inches in diameter. I was just wondering what that big boxy thing in the catalog scan could be. It seems like it has to be more than just a switch. I could understand having a cabinet for grinding supplies and tools mounted on the stand, but...

I bought this grinder stand at a garage sale yesterday. It's a bit rusty, but it should clean up nicely. It weighs approx. 50 pounds, so it should be sturdy and heavy enough to mount a Craftsman block grinder. I started researching the manufacturer after I got it home. There doesn't seem to be...

I might stop by again. Some of the prices were a bit high ($40 for a Mitutoyo dial indicator), but there might be some better deals to be had tomorrow.

i did pretty well at two sales toady. At the first, there was lots of OLD woodworking and machinist tools. Example: a 1950's era Delta drill press and belt sander, a Bridgeport lathe, and plenty more. Great stuff, but I don't have the space for more just now. I did buy a nice cast iron stand...