2014 Garage sale thread!

bluebolt · Aug 3, 2014

Marc Benjamin said:
Only hit 1 today on the way to a family thing. It disappoints me when people advertise "Estate" sale and when you get there the inside of the house if off limits. What a bunch of posers.

Anyways.

$16, I couldn't get the old man to throw in the S.C.F. ammo box as a container, he really wanted a dollar for it. Nice can no rust, nothing stencil'ed and the seal is very intact.

2Almost complete set of Craftsman nut drivers, missing the 3/16 (black) one...

Mmm Crown label pouch! :drool:

Marc Benjamin · Aug 3, 2014

Outlawmws said:
Marc, you got the tools for free at least. Most people are asking for $20 for the 50 cal Ammo cans.

You know, I honestly didn't know that. I'm close to a few base communities so there's a lot of ammo containers that I come across here and there.

Onedivinehammer · Aug 3, 2014

Flatintoone said:
A complete SK Wayne 3/8" set. There are a couple substitutions, but filling the holes with my spares shouldn't be a problem.

That's not an SK Wayne box.

Flatintoone · Aug 3, 2014

Onedivinehammer said:
That's not an SK Wayne box.

No, it's not. But the tools inside are.

madison069 · Aug 3, 2014

Today's estate sale, a bunch of copper fittings, some wrenches(Craftsman -V-, williams, and other brands.) Not sure if it's wood working chisels or something else, some screwdrivers(Craftsman F, stanley USA, and a Endres?), a cool National caliper with a decimal chart, seller soldering tips, a little adjustable wrench Eleyrolite?(going off memory here) ,and electrical terminal.

Just $20 on it all.

lowbucktruck · Aug 3, 2014

Wow, y'all are finding some good tool scores! I have had mixed luck, just a couple of yard sales and two estate sales in the past few weeks, with nothing but worn-out old hammers, rusty pliers and worn-down screwdrivers with bad tips. Slim pickings. Had some luck today though, right down the road from me... spotted a mixed yard sale (multi-family) with a few things. I pad $10 bucks for the whole box.
The Craftsman chisel set is in a leather pouch! So it must be old.

Outlawmws · Aug 3, 2014

OK I picked up another wood chisel yesterday and another today (as well as a couple of new US made paint brushes) but the chisels needed help. So did quite a few of my other wood chisels.

So last night I broke out the slow speed wet grinder, and started the job of getting them all sharpened... some were so mangled I had to do some basic shaping on a std high speed grinder just to get things a little closer so /i would be at it for an hour on just one edge...

22 chisels and three gasket scrapers later, its all done:

The wet grinder is in the background and one of the 2 "new" chisels is just in front of it. (Red handle)

And the rest. Someday I'll hit trove of tapered wood handed and get handles on all of them.

SackOHammers · Aug 3, 2014

It's been a while since I posted. Plus our main PC took a dump so a bunch of photos of finds are lost. And those finds are now in the general population of various tool boxes.
We did hold our own garage sale two weekends ago and made $611! A lot of that came from the sale of the chaff tools I picked up at other sales in the past. And all of the proceeds went to my wife. I didn't see a dime of it

These are from the surviving photos on the camera from a few weeks back. Paid $2 for the Simonsen box. Didn't need it but it is a neat box. Two military cans filled with diesel set me back nothing. I showed up first at a house that was being cleared out and the guy told me he had no idea what was in them and didn't want to deal with em. I looked up the code on the olive one and the code dates it 1952. Not sure on the other. Great shape for the age and I can burn blackberries with the diesel.

Marc Benjamin · Aug 3, 2014

Outlawmws said:
OK I picked up another wood chisel yesterday and another today (as well as a couple of new US made paint brushes) but the chisels needed help. So did quite a few of my other wood chisels.

So last night I broke out the slow speed wet grinder, and started the job of getting them all sharpened... some were so mangled I had to do some basic shaping on a std high speed grinder just to get things a little closer so /i would be at it for an hour on just one edge...

22 chisels and three gasket scrapers later, its all done:

The wet grinder is in the background and one of the 2 "new" chisels is just in front of it. (Red handle)

And the rest. Someday I'll hit trove of tapered wood handed and get handles on all of them.

Dang, someone just stocked up on chisels.

SackOHammers · Aug 3, 2014

I have that same grinder in Grizzly. Dandy machine. Score on the chisels. I had to quit buying them after picking up a carvers collection of them last year. Most of them modified for various curves and groove. And sharp enough you could shave with them.

And I still have that wing nut sitting in a jar that I need to send to you.

Outlawmws · Aug 4, 2014

Only two are recent, I've been picking these up over the past 2-3 decades. Hmm, I don't think a single one was bought new though...

SackOHammers · Aug 4, 2014

These are my finds for this Fri, Sat, and today.
This was Friday: The jack was from a free pile. I paid more for some items on account of being a cheapskate. But I had been looking for them, so it was worth it to me. Allan ratchet set $5, US made O-rings $5, Blue Point gasket punch set $8. 1$ each for the Auto repair books, One covers the 50's-60's, the other 1974. The lady at the same sale had the Blitz cans off to the side. I asked and she said $5 each. I snagged the one with the box attached and was on my way when she called me back and gave me the second one. Just to be nice. Both have mixed gas in them and the tool compartment has tools in it, including a Plomb box end wrench!
Sat. I just happed by an unadvertised sale at the widow of a friend and old local who passed away a couple of years ago, Jerry Walton. He was a very well liked man that owned the local hardware store and collected sad irons. (His family owned and operated the first stores in Blaine). He could also find the most obscure parts for things if you needed them out of a library of books in the store.
From there: Hubcaps $1 ea. Coleman stove $3. Hedge trimmer $2. US made Homelite brush cutter $10. Homelite Auto chainsaw $10. Smith Indian fire pump $4. Bought a bunch of random rubber washers for a couple of bucks and rebuilt the pump handle. Puts the Super Soakers to shame. Chrome insanity. It belonged to our city once. It has "Blaine Fire Department" engraved on the back. Heavy, too. More so full of water.
Last sale of the day was a biker that gave up his bike after a leg injury and just wanted his tools gone. Took up lock smithing as a hobby to replace the bike (none of that stuff for sale). Cman near unused planer $5. Bundle of hand tools, pair of clamps, pair of hammers, $10.
I got about 83 pcs in that bundle. 53 of them keepers, the rest Aisian or unkn. Mostly Cman. Some Proto and Snap-On. And a tiny Indestro torqe wrench. Almost all of it in great shape. Passed on sockets. (Bought a box with 100+ Cman sockets a few weeks ago for $10 and have sockets out the ears now). The big 250 lb. wrench was from a couple weeks ago. That set me back $15.
Today I got the two Uncle Mike holsters for $5 each, the tiny Snap-On wrench, and the five new Blue Point mirrors for a buck a pop. I thought I could use the holsters, but they don't fit anything I own...yet.
I never find Snap-On stuff. But when it rains it pours, I guess.

nine4gmc · Aug 4, 2014

jeffmoss26 said:
Is there any name on the fixture? My buddy's family vaportights for many years here in Cleveland.

Had to remove the glass to find the name, it's a Red-O-Dot 866 B fixture. :beer:

Onedivinehammer · Aug 4, 2014

So, technically a craigslist find, but who wants to be technical. It's my first Lista. Absolutely awesome. Built like a tank; the drawers must weigh 20 pounds empty. It was also made in Massachusetts. I'm guessing sometime in the 80's, as it had a Garbage Pail Kids sticker on one of the drawers. The best part, I only parted with a $20 bill. Oh, and there were some goodies hiding inside when I took the drawers out.

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Found: Craftsman Japanese pliers, CM USA 3/8 ratchet, unknown USA cutters, and an Eklind USA Torx folding set.

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jeffmoss26 · Aug 4, 2014

Very nice!!

Richard Cranium · Aug 4, 2014

Hammer, that is a You **** lista box, I would buy them all day long for that price...Rich

Outlawmws · Aug 4, 2014

Very cool list. I've never seen one quite that size. Suckage indeed!

madison069 · Aug 4, 2014

hammer, I see you scored major suckage for the ratchet but the lista cabinet took away the suckage so your deal is kind of ruined. In order to restore suckage send the lista cabinet to me and I'll dispose of it so you will return to high suckage again! LOL

Good deal man! I haven't really come across those lista here so I just keep looking at other tool box.

Speaking of toolbox, anyone ever seen this type of toolbox

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-v...aultDomain_0&hash=item3ce5b9d353#ht_25wt_1362

But with red drawers and a grey shell? No badge is on it so I don't know if it's craftsman or not, but kind of hard to tell due to the toolbox have stickers on it and it seems to have red tape over the area where the crowntop logo was located. I found one but it's missing the lid and the guy is checking to see if he still has it. Over an hour from where i live so it's a drive to just go see it and the lid isn't available. Also included is the bottom that matches. If it was closer i would just drive over there and pick it up!

zkling · Aug 4, 2014

What are the dimensions of the lista box, hard to size it from the pics. Either which way for $20 :thumbup:

madison069 said:
hammer, I see you scored major suckage for the ratchet but the lista cabinet took away the suckage so your deal is kind of ruined. In order to restore suckage send the lista cabinet to me and I'll dispose of it so you will return to high suckage again! LOL

Good deal man! I haven't really come across those lista here so I just keep looking at other tool box.

Speaking of toolbox, anyone ever seen this type of toolbox

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-v...aultDomain_0&hash=item3ce5b9d353#ht_25wt_1362

But with red drawers and a grey shell? No badge is on it so I don't know if it's craftsman or not, but kind of hard to tell due to the toolbox have stickers on it and it seems to have red tape over the area where the crowntop logo was located. I found one but it's missing the lid and the guy is checking to see if he still has it. Over an hour from where i live so it's a drive to just go see it and the lid isn't available. Also included is the bottom that matches. If it was closer i would just drive over there and pick it up!

I don't think they ever made those in the red frame/red drawer paint scheme. That box style is from the 50's-60's. The grey/red boxes were in the very late 60's to mostly 70's and had integral full length drawer pulls. The box you linked to should have been hammered grey all over..... I think.

madison069 · Aug 4, 2014

zkling said:
What are the dimensions of the lista box, hard to size it from the pics. Either which way for $20

I don't think they ever made those in the red frame/red drawer paint scheme. That box style is from the 50's-60's. The grey/red boxes were in the very late 60's to mostly 70's and had integral full length drawer pulls. The box you linked to should have been hammered grey all over..... I think.

I linked to that ebay cause it's the exact same style as this one I'm looking at.

I really suspect someone painted the drawers red and left the shell grey to match some later boxes they might have bought. But he had writing on the drawers like his memory was bad and he labeled each drawers with black marker. He even had a drawer for Plyers...... :bounce:

pacecar · Aug 4, 2014

Today's haul, gave a hundy for it

Bunch of Chanel locks, klien pliers and 1/2 inch socket set, more Klein screw drivers, SK Allen keys and stubby set, Milwaukee hammer drill, brass hammer and some tow straps....and a starret dial indicated set

jeffmoss26 · Aug 4, 2014

You ****!!

nine4gmc · Aug 4, 2014

That Starrett set is worth about 80% of what you paid for it all, YOU ****!!

pacecar · Aug 4, 2014

lol, its been quiet for a while, i was due to find something

also a bahco adjustable, and 2 rigid al pipe wrenches

alinc100 · Aug 4, 2014

Two sales today, one is my weekly visit to the never-ending Estate Sale. I was called and told some of the "good stuff" would be back,priced and available.
The place is getting more organized as each week passes. Scrounged a few sockets and wrenches from the loose stuff then hopped into the good stuff

Mac Metric wrench set in pouch, Proto SAE set in pouch
Tap and die set for a friend,loose wrenches are old Bluepoint,SK knurled extension,Proto sockets,a Snap On socket and some more Blackhawk sockets to match the others I got on first visit,hoping these may fill the blanks.
Total spent was $110. My contact also mentioned her B-I-L is moving and has 3 times as many tools as this B-I-L had and she is gonna set up a meet and greet on that one later this week. It's like a one woman honey hole :bounce:

Then I went back to the downriver area and visited the lady from last Friday.
I bought more ( to complete the set) Williams/Vulcan combo wrenches in Metric. I had picked up 2 Williams,overlooking the Vulcan(passing on the rest in the box),until I got home and realized how they were marked. Now I have all that was there 9-19mm,no 16mm IIRC.
And the face palm recovery on the Wilton Pow-R-Arm.
Total spent here was $100.

M-EGT · Aug 4, 2014

A swap meet find. A much better 3/8 ratchet for $5.

Onedivinehammer · Aug 4, 2014

zkling said:
What are the dimensions of the lista box, hard to size it from the pics. Either which way for $20

madison069 said:
hammer, I see you scored major suckage for the ratchet but the lista cabinet took away the suckage so your deal is kind of ruined. In order to restore suckage send the lista cabinet to me and I'll dispose of it so you will return to high suckage again! LOL

Good deal man! I haven't really come across those lista here so I just keep looking at other tool box.

Outlawmws said:
Very cool list. I've never seen one quite that size. Suckage indeed!

Richard Cranium said:
Hammer, that is a You **** lista box, I would buy them all day long for that price...Rich

jeffmoss26 said:
Very nice!!

Thanks guys! Dimension wise, it's roughly 26"d x 22"w x 16"h. Someone else mentioned since it was an awkward size it may be taken from something like a workstation. I'm not sure about that as it doesn't have any legitmate spots/holes to attach to anything. What I do know is that it ultimately came from a local GE location, and thus, could easily be from a custom-sized order.

Onedivinehammer · Aug 4, 2014

Btw, madison069, are you referring to the Bonney ratchet? It's simply the best ratchet I've ever had my hands on.

Jammer1329 · Aug 5, 2014

On a trip with the family I came across one of the best tool yard sales I have ever seen. Unfortunately I was pressed for time and only had $10 cash on me. I was able to grab this for $10:

Unmarked Duro ratchet from 1940's. Pretty cool, the drive mechanism is removable and can be put in from either side.

The other ratchets I scored are P&C and Indestro. Also got

my first piece of Plomb WF, a Yankee drill, small Dunlap box, and a Craftsman hatchet that I can't tell if it is from the 1880s or the 1980s. Anyone seen that logo before?

jjjrmx5 · Aug 5, 2014

Jammer1329 said:
On a trip with the family I came across one of the best tool yard sales I have ever seen. Unfortunately I was pressed for time and only had $10 cash on me. I was able to grab this for $10:

my first piece of Plomb WF, a Yankee drill, small Dunlap box, and a Craftsman hatchet that I can't tell if it is from the 1880s or the 1980s. Anyone seen that logo before?

Those metal Yankee's are popping up all the time.

I saw two sunday.

You do realize there there are reamer bits in the handle in that style too and you just need to undo the knurlled knob at the top of the main shaft to get them.
It's a rubics cube of goodness.

Trust me.

Gotta love yankee.

Outlawmws · Aug 5, 2014

I'm pretty sure the hatchet is 1930's

Cool P&C ratchet! I have it's big brother in 3/4" drive. (It was my dad's)

Outlawmws · Aug 5, 2014

jjjrmx5 said:
Those metal Yankee's are popping up all the time.

I saw two sunday.

You do realize there there are reamer bits in the handle in that style too and you just need to undo the knurlled knob at the top of the main shaft to get them.
It's a rubics cube of goodness.

Trust me.

Gotta love yankee.

Is it a Yankee? Most that style I see are made in Germany, and are push drills, not drivers (non reversible...)

Absolutely right about more bits inside the handle. Different drill sizes mostly

bluebolt · Aug 5, 2014

Jammer1329 said:
On a trip with the family I came across one of the best tool yard sales I have ever seen. Unfortunately I was pressed for time and only had $10 cash on me. I was able to grab this for $10:

a Craftsman hatchet that I can't tell if it is from the 1880s or the 1980s. Anyone seen that logo before?

Yes supposedly the first Sears Craftsman logo from 1927-1931.

I have a hatchet with that logo as well, with handle it is 18" long and the head is 5" wide.
What size is yours?

Jammer1329 · Aug 5, 2014

Thanks for the info guys!

After a little fiddling I found the bits in the Yankee drill.That thing is really cool.

Outlaw- it is a Yankee, and it is stamped "bell system" also. Hard to make out in the pic.

Good to know on the date for the Hatchet. I'll see how much life I can breathe back into her.

Bluebolt- the hatchet handle is 14 in long and the head is a little over 5 inches.

jeffmoss26 · Aug 5, 2014

Very nice. I have a couple of those.

madison069 · Aug 5, 2014

Onedivinehammer said:
Btw, madison069, are you referring to the Bonney ratchet? It's simply the best ratchet I've ever had my hands on.

Whoops! Hard to see on the phone is the only excuse I got!

ArtDeco · Aug 5, 2014

Jammer1329 said:
On a trip with the family I came across one of the best tool yard sales I have ever seen. Unfortunately I was pressed for time and only had $10 cash on me. I was able to grab this for $10:

Unmarked Duro ratchet from 1940's. Pretty cool, the drive mechanism is removable and can be put in from either side.

that was a heluva $10 haul

JeremyBurke · Aug 5, 2014

Not really a garage sale find but a deal sourced through a friend of a friend.

2 Dorman Parts organizers $20 each.

Not a screaming deal but I am pretty happy with them.

alinc100 · Aug 5, 2014

Responded to a CL ad today for tools. just happened to be about 10 minutes from work so at 4:00 today I got :
Proto 18 pc Metric ASD wrench set
IR 1/4" air ratchet
Snap On ratcheting screwdriver
and deep and shallow Snap On 3/8" drive metric impact set
Spent a little more than normal at $400 for the lot.

nine4gmc · Aug 5, 2014

That Proto set is sweet :drool:

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