2017 Garage Sale Thread

Private Lugnutz · Oct 24, 2017

I am just getting around to the nifty little grey case in this Saturday morning flea market haul.

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That flea is my second stop, located near Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst and a bunch of economy retirement communities. The whole area is affectionately known as "Geezer Village," after one of the first to pop up, called "Leisure Village." It's very hit and miss, and much more often miss than hit, but it's been a good if also frustrating source of routine, interesting, and the occasional rare item for me over the years.

The case is Navy ocean grey, and embossed NAVY TYPE 10527, originally used for storing crystals for a radio set.

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Some old timer was using it to store some of his tiny precision machinist’s tools and a pair of flange bearings - wisely, given the nifty size, clasp, and the soft, protective, wicking material in the lid meant to keep the crystals (which originally nestled in indents in a similar fabric liner in the bottom) safe and dry.

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I am not a machinist, but I can identify all of the items in this case, except for two.

EDIT: I’m going to start a whatzit on those so as not to disrupt this thread.

drivesitfar · Oct 24, 2017

ALL: i picked these old Lincoln 3 phase welders up a couple years ago and some guys told me it would make great YARD ART.

well I probably need to move out of the city and get one of Wrenchguy's big diesel engines to use it, but it's ready to use and runs like it did when it was new if you have the power to run it.

before and after pictures of my YARD ART!!

wrenchguy · Oct 24, 2017

did u date them? are they both 300 amp'ers?

gregaz · Oct 24, 2017

Scored some cool M. Klein & Sons pliers. Two without insulation, one with partial insulation (ends are gone). Didn't steal them, but I love the quality!

3baygarage · Oct 24, 2017

Those are in nice shape!

No pitting, lol.

gregaz · Oct 24, 2017

3baygarage said:
Those are in nice shape!

No pitting, lol.

Arizona!

Outlawmws · Oct 24, 2017

wrenchguy said:
did u date them? are they both 300 amp'ers?

He's had them several years, so I think he may have married then... :evil:

drivesitfar · Oct 25, 2017

WRENCH: sorry i don't have the information you are asking about cause both welders are at a member's shop out of state that did the restoration. from what i gathered they both ran when he fired them up at his gravel pit/mine and he said something like he could run the entire facility on the power it took to fire them up. he also said there might not be a better welder for thick steel ever made. i'd love to see one of your old Generators fire it up and we could weld up a TANK. or do you already own one or two of these?

OUTLAW: yep when it comes home it might sit for a bit longer cause we are still in the dating stage until i get some power along with some more welding skills. :bounce:

ALL: any of you ever just pick up building supplies? i found some of this used wood for FREE, some 3x10x14's for the steps on my new deck and some 2x8x14's for a woodshop my bride is thinking about letting me build.

i loaded this all myself and have to tell you the 4x10's are 17 feet long on that 12 foot UHAUL in case any of you ever need to move long material you might not know these 12 foot trailers can do it. the trailer is also $35 per day and i've rented some outside the city for $29 so pretty cheap if you need one to haul something heavy or long. I pull this trailer with my Honda Pilot and tonight i loaded it up with 29 80 pound bags of concrete and it was chugging a bit.

cheers

drivesitfar · Oct 25, 2017

OUTLAW: i forgot to congratulate you on the vise thread for you $5 baby bullet and i'm betting you don't think you overpaid for it. :thumbup:

also nice find on the second well built toolbox that we've heard called tin knocker's or preacher's boxes. looks like you have the tray in this one too. :bowdown:

BlueBomber · Oct 25, 2017

drivesitfar said:
ALL: any of you ever just pick up building supplies? i found some of this used wood for FREE, some 3x10x14's for the steps on my new deck and some 2x8x14's for a woodshop my bride is thinking about letting me build.

You betcha! A few years ago, I answered a Craigslist ad just sign the street from me for free lumber and took away two or three truckloads of wood that a guy's father had scavenged off of job sites in the family's construction business. I'm still pulling lumber out of that pile for projects!

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Private Lugnutz · Oct 25, 2017

drivesitfar said:
ALL: any of you ever just pick up building supplies?

Absolutely. Learned from the best (dear old dad)! A barn or building didn't get knocked down for miles around that he didn't know about! :lol:

All the bricks for the sidewalk you see a corner of it in this shot, leading from the edge of my patio to a gate in the back yard, came from a job site. It was excess, and the mason, who owed me a favor, let me take it.

The "pavers" in the patio you see in this shot are from an old slate sidewalk that was ticketed by the town, as a hazard, for removal. Also free just for hauling it away.

Of course both piles sat around notoriously for years until I finally put them to re-use.

Oh, and she's not a building supply - but the dog was "salvaged" too!

wrenchguy · Oct 25, 2017

drivesitfar said:
WRENCH: sorry i don't have the information you are asking about cause both welders are at a member's shop out of state that did the restoration. from what i gathered they both ran when he fired them up at his gravel pit/mine and he said something like he could run the entire facility on the power it took to fire them up. he also said there might not be a better welder for thick steel ever made. i'd love to see one of your old Generators fire it up and we could weld up a TANK. or do you already own one or two of these?

No…. i'm trying to find 1or2 motor driven 300 amp'ers or larger to give this vintage gen-set a 3ph work out. this is the only big gen-set i have, others i have are measured in low watts. he is wrong about "might be", it is best stick welder.

this 1 is rated 66kw.

video showing its details etc.

drivesitfar · Oct 25, 2017

BB & LUG: i agree it's a pain storing this FREE STUFF or good deals until you have a project, but when you find a use for them it sure is better on the pocket book isn't it? :bowdown:

speaking of extra materials i had all the cedar (8x8's, 4x4's, 2x8's) for this mailbox sitting on a rack in my backyard for a couple years.

Wrenchguy: here's a few more pictures of my Lincoln's dials that might help you and thanks for the good words. here's a thread i started where most of the posters thought i should make it Yard Art or maybe the yard art options were sent in PM's or emails. anyway I saved them and moved them around my storage for a year or maybe two after hauling them there and when ORC weighed them i think he said one weighed 1200 and i think the other one had more steel in it's base and was maybe closer to 1600 pounds.

easy to load when you have a 10 ton bridge crane and my little aluminum trailer had zero issues until i hit the end of the trailer and had the trailer come off the hitch. damn that was close to being a lot of damage and i was very very luck i or the trailer or my honda survived with next to zero damage.

also better pics and details on the welder on this thread.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288927&highlight=lincoln+torpedo

tin medic · Oct 25, 2017

Slow weekend but a good score, not bad for $40.

drivesitfar · Oct 25, 2017

ALL: i found a couple better pictures of my old Lincoln torpedo welder and the dials might help Wrench and others see just how much power this old boy can put in your hands.

until i get it powered up and use it i guess it looks more like ART now than YARD ART.

hope you all find a deal today that makes you smile and i'm looking you can count on that.

cheers

3baygarage · Oct 25, 2017

Tin- nice box! Not one we see every day.

Drives- I really like your mailbox rack. For some reason I can picture it in a variety of places, from an Asian pond garden setting to a desert ranch.

mike_paxton · Oct 25, 2017

Private Lugnutz said:
Oh, and she's not a building supply - but the dog was "salvaged" too!

Lug:

Is that a jewelers bench you have in this picture?

It's a beauty, whatever it is!!!

Mike

Private Lugnutz · Oct 25, 2017

mike_paxton said:
Lug:

Is that a jewelers bench you have in this picture?

It's a beauty, whatever it is!!!

Good eye, mike! Indeed, it is. Found it at a flea market earlier this year. And the little jewelers' vise that was and is still attached to it is pretty sweet, too!

Much more info and pictures on this thread.

Outlawmws · Oct 25, 2017

On the building materials - consistently. near half my shed was free pickups, ALL the pavers for the driveway in front of it out to the sidewalk, and the foundation blocks were. All the "platform" materials, a good part of the framing, Most of the roofing joists, all the roof sheathing and over half the shingles..

I have thousands of bricks in walkways that were free, meandering all over my yard. its a regular thing.

Most of my recent camping box builds were recycled materials (had to re-mill the oak...)

wrenchguy · Oct 25, 2017

drivesitfar said:
Wrenchguy: here's a few more pictures of my Lincoln's dials that might help you and thanks for the good words. here's a thread i started where most of the posters thought i should make it Yard Art or maybe the yard art options were sent in PM's or emails. anyway I saved them and moved them around my storage for a year or maybe two after hauling them there and when ORC weighed them i think he said one weighed 1200 and i think the other one had more steel in it's base and was maybe closer to 1600 pounds.

if u can get me the s/n's i'll look em up year of manufacture.

Rileysan · Oct 25, 2017

And now for my latest acquisition - a Craftsman 3 Drawer roller and a very uncommon, if not rare, 12 Drawer gray & red top chest. Ain't she a beaut! $50 for the pair.

I've included a picture from the 1974-75 catalog for comparison.

I've also started a restore thread. The 12 Drawer really is a rare box, so I couldn't pass on this opportunity to save this one

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6793289#post6793289

Brian

bluebolt · Oct 26, 2017

Rileysan said:
And now for my latest acquisition - a Craftsman 3 Drawer roller and a very uncommon, if not rare, 12 Drawer gray & red top chest. Ain't she a beaut! $50 for the pair.

I've included a picture from the 1974-75 catalog for comparison.

I've also started a restore thread. The 12 Drawer really is a rare box, so I couldn't pass on this opportunity to save this one

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6793289#post6793289

Brian

Congrats Brian with an "a"! Looks like some work to do on that top one!

I have a 12 drawer top too, it is matched with a 9 drawer bottom. It was expensive but needed no restoration which I don't have time for!

Brien with an "e"

bluebolt · Oct 26, 2017

Byrdmen said:
Hit up a couple of sales at our neighborhood garage sale, hoping to see some tools. Found nothing, all the good stuff sold in the first few minutes, oh well.

Looking for a DeWalt 735 planer/thicknesses, $599 on Amazon. Decided on one on Craigslist from a tool rental place for about 400, hoping to get them to throw in a one day rental on a log splitter bringing my cost down to 300. Driving out to buy the planer I drive past one more sale and see something dewalt yellow, not sure what....

$75, good shape, no nicks on the knives.

Sort, had to tell somebody

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OK, you get a "You ****" from me LOL!

mike_paxton · Oct 26, 2017

Private Lugnutz said:
Good eye, mike! Indeed, it is. Found it at a flea market earlier this year. And the little jewelers' vise that was and is still attached to it is pretty sweet, too! Much more info and pictures on this thread.

Lug:

Thks for sharing the link to add'l pics of that jewelers bench and the vise.

Beautiful!!!

Mike

Private Lugnutz · Oct 26, 2017

mike_paxton said:
Beautiful!!!

Thanks, Mike. My house was built in 1896, we have preserved as much of the original house or its appearance - especially woodwork (floors, moulding, etc) as possible, and the workbench looks great sitting in the corner near a window in an extra bedroom, where I go with my laptop to get away from it all when we don't have guests!

Smokeshow69 · Oct 27, 2017

I scored all this at a barn/ shop sale a few weeks ago... I was in Home Depot in the plumbing aisle and was getting parts to rebuild my toilet when I got a call from Rileysan... He sounded like the girl from Blair witch[emoji16] he was talking fast but quiet and I could hear slot of people in the background... He told me there was a barn sale I needed to get to as there was a ton of high quality tools being sold by the 5 gallon bucket, not by brand or by size... I asked if there was any proto empire stuff and he told me there was tons [emoji36] I was knee deep in the middle of a toilet rebuild and could not go there until Sunday. I did score all this plus a first gen cast iron craftsman baby 8" table saw for $40 which was a good deal in my book! I literally filled a bucket to the point that the bottom started to break and I had to go and get another! Pictured is all the tools post clean up. I have not cleaned up the cabinet, the low rpm motor or table saw but you get my drift. High lights for me include 2 sets of nos mopar spark plugs, some p&c compound leverage pliers, plomb tools and lots of proto! If anybody on here bought the green bench grinder, I did buy the side shields[emoji16] . Also scored some really old vise grips, the newest has a patent date of 1942 on it but I know they are old because neither has the small release lever! The oldest set has no patent listed and the adjustment knob is hex shaped not round... Any body know how old they are?

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3baygarage · Oct 27, 2017

Wait, he left all that for you?

What a guy.

I like the Blair Witch whisper phone call. :lol:

Private Lugnutz · Oct 27, 2017

Who made ACTION drive tools? Chrome. Looking 60s-ish to me. Are they US?

michaelwolson · Oct 27, 2017

3baygarage said:
Wait, he left all that for you? What a guy.

I like the Blair Witch whisper phone call.

Yeah, friend or not I would have swooped on all of that even though I don't need it. Not sure what you paid but I'm sure you ****.

Smokeshow69 · Oct 27, 2017

michaelwolson said:
Yeah, friend or not I would have swooped on all of that even though I don't need it. Not sure what you paid but I'm sure you ****.

I am into it all for about $45 [emoji1] if you look back a few pages you can see his haul which puts mine to shame! He found tons of proto, snap on and lots of vintage 'merican tools and a big 4 ton floor jack!

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Smokeshow69 · Oct 27, 2017

Smokeshow69 said:
I am into it all for about $45 [emoji1] if you look back a few pages you can see his haul which puts mine to shame! He found tons of proto, snap on and lots of vintage 'merican tools and a big 4 ton floor jack! About half of this will either go in my vehicles tool kits or will get sold to a friend that is new to tools for cheap !

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Smokeshow69 · Oct 27, 2017

Private Lugnutz said:
Who made ACTION drive tools? Chrome. Looking 60s-ish to me. Are they US?

I believe action was made by proto ? At least the few extensions I have are identical to my proto! I think it was on par with their fleet brand ?

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Private Lugnutz · Oct 27, 2017

Thanks, Smoke. Heard the same/similar (paraphrasing... "basically the same as Thorsen, like Indestro is to Duro, in the Plomb/PROTO/P&C family") from several others via text, too. I got them. Too complete to pass up and I like the satin finish.

EDIT: Nice find on the wartime Petersen's.

Rileysan · Oct 27, 2017

michaelwolson said:
Yeah, friend or not I would have swooped on all of that even though I don't need it. Not sure what you paid but I'm sure you ****.

3baygarage said:
Wait, he left all that for you? What a guy.

I like the Blair Witch whisper phone call.

I wore myself out. Seriously! I made multiple trips, overloaded my Camry, then had to go back with the Suburban. With the exception of one tool - a P&C combo wrench I deliberately left for Smokeshow to find - I tried to leave nothing of value behind!

I'm still going through the stuff and cleaning it up. Smokeshow will get to see tonight what I haven't posted here yet!

Brian

Smokeshow69 · Oct 27, 2017

Rileysan said:
I wore myself out. Seriously! I made multiple trips, overloaded my Camry, then had to go back with the Suburban. With the exception of one tool - a P&C combo wrench I deliberately left for Smokeshow to find - I tried to leave nothing of value behind!

I'm still going through the stuff and cleaning it up. Smokeshow will get to see tonight what I haven't posted here yet!

Brian

Oh man, can't wait! I think I will bring a trailer [emoji16]

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mike_paxton · Oct 27, 2017

Only a few yard sales in our area on Friday.

Got the following.

A stoneware 10 gallon crock--pic 1

A Follansbee 10 gallon milk can--pic 2

A White Mountain 6 quart turquoise Ice Cream Maker--pic 3

Craftsman 506-61801 bench vise--pic 4

Rail made anvil--pic 5

Four Pulleys--Pic 6

Stanley Router with plane/fence (82930 and Model 02)

Not pictured, but got a Cosco stool from 1950's, Aladdin Thermos and some drawing items from a former plumbing engineer.

Mike

Hiatt1991 · Oct 27, 2017

mike_paxton said:
Only a few yard sales in our area on Friday.

Got the following.

A stoneware 10 gallon crock--pic 1

A Follansbee 10 gallon milk can--pic 2

A White Mountain 6 quart turquoise Ice Cream Maker--pic 3

Craftsman 506-61801 bench vise--pic 4

Rail made anvil--pic 5

Four Pulleys--Pic 6

Stanley Router with plane/fence (82930 and Model 02)

Not pictured, but got a Cosco stool from 1950's, Aladdin Thermos and some drawing items from a former plumbing engineer.

Mike

Beautiful vise. If you choose to fix it up, they look great. Here's mine I did a few weeks ago.

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Private Lugnutz · Oct 27, 2017

I had a fairly decent haul at my Early Bird flea market today

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The big items:

- Sears & Roebuck 109.0703 light duty lathe. (1940's, not sure if it's badged Craftsman or DUNLAP yet.)

- Westinghouse Battery Charger. 7.5 to 15 DC / 115 AC. (I haven't even tried to date it yet, but it's freaking awesome!)

- Rock Island 503A vise. Open screw, swivel base, with a little hardie hole in the mini anvil!

- Near-complete ACTION 1/2-inch drive tool set. (Not like me to pick up chrome anything, but I really like the branding and the satin finish. The ratchet - open style with a simple pressure clip cover - has a sweet 'action' and the sliding tee is an interesting design for the stops on either end. Twelve sockets from 3/8" to 1-1/8", including a 21/ and 25/32", missing the 13/16" and 1.)

There're a few WWII GMTK sweet keepers in here I won't bore you with, and a few other intriguing things (alligator with a first-heard brand for me, weird-*** die stock, and a lucky coincidence hammer) and more that I will detail with photos later.

mike_paxton · Oct 27, 2017

Hiatt1991 said:
Beautiful vise. If you choose to fix it up, they look great. Here's mine I did a few weeks ago.

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Hiatt1991:

I'll probably be moving my Craftsman along, but the one you redid is a great inspiration!!!

Mike

drivesitfar · Oct 27, 2017

ALL: talking about FREE building materials. these are located in a nice area of homes on a hillside so i didn't want to overload the Uhaul and run the stop sign at the bottom. about 2500 bricks that were an old 1930's street maybe before they became a patio and now mine.

some guys go to the gym and this is how i get my EXERCISE. it might take me 3 or 4 more trips.

not exactly sure what i'm going to do with them and my bride doesn't LOVE BRICK so we'll see.

cheers and hope you all have a great weekend

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