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Well, at least we are all in agreement! 
2018 Garage Sale Thread
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First decent weekend for the flea for me this year. Brought home a few things.
Craftsman branded drill chuck with geometric C; Indestro 3/8" ratchet; Proto WF extension; Craftsman, Bonney, and SK combos; Eastman refrigeration ratchet; Billings DOE in heavy cosmoline; largish Thorsen DBE; Assorted sockets including a SpeedMaster DLB and 1-3/16" SK and Wright sockets.
Oh, and this trio of Dorman parts bins.
Craftsman branded drill chuck with geometric C; Indestro 3/8" ratchet; Proto WF extension; Craftsman, Bonney, and SK combos; Eastman refrigeration ratchet; Billings DOE in heavy cosmoline; largish Thorsen DBE; Assorted sockets including a SpeedMaster DLB and 1-3/16" SK and Wright sockets.
Oh, and this trio of Dorman parts bins.
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Those Parts bins are awesome. What size are they (no reference for size in the pics)
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That's a big You ****, right there!
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First off, sorry this is so long. Too excited I guess...
Made another haul today. Different than Friday's though. Picked up a toolbox with tools through CL. The ad had been up about 30 minutes when I saw it but he said I was the first to text. Didn't take me long to get in the Subaru and headed his way. The Craftsman 6-drawer tool chest is one of the deeper ones. I'll try to turn this quickly as I was mostly interested in the Starrett stuff. Didn't know there was a Mitutoyo height gauge (or something like that in there). Also didn't know that most of the Craftsman sockets were 6-pt. I'll likely keep most of the 6-pt sets.
In pic 1, you see the top tray and the top drawer. That Starrett box in the top tray is an older "Jeweled Athol, MASS U.S.A." dial indicator. There is a 3-4" Starrett micrometer. A Starrett bevel edge No 55 3" square. An older Starrett digital caliper. A couple of thin Starrett rules - 6" & 12". A Mitutoyo interchangeable anvil micrometer 0-1" friction thimble. Behind the dial indicator in the top tray is a "very high precision machine vise for mill work" according to the PO. You can also see the Dewalt right angle drill which was part of the deal. It's in good condition, still has good juice in the battery.
He was still a young guy but had gone to machinist school and had worked for a while as a machinist. Went back to school and has been working as a Computer Engineer for the last 5 years after getting his degree. Said he was moving into an apartment and just didn't have the room. He'd been dragging this stuff around for years not wanting to get rid of it but decided it was time.
In pic #2, drawer two with the screwdrivers, nut drivers and hex key drivers.
In pic #3, drawer three with the Craftsman metric and SAE combination wrench sets. One SAE, two metric sets, a couple of adjustable wrenches, two SAE and one metric hex wrench sets.
In pic #4, are the Craftsman sockets sets that were in drawer four. There are socket sets of:
- 1/2" SAE & Metric 12-pt with ratchet and a 2.5" extension
- 3/8" Deep SAE & Metric 6-pt
- 3/8" Reg SAE & Metric 6-pt
- 3/8" Reg SAE & Metric 12-pt with ratchet, 2.5" & 5.5" extensions
- 1/4" Deep SAE & Metric 6-pt
- 1/4" Reg SAE 12-pt with 2.5" & 5.5" extensions.
Drawer 5 not much interesting.
In pic #5, miscellaneous stuff from drawer six with 3 Magnalite flashlights. The yellow Stanley bolt cutters will probably be a keeper as well as I don't have any.
In pic #6, a look at the Starrett & Mitutoyo instruments. I'll probably keep most of the Starrett stuff. The micrometers will get turned over.
In pic #7, a look at the tool chest (birth date 07-97) and the high precision vise. Dang that little thing is HEAVY! Must be made out of osmium. ;-)
There was one set of Taiwanese sockets and a likewise 3/8" ratchet. Some cheaper more recent Stanley tools but overall decent stuff besides the high quality instruments.
I'd like to keep the right angle drill as I don't have one and have had a need in the past but being cordless and seeing how companies are perfectly willing to change battery technology and abandon customers with older equipment I think I have to pass on an already older drill model.
Hopefully, in the end I'll get the stuff I keep for cheap money (if I'm lucky for $0).
I'm having fun these days! Life is good!
Thanks for reading.
Mike
Made another haul today. Different than Friday's though. Picked up a toolbox with tools through CL. The ad had been up about 30 minutes when I saw it but he said I was the first to text. Didn't take me long to get in the Subaru and headed his way. The Craftsman 6-drawer tool chest is one of the deeper ones. I'll try to turn this quickly as I was mostly interested in the Starrett stuff. Didn't know there was a Mitutoyo height gauge (or something like that in there). Also didn't know that most of the Craftsman sockets were 6-pt. I'll likely keep most of the 6-pt sets.
In pic 1, you see the top tray and the top drawer. That Starrett box in the top tray is an older "Jeweled Athol, MASS U.S.A." dial indicator. There is a 3-4" Starrett micrometer. A Starrett bevel edge No 55 3" square. An older Starrett digital caliper. A couple of thin Starrett rules - 6" & 12". A Mitutoyo interchangeable anvil micrometer 0-1" friction thimble. Behind the dial indicator in the top tray is a "very high precision machine vise for mill work" according to the PO. You can also see the Dewalt right angle drill which was part of the deal. It's in good condition, still has good juice in the battery.
He was still a young guy but had gone to machinist school and had worked for a while as a machinist. Went back to school and has been working as a Computer Engineer for the last 5 years after getting his degree. Said he was moving into an apartment and just didn't have the room. He'd been dragging this stuff around for years not wanting to get rid of it but decided it was time.
In pic #2, drawer two with the screwdrivers, nut drivers and hex key drivers.
In pic #3, drawer three with the Craftsman metric and SAE combination wrench sets. One SAE, two metric sets, a couple of adjustable wrenches, two SAE and one metric hex wrench sets.
In pic #4, are the Craftsman sockets sets that were in drawer four. There are socket sets of:
- 1/2" SAE & Metric 12-pt with ratchet and a 2.5" extension
- 3/8" Deep SAE & Metric 6-pt
- 3/8" Reg SAE & Metric 6-pt
- 3/8" Reg SAE & Metric 12-pt with ratchet, 2.5" & 5.5" extensions
- 1/4" Deep SAE & Metric 6-pt
- 1/4" Reg SAE 12-pt with 2.5" & 5.5" extensions.
Drawer 5 not much interesting.
In pic #5, miscellaneous stuff from drawer six with 3 Magnalite flashlights. The yellow Stanley bolt cutters will probably be a keeper as well as I don't have any.
In pic #6, a look at the Starrett & Mitutoyo instruments. I'll probably keep most of the Starrett stuff. The micrometers will get turned over.
In pic #7, a look at the tool chest (birth date 07-97) and the high precision vise. Dang that little thing is HEAVY! Must be made out of osmium. ;-)
There was one set of Taiwanese sockets and a likewise 3/8" ratchet. Some cheaper more recent Stanley tools but overall decent stuff besides the high quality instruments.
I'd like to keep the right angle drill as I don't have one and have had a need in the past but being cordless and seeing how companies are perfectly willing to change battery technology and abandon customers with older equipment I think I have to pass on an already older drill model.
Hopefully, in the end I'll get the stuff I keep for cheap money (if I'm lucky for $0).
I'm having fun these days! Life is good!
Thanks for reading.
Mike
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New cordless tools and batteries are expensive enough that when you have a good tool that's just in need of a battery, it's often worth getting the internal cells replaced in old batteries that you can't find a replacement for (now or in the future). The proprietary housings just contain some number of standard-sized lithium ion battery cells, with soldered connections, so they can be rebuilt. Some battery-focused stores can do that for you (I think Batteries Plus might be one, IIRC), or you can open it up, measure the cells, and order the necessary parts to do it yourself (from Ebay or whatever). And Dewalt is popular enough that you can probably find NOS obsolete batteries on Ebay for years to come, too.
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LOL, at first I was like "where's the vise??"...
In pic #7, a look at the tool chest (birth date 07-97) and the high precision vise. Dang that little thing is HEAVY! Must be made out of osmium. ;-)
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It's so tiny! 
You should take some more photos of it for the Tiny Tools Thread!First decent weekend for the flea for me this year. Brought home a few things.
Craftsman branded drill chuck with geometric C; Indestro 3/8" ratchet; Proto WF extension; Craftsman, Bonney, and SK combos; Eastman refrigeration ratchet; Billings DOE in heavy cosmoline; largish Thorsen DBE; Assorted sockets including a SpeedMaster DLB and 1-3/16" SK and Wright sockets.
Oh, and this trio of Dorman parts bins.
I love the randomness of this sport, there are guys on this board that have been looking for a decade for a 1 3/16 socket, you got two in one day....
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Thanks Hexen! Definitely good to know that.
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Bins measure 8in deep x 9in wide. 2 of them are 1.5in high and the other is 2in high. I think they are drawers that went into a larger cabinet. The leading edge is marked with Spark Plugs, and Body Fasteners.
Both of them came from the same vendor as well...
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Found a similar cabinet.
I've seen a few of those for sale at the flea, but north of a $100 ask for every one I find. The bins I picked up appear to go in some other type of cabinet since they are smaller and don't have the handle on the front.
Still, as soon as I find a parts cabinet like the one you posted for a reasonable amount, it's going to follow me home!
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One wonders if there is a second life for a tool like that now that NORML is normal in eight states? Somehow I just can't picture 50-year-olds talking about dear old dad walking around with a pipe and a tamper/cleaner fifty years from now the way some of us remember our pops now...Well, at least we are all in agreement!
First off, I didn't know vintage 1/2-inch drive sockets with 1-3/16" service openings were considered rare. The sets I collect top out at 1-1/8", so I normally tend to leave everything larger behind, but I know I have seen larger sockets. I guess I should start picking them up. I could echo your comment wrt DORMAN. I never heard or saw the name before your box, now Unaiu comes home with a few, too, just a few days later.
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Well, Dorman is from Cincinnati, so... I'm probably in the right place to find them.
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I've seen Dorman nut/bolt/part selectors at most, if not all the better auto parts store I've frequented, but never at the big chain car parts stores. Sadly, most of these stores have gone the way of the Dodo... The second to last one in our area had at least 15 ft of wall space for them. They closed a year or so ago...
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I saw that. I love that we still have some 'backyard brands' even if the company eventually outgrew its regional only influence, and even if it's only a thing in the vintage collecting universe.Well, Dorman is from Cincinnati, so... I'm probably in the right place to find them.
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So a couple of weeks ago I had a good Free score, and in that was a box of brill bits. mostly good some needed sharpening, some broken.
Then there was this one:
Any guesses on how they managed to get it bent well past 90?
That looks like one of the rare and highly desirable around-the-corner drill bits!
Up here in the Northeast you can still find Dorman stuff on the parts racks at the chain stores.
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I worked in a CarQuest store on the counter for several years. WE had a Wetherhead and Dorman selection. Both had several huge cabinets. I could have cared less then, but the store ended up closing several years ago. no clue what happened to the cabinets.
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That vise looks like a precision grinding vise to me. Should be perfectly in square at all angles. If it's marked Hermann Schmidt, you really ****!
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Any guesses on how they managed to get it bent well past 90?
I broke a bit one day, andon my way to the hardware store i stopped for fuel. At the quick stop, there was a bin of tools with a set of bits in a case for $2.
"How bad could it be?" I ask myself as i drove 3 blocks back to my work site.
Bad like not hardened at all, the first bit instantly twisted up in a pretzel shape!
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The guy did say it was used in "surface grinding" now that you mention it. I didn't look that closely at it but I haven't noticed any maker marks. I'm not a metal working guy but I thought it looked home/shop made. Went to check just now. It's engraved by the maker I assume. It measures 5.5" x 2" x 2.25" (LxWxH). A couple of pics of the engravings. For sure, I've never seen any metal that heavy.
I've got no idea what the code is after the maker's name. Cool vise though.
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Neat little vise. I would assume the markings are refering to A6 tool steel with a hardness of 59rc on the rockwell scale.
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A few different makers offered those vises, being etched like that I would guess it was made by an apprentice as part of training.
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Saw it happen to my dad when I was a kid. Dad was drilling in wrought iron with a hand drill. Heated up, lost it’s temper, deformed and plunged into the web between his thumb and index finger. Yuk!So a couple of weeks ago I had a good Free score, and in that was a box of brill bits. mostly good some needed sharpening, some broken.
Then there was this one:
Any guesses on how they managed to get it bent well past 90?
Bill
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Lust.
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Lust.
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So what is a little shop made vise like this worth if one were to try and sell it?
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struck out at sales thsi weekend, but today I picked up an old mossberg 'set' i won at auction for $35 -There are some oddballs in there but I think it was mostly a set. A guy on one of the antiques forums swears by cleaning up old wood by putting some GoJo hand cleaner on it, waiting 15 minutes, then wiping it off with four aught steel wool. This was my first attempt - i did not get quite the results he has posted, but it has promise. I checked the box inside and out for any hint of a decal before starting any cleaning. Anyway here is a mix of before and afters, and a little $1 puller that no one had bid on. I think i have an application for it!
(I have not inventoried the mossberg stamped sockets yet - will do that and try to determine what might have been original. Also, the top of the box has some odd clips that fit thin things. It may not be the original box, but the bottom part seems to work out well.
oh max of 7 pics - hope i hit the highlights..
(I have not inventoried the mossberg stamped sockets yet - will do that and try to determine what might have been original. Also, the top of the box has some odd clips that fit thin things. It may not be the original box, but the bottom part seems to work out well.
oh max of 7 pics - hope i hit the highlights..
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Nice find Dodge! It's been a while since I've seen that style shell!
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Not the vise. The Craftsman is the matching upper for the bottom I bought in ... Hmmm ... 1995.
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Hahaha! Gotcha! This one was born in '97.
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Out of depleted uranium.
Here are the ones I used at a former employer, Suburban Tool. Check out the price list lol
https://www.subtool.com/st/v_precision_toolmakers_vises.html
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Wow! Precision vises don't come cheap. I'd expect a shop made one to be a little more reasonable priced. Yes? No?
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Moto Ridah & txlonghorn1989 nailed it. The vise is more than likely an apprenticeship project and made from A-6 Air-hardening tool steel hardened to 59 Rockwell "c" scale. the other markings are self-explanatory as you surmised.
And yes, store-bought ones are damn expensive!
And yes, store-bought ones are damn expensive!
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Me too just could not pass on the prie and was looking for one for the truck anyway
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