2018 Garage Sale Thread

tin medic · Apr 16, 2018

3baygarage said:
Tin - Nice haul. The Western Forge has to be hard to find. If it’s anything like their socket wrenches, seldom seen.

The set was made in 77. I was going to flip the Western Forge set but I kinda like so it will probably stick around (now I need a place to put it along all the others) The wrenches included a complete MAC combination set from C1-C11. The guy was a Craftsman fan, I think there is a complete set of slot screwdrivers and punches.

454ragtop · Apr 16, 2018

Veeps, great deal on the arbor press. Have a similar Greenfield, love it. I suspect your Famco has a brake/drag adjustment, at least I think that's what that knob facing fwd is. Could be why it's stuck, might try backing it off and give a few love taps around it to free it up if it's stuck like I think.

Outlawmws · Apr 16, 2018

Mr_P said:
Outlaw,

Welcome to the Norlund Hatchet owner club! Not sure if you remember, but a while ago there was a shinny polished Norlund on eBay which sold for a pretty penny. Very cool hatchet!

Thanks! But I was already a member; this is #3! I now have two about this size (Voyager - but oddly this one is < 1lb head the other ~1.5... Supposed to be 1-1/4...)

I also have one with a 24" handle, 2-1/2 lb head and that one is a semi Cabin ax style (the top curve is not equal to the bottom) but the Cabin (with equal curves) was supposed to have a 36" handle, and the Camper ax that had a 24" has a straight top. (at least from this web site's descriptions

http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Norlund%20Co..html

Outlawmws · Apr 16, 2018

txlonghorn1989 said:
Smoke (or anyone),
How are you able to include pics inline and avoid the limitation of 7 pics per post? Oh yeah, great haul! I'll give you $10 for that retirement light!!! ;-) Seen 'em go for $75 easy.

Thanks!

3baygarage said:
You can upload them to a photo album in your profile.

From there:

1. Click on whatever photo you want to use from your album.
2. Right click on it and select copy.
3. Go to the thread you are posting ( I have GJ open in two tabs when doing this to make it easy)
4. Put cursor where you want image in your post.
5. Click the Image button in tool bar above (yellow square like a postcard)
6. Delete http:// from the box and paste your image link
7. Click OK
8. Click preview post to see your image.

That’s how I do it. Maybe there is some other way.

I think there is a limit a to how many pics you can have in your profile album.

Most use an image host, but that has its own potential issues... (PB, Imagur etc...)

Smokeshow69 · Apr 16, 2018

txlonghorn1989 said:
Smoke (or anyone),
How are you able to include pics inline and avoid the limitation of 7 pics per post? Oh yeah, great haul! I'll give you $10 for that retirement light!!! ;-) Seen 'em go for $75 easy.

Thanks!

In regards to the pictures, I am not sure why I was not limited to 7 pictures ? I posted them from my phone via the tapatalk app ? I would post a few pics and comments and then save the post. I would then go back and edit the post and add more pictures and comments.

In terms of the retirement light, I was surprised to find it for so cheap [emoji51] the guy originally wanted about $8 but i talked him down to $4 [emoji38]

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BFBOB · Apr 16, 2018

duddly said:
Second, on of the small sockets has me stumped - it is cone shaped inside with grooves cut to hold - not sure exactly what this was for - hope the picture shows it well.

Looks a lot like some of the u-joint cups I've removed from various of my vehicles

BlueBomber · Apr 16, 2018

Mr Wonderful, you ****!

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Hexen · Apr 16, 2018

Smokeshow69 said:
In regards to the pictures, I am not sure why I was not limited to 7 pictures ? I posted them from my phone via the tapatalk app ? I would post a few pics and comments and then save the post. I would then go back and edit the post and add more pictures and comments.
...

The limit is with images attached by uploading them to this forum's server, attached to a specific post. Images 'attached' in the Tapatalk forum app on a phone/tablet are actually uploaded to a Tapatalk-operated server, which we can only hope will be around for many years to come.

bmwrd0 · Apr 16, 2018

Smokeshow69 said:
I do what I can [emoji16] some of it will be sold or gifted away but most of it will be put to work! Rileysan also got me a circle u speed wrench and a proto Los Angeles top box not shown because I have not taken possession yet !

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Dang, I am bummed I had to miss this year's swap! You did great!

(The Indestro thing is probably a hammer crip.)

Smokeshow69 · Apr 17, 2018

bmwrd0 said:
Dang, I am bummed I had to miss this year's swap! You did great!

(The Indestro thing is probably a hammer crip.)

I spoke to a bird who told me you like vintage snap on items... There are a few not pictured that I picked up for the bmwrd0 gets pile [emoji51]

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txlonghorn1989 · Apr 17, 2018

Hexen said:
The limit is with images attached by uploading them to this forum's server, attached to a specific post. Images 'attached' in the Tapatalk forum app on a phone/tablet are actually uploaded to a Tapatalk-operated server, which we can only hope will be around for many years to come.

Thanks Hexen. Sounds like another Photobucket fiasco in the making. I'll stick with loading my pics on the GJ servers.

Provincial · Apr 17, 2018

Smokeshow69 said:
Finally got most of my swap meet finds from Portland international raceway cleaned up so I thought I would show them !

I scored the cman crown top 2 drawer box with about 20lbs of proto, cornwell and other misc brands for $15... This was in it but I don't know what it is ? Is it for e brake shoe rivets ?

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Yes, that is a brake shoe rivet tool. The set came with a countersink bit, a punch for removing the old hollow rivets, and the setting punch that rolls the hollow end of the rivet as it sets it. It is designed to clamp in a vise using the rib on the bottom of the casting.

Mr_P · Apr 17, 2018

Outlawmws said:
Thanks! But I was already a member; this is #3! I now have two about this size (Voyager - but oddly this one is < 1lb head the other ~1.5... Supposed to be 1-1/4...)

I also have one with a 24" handle, 2-1/2 lb head and that one is a semi Cabin ax style (the top curve is not equal to the bottom) but the Cabin (with equal curves) was supposed to have a 36" handle, and the Camper ax that had a 24" has a straight top. (at least from this web site's descriptions

http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Norlund%20Co..html

No surprise Outlaw, when I posted your "welcome aboard..." message, I nearly said something along the lines of, "you probably have a dozen of them already..."

The one I have is a Tomahawk (Norlund owner since: 2017). This is the link to the dude who sold the polished one. Looks similar to the one recently done on the tool polishing thread. Who knows, the seller might be one of our own from GJ.....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-No...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Mr_P · Apr 17, 2018

In other news, I finally got my hands on a very good condition V-shaped shifter 3/8 ratchet.... I'm siked...

Smokeshow69 · Apr 17, 2018

Provincial said:
Yes, that is a brake shoe rivet tool. The set came with a countersink bit, a punch for removing the old hollow rivets, and the setting punch that rolls the hollow end of the rivet as it sets it. It is designed to clamp in a vise using the rib on the bottom of the casting.

Thanks for the info ! I thought it was for clamping in a vise based on the rib on the underside!

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Hexen · Apr 17, 2018

Mr_P said:
...
The one I have is a Tomahawk (Norlund owner since: 2017). This is the link to the dude who sold the polished one. Looks similar to the one recently done on the tool polishing thread. Who knows, the seller might be one of our own from GJ.....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-No...OLISHED-custom-handle-old-knife-/151431576764

Yowza!

bagged89s10 · Apr 17, 2018

454ragtop said:
Veeps, great deal on the arbor press. Have a similar Greenfield, love it. I suspect your Famco has a brake/drag adjustment, at least I think that's what that knob facing fwd is. Could be why it's stuck, might try backing it off and give a few love taps around it to free it up if it's stuck like I think.

I figured out the problem. The top of the ram is slightly mushroomed from someone beating on it with a hammer. I loosened the front plate and was able to move it up freely. I just have to slightly file or grind the top.

Boofer · Apr 17, 2018

Mr_P said:
No surprise Outlaw, when I posted your "welcome aboard..." message, I nearly said something along the lines of, "you probably have a dozen of them already..."

The one I have is a Tomahawk (Norlund owner since: 2017). This is the link to the dude who sold the polished one. Looks similar to the one recently done on the tool polishing thread. Who knows, the seller might be one of our own from GJ.....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-No...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Man, that's just **** right there.

3jakes · Apr 18, 2018

I've been chompin at the bit to be able to climb into this thread.
I love yard sales, & this weekend it finally warmed up & folks started selling.
I saw this puppy on a table with a bunch of "native American" jewelry...
How much says I.
2 bucks says he........
Sold!

LesserSon · Apr 18, 2018

Man, it has been a slow start around here, exacerbated by competing family events. Saturday found me at a college campus for an event recognizing Dean’s List honorees (daughter #2) amid sunshine in the middle 80°s. Afterward walked a neighborhood shopping area, stopping in a couple antiques stores and a GENUINE old-school hardware store. That was cool, but I didn’t spot any new-old-stock items I needed. Sunday, my father and I were heading out the door to brave the sudden cold and wind, when it began to rain. That’s three strikes.
Then fortuitously, while driving daughter #3 to an appointment this week, I noticed that a thrift store that had been closed every other time I’d passed it was suddenly open. So a semi-ToO. Turns out it’s operated by a vendor I see occasionally at local fleas, and packed a little too high and tight with inventory to be an effective retail venue. Most of what I could see was furniture and clothes. I asked about tools and after a couple minutes of restacking bins and boxes, he revealed a tub with a stack of used circular saw blades and cutoff wheels, a Disston-made “warranted superior” panel saw, a Cman screwdriver, a rusty no-name roundnose chisel with the bevel upside down, and these two 12-1/2” QuickGrip clamps.
“What do think for these?” says I.
“Four dollars,” says he.
“That seems fair,” says I, and handed it to him. I paid more for a pair of HF knockoffs that promptly broke. These won’t. I’ve used a pair of smaller ones for decades.
He thought there were more tools buried elsewhere, but all I could see where he indicated was a partial spool of lamp cord, so I thanked him and departed. I may return to check if any tools have risen to the suface, but I have my doubts.

mattblast · Apr 18, 2018

Picked this up for asking price of $5 at flea market this morning on the way to work.

Ridgid 18” aluminum pipe wrench

It has some rust on the jaw which cleaned up nicely on wire wheel and some dirt on handle which came off with soap and water.

And here it is put away with the other pipe wrenches.

EOC_Jason · Apr 18, 2018

Wow you ****! Aluminum for $5... argh! :willy_nil

mattblast said:
Picked this up for asking price of $5 at flea market this morning on the way to work.

Ridgid 18” aluminum pipe wrench

JMLangford · Apr 18, 2018

The only thing I found all day at the flea.......

.......was a 6" Utica adjustable wrench, which at the time I bought it I didn't realize it was so rusted and pitted, until I got home and cleaned it (I need to pay better attention) :eyecrazy:

It's definitely a user, but for all the rust and pitting it has the smoothest action.....It's like the thumb-wheel has roller bearings on each end, with little or no slop in the moving jaw......no tight spots, snags or sticking, just smoooooth and easy :beer:

Here it is compared to a later model I picked-up about a month ago.....
Top wrench circa 1943
Bottom wrench circa 1941
(Dates according to Alloy Artifacts)

It's a darn good thing I only paid .50¢

.

Outlawmws · Apr 18, 2018

Mr_P said:
No surprise Outlaw, when I posted your "welcome aboard..." message, I nearly said something along the lines of, "you probably have a dozen of them already..."

The one I have is a Tomahawk (Norlund owner since: 2017). This is the link to the dude who sold the polished one. Looks similar to the one recently done on the tool polishing thread. Who knows, the seller might be one of our own from GJ.....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-No...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

That's Nice! I really like those laminated handles too!.

Private Lugnutz · Apr 19, 2018

Mr_P

Here are some photos and a schematic I ginned up. I'm going to post this here rather than PM it to you in case anyone else finds a 1940's era U.S. Army Ordnance Department 41-C-15 tools cabinet without the security bar.

In looking over your photos, I don't see the bracket at the bottom on your cabinet for the tongue on the security bar to slip into. It could be in a shadow. If it's missing, that should be easy to fabricate and install. Note that the bar is not flat stock, it's C-channel stock. You could use flat stock, it would just be a little looser when locked in place, with the drawers having a little space to open. And it would be easier to just cut the tongue out of the flat stock bar, than weld a tongue on a C-channel bar.

The idea is pretty simple and anything that is wide enough to cover the inner ends of the drawers on each side and slip into that bracket in the bottom and over the C-hasp at top would provide the same function.

Good luck!

Mr_P · Apr 19, 2018

Wow, that's so simple. I expected something that would look more ornate. I'm sure I'll be able to fabricate this pretty easily. I might have to stop by local metal scrapyard, and with my great luck, I might event find the exact replacement. Thank you so much for posting this. How do you know that it's called a "41-C-15 tools cabinet" I was looking all over mine for a maker's mark.

Mr_P · Apr 19, 2018

Also, mine does have the bracket at the bottom, it's just rusty from where it had sat in it's previous life.

Mr_P · Apr 19, 2018

Private, you let me dive into the deep of research now that you provided me with the part number. Check this out.....

Mr_P · Apr 19, 2018

Man, you had previously posted this photo last year when you bought yours! I'm going to be searching for more now. There aren't a whole lot of them out there in the wild from what I can tell.

Private Lugnutz · Apr 20, 2018

Mr_P said:
How do you know that it's called a "41-C-15 tools cabinet" I was looking all over mine for a maker's mark.

A small group of us have collected WWII manuals where all the automotive maintenance tool-sets and equipment are listed and shown in photograph-based figures. 41-C-15 was the Federal Stock Number from the late 1930’s through 1953. It won't be marked on the cabinet. Nobody has found any that were marked. The number and configuration of the drawers changed slightly throughout the late 1950's and 1960's, as did the Federal Stock Number. Trust me, yours is a genuine WWII 41-C-15. The later models were marked with little data tags that often included the FSN (7130-330-0130), the mfgr, and a contract number embedding the date.

Mr_P said:
Man, you had previously posted this photo last year when you bought yours!

Haha. At my ordinary flea market no less!

What you're looking at in that photo is a Mobile Repair Shop on the back of a GMC 2.5 Ton 6 x 6 truck, otherwise known as a CCKW. The original LIFE magazine image only gave the year and general location as I recall. I identified it by correlating the type and number of the various tools, including the 41-C-15 cabinets, to the figures and Standard Nomenclature List in an April 1945 US Army Ordnance Dept manual. The Ordnance Dept had responsibility for maintenance of all tracked and wheeled vehicles. They ran their whole operation out of the Tank Automotive Center in Detroit. And the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center is still located in the same exact place!

Here's another photo for you, courtesy of username 33rdsignal on G503.com, who dug it out of the NARA archives...

This is a 2nd Echelon Tool-Set No. 2 with its cabinet in inspection layout configuration. Incredibly, it matches the configuration exactly as it appears in a 1945 US Army Ordnance Dept manual.

Mr_P said:
I'm going to be searching for more now. There aren't a whole lot of them out there in the wild from what I can tell.

No, there's not. The cabinets are a once-in-a-lifetime and sense-of-completeness find for many WWII collectors. A good source for later versions that look very similar to the WWII model are surplus sales on Army bases. Believe it or not, some of them from the 1950's and 1960's are still hanging around. GJ username Tin Medic has several of them.

Private Lugnutz · Apr 20, 2018

Small haul today

View media item 82522
Proto obstruction wrench, Plomb service/waterpump wrench (not sure when this was made yet...), post-war Bonney B6 USA pliers, wartime Snap-on crows foot attachment (1-3/8"), unbranded Plomb Empire MFD. U.S.A. DOE 723 wrench J.P. Danielson made in 1950 (H.11.0), and an un-ID'd DOE wrench. The strange pliers (they are closed in that position, and have a wire cutter) are antique era Vaughn & Bushnell.

That bas relief brass plate (man lighting an old gas streetlamp) was in a toolbox.

glenmore · Apr 20, 2018

Here is a pretty cool lockbox I found yesterday.

Marked DRGM which apparently stands for:

D.R.G.M. "Deutsches Reiches Gebrauchs Musterschutz" - meaning protected patented design under the Reich Government.

Private Lugnutz · Apr 20, 2018

That thing is awesome, glenmore! The patina on the exterior, which is beautiful, belies the condition of the paint on the inside. That would be a perfect cash box for a vintage garage sale!

On a personal note, I'm glad you posted, because I was starting to wonder if I stepped in dogsh*t, or if everyone on the planet was wiped out in a plague when I wasn't looking! Nobody posted since 9:31PM last night - except for me! :lol:

Private Lugnutz · Apr 20, 2018

Below is a close-up of that brass bas relief plate with the pastoral street scene.

And here are some links to close-ups of other tools from today's small haul, cleaned up and posted on relevant GJ threads:

Vaughan & Bushnell piers.

Plomb water pump wrench.

Unbranded Plomb DOE wrench made by J.P. Danielson in 1950.

Snap-on crowsfoot attachment.

Unidentified wrench that turned out to be International Harvester.

d42jeep · Apr 20, 2018

Private Lugnutz said:
Below is a close-up of that brass bas relief plate with the pastoral street scene.

And here are some links to close-ups of other tools from today's small haul, cleaned up and posted on relevant GJ threads:

Vaughan & Bushnell piers.

Plomb water pump wrench.

Unbranded Plomb DOE wrench made by J.P. Danielson in 1950.

Snap-on crowsfoot attachment.

Unidentified wrench that turned out to be International Harvester.

That’s a pretty hood haul, Lugz!
We hit a couple of sales this morning and the one in Castro Valley had some really good finds, from my point of view. The Duro 1/4” drive box is WAY nicer than any of my others and will soon House my keeper set. The next shot shows some Duro, Plomb including some WF, Williams 1/4” and some P&C. The next shot is a rope Plomb. Next is another S.R. socket, some Thorsen and A Dunlap caliper.
-Don

alinc100 · Apr 20, 2018

Weather which had been awful here turned to a warmer ,sunny day and after an hour in line, I was able to get into the garage of a local sale today.The tools were exceptionally clean. Craftsman Flying V 1/2"ratchet, Joe blocks,machinist blocks,whatever you'd call them. L.S.Starrett Engineer's square,Union Tool Combo Square,Centerfinder heads,Keuffel&Esser tape measure,small Vise Grips,3/8" Craftsman Ratchet,1/4'' Craftsman breaker bar,Craftsman ball pein hammer,Fulton folding wood rule,(shop made) machinist vise and some really cool Craftsman Auger bits still with original caps. Let's just say I was just over half a hundred :rocker:

This particular Estate Sale company sets the first day of their sales for 5:00 in the afternoon.That allows working folks like myself an opportunity to attend and see some of the better stuff. Last week I did hit a sale with machinist tools and bought some on the second day ,but the sale had opened the previous day from 10am to 3pm????Retirees and pros only?

3baygarage · Apr 20, 2018

Nice find on the 1/2 ratchet Alinc.

Lugz- that’s a neat brass piece. I was going to help pique some interest around here by asking if it was the first Coleman

. J/k

Don and Lugz- nice finds on the Plomb rope braid socket and water pump wrench.

alinc100 · Apr 20, 2018

3baygarage said:
Nice find on the 1/2 ratchet Alinc.

Thanks 3Bay.I did not realize until just a couple minutes ago as I began to move and put things away that it was a long handle,which is a bonus in my mind.It is a bit stiff so I think I am going to pop the snap ring off and get some Superlube in there.It has the oil hole,but I'm going to take it apart and lube it up.Hopefully no surprises inside.

Outlawmws · Apr 20, 2018

3baygarage said:
Lugz- that’s a neat brass piece. I was going to help pique some interest around here by asking if it was the first Coleman . J/k

Motorman55 · Apr 20, 2018

Picked up this Snap-On MT540c tester today for $25.00. Only cable that came with it is the black common shown in pics.

Also picked up this nice vintage 7" square porcelain sign for a New Jersey plumber's association for $6.00

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