Old Radar
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For some of us it's a memory/documentation devise. Plus, as a reader/viewer of this forum, I don't get much enjoyment from a single shot of a pile of tools with a partial list of what may or may not be visible. You can always move on from too much detail, but if something catches your eye under a bunch of other things you have to start the whole "Hey, is that a xxxx?? Can you post a picture?" dialog.
So, here's every single piece I picked up yesterday.
I went back to the place with all the Snap-on tools for their 50% off day. I was there a couple of hours before they rolled up their tents and didn’t see a single SO tool left, so good for them!
A decent Kennedy Kits 520 Machinists chest was still there—but with a $250 sticker price, I knew it would be.
I rooted around in the bins of miscellaneous detritus for any overlooked goodies and came up with a few:
You can never have enough small steel and brass brushes!
A Brown and Sharpe #633 Screw Pitch Gauge. From what I found in B&S catalogs on AA, this exact gauge style was first offered in 1916 differing in only the placement of the logo and other stamps. The 1952 catalog shows stamps laid out like mine.
A Lufkin Rule Co. No. 453 3” pocket caliper. AA’s earliest dated catalog with the 453 is 1931.
A “vintage” MATCO A6DR ¼” Spinner. I don’t know how long ago MATCO had red and clear handles, but this thing has never been used.
On a dusty shelf I found these balancers—they’re propeller balancers for RC airplanes. The PO modified them by mounting them on a cutting board. He was into large scale RC cars and I suspect he needed a wider platform—possibly to balance those big wheels. I will use it to balance my grinder stones and wire wheels, but setting up for the picture I discovered that my old Husky 10” extension is not as true as I thought it was!
For the whole lot I paid $2.
On the way out the door I did offer $20 for the Kennedy chest, but the boss said he had an offer of $100 already. Again, good for them!
. After I hosed off the Anivl it showed more rusty red. So I took a few wire wheels on my impact to it. I also weighed the big boy in. Happy to say bigger than the original quote of "80lbs". Given that was one guy's estimate picking it up. My scale read 97lbs!. So I believe we call this a 100lbs anvil!?! Just wish I could find some other numbers on it to help identify the age. Length is 21.5".
if this qualifies, but bought it on evilPay just because I really like these Kobalts and the 22 ouncers are kind of rare. I probably overpaid at $22. Before-and-afters -- a little swim in the e-tank followed by some wire brushing and a paste wax rubdown.
, but after two whole hours I left with two big tubs of tools, some old fishing lures in a parts cabinet, four vises, and me a sweaty mess. The condition of a lot of tools was pretty bad because of moisture, and need a good scrub down.
