Picked up a few things at auction. Some were mislabeled (you take your chances), some were missing pieces (Okay, you take a few extra chances), but sometimes something will make up for the rest (and your chances pay off).
Industrial explosion proof light and box of 9 double flaring tools. The light has a funky two pin offset socket. so I think I'll gut that and put in a normal threaded socket, mount it all on a piece of stained wood and make it into an indoor wall art piece for the living room. Maybe put in a red CFL or something interesting. $5 for the lamp. Nobody else bid.
The flaring kits- well, I wanted one, they listed it as having 10 sets, but only nine were there, perhaps 5 are complete. Cheapo sets, but hey, I paid $10, so I'm happy.
Not much here. Cheap India / import stuff in the tray on the left. All ready for the trash or recycle bin. Stuff in the middle is Craftsman, SK, and similar. Those are worth cleaning up, especially the 1" and larger wrenches. Bungies, rasp, a set of Proto slip joints, clamps, nothing exciting. The power tool is a screw gun and while I can hear the motor running and reversing, the output shaft does not do anything. It has a hex opening like for a bit, but has a center stud that seems to not move. I'm not sure how screw guns are supposed to work. It's an older 60's or 70's era thing. Total bill was $10 for what you see.
Misc drill bits (nothing special), some cheap pullers, inspection mirror, light up gimmicky screwdrivers. The only thing of real interest is the set in the lower left. It was listed as a set of pipe taps, but these look like some sort of graduated seal drivers. Two different size mandrels and all the different sizes inbetween. Kind of small for seals, so I'm not sure WHAT they are. Ideas? $15 or 20 for the pile. Mini grease guns and a steering wheel locking plate remover.
There were other items picked up including a pickup bed liner mat and a couple of road plastic barricades.
But sometimes you get lucky. This is what I was really going for. An Onan 6.5kw genset out of an RV. Used and running, these go for $800-1200 depending on your area and the weather conditions. This is an older 1981 model. The output leads were clipped, but they just go to a junction block in the box, and would have to be removed to put in a new output cable anyways. The ignition fuse was blown and it looks like someone did a field repair to wire a bypass to it for whatever reason- maybe they didn't have a fuse. Oil is good, no leaks. Dirty as all hell, but these units are mounted open to the air below them while in an RV genset compartment and tend to **** up all the road debris and spray. Going to take some time to clean this thing up. But so far, it's all checking out for condition. I may try starting it this weekend.
Not bad for $130! I was surprised it wasn't getting higher bids myself. If I can get it running, it's going to be well worth the effort.
60°F yesterday, snowing today over here.
