2014 Garage sale thread!

[Flatintoone]

Part 2 of my big haul from yesterday:

I've got everything sorted by brand. I haven't included any of the imported, consumable, broken, etc stuff.

First up, the box:

I haven't done anything at all to clean it up. It looks about as nice as I thought it was.

As a bonus, it came with an owner's guide and a Penske sticker!

Some Armstrong:

The top two are marked "Hi Tensile", which I believe indicates wartime production

C-clamps:

The two on the left are unmarked, the large one on the right is a Williams. Below the Williams is a "Phoenix Hardware Co." There was a second one of this brand, but I think it was sprung in all three dimensions. The last one on the lower right is a Hargrave.

Hopefully just one more post, which will have some more interesting stuff

 

[Outlawmws]

WOW, there was sooooooooooooooo much suckage this weekend I don't even know where to start !!!!!!!!


After my lucky purchase yesterday (posted here in case you missed it in all the madness) I thought that my luck had run out this weekend. For the most part I was right. The nearest flea market to me opened today for the season. I got there at 7:45a thinking that only a few dealers would show up this early in the season, only to find 300+ tables and NO PARKING spaces. This place was packed solid. So, I parked on the street (a state road that TOWs) and rushed my way through the market hoping I would only get a ticket and not get stranded.

I'm sure I missed some good stuff in my haste. I only found one thing on my list, but the good news is that I didn't get towed and didn't have to pay a ticket (the state cop directing the tow trucks hadn't made it as far as my truck yet, but I did get a dirty look).

I walked out with a 1947 Cman 1750rpm 1/2hp motor (#115.6962) for $15 (he wanted 25). Those things are heavy when you have to walk 1/2 mile in a hurry to get back to your truck. The motor needs a new cord and the bearings are stiff and make noise, but it runs and the crunching sound went away after I blew out all the sawdust.

This one will get arbor adapters and become a wire wheel station after the bearings and cord get fixed.

But did you get a ticket? That could make that an expensive motor!

 

[Outlawmws]

SNIP
The two on the left are unmarked, the large one on the right is a Williams. Below the Williams is a "Phoenix Hardware Co." There was a second one of this brand, but I think it was sprung in all three dimensions. The last one on the lower right is a Hargrave.

Hopefully just one more post, which will have some more interesting stuff

And he's stil not done posting... I thought I did OK this weekend, till Flat and Ggoos posted!

Flat, one that is sprung like that is a good candidate for practicing your C Clamp un-springing technique! you have a 4" or larger Machinist vise, right?

 

[jakemac]

how did you get the date of the motor? I just bought the same one on Friday. I need adapters also,lol

It doesn't show up in my original picture. It took me 5 tries to get a clearer picture so that it can be read.

On these motors, the date code appears at the bottom of the plate, or in a space next to the model number. This one reads "A3 47" I have another one that reads "A4 48" and a 3450rpm (115.6963) that reads "C2 48". All three at the bottom of the plate. They can be hard to read.

The last two numbers are the year. I'm not sure what the first two are for, perhaps a production line and month, or just a location code.

 

[Flatintoone]

Part 3:

Herbrand

This might actually be the most Herbrand Ive seen in one place. Obstruction wrench, long 3/8" extension, 1/4" drive ratchet, some 3/8" drive deep sockets, some specialty 3/8" drive sockets, a tool that I think is a stud remover, and some Vi-Chrome (According to AA, it was Herbrand's budget brand) sockets at the lower right.

Other tools:

Starting with the Spintite nut drivers, an Action screwdriver, an unbranded USA puller, a Bonney 1/2" drive extension, Ridgid pipe wrench, 2 Waldes Truarc Snap ring pliers, a 4-in-1 ratchet, one Indestro auto kit wrench, 2 Petersen Vise Grips, adjustables by Stellar (no COO), Bet-R-Grip, Crescent, and McKaig-Hatch, the long speeder is a Bonney, the small pliers are Red Devil, then a pair of Klein linesmans, an interesting pair of Proto parallel jaw pliers that had been broken and welded back together, Winchester pliers, and a home- or shop-made hammer. Below them are three brandless pliers, a Lectrolite short offset DBE, and 2 Bonney DOEs.

Other sockets:

An OEM 1" and 1-1/16" deep socket, Matco 1" 12 point deep socket, a set of Master Mechanic USA metric deep sockets, 2 SO sockets, 2 MAC sockets, and 3 Allen USA sockets

Special auto tools:

The top group are all KD: Plug wire pliers, spring compressor, 12 point wrenches, pickle fork, Chevy/Pontiac spring compressor, and a Ford 6-cylinder spring compressor. Below them are two things I can't identify, a Cal-Van brake tool, Cal-Van feeler gauges, a Kent-Moore tool, a cylinder hone, a Delco ignition tool, and a NASA puller (did someone in another thread have a NASA tool?). The medieval-looking tool is a KD window molding tool.

Finally, the Craftsman:

Vise Grips, 1/2" breaker bar, cotter key puller, screwdriver, nut cracker, Long-C/underline socket set box, Allen bit socket set, screwdriver bit socket, 2 1/2" drive extensions, a 1/2-3/8 adapter, a 13/16" socket, a set of EZ-outs in a Crown box, a Long-C/underline BP hammer (no one here likes those things, do they? Particularly not someone like Outlaw?), 4 1/4" drive sockets, brake spring pliers, 2 DOEs, 4" adjustable, a Crown drill bit set (unfortunately the lid has split from the box), a set of punches in a Crown pouch, a 13/16" combo wrench, an 8" adjustable, a =chisel=, and a set of magnetic socket holders in a Crown pouch.

Whew. Now to clean and organize it all...

 

[Davefr]

Wow, you guys scored some serious "you *****" this weekend!!

Found a couple motors. The 3 phase 1.5 HP Baldor was $5 and the Reliance 3/4HP single phase was NOS/NIB USA made for $20.

This heavy cast iron pedestal stand was make offer. They agreed to $5.

Some misc soldering items for a couple bucks.

A BK 607 Tube Tester that looks NOS and complete with all documentation. $40.

 

[jakemac]

But did you get a ticket? That could make that an expensive motor!

Nope, I got away with a dirty look from the state trooper as he was waving in a tow truck for the car in front of me.

 

[jakemac]

This heavy cast iron pedestal stand was make offer. They agreed to $5.

That pedestal is from a restaurant table. It will make a great tool stand. Sweet.

 

[cmanningjr]

Flea market find.. Burndy Crimpers-$2.00

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[Craptain]

Wow, you guys scored some serious "you *****" this weekend!!

A BK 607 Tube Tester that looks NOS and complete with all documentation. $40.

I used to have the same exact tester. Let that go when I got out of the antique juke box business.

And the "$200" motor for $20 is a real "You ****" !

 

[HandsomeDan]

picked up this stuff today.

 

[Outlawmws]

Some interesting pieces there Dan. I like the tappet wrenches and the small solid steel handle monkey wrench.

 

[Outlawmws]

OK one piece I missed showing from yesterday's pickings, was this clock. I had to replace the movement, so I'm not into it 8X more than the original buck, but who else has a 6-1/2 lb. solid billet steel clock?

They hogged the cavity just big enough for the movement.

And I made a quick abortive run today that saw no tools, but I did get both these oriental rugs for a buck total. I'll use them camping/hunting, and the bottom one is likely to become the one I carry on my day pack for when I take a stand, so that instead of sitting in the dirt, leaves or whatever, I keep that **** off me. The other use is just outside a tent to reduce tracking, or where I swing my feet out off a cot. They also make a good place to get dressed, so your not getting tent debris (there is no stopping all of it) onto your socks...

Those sliding shelf rails on top are to complete my in-the-wall stereo cabinet for the turntable. Not the best TT platform, but it's where I have for now...

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

Lot of good scores on here.
Hit a junk store today and got...

3 Made in USA sockets-$1
An Ideal Ind. fuse puller-$1 (I need for work)
and a Husky 1/2inch speed handle-$3

 

[rmalkow2]

picked up this stuff today.

Lots of very nice early Ford tools. Model T and Model A vintage and probably some tractor stuff. Very cool.
If you decide to sell any of it, PM me when you get it sorted out.

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

some nice scores this weekend guys! Hopefully I can get out next weekend for a bit.

 

[gearheadglen]

Picked up this milling machine off of craigslist
It is a brown & sharpe OY horizontal milling machine that has a Bridgeport head mounted on the overarm. Will have to tram the verticle head before use...but the price was right. Seller had the parts to convert it back to a horizontal machine. The machine weighs 1100lbs according to my 1917 B&S catalog. The table is larger than your standard knee mills and has minimal run out(surprising for its age). The machine came with a drawbar and set of collets as well as a bunch of endmills and two large vises and holddown parts. Also came with some other tooling. Want to refinish it one day; Its a pretty cool piece of history. Paid $200

 

[gearheadglen]

Also hit the raceway park swapmeet and had some nice finds...will post more once I sort out the lots I picked up

 

[fiv216]

First post here, also first garage sale of the year !

Keep in mind that i'm still a college kid just building up my collection, may not be as impressive as some of the vintage amazing finds i've seen in this thread but i think it was a pretty sweet deal

Red box is a mix of Snap on, craftsman, cromwell, mac, vlchek, wizard and SK. all the ratchets extensions etc are all a mixture of those brands as well. black box is taiwanese no-name, probably will be sold or donated.

Personal favorites

The blue box is an impact driver, still in oringal packing with instructions (they've began to yellow with age ) idk, I thought it was cool.

 

[drivesitfar]

Fiv: welcome to GJ and glad to have you join the gang. nice haul and just an FYI that 3/8 inch Snap on ratchet is probably my favorite wrench and i have a few.

Gear: $200 for 1000 pounds of old US steel is a YOU **** deal, but you might be out of wind hauling that home. sweet deal


Edit: i have many (a few) wrenches and only one 3/8 inch Snap on ratchet, but i'd like a few more.

 

[fiv216]

Thanks ! my dad has a similar one but 1/4" drive. I figured I got a pretty good deal, it was $30 for the whole lot.

 

[msgtsmithret]

Part 3:

Special auto tools:

Below them are two things I can't identify,

The long darker tool is a tire tool used to install valve stems in a rim (old school) the tool just below it is for scuffing rubber prior to putting a patch on with a stitching wheel, and the plastic handle tool is a brake hold-down spring remover/installer for drum brakes. Wheel cylinder hone on the bottom left - back when we used to rebuild wheel cylinders. I still have mine from the 1980's but I can't think of a good reason. Haven't used it in 20 years or more!

 

[emeraldcoupe]

It doesn't show up in my original picture. It took me 5 tries to get a clearer picture so that it can be read.

On these motors, the date code appears at the bottom of the plate, or in a space next to the model number. This one reads "A3 47" I have another one that reads "A4 48" and a 3450rpm (115.6963) that reads "C2 48". All three at the bottom of the plate. They can be hard to read.

The last two numbers are the year. I'm not sure what the first two are for, perhaps a production line and month, or just a location code.

thanks, mine is dated 1950.

This is all Blackhawk

want to sell the bullet handle ratchet?

 

[petveedub]

I picked these up a month or so ago, and just haven't gotten around to posting them.

I went to check out some old woodworking tools, a belt sander, lathe, etc., on a craigslist ad, and met a college kid who was tasked with selling his late grandfather's tools. The grandfather had passed about 10 years before, and they hadn't changed or really removed anything since then. The bad thing for me was that neither he nor his mother, who decided to join us, had done any research, and so they had no idea what they wanted to sell anything for despite pricing at least the lathe in the ad.

This may sound corny, but when an item may be sentimental I always ask several times to make sure the seller is sure they want to sell. This time I talked the mother into keeping an old piece of railroad track she remembered banging on when she was five. Also, I think her son may keep the 1940s Dewalt radial arm saw his grandfather taught him on. I'm somewhat sentimental myself, and I know how he might feel down the road when he may have his own shop.

We all felt they should do some research on the larger tools, but I was able to bring a few things home.

This Chas Parker Co. No. 87 I put on a 1950s Craftsman drill press stand.


This Rock Island 542-bx I've taken apart for cleaning. It happens to be sitting on a tanker desk I recently purchased at an estate sale for $10.


And last but not least a Porter Cable Model 503. I apologize, but the picture is of it apart, waiting to be cleaned and polished a bit or a lot, I haven't decided. It is fully functional and complete, with only minimal wear to the bronze gear.

I'll post another pic once I get it back together.

The final price for the two vises and locomotive sander - $90.00.

 

[cowboy73]

I picked up a few things today. I paid $36 for all the stuff. First off, a big pair of Utica groove joint pliers, Proto 12" adjustable wrench, an a pair of Channellock 337 cutters.

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I also picked up some circuit testers. MAC ET120, an unknown piercing probe tester, and a MAC test light.

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[Jarhead0408]

Love the 337's!

My best pair of cutters!

 

[drivesitfar]

PetVee: i really like your vises and especially the Rock Island one with the pipe jaws. any idea what it weighs?

did you buy the Rock Island vise for $10 or just the table and either way i don't think you should ask for a refund.

 

[HandsomeDan]

Some interesting pieces there Dan. I like the tappet wrenches and the small solid steel handle monkey wrench.

Thanks! I'm happy. I didn't pay for any of it.

Lots of very nice early Ford tools. Model T and Model A vintage and probably some tractor stuff. Very cool.
If you decide to sell any of it, PM me when you get it sorted out.

Can you point out what stuff is Ford? I only saw a Ford logo on one of the pliers.
Most of the stuff has manufacturer marks or logos, but there are a few things in there that are completely blank.

 

[gearheadglen]

Great vise mount idea.

I picked these up a month or so ago, and just haven't gotten around to posting them.

I went to check out some old woodworking tools, a belt sander, lathe, etc., on a craigslist ad, and met a college kid who was tasked with selling his late grandfather's tools. The grandfather had passed about 10 years before, and they hadn't changed or really removed anything since then. The bad thing for me was that neither he nor his mother, who decided to join us, had done any research, and so they had no idea what they wanted to sell anything for despite pricing at least the lathe in the ad.

This may sound corny, but when an item may be sentimental I always ask several times to make sure the seller is sure they want to sell. This time I talked the mother into keeping an old piece of railroad track she remembered banging on when she was five. Also, I think her son may keep the 1940s Dewalt radial arm saw his grandfather taught him on. I'm somewhat sentimental myself, and I know how he might feel down the road when he may have his own shop.

We all felt they should do some research on the larger tools, but I was able to bring a few things home.

This Chas Parker Co. No. 87 I put on a 1950s Craftsman drill press stand.


This Rock Island 542-bx I've taken apart for cleaning. It happens to be sitting on a tanker desk I recently purchased at an estate sale for $10.


And last but not least a Porter Cable Model 503. I apologize, but the picture is of it apart, waiting to be cleaned and polished a bit or a lot, I haven't decided. It is fully functional and complete, with only minimal wear to the bronze gear.

I'll post another pic once I get it back together.

The final price for the two vises and locomotive sander - $90.00.

 

[Outlawmws]

Dan in pic two, the three "Auto" adjustable wrenches are the same style as was used by Ford, but unless they are marked "Ford" they are not... Ford didn't actually make those AFAIK, but did have them with their logos on them.

ps: Ford Pliers are HARD to find IMO. Auto wrenches the open box combos for plugs and conn rods, and the smaller DOE's are reasonably common. I guess the pliers just got consumed or otherwise trashed more often...

 

[jpickar]

We don't have much for garage sales here yet. But I spent Jan.-Feb. in AZ. Great place for swap meets and garage sales and warm weather that really helps my asthma.
I bought a few things but not much exciting. A 1915 Klein Linemans pliers. And a Crescent made pair of long duck bill pliers. Both for 50 cents!! The duckbills were a glob of rust. I bought some vinegar and salt and let the warm AZ sun do its thing. After 4 days of looking like the pliers were boiling I finally got them to open a little. After a total of 7 days I got them working and cleaned off. I took a video of the vinegar process.

 

[PFSard]

But I spent Jan.-Feb. in AZ. Great place for swap meets and garage sales and ...

jpickar >> Nice looking tools after vinegar bath. I've been doing the estate auction/sale and garage sale route. Did you find any swap meets while in AZ that you thought were particularly enticing?

TIA
Paul

 

[petveedub]

PetVee: i really like your vises and especially the Rock Island one with the pipe jaws. any idea what it weighs?

did you buy the Rock Island vise for $10 or just the table and either way i don't think you should ask for a refund.

The Rock Island weighs about 76lbs. From what (little) I have read I'm supposing these are machinist's vises, but then I've also read that if that is the case they shouldn't have pipe jaws, so I don't know. They both have pipe jaws by the way.

No the $10 was more recent for the mid-century tanker desk it is sitting on (I'm just fairly proud of it, so I mentioned it)

I paid a total of $90 for both vises and the Porter Cable 503 belt sander. I had wanted a locomotive belt sander for a while, but hadn't been looking. It turns out that the sander in good condition, which this one is (it just needs to be cleaned up a little) is worth more, possibly a good bit more than I paid all together.

Great vise mount idea.

Glen thanks, I've found it very useful. The first old drill press I bought before I knew anything about drill presses really wasn't worth the money I paid for it condition wise. So repurposing the stand was a no brainer, and it's easy to move around. The Rock Island, however, will get a proper heavy stand.

 

[PFSard]

First post here, also first garage sale of the year !

Keep in mind that i'm still a college kid just building up my collection, may not be as impressive as some of the vintage amazing finds i've seen in this thread but i think it was a pretty sweet deal

Red box is a mix of Snap on, craftsman, cromwell, mac, vlchek, wizard and SK. all the ratchets extensions etc are all a mixture of those brands as well. black box is taiwanese no-name, probably will be sold or donated.

The blue box is an impact driver, still in oringal packing with instructions (they've began to yellow with age ) idk, I thought it was cool.

I figured I got a pretty good deal, it was $30 for the whole lot.

fiv216

For $30 for your new stash, I would be very happy. Good stuff, cheap.

Paul

 

[rmalkow2]

Thanks! I'm happy. I didn't pay for any of it.



Can you point out what stuff is Ford? I only saw a Ford logo on one of the pliers.
Most of the stuff has manufacturer marks or logos, but there are a few things in there that are completely blank.

Dan,
You have quite a few items there that could be from Ford tool kits. Some wrenches and tools had the Ford script logo on them and some didn't. Some had the tool part number on them such as "1917". As Outlaw points out, the right angle adjustable wrenches usually had the Ford script if from a Ford kit. If they don't they may still be from the same vintage. Ford used different sources for their tools. Some of the pliers you have pictured look like they are Ford but hard to tell without seeing up close. Especially the ones with one handle tip made as a screw driver blade. Those were typical of Ford kits. Many of the end wrenches are possibilities. Another logo to watch for is "Fordson" which would have been tractor tools of similar vintage.
Check this link below for a real good reference site outlining the differences in Ford tools. Also Google will turn up a mot more reference sites. Have fun researching these fine old tools and learning their uses.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/249390.html?1323927027

 

[jpickar]

jpickar >> Nice looking tools after vinegar bath. I've been doing the estate auction/sale and garage sale route. Did you find any swap meets while in AZ that you thought were particularly enticing?

TIA
Paul

There was one on Main in Mesa where I was staying that was pretty good. The guy just inside the gate had C-man stuff pretty regular. About 10,000 something east almost to Apache jucntion. On the north side of the road. The one just east of that on the south side of the road that wasn't so hot.

John

 

[HandsomeDan]

Dan in pic two, the three "Auto" adjustable wrenches are the same style as was used by Ford, but unless they are marked "Ford" they are not... Ford didn't actually make those AFAIK, but did have them with their logos on them.

ps: Ford Pliers are HARD to find IMO. Auto wrenches the open box combos for plugs and conn rods, and the smaller DOE's are reasonably common. I guess the pliers just got consumed or otherwise trashed more often...

Dan,
You have quite a few items there that could be from Ford tool kits. Some wrenches and tools had the Ford script logo on them and some didn't. Some had the tool part number on them such as "1917". As Outlaw points out, the right angle adjustable wrenches usually had the Ford script if from a Ford kit. If they don't they may still be from the same vintage. Ford used different sources for their tools. Some of the pliers you have pictured look like they are Ford but hard to tell without seeing up close. Especially the ones with one handle tip made as a screw driver blade. Those were typical of Ford kits. Many of the end wrenches are possibilities. Another logo to watch for is "Fordson" which would have been tractor tools of similar vintage.
Check this link below for a real good reference site outlining the differences in Ford tools. Also Google will turn up a mot more reference sites. Have fun researching these fine old tools and learning their uses.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/249390.html?1323927027

Thanks, guys. I'm slowly looking into this stuff as I have time.

 

[saturninin]

Not garage sale... Pawn Store... close enough though, but I score this past weekend a desk lamp with flex head & a floor lamp with 2 flex heads for $2... the floor lamp is going in the work shop

Store 1- $3.50
Champion Hex Set
Snappy Flathead



Not the best price...

Store 2-$13.50
Craftsman 6595
Wiha T15x80
Pittsburgh 7 Piece Fender/Body Set (was on the "markdown table, original Pawn store price- $25)





I'm real happy with getting the Pittsburgh Set since it was just recommended on my Craftsman Tool Box Restoration Thread to help smooth out some creases in the box, but... was not wanting to spend the $30 from HF...


So $17.00 Spent on Used Tools today.... a bit more on tool organization.. Not bad in my book

 

[3baygarage]

Well guys, looks like a lot of good buying this weekend. I decided to flip the role for a bit and sell a bunch of my junk at the flea market all weekend. Believe me when I say I got rid of a lot I had piled up.


All I can say is it's funny being on the other side of the transaction out there. Dealing with the crowd is ROUGH! I did buy 8 Craftsman ratchets for $30 and flipped 6 of them while I was there.


My neighboring vendor threw me this 4" adjustable wrench for watching his space. Then when I went to use the bathroom he sold one of my $10 items for $4 . What a nice guy! I think he was hung over from Saturday night, said he spent $300 on a woman he met in a bar . He offered me the difference, but I was doing good so I let it slide even though he had no business selling my stuff.

Here it is, a local XCELITE piece:

 

[e_d]

From a thrift store, Proto 1.5 lb brass, MAC 21mm, Snapon 18mm,
MAC 9/16, some old Craftsman 1/4 drive, 4 Proto, the larger stuff is all Craftsman and a challenger extension. Grand total $10 American