2014 Garage sale thread!

[mcmlvif100]

Not technically a garage sale buy. Just another ReStore purchase but thought that I'd share the little hammer that I picked up for 50 cents. Too cool to leave behind. My wife thinks it's cute. Am expecting that it will end up with her craft stuff.

 

[Onedivinehammer]

Not technically a garage sale buy. Just another ReStore purchase but thought that I'd share the little hammer that I picked up for 50 cents. Too cool to leave behind. My wife thinks it's cute. Am expecting that it will end up with her craft stuff.

Someone else had a pic of this just recently; the guy who inherited stuff. Amazing, it's an "As Seen On TV" product via 1940/50's. I guess we've come a long way from somewhat quality machined items to simple cheap **** of today.

 

[Davefr]

I had time for one planned stop this morning, got the Baldor grinder and stand for $10, missing one tool rest and the glass for the eye-shields and the lights need to be rewired but it runs strong, the 1HP Baldor motor was also $10. The Petersen vise grip welding clamp was $2 and the 14” aluminum Ridgid pipe wrench was $3, everything else was .50 per piece. The smaller combo set is underlined logo Snap-on metric 13-19 (no 18) with two brand new 6 point 10mm's thrown in, the chisel is Millers Falls and the DBE is CMan, everything else is Klein, the combo’s are SAE 3/8”-1”.

You get a huge "you ****" on those Baldors!!

 

[Onedivinehammer]

I only got a few things today: a Proto 408 8" c-clamp; a Wera SAE hex set; and a Columbian C43 1/2 anvil vise. $3, $5, and $5. I looked up the Proto clamp and apparently they're listed on Ebay for $40 or so. It's large, and it had a partner, whom I left behind. Doh!

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[G_P]

Not technically a garage sale buy. Just another ReStore purchase but thought that I'd share the little hammer that I picked up for 50 cents. Too cool to leave behind. My wife thinks it's cute. Am expecting that it will end up with her craft stuff.

I have one of those nesting screwdriver hammers. You start unscrewing the end and its like it will never stop having smaller and smaller screwdrivers to pull out!

 

[Itinerant]

Nine, really digging those 1/4" CMan sets man!

GP, nice score on the gun cabinet, I've been waiting for a deal like that on one for ammo storage.

Outlaw, that's a pretty good haul for a grab bag and a great old CMan box to boot. I too happened upon several sockets with COO of Sri Lanka today, a first for me.

Flyer, that is a great top chest, love the Vulcan badge!

 

[Davefr]

Slim Pickins here:

Xcelite and Diamond pliers $2/ea, CM and Vise grip chain wrenchs $.75/ea, long jaw CM tin snips $.75, box of chuck keys $.75, jug of chainsaw bar oil $1. I'm not sure what that storage tube with brass end caps was for.

Like new flex shaft Dremel $5 (USA):

 

[zkling]

Vulcan top chest. Used but not abused. $30

Can you post a pic of the drawer slides when you get a chance please?

I only got a few things today: a Proto 408 8" c-clamp; a Wera SAE hex set; and a Columbian C43 1/2 anvil vise. $3, $5, and $5. I looked up the Proto clamp and apparently they're listed on Ebay for $40 or so. It's large, and it had a partner, whom I left behind. Doh!

$3 for a USA made 8" C clamp and you left one behind?

Slim Pickins here:

Xcelite and Diamond pliers $2/ea, CM and Vise grip chain wrenchs $.75/ea, long jaw CM tin snips $.75, box of chuck keys $.75, jug of chainsaw bar oil $1. I'm not sure what that storage tube with brass end caps was for.

Like new flex shaft Dremel $5:

$13? I'd take your "Slim Pickins" any day of the week

 

[moto440rider]

Got this today for 1 dollar at yard sale

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[nine4gmc]

Holy sheez Dave, let me know if those chain wrenches are trade material!

Onedivine, good score but why are you not on the way back for the other clamp?

 

[Outlawmws]

Not technically a garage sale buy. Just another ReStore purchase but thought that I'd share the little hammer that I picked up for 50 cents. Too cool to leave behind. My wife thinks it's cute. Am expecting that it will end up with her craft stuff.

Have several of those. Most are made buy the "GAM" Co. - Most I see the handles are brass.

Someone else had a pic of this just recently; the guy who inherited stuff. Amazing, it's an "As Seen On TV" product via 1940/50's. I guess we've come a long way from somewhat quality machined items to simple cheap **** of today.

It might have been me, but I think someone else also posted one.

I have one of those nesting screwdriver hammers. You start unscrewing the end and its like it will never stop having smaller and smaller screwdrivers to pull out!

I was fascinated with one my neighbor had when I was about 6 or 7...

 

[Outlawmws]

SNIP

Good score on that stuff Outlaw, killer Craftsman box, I have not seen that style. If that Craftsman crow foot is 3/8 drive 3/8 wrench and you want to sell it, I'm your buyer. I'm missing the 3/8, 11/16 and 3/4...

+ another 1: X 50 again!! Those guys rocked it

Holy sheez Dave, let me know if those chain wrenches are trade material!

Onedivine, good score but why are you not on the way back for the other clamp?

Sorry Nine, the Crow's foot is a a 9/16, however, I do have a Spare -V- series in 3/8 available... Trade pile?

If Dave won't part with the Craftsman Chain wrench, I have one in the original plastic bag (Crown top logs but the plastic snaps are broke, good bag other than that) but has a breaker/ratchet handle instead of the Crescent wrench handle. Let me know if you want it in your trade pile.

 

[Outlawmws]

Got this today for 1 dollar at yard sale

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Now that's a usuck score!

 

[jeffmoss26]

Well, garage sale season has officially started for me!
Went to two estate sales which could not have been any more different! The first one was well organized, all items priced, lots of fancy stuff in the house. The basement had a full woodworking shop, took pics of a few items.
The second was a mess, nothing priced...but good deals at both! I actually passed on some items, they had several hammers with broken handles that I just have no use for etc.


Sale #1
KC Seelbach linesman pliers
2 ballpeen hammers
Klein and Miller wire strippers/cutters

Sale #2
Crescent and SK screwdrivers
AIR-TUF magnetic screwdriver (will have to look this one up) needs a plastic cap
Craftsman flex spinner with a socket
Craftsman phillips
Proto tongue and groove pliers
Proto 1/4 short spinner

Spent 7 at the first sale and a whopping 2 at the second

Here is some of the other stuff from the first sale...also a woodworking bench for a cool 450 bucks, various small power tools, etc.

 

[nine4gmc]

Sorry Nine, the Crow's foot is a a 9/16, however, I do have a Spare -V- series in 3/8 available... Trade pile?

If Dave won't part with the Craftsman Chain wrench, I have one in the original plastic bag (Crown top logs but the plastic snaps are broke, good bag other than that) but has a breaker/ratchet handle instead of the Crescent wrench handle. Let me know if you want it in your trade pile.

I'll take the -V- series, and since the chain wrench has a different style handle, put it in the trade pile too please! Be sure to let me know if you see anything you like in my posts, I have been listing a lot of things I get soon after I get them but will be happy to pull the listing for you/any of y'all towards a good trade.

Great score Jeff, glad it finally kicked off for you, things will be slowing around here for summer vacations etc so be sure to post so I can get my fix in

btw, did SK make any phillips drivers like those green/white you have, I can't recall finding any in my travels but I run in to the flat frequently.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Not sure, all I saw were these 3 flathead drivers.

 

[Outlawmws]

I'll take the -V- series, and since the chain wrench has a different style handle, put it in the trade pile too please! Be sure to let me know if you see anything you like in my posts, I have been listing a lot of things I get soon after I get them but will be happy to pull the listing for you/any of y'all towards a good trade.

Great score Jeff, glad it finally kicked off for you, things will be slowing around here for summer vacations etc so be sure to post so I can get my fix in

btw, did SK make any phillips drivers like those green/white you have, I can't recall finding any in my travels but I run in to the flat frequently.

Consider it done Nine, and on the SK question; yes they did.

 

[G_P]

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Someone has been watching too much American Pickers if they are asking $75 for a 1/4" corded drill! Even with the original box I just cant see it being worth that much unless someone wants it for a museum.

 

[nine4gmc]

Here are the highlights from the tool box goodies. Bessey quick clamp, Klein ratchet wrench, DUNLAP wrenches 1/2 & 5/8, AK/SKS cleaning kit, S-K 3/8 ratchet, Crescent 1/2 ratchet. Right side is keepers, 14" upholstery shears CL 460 and smaller ones, two more pair of Petersens and my first ever Craftsman RHFT in a 1/4 drive, now I just need a 1/2 drive There was also a set of metric Gearwrench ratcheting wrenches in regular and stubby but those have been listed and put away.

 

[jbmorrey]

Today's finds.... Came across a Wilton Vise, No 101157 on one jaw. I am guessing that is the number. Works great and is very smooth, just need to take off the crazy Latex paint! I paid $40 for it! Also added a Craftsman Crown top toolbox in pretty damn perfect shape, except for the fact that the clasp is missing a bar, not sure how I will fix that, but could not pass it up for an additional $5.

James M

 

[Mr. Brooks]

Today's finds.... Came across a Wilton Vise, No 101157 on one jaw. I am guessing that is the number. Works great and is very smooth, just need to take off the crazy Latex paint! I paid $40 for it!

James M

4' machinist, should clean up nicely, open jaw all the way, flip over, rub off grease from protruding keyway and report back the stamped numbers.

u **** price for sure.

edit, that number is just a casting number, model number is 400s. s for swivel base.

 

[jbmorrey]

MrBrooks, Thanks I was not sure what that number stood for. I did see the keyway you were talking about and will greased up. Have a lot of paint removal to do first! Thanks again!

James M

 

[Mr. Brooks]

MrBrooks, Thanks I was not sure what that number stood for. I did see the keyway you were talking about and will greased up. Have a lot of paint removal to do first! Thanks again!

James M

just to make sure you understod what I meant. before the resto, clean off that keyway and tell us the numbers stamped on it (so we may celebrate for you). Those involve the date the vise was made and or the warranty expired.

 

[chopper1]

btw, did SK make any phillips drivers like those green/white you have, I can't recall finding any in my travels but I run in to the flat frequently.

Bottom row....made in various sizes

 

[eborcim]

4 bits each for the SO pieces? wow!

tinerant;3988136]I had time for one planned stop this morning, got the Baldor grinder and stand for $10, missing one tool rest and the glass for the eye-shields and the lights need to be rewired but it runs strong, the 1HP Baldor motor was also $10. The Petersen vise grip welding clamp was $2 and the 14” aluminum Ridgid pipe wrench was $3, everything else was .50 per piece. The smaller combo set is underlined logo Snap-on metric 13-19 (no 18) with two brand new 6 point 10mm's thrown in, the chisel is Millers Falls and the DBE is CMan, everything else is Klein, the combo’s are SAE 3/8”-1”.

 

[Davefr]

Holy sheez Dave, let me know if those chain wrenches are trade material!

Yes, just PM me and I'll set them aside. (both of them will be up for adoption)

 

[Hemlock]

Flyer, I'm really jealous of that Vulcan box!

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

So jealous of you guys, I haven't gotten out to a sale in 2 weeks... barely had time to look for anything either...

I have a huge project ahead of me. My buddies dad passed last fall, who was a welder for years, but other odds and ends... I get to sell off the 1/2 pallet of tools and full pallet of Nascar stuff for the estate. So far I've brought most of the tools home, still two or three boxes down there I didn't snag yet:



My buddy told me to keep an eye out for electricians tools for him, and let me know if there's anything I want to keep... I spotted one of these:

and told him there's no shot of me selling it. 15" 1/2" drive Armstrong rat. Mostly everything else is Craftsman with other stuff mixed in. It's gonna take a while to get through that mountain....

 

[jbmorrey]

just to make sure you understod what I meant. before the resto, clean off that keyway and tell us the numbers stamped on it (so we may celebrate for you). Those involve the date the vise was made and or the warranty expired.

Mr. Brooks, Thank you, I was clueless on what you meant! now that I understand , I did as you said and I found the following numbers...... 2 93 and under the adjusting "crank" was 900073 2 93 . The obvious thing jumping out to me is that it was made Feb 1993? Then again, I don't want to assume. Does it make a difference as to when it was made?

Thanks for the help!!!

 

[Thumper]

Man you guys are killin' it.......that Borg-Warner cabinet is awesome and that Vulcan tool box ROCKS....

 

[Mr. Brooks]

Mr. Brooks, Thank you, I was clueless on what you meant! now that I understand , I did as you said and I found the following numbers...... 2 93 and under the adjusting "crank" was 900073 2 93 . The obvious thing jumping out to me is that it was made Feb 1993? Then again, I don't want to assume. Does it make a difference as to when it was made?

Thanks for the help!!!

Nope doesn't make a lot of difference, around here it's just nice to see a vise and know when it was born, you know like showing your kids to strangers! There was a time that the date was 5 years after it was manufactured (warranty expiration), but I believe there was a time they switched over to stamping date of manufacture.

Good luck on the resto should be an easy one. Plenty of vise resto threads here to build inspiration!

 

[WNYflyer]

Can you post a pic of the drawer slides when you get a chance please?

@zkling, photos of the drawer slides. There is no rivets etc. sticking through to the interior of the drawers.

Flyer, I'm really jealous of that Vulcan box!

Man you guys are killin' it.......that Borg-Warner cabinet is awesome and that Vulcan tool box ROCKS....

Thanks guys ! I am always on the look out for Vulcan stuff since it is Williams related and you don't see them that often.

 

[Mavawreck]

The weekend's bounty.

Plvmb 810 pipe wrench
Plvmb 5449 ratchet
Lufkin 641V micrometer
Craftsman shears
Irwin perfect handle screwdriver (my first one!)

 

[G_P]

Today was a bust. 3 sales in the paper and all 3 were not there. Beautiful sunny and 70 degrees out too.
Found one sale and only got a can of NAPA Know How out of the free pile.
Pretty sure its broken though. It won't talk no matter what I try!

Sent via carrier pigeon

 

[panknuckshovel]

Craftsman locking flex head ratcheting wrench set $5. Little dip in simple green and will be perfect.

 

[Motown 454]

Now that's a usuck score!

Outlawmws your killing me I've been looking for used wall cabinets and every one is an arm and a leg in price.

 

[Davefr]

All from a private estate sale that started today. (I love private estate sales and loathe ones run by professionals).

All this was $15.

A bunch or old tools like giant corkscrews, cleavers, etc

I love some of the old logos:
Cleaver:

NOS Hammer Handle:

Vintage SK tool box. (some paint loss and surface rust but not too bad)

Large Case (USA) Knife:

Chainsaw chain breaker:

Misc Hardware (lead sinkers, brass rings, rivets, misc)

Mystery Tool:

 

[bigroomboy]

That's a handle for a cross cut saw.

 

[Itinerant]

All from a private estate sale that started today.

Nice Dave!

That Matowoc hammer handle is awesome.

Is there a lift out tray in the SK box?

 

[Davefr]

Is there a lift out tray in the SK box?

No the tray is missing

That's a handle for a cross cut saw.

Thanks, I actually did see a crosscut saw blade hanging over the workbench but decided to pass.