2015 Garage SaleThread

[patricklee.oneill]

First garage sale thread post. Found 2 SnapOn Ratchets at a small estate sale down the road. Feel like I got a pretty decent deal on them I especially like the 1/4". Ignore the newer 80 tooth. It was an eBay purchase cheap as well .

 

[Outlawmws]

Ok first shot at this...hang on folks. Found this for 100.00 on CL last weekend and was told it come from a machine shop which might explain as to why I'm having a hard time finding out the details on it. Either this or that just doesn't line up. Starting to think it's a Frankenstien from the mid 40's to mid 50's with some machine shop lovin. I'll (hopefully) post pics.

Besides the pole, it don't look to bad. I do wonder how they got holes all over the table instead of the normal arc of shame though

The pole is the only part that doesn't look stock. If you were indicating the third pulley set, those were available as an option, and are highly sought after...

Nice find!

 

[jeffmoss26]

Dave-

We have a Jensen electronics kit at work. It's all rebranded - Stanley, Xcelite, Ideal, Vise Grip etc. This one is probably from the 90s and is missing 1/2 the tools, lol

 

[Bryan Burns]

I'll try my best to label these left to right in a respectable manner:
8" Plomb Pipe Wrench
6" Fleet Adjustable
14" Wards Master Pipe Wrench
Big ol' Diamond Adjustable
Plumb Ball Pein
B&O RR Adjustable
P&C Ball Pein Head
No name, smaller ball pein
Stanley 6" and 8" USA Squares with no name (need cleaned) outside calipers
Sears Taiwan 1/4" Extension
Craftsman 1/2" Extension
Craftsman 3/8" Extension
No name, missing a few pieces, safety wire pliers
No name, but guessing Craftsman Combination/Linesman Pliers
Craftsman Needle Nose Pliers
Craftsman #2 Philips
Crescent USA Ratcheting T-Handle (Rotates) Screwdriver with #2 Philips/Flathead, #1/#2 Robertson, and #3/#4 Robertson Bits
Right-angle HitCo Flathead
Stanley USA 3/4 Chisel
Small Proto Los Angeles Chisel
Large Stanley New England Chisel
No name, USA Stripper/Crimper/Cutters
(Back down by Craftsman pliers):
West German Forged Needle Nose Pliers
Harrold USA Needle Nose Pliers
No name, USA 1/32 Nail Set
SK 5/8" Spark Plug Socket
Craftsman Oil Can
Klein USA Strippers
13mm Craftsman USA RP Wrench
7/16" Craftsman USA RP Wrench
Challenger by Proto 9/16" Wrench
Craftsman USA Strippers
3x Coping Saw Blades

$10

Nice find at about 30 cents a piece!

 

[scott1970]

The pole is the only part that doesn't look stock. If you were indicating the third pulley set, those were available as an option, and are highly sought after...

Nice find!

Thanks Outlawmws, that was info I did'nt have.

 

[jeopardy98]

Well I finally scored. I went to a guys house today and LOADED up. It was raining when I got home and unloaded but I'm going to sort through it tomorrow and take pictures. Then I'll tell you what it all cost me. I hit the gold mine today though.

 

[BlueBomber]

if you decide to part with this let me know

I likely will flip it. PM me if you want more info/pics or to make an offer.

 

[jakemac]

Aggravating morning.
Couldn't get out of the house early and got stuck in part of a 13mi traffic jam. When I finally got to the yard sale that advertised tools - It was a 10' table full of unopened HF ****.
So I went next door to a neighbor's table and picked up a pair of lifting straps for $8 just so I didn't walk away empty handed.

Not much hope for any more good sales this weekend.

 

[eborcim]

nothing to see here....move along

 

[Outlawmws]

Aggravating morning.
Couldn't get out of the house early and got stuck in part of a 13mi traffic jam. When I finally got to the yard sale that advertised tools - It was a 10' table full of unopened HF ****.
So I went next door to a neighbor's table and picked up a pair of lifting straps for $8 just so I didn't walk away empty handed.

Not much hope for any more good sales this weekend.

nothing to see here....move along

This ^^^ for today and likely tomorrow... That's OK, I need some work in the shop time also... (I'm supposed to be replacing the ****** in the rig (again), but waiting for the shade tree to take effect...)

I did get a new/rebuild starter, a spare ECM, and a steering box with a 3" drop pitman Tuesday from a guy clearing out leftover parts from his conversion on his rig. I needed the starter anyway for another build, and the whole pile was less than what a starter would cost me.

 

[Davefr]

This G-sale had everything priced by weight. (ie $1/lb for metal items). The torque wrench, level and machinist square was 2.7 lbs. We rounded up to $3:

Can anyone identify the square and level? I wonder if W.F. Holz was the owner. If so that's pretty fancy owners marks. The B.S. could be Browne and Sharpe but who was D? Patent date of 1872. Evaporust did a pretty good job but the rust still left it's tell tale marks behind.

Credit goes to my MIL for finding me this HP 45 set for $5:

 

[Outlawmws]

Dave, I'm guessing D.B & Son(s)

Holtz as the owner?

 

[Gerard]

I stopped by an estate sale this morning. Not the infamous kind people talk about run by a company with insane prices, just a small house with a homemade "estate sale" sign out front and a nice guy inside trying to get rid of everything in the house. That's my kind of sale.

Anyway, there wasn't much of interest upstairs, but I ventured into a dark, dirty basement that looked like nobody had dared enter since a couple decades ago and found a small 4" Wilton vise bolted to a workbench. Unfortunately, there were no other tools to be found. I asked the gentlemen about the vise and he said someone wanted to buy it earlier but nobody had anything to unbolt it from the bench, and I could have it for $5 if I could get it off.

Like the newbie I am, I don't carry much in the way of tools in my car, but my car happens to be an old BMW which happens to have a 13mm wrench in the factory trunk toolkit which happened to fit the bolts (probably 1/2") on the vise nice and snug. Got it off of there in a few minutes and handed the gentleman a $5 bill.

I know it's a small (4" jaws, 3-3/4" opening), relatively low end vise, but it's my first vise and should at least be able to help out with some tasks until I come across something bigger. This one doesn't have replaceable jaws, but the jaws seem to be in good shape other than a small nick in each which line up to the same spot. Needs to have the swivel base un-seized and a good cleaning to start with.

I'm guessing this is from the 1980s-1990s but i couldn't really find much info on it. It has a number 121089 in the casting.

 

[davethorik]

The B.S. could be Browne and Sharpe but who was D? Patent date of 1872.

Dave, D.B.&S stands for Darling, Brown & Sharpe. They were an early precursor to B&S

 

[davethorik]

For my own contribution, I did some horse trading with a coworker. I had a like new Interapid .0001 indicator 312B-4 that I never used because I use .0005 graduated indicators as my preference. I picked the indicator up a few years ago for $60 just because it was a screaming deal.

Traded to my coworker for an Interapid .0005 312B-1 indicator which I can use, a Diamalloy 8" adjustable, and Diamond HL112P 12 inch tongue and groove pliers.

 

[Davefr]

Dave, D.B.&S stands for Darling, Brown & Sharpe. They were an early precursor to B&S

Thanks for the info!!!!

 

[nine4gmc]

Not bad for a holiday weekend guys!

Nothing here, cleaned the grill and pool in prep for tomorrow, just hoping it doesn't storm like twc says it's supposed to.

Have a safe, happy 4th people!

 

[mike_paxton]

Just one item on 7/3 and it being a 2 ear Decagon Knock off Tool by Dayton Wire Wheel.

Mike

 

[topop101]

Slim , very slim pickins today and all weekend. Not much posted for sales or auctions. All I managed to find was A base from some vise??? the owner thought is was a craftsman but for a quarter I wasn't leaving it. Also got a fine sharping stone and an all aluminum Stanley Torpedo level for .50 each. My big money was spent on an old screw jack, 3.00. Incredibly it goes from 11" to 19" and 28" . It has 1910 stamped on it on both sides and the number 4 on it by the crank. I have similar jacks to this that came off of model T's or A's but none that goes this tall. I wonder if it was a tractor jack of some sort or maybe not used on a vehicle at all. Maybe just some manufacturing use. Any help???

 

[jakemac]

That's cool Mike, what size does it fit ?

 

[SignalZero]

I stopped by an estate sale this morning. Not the infamous kind people talk about run by a company with insane prices, just a small house with a homemade "estate sale" sign out front and a nice guy inside trying to get rid of everything in the house. That's my kind of sale.

Anyway, there wasn't much of interest upstairs, but I ventured into a dark, dirty basement that looked like nobody had dared enter since a couple decades ago and found a small 4" Wilton vise bolted to a workbench. Unfortunately, there were no other tools to be found. I asked the gentlemen about the vise and he said someone wanted to buy it earlier but nobody had anything to unbolt it from the bench, and I could have it for $5 if I could get it off.

Like the newbie I am, I don't carry much in the way of tools in my car, but my car happens to be an old BMW which happens to have a 13mm wrench in the factory trunk toolkit which happened to fit the bolts (probably 1/2") on the vise nice and snug. Got it off of there in a few minutes and handed the gentleman a $5 bill.

I know it's a small (4" jaws, 3-3/4" opening), relatively low end vise, but it's my first vise and should at least be able to help out with some tasks until I come across something bigger. This one doesn't have replaceable jaws, but the jaws seem to be in good shape other than a small nick in each which line up to the same spot. Needs to have the swivel base un-seized and a good cleaning to start with.

I'm guessing this is from the 1980s-1990s but i couldn't really find much info on it. It has a number 121089 in the casting.

Looks like you did pretty good.

 

[Outlawmws]

TP; that is a cool screw jack, and would make a great lift for a vintage DP's table!

 

[Blue Frog]

I picked this up today - missing the guide posts and side extensions. This base unit is in good condition underneath the rust, so I would like to restore it and put it into use. Anyone have any leads on guide posts?














Blue

 

[BlueBomber]

The family spent a day at my wife's office framing in, sheetrocking, and mudding a new records room and office for her records admin. Her commercial location fronts a neighborhood whose residents are always putting their trash into or next to the dumpster. Some days I found some goodies and today was one.

Troybuilt self propelled lawn mower with Briggs & Stratton still in good over all condition. Some gas in the tank, but would not start. Cover and air filter were off, so I'm guessing someone was troubleshooting the carb. I sprayed a shot of starter fluid in the intake and the mower sputtered and ran briefly. It's got ignition and compression, so fuel delivery can't be far.

Gotta love free![emoji4] [emoji4] [emoji4]

 

[southern_tango]

Was a good week ,unluckily short of money otherwise have been great,found in gumtree (sort craiglists in Aussieland)an old fella was retiring and selling some tool,got there and he use to be a toolmaker,it was like a candy shop!!!got some clamps,some burring tools ,a nearly new combination square set and best of all a grinder/linisher almost new too.
Damage =A$100 (should sound pricey on Us but here tool are much more expensive)and wanted to share ...just for luck
BTW hesitate to buy a couple of vee blocks and called him next day somebody bought the hole lot

 

[jeopardy98]

So I told you all yesterday that I scored big so I spent today going through what I actually ended up with. When I arrived at the guy's house he had 2 sheds and a basement that he told me I could just go through. He gave me a few empty rubbermaid totes and told me I could fill them up with what I wanted.

I noticed a few big items off the bat and wanted to get an idea of what his pricing was going to be. I spotted the Coleman air kit with the ratchet and the 1/2" impact with accessories and didn't even ask what he wanted. The first thing I noticed was the bench grinder and he told me he was thinking $25 or $30. I thought it was okay but not stellar so I just kind of set it to the side.

I started to dig deeper through a few tool boxes and off the shelves. I started out being very particular about taking nothing that was Chinese. As I started to fill up the totes I realized I was better off just taking the whole sets of things.

I ended up filling my car as full as I could get it. You can see in the pictures what all I got but some of the stuff that really made my day was the 3/4" sockets and extension, the 2 vices, the bench grinders, the extension cords (full box), the belt sander, palm sander, and the Coleman air tool set. There was still more stuff that I might go back for but I was VERY happy with my haul.

There are a lot of sockets that are labeled Fleet and I don't know much about that company but they say USA on them.

There was some other random stuff that was USA made as well.

90% of the hand tools/wrenches/sockets are Craftsman USA stuff.The last picture is all the really good stuff I got. One big Proto socket, a few SK sockets, and the screwdriver and small ratchet and sockets are all SO. The pliers are Klein.

We got all done and I had loaded the car before even asking what the damage was. He asked me what I thought was fair and I said $250 thinking he would laugh at me but knowing I would pay a decent amount more. He said that seemed more than fair and told me $220 would work. I paid the man and drove away grinning ear to ear.

 

[jeopardy98]

More pictures of the haul.

 

[jeopardy98]

And the last of what I have. Some close ups of a what appears to be vintage SO socket and some good stuff plus a cool set of popular mechanics wrenches with a weird end on them.

 

[thebigbadyeti]

The family spent a day at my wife's office framing in, sheetrocking, and mudding a new records room and office for her records admin. Her commercial location fronts a neighborhood whose residents are always putting their trash into or next to the dumpster. Some days I found some goodies and today was one.

Troybuilt self propelled lawn mower with Briggs & Stratton still in good over all condition. Some gas in the tank, but would not start. Cover and air filter were off, so I'm guessing someone was troubleshooting the carb. I sprayed a shot of starter fluid in the intake and the mower sputtered and ran briefly. It's got ignition and compression, so fuel delivery can't be far.

Gotta love free![emoji4] [emoji4] [emoji4]

There is a 1/2 bolt holding the bowl on the bottom of the carb. Pull that and with the straw on your carb cleaner... Spray that into the vertical hole till it shoots out on both sides. Should be good. Also make sure the stupid auto choke thingy is working.

 

[BlueBomber]

There is a 1/2 bolt holding the bowl on the bottom of the carb. Pull that and with the straw on your carb cleaner... Spray that into the vertical hole till it shoots out on both sides. Should be good. Also make sure the stupid auto choke thingy is working.

Thanks, Yeti! I'll give that a shot (pun intended

Mike

 

[BlueBomber]

So I told you all yesterday that I scored big so I spent today going through what I actually ended up with. When I arrived at the guy's house he had 2 sheds and a basement that he told me I could just go through. He gave me a few empty rubbermaid totes and told me I could fill them up with what I wanted.

I noticed a few big items off the bat and wanted to get an idea of what his pricing was going to be. I spotted the Coleman air kit with the ratchet and the 1/2" impact with accessories and didn't even ask what he wanted. The first thing I noticed was the bench grinder and he told me he was thinking $25 or $30. I thought it was okay but not stellar so I just kind of set it to the side.

I started to dig deeper through a few tool boxes and off the shelves. I started out being very particular about taking nothing that was Chinese. As I started to fill up the totes I realized I was better off just taking the whole sets of things.

I ended up filling my car as full as I could get it. You can see in the pictures what all I got but some of the stuff that really made my day was the 3/4" sockets and extension, the 2 vices, the bench grinders, the extension cords (full box), the belt sander, palm sander, and the Coleman air tool set. There was still more stuff that I might go back for but I was VERY happy with my haul.

There are a lot of sockets that are labeled Fleet and I don't know much about that company but they say USA on them.

There was some other random stuff that was USA made as well.

90% of the hand tools/wrenches/sockets are Craftsman USA stuff.The last picture is all the really good stuff I got. One big Proto socket, a few SK sockets, and the screwdriver and small ratchet and sockets are all SO. The pliers are Klein.

We got all done and I had loaded the car before even asking what the damage was. He asked me what I thought was fair and I said $250 thinking he would laugh at me but knowing I would pay a decent amount more. He said that seemed more than fair and told me $220 would work. I paid the man and drove away grinning ear to ear.

Amazing haul, J!

 

[mike_paxton]

That's cool Mike, what size does it fit ?

Jakemac:

Hex Size 3 7/8 Inch; 10 Side Hex Wrench

 

[Outlawmws]

Well I found three planned stops and one had a score. (Block sale) I almost got yet another "Perfection" glass bowl kerosene heater, at the one Estate sale, but decided to pass, even after I spotted the burner separate in the garage.

The block sale had a little steel bench about 2X2, and maybe thirty inches high, with this stuff on it marked "$30 bench and contents."

I offered $25 and leave the bench as I have no room for it, and they took it!

I got the bolts off with just my 4" pocket crescent and fingers...

3-1/2" Hollands No. 13-1/2 H fixed base vise:

Craftsman 1/3 HP grinder (60's; (Crown) but no date on the bottom...) ALL it is missing are the plastic shields. the rest, guards, cooling tray, spark arresters, and light, are all there! it needs cosmetic TLC but the underside/inside looks new...

The Unibits and drills (all USA) were on the table and included!

I forgot about the HS Flea; now I need to get up the gumption to go there, (I might skip; it's likely to be sparse, and I've been under the weather all week...)

 

[Outlawmws]

ps: HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!

 

[G_P]

5 Snap On 1/2"dr sockets (1944 date code) and a small superwrench DBE. $5.
Also picked up a 5gal kerosene can about half full of kero for $2.

 

[bdk1976]

Davefr - nice score on the calculator. Looks pristine and should fetch a good profit if you plan to resell.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I bought this for $5 today! No title!

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....and a 1/18 scale ERTL is the closest I will probably ever come to a 1969 Camaro SS!

 

[nine4gmc]

Cool model Private! I'll be doing the upholstery on a 68 camaro for a guy as soon as it comes out of paint, that'll be as close I come to one!

Outlaw, you ****!! $30 would have been a deal, $25 is even better!

 

[trackwelder]

Picked up this sandblaster box for $200 off craigslist last night. Need to make some room for it.

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[Gidge]

I paid the man and drove away grinning ear to ear.

Amazing score -- I believe that earns a "You ****" !

ps: HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!

Thanks Outlaw, Happy Independence Day to you too !