2015 Garage SaleThread

[shanny19]

Outlaw, that proto pickle fork is ****. Jealous.
Of course, they could put that square plomb/proto handle on the end of about anything and I'd think it was ****.

 

[jakemac]

Outlaw, that proto pickle fork is ****. Jealous.
Of course, they could put that square plomb/proto handle on the end of about anything and I'd think it was ****.

Please don't share any pictures of your wife.

 

[WNYflyer]

As 3baygarage already mentioned there were a lot of sales with tools in our area this weekend. I think I hit them all and I also over did it. Luckily everything was cheap.....which is usually good but can also be bad sometimes as in buying too much stuff. Anyways the weekends finds.

Williams torque wrench, Williams and SK ratchets. $1 a piece except the torque.

Mac, Snap-On scrapers and pick. Mac's need a trip into the evaporust. $1 a piece.

Blackhawk pry bar, Vulcan extension, Blue Point obstruction wrenches, door hinge wrenches and a Cornwell-Allied ? ring pliers. $1 a piece

Snap-On specialty tools and metric hex key set. $11

Mitutoyo inside micrometer $8

Proto box with some Xcelite Orchard Park NY adjustables $5

Snap-on compression tester missing some pieces I believe $8

All those from having off on Friday, Finally went out yesterday to get the girlfriend her fix and we hit a professional estate sale (sale started Thurs) I already had been to. Looked to see if anything was left or I perhaps overlooked in the basement. Was about to leave empty handed thank god but the tool sales guy is jokingly yet seriously begging me to buy stuff so I eyeballed a Kennedy 620 chest full of **** with $75 tag on it. He says fawk that rips the tag off and says $10 ! Sold !.........I didn't want it and didn't need it since I already have my grandfather's but it came home with me. The door is out of the photo. Just needs a little cleaning up.

Sorry for the long post...it has been a long weekend

I'm also done for awhile ..............

 

[jlh92]

Guys I think I need to take a break for a bit. I hit 4 big tool sales in a tiny few block radius over 2 days. Fun finding everything but then it gets to the point where I get stuff home and it feels like work. Once in a while I go a bit overboard and get overwhelmed with this stuff. Not to mention my wallet took a hit.
Here are some of my new finds. I'm leaving out about 3/4 of what I brought home. Too much to go through and I just plain overdid it this time.

Here we go:

In the first picture what's the unique looking ratchet?

 

[jlh92]

I only had time to stop by one sale yesterday and by the time I got there it was almost all cleared out. Still grabbed a few things for a total of $3!

 

[Outlawmws]

WNY! WOW! GREAT Scores! a definite Usuckalot day!

 

[Outlander]

I should have posted this last week (don't "think" I did), but my most recent find for a whole $2 Canadian ($1.62 US at today's exchange rate) at the local flea market. Proto Canada speed wrench.

 

[nine4gmc]

WNY! WOW! GREAT Scores! a definite Usuckalot day!

This, holy **** you and Rick killed it!!

 

[The Original Fisho]

I should have posted this last week (don't "think" I did), but my most recent find for a whole $2 Canadian ($1.62 US at today's exchange rate) at the local flea market. Proto Canada speed wrench.

Nice find. I need a set of speed handles and haven't found any as of yet

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[thecody59]

I should have posted this last week (don't "think" I did), but my most recent find for a whole $2 Canadian ($1.62 US at today's exchange rate) at the local flea market. Proto Canada speed wrench.

That is the exact same proto speed wrench i picked up a couple weeks back for $1 so i beat you

 

[dodge610]

Great find I got 1 of those from my secret santa about three years ago. Also have the craftsman speader bar. Guess I beat you both mine was free lol.

 

[mattblast]

Raining all weekend so many sales were closed. Here is what I picked up this weekend.

Craftsman 9" long smooth plane
Herbrand 1/2 ratchet S-5
Hoffritz paring knife
Shinn Fu 4t jack. In box unused. First Omri got that includes the handles.
Sears 10a charger/maintainer
60/40 resin core solder
Quart of kerosene. Mostly empty but I liked the can
Eagle 5 g gas can
Heavy duty tarp - rubbery surface like a raft

Cu sheet
Aluminum plate
Super glue
Gas nozzle
Appliance plug
Craftsman impact tool
Clamp on vise
Fuses
Clamp on lamp holder thing
Unusual multi tool


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Above photos came to $35

Next stop was $5 for all the stuff I fit in the bucket. Bucket included.

10lb sledge
Two American locks and keys
Yale and Towne lock no Key
Piece of beam (for press)
SK diagonal cutter
Dunlap needle nose
Two USA Made scissors
"The conqueror" caliper
Huot index
Metric Allen set
Poly strapping
Lead bars

Next stop smelled strongly of cats so many grabbed these for $4 and ran out



Fyr-fighter co2 5lb BC. Probably too old to refill. Seller told me as kids they used to fire it at each other. Not sure if it can be refilled
Amerex 10lb co2 ABC From 1985. Still has charge

Last stop was estate of owner of hardware store. Tons of NOS consumables plus some older stuff. Got there at end of 3rd day of sale and it was still packed.

Walker turner 1/3hp grinder. Very heavy. Missing tool rest on right and shields. 5.6a motor

Rockwell 653 spiral planer with case

Two tools plus a wiggly were $55

Went back on to see if I could find missing parts. Didn't but bought a bit more for $10

The wiggly
Several sets of arbor adapters
Huot index
Bottle cleaning brushes. They had thousands of these

Klein lineman
Craftsman 1/2" ratcheT
USA made scissors
Some loose SK sockets I found 3/16 11/32 9/32

6" grinding wheel and flap and fiber brushes. They had a huge pile of them listed for $2 on stone and 2/$1 for flap and fiber

3 gooseneck funnels NOS
Some scrap copper



Williams dead blow mallet with replaceable surfaces

 

[nine4gmc]

Awesome scissors and WT grinder!

 

[Outlander]

That is the exact same proto speed wrench i picked up a couple weeks back for $1 so i beat you

the dude even told me 'no haggling on the price" as I grabbed a "toony" out of my pocket!

 

[nine4gmc]

Matt, someone here did a restoration on one of those Delta planers and blew it out the water. Completely polished and all...

 

[mattblast]

Matt, someone here did a restoration on one of those Delta planers and blew it out the water. Completely polished and all...

Already have it halfway apart and cutter head soaking in some kroil to remove from shaft. Thanks for the tip. I'll search old threads to see how they did it.

 

[mattblast]

Awesome scissors and WT grinder!

Scissors are kleencut brand. Nice cutting action and sharp

 

[The Original Fisho]

Already have it halfway apart and cutter head soaking in some kroil to remove from shaft. Thanks for the tip. I'll search old threads to see how they did it.

I've wanted one of those for a long time. I used to do high end finish carpentry and they work awesome for doors. Good score

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[nine4gmc]

Already have it halfway apart and cutter head soaking in some kroil to remove from shaft. Thanks for the tip. I'll search old threads to see how they did it.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=248799&highlight=rockwell+planer

 

[jeffmoss26]

Hey Matt, nice padlocks

 

[Bobcat753]

Those Blue grinding wheels are cool looking. Do they have a specific purpose?

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Matt if you want to do a straight trade for one of my CMan Blocks for that WT, let me know... would look awesome next to my WT lathe

 

[BlueBomber]

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That planer looks like a beast! Craftsman sold an amazing variety of machinery back in the day. I don't think there's nearly the range and certainly not the quality there used to be.

BTW, nice score!

 

[WNYflyer]

WNY! WOW! GREAT Scores! a definite Usuckalot day!

Thanks Outlaw........definitely a memorable weekend. Love those Blue Point wrenches you got also. I find that most tool sellers have no idea the old Blue Point's are really Snap-On.

This, holy **** you and Rick killed it!!

Thanks nine, and I agree Rick's drill press is a thing of beauty and at that price deserves a well earned you **** !


@Rick.................needless to say concerning that drill press You **** !

@mattblast Love those funnels.......another thing for me to on the look out for !

 

[dngrmse]

Well, July is right around the corner, so naturally snow-blowers come to mind. I currently have a 5hp 20in Ariens that runs awesome, and it's this time of year that I keep my eyes open for any deals on CL. Well to my surprise, a 7hp, 24in Ariens popped up 15min. away from me on the cheap. Lucky for me, the seller called me back first, so I ran over and picked it up.
The seller told me he was retiring to Arizona, so naturally I asked if anything else was for sale. He had a newer Craftsman band saw I had no need of, but just before I left, out of the corner of my eye, I saw an aluminum workmate which Ive been on the lookout for for the past couple months(thanks GJ). Iasked him if he wanted to sell it, he said sure, make me an offer. I offered 40, and he accepted it. It's been repainted, but it operates very smoothly, so I'm happy.

 

[eighthd]

I just picked this 3/8" snap on impact wobbly set off of craigslist for $40.00

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

I forgot to post my new wooden "creeper" that I picked up at the curb 2 weeks ago. I used it almost immediately while replacing the passenger door window regulator on my kid's car. It's a perfect height for that work and is quite comfy.

It's SOLID - no creaking of the wooden joints at all. I might actually swap it with another vintage office chair I currently use at my desk in the basement.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Outlawmws]

Cool find on the chair Jim!

 

[3baygarage]

Good finds guys!
Outlaw,very nice I think shanny said it best.

Outlaw, that proto pickle fork is ****. Jealous.
Of course, they could put that square plomb/proto handle on the end of about anything and I'd think it was ****.

Good quote from Shanny!

BoogThanks, I've taken some time off before from sales, a good bit of time in fact. Felt good to balance everything out.
Flyer, some major suckage in that haul!

In the first picture what's the unique looking ratchet?

Do you mean the little 1/4", 3rd ratchet down?
If so it's a Williams M-51 like the one above it but the older style handle.

 

[83glt]

This is why I love Estate Sales ...

Found the following:

50's-60's vintage Guaranteed Parts Ignition Parts Cabinet full of NOS ignition parts (rotors/caps/points/condensers/brushes/spark plugs) that fit 40s-70s vintage AMERICAN cars. Cabinet is solid with a little surface rust. I might throw this up in the classifieds for any interested buyers.










Same sale I found this vintage Snap-On impact gun - looks hardly used, certainly well-cared for - works great and should provide better service than the pos HF one I have now.





Then check out this ancient Ingersoll-Rand air hammer. This guy took really good care of his tools. Inside the crazy clean metal box was the original model brochure, dated 1963. Came with a few bits and it works great. Amazing for 50+ yrs.








Then finally, in addition to a small pail full of hand tools including a few Snap-on and Mac wrenches, I also picked up this 1971 Ariens Snowblower. These old models are built tough and if taken care of will last forever. The guy running the sale said it didn't run. I noticed there wasn't any gas in the tank. Got it home and put a little gas in and it started on the second pull.

 

[junktastic]

I just picked this 3/8" snap on impact wobbly set off of craigslist for $40.00

I would have shelled out $40 for those in a second. Nice find!

 

[dngrmse]

I'm just glad to see all of these cast aluminum Workmates getting saved. This one is intersting because the plastic "feet" on the fold out legs are the type of feet that you usually see on the stamped steel riser Workmates that came later. Most of the cast aluminum Workmates I see have the screw-in adjustable feet. This one could be sort so a "missing link" that occured way at the tail end of Workmate production. Can't quite tell from the pics but is the top made of MDF instead of plywood? If so that would also be indicative of late cast-aluminum production since the plywood tops seem to have been phased about about the same time as the cast aluminum risers. Any markings or labels on the underside of the front piece of the top?

The top is made of 2 thin layers of plywood with MDF in between. No stickers, it has 1 adjustable foot. There are two separate markings on the underside, Type4 in one corner, and 737 32 stamped on the other. I may be picking another one up later this week, It'll be interesting to see the differences, if any.

 

[Macduf]

$3 at good will

Not much but its always fun finding things

 

[bagged89s10]

I'm just glad to see all of these cast aluminum Workmates getting saved. This one is intersting because the plastic "feet" on the fold out legs are the type of feet that you usually see on the stamped steel riser Workmates that came later. Most of the cast aluminum Workmates I see have the screw-in adjustable feet. This one could be sort so a "missing link" that occured way at the tail end of Workmate production. Can't quite tell from the pics but is the top made of MDF instead of plywood? If so that would also be indicative of late cast-aluminum production since the plywood tops seem to have been phased about about the same time as the cast aluminum risers. Any markings or labels on the underside of the front piece of the top?

Are you saying everyone wants these aluminum workmates? Are they really that handy?

 

[Blue Frog]

Are you saying everyone wants these aluminum workmates? Are they really that handy?

These two lines look good together!

Are you saying everyone wants these aluminum workmates? Are they really that handy?
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[nine4gmc]

Are you saying everyone wants these aluminum workmates? Are they really that handy?

Not everyone. I got hyped up seeing them on here and found one at a sale, it was more trouble than it was worth(and I didn't pay much) so I flipped it. Some guys like them and I have seen some good uses but it wasn't for me.

 

[dngrmse]

Not everyone. I got hyped up seeing them on here and found one at a sale, it was more trouble than it was worth(and I didn't pay much) so I flipped it. Some guys like them and I have seen some good uses but it wasn't for me.

I like them for the cool factor. I really like the aluminum frame. But more importantly, I now have about 4 grinders without stands, and I plan on using it to mount whichever one I need. I got the idea from this picture posted here on GJ:View media item 46175

 

[bagged89s10]

I like them for the cool factor. I really like the aluminum frame. But more importantly, I now have about 4 grinders without stands, and I plan on using it to mount whichever one I need. I got the idea from this picture posted here on GJ:View media item 46175

I see them on CL al the time. Or maybe the same ones for $15-$50 in my area. I just thought they were a flimsy work station. For $15 maybe I should go grab one. I could probably use it camping too. Hmm.

 

[Craptain]

These two lines look good together!

Are you saying everyone wants these aluminum workmates? Are they really that handy?
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Blue

I have one at home that gets lots of use and one in my shop that has been stowed away for about 4 years.

YMMV

 

[zkling]

Not everyone. I got hyped up seeing them on here and found one at a sale, it was more trouble than it was worth(and I didn't pay much) so I flipped it. Some guys like them and I have seen some good uses but it wasn't for me.

Agreed. I passed on a steel one the other day for $5 after playing with it for a few minutes. Unless the aluminum ones are substantially sturdier, which I kinda doubt, I'll pass on one of those too. They don't fold up all that small. For an occasional homeowner user I could see the appeal, even a portable tool stand. Kinda like the craftsman block grinders, the forum talks them up, but at the end of the day, next to a true industrial tool, eh. To each their own, just not for me. I'll stick to my tri stand.