Today, I went out after a 8hp Briggs & Stratton engine attached to a non-functional 3000W generator. I needed it to replace the one I fragmented on my rototiller. I picked up this Powermate for $50. I checked to see if the windings were simply demagnetized, but no. The engine runs just fine, so the heart transplant will commence later today.
On the way back to the house, there
just happened to be an estate sale open, the same one I hit two weeks ago. Since it was on the way, why not stop in?
Of course, Jakemac was already sitting outside the house, waiting for it to open. "Retired, my ***!" he said.

We both walked into the garage and despite being a third-day pick, we left with some pretty good finds. Here are mine, for another $50:
Four 4" locking casters
One 5" Fairbanks fixed wheel
One interlocking reverse switch
One 1976 milk crate
One heavy metal tray
One 24" 12/3 three outlet adapter
Vintage Black & Decker light duty 1/4" electric drill - works!
Adjust-A-Volt PA-1 variable transformer
Five 1" heavy duty 600V momentary switches
Two Victor pressure gauges, 100 psi & 4000 psi
Seatek Roto-split armored cable stripper
NIB Texpen permanent marker - turned out to be DOA
Three and a half 1/4" pneumatic quick connects
Brass hose fitting
Torch fitting
J/B Industries temperature probe
Lufkin No. 299 depth gauge
Linemaster foot pedal air valve (Jake passed this one on to me)
Three more Klein screwdrivers I somehow missed from the last time
Boston Herald newspapers from the Apollo moon landings, July 19-26, 1969.
Industrial fire extinguisher for the shop.
Not bad for a retired picker...;-)