2016 Garage Sale Thread

[thecody59]

Here at the sale now i got here a hour early and i am still #21. Lots of the people ahead of me are guys too so i will have to be qwick in there.

 

[nine4gmc]

Cody, my luck they would let 20 people in and the shop would be cleaned out by the time I got in...

Good luck this weekend guys, everything has been canceled around here due to weather so maybe next weekend for us.

 

[thecody59]

Maybe that would be for the best since i always get carried away at these estate sales

 

[thecody59]

I actually did pretty good and i walked out of there with a good amount of stuff for $62! I will get pics up in a few hours.

 

[jakemac]

I got to the only Friday sale 10min late this morning and ended up waiting in line on the street for an hour and a half to get in. It turns out that only the garage and carriage house were open. The house was closed. While waiting, I saw the early regulars walking out empty handed and shaking their heads. That should have been a big red flag, but I stayed anyway. It turned out that the sale was a glorified garage sale. The place was packed solid with boxes, but it was mostly junk. There were some interesting antiques, but the prices were retail+.

It looks like I'll be living vicariously through Cody's finds today. Can't wait for the pics.

A few iffy possibles for tomorrow, we'll see how it goes.

 

[nine4gmc]

I actually did pretty good and i walked out of there with a good amount of stuff for $62! I will get pics up in a few hours.

Awesome, can't wait to see what you found!

 

[thecody59]

The pics are coming any minute. My phone is just giving me some problems uploading my pics!

 

[ssdave]

Went to a couple sales this morning, one had a garage full of tools. Mostly junk, but bought $24 worth. A 6" diamond adjustable, 3 diamalloy pliers/cutters, one nye cutters, one stanley pliers, a few p&C, Proto, Indestro and SK tools, a nice 1/4" SK Socket set complete, a general drill size plate, a mini maglite, and a new condition snap on 7/16 swivel socket.

Also got a nice Husqvarna sewing machine with a full set of cams and accessories for $65, and a metal shop cabinet for $15.

A nice $104 dollar sale.

 

[thecody59]

The tool chest were priced way to high the two piece craftsman was $300 and the craftsman workstation was $150. I really wanted the workstation but even at half off $75 it is too much and i have no space for it. The sales people were being dumb and would not sell the vices attached to the workbenches they said it is part of the house? They said it would be too hard to take off and when people offered to take them off themselves they still said no?

 

[thecody59]

I got these grinders for $10 each and they both work. I first saw the older one with no price and the lady priced it at $15 and i said okay but later on i found one almost the same for $10 so i got that one too and asked the guy in the basement if i can get the other one for $15 and he said the deal is done? So i went back to the lady and told her i found the same one for $10 and she changed it for me so both for $20! I am not 100% sure what these are for are they basically like the newer two sided grinders with the stones or are they for polishing?

 

[thecody59]

Found this craftsman drill press for $15! It is basically like the one i got a few weeks ago for $35 except it is bigger and i little more used then the $35 dollar one.

 

[thecody59]

The pliers were $2 each and the mallet was $4.50. Also got a nice usa craftsman ratchet and breaker bar for $4 each.

 

[thecody59]

Also got these channellock pliers for $2 each. The all medal one looks really old and cool so i had to have it had to be at least 1950's!

 

[Outlawmws]

Cody, the "grinders" appear to be just regular motors with a slip-on/setscrew Arbor added. you didn't get hurt at those prices regardless. the second one with the Drill chuck looks to be an appliance motor.

 

[Smokeshow69]

The pliers were $2 each and the mallet was $4.50. Also got a nice usa craftsman ratchet and breaker bar for $4 each.

Cody, you ****. You picked up a long handle RHFT craftsman ratchet Those are hard to come by!

 

[3baygarage]

Cody, you ****. You picked up a long handle RHFT craftsman ratchet Those are hard to come by!

I believe that's a standard handle 1/2" but Cody still deserves a YOU ****!

 

[Blue Frog]

Just a teaser here for now - I won a couple of lots of tools in an on-line auction last night, among them were six drill indexes - full! I've never encountered this before.





More to come after Monday when I pick up all the winnings.


Blue

 

[Dynames]

While walking back from depositing rent, I came across an estate sale at a house behind the Fire Department. Turns out the fire department had been given the house by the city and a volunteer was heading up the sale to make some extra cash for the fire department. The previous owner had apparently just used the house as a place to dump random **** so it was one of the most bizarre sales I've been to.
Came out with a black and decker workmate for $2 and the rest was $5 (the file was the only tool I could find in there....)

The next one I need some help with. I picked it up at the local antique sale and figured for $10 it was worth picking up and finding out what its for Anybody have any idea? Looks like the holder is for some type of impact gun possibly?

 

[Outlawmws]

The box is probably for a 1/4" corded drill.

That's a Usuck if I ever saw one on the B&D WorkMate! (A good thing since you are new...)

 

[jakemac]

Outlaw is correct. The box is for a drill kit and the hinged holder is for an aluminum bodied drill.

 

[joe.striper]

Just found these 2 Wiltons for $100 each. Picking up more vises later. .could be s good day. Model 1740 and 9350 Schiller Park. Passed on the Columbian. Also got a very very clean 4.5" Starret swivel base vise for $30.

 

[racinfarmer]

Picked this up today. It isn't a tool per say, but it is a snowmobile/atv safety vest. $20. Looks like the retail on it may have been around $470.

 

[thecody59]

Cody, the "grinders" appear to be just regular motors with a slip-on/setscrew Arbor added. you didn't get hurt at those prices regardless. the second one with the Drill chuck looks to be an appliance motor.

I saw one of these at another estate sale too so i thought they were mass produced? Regardless i will find a use for them somewhere!

 

[thecody59]

I believe that's a standard handle 1/2" but Cody still deserves a YOU ****!

They might be rare but they only sell for around $15 on ebay so i don't deserve a you ****. But i like it and it will go very nicely in the craftsman ratchet collection i have!

 

[Outlawmws]

Cody, as an FYI, the RHFT is an excellent Rat, Probably the best Craftsman ever sold. think about it: early 1970's and 90 tooth! (well technically 45 but double pawl so 2X that...)

I bought the 1/2 and 3/8 new back in the day and have bought a number of additional in recent years, Plus the 1/4" which I never did buy back them. you can still get kits from Sears if you work it right. (DO NOT trade it in!)

 

[thecody59]

I believe that's a standard handle 1/2" but Cody still deserves a YOU ****!

Cody, as an FYI, the RHFT is an excellent Rat, Probably the best Craftsman ever sold. think about it: early 1970's and 90 tooth! (well technically 45 but double pawl so 2X that...)

I bought the 1/2 and 3/8 new back in the day and have bought a number of additional in recent years, Plus the 1/4" which I never did buy back them. you can still get kits from Sears if you work it right. (DO NOT trade it in!)

I know i am keeping all my craftsman usa ratchets i won't trade them in or sell them! But before i knew any better i sold about 5 usa craftsman ratchets for $1 each i regretted that.

 

[68 Coupe]

Stopped at a barn sale today, got all this for $35:

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[Outlawmws]

The next one I need some help with. I picked it up at the local antique sale and figured for $10 it was worth picking up and finding out what its for Anybody have any idea? Looks like the holder is for some type of impact gun possibly?

And here it is from the 1963 catalog. I was wrong, its 3/8 not 1/4!

 

[Outlawmws]

You got some nice pieces 68!

 

[thecody59]

Really pissed i just missed these by less then a hour. This guy was basically giving these tools away the Morgan knocker one sold for $200 on ebay and he had it for $15! He had the snap on and mac hammers for $25 and the mac tools chest for $50!

 

[thecody59]

Here is the posting. I still might pick up the Milwaukee polisher and jack if i don't get the rest!

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/tls/5487197712.html

 

[Richard Cranium]

You guys are knocking it out of the park, keep on posting

 

[68 Coupe]

You got some nice pieces 68!

Thanks Outlaw! Now I just need to clean them up to really see what I got...

 

[mike_paxton]

Was over at my barber's and he told me of a couple of auto restorations he was doing and asked if I wanted to see them.

Went out and while looking over the project cars, spotted a cast iron stand that looked like it ran on a line shaft and may have been used as a grinder or buffer. which had Miller cast on it and a metal tag which said the following:

PAT. NO. _________ SER. NO ___23
CHAS E MILLER CORPORATION
ANDERSON RUBBER WORKS
MANUFACTURERS OF
FULL CIRCLE RETREADERS
VULCANIZING EQUIPMENT
ELECTRIC WINDMILLS
AND SPECIAL RUBBER WORKS
ANDERSON INDIANA U.S.A.​

Pic 1 is what it looked like when got it and pic 2 is the tag on it.

Ended up buying it, so third pic is after I used PB Blaster to loosened up the nuts/shaft and allowed the babbitt bearings and oilers to be exposed.

Mike

 

[racinfarmer]

Really pissed i just missed these by less then a hour. This guy was basically giving these tools away the Morgan knocker one sold for $200 on ebay and he had it for $15! He had the snap on and mac hammers for $25 and the mac tools chest for $50!

Good to know who some of my competition is...

 

[thecody59]

Good to know who some of my competition is...

Did you buy them?

 

[racinfarmer]

Did you buy them?

No, but they were close enough I'd have made the drive.

 

[thecody59]

Looks like the guy took almost everything including the stuff i wanted! I would have paid him at least $50 more for everything his prices were very cheap the guy stole that stuff!

 

[mattblast]

Was happy to find these at a local sale

Bin of rubber feet and power cord strain reliefs. I've always had a need for them but never bothered to buy them new. Now I can replace them when I put a new power cord on.

 

[Outlawmws]

The trick to those strain relief's is having pliers suitable for compressing them, otherwise its a pain... But nice fund. I've done the same and have a supply of 2 different sizes.

I should grind a spare pair of pliers for that since I've never found a "Made for it" pair...