jakemac
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A SnapOn on top of a Mac ?
Is that allowed ?
Is that allowed ?
2017 Garage Sale Thread
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Tomthumb717
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Waltrip88 - Nice find! And I thought i had a good weekend. You ****!
rmalkow2
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Holy Cow! You just upped the bet considerably. Those things should sell for $100 per drawer not $10 per. Definitely a YOU **** deal.
If you are anywhere in driving distance I'll gladly double your money?
The seller sent me a picture of two and I said I'd take them. When I went to pick them up he had 5 sitting in his shop. He said he sold the others after contacting me. Had I known he had 5 I would have bought them all.
Nice cabinet even better price... U ****
EOC_Jason
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Went to an estate auction... Lots of junk but also some gems... Most of the CMan power equipment went too high for my taste. Also I missed out on a couple deals towards the end just because I was tired and ready to go home. I was inside paying my bill and totally forgot about a CMan table saw (that went for only $25), and also a lower tool chest that probably went cheap too...
Only spent $39...
$10 was on the Indestro box, I knew the sockets were generic japanese which I didn't care about them. I just wanted the box, the CMan ratchet, and the little metal socket holder, also the little sockets with the allen wrench were cool. There is a 1/2" Husky USA extension in there too.
I think I spent $6 on the hand plane, it only says "Made in USA" on it, but it sure looks like a Stanley...
The one thing I don't know is some weird jig (last two pictures), it came in a lot with other stuff. I recall seeing some grinding setup in the garage with a similar jig but I couldn't figure out what it was for. The guy did a lot of grinding of saw blades, chain saws, and such. So I'm guessing it was to grind something specific.
I'm almost thinking maybe saw blade? Stick it on the right side with the cone to center it. Then the thing on the left allows you to index the blade around one bit at a time?
I wish I got there earlier to inspect stuff and really make a plan. I got there about 30 min before it started but there was just so much to sift through. Next time I will show up earlier for sure.
Only spent $39...
$10 was on the Indestro box, I knew the sockets were generic japanese which I didn't care about them. I just wanted the box, the CMan ratchet, and the little metal socket holder, also the little sockets with the allen wrench were cool. There is a 1/2" Husky USA extension in there too.
I think I spent $6 on the hand plane, it only says "Made in USA" on it, but it sure looks like a Stanley...
The one thing I don't know is some weird jig (last two pictures), it came in a lot with other stuff. I recall seeing some grinding setup in the garage with a similar jig but I couldn't figure out what it was for. The guy did a lot of grinding of saw blades, chain saws, and such. So I'm guessing it was to grind something specific.
I'm almost thinking maybe saw blade? Stick it on the right side with the cone to center it. Then the thing on the left allows you to index the blade around one bit at a time?
I wish I got there earlier to inspect stuff and really make a plan. I got there about 30 min before it started but there was just so much to sift through. Next time I will show up earlier for sure.
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EOC_Jason
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Oh, forgot to mention this old Sears receipt I found in one of the boxes. From the early 80's... lol
Figureitout got a couple killer deals there.
I'm still regretting us not getting the old CMan die grinder, huge box of rivets & rivet guns, and the tackle box FULL of taps & dies... That was insane how many there were!
Figureitout got a couple killer deals there.
I'm still regretting us not getting the old CMan die grinder, huge box of rivets & rivet guns, and the tackle box FULL of taps & dies... That was insane how many there were!
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Tool_Master
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EOC-Jason, great finds and a steal at $39.
Went to the flea market this morning and found a couple of gems...
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Went to the flea market this morning and found a couple of gems...
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Garage&Beer
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I don't watch for or seek out Craftsman, but when this deal popped up on facebook for $30 I couldn't resist, especially with all the metric involved.
View media item 68931hammer is Vaughn
tape measure is lufkin
small linesman pliers are Klein
rhft has a date of 1971
other 3/8 has a date of 1967
all the stuff in upper left hand is metric including the 10pc ignition set.
And it only cost me $170.......long story!
View media item 68931hammer is Vaughn
tape measure is lufkin
small linesman pliers are Klein
rhft has a date of 1971
other 3/8 has a date of 1967
all the stuff in upper left hand is metric including the 10pc ignition set.
And it only cost me $170.......long story!
EOC_Jason
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Nice find there guys! Too bad that little CMan 1/4" deepwell set is SAE, I'm still looking for a metric set!
How did you go from $30 to $170? LOL
How did you go from $30 to $170? LOL
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Garage&Beer
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OMG ..Jason, one of those should've left the wife outta it and I,m a bid softy when it comes to young ladies that remind me of my daughter. But i'll tell it if anyone wants to hear.
I also said the same thing about the 1/4" set to myself.
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3baygarage
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Sure, this sounds like a good one and we have plenty of time soooo????
Some nice hauls this week guys. The nice storage for cheap hauls are impressive lately.
Garage&Beer
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Sure, this sounds like a good one and we have plenty of time soooo????
alright, hold on. wife and her new daughter are out of alchohol, gotta run to the drive-thru...brb
Waltrip...YOU ****!!!
Nice haul guys. We are working on getting pics of the tool boards, it may be next weekend though so stay tuned for next weeks episode of Junkin-n-LA, with your host, nine4 and cohooker Merc!
Nice haul guys. We are working on getting pics of the tool boards, it may be next weekend though so stay tuned for next weeks episode of Junkin-n-LA, with your host, nine4 and cohooker Merc!
Vbwiley92
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A wife's friend from work, who I do work for on occasion told me last weekend that her neighbor moved out and had a vice and grinder that was in the shed and I could have it. So after thinking about them all week, we went by today and I'm happy with the freebies.
Its a new model, but I'm super excited about it. I've wanted a block for a while now and can never seem to find one.
This little guy needs some work, but it's better then nothing for now.
I also grabbed 5 five gallon buckets, a box of 3 inch deck screws and some nails for putting up shingles.
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Its a new model, but I'm super excited about it. I've wanted a block for a while now and can never seem to find one.
This little guy needs some work, but it's better then nothing for now.
I also grabbed 5 five gallon buckets, a box of 3 inch deck screws and some nails for putting up shingles.
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Garage&Beer
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Sure, this sounds like a good one and we have plenty of time soooo????
gonna try to shorten and papraphrsae this much as possible'
So I was on fb this morn and an ad popped up on one of my buy/sell trade groups. $30 killer deal, i'm on it. Wife , who has the hearing of a jackrabbit hears me typing and investigates.
See's young chicks pic- it's fb- and says she's going along, ok fine.
We get there to a completley bare apt save for a couple clothes baskets, the toolbox and a headlight bulb sitting next to toolbox.
I go to pay her and ask if the bulb goes with the box. No she says, her friend from work was supposed to come by and change it a couple days ago but didn't show. She goes on to tell us that she's leaving to move back to Iowa in the morning and needs it changed.
Wife; My man's a set-up guy, he does that stuff all the time. "Go change that"
So being supervised by these two for a couple minutes while I changed the bulb. Wife has me check the fluids too. Oil was barley touching the dipstick also needed PS fluid and anti-freeze. So I tell her-them.
Wife; "Well go get some"
Me; "WTF"...to myself
Leaving autozone, $28 later I get back to girl in tears and wife hugging her.
So I guess she followed her man here after he got out of the Navy, he got physical with her after she busted him with her new friend, He's a guest at the county hotel now. Anyhow wife has me check out the whole car.
Me; Your left front tire has the belts showing through, you cant drive anywhere on this, you need a new one.
She; I dont have the money (crying)
Wife; Call your friend Red and ask him how much for a good used tire.
Me; Red aint open today, it's Sunday
Wife ; Call him!!!
Me; Fine Ok...Hey Red..man can you help us out..need tire today...emergency ya know.
Red; FU..I dont work on Sunday.... period! ---
Wife takes phone from my hand and asks Red if he remembers his wife finding ******* in back of his Suburban and blaming it on me. Assures him she knows the truth and I didn't go fishing that night, cause my daughter had an accident that night and I was at the hospital for 6 hrs.
Red; I dont care...
Wife hangs up, pulls out her own phone and calls Red's wife..Oh hi honey, can you ask Red if he can come change my Niece's tire today, It's an emergency and he aint answering his phone....pause..
Reds wife; Oh yea he said to tell you he's on his way.
So Red generously donated a good used tire on a Sunday.
Anyhow I'm trying to help, and while im kneeling checking the pressure on the tire after it's mounted I hear a deep rumbling sound. Trying to lighten the mood I ask "which one of you girls farted"? The girl said her stomach was rumbling.
My wife went on to tell me and Red that after her "Man" went to jail, his family went and cleaned out the entire apt. They took everything including the food. The only reason she had the toolbox was because it was in the trunk of her car.
Wife; Thats ok honey, we're going out to eat after this and you can come along.
Me; Yea i'm starved, I could smash a double whopper right about now.
Wife; well you and Red have fun at BK, me and Maggie are going to Red lobster cause I want a cocktail. It's my day off, Give me your card!!
Me; WTF...to myself
Red; You think she's gonna tell?
Me; Shut up Red
...............So there you are, factor in what I just spent at the drive-thru and the firewood they're burning up plus breakfast in the morning......guessing that box is gonna be well over $200
YOUNG GUYS...dont get married!!!!! You will have days like this.
Trust me I left stuff out...Cheers, Bill.
jwsia
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LOL that was great read
jakemac
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View media item 38280I'm laughing because I've had similar days "helping" family.
We tend to pick up strays like dogs**t on the bottom of our shoes.
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BlueBomber
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Hahaha--great story! Your wife is a good person. Don't worry about the bill for those tools--Karma may be a *****, but she pays back five times (good or bad)!
drivesitfar
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GB: OMG it's a good thing i wasn't drinking anything. 
I have to ask did you even get the toolbox or did your wife give that to the gal too.
Being a good guy sometimes is hard, but look at it this way don't blame it on being married just know that you have some good KARMA living with you now.
cheers and i hope Red forgives you.
I have to ask did you even get the toolbox or did your wife give that to the gal too.
Being a good guy sometimes is hard, but look at it this way don't blame it on being married just know that you have some good KARMA living with you now.
cheers and i hope Red forgives you.
EOC_Jason
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Oh **** I was laughing so hard!!! You really need a disclaimer at the beginning because I accidentally shot a little hot coffee on my keyboard!
I could almost imagine her spending the night at your house with her & the wife up all night talking... lol... It's like one of those comedy sitcom's...
Indeed Karma will pay you back for your good deed...
I could almost imagine her spending the night at your house with her & the wife up all night talking... lol... It's like one of those comedy sitcom's...
Indeed Karma will pay you back for your good deed...
thanks for the grouping and for the 2017 thread as well.
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I try to do stuff like that whenever I can. Great story.
I had a great $80 day. A 1/3 HP block grinder on CraigList, then I re-visited a sale that Nine and I had been to several times. I picked for about an hour at the latter, gathering a bucket of consumables. On the way out I was feeling sort of brave, and dug a little deeper in a dilapidated shed that was piled to the ceiling while the floor was collapsing. I moved a few things and in the distance I spotted what I thought was a round top block grinder. Turns out it was a Belsaw grinder. The switch was busted in the off position, so I got it thrown in with the bucket o' stuff. Bypassed the switch and it runs slicker than cat ****, though I will replace the bearings.
Guess who just found the Operators Manual and Repair Parts List for that Belsaw!
madison069
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That's a good one Bill! Karma is usually good to folks who helps. But that bit about Red, that's funny.
fowldarr
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Looks like there were some good finds this weekend. I'll be taking a break for awhile from vintage tools and rummaging through sale piles. Should be buying a new house here in the next couple of months, and need to point all my energy in that direction.
Now, to convince my wife that we need the house with the two car garage, the shop, AND the big boat garage, even though the house she wants is nicer (it still has an oversized two car garage, and two outbuildings, I will survive)
Now, to convince my wife that we need the house with the two car garage, the shop, AND the big boat garage, even though the house she wants is nicer (it still has an oversized two car garage, and two outbuildings, I will survive)
jakemac
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Tell her that if you buy the one you like, she can park in the garage. If you buy the one she likes, she'll have to park in the driveway.
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3baygarage
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Great story G&B ! you got your good deeds in there for a while.I'm glad it didn't end with you helping Red move into that newly vacant apt..
Garage&Beer
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I have to ask did you even get the toolbox or did your wife give that to the gal too.
Being a good guy sometimes is hard, but look at it this way don't blame it on being married just know that you have some good KARMA living with you now.
cheers and i hope Red forgives you.[/QUOTE]
Well funny you mentioned that, those tools belonged to her daddy and he aint around anymore. I snuck out to give her car a once over while she and the wife were saying their goodbyes.
I didnt want them dam craftsman tools cluttering up my Proto and S-K any how, and I got enough junk in the garage..
Being a good guy sometimes is hard, but look at it this way don't blame it on being married just know that you have some good KARMA living with you now.
cheers and i hope Red forgives you.[/QUOTE]
Well funny you mentioned that, those tools belonged to her daddy and he aint around anymore. I snuck out to give her car a once over while she and the wife were saying their goodbyes.
I didnt want them dam craftsman tools cluttering up my Proto and S-K any how, and I got enough junk in the garage..
drivesitfar
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GB: it's a cheap expense and use of your time to get GOOD KARMA, your WIFE HAPPY, a young girl in need back on the right path and your good friend RED owing you a favor.
oh and the story had us all still laughing hours later.
even though you ended up with NO TOOLS i'm still going to give you a
VERY WELL DONE SIR!! and tipping my hat to you too.
oh and the story had us all still laughing hours later.
even though you ended up with NO TOOLS i'm still going to give you a
VERY WELL DONE SIR!! and tipping my hat to you too.
fowldarr
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I tried that. There was a response about square footage, and bedrooms, and how we have 4 kids that need a roof over their heads....
I was going to point out that with what the kids can learn in a shop they will always have a roof over their heads, but I was already in dangerous territory.
drivesitfar
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Fowl: looks like you need to have a date day at garage sales with your wife so you can rescue a damsel in distress and show your wife that skills are very useful. plus we need another good story.
good luck, but i know you'll get the smaller shop unless you get lucky.
ALL: for all your single guys out there that like garage sales, auctions and old stuff might i suggest shopping for your bride when at garage, estate sales and auctions cause there are plenty of keepers out there with the LUST FOR RUST that are handy and good looking.
good luck with that
good luck, but i know you'll get the smaller shop unless you get lucky.
ALL: for all your single guys out there that like garage sales, auctions and old stuff might i suggest shopping for your bride when at garage, estate sales and auctions cause there are plenty of keepers out there with the LUST FOR RUST that are handy and good looking.
good luck with that
fowldarr
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Drives: Truth be told, the other house is better for us, and will probably be the way to go. It also comes with 3 acres, so plenty of room for a shop in the future.
racinfarmer
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I found this small Arctic Cat/Ogio roller gear bag today for $30 at a pawn shop that NEVER has deals. E-V-E-R! MSRP is $150 and this looks new.
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