2017 Garage Sale Thread

[tin medic]

And the big items. The side box is a 72 and the top box is a 70. The Williams needs some work but I haven't seen another one.

 

[Unruh]

And the big items. The side box is a 72 and the top box is a 70. The Williams needs some work but I haven't seen another one.

Wow those are great! Are you gonna refurbish them? If so show some before, during, and after pics!!

 

[jakemac]

I've been known to clear rooms and bleachers seats five rows in front of me!

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I've done the same thing, but from the other end of my body.

 

[Swingpress]

Probably my last for the year.
Not a big haul but a few goodies.
Top to bottom:
Craftsman Long C DBE.(never seen one offset before?)
Lectrolite DBE
S-K DBE
VLCHEK DBE
McKaig-Hatch DOE
J&R GRIP-MASTER DOE

And a Durochrome Brake tool

 

[tin medic]

Going to leave them as is. I like the used look.


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[BlueBomber]

LOL, had to look that one up.

Noun. clowder (plural clowders) A group of cats.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/07/a-group-of-cats-is-called-a-clowder/ says it could also be called a "clutter of cats".

That's what I had to do, too. SWMBO's been expanding my knowledge ever since I meet her.

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[topop101]

No guesses? Okay, your future thread host will embarrass himself without company.

Full admission: this thing, marked "STEELCRAFT" on the shank, had me stumped at the flea market. I honestly thought it was an ingenious pencil sharpener! (And even now when I know what it is, I still think it would make an ingenious pencil sharpener!)

My first thought was a ratcheting screwdriver, but it's so toy-like cheap (so much so that a toy toolset tool was actually my second thought!), made with cheap materials, it can't weigh more than a few ounces, and I couldn't see any way the end would accommodate screwdriver bits, that I really couldn't bring myself to believe this was meant to be an actual ratcheting screwdriver.

So I had myself convinced that the idea was to put a pencil in the hole in the top and push the end of the ratcheting shaft against a desk a few times to turn the shavers that must be located inside the green wooden compartment. on me!

Turns out the painted wooden compartment with the little rotating lid is for the extra bits. The nub at the end screws off. I'm guessing you put the bit through the back end and screw it back on.

The coolest thing is that STEELCRAFT MFG CO was located in the "BRITISH GERMAN ZONE" (which I found on the shank when I got it home and cleaned up), created to aid in the reconstruction of the economy of occupied Germany after WWII.

See thumbnails.

Archimedes drill... ?

 

[AntiqueVises]

Picked these up this weekend. Decent price on everything but the $10.00 Proto box. had to have it though..

1960’s USA made filing cabinet, great shape. $5.00 will go on my new welding table I’m currently building.

$5.00 ea JH Williams c clamps

$3.00 armstrong DBE

$2.00 tiny proto breaker bar

$0.89 each for the 3 proto nut setter things

$2.00 hand saw to hang on the wall

$5.00 craftsman crown top toolbox with a bunch of scrap steel in it. couldn’t pass up
—Any ideas how to get the paint off the craftsman logo? Some jackass must’ve thought it looked better painted completely over...

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

lay an acetone rag over it for a minute, and see if the paint wipes off.
Dry erase marker over the sharpie on the Proto box will make that eraseable.

Tin Medic, is that a military Volvo tool?

 

[AntiqueVises]

lay an acetone rag over it for a minute, and see if the paint wipes off.
Dry erase marker over the sharpie on the Proto box will make that eraseable.

Tin Medic, is that a military Volvo tool?

thanks! ill try the acetone

i used brake cleaner for the sharpie but i never knew about using a dry erase over permanent! ill definitely remember that one!!

 

[bluebolt]

Some nice last days of 2017 scores guys!

I saw an ad pop up on a Facebook garage sale site for free stuff because the guy was moving. A table saw and a few other tools were pictured. By he time I got there an hour later the tools were gone but I picked up some other stuff. Pics later, it's dark and cold outside!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Archimedes drill... ?

Definitely has that action, toppop. It was the wood compartment, the grade school-like green paint, the overall cheap quality of the thing, and the fact that I couldn't see a way to open the chuck that all had me thinking ingenious reverse Archimedean pencil sharpener. (If anyone still used pencils, I swear I'd look to patent the idea!)

 

[3baygarage]

Good stuff guys.

Ltk- Goo Gone is great for marker. It works well on chrome or bare steel. With the box, I would test it out on a small area first. Not sure how sensitive the red paint is.

It also really works wonders for.....goo! Old masking tape residue, etc.

Tin nice boxes, really liking that Williams.

Hey all what are some of your favorite finds here this year?

I didn't realize how much thought this would require.

 

[BlueBomber]

No guesses? Okay, your future thread host will embarrass himself without company.

Full admission: this thing, marked "STEELCRAFT" on the shank, had me stumped at the flea market. I honestly thought it was an ingenious pencil sharpener! (And even now when I know what it is, I still think it would make an ingenious pencil sharpener!)

My first thought was a ratcheting screwdriver, but it's so toy-like cheap (so much so that a toy toolset tool was actually my second thought!), made with cheap materials, it can't weigh more than a few ounces, and I couldn't see any way the end would accommodate screwdriver bits, that I really couldn't bring myself to believe this was meant to be an actual ratcheting screwdriver.

So I had myself convinced that the idea was to put a pencil in the hole in the top and push the end of the ratcheting shaft against a desk a few times to turn the shavers that must be located inside the green wooden compartment. on me!

Turns out the painted wooden compartment with the little rotating lid is for the extra bits. The nub at the end screws off. I'm guessing you put the bit through the back end and screw it back on.

The coolest thing is that STEELCRAFT MFG CO was located in the "BRITISH GERMAN ZONE" (which I found on the shank when I got it home and cleaned up), created to aid in the reconstruction of the economy of occupied Germany after WWII.

See thumbnails.

Lugz, does it have a reversing switch? if not, its for drill bits... (Or assembly only...)

Yes, that makes more sense. No reverse. Teeny tiny (resisting the urge to add toy) drill bits. Point is, it is a real tool. Not a very substantial one, but it is. (I still like my pencil sharpener idea!)

I'd be with Outlaw on it being a drill bit spinner if it weren't for the bit keeper in the handle. Maybe they came as a kit, with a different colored handle for removing screws. It could also be that it was intended for use in a factory, for assembly only. Then again, it doesn't seem heavy duty enough for factory work. I go back to my theory of a seperate tool for screw removal.

Sorry, Lugz, I missed this entry over Christmas. Mystery tool commentary is one of my favorite features of this annual thread.

 

[BlueBomber]

Oh--maybe it only carried tiny drill bits in the handle. Hmmm....

 

[RagTopTA]

Well.... there was an estate sale listed in town next to mine. Fri and Sat, had pics in ld shop with some old tools. I knew it would prob be picked over, but.. the hunt is strong in this noe, Havent found a descent Eststae sale in a cuple months. I get up and head ou tin the 30 degree weather. Get there bout 10 min after opening. There was quite a bit of descent stuff left. I started filling up my milk crate I carry with me, the ld guy says dont forget todayos half price day! Got an entire tl box full of stuff for $6. While emptying it ut I find quite a bit of Snap on... and in the bottom I find a snap n midget ratchet in grerat cndition!! Not bad for $18 . Lasthaul of the year.... I think... trhe pick with the snappy ratchet is all snappy sckets as well. All from the $6 tool box.

Also found:

Armstrong Flaring set
Proto LA Pipewrench
Wizard, Bonney, Craftsman, Apex sckets and breakers
Proto Puller still in original box
Mac, Trufit, AutoKit, Fleet, and a bag full of Proto little ign wrenches
Tubbing cutter
Dunlap chisel
Buffalo Line wrench set
Taps, Extentions, sockets, swivels...
Three weird Ratcheting drivers with big yellow ball ends
Craftsman Blade sharpening attatchement for grinder
Tool box it all came in and a Craftsman 1/4 set
more 1/4 stuff
Blackhawk puller

 

[Outlawmws]

LTK, Simple Green will likely lift rattle can paint without eating into good paint. Acetone is a bit harsh to start with IMO.

You can cut some paper towel the size of the tag and soak that with SG, and cover with Saran wrap to keep it wet. Check every 30 min or so. use a tooth pick on the stubborn bits...

Markers: most use Denatured Alcohol as the solvent, so that will also usually remove it. WD-40 also can work. I used that a lot before I found out about DNA

Got a Mark's-A-Lot that is drying out? Left it open too long? eyedrop some DNA into the tip and keep it up so it gradually: dissolves the dried marker ink in the tip and; replenishes the solvent needed to re-energize the marker. I "fixed" one this way and it's now my best marker!

 

[Outlawmws]

Ragtop, you may have got the last USUCK of the year with that haul!

 

[Swingpress]

Ragtop, you may have got the last USUCK of the year with that haul!

Agreed! It seems that I can consistently find odd ball stuff but it ends up being 1 or 2 items per sale.

You and ragtop end up with whole crate each sale!!

YOU **** RAGTOP!

 

[RagTopTA]

Ragtop, you may have got the last USUCK of the year with that haul!

Haha thanks Outlaw! I was very pleased with it as its been a while! The last haul would be awesome, I actually had the first finds of the year in this thread as well!

Agreed! It seems that I can consistently find odd ball stuff but it ends up being 1 or 2 items per sale.

You and ragtop end up with whole crate each sale!!

YOU **** RAGTOP!

Thanks! I love a good haul of stuff, especially when I get an entire box full I don't know what all is in it till I get home and sort it out!

 

[tin medic]

lay an acetone rag over it for a minute, and see if the paint wipes off.
Dry erase marker over the sharpie on the Proto box will make that eraseable.

Tin Medic, is that a military Volvo tool?

Not sure how to tell. This is my first Bahco tool.


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[Outlawmws]

Well, Not today SP. I found 2 estate sales, and while out a TOO that was a bust, but a few things from each estate:

The Fiskars compound loppers, Binoculars case ( hoping this fits one of mine with no case. if so I'll stitch up the open seam on the top and oil it up... ) and the Kodak Camera (same "Easyshot" model I have and took the pics with), were three bucks at stop one. I tested the camera and it works great! I did delete the few "family pics" that were on it...

those lopers will go into camping replacing another larger heavier pair of compound loppers. These weigh maybe 3/4 of a pound and are smaller. I tested then on some 1"+ oak trimmings (dried out mostly) and they managed it same on some larger live suckers off a poplar... good enough!

The Storage box and Mirror were from stop #2. the box has misc. stuff with a leaning to picture hanging hardware, but some brass and a few drill bits. I wanted the box and the stuff came with so some re-supply there... $5 for those.

I like this label: Its a Steelmaster box, I'm guessing just post WWII?

The main message says:

"INDISPENSABLE FOR THE HOME, OFFICE, HOMEWORK SHOP, GARAGE, FISHING TACKLE, STOCK ROOM, NURSERY, SEWING ROOM, ETC.

 

[RagTopTA]

Those Fiskars are really cool! I like pretty much everything they make! That little green box of drawers is similar to one I got this year, mine had a rusted out top and I thought I'd just make a new top for it. It's not as easy as I thought.. My top isn't very pretty lol.

 

[Outlawmws]

Fiskars does do a good job generally. I just looked up those loppers, 4:1 leverage improvement! Pretty impressive!

I'm up to 4-5 of that size drawer storage. I think this one is a different make, and may not "nest" with the others...

 

[AntiqueVises]

Found a nice old drill press today, fair price. works perfectly as far as i can tell so far.

only thing missing was a chuck key unfortunately.

paid $75.00 for it, 1986 model

it is taiwan made, go easy on me. i’ve never owned a drill press so i hope this one is decent to start off with

be honest, how’d i do?

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

A bit too fast for big bits in steel, but the big motor and crank table are both nice things.
Having the instructions and the table not being frilled to hell are both good signs it isn't used up. IMO solid machine for the money, at least in my hood.

 

[AntiqueVises]

A bit too fast for big bits in steel, but the big motor and crank table are both nice things.
Having the instructions and the table not being frilled to hell are both good signs it isn't used up. IMO solid machine for the money, at least in my hood.

thanks! i have it set to the 690 rpm speed that’s as slow as i can get it. at least once i can afford a real nice one i can probably resell it then!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Sorry, Lugz, I missed this entry over Christmas. Mystery tool commentary is one of my favorite features of this annual thread.

No problem. And mine too!

It's a Steelmaster box...
"INDISPENSABLE FOR THE HOME, OFFICE, HOMEWORK SHOP, GARAGE, FISHING TACKLE, STOCK ROOM, NURSERY, SEWING ROOM, ETC.

That would've went home with me in a heartbeat. So much character in that data plate. Never seen anything like it before, which are my favorite finds!

 

[bmwrd0]

"Thanks! I love a good haul of stuff, especially when I get an entire box full I don't know what all is in it till I get home and sort it out!"

That is truly what this is all about.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

They still have mystery box lots at blind auctions in my neck of the woods. Usually after all the big stuff is auctioned off. First Sunday every month in season. Generally not tools, though, but bric-a-brac.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

As some of you guys know, throughout the year I occasionally snap photos of things I spot on my flea market jaunts but don't buy. Some of these things are too expensive. Some of them are mystery tools. Some of them are just interesting, but not enough to want to own. And some of them are just plain weird.

I was going through that "LEFT BEHIND" folder tonight, self-satisfying myself for some restraint, and just re-living the year a little. Here are some I haven't shown before...

Pic 1 and 2: APCO-Mossberg torque wrench
Pic 3: DUNLAP grinder
Pic 4: vintage vise jaw caps
Pic 5 and 6: Unknown machine (CHAMPION)
Pic: Fantastic British car restoration (Morris, IIRC)

 

[Swingpress]

As some of you guys know, throughout the year I occasionally snap photos of things I spot on my flea market jaunts but don't buy. Some of these things are too expensive. Some of them are mystery tools. Some of them are just interesting, but not enough to want to own. And some of them are just plain weird.

I was going through that folder tonight, self-satisfying myself for some restraint, and just re-living the year a little. Here are some I haven't shown before...

Pic 1 and 2: APCO-Mossberg torque wrench
Pic 3: DUNLAP grinder
Pic 4: vintage vise jaw caps
Pic 5 and 6: Unknown machine (CHAMPION)
Pic: Fantastic British car restoration (Morris, IIRC)

5 & 6 is a bead roller, it looks like to me at least. I wouldn't mind owning one myself!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

And some more...

Pic 1: Shingler
Pic 2: Despite what it looks like, NOT a yard ornament!
Pic 3: A good example of things you should never do to a Ford Thunderbird
Pic 4 & 5: English toffee tapper?
Pic 6 & 7: Ride'Em Steam Shovel

 

[Private Lugnutz]

And finally, a few more...

Pic 1: Craftsman rotary tool
Pic 2: Camp stove (I forget the name, fairly famous)
Pic 3: Bucket o' Hargraves
Pic 4: Look familiar? About a 100 years newer version of my jeweler's desk!

(I know I had a few shots of a vintage corner-rounder, but I can't find them!)

 

[jakemac]

And some more...

Pic 3: A good example of things you should never do to a Ford Thunderbird

I saw something similar done to an MG-B up in Maine.
It was a crime scene on wheels.

 

[Outlawmws]

5 & 6 is a bead roller, it looks like to me at least. I wouldn't mind owning one myself!

Bead roller or for leather work? I have one similar, and it was for leather I discovered later...

 

[Outlawmws]

And some more...

Pic 3: A good example of things you should never do to a Ford Thunderbird

I saw something similar done to an MG-B up in Maine.
It was a crime scene on wheels.

It might have been done in the early 60's and not so much a crime back then...

And some more...

Pic 2: Despite what it looks like, NOT a yard ornament!

 

[Outlawmws]

Pic: Fantastic British car restoration (Morris, IIRC)

Morris? or Hillman? I would love to get my hands on one of the mini Brit trucks!

EDIT: I think you are right: Morris.

 

[dodge610]

Winter garage sale heated garage got all 21 of these for $20.00 not my best deal but not my worst. Half and half mix USA and Taiwan.


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[Hexen]

As some of you guys know, throughout the year I occasionally snap photos of things I spot on my flea market jaunts but don't buy. Some of these things are too expensive. Some of them are mystery tools. Some of them are just interesting, but not enough to want to own. And some of them are just plain weird.

I was going through that "LEFT BEHIND" folder tonight, self-satisfying myself for some restraint, and just re-living the year a little. Here are some I haven't shown before...

Pic 1 and 2: APCO-Mossberg torque wrench
Pic 3: DUNLAP grinder
Pic 4: vintage vise jaw caps
Pic 5 and 6: Unknown machine (CHAMPION)
Pic: Fantastic British car restoration (Morris, IIRC)

I could make out "CHAMPION [something] MACHINERY CO., ST. L[something], MO., U.S.A." on your mystery machine. So I tried searching for 'champion machinery co st. louis mo.' and found there was a Champion Shoe Machinery Company in St. Louis, Missouri. It started in 1903 and existed till at least 1953. So I think Outlawmws is correct that it is for some kind of leatherwork.

From ebay memorabilia auctions:
50th anniversary matchbook:

1911 letterhead:

And here you can see what the company's shoe sewing machines looked like (they're much larger than that machine):
http://www.usa-dealer.net/Champion-Shoe-Sewing-Machine_p_1908.html
http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/7067-champion-lockstitch-shoe-machine/