3baygarage
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Mike- canvas or fabric pliers is my guess.
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Outlawmws
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Mike, the odd pliers are for pulling strap webbing on upholstery tight; similar to leather Lasting pliers.
wrenchguy
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Picked at swapmeet last weekend, Jordan battery and starter tester from 20's-30's i imagine. Anyone have any info on this, nothing on google. Gonna be a neat restore with brass gauge bezels and all.
wrenchguy
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Picked at a auction couple weeks ago, 1930 Jacobsen reel mower.
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Picked these old motors at a auction few weeks ago.
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Free, running 1960 Eclipse rollaway 25 reel mower with sulky. Needs a tire.
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Picked at a sale couple weeks ago, blacksmith made contraption of a unknown use. 
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Picked at a sale couple weeks ago, blacksmith made contraption of a unknown use.
Perhaps a torture device for little hands?
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Found these guys at an Estate Sales couple of weeks ago.... $6.
They're for sale.....
They're for sale.....
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Slow weekend. One estate sale had some potential, but had been picked over by a relative. I did find two rolls of mechanic's wire, a pair of nice Proto slip-joint pliers, a few Proto sockets, and one rusty socket that made me think "that looks old."
The socket revealed a Blackhawk arrowhead trademark, with USA to the right, and 13/16 size. Alloy Artifacts indicates that it is the second marking variation of the first version of Blackhawk 1/2" square drive sockets. Manufacture date would be perhaps between 1921 and 1924.
The socket revealed a Blackhawk arrowhead trademark, with USA to the right, and 13/16 size. Alloy Artifacts indicates that it is the second marking variation of the first version of Blackhawk 1/2" square drive sockets. Manufacture date would be perhaps between 1921 and 1924.
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Picked these up recently :
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Picked these up recently :
What are they?
jask
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awls, for stabbing or staking.. shoemakers and leatherworkers use sets when forming leather over a last, model or saddle frame etc.
If you mean the dark rusted one, it’s a Mossberg. It only has one end square, and doesn’t fit well. I tossed it in my extruded socket drawer for future tinkering.
The round sq-dr L-bars aren’t marked, are they, so I would “win” that swap. Or maybe not - the Indestro version isn’t identical to the Duro, I think. Well, I have neither.
The vast majority of sockets in the 46-piece “V” Type Heavy Duty Mechanic’s Kit (that’s what I’ve decided it was, based on the similar no9450XX set - but 12pt & 8pt - shown on p42 of the 1935 Duro catalog) are unbranded (no D-trapezoid stamps). That, and the decal under the lid point to retail contract production - maybe Sears. The vendor at first insisted the PO told him they were Craftsman, purchased in the 1930s. SO...I put an Indestro ratchet in for now.
If my ID is right, it’s just missing 11/16 and 1-3/16 6pt, 7/16 4pt, 3/8 & 7/16 drain plug sockets (the 3/8 drplg is actually there, but snapped off); short and long speeders, short and long extensions, and screw driver. Not bad. I think it matches well with the smaller “garage kit” I got at Wentzville Missouri in 2016. Same decal, same paint, but it has 12pt sockets.
The extra sockets were a few 12pt sockets, which I tossed in a “for later sorting” jar.
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stumbled upon these on Facebook and figured I'd post 'em here for y'all to drool over LOL:https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/471509130243439/?ref=feed_rhc
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Haha. Troublemaker.
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The Indestro versions are definitely marked. See one of mine in a post in the Indestro thread linked here. IF they are identical (i.e., if a Duro-marked pivoting sheath/handle fits on an Indestro T-L wrench), and IF we don't mind having mixed brands (the more I think about it, the more I think it would be kind of neat...), we both win. We would each have a kit with a Duro-marked handle and an Indestro-marked wrench. You and Don can measure your Duro-marked pivoting sheath/handles to see if they are the same, and Don can measure the unmarked wrench in his Duro-marked pivoting sheath/handle, and I will do the same with my Indestro-marked wrenches when I return home this weekend. Or we can just do a test-fit in person when we meet at Q-town.
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My newest additions: baldor 1/2 hp with pedestal, craftsman 1 hp, reelcraft hose reel and cord reel, and a Kalamazoo sander.
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normally I have no use for ashtrays... but these needed a good home
HECK YEAH!!
I'm about as anti-tobacco as they come, but those are Super Neat! If I'd found them first, they'd be mine.
d42jeep
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I had an Indestro Ell, which I let go, but I believe that I do have an extra Duro Ell without a handle. Unfortunately, I won’t be where they are for almost a month to do any measuring.
-Don
Edit... I found a picture of the Duro Ell next to a ruler.
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On the Baldor buffer that purchased at barn sale last week, there were two buffing wheels which came on it.
Both wheels have 1 inch arbor and both are 8" Paramount Medium 100% wool Mfg # 318 with one being 1 inch wide, while other is 1-1/2 inch wide.
What has me puzzled is both wheels have what appears to me to be black tires attached onto exterior of each buffing wheel.
Haven't seen anything like them, so has this been something added by previous owner and if so, for what purpose?
I also wondered if maybe it was a buildup of buffing compound, but don't think so.
I took some additional pics of the wheels, in hopes it might help uncover the mystery.
Thanks for any advise/help someone can give me on it.
Mike
Both wheels have 1 inch arbor and both are 8" Paramount Medium 100% wool Mfg # 318 with one being 1 inch wide, while other is 1-1/2 inch wide.
What has me puzzled is both wheels have what appears to me to be black tires attached onto exterior of each buffing wheel.
Haven't seen anything like them, so has this been something added by previous owner and if so, for what purpose?
I also wondered if maybe it was a buildup of buffing compound, but don't think so.
I took some additional pics of the wheels, in hopes it might help uncover the mystery.
Thanks for any advise/help someone can give me on it.
Mike
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Provincial
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Are the "tires" securely attached? If not, what is the condition of the wheel surface they cover?
d42jeep
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I went early to an estate sale in Stateline, NV. There weren’t many tools to be found but I grabbed a leather handled Western Giant carry box with tray. Besides the toolbox, I found some 1933 patent Channellocks , a Disston file with an unusual handle and an early Craftsman pipe wrench.
-Don
-Don
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I just sent the seller a message asking them to cut each one open and measure the thickness of the metal! Stay posted
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As we kick into fall, yard sales are winding down. I made my first stop at a place that had advertized "small Snap-on box". They had that & a few other items that I wasn't interested in, but a Craftsman table edge mount grinder was calling out to me.
Not much practical use for it, but it was cool ya know?
I actually walked back to my car, picked up my phone & searched ebay for 6 drawer box prices before going back & offering $75 bucks for the box & grinder, which he took.
The box is rough with a bad paint job.
The Craftsman seems to work like it should, ("Guaranteed Highest Quality"...) but the top has an oil port that is maybe missing a spring lid cover thingie.
Not much practical use for it, but it was cool ya know?
I actually walked back to my car, picked up my phone & searched ebay for 6 drawer box prices before going back & offering $75 bucks for the box & grinder, which he took.
The box is rough with a bad paint job.
The Craftsman seems to work like it should, ("Guaranteed Highest Quality"...) but the top has an oil port that is maybe missing a spring lid cover thingie.
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Provincial:
The "tires" are secure on the buffing pads.
Had not seen anything like it before, so thought I'd run it by Garage Sale thread to see if anyone else might know how they got there and for what purpose.
Mike
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Outlawmws
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Are they abrasive belts, or maybe for de-burring?
davethorik
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I have seen 1/8 shank tools for a pencil grinder that were made of some type of abrasive impregnated rubber. Maybe something similar?
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Mike_Paxton -- nearly thirty years ago, I repaired marching horns and our stiff "spiral sewn cotton" buffs for Tripoli would get a hard, black layer on top, so we would use a two-handled "wheel rake" to break down the surface to remove the accumulation of metal and **** and allow us to apply fresh Tripoli. Soft "flannel" buffs never had that, they were just layers of flannel sewn near the center. I never used any wool buffs, but your "tire" description reminded me of those spiral buffs and my college job... thanks for the trip down memory lane!
You should be able to buy a wheel rake, clean them up and get back to buffing.
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Outlawmws, davethorik & BB64:
The other day, used the rubber wheel portion on an old meat cleaver using Baldor buffer. The rubber does seem to de-burr and after using it, can feel slight bumps in rubber which may be the impregnated metal bits.
I haven't came across any other buffer wheel made by Paramount with these rubber wheels, so not sure they made them or if this has been a user added item.
Previous owner did clean metal trim on cars with it.
Mike
The other day, used the rubber wheel portion on an old meat cleaver using Baldor buffer. The rubber does seem to de-burr and after using it, can feel slight bumps in rubber which may be the impregnated metal bits.
I haven't came across any other buffer wheel made by Paramount with these rubber wheels, so not sure they made them or if this has been a user added item.
Previous owner did clean metal trim on cars with it.
Mike
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I picked up a bunch of those spring-lid cover thingies in a small set of steel drawers I bought last year. If you have some size info of what you need, I can see if I have one kicking around.
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I got the new bridge in for the 20's banjo Uke I picked up two weeks ago. Strings have been here for over a week awaiting the bridge, so I strung that up and filed 3 of 4 string guides bigger in the bridge - its a bit high but its also a uke.. NOT fussy!
Tuned up and sounds really good!:
Tuned up and sounds really good!: