2020 Garage Sale Thread

[jferrante]

And the vise

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[3baygarage]

Nice find on those box wrenches. They’re a bit tough to find.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks.

Is that a maybe and you're thinking about it? Or a polite but firm no? I am prepared to go very lopsided in your favor with deal sweeteners, too!

That alemite rolling stool is way cool!

 

[Outlawmws]

Man, being away for over a week hunting (Deer, not old tools and stuff... ) makes catching up painful!

I'm alternating Unpacking cleanup and trying to catch-up on Email which is mostly Forum posts..

Too much to comment on but I'm glad BB was able to save some stuff from the old homestead!

Unbelievable amount of great finds from all!

We did pop out to one estate sale this afternoon, I found this odd little griddle for use on the larger Coleman stoves:

It WILL need some cleaning!

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

So my son and I went to an electronics ES this morning. We didn't know that this ES Vendor accepted texts/emails to get a spot on the entry list. Anyway we were #'s 58 and 59 and we got into the house in the first pass.

Inside was sheer pandemonium. This was the home/office of a famous sound mixer and there was audio gear EVERYWHERE.

My son bought a Denon 790R cassette deck and I got a vintage variac and 2 drill indexes full of drill bits. The drill bits are USA HSS bits but the price was right.

The variac is a Powerstat Type 116 and it will output from 0 - 140AC. I particularly like that it has a brass "Atomic Energy Commission" tag on it and the id AEC-328 painted on it in 2 places.

A funny story - one of the first customers ran into the house at open and we heard someone yell YEAH! The customer and his companion came out carrying a red case and trotted off. We had to review the listing to see what he purchased: A Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab and a matching Geiger Counter! I should have borrowed it to check my variac for contamination . . .

Cheers

JIm

 

[bmwrd0]

Made it to four sales today, and while the first was a bust (but on my way, and made a good time filler) the others were good. And I did manage to spend the rest of my allowance.

The first sales was the same one that Smokeshow picked up that Proto box at, and while there was a lot there, not much I was interested in. But I picked up a few things:

A Wilson tap extractor set, Williams 3/4 combo, SK Chrome, Blackhawk and NB sockets. $7.

The next stop had decent tools, but it was the books that got me going!

Two pre-war flying books, with dust jackets!, by early ace Jordanoff, a new book on early miget planes, a copy of Filosophy (my wife was mystified on why someone would write a book on files "don't they know the alphabet?") and a third printing of Cannary Row, with one of the nicest dustjacket I have seen on a 75yo book.

There were also good tools, but I am trying to by choosy and so only picked up a couple things:

A set of vintage welding glasses that you can wear over other glasses, A Proto flex spinner and a box of vintage screws. $17 for all that. Oh, and I picked up an old toolbox that someone flattened the socket partitions on to carry my tools out to my truck. Not much, but it had good labels:


The final sale was the saw sharpener I hit yesterday. Tomorrow is half-off day, but on the afternoon of the day before they will do 40% off, wich is nice. So I picked up the following:

A Thorsen spinner with SK socket attached, two large Proto LA combos that I needed to finish the set, and a Stanley 95 block plane. $36 for all that.

 

[Rickster]

Several garage sales this morning..... Proto metric & SAE hex socket sets, flex-head and regular 1/2dr ratchets with quick release. Roper/Whitney punch. Craftsman sockets; 1/2dr SAE deep and metric 1/2dr reg, 3/8dr deep and std. Craftsman metric wrench set, couple of Cman Pro wrenches and a Husky/Cman mix of reversible ratchet wrenches. Some like-new Starrett. Older Bonney refrigeration ratchet and a really cool old-school Imperial tubing cutter.

 

[Cruzan80]

So I did make it back to the Estate sale I hit yesterday, and along with a bunch of consumables and a B&D Professional Die Grinder, snagged the Milwaukee Portable band saw I had been eyeing. This one came with the optional stand (which primarily seems to be for pipe), but I am going to see if I can adapt it for holding bar stock. Paid about 50-60 after factoring everything else.

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[BlueBomber]

Nice score on the Milwaukee, cruzan!

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[RTM]

, and a Stanley 95 block plane. $36 for all that.

The plane is much nicer than a block plane, and worth more than almost all block sized except a #140. Known as an edge trimming, great for cleaning the inside of dadoes.


http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan11.htm#num95

 

[3baygarage]

Is that a maybe and you're thinking about it? Or a polite but firm no? I am prepared to go very lopsided in your favor with deal sweeteners, too!

I still like it a bit too much to part with. How about a nice Oxwall Japan adjustable. Saw a nice shiny one today, it only had one huge random piece of untrimmed metal keeping the jaw from moving properly. A little plasti dip, you’ll never know the difference.

 

[Indexmill]

Made it to four sales today, and while the first was a bust (but on my way, and made a good time filler) the others were good. And I did manage to spend the rest of my allowance.

The first sales was the same one that Smokeshow picked up that Proto box at, and while there was a lot there, not much I was interested in. But I picked up a few things:

A Wilson tap extractor set, Williams 3/4 combo, SK Chrome, Blackhawk and NB sockets. $7.

The next stop had decent tools, but it was the books that got me going!

Two pre-war flying books, with dust jackets!, by early ace Jordanoff, a new book on early miget planes, a copy of Filosophy (my wife was mystified on why someone would write a book on files "don't they know the alphabet?") and a third printing of Cannary Row, with one of the nicest dustjacket I have seen on a 75yo book.

There were also good tools, but I am trying to by choosy and so only picked up a couple things:

A set of vintage welding glasses that you can wear over other glasses, A Proto flex spinner and a box of vintage screws. $17 for all that. Oh, and I picked up an old toolbox that someone flattened the socket partitions on to carry my tools out to my truck. Not much, but it had good labels:


The final sale was the saw sharpener I hit yesterday. Tomorrow is half-off day, but on the afternoon of the day before they will do 40% off, wich is nice. So I picked up the following:

A Thorsen spinner with SK socket attached, two large Proto LA combos that I needed to finish the set, and a Stanley 95 block plane. $36 for all that.

You can put that Proto lid on a bottom that is not f*cked up.

 

[mikeinri]

Snap On torque wrench, 1/4", which completes my set.

Wow, You ****!!!

Got this soldering iron thought it was neat

That thing is very interesting.

Mike

 

[Macduf]

$3 on a second day half off. half of Google says warmer, the other half says stove.

 

[Outlawmws]

Macduf - Its generally used as a heater, but with the rack on top you have some options. For cooking its very limited as you have no control over the heat....

 

[Outlawmws]

The big "soldering Iron" Is generally known as a soldering copper. They come in different sizes for different jobs. A big one might have a 3 lb head. Probably most commonly used for sheet metal work or soldering lead flashing together (pretty tricky to do and not melt gaping holes...)

 

[bargainhuntingking]

A few recent finds include an SK toolbox, a full tang Bridgeport Boy Scout hatchet, 3.3lbs of 30d nails for $1 and a Wiha T20 T handle for $0.50 (my first Wiha item!), and a Germantown Tool Works shingling hatchet, among other useful items.

 

[3jakes]

Inside was sheer pandemonium. This was the home/office of a famous sound mixer and there was audio gear EVERYWHERE.
JIm

Jim, as a guy that until covid hit has made most of his living for the last 40 years in the music biz, I'd be curious to hear the name of the mixer.
Any cool old microphones or vintage rack mount gear in the stash?
A home studio?

 

[d42jeep]

A few recent finds include an SK toolbox, a full tang Bridgeport Boy Scout hatchet, 3.3lbs of 30d nails for $1 and a Wiha T20 T handle for $0.50 (my first Wiha item!), and a Germantown Tool Works shingling hatchet, among other useful items.

I like the large S-K carry box. I found a similar one a while back at an estate sale. I had to repaint mine since someone had painted it gray.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I still like it a bit too much to part with.

No prob. I was just checking to see if you like it more than a bullet-handled midget Herbie ratchet you don't have. I will find something you want more eventually! Haha.

A few recent finds include an SK toolbox...[ ]...and a Germantown Tool Works shingling hatchet...

Does the box have a hinged drop down front for access to the main compartment under the removable tray?

The hatchet is old and rare. Germantown is a section of Philadelphia settled by Germans, as you might expect. GTW was small, and GTW tools are uncommon (and those marked only Germantown, pre logo, even rarer), even right here (I've only found a couple hammers), and I'm even more surprised you found that in the PNW.

 

[pelletman]

I seem to be cornering the market on old circular saws lately. I didn't pay more than $5 bucks each for any of these. I think my favorite is the 6.5" shiny craftsman in the original box.

Picked up a bit of cast iron last week, I need about 30' of fencing. Out of an old train station in the Boston area. The guy told me he had 800 posts at one point. I got the leftover scraps! Light posts also. I am loving old cast iron lately.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Jim, as a guy that until covid hit has made most of his living for the last 40 years in the music biz, I'd be curious to hear the name of the mixer.
Any cool old microphones or vintage rack mount gear in the stash?
A home studio?

Here is the ES Link: It will be good till Monday afternoon.

http://www.estatesales.net/NJ/Morristown/07960/2563677

The address pops up in Google Maps as:

Tullen Sound Recording
26 Altamont Ct
Morristown NJ 07960
(973) 539-8120

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some flashlight flea market finds from very early this morning (Lugz 2020_48)...

The BERNARD Schollhorn pliers are of a type I don't have in my collection. Ditto the B.S.A. signal mirror (which included the instructions). I wonder how many of you grease monkeys will recognize the third item? I don't think it's quite as old as I would prefer - wartime models have a chain between a simpler solid steel handle and the coupler on the business end, but a classic keeper nonetheless.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Since we don't have a B.S.A. tools thread, here is that signal mirror. It may come in handy after the apocalypse.

 

[mikeinri]

Nice find on the signal mirror!

I'd guess that would be a pickup tool or screw starter, but I wouldn't expect to be correct.

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

Pelletman, nice collection of saws there.

You're building a cast iron fence? This I have to see...

Mike

 

[wrenchguy]

Some flashlight flea market finds from very early this morning (Lugz 2020_48)...

I wonder how many of you grease monkeys will recognize the third item? I don't think it's quite as old as I would prefer - wartime models have a chain between a simpler solid steel handle and the coupler on the business end, but a classic keeper nonetheless.

Tire tube valve stem puller.

 

[Outlawmws]

Puller for tire stems lugz, I have one around somewhere, probably in my tile balancer's stand full of related tools.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice find on the signal mirror!

I'd guess that would be a pickup tool or screw starter, but I wouldn't expect to be correct.

Thanks, Mike. And thanks for playing. Pickerupper was a great guess without seeing better views of the ends.

Tire tube valve stem puller.

Ding ding ding! (Surprised you didn't say, "What do I win?" )

Puller for tire stems lugz, I have one around somewhere, probably in my tile balancer's stand full of related tools.

Mike clocked in only 3 minutes ahead of you, Outlaw. You must still be a little sleepy from the camping/hunting trip.

I've never seen one quite like this before, I have to admit. As I said the one I am typically looking for, from WWII, is just a simple two-finger piece of metal attached to a chain with a threaded coupler on the end for the valve stem. This one seems to incorporate a valve core remover and installer into the handle, which is kind of nifty. And that whole thing rotates to keep the flexible cord from kinking. Not branded. I wish I knew who made these.

 

[wrenchguy]

I think that exact item is still available?? Your right about not being as old as you'd like.

 

[Outlawmws]

Mike clocked in only 3 minutes ahead of you, Outlaw. You must still be a little sleepy from the camping/hunting trip.

Yeah, I slept in today. last day of my Vacation. I was reading while he was posting.

 

[mikeinri]

Tire stem tool, gotcha. Definitely more obvious when you see the ends. I could certainly use one of those!

Mike

 

[duddly]

OK - I need the collective knowledge of the hive mind to tell me if anything jumps out in this bunch... I went to an ES and was going through a bin of "vintage wrenches $3 each" when the fellow running the sale saw the first interest all day and said just take the whole bin for $10.

Standouts to me on the wrenches. Ford, NASH?, Mossberg (my first Mossbergs in flat wrenches, they may go in the lids of some socket sets), Brass/no spark wrench of some type, S.A.Cone Spanner stamped wrench, and another 8 or so that I could find no markings on. Will evaporust them all(ish) and see if anything else pops out.

Also picked up some pliers just to get the small unmarked ones. The big ones are Utica duck bills.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice lot, Duds. I would've paid $10, too, just to have the Nash (ramble on!), Mossbergs (the largest socket set, No. 14, which I own, stored a No, 210, 224, 235, and 253 in the lid, as you alluded to, but I pick them all up regardless when I see them...), the Herbrand script, the MAXWELL-4, the multi-head (Williams?), the Bonney "S" wrench (what is the marking on the shank? KEN something), the motorcycle wrench, the "S" wrench with the offset on the little end (Wow!!), and the one with the cool-*** geometric monograph (HIX?).

 

[Old Radar]

Nothing of interest for me in the sales I attended this weekend, but yesterday I visited the dragon hoard of tools owned by Tin Medic and traded my recent Snap-on finds for a generous load of J.H. Williams. Thanks TM!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...the dragon hoard of tools owned by Tin Medic...

Picturing Steve sprawled out on top of a massive pile of tools with a WWII-era flamethrower at the ready.

the multi-head (Williams?), the Bonney "S" wrench (what is the marking on the shank? KEN something),...[ ]...the "S" wrench with the offset on the little end (Wow!!),

I'd love to see close-ups of these, Duddly, especially all markings, when they're cleaned up.

 

[duddly]

I'd love to see close-ups of these, Duddly, especially all markings, when they're cleaned up.

Will do. They are currently soaking.

The ES i went to was a repeat. Back in the end of August I went and got 3/4 of an art-deco "sign" that said "Quality Hardware" - it was in 4 pieces and the bit that said "lity" was missing. So I have been using only the "Hardware" portion. Well this weekend, I went back and found the missing piece in another part of the barn! Seller gave it to me (I would have paid) and I will be getting the whole thing together shortly. It is a stainless(?) set of letters and I need to make a base to set them in.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Back in the end of August I went and got 3/4 of an art-deco "sign" that said "Quality Hardware" - it was in 4 pieces and the bit that said "lity" was missing. So I have been using only the "Hardware" portion. Well this weekend, I went back and found the missing piece in another part of the barn!

I remember that Qual sign!! Classic GS thread story.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Picturing Steve sprawled out on top of a massive pile of tools with a WWII-era flamethrower at the ready.


I'd love to see close-ups of these, Duddly, especially all markings, when they're cleaned up.

Pictures of said flame thrower? And that visual is funny [emoji23] even if the flame thrower was deactivated, they are still cool!


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[Outlawmws]

Not sure about WWII Flame throwers, but you can fine commercial flame throwers for setting back fired and such. A couple of guys have them on the Coleman forum I'm on. They won't throw flames as far as a WWII job, but pretty impressive!

Duddly! Great find on the rest of your sign! Love it when two pieces come back together!