2022 Garage Sale Thread

[bmwrd0]

This Craigslist find showed up on the porch last night.

I was just looking for that today. It seems he will be printing a new edition pretty soon.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

All in all Frank is a great guy and it's always fun talking with older folks.

Amen. You're a good guy.

 

[bmwrd0]

Today I hit three estate sale and two Restores. The first estate sale was a bust, but the second and third produced the goods.

From the second ES, Cresent thin nose pliers, Channelocks, a Snap-on driver, Japanese taps both in sets and loose, a complete set of push drill points, a tap wrench, APEX drive bits and a fish scale. At the third stop I found a set of jewelers bits in a neat leather case (I need a another set of jewelers drivers like a hole in my head, but I like the case. Not sure what it was from originally, maybe lockpicks?) a vintage box of .38 reloads and the complete box for a S&W .357. The Wright extension came from one of the Restores.

 

[mikeinri]

@vrinner Great story, and you handled that situation so well. He probably would have been thrilled if you'd taken it all. I definitely respect you for leaving some for others.

Mike

 

[txlonghorn1989]

I was just looking for that today. It seems he will be printing a new edition pretty soon.

I paid less than ebay prices but figure that's what will happen. I hope he does. I'm going to splurge on a hardcover if it does come out. My shop kitty is flush with funds and there's nothing worth spending any money on at the estate sales.

 

[bmwrd0]

Stanley Tools Book by John Walter - Home

 

[saukit]

Had an estate sale pop up on CL this morning so I ran by at my lunch hour. I've come to think of the guy who runs the tools at these sales as "expensive wrench guy" as he knows what stuff is and a lot of the bigger wrenches are $10 and up. Thankfully he must not be much of a P&C fan as these ones were "only" $5 each. I did leave behind a big 22xx series DBE though cause I didn't want to pay 10 bucks for it. The whole batch was $20, to the guy's credit he doesn't gouge on the stuff he hasn't marked.

P&C 2529 DBE and 2734 combo, Plomb 8163 DBE, and a couple Proto LA punches.



This is the rest of it, a couple of little ratchets and some 1/4" inch sockets. Sockets are mostly Speedmaster, with a Husky, couple Walden, and one Snap on thrown in. Extension is Speedmaster, ratchets are PowrKraft and Speedmaster, and the bigger socket is New Britain.

 

[RTM]

Here is my haul from two weeks kicking around in the PNW. Mostly from the last day of estate sales, as we couldn’t get our act together to get to them on Fridays, either due to weather, or other plans.

R -L, a Wards Master tin snips, pruning saw blade on top, what appears to be a side handle for an old breast drill, a bunch of vintage chest hardware, probably a lightweight fiberboard chest, based on the detritus attached to them. The one lock and latch are marked Eagle. Amazed the handle is still intact, but not sure how much weight it will hold at its age. Next up a bunch of drill chuck keys, and a ? 3/8”? drive plug, and what I hope is a mount for a desk light, and some holey SS brackets. The stuff vertical is all Thorsen, then a bunch of =v= craftsman stuff, a couple of Besser micrometer adjusting pieces. No idea what they are for, but Besser makes concrete stuff, and they are all aluminum and plastic. 4 pairs of sewing scissors, a sander block, misc little wrenches from Cal-Van, Barcalo, Crescent, and SK. The bigger DBE is a P & C, chest handle, couple of files and screwdrivers, including a Snap-on, and an angle measuring guide.

 

[Outlawmws]

and what I hope is a mount for a desk light,

You might get lucky for fit, but that is actually an umbrella clamp for a beach/patio chair. I've use one for the base of a clamp on lantern pole for camping and a couple more for other purposes for camping.

 

[Old Radar]

a couple of Besser micrometer adjusting pieces. No idea what they are for, but Besser makes concrete stuff, and they are all aluminum and plastic.

Those look like Besser door stops to me. Use your foot and press to set, press again to release.

 

[Old Radar]

Not sure what exactly came in the set, but I found this at an Estate sale a few years ago for $5.

That's the box I found. I expect the wrenches aren't part of the set. Maybe for the Action set they just kicked out the 3" extension.

 

[RagTopTA]

That's the box I found. I expect the wrenches aren't part of the set. Maybe for the Action set they just kicked out the 3" extension.

prob right. This is the only picture I can find of the set. It says 15, but I only count 14 pieces in this picture. And it looks to be a different set number. Pretty blurry though.

 

[RTM]

Those look like Besser door stops to me. Use your foot and press to set, press again to release.

Nope. The general shape is right, but the point is plasticky and rounded. The opposite end is a screw, looks like a coin could drive it. Loosen the big collar, the other threaded shaft turns easily. The thing is marked in units on the thread, and each revolution advances the tip about 1/16”, with 16 tpi on the main shaft hidden under the lock collar. There is a bit of spring when the adjuster is fully retracted.

i thought they looked like bullet door catches at first, but not spring loaded, and kinda dirty, but not concrete dirty. Kid at sale said Grampa was a landlord of multiple properties, a sailboat guy, and something else, explaining the diversity of tools. A finally calibrated detent stop seems overkill. The range of markings goes

7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, Which is 1/32” per mark.

the cast name seems wrong for both the concrete company and the hardware company logos

 

[d42jeep]

It's s l o w here in S.A. This is all I could find at the one sale near town that advertised tools. $5.



All the picks were scattered throughout several tool boxes full of rusty ****--one even had about an inch of standing water covering the rusty remains of tools. The Action 1415A 1/4" socket set box was empty when I found it and I could only find three sockets. No drive tools.
The S-K C-10 is needed to further one of my sets.
The #4 Phillips socket is Proto MFD.
3/8 ext and swivel socket are New Britain.
3/8 deep socket is Plomb.
Two punches and a 1/4 socket are Snap-on. Only the larger 106A punch is date coded--1976. The 105 has no code and since it has no letter after the number I suspect it is older. It also has an eight-sided body vs. a hex for the 106A.

The Action box is in great shape. Being a Thorsen secondary line, I thought there would be a direct correlation to the Thorsen line, but Thorsen offered the 1411 and 1416 for years and never a 1415 that I could find. I'm guessing the Action 1415A would have had the same components as the Thorsen 1416 minus the either the ratchet or the spinner. Anyone have more clarity?

I can’t read the part number on the insert but here is what came in my Action set found in the wild. Thorsen set 4019 was a combination 1/4” and 3/8” drive set
-Don

 

[mikeinri]

Stanley Tools Book by John Walter - Home

SASE???!!!!! Wow, there's a term that I haven't heard in at least 25 years!

Mike

 

[d42jeep]

Duplicate-Delete

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Stanley Tools Book by John Walter - Home

I'm sure you know it's been "coming soon" for years. But I really do hope it happens. Soon.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Colder than a witch's *** this morning meant a sparse turnout (see attached Pics) but I managed to grab (Lugz 2022_5) a few interesting things.



The chintzy vinyl Allen Handi-Pak is the third type of 10-pc military hex key set (1/16" to 3/8") that I have with the same postwar FSN. Do I need more hex keys? Of course not. This is one of those weirdo things I just can't stop picking up.

The tool at the very bottom is an "AWCO" (Austin Western Company) "Gold Nugget" No. GN35 tie rod adjusting tool. They came in pairs, and I have another one somewhere, I just hope it's the No. GN45! They are not rare or famous or in demand or valuable, but they are kind of unusual. The kind of tool that usually has more questions than answers. Snap-on and probably others made them, or maybe even got them from AWCO, but AWCO was primarily known for road graders and steam rollers etc,, and I don't think the patent has ever been tracked down, or the full story of why they made them.

The DOE is a dual-marked Whitworth and BSW "Spearpoint". T. Williams? Not sure.

The cheap mass-produced pressed steel chain pliers are "Relace-A-Link."

Last, but not least, I think the thing in the middle is a combination spark plug gapper/setter tool. It might be missing something. Not sure. See that rotating wheel? All those little tabs have numbers on them that are typical feeler gauge thicknesses. I think the idea is you can find your specified gap and then squeeze the pliers to adjust. I'll have to play with it some more. EDIT: Herbrand!

 

[Outlawmws]

That is a plug gapper tool -they got popular in the 70's then trailed off. the half ring on the outer jaw catches the shoulder of the plug, and the numbered spacers set the gap as you thought. DON'T over squeeze them as you can break the tip ceramic.


The obvious popularity of the tie rod adjuster is it also a bottle opener!

 

[gearhead1960]

@Private Lugnutz Just how cold is a witch's ***?

 

[RTM]

You might get lucky for fit, but that is actually an umbrella clamp for a beach/patio chair. I've use one for the base of a clamp on lantern pole for camping and a couple more for other purposes for camping.

Thanks, now that you say that, it obviously is. I knew it wasn't originally for a desk lamp, and knew I'd seen it. But, never had an umbrella for a beach chair.

At first try, the lamp won't fit. Will look harder later, see if I can drill it up and have enough material left.

 

[RTM]

Yup to the spark plug gapper, never seen anyone use one in real life, even when I was working on cars back in the 70s.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That is a plug gapper tool

Thanks for confirming my conjecture. Based on the patent and branding, this one is from the 50s, though.

Just how cold is a witch's ***?

We'd have to consult a welldigger's *** and a penguin's pecker, but today it was 12*F.

 

[gpw_42]

The chintzy vinyl Allen Handi-Pak is the third type of 10-pc military hex key set (1/16" to 3/8") that I have with the same postwar FSN. Do I need more hex keys? Of course not. This is one of those weirdo things I just can't stop picking up.

The genesis of a Vietnam-era GMTK? Know that's generally past your area of interest.

Forecast this morning was winter mix on the ground/roads, after rain yesterday last night, and right around freezing. Consequently, the whole town is shut down, and even Fort Bragg is on minimal manning, or some other Army term for "stay off the effin' roads!" Nobody around here knows how to drive on slick stuff, and if they do they're overcome by idiots who think you can drive on it like the 4th of July. No ES/flea open, so I tore up FS options on FB and spent way more money than planned. Will post the goodies when they get here (next week?); just got a pic of the shipping label from the seller of the best item.

 

[pfaustus]

Stanley Tools Book by John Walter - Home

That new edition of the Walter Book has been on the verge of publication for at least a decade, maybe longer. I bought mine at the list price just before people started wanting $hundreds for them. And that has to have been nearly 20 years ago.

 

[Old Radar]

Nope. The general shape is right, but the point is plasticky and rounded. The opposite end is a screw, looks like a coin could drive it. Loosen the big collar, the other threaded shaft turns easily. The thing is marked in units on the thread, and each revolution advances the tip about 1/16”, with 16 tpi on the main shaft hidden under the lock collar. There is a bit of spring when the adjuster is fully retracted.

i thought they looked like bullet door catches at first, but not spring loaded, and kinda dirty, but not concrete dirty. Kid at sale said Grampa was a landlord of multiple properties, a sailboat guy, and something else, explaining the diversity of tools. A finally calibrated detent stop seems overkill. The range of markings goes

7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, Which is 1/32” per mark.

the cast name seems wrong for both the concrete company and the hardware company logos

Here's the answer: Ski Bindings



And in case you what the whole package of 50 year old technology--as we so often do on this thread--this guy's selling it.

 

[RTM]

Here's the answer: Ski Bindings

Thank you sir I would have never guessed that one. I was eliminating one thing at a time like concrete and doors, and skis still hadn't come up

 

[d42jeep]

That is a plug gapper tool -they got popular in the 70's then trailed off. the half ring on the outer jaw catches the shoulder of the plug, and the numbered spacers set the gap as you thought. DON'T over squeeze them as you can break the tip ceramic.


The obvious popularity of the tie rod adjuster is it also a bottle opener!

I used one of those gappers on every spark plug I installed in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Great tools. I still have a couple. They not only provided a correct gap in seconds, they ensured that the ground electrode was squared up. The lower one is branded Snap-on.
-Don

 

[Raineman]

Some goodies from the classifieds right here.
Snap on 7,10,13mm wrenches, Snap on 1/4” drive 5,7,10,13 sockets and Armstrong 6mm wrench. All for the main box and all in new condition. Thanks d.mcfarland.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The lower one is branded Snap-on.

And bearing a Clark-Feather part number, confirming my theory on the patent owner and mfgr! See my Herbrand post.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Clean-ups. See Herbrand, Lugzsonian, and DOE threads for more.

 

[duddly]

Thx Guys! - I found several chuck keys and one fit VERY well, I'm still looking for where I hid my pin spanner collection... but the key stuck in the hole and tapped on and the chuck came right off. Std 3/8-24 chuck, and in fact Craftsman Branded, so probably a replacement - before I extend the key I may see if I have a better chuck.

I also selected a 5/8 wrench for removing the sander disk and the saw arbor.

And lastly I finally found a pic on line of one stowed in the box properly and NOW it fits great! So here is mine with all the bits in place:

I believe I found where the "7" came from for "Model 7" - See that red brace? Stylized 7, right? I'm betting they saw that and went with it!

I have a bit more "Maintenance" to do -there is a vent screen on the front of the motor that is half pushed out, and the part that is there is plugged. I'll replace that, and replace the hack job someone did on the plug end of the cord with a hospital grade plug.

Other that that some drill bits, and other small missing cutters, and its ready for some sawdust!

Outlaw! I know a guy who has one of these! .... and now he knows how to properly store it. I had no idea this was anything someone would actually want. I have been out of touch for quite a while and was just catching up when I saw this. It seems my alerts got turned off sometime before the holidays.

Anyway - here is one I picked up in 2019 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2019-garage-sale-thread.411194/page-96#post-7964008

 

[Outlawmws]

You know, I think that may have been the post that set me off on wanting one. So I'll blame you Dudley!

I started a thread for these:

Looks like you are also missing the extended chuck key?

 

[saukit]

Took some more time off this morning to run by a few sales. The first one was quite disappointing as they listed it as an estate tool sale, and there were plenty of tools in a not terrible Snap on top box above a trashed Stack on roller cabinet. I was one of the first people there only to be told that "the box is only sold as an entire package" and they wanted $300 for it! Yeah right. I asked to go through it to see if it was worth buying, and tried one more time to pull a couple items out. I was turned down again and told "it's still early, we might sell them by the piece later if no one buys the whole thing". Awesome, so I get punished for being early? At that point I was annoyed and I just left, I wasn't about to give the guy a dime regardless of what else was in the garage.

Went down south to a "tool sale" and the guy had like 10 trashed old power tools on a table with nothing else set out. When I asked him about wrenches and sockets he said "oh yeah, I have boxes full. But they're in the shed and they're too hard to dig out". Ok then, strike two.

Luckily that sale was about 2 minutes away from expensive wrench guy from yesterday so I went by that sale again and bought some stuff that I was on the fence about, plus found a few Snap on pieces that I missed yesterday.

Most of the sockets in the tin are KAL Japan and will go to goodwill, but the Husky stuff will help add to a set I'm working on and the Giller ratchet will be used for a 1/4 set to give away.

I missed the Snap on 1/4" speeder and DOE yesterday, and the P&C punch, Cman DBE, and P&C 2718 I grabbed just because.

The Boxocket came from an antique mall this afternoon.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Here's the answer: Ski Bindings



And in case you what the whole package of 50 year old technology--as we so often do on this thread--this guy's selling it.

I'd like to see what kind of repurposing people could come up with for those!

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Lugz On a morning when it's colder than a witch's ***, a welldigger's *** AND a penguin's pecker do you stand around doing much jawing after making a purchase? I just figure 12°F isn't much for you northern folks. This was one of the few times a year when I actually wear my long shorts. The day started below freezing.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

SASE???!!!!! Wow, there's a term that I haven't heard in at least 25 years!

Mike

Z - double 0 - M
Box 350
Boston MASS 0-2-1-3-4

Send it to zoom . . .


Only people of a certain age will recognize that . . .

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Z - double 0 - M
Box 350
Boston MASS 0-2-1-3-4

Send it to zoom . . .


Only people of a certain age will recognize that . . .

I'd say I'm pretty old but never heard of it. Do you have to be over 70?

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

I'd say I'm pretty old but never heard of it. Do you have to be over 70?

No - I'm 56 and the show was on Public Television in the 70's.

 

[Cruzan80]

Hit a few sales today. First estate sale was a bust. Almost got a set of Indestro DOE in a klip, but they wanted to sell the whole bin, and was too pricey for me. Right around the corner was a moving sale, spent $5 for almost everything pictured. Snap On tri-lobe P1, Fleet stubby P2 with a phillips patent on the shaft (lic #7), Wright 7/16-13/16 with extension (1/2"dr), and Old Forge USA ladyfoot.

Second sale was pretty pricey and picked over. Found a Diamalloy 6" with green handle for $1.