bmwrd0
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3Bay, what is the size and part no. on that Armstrong?
Good finds all around though.
Good finds all around though.













Thanks. 11/16, 25-222. Been picking up the old ones at random lately, when they’re cheap. Not sure if I had it or not.3Bay, what is the size and part no. on that Armstrong?
Good finds all around though.
Way to go, Outlaw - you found one of the several dozen Vaughan bars I've lost over the decades!Wow, you guys are doing great! adn that not even knowing the rest of BMWs teaser!
One that had sufficient words to get me out of the house so far today, and one dead end TOO:
Vaughn Superbar, Malleable clamp, Lighter stick near full, and a Sandvik 6" hacksaw;
And some precut foam - I'm hoping this fits one of my converted gun cases: $5 all
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after >10 yrs of searching, finally helped a friend pick up a running one of these today - within 3 miles of home.
threw in a battery and drove it onto the trailer. needs fluids changed, some cleaning and a bit of tlc but everything works.
a great buy at the embarrassingly low price of $375 - especially in light of only 750 hrs on the clock.


Wait, it has the keyOK, time to update. On Friday, I had a doctors appointment, which kinda threw a Stilton wrench into my works, as there were more than a few really good looking sales a bit further out than I wanted to go and half to be back at an odd hour. So, I scrounged around and found a mornings worth of sales (and one that looked good but I knew was going to be expensive.) And most of them turned out to be busts. They had tools, just very little I found worthwhile. I did find the following:
Vlcheck and Penens ratchets, Walden breaker bar, and a Wigginton voltage tester. Also, this rifle vise:
The sale I knew would be expensive turned out to be just that. An older fellow was liquidating his tool collection. And there was some very nice pieces! But he knew what they were (and well he should!)
Early thirties SK socket set, Stanley 148 tongue and groove plane.
On Saturday, I didn't bother to go in the am, as my wife is out of town and that is the prime reason I go every weekend; just to give her some time to herself. Also, one trick I have learned over the years is that if you go to an estate sale near the end of the day before 50% day, you can often get some great deals before the half-price locusts descend. So, I headed out into the countryside to a farmhouse estate sale loaded with antiques. Found some great stuff, but this company had a strict (per contract) policy of no discounts. So much for that trick, but I did still find some good stuff:
Gooseneck lamp, Proto LA screwdrivers, Snap-on spinner, and an R-32 ALLOY (Penens) breaker bar. Along with this
Arts and Crafts era rocking chair. A little dirty, but should restore really easily.
On my way back from that sale, I was passing by another estate sale that is in Provincials territory. Now, I am a good sort, but he had a couple days to make his way over, I didn't feel bad about going under his nose (not that I really feel bad about things like this), and it also looked like a lot (and I mean A LOT) of cheap tools. So, while I wasn't wrong about that, there was still some good stuff, just nothing I was in need of. I was hoping that the Logan lathe was still there (not that I need another lathe, but, you know) but that had sold. So, looking around, not seeing much in the various rooms of tools (though there were some interesting Optimus burners in the house part) I was turning to go, and by chance I noticed a cabinet I (and everyone else) had walked right past. See, it was in a dark hallway, and if you didn't look right at it, it blended in. I opened it up, pretty sure it wasn't what I was hoping it was, but, lo and behold, it was it. I closed it, and went asking for a price, as I didn't see on. Well she knew the cabinet, and through a price at me. I though for a second, and pulled my late in the day before trick "well, tomorrows half price day, and it's the end of the day, would you go 40% off of that?" But, she knew the value of the piece, so we settled in at 25% off.
Heritage era Craftsman Mechanics wall chest. Full of Snap-on, Mac Sabina, P&C, Craftsman, and who knows what else. It still has the original key, paint is in pretty good shape, the pictographs for tool positions are clean. I haven't seen a better example.
Wing ?That recurve bow looks to be a Wing.
Yes, Wing Archery Co. and is most likely a Red Wing. Educated guess without seeing the rest of it would be early 1970's. Roll back the camo sleeves, there will be silkscreens on the limbs. Please use a bow stringer if you are taking the string on & off. Selway makes a great recurve stringer.Wing ?




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Reminds me of the joke about pricing everything at a million dollars.
Mine is the same way too. Their prices for used beat up furniture is higher than new.@3baygarage My Restore is the same way. I rarely stop there anymore....

After finding a similar box, I did a gathering of tools to come as close as I could to duplicating a 4088 master set.I picked up this S-K No. 6610 Heavy Duty Tool Chest with an Earl Scheib paint job on Tuesday. Badging indicates post-war.
I suspect this was home for the 88 piece S-K 4088 Socketchest tools since the agent said a lot of S-K tools went out the door prior to my arrival. The box was, sadly, filled with offshore drek that I told the agent I was uninterested in and just a few well used S-K pieces. On the upside, both the tote and the front panel were within arms reach, as was an orphan Kennedy 520 front panel. Once I emptied the box of the offshore tools, we settled on $8 for everything else.
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Tools included in the sale are all S-K:
1/2" and 3/8" speeders,
1/2" ratchet--spins, so a through cleaning is needed,
1/2" drag link--modified,
1/2" 19/32 socket,
3/8" 12-inch extension, well pitted.
After pulling the draws, I found two scribers. The larger one looks home made.








Classic. And in great condition.This Flamingo Ice Chest...
