2023 Garage Sale Thread

[Squez]

Yep, refer ratchet - It looks like you also got a WWI bayonet? is it US?

That size barrel is very handy for a shop garbage can or loose stock, 3-6 ft long.

I forgot about that.. I can check tomorrow I remember it had a number on it but I don’t recall anything else

 

[brockmub]

Found a few oils cans this weekend and will probably be able to get some tools later. Had to clean up the Farm Oyl can right away!

 

[seber]

The Mrs. went into Austin for some shopping so little man and I went to the local indoor flea market. Didn't expect to find anything but ended up buying these two beryllium hammers ($5 each) and three NOS Stanley Workmaster ratchets in their original packaging ($12 each). Copyright 1981 on the ratchets. Never seen the "flip drive" action on them before. Gonna sell these to buy more tools.

I have a few bronze hammers but I've never seen a bronze claw hammer. What would that be used for?

 

[unkqty]

108 again today.
very few sales, but did find an el-cheapo home safe w/o combination for $5.
should receive combination from mfr in a week or two.

 

[mritchie77]

I have a few bronze hammers but I've never seen a bronze claw hammer. What would that be used for?

It’s not bronze, it’s beryllium copper. Used for non sparking applications.

 

[JohnDeere]

But why? For carpenters in flammable environments?

 

[RTM]

I have a few bronze hammers but I've never seen a bronze claw hammer. What would that be used for?

But why? For carpenters in flammable environments?

A few non sparking environments I know of are grain silos and near certain fuel tanks. We had a carpenter do some work near our grain silo, temporarily closing off a door with plywood for a week. We loaned him the tools.

 

[SuburbGuy]

Family run estate sale. One of the family members told me after the deceased retired he went out and bought a lot of Craftsman electric hand tools for woodworking but then got sick and eventually died without using them so they were all new and unused. There were at least a couple dozen closed plastic cases on the basement shelf with $100 plus price labels on the basement shelves. I passed on those. Instead, Graphol penetrant (approved for ship stores), WD-40, 2 Craftsman air tool oils, Craftsman air tool oiler, Black &Decker adjustable wrench with electrically operated jaws. All fluid containers full or nearly full. $5

 

[ForrestT]

Had a very good flea market trip this morning. $24 brought home the following 25 items:
Craftsman cutting pliers, Lutz utility knife, Klein needle nose and strippers. Lufkin rule, Craftsman Chisel set. Craftsman 100’ tape, Ace screw extractor set, Klein crimpers, Cornwell wrenches, empire levels, ridgid pipe cutter, enderes 2 in 1 screwdriver and craftsman screw driver. Matco Spark plug gap gauge, Channellock nippers, Klein stubby, SK socket and extension, Kraueter socket, new Britain universal joint, and Marson pop rivet gun.

 

[craftsman creep]

Family run estate sale. One of the family members told me after the deceased retired he went out and bought a lot of Craftsman electric hand tools for woodworking but then got sick and eventually died without using them so they were all new and unused. There were at least a couple dozen closed plastic cases on the basement shelf with $100 plus price labels on the basement shelves. I passed on those. Instead, Graphol penetrant (approved for ship stores), WD-40, 2 Craftsman air tool oils, Craftsman air tool oiler, Black &Decker adjustable wrench with electrically operated jaws. All fluid containers full or nearly full. $5

I have one for those auto wrenches cool but very useless
-Preston

 

[Outlawmws]

Found a few oils cans this weekend

Cool finds! the Farm Oyl can cleaned up beautifully!

, Graphol penetrant (approved for ship stores),

More oil can goodness!

 

[SuburbGuy]

I have one for those auto wrenches cool but very useless
-Preston

Probably, but I do enjoy playing with it.

 

[SuburbGuy]

Cool finds! the Farm Oyl can cleaned up beautifully!


More oil can goodness!

Yeah, that penetrant can is neat to look at and since it's full I can try it and see if it works.

 

[wrenchguy]

bigblock plural y *****.

 

[Patrickm82]

Some husky torx sockets t8-t50 but missing the t30, a husky t55 and gear wrench 4&6mm hex sockets. Craftsman 1/4 ratchet. Now to satisfy my ocd off to look for the missing t30 on the flea bay.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Found a few oils cans this weekend and will probably be able to get some tools later. Had to clean up the Farm Oyl can right away!

You gotta post those cans in the vintage cans thread! Very nice job cleaning up!

 

[brockmub]

Found a few 5 gal buckets at a sale and started going through them, realized there might be some treasures. So I offered $10 a bucket and sorted them at home.

Bucket 1





Mostly Taiwan but a few Craftsman and a couple SK. Should make a good spare kit to stash somewhere.

 

[brockmub]

Bucket 2 - A bunch of random overseas stuff. An assortment of Made in USA brands, then a bunch of Indestro, a partial set of Snap On and another partial set of Husky that I haven’t seen before.

 

[brockmub]

Bucket 3

 

[brockmub]

Bucket 4 - not bad for $40 all in.

 

[Patrickm82]

Nice haul

 

[LesserSon]

Midmorning trip to Quakertown Farmers Market & Flea was pleasant but not very productive. $6 brought home an Xcelite PS-120 set, Herbrand 1/4dr spinner and whatever name the wood-handled thing has.

 

[RTM]

whatever name the wood-handled thing has.

screw starter. See here, and other threads too possibly, probably GS, too tired to look

What is this called/used for? Screwdriver with tapered helical tip.

Right-handed thread so not an extractor... No part number on handle.

www.garagejournal.com

 

[ecotec]

I got a Matco 1/4” drive 9/32” deep socket for a quarter.

I won’t even bother to take a picture of it… it is not marked USA, and it has chrome loss on the business end.

It will go in the donation box.

 

[seber]

It’s not bronze, it’s beryllium copper. Used for non sparking applications.

Beryllium copper is bronze.

 

[alinc100]

Bucket 4 - not bad for $40 all in.

You were supposed to pour it all into 1 bucket after agreeing to pay $10/bucket. Yeesh . just kidding, you made a very good deal. Its likely on Ebay the Snappy wrenches could get you all your investment back

 

[Outlawmws]

Beryllium copper is bronze.

BeCu is a type of bronze, but much more resilient than most (you can make springs from it), and highly toxic if ground/abraded. So please don't call it by a generic name. Aluminum Bronze is much safer and no real issues.

 

[LesserSon]

Toxic versus nontoxic is a BIG difference in my opinion. I suppose any copper alloy could be called bronze. Classical bronze was copper and tin. Copper and zinc is usually called brass, add more copper and it’s red brass. Since all those are present in my water lines, they don’t concern me, but from what I’ve read, beryllium will destroy your lungs quick, and I’m still using mine.

 

[Squez]

Stopped by swap meet today lots of tools bins of sockets .25 each few bins of miscellaneous .25 boxes of wrenchs 1.00.. didn’t feel like spending that much time so I only picked up a few sk 1/2 drive sockets couple proto a Bonney wrench blueprint wrench odd pair of pliers a plvmb screw driver all out of .25 cent bins a proto chisel and Williams punch out of the 1.00 bin.Different vender picked up Napa 1/4 ratchet and proto 3/8 ratchet and partially filled snap on Allen set 1.00 each a plvmb double box and a Napa 3/4 drive socket 2 1/4 I think .50 each another vender got a 1/2 universal plvmb 1.00 total today was about 8 dollars first guy gave me a discount.

 

[d42jeep]

Midmorning trip to Quakertown Farmers Market & Flea was pleasant but not very productive. $6 brought home an Xcelite PS-120 set, Herbrand 1/4dr spinner and whatever name the wood-handled thing has.

Looks like an Irwin 900 screw starter. I have a couple and they get frequent use for making small holes for installing small wood screws.
-Don

 

[jeffmoss26]

great finds!
Yesterday I went to an antique store and got some nice keys for the collection.
Today I hit up one "fancy" estate sale on my street, for 2 bucks I got a mug for my dad that says "My lawyer can beat up your lawyer" and an Insinkerator cord kit

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Steamshow swap meet haul.

Bellamy brothers cassette: Free
Chicago cassette: Free
No. 7 polishing compound: Free
S-K stubby flat head: $1
Vaco holding screwdriver: $1
Diamond screwdriver: 50¢
Vaco Duh-4 reversible: 50¢
S-K Wayne 7408 hose clamp pliers: $10
Zippo advertising tape measure: $2
Bonney BW8 8” adjustable: $6
S-K Wayne Tools 1/2 drive torque wrench: $10
Car horn: Free
S-K 7mm wrench: $2
Breaks & Scrapem pencils: $1

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Also found this on the ground at the show all packed with sand.

Not the greatest but can’t beat the price!

 

[Provincial]

I posted a teaser shot of the finds from a couple of estate sales two weeks ago, posts #3,861 and #3,880. I got back from a vacation and am catching up.
Proto and P&C:

Proto LA 1/2 dr. ratchet 5450
Proto USA 12" adj. 712-S
Proto USA 96-1/2 punch
Proto USA 1212 combo 3/8
Proto USA 9604 flat screwdriver
Proto USA 9686 #3 Phillips screwdriver
Proto USA 9632 flat screwdriver
Proto USA 5424 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 3/4
P&C 3751 tubing wrench 3/8
P&C 2718 combo 9/16
P&C 2724 combo 3/4
P&C 2726 combo 13/16
P&C 6102 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 3/8
P&C 24 center punch
P&C 34 cape chisel
P&C 64-1 pin punch 1/4

Craftsman:

Early (about 1964) block grinder 397.19580/99M1958K 6", 1/3 HP, runs smooth, even the light works!
=CRAFTSMAN= "Pointy-A" DBE 15/16 x 1" Looks Western Forge, but no V code
Long-C Vanadium DBE 5/8 x 3/4
Long-C DOE 15/16 x 1"
"G" punch
43175 1/4 dr. ratchet
Amber screwdriver
2 each 1-1/2 NPT pipe dies for Reed-supplied pipe threader
-VV- 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 7/16
G 1/2 dr. 3" extension
Merit (Sears) "AF" 1031 "SAE 4140 Alloy Steel" DOE 25/32 x 7/8
"Pointy-A" 5-pocket leather pouch (for nail sets?)

D-I, Crescent, and others:

D-I 3/8 dr. 12-pt. socket
D-I 1/2 dr. square drain socket 1/2
D-I 1/2 dr. square drain socket 11/16
Indestro Super 1/2 dr. 12-pt. sockets:
1218 9/16, 1236 1-1/8, 1240 1-1/4
Patent #1744413 handle for 1/2 dr. L
unmarked 1/2 dr. L-handle
Circle-X DOE 1020 1/4 x 5/16
Crestalloy 12" adjustable
Crescent AT-112 12" adjustable
Crescent C1725 DOE 7/16 x 1/2
Marshall-Ellis "Northern King" 6" adjustable (looks Diamond-made)
Pexto No. 81 tin snips

Mixed Brands:

Vise Grips, ugly, but all work properly
Snap-On 1/2 dr. 6-pt. IM480 1-1/2 impact socket
Snap-On #47 pliers
Snap-On/Vacuum Grip #85 cutters, "S" stamped on hinge joint
Plump claw hammer
Motor Spec. "Duluth USA" pliers Diamond-sourced
Unmarked pliers diamond knurled handles with double lines on ends. Danielson?
Unmarked cutters. Seem pretty good quality.
Blackhawk GW9545 flex 1/4 dr. spinner
Vlchek WBC1214 DBE 3/8 x 7/16
Vlchek 1/2 cold chisel
Vlchek 90 Tappet DOE 7/16 x 1/2
KD No. 287 brake adjuster
Stanley flat pry bar
Fairmount 1163 combo 9/16

Drill stand and mixed items:

Drill stand 1/16 to 1/2
Huot drill index 1/16 to 1/2 with drills
1" Hanson drill with 1/2" shank
AMP 210G crimper for #16-14 terminals
Samson DBE 7/8 x 15/16. Looks Moore Drop Forge?
VIM punch
Perfect Handle screwdriver
Mixed files, mostly new
new hammer handles, 4 oz. Machinist, claw hammer
spout for glass oil bottles
Stanley 12' tape measure
KD valve spring compressor for "Model A-B Ford"
small oil can

 

[Cooter Brown]

Stopped by swap meet today lots of tools bins of sockets .25 each few bins of miscellaneous .25 boxes of wrenchs 1.00.. didn’t feel like spending that much time so I only picked up a few sk 1/2 drive sockets couple proto a Bonney wrench blueprint wrench odd pair of pliers a plvmb screw driver all out of .25 cent bins a proto chisel and Williams punch out of the 1.00 bin.Different vender picked up Napa 1/4 ratchet and proto 3/8 ratchet and partially filled snap on Allen set 1.00 each a plvmb double box and a Napa 3/4 drive socket 2 1/4 I think .50 each another vender got a 1/2 universal plvmb 1.00 total today was about 8 dollars first guy gave me a discount.

Battery terminal spreaders. I've got a no-name pair that were my father's.

Actually king of a handy tool every once in a while.

 

[JohnDeere]

You **** for the proto haul!

I posted a teaser shot of the finds from a couple of estate sales two weeks ago, posts #3,861 and #3,880. I got back from a vacation and am catching up.
Proto and P&C:

Proto LA 1/2 dr. ratchet 5450
Proto USA 12" adj. 712-S
Proto USA 96-1/2 punch
Proto USA 1212 combo 3/8
Proto USA 9604 flat screwdriver
Proto USA 9686 #3 Phillips screwdriver
Proto USA 9632 flat screwdriver
Proto USA 5424 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 3/4
P&C 3751 tubing wrench 3/8
P&C 2718 combo 9/16
P&C 2724 combo 3/4
P&C 2726 combo 13/16
P&C 6102 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 3/8
P&C 24 center punch
P&C 34 cape chisel
P&C 64-1 pin punch 1/4

Craftsman:

Early (about 1964) block grinder 397.19580/99M1958K 6", 1/3 HP, runs smooth, even the light works!
=CRAFTSMAN= "Pointy-A" DBE 15/16 x 1" Looks Western Forge, but no V code
Long-C Vanadium DBE 5/8 x 3/4
Long-C DOE 15/16 x 1"
"G" punch
43175 1/4 dr. ratchet
Amber screwdriver
2 each 1-1/2 NPT pipe dies for Reed-supplied pipe threader
-VV- 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 7/16
G 1/2 dr. 3" extension
Merit (Sears) "AF" 1031 "SAE 4140 Alloy Steel" DOE 25/32 x 7/8
"Pointy-A" 5-pocket leather pouch (for nail sets?)

D-I, Crescent, and others:

D-I 3/8 dr. 12-pt. socket
D-I 1/2 dr. square drain socket 1/2
D-I 1/2 dr. square drain socket 11/16
Indestro Super 1/2 dr. 12-pt. sockets:
1218 9/16, 1236 1-1/8, 1240 1-1/4
Patent #1744413 handle for 1/2 dr. L
unmarked 1/2 dr. L-handle
Circle-X DOE 1020 1/4 x 5/16
Crestalloy 12" adjustable
Crescent AT-112 12" adjustable
Crescent C1725 DOE 7/16 x 1/2
Marshall-Ellis "Northern King" 6" adjustable (looks Diamond-made)
Pexto No. 81 tin snips

Mixed Brands:

Vise Grips, ugly, but all work properly
Snap-On 1/2 dr. 6-pt. IM480 1-1/2 impact socket
Snap-On #47 pliers
Snap-On/Vacuum Grip #85 cutters, "S" stamped on hinge joint
Plump claw hammer
Motor Spec. "Duluth USA" pliers Diamond-sourced
Unmarked pliers diamond knurled handles with double lines on ends. Danielson?
Unmarked cutters. Seem pretty good quality.
Blackhawk GW9545 flex 1/4 dr. spinner
Vlchek WBC1214 DBE 3/8 x 7/16
Vlchek 1/2 cold chisel
Vlchek 90 Tappet DOE 7/16 x 1/2
KD No. 287 brake adjuster
Stanley flat pry bar
Fairmount 1163 combo 9/16

Drill stand and mixed items:

Drill stand 1/16 to 1/2
Huot drill index 1/16 to 1/2 with drills
1" Hanson drill with 1/2" shank
AMP 210G crimper for #16-14 terminals
Samson DBE 7/8 x 15/16. Looks Moore Drop Forge?
VIM punch
Perfect Handle screwdriver
Mixed files, mostly new
new hammer handles, 4 oz. Machinist, claw hammer
spout for glass oil bottles
Stanley 12' tape measure
KD valve spring compressor for "Model A-B Ford"
small oil can

 

[jskeen]

two sales today one was a farm auction that was 60+ miles away but it lured me in with the Craftsman Wall cabinet pictured below. Note I did not win the bidding as it came very close to $400 and the winner was immediately bidding again anytime anyone bid against him.I believe he was ready to spend $500-600 to get 'er done. The auction company didn't help matters by taking the cabinet off the wall and bounced the contents around flat on a farm wagon. Anyhow I got a Case knife and several sheathes, an(unpictured) long handled Keen Kutter axe ,and on the trip home stopped at a sale reopened from 2 weeks back ,hoping I'd find the missing Whitworth Craftsman wrench and/or the pouch,no luck on that front but found a Record Spokeshave,PowrKraft Chisels, a Volume Socket Set, Snap On No71 ratchet,Channelock needlenose,nail sets,lectrolite deep offset,xcelite stubby. If anyone needs a sheath,let me know.I have no idea why the auctioneer separated the knives from the sheathes/or didn't bother to see what when with what.

Love that case 5.25" folding hunter design. My all time favorite for farm and ranch belt sheath carry. Little large for my pockets, but when feeding, running fence, or other other ranch days where it will be in your hand several times an hour, I've not found a better style. Is your new one stainless or carbon steel?

 

[jskeen]

College FM day, + 2 TOO's:

9 dollar apparently NIB airbrush



$5 Boxed Brass Gun cleaning kit - Box is coming unglued just from the trip home in my FM pack, so some glue and clamping needed



$1 Irwin Bell System driver:




And TOO:s

Some ABS 3D printing Filament for a buck -unfortunately my son's printer does not have a heated table so won't print ABS...




$5 Coleman folding oven - 1965 from the dated paperwork, and 2 silver plate spoons for $2 with before adn After Wtight's cleanng,








Don't recall seeing this warning, but IMO a good one for any stove - you are cooking food on it...
With all the noxious, if not toxic additives to modern RUG, I'd say the same for "Unleaded" RUG.

Those coleman ovens are great if car camping, especially with a group. Way quicker to feed a bunch of hungry cub scouts hot biscuits with than a dutch oven, less setup coal management and clean up. (not to mention temp control on a stack of dutch ovens is a dark art, seldom learned, let alone mastered, nowdays)

 

[alinc100]

Love that case 5.25" folding hunter design. My all time favorite for farm and ranch belt sheath carry. Little large for my pockets, but when feeding, running fence, or other other ranch days where it will be in your hand several times an hour, I've not found a better style. Is your new one stainless or carbon steel?

I suspect it is carbon steel, it has a bit of corrosion/discoloring from sitting. The blades are marked Case ** and 6265SAB

 

[bmwrd0]

Friday morning, I set out on a little road trip, mostly just to get out of the house for a few days and visit my old Norcal stomping grounds. I planned to hit a good looking estate sale on my way down, plus a couple interesting garage sales in the southern half of the state, where I don't get out to very often. Here is what I found:

That first estate sale was where I found this Proto LA 9990 chest, which is in need of a bit of work and a lot of cleaning. It is still in the back of my truck, hence the funny angle on the pic. I also found the Plomb body file shown in the photo below:

I didn't find anything at the first sale, not that I looked too hard as it was boiling out, and the second sale didn't start until the next day, when I would be long gone. But I did find a few things at a favorite old swap meet, before it got too hot: the SK ratchet, Penens breaker bar, and incomplete Indestro socket set. Sadly, it looks like the swap had shrunk during the covid, and they had filled a good acre of the grounds with shipping containers, and there were not that many non-regulars. Plus, it was getting, as I said, very hot out on the blacktop so I didn't really get too much of a chance to dig through the regulars booths. Oh well. I did have a great time of it though.

On my way back home the next day, I was able to stop at the garage sale I missed, and boy was I glad! Here I found the Spintite holder, center finder attachment, short bevel gauge, three file handles, unopened packet of drill bits, small vise, a Mitoloy ratchet (?), and, best of all, an almost complete Billings combo wrench set, in the original pouch!

All in all, it was a nice few days to myself, eating prime rib at cheap bars, going to diners for breakfast, and giving the wife a bit of a break. I also hit a few used book stores, and spent way too much money.