2023 Garage Sale Thread

[Mike'smeatshop]

The copper piece with the rubberized handle looks to me to be a jumper for something like a power meter. The tabs slip into the sockets of the meter base. I wouldn't want to be the one that used that on a "hot" meter base!

Good call. I used them a lot back in my lineman days. They can be trouble in the wrong hands. Free power.

 

[Robvulaj]

A couple of recent auction buys for me. Normally I always get outbid, but this time I got lucky. Wilton 24200 drill press for $250 and a virtually brand new Tennsmith SR48 Slip Roll for $430.

Wow man nice find! Thats a geared head drill press, ive been wanting one for a long time in that price range. I got a nice walker turner 1100 recently for 100 bucks, which is a steal but still no geared head!

 

[Robvulaj]

Some of my recent additions to my shop. These pictures are after i have restored the machines and set them up for use. A powermatic 143 i got for 300 bucks. Took a while to clean the rust off and repaint that. Finally got it moved to my basement shop. The southbend heavy 10 i got with a lot of tooling not really pictured for 1100.00 also took a while to go thru but work like a champ now. The other stuff all came for free at the auction for the lathe. Thats a moore tools micro-sine plate and a moore tools right angle attachment for a rotarty table. The original price on those is mindblowing. That float locks drill press vise was rusted frozen when i got it but cleaned up nice.

 

[mikeinri]

Some of my recent additions to my shop. These pictures are after i have restored the machines and set them up for use. A powermatic 143 i got for 300 bucks. Took a while to clean the rust off and repaint that. Finally got it moved to my basement shop. The southbend heavy 10 i got with a lot of tooling not really pictured for 1100.00 also took a while to go thru but work like a champ now. The other stuff all came for free at the auction for the lathe. Thats a moore tools micro-sine plate and a moore tools right angle attachment for a rotarty table. The original price on those is mindblowing. That float locks drill press vise was rusted frozen when i got it but cleaned up nice.

Very nice finds, and great job on the restorations!

And, You **** for the free stuff!

Mike

 

[SquirrelsTools]

So, Unmarked-ish (weird marked, possibly handmade?) Wood carving tool (or potentially reamer?), was free with the other stuff.

•Nice CeeTee slips-$8.00
•Vermont American changeable bit pocket (possibly 1/8 bits. I haven't measured and my eyesight is poor)-$5.00
•Watchmakers screwdriver with interchangeable bits-$2.00
•KaBar Marine Mate pliers?

(I found Them online, but not with a price so I don't really know what they're worth? I just thought it looked like cool pliers. I JUST Started researching when I got home and cleaned them enough to see the KaBar haha)-$15.00

 

[RTM]

Wood carving tool (or potentially reamer?), was free with the other stuff.

i'd think Reamer over woodcarving

 

[SquirrelsTools]

i'd think Reamer over woodcarving

Yeah as I've started handling it, it seems hand ground? It has what looks like a series of numbers and letters around the post. They're broken and some erased by the grind though. It's got to be tool/knife steel too, and someone was careful enough, or legitimately did it with a file. No discoloration from overheating etc

 

[RTM]

Yeah as I've started handling it, it seems hand ground? It has what looks like a series of numbers and letters around the post. They're broken and some erased by the grind though. It's got to be tool/knife steel too, and someone was careful enough, or legitimately did it with a file. No discoloration from overheating etc

Showing the other end might help. Maybe tool steel jammed in a file handle? Possibly an awl, can't see how far it tapers down.

 

[Patrickm82]

Yeah as I've started handling it, it seems hand ground? It has what looks like a series of numbers and letters around the post. They're broken and some erased by the grind though. It's got to be tool/knife steel too, and someone was careful enough, or legitimately did it with a file. No discoloration from overheating etc

Go check out post 4768 from me I found a similar tool and the consensus was a machinist scraper, Babbitt bearing scraper etc. Is yours a “tri blade”?

 

[SquirrelsTools]

Go check out post 4768 from me I found a similar tool and the consensus was a machinist scraper, Babbitt bearing scraper etc. Is yours a “tri blade”?

It is a tri-blade, yes.

 

[zanyad]

I've had an automated email alert setup on CL for "Delta Drill Press" for several years. 98% of the alerts are spam or Chinese homeowner toy DP's. About once a year a vintage Delta DP shows up but they are either basket cases, incomplete, 15" or grossly overpriced. This time I got lucky with an ad for a beautiful 17-600 machinist model for $175. Since the ad was 13 hours old I suspected it was long gone but called them anyway. They returned my call right away and it was still available. I offered them $200 cash sight unseen and told them I could pick it up in a couple hours. (decided to highball vs lowball). It's really nice. It's dirty but there's not a blemish on the table and nothing's missing. They threw in a whole bunch of big drill bits, a rolling drill bit index , a Palmgren and a Simplex vise and a few other items.

The owner said he had a few more things he had to get rid of. One of them was a Delta grinder in excellent shape with lighted eye shields. He said $65 and I said I'd take it. I've seen a lot of homemade stands but the stand for one is built like a brick *********.

As I was about t leave the owner asked if I was interested in a Kennedy toolbox with a mic, caliper and misc. I told him probably not but said I'd take a look anyway. Out comes an absolute mint Gerstner machinist chest cram packed full of machinist tools. He said $100 and it's yours!

@Davefr You **** for all the above!

Estate sale ($40): 3-SK sockets sets; cap pistol; Diamond Calk 4" crescent wrench; PS&W bit brace; 50' Ace Hardware tape measure; bicycle light?; Mac SP16 scraper; Master Tufboy no.308 8' tape measure; Estwing E3-22SM 16" framing hammer; Keencut 13C-8 scissors; Yale pad lock; Schrade -Walden drop point knife; Carl Nath **** chisels; Vermont American no. 65966 dove tail saw; Draw knife; Propane, Las'stik king sized dust cloth.

Normally, I ignore loose sockets, but in this instance found the empty cases so I decided to sweep up the entire drawer of loose sockets and ratchets. Tada I think I'm only missing one 1/4" - 7/16" deep socket.

Lucky find, you ****!

 

[bbbarracuda]

Small pickup this weekend.
Snap On tieclip. I'm sure its real gold.
A 3"x3" metal tip out box for nuts.
$3.00 each for these.

 

[four.cycle]

Snap On tieclip. I'm sure its real gold.

oh... it's real gold... but they outsourced it from another supplier.

 

[Levaughn]

These are some items I picked up today at an Estate Sale for $5.

- Four pair of new pants.
- Canon MP480 Printer (Looks new)
- Wooden frame with picture.
- Norwegian cruise Line Bag
- Hangers

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Snap On tieclip.

Nice find. I have the same one. I also have a Snap-on torque-o-meter tie clip. That one is not a precious metal, though!

A 3"x3" metal tip out box for nuts.

Dude, I would've grabbed that in a hurry! I LOVE things like that. You wouldn't have to use it for nuts. I would keep all kinds of cool smalls in there.

 

[RustyNail44]

GeorgeW21 good deal on the slip roll.

 

[brockmub]

Had to run errands over lunch, but saw a moving/garage sale. Old timer was moving to a condo and needed thin out stuff. He was keeping a lot of the good stuff but I saw this 2’ homemade box under one of the tables without a price. He says “$3 plus the tools inside.”




Couple of junk sockets
Proto speed wrench
1/2" Craftsman wrench
Couple of Taiwan wrenches
Speed square
1/2” drive 18” Craftsman breaker bar

 

[jeffmoss26]

more restore stuff:
old Petersen vise grips
Craftsman screwdrivers and nutdriver
Wiremold surface mount box

 

[RTM]

“$3 plus the tools inside.”

Like that integrated handle design. Not cut out to be sleek and weak.

 

[emeraldcoupe]

Estate sale this morning, lots of overpriced stuff. Walked away with these for $6

 

[psychob0b1977]

Craigslist score from the other day. A wilton 1765 vise for only $150. I've been looking for a wilton for years but refuse to pay used wilton prices. This thing is massive! Unfortunately, the wilton badge is destroyed, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that yet. I'm thinking of doing a quick restoration on it. Still undecided on what color I want to paint it.

 

[Patrickm82]

Craigslist score from the other day. A wilton 1765 vise for only $150. I've been looking for a wilton for years but refuse to pay used wilton prices. This thing is massive! Unfortunately, the wilton badge is destroyed, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that yet. I'm thinking of doing a quick restoration on it. Still undecided on what color I want to paint it.

Check in with @mattblast he does an awesome job with repro stickers and decals. He has a whole thread on them. I have a few myself.

 

[alinc100]

One sale yesterday near the worksite I had for the day. Small handfull of sockets from Bonney,PowrKraft,Craftsman, Ctaftsman T handle, Cornwell and Craftsman wrenches, and 2 partial gun cleaning kits ,I thought the tins were cool , a Hoppe's and Marbles.

 

[JohnDeere]

All of it for 25$
Shambles of a wright 1/4 set with a par-x ratchet.
Proto vice grips and breaker bar.


Mac 3/8 shallow and deep, Wright 3/8 impact deep.


Crescent Jamestown, NY 4 inch adjustable.

 

[oak_park]

From last week and today....


Snap On 1/2 breaker bar with underline script and extension plug at the end.
Snap On 3/8 breaker bar
Craftsman -V- 44977 1/2 RHFT ratchet in nicest condition I've seen in a while.
S-K Unmarked #3870 Roto ratchet, probably was for JC Penny is my guess.
S-K 1/4 ratchet
Wards 3/8 Made in Japan


Craftsman -V- 24 and 27mm sockets, 36mm S-K socket
Older Snap On 1/2 extensions, 3/8 extensions and swivels.
Odd 1/4 drive black oxide/Impact? Craftsman Taiwan 5/8 spark plug socket with no part number


Craftsman Permanex storage boxes, nos. Paid 2 bucks each, check your stash, they go for pretty good money on Ebay to my surprise.
Master Mechanic Metric open ended set with case, unused.
Craftsman Crows foot set and a couple of old stock taps.
Craftsman early Circle I multi bit screwdriver in really nice shape with all the bits in the handle.


Crafty Beaver Home Center ,made in USA 6 in 1 for the kitchen junk drawer..."Honey...bring the Crafty Beaver over here and I'll fix it." lol
Tiger made in USA adjustable wrench...related to S-K somehow? Not sure, I think SK made some Tiger socket sets.
Diamond 4/6 double headed adjustable
Tekton and Williams 4 inch adjustables
Vaco 71132 Stubby with comfort grip....I usually see the hard handle Vaco stuff.
Vaco K-23 screw holder
Xcelite Mini Jewelers M-60 screwdriver set
Dremel bits are always a buy at 50 cents or a buck a piece
Craftsman 10mm's sockets the banded one is from the Stainless/Lifetime era. When a sale has loose sockets in a bin, I always grab the 10mm if a dollar or less. I probably have 50 or so of various brands mostly new, lol.

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

$20 haul, same sale as @JohnDeere ‘s haul.

 

[3baygarage]

Some excellent finds guys.

Oak- that Craftsman screwdriver is in great shape! Nice find.

 

[bmwrd0]

Indeed. There is one sitting at my local Restore, sans cap and bits. I keep reaching for it, only to be disappointed.

 

[gleman]

ReStore for me today.



20 bucks got me a water filter for the fridge and a nib wifi system for the house.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Got all this for 10 bucks. The workshop was pretty cool!

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

I got to hobble around our Ky court days here yesterday. It is amazing what you will find there. Every gun you could think of.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Another two headed wrench to go with his brother.
Anther Wright extension to go with my Wright ratchet which I cant find.
I like the H.D Smith 660 screwdriver. That is art.
And a old fallers wedge to go with my other wedges.
And the Hawkeye wrench which is another work of art.

 

[mikeinri]

More restore stuff!

Still happens, a lot. Not funny to me. But, it's better than the "200-piece" socket sets that contain 30-40 screwdriver bits...

Mike

I was at HD today. Apparently, Husky tools don't play that game!



Mike

 

[gleman]

I got to hobble around our Ky court days here yesterday. It is amazing what you will find there. Every gun you could think of.

What's the KY Court Days? Is it like a big community garage sale?

If you noticed a Dornaus & Dixon Bren Ten pm me!

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

What's the KY Court Days? Is it like a big community garage sale?

If you noticed a Dornaus & Dixon Bren Ten pm me!

It is a old festival that started trading many years ago. Best to goggle it.

 

[genog]

.... It is amazing what you will find there. Every gun you could think of.

Wow!
I wish that I lived in Free America....

Anyway...
We had our City Wide Garage Sale Day today

Nothing major, but I really wanted to put a better chuck for my Delta dp and found this 14N
and I never leave Plomb stuff behind

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Wow!
I wish that I lived in Free America....

Anyway...
We had our City Wide Garage Sale Day today

Nothing major, but I really wanted to put a better chuck for my Delta dp and found this 14N
and I never leave Plomb stuff behind

We have a good Govenor.

 

[bmwrd0]

I hit four estate sales today, with good results.

The first sale was a hoarders sale, on a rather interesting piece of property. Smack dab in the middle of a new development, was an older home on about an quarter acre of land. There was a house that had multiple additions on, an outbuilding, and a pole barn. All of them stuffed with... junk. And I mean just junk. Not trash, but stuff you see someone saving, but would be in piles of the same stuff but much newer. Like four vacuum cleaners, along with all of the attachments, ranging from 40 years old to last years. Weird. But, sifting around I found the following:

Vintage rifle sling, Starrett long pin punches in box, empty Starrett box (for surface gauge), Helios vernier calipers, magneto wrench set, Fowler (Helios) thread gauge, RCBS powder trickler, and a Plomb WF breaker bar.

Also from that sale

a Mitutoyo protractor and Riverside DBE in the lower right. Total $15, as it was half price day.
The Zim valve lifter (in box), Armstrong and Blue Point wrenches, along with a Stevens #8 (!) came from the second sale ($5.50), while the Goodell Pratt multi tool ($3) came from a very high end estate sale I checked out due to the number of older books in the ad, which, sadly, turned out to be merely decorative, and in poor condition for the most part.

The forth and final sale had a lot of tools in the ad, but mostly newer, cheap tools, which I wasn't interested in. But I did find a Starrett run out gauge holder and a packet of good, small drill bits for $6.

 

[Shelbylex]

Well, this year was very quite for me - not too many sales around where I travel...

I got a lot of tools - will post them later when I clean them or lay them out. I want to post the box in which the tools came in (still do not know what to do with it - might resell rather than complete restore). It's a Williams. Nice and sturdy. The quality is the same as my older Snap On by the feel (I bet on the same manufacturer)

Original owner was a Porsche Mechanic from 1970s...




Price paid: - $15 (I got a discount for taking the box together with the tools)

 

[mikeinri]

I hit four estate sales today, with good results.

The first sale was a hoarders sale, on a rather interesting piece of property. Smack dab in the middle of a new development, was an older home on about an quarter acre of land. There was a house that had multiple additions on, an outbuilding, and a pole barn. All of them stuffed with... junk. And I mean just junk. Not trash, but stuff you see someone saving, but would be in piles of the same stuff but much newer. Like four vacuum cleaners, along with all of the attachments, ranging from 40 years old to last years. Weird. But, sifting around I found the following:

Vintage rifle sling, Starrett long pin punches in box, empty Starrett box (for surface gauge), Helios vernier calipers, magneto wrench set, Fowler (Helios) thread gauge, RCBS powder trickler, and a Plomb WF breaker bar.

Also from that sale

a Mitutoyo protractor and Riverside DBE in the lower right. Total $15, as it was half price day.
The Zim valve lifter (in box), Armstrong and Blue Point wrenches, along with a Stevens #8 (!) came from the second sale ($5.50), while the Goodell Pratt multi tool ($3) came from a very high end estate sale I checked out due to the number of older books in the ad, which, sadly, turned out to be merely decorative, and in poor condition for the most part.

The forth and final sale had a lot of tools in the ad, but mostly newer, cheap tools, which I wasn't interested in. But I did find a Starrett run out gauge holder and a packet of good, small drill bits for $6.

You ****!

Well, this year was very quite for me - not too many sales around where I travel...

I got a lot of tools - will post them later when I clean them or lay them out. I want to post the box in which the tools came in (still do not know what to do with it - might resell rather than complete restore). It's a Williams. Nice and sturdy. The quality is the same as my older Snap On by the feel (I bet on the same manufacturer)

Original owner was a Porsche Mechanic from 1970s...




Price paid: - $15 (I got a discount for taking the box together with the tools)

You also ****!


Mike