Nice little bonus :)

[ZRX61]

I subscribe to an email list for estate sales etc, but being out in the boonies very few are local. Today I'm up at sparrow fart & see one is listed 3 miles away. Hit the ATM & headed over there at 8.30 for a 9am opening time. Six people ahead of me, one of whom is known as the ToolMan, the fucker, I hate him.
Anywho, he makes straight for a small portable toolbox in the garage & I call dibs on a 1950's Craftsman stack. Pay for it, load up & head home.





Pulled two drawers full of **** out so I can lift it into my truck. Get home & start pulling all the **** out of it. That's when I found this in the bottom:

(edit, it's a 3 1/2in)





Probably gonna flip it all.

 

[ZRX61]

In related news, I also have an identical top chest to that, but gray... which is probably also for sale.

 

[dodgejunkie]

Six people ahead of me, one of whom is known as the ToolMan, the fucker, I hate him.

It seems like everybody has one of these guys around.

Nice score!

 

[ZRX61]

It seems like everybody has one of these guys around.

Nice score!

Around here there are four of us who all fit that description, luckily three of us are friends & trade stuff all the time, but this guy isn't *one of us*

 

[zkling]

I subscribe to an email list for estate sales etc, but being out in the boonies very few are local. Today I'm up at sparrow fart & see one is listed 3 miles away. Hit the ATM & headed over there at 8.30 for a 9am opening time. Six people ahead of me, one of whom is known as the ToolMan, the fucker, I hate him.
Anywho, he makes straight for a small portable toolbox in the garage & I call dibs on a 1950's Craftsman stack. Pay for it, load up & head home.


Probably gonna flip it all.

Around here there are four of us who all fit that description, luckily three of us are friends & trade stuff all the time, but this guy isn't *one of us*

Pot calling the kettle black, no? What about the guy that possibly wanted that for his garage to restore and use. To him aren't you just another "Fucker"?

 

[ZRX61]

Pot calling the kettle black, no? What about the guy that possibly wanted that for his garage to restore and use. To him aren't you just another "Fucker"?

If I keep it, it will get restored & used. already started knocking dents out of it.

If I don't keep it, it will go to a friend who will restore & use it.

The guy this morning doesn't use it OR sell anything as far as we can tell.

 

[taumac]

Nice goodie hinding bottom. What's the top chest look like? Drawer configuration?

 

[ambenz]

.... The guy this morning doesn't use it OR sell anything as far as we can tell.

Ya you're probably right on the money...who would fix up tools and sell it all so they has money for a charitable good cause?
BTW...he got to be swearing at you too for the quick ****** on the tool box.

 

[A_Pmech]

That's a lot of stuff between the bike and the door...

 

[ZRX61]

 

[ZRX61]

That's a lot of stuff between the bike and the door...

There wasn't anything between the bike & the door when I left the house this morning & there won't be anything there later after I get stuff moved around a bit

 

[A_Pmech]

Just checking!

There wasn't anything between the bike & the door when I left the house this morning & there won't be anything there later after I get stuff moved around a bit

 

[ZRX61]

mission accomplished... there isn't anything between the bike & the door now

 

[ZRX61]

Ya you're probably right on the money...who would fix up tools and sell it all so they has money for a charitable good cause?
BTW...he got to be swearing at you too for the quick ****** on the tool box.

We've tried to buy stuff off him in the past without any success. His widow will be making out like a bandit when he pops his clogs.

 

[BMcC]

If you aren't going to keep the vise, I'm pretty sure it's the one that Red Leader has been questing after for several years. You might send him a PM and work out a deal...

(Edit, doesn't actually look like the one in his link. Still cool though!)

 

[ZRX61]

I'm guessing the recently deceased bought the toolbox & vise at the same time.

 

[ZRX61]

Been going through the immense pile of **** that was in the box. Probably enough nails/brads etc for pneumatic nailers to build a house.

This is an innie, not an outtie:



Really strange 1/2in drive doohicky. Spring keeps the two ends apart until you push on it & locks up as the thingies mesh together:



Great Western Hardware:

 

[F124C]

................................................. Six people ahead of me, one of whom is known as the ToolMan, the fucker, I hate him.

I hope his name isn't Tim.
I always liked 'Tim the Toolman'

Al.

 

[ZRX61]

More digging. Sockets, all 1/2in drive:
SK 1 1/8
Proto 1 1/16
Bog Manufacturing of Chicago (who??) 3/4 Impact
Craftsman BE:
15/16
7/8
13/16
11/16
5/8

& a set of California Tool Feeler Gauges.