Winter Garage Sale Find

[65Stang]

Strangely, there was a garage sale a couple houses down from mine this past weekend. It was the home of a wood worker that I knew just from living in a small town, but unfortunately he past away last month.

Regardless, they were off loading the shop items and were in a mind to get rid of the tools, not make a buck.

Walked in and there was an 8' section of a two foot bench covered with all manner of craftsman wrenches, sockets, pliers, etc. How much I asked? For which ones? Um, all. You can have it for $50.

So, for less then the price for a new drill, this is what I got.

Small milk crate is 3/4 full, could barely lift it. White container if very full, small tool box is just allen wrenches.

Also got the items below for basically $10.
One crate is full of just ford OEM parts. The other crate has a couple dozen screw drivers as well as impacts. The two wood towers/containers are just full of nails, lord knows how many pounds, but could very heavy.

Question, what is the tool in the red case? Haven't even had time to look closely at it.

Also picked up a trailer and cedar wood. Can't believe the price, very good...

 

[930dreamer]

Well, you ****.

 

[Steevo]

Strangely, there was a garage sale a couple houses down from mine this past weekend. It was the home of a wood worker that I knew just from living in a small town, but unfortunately he past away last month.

Regardless, they were off loading the shop items and were in a mind to get rid of the tools, not make a buck.

Walked in and there was an 8' section of a two foot bench covered with all manner of craftsman wrenches, sockets, pliers, etc. How much I asked? For which ones? Um, all. You can have it for $50.

So, for less then the price for a new drill, this is what I got.

Small milk crate is 3/4 full, could barely lift it. White container if very full, small tool box is just allen wrenches.

Also got the items below for basically $10.
One crate is full of just ford OEM parts. The other crate has a couple dozen screw drivers as well as impacts. The two wood towers/containers are just full of nails, lord knows how many pounds, but could very heavy.



Question, what is the tool in the red case? Haven't even had time to look closely at it.

Also picked up a trailer and cedar wood. Can't believe the price, very good...

Wow, nice haul. I am going through withdrawl, with no good sales and nothing good on C/L lately.

I had the same question as you, "What is that in the red box"?

 

[WILD-BILL]

The tool in the red case is a rear disc brake actuator tool. It's used to screw the pistons back in on rear disc calipers that use the parking brake to "ratchet" the piston to apply the parking brake.

 

[NUTTSGT]

YOU ****


plain enough for you ?

 

[65Stang]

Maybe I shouldn't tell anyone that I also purchased at this sale a goodly sum of new cedar decking, as well as cedar 2x4s, 2x6s, and a fairly new utility trailer (with sides) for $500...

 

[65Stang]

Sort of deceiving...

The wrenches and sockets in the first pick when put on my scale was 125 pounds. Where the heck am I going to put all these...

Makes my little hanging tool selection sorta sad...
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[nine4gmc]

spread them out and take some pics!!

 

[AV tinker er]

Nice haul!

 

[crazytrain]

YOU ****


plain enough for you ?

Maybe I shouldn't tell anyone that I also purchased at this sale a goodly sum of new cedar decking, as well as cedar 2x4s, 2x6s, and a fairly new utility trailer (with sides) for $500...

NOW YOU REALLY ****!

Can't say I would not have passed that deal up either. Great Score.

 

[danski0224]

Strangely, there was a garage sale a couple houses down from mine this past weekend. It was the home of a wood worker that I knew just from living in a small town, but unfortunately he past away last month.

Just goes to show that you can't take it with you and your family may not care about your "stuff" when you are gone.

 

[5lima30]

You have earned a well desrved "YOU ****"!

 

[egnorant]

The red box is not JUST for rear disc brakes...it also is a spreader for front dis brakes.

Bruce

 

[scab]

Ain't that some ********.......great score. Where are these deals when I need them?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Sort of deceiving...

The wrenches and sockets in the first pick when put on my scale was 125 pounds. Where the heck am I going to put all these...
Makes my little hanging tool selection sorta sad...

In typically GJ fashion. . . .


you need a bigger box.

 

[Herb]

Just goes to show that you can't take it with you and your family may not care about your "stuff" when you are gone.

Yes, this. We should all observe a moment of silence and reflect upon this very thought and how it applies to all of our own "valuables". Now, not to detract from these heavy thoughts, but really YOU DO ****!

 

[65Stang]

Yes, can't take your stuff with you and what will happen to it after... In this case, the wife who is known in the area, was focused on clearing out the space over making money. They were actually giving some stuff away at the end just to clear the space. So yeah, what is your stuff worth to others... Regardless, I actually gave her more that she asked for and she was VERY happy that most of his stuff when to local neighbors who knew him.

Interesting about the brake spreader. I used to be a brake mechanic (albiet 15 years back) and they didn't have one of those in the shop. Good to know!

Hoping tomorrow I will be able to spread out the tools and see what is there. I was literally picking up sockets by the handfull, not sure how I can even organize those.

 

[Rickster55]

I was literally picking up sockets by the handfull, not sure how I can even organize those.

Great problem to have! Nice score!!!

 

[65Stang]

Any suggestions on organizing these tools? I have a tool chest that is shown in pic above, but not sure how to utilize it. Thinking of making a couple complete sets and then have a junk drawer for the excess.

 

[38Chevy454]

Make up a couple car road kits with some of the tools. Get a couple of the soft side tool bags and fill them up with wrenches, sockets, pliers, cutters, spare nuts and bolts, some hose clamps, wiring crimp ends, etc so you can do any basic repairs on the side of the road.

BTW, very good score you made!

 

[Brad54]

Any suggestions on organizing these tools? I have a tool chest that is shown in pic above, but not sure how to utilize it. Thinking of making a couple complete sets and then have a junk drawer for the excess.

Well, I noticed in your wall cabinet (very cool, by the way) that you only have one of every size wrench on the wall.
On my wall, I've got at least two of every sized wrench from 5/16 to 1 1/4, with five or six 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, etc, and three of each up to about 3/4.

You've gotta have one for the nut and one for the bolt, so that's why you need at least two of every size. I wrench with friends in the shop pretty frequently, and we're all grabbing tools, so more of the common sizes is a big help.

In my tool box drawer, I've got two full sets of wrenches as well--a set of Gear Wrenches/Craftsman Pro long wrenches 1/4 to 1-inch--the Cmans are "above" and "below" the gear wrench sizes, and then a mixed set of Craftsman Pro, Mac and Snap-on from 1/4 to 1-inch.

I've also got two full sets of 1/2, 3/8 and 1/4-inch sockets in standard and deep, and multiple ratchets.

Do you have a road-trip box? I've got a Montezuma box for road trips and junkyarding... again, two of every size wrench, and a FULL set of sockets--one of every size standard and deep, in 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drives. Only have one of each size drive tool. I rarely go to the junkyard alone, so multiple tools is again a big help.

A very complete set of screwdrivers too.

Then, I've got a very abbreviated tool set in an ammo can in the Corvair. One of each wrench (combo wrenches) and a set of box wrenches to cover the doubles, a hammer with the handle cut down to fit in the box, a set of screwdrivers, and a socket kit in a separate box.

Any stationary power equipment that requires a wrench or tool for set-up gets one always stationed there as well... screwdriver, allen wrench, etc.

Take the cheap Taiwan stuff to the recycler rather than tripping over it for eternity.

-Brad

 

[Chuck McB]

You really, really ****! Great finds and it's like Christmas came early!

 

[myamoto1]

Any suggestions on organizing these tools? I have a tool chest that is shown in pic above, but not sure how to utilize it. Thinking of making a couple complete sets and then have a junk drawer for the excess.

At a buddy's shop, he also used a hang board for wrenches, but used longer hooks and would stack multiple wrenches (of the same size) on the hooks. It was very handy if you needed two of the same size or had a few people in the shop working projects. Of course, it does make it a bit more difficult to determine if all the tools made it back to their spots.

If you have enough (and it looks like you should) I'd put 2 of each size on the hooks. With only 2 of each size, it should be easy to take inventory to make sure everything made it back to its home. I'd then use the rest of your haul to create "travel bags" as someone else suggested.

 

[CNGsaves]

Great find . . . . score . . . or YOU **** . . . . whatever we can call it!

Idea, since you're overflowing with wrenches, get a small Plastic Latching Toolbox and put togther a bare-bones tool set of 1/4 thru 3/4 open-end wrenches, cresent and couple screwdrivers. Then GIVE IT AWAY to a teen-age kid who likes wrenching on his bicycle or whatever and really won't get much for Christmas. Thus, pay it forward!

 

[jeffmoss26]

Very nice! You should post more pics in my 'garage sale season' thread!

 

[65Stang]

Some great ideas! I have a set of cheapo tools for the Cobra/roadster, but will make one up for the other ideas.

I will also be hanging multiples on the pegboard.

 

[a-fordable]

excellent find!--it was just your time.

 

[John in OH]

Great find . . . . score . . . or YOU **** . . . . whatever we can call it!

Idea, since you're overflowing with wrenches, get a small Plastic Latching Toolbox and put togther a bare-bones tool set of 1/4 thru 3/4 open-end wrenches, cresent and couple screwdrivers. Then GIVE IT AWAY to a teen-age kid who likes wrenching on his bicycle or whatever and really won't get much for Christmas. Thus, pay it forward!

Great score!! Nothing beats being in the right place at the right time!!

CNGsaves has a great idea .... I remember when I was a teenager (like 45 years ago) I had a very limited set of cheesy tool in a cheap metal toolbox, but I was tons proud of my tools and loved having tools of my own! They weren't Dad's tools, they weren't my brothers' tools, they were MY tools. Whenever I did a little mechanic job at home I always started with MY tools and only used Dad's when I exhausted the scope of my own (which usually didn't take long)! A great gesture for a deserving kid.

 

[Nate]

Nice score Brian

 

[wrench409]

Great score!

Now your wife can have a give away garage sale after, well, just after.....

Merry Christmas!

 

[darkk]

Walked in and there was an 8' section of a two foot bench covered with all manner of craftsman wrenches, sockets, pliers, etc.

Other than taking the opportunity to say YOU ****! Can you explain how you can get an 8' section of tools on a 2' bench?

 

[mdbeck1]

Make up a couple car road kits with some of the tools. Get a couple of the soft side tool bags and fill them up with wrenches, sockets, pliers, cutters, spare nuts and bolts, some hose clamps, wiring crimp ends, etc so you can do any basic repairs on the side of the road.

BTW, very good score you made!

^^^^
This.

...also... I have an OLD cheap box in the corner of the garage.. I had no idea what to do with it. However once I started hanging around here I put all my "spares" in it. Now when someone comes over wanting to borrow something I point at the "spares" box and say "help yourself". If it doesn't come back I've still got my main set.

..of course having a pretty good tool set in the pickup, and one in the barn, and.... doesn't hurt.

 

[mcmlvif100]

I have an OLD cheap box in the corner of the garage. I had no idea what to do with it. However once I started hanging around here I put all my "spares" in it. Now when someone comes over wanting to borrow something I point at the "spares" box and say "help yourself". If it doesn't come back I've still got my main set.

Great idea! Am going to copy it. Thanks.

 

[mdbeck1]

Great idea! Am going to copy it. Thanks.

You're welcome.

A while back I bought a bunch of sockets from camarotoolman and filled some holes in my set. I also set up a set of craftsman for my son in that red box, and gave a set to a friend that lost everything in the divorce, and some metrics to a friend whose sons lost most of his metric sockets, ..... you get the picture. There are some left but not much.

I also gave a new HF set to a kid from scouts (13 years old). Single Mom family with two kids (she's a good lady). He's got the aptitude to wrench but no wrenches SOOOO.... I supplied some basic stuff and a bag. I found out a week later he had been fixing his friends' bikes and assembling stuff for his mom.
Nothing beats that feeling.

 

[Jeff Ivers]

It is always interesting to read the posts on GJ and see how many others suffer from the same addictions I have. One of those addictions is putting together tool sets. My shop tools, of course, plus a set in the pickup, one in each car, one under the stairs in the house since the shop is a separate building, one at the computer ... Years ago, when my daughter was getting ready to go off to college, I put together a set for her along with a set of instructions for her "sorority girl's tool kit". The instructions were a bit racy and tongue in cheek and were quite the hit with her and her sorority sisters. I wish I had kept a copy of the writeup that I could find. As an example: "In the top tray you will see two tools with hard plastic handles and long thin shafts. These are screwdrivers and every girl needs to know how to properly screw. If you look at the tip of the shaft, one looks like an x and the other looks like a minus sign..."

 

[wrench409]

^^^^
This.

...also... I have an OLD cheap box in the corner of the garage.. I had no idea what to do with it. However once I started hanging around here I put all my "spares" in it. Now when someone comes over wanting to borrow something I point at the "spares" box and say "help yourself". If it doesn't come back I've still got my main set.

..of course having a pretty good tool set in the pickup, and one in the barn, and.... doesn't hurt.

That's exactly how I handled loaning tools to co-workers or drivers that constantly asked for tools when I worked the shop floor. One drawer held 'Taiwan Special' tools, the rest my SnapOn /Mac/Matco tools.

 

[wrench409]

Other than taking the opportunity to say YOU ****! Can you explain how you can get an 8' section of tools on a 2' bench?

Pile it 6 feet high?



Works for me, but it kinda hard to find some of them.

 

[Bruce4310TX]

Merry christmas...........No BAH HUMBUG

 

[hockey88fan]

Tool in red case is a disc brake caliper compression tool. Nice find for all !

 

[mdbeck1]

That's exactly how I handled loaning tools to co-workers or drivers that constantly asked for tools when I worked the shop floor. One drawer held 'Taiwan Special' tools, the rest my SnapOn /Mac/Matco tools.

I think I got that idea on this site. So if it was from you.... thanks.

...if not... Thanks to the person that mentioned it.