Car boot finds

Yadda · **Reply #4080 on:** January 13, 2024, 06:50:00 AM

And one last estate sale buy from last year.

GA1dad · **Reply #4081 on:** February 03, 2024, 01:36:46 AM

There's all kinds of goodness on that tailgate! Great haul!

Yadda · **Reply #4082 on:** February 05, 2024, 02:16:55 AM

Quote from: GA1dad on February 03, 2024, 01:36:46 AM

There's all kinds of goodness on that tailgate! Great haul!

Thanks! I'm trying to be more selective these days, but it is difficult when the prices are low.

Sparky415 · **Reply #4083 on:** February 11, 2024, 12:49:37 PM

Yadda, You've really been scoring some awesome finds my friend,
So much good stuff in this thread !

Yadda · **Reply #4084 on:** February 11, 2024, 06:27:54 PM

Quote from: Sparky415 on February 11, 2024, 12:49:37 PM

Yadda, You've really been scoring some awesome finds my friend,
So much good stuff in this thread !

Thanks Tony! I've been lucky.

Yadda · **Reply #4085 on:** February 11, 2024, 07:53:51 PM

Speaking of lucky, I added to my bridge repair kit recently. Wright 1164 and 1156 combination wrenches. The 1164 is a 2 inch wrench. Over 27 inches long and over 9 pounds.

Yadda · **Reply #4086 on:** February 11, 2024, 07:57:26 PM

This week's estate sale buy. I paid $17. The Dremel is circa 1977, variable speed 5,000 to 25,000 RPM.

SteveC · **Reply #4087 on:** February 17, 2024, 02:03:29 PM

Yadda · **Reply #4088 on:** February 18, 2024, 01:53:15 AM

This week's estate sale buy for $7.

Murphy Slaw · **Reply #4089 on:** February 26, 2024, 02:26:31 PM

Love that old green SK box.

My Dad had one of those.

Yadda · **Reply #4090 on:** March 04, 2024, 05:09:32 AM

Quote from: Murphy Slaw on February 26, 2024, 02:26:31 PM

Love that old green SK box.

My Dad had one of those.

Those green SK boxes are iconic.

Yadda · **Reply #4091 on:** March 04, 2024, 05:17:05 AM

Today's estate sale buy. Eight American made clamps the 4 inch are Brink & Cotton. The six three inch clamps are Adjustable brand made in Chicago. Gardening finds include the dibble and some rusty Wiss shears. Neatest finds in this lot are the blue 2-inch vise in the center of the photo and the folding yardstick on the upper left corner. Center bottom of the photo is a Lectrolite Tru-Fit double open end wrench next to a Craftsman short double box end wrench.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4092 on:** March 04, 2024, 01:43:06 PM

Dang nice find! I thought wiss only made sheet metal shears, what’s the blue ones, are the a flat edge diagonal cutter? My wife just bought me mini needle nose for my bday coming up, but there a pair, one straight and the others bent, they will be great for my sheet metal models, I’ll take a pic,,
JR

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4093 on:** March 04, 2024, 02:04:57 PM

As promised, a pic of my new spring loaded mini pliers, straight and bent, along with my model box, a plastic ammo can with a cut 2x4 that has holes drilled so the pliers and tools will stand upright, along with a bunch of other tools and odds and ends,, if curious on the other tool, there’s flat pliers, round nose pliers, a punch, tweezers, A special leather tool(the one in red) X-Acto, crochet needle, and a very special tool someone on here help me invent! It turned out a little big so I got to see about having another made but smaller,,
JR

GA1dad · **Reply #4094 on:** March 04, 2024, 04:06:46 PM

I don't think I've ever seen any bent quite like that,,,, but I sure do like the looks of them!

Yadda · **Reply #4095 on:** March 06, 2024, 02:25:54 AM

Cool pliers!

Yadda · **Reply #4096 on:** March 06, 2024, 04:04:30 AM

I've cleaned these Wiss No. 5600 shears enough to make them usable. Wire wheel, steel wool, a light sharpening, a little lubrication, and elbow grease is all it took. Probably manufactured in the 50's or 60's. Not bad for 60-70 years old. Before and after pics.

GA1dad · **Reply #4097 on:** March 10, 2024, 07:35:20 PM

Nice clean up!!

GA1dad · **Reply #4098 on:** March 10, 2024, 11:15:33 PM

My haul for the day

firewood/kindling splitter
cordless ratchet ( no charger )
Klein bluetooth speaker
Brand new fishing bag
Leatherman type sheath
1921 Morgan Dollar
Smiths sharpener

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Yadda · **Reply #4099 on:** March 11, 2024, 03:29:34 AM

Nice buys!

Yadda · **Reply #4100 on:** March 11, 2024, 03:30:05 AM

I bought three tool boxes at a yard sale last week. This is the first of the three. The family was selling tools from their husband/father's estate. They have all the items they can use, and they were selling the rest. His family said he liked to collect tools, and he knew how to use all of them. This appears to be his cutting torch/mig welding box.

I purchased a toolbox from him last year. He had a lot of equipment and a few smalIer items that day. I looked at a small older Craftsman toolbox, but i didn't really need it. I was walking away when he told me I could have the toolbox for whatever I had in my pocket. I had $3. He took the money and said he "needed to sell things to downsize." Nice guy. His name was Alan.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4101 on:** March 11, 2024, 04:28:57 AM

Next to the soapstone holder, I take it the brass one is a round soapstone holder but what’s in the plastic tube? Is it those wax refills? I had one of those wax pens, such a cheesy holder but the wax was great especially the yellow ones! Of course it grew legs and took off,,
JR

Yadda · **Reply #4102 on:** March 11, 2024, 06:34:56 AM

Quote from: MadPlumbarian on March 11, 2024, 04:28:57 AM

Next to the soapstone holder, I take it the brass one is a round soapstone holder but what’s in the plastic tube? Is it those wax refills? I had one of those wax pens, such a cheesy holder but the wax was great especially the yellow ones! Of course it grew legs and took off,,
JR

I believe.it is very thin soapstone and holder. I'll pull it out and take a closeup. I have been looking for a.regulat.soapstone holder. I picked up some.soapstone.last.year.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4103 on:** March 11, 2024, 01:00:50 PM

Quote from: Yadda on March 11, 2024, 06:34:56 AM

I believe.it is very thin soapstone and holder. I'll pull it out and take a closeup. I have been looking for a.regulat.soapstone holder. I picked up some.soapstone.last.year.

I had idk how much soapstone, I know I still have a rectangle one and a round holder and some soapstone somewhere, this is what I used to have, it came with like 4diff colors but either the red or yellow was perfect depending on what project you were working on, but it grew legs and took off, I picked up one of these, they were only like a quarter each, but I have yet to try it, red and I think blue,,
JR

Yadda · **Reply #4104 on:** March 17, 2024, 07:06:50 PM

The second of three tool boxes I bought at a garage sale recently. Many of the tools are Craftsman =v=, including a full set of 1/2 drive sockets, 7 combination wrenches, 4 pin punches, and a small lot of hex wrenches. Also Craftsman and S-K Wayne DOE wrenches and a Wizard sliding breaker bar.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4105 on:** March 18, 2024, 12:47:36 AM

Dang nice find! Haven’t seen any stick rulers in a while, lol
JR

Yadda · **Reply #4106 on:** March 19, 2024, 06:07:52 AM

Thanks JR, I paid $15 each for the tool boxes. I haven't seen any unbroken folding rules lately. I am looking for one with numbers sideways on the ruler so they can be read when you are holding the ruler vertically. I saw one online. Probably a specialty ruler.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4107 on:** March 19, 2024, 12:00:48 PM

Huh, inside and outside, but sideways

never heard of,,

JR

Yadda · **Reply #4108 on:** March 20, 2024, 03:21:56 AM

I identified the ruler model. It is a Lufkin No. 636 Brick Mason's ruler. Some versions, maybe earlier versions have the vertical numbering.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4109 on:** March 20, 2024, 04:11:15 AM

Huh, interesting,, that could kinda work for left handers too, no?
JR

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