Post by: Yadda on October 12, 2018, 05:12:27 AM
6 inch Great Neck Clamp - made in China
8 inch pliers - no maker
12 inch adjustable wrench - no maker
9.5 inch Husky pipe wrench pliers
Post by: zoidberg on October 12, 2018, 06:09:35 AM
I recently picked up a Powerbuilt 3/8" x 8" slotted screwdriver off the side of the road.
In fact quite a few of my every day users were found, I should take some pics.
Post by: Poncho65 on October 12, 2018, 11:37:29 PM
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 06:21:23 PM
Good thread. ....
In fact quite a few of my every day users were found, I should take some pics.
Please do!
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 06:26:06 PM
I found these items on the side of the road during my commute this past week.
6 inch Great Neck Clamp - made in China
8 inch pliers - no maker
12 inch adjustable wrench - no maker
9.5 inch Husky pipe wrench pliers
Home Depot has a lifetime warranty on their hand tools. No receipt, no questions asked. I decided to test their policy. I returned the adjustable pipe pliers in the top photo and they gave me a new pair. Easy, peasy.
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 06:38:21 PM
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 06:41:46 PM
Post by: cody6268 on October 23, 2018, 02:55:56 AM
Rigid 14 inch pipe wrench. I found this lying at a 4-way stop intersection on the way home from church today.
Now that is a find! :like: I'd say the guy who lost it cringed when he found out it was gone.
Post by: Yadda on October 23, 2018, 04:31:35 AM
Rigid 14 inch pipe wrench. I found this lying at a 4-way stop intersection on the way home from church today.
Now that is a find! :like: I'd say the guy who lost it cringed when he found out it was gone.
I said the same thing to my wife when I picked it up.
Post by: Yadda on December 14, 2018, 05:17:48 AM
Pittsburgh (Harbor Freight) made in China 19mm combination wrench
Husky 8 inch (200 mm) adjustable wrench
Craftsman 44171 - 6 point flare nut wrench
Really tiny wire cutter
Three found in Houston, one found in Alabama.
Post by: Syncop8r on December 14, 2018, 10:53:28 AM
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66035.msg1560499.html#msg1560499
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 14, 2018, 04:24:55 PM
Hey they were beat up and no marks that anyone could identify, they looked just like my 8”pair, so if I got asked I could just simply say they were part of my collection!
Another time long long ago on the way home the guy in front of me was a welder, you could see the tanks and equipment on the back of his truck and his helmet blew off, I stopped in traffic to pick it up, then tried to catch up to him, honked and flashed my lights but he didn’t slow down and then took a turn that wasn’t my way home so it staid in my truck, and it wasn’t a cheesy one, it was one of those automatic ones, still in good shape even though it blew about 15’ into the air and landed just off the road! Never got to use it, I used to do some welding and fig maybe it might come in handy but just never did..
JR
Post by: Yadda on December 24, 2018, 03:27:43 PM
Another time long long ago on the way home the guy in front of me was a welder, you could see the tanks and equipment on the back of his truck and his helmet blew off, I stopped in traffic to pick it up, then tried to catch up to him, honked and flashed my lights but he didn’t slow down and then took a turn that wasn’t my way home so it staid in my truck, and it wasn’t a cheesy one, it was one of those automatic ones, still in good shape even though it blew about 15’ into the air and landed just off the road! Never got to use it, I used to do some welding and fig maybe it might come in handy but just never did..
JR
20 years ago, I was stopped at an intersection. A panel truck took a left tun in front of me. A panel fell off and 660 Stihl chainsaw fell onto the road. I stopped a picked it up and gave chase. Never saw him. Ran an ad in the paper with no response. I eventually trashed the panel and put the chainsaw on the shelf.
Post by: Syncop8r on December 25, 2018, 01:06:47 AM
Post by: Yadda on September 04, 2019, 01:58:58 PM
Post by: Aloha on September 04, 2019, 02:47:09 PM
Post by: cody6268 on September 04, 2019, 05:18:54 PM
Proto 320 tin snips and some weird little brush tool. Found last week on my commute to work.
Pretty sure the "brush tool" is a "hoof tool" for horses that combines a brush for cleaning hooves and hoof pick. Proto tin snips are pretty neat--around the house is old Wiss.
Post by: LoopCutter on September 04, 2019, 09:40:01 PM
A few weeks ago, on my way home in late afternoon traffic, I was ready to make a right at a very busy intersection, the light turned green, and I then saw it, a Teddy Bear laying in the road, I put truck in park, turned on 4-ways, jumped out and rescued the bear and a few horns were honked, and I laid the bear on the base of a street lamp, and returned to the truck, looking at the cars behind me, figuring I was to receive middle finger salutes I received thumbs ups from a few drivers.
I made my turn on red, and continued home.
But, the next day running an errand for part time job, went into that intersection going other direction, caught a red, glanced at the base of the light pole, the bear was gone. Replaced with a 3 foot square piece of card board with a “THANK YOU” and a heart
painted on it. A grateful parent I am sure!
Made my day.
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Post by: Syncop8r on September 04, 2019, 10:08:26 PM
Post by: Mechanickal on September 04, 2019, 10:25:50 PM
The charging station wasn't there obviously, so I built one myself using another, old charging station.
I drilled some holes on the charging port locations, screwed in 2 screws and suspended the charging pins (screws) using a pen spring.
I bought a cheap USB charging cable, cut it open and soldered the poles to the screws.
It's been going strong ever since!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190904/b3dca11f77d0e6b2312e685118026757.jpg)
Post by: Syncop8r on September 04, 2019, 10:49:53 PM
Post by: smiller43147 on September 05, 2019, 02:27:00 AM
II let them sit there for the rest of the day and went down the next day and was like, oh well they had the chance to come back :whistle: ,,I've always given the owner a reasonable amount of time to come back for their tool. After that, it's mine.
Post by: Yadda on September 05, 2019, 07:22:14 AM
Not a tool, but likely more important.:tu:
A few weeks ago, on my way home in late afternoon traffic, I was ready to make a right at a very busy intersection, the light turned green, and I then saw it, a Teddy Bear laying in the road, I put truck in park, turned on 4-ways, jumped out and rescued the bear and a few horns were honked, and I laid the bear on the base of a street lamp, and returned to the truck, looking at the cars behind me, figuring I was to receive middle finger salutes I received thumbs ups from a few drivers.
I made my turn on red, and continued home.
But, the next day running an errand for part time job, went into that intersection going other direction, caught a red, glanced at the base of the light pole, the bear was gone. Replaced with a 3 foot square piece of card board with a “THANK YOU” and a heart
A grateful parent I am sure!
Made my day.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: Yadda on September 05, 2019, 07:24:20 AM
Pretty sure the "brush tool" is a "hoof tool" for horses that combines a brush for cleaning hooves and hoof pick. Proto tin snips are pretty neat--around the house is old Wiss.
Weird...
I found it in the middle of town near where I work. No horse nearby, although this is Texas. :dunno:
Post by: parnass on September 05, 2019, 10:16:53 PM
Post by: AlephZero on September 09, 2019, 12:42:54 PM
My most recent find was a full sized pitchfork in like-new condition.
Well, all you need now is a torch and you're all set! ::)
Post by: Yadda on October 31, 2019, 04:13:46 AM
Post by: Syncop8r on October 31, 2019, 08:47:38 AM
Duralast 3/8 breaker bar, found on the side of the road near my house.:tu:
I wonder if there's a socket still attached to their car somewhere. :think:
Post by: Yadda on October 31, 2019, 01:23:46 PM
:tu:
I wonder if there's a socket still attached to their car somewhere. :think:
Wouldn't surprise me. :oops:
Post by: ironraven on November 04, 2019, 07:08:49 PM
Post by: grinder on November 04, 2019, 08:13:03 PM
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 04, 2019, 08:39:26 PM
I can’t believe I never wrote the most important lost tool story, my grandfather gave me my first sak, he asked me after I used his when I was ten if I wanted one and I was like YES PLEASE! but then he was like well for your twelfth bday then, so I had to wait and wait,, but I finally got it, I was so thrilled, yet after about a year later I was running through the woods and somehow lost it, leather sheath and all!
My father and I went up with metal detectors to follow my route but notta, I kept going through the woods looking around and just couldn’t find it, then about a year later my now step-sister fell while running around and screamed, yelling for me to come help her, so I ran, as I was running I tripped over something and did a face plant, it took me a few sec to shake it off but as everything came into focus, whats this? Three feet in front of me? Just sitting there under a leaf? No way, so I reach forward and sure enough, it was my sak! I’m still trying to shake off the face plant and believing what I’m seeing, then this girl screams, oh crap I forgot all about her, oops..
But since the sak was in the leather sheath it kept it pretty clean for being in the woods for a whole year, snow and all, the leather really needed a good cleaning, but I still have them both to this day! All for doing a face plant!
JR
Post by: Yadda on December 31, 2019, 12:28:25 AM
Post by: Yadda on February 20, 2020, 04:50:34 AM
Post by: zoidberg on February 20, 2020, 06:52:11 AM
No pics sorry cause I'm busy packing gear for the weekend.
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on February 20, 2020, 10:22:07 AM
Many years ago walking up to my car day after a service, saw a spot of colour beneath the car and found a nice set of pliers wedged in between the leaf springs :hatsoff:
Post by: ddogu on February 20, 2020, 11:08:24 AM
Post by: Mechanickal on February 20, 2020, 06:53:19 PM
Post by: Yadda on February 23, 2020, 05:52:41 AM
Post by: cody6268 on February 23, 2020, 10:29:10 PM
Found a small slotted screwdriver (insulated and new) and an automatic wire stripper on a ceiling 2 weeks ago.
Whoops. There's a nearly new Case Canoe in an old electric wall heater we've got; been there since it was put in in the 1990s. I sure hope the knife's stainless. I plan to see if I can find the thing. The heater no longer even works right; so it's probably gonna go.
And, behind the bathroom wall; behind a vanity is one of my Olight i3EOS. Left it there while working when we put the new vanities in last summer.
Post by: Yadda on March 27, 2020, 03:02:59 PM
Post by: Yadda on July 24, 2021, 11:46:31 PM
Post by: Yadda on July 24, 2021, 11:47:46 PM
Post by: parnass on July 25, 2021, 02:44:58 AM
(https://parnass.com/images/lighters-found.jpg)
Post by: Syncop8r on July 25, 2021, 03:50:45 AM
And I found this a couple of weeks back.A few feet from your yard. ;)
Post by: gregozedobe on July 25, 2021, 08:45:57 AM
I found these all lying within 6 feet of each other on the side of the road this morning.
So the tool losing people are delivering to you now ? ???
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2021, 01:48:39 AM
So the tool losing people are delivering to you now ? ???
I live on a medium traffic suburban street at a 90 degree curve. Gravity and inertia do deliver occasionally. :D
Post by: pfrsantos on August 05, 2021, 03:58:30 PM
I live on a medium traffic suburban street at a 90 degree curve. Gravity and inertia do deliver occasionally. :D
What are you saying, your neighbours are always in a hurry, running everywhere?! Have you thought they might be affraid of you and just run when they have to pass your home?!
:pok: :pok:
Post by: gregozedobe on August 05, 2021, 08:24:26 PM
What are you saying, your neighbours are always in a hurry, running everywhere?! Have you thought they might be affraid of you and just run when they have to pass your home?!
:pok: :pok:
Maybe they are scared and leave tools as they pass to satisfy/pacify/bribe the scary tool master ? :pok: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Post by: Yadda on August 06, 2021, 02:08:19 AM
Maybe they are scared and leave tools as they pass to satisfy/pacify/bribe the scary tool master ? :pok: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
No such luck.
What are you saying, your neighbours are always in a hurry, running everywhere?! Have you thought they might be affraid of you and just run when they have to pass your home?!
:pok: :pok:
I could only sort of wish I had that power. One of my coworkers believes finding tools it is my superpower. :facepalm: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Post by: Yadda on December 09, 2022, 04:50:10 AM
Post by: Yadda on December 09, 2022, 04:51:41 AM
Post by: Aloha on December 09, 2022, 05:26:13 PM
I dont find much but I'm always happy to find working Bic lighters.
Post by: Vidar on December 10, 2022, 07:48:39 AM
Either way it is expensive. And sadly I suspect that many who find the stuff can't even tell it apart from the average cheap and cheery, or put it to good use.