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Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 01:56:58 PM
I actually kept my eyes open today and this is what I found at the car boot sale   :)

The top 'army' knife has 1937 on one side of the blade
and on the other..
G (then what might be a little crown) R
Rodgers & sons
6Norfolk ST
Sheffield England

The marlin spike has what looks like
556607 stamped on the side

Anyone have a link or more information please?  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 01:57:39 PM
 :tu:

The 'Hippo' knife has cheap scales but has a good 'snap' to it
it has
Richards
Shefield
England on the blade
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 02:07:04 PM
The slippy has
Solingen
Germany
and
Rostfrei
Stainless
Inoxydable
on the large blade
Rostfrei
Stainless
Inoxydable
on the small

This poor little knife has had a bit of a beating and needs someone to take it to pieces and remake it, poor thing  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on May 30, 2010, 02:21:54 PM
nice finds, im looking forward to seeing more restorations   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on May 30, 2010, 02:28:49 PM
The marlin spike has what looks like
556607 stamped on the side

Anyone have a link or more information please?  :tu:
Looks alot like the one Neil's got: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,19543.msg369811.html#msg369811  :)

Just follow the links in that thread..
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 02:29:07 PM
I don't want to do anything too rash with the army knife until I find out a bit more about it, though the blade is still surprisingly sharp  :o (and has been sharpened a lot)
I think the little Solingen is beyond my ability (it needs someone with a smaller hammer than me)  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 02:33:41 PM

Thanks for that AHB  :cheers:

lots of stuff to look through when I get a min
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 09:54:39 PM
I couldn't resist cleaning it up a bit  ::)
Its have a really tough life, I think a tank has run over it
But its a bit easier to open now  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on May 30, 2010, 10:49:26 PM
You've got to love car boot sales.

Be warned, they can become addictive but at the same time I consider them a good form of mild exercise :D

Your BAK looks to be basically the same pattern as mine except yours is a little older hence the different scales.

The Richards knives are found in abundance throughout the UK (but without hippo ;) ) as once upon a time they chucked out more penknives than anyone else in he country. Back when every tourist attraction had a branded pocket knife for sale amongst the keyrings and bookmarks you could put good money on it having been made in the Richards factory.

Of course Solingen was the main competition for Sheffield in the mid 20th century so you get quite a few German blades around.  They are normally of respectable quality so you might want to have a play with that little one.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2010, 10:57:25 PM
Neil,
Is the Solingen slippy, any good to you?
I will happily send it to someone that could appreciate it
It needs a lot of TLC, I think it needs stripping right down and repairing  :salute:

I like the car boot sales all kinds of interesting stuff..... spoons, files, etc etc  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on May 31, 2010, 11:56:35 AM
Very kind offer Tony but I'm good for slippies needing TLC, bit of a backlog actually  :-[

You might not feel you're up to it now but pop it in a drawer and chances are in a couple of years you'll look at it in a different light :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on May 31, 2010, 12:16:17 PM
Nice find's there Tony mate :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2010, 10:11:07 AM
Very kind offer Tony but I'm good for slippies needing TLC, bit of a backlog actually  :-[

You might not feel you're up to it now but pop it in a drawer and chances are in a couple of years you'll look at it in a different light :tu:

Thanks Neil,
I will put it in a draw somewhere and forget about it for a while (unless someone out there wants to have a go at it)  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2010, 11:22:41 AM
some nice finds there tony, i cant find nowt at my local booty these days, just lots of fake omega watches and people saying there real  :think:   :rofl:  as for knives nowt but cheap crap and a kukri that i was stupid enough not to but straight away  :ahhh  still kicking myself 4 weeks later  :D well done mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2010, 01:42:03 PM

There was quite a lot of rubbish but I picked up a few things to play with inc a great looking file, also 4 pairs of scissors for a quid  :D



And some very nice home made Marmalade  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 01, 2010, 04:49:38 PM

There was quite a lot of rubbish but I picked up a few things to play with inc a great looking file, also 4 pairs of scissors for a quid  :D



And some very nice home made Marmalade  :drool:

Home cooked fingers all round then :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2010, 05:01:27 PM
Maybe  :-[





You would think I have learnt my lesson by now  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 03, 2010, 09:39:50 PM
I hope the 'hippo' knife wasn't collectable!  :ahhh

Found a bit of old fence post that had rotted through at the bottom  :think:


It's sitting in a little puddle of olive oil at the moment  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 03, 2010, 10:27:20 PM
Poor hippo  :cry:

:P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 03, 2010, 10:38:15 PM
 You know anyone that might like a Hippo scale Mate?

 :pok: Ummmm Hippo SAK?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 03, 2010, 10:43:39 PM
They don't interbreed :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 03, 2010, 10:56:52 PM
They might....
A few pints of bitter is all I need   :pok: :cheers:  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 01:51:14 PM
I couldn't believe what I saw today
I was on it like a fat kid on a Mars bar  :drool:







Sadly empty and too small for my 'Electrician Buck'
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 01:53:54 PM
My total haul


Some knives that need a good sharpening, they will replace some of the rubbish I have in my kitchen at the min  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 13, 2010, 02:15:59 PM
Looks like your scythes will all soon be in tip top order :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 02:21:39 PM

I thought I would try to use it on my Machete whilst 'in the field'   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 13, 2010, 03:06:48 PM
i take it the big thing to the bottom righ of the photos a sharpening stone?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 03:13:24 PM
Yes Mate,
As Neil said its for sharpening scythes and sickles (and machetes  ;) )






No one is  :drool: over my Buck sheath  :think:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 13, 2010, 03:24:50 PM
or john s finger nails


thats because its not a pocket clip ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on June 13, 2010, 03:33:02 PM
No one is  :drool: over my Buck sheath  :think:
It's exactly like mine, sadly empty too..  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 04:08:45 PM
I was so surprised when I found it, looks brand new




I also had a great time looking at Thrupenny Bits this morning  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 13, 2010, 06:47:35 PM
Nice bit's :drool: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 06:55:35 PM
There was a coin dealer there, he had a lot of these he was selling at 20 pence each,
I got a couple with specific birth years on and a couple of spare for Nephews  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 13, 2010, 07:05:28 PM
There was a coin dealer there, he had a lot of these he was selling at 20 pence each,
I got a couple with specific birth years on and a couple of spare for Nephews  :tu:

That's a cool idea :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on June 13, 2010, 07:15:14 PM
There was a coin dealer there, he had a lot of these he was selling at 20 pence each,
I got a couple with specific birth years on and a couple of spare for Nephews  :tu:

Need any more mate i'll see what I have with years and things Oh! I have farthings,half crowns and sixpences too  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 07:28:52 PM
I thought of it as I was passing his stool, the guy said other people had the same idea this morning
I should be going again in two weeks time if anyone wants me to look out for some  :tu:

Thanks John, but I really don't want to start collecting something else  :salute:  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 13, 2010, 08:35:56 PM
I thought of it as I was passing his stool, the guy said other people had the same idea this morning
I should be going again in two weeks time if anyone wants me to look out for some  :tu:

Thanks John, but I really don't want to start collecting something else  :salute:  :ahhh

Did you need a pointy stick :poke: ?

Yeah yeah, trust me  ::) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2010, 09:21:16 PM
Stall?   :think: :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 12:36:25 PM
My first Kuk 



Wanted to start out small  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on June 27, 2010, 12:46:53 PM
 :o
That is one small kukri Tony or should I say small Karda  ;) have you tried chopping matchsticks  with it yet? :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 27, 2010, 01:14:06 PM
They didn't let it grow up  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 01:39:45 PM
I have just given it a sharpen and a polish so its looking and cutting a bit better now
Matchstick's at the ready  :tu:

Neil,
How big will these thing grow :o
 
Any whistle experts here?
This one has a lion with a crown
There are letters underneath looks like H rubbed out space, ending in maybe O then NG
I'm hoping its not Hong Kong  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on June 27, 2010, 02:23:40 PM
Tony Acme whistle Co don't have a lion engraved on any I've seen so my guess looking at the lanyard attachment it's most likely made in China somewhere they make millions of these look here (http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/201504725/Police_whistle.html)

If your really interested finding out shoot this guy a mail  :salute:

whistle shop UK (http://www.whistleshop.co.uk/sales.html)  ;)

Good luck  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 02:50:35 PM
Thanks for that John!  :cheers:




I'm guessing the 4quid I paid was too much then  :twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on June 27, 2010, 03:07:21 PM





I'm guessing the 4quid I paid was too much then  :twak:
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u122/titan1833/tas/rolleye11.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 03:29:11 PM
I had to  :twak: him down to 4quid  ::)









 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on June 27, 2010, 03:39:17 PM
 :rofl:

At least you didn't pay the full asking price  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 05:02:36 PM
At least this isn't looking too bad now  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/270610029.jpg)

 ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 27, 2010, 05:05:07 PM
At least this isn't looking too bad now  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/270610029.jpg)

 ;)
Nice little Karda :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 05:11:11 PM
I don't know who had tried to sharpen it before but it was bad! maybe they had made it child friendly  :ahhh
But I can chop through matchsticks now  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 27, 2010, 05:12:09 PM
Use it on pygmy zombies :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 05:16:23 PM
thats why I got it!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 27, 2010, 05:31:20 PM
They much of a problem down your way then?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 05:44:04 PM
Not since the neighbour got a cat  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 27, 2010, 05:52:38 PM
Careful there, that kind of natural pest control can get out of hand  :-\

(http://hey-jude88.tripod.com/giant_cat_photos/thumbnails/600x450/kitten_attacking_castle.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 05:57:54 PM
can't see it :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on June 27, 2010, 06:22:49 PM
Careful there, that kind of natural pest control can get out of hand  :-\

http://hey-jude88.tripod.com/giant_cat_photos/thumbnails/600x450/kitten_attacking_castle.jpg (http://hey-jude88.tripod.com/giant_cat_photos/thumbnails/600x450/kitten_attacking_castle.jpg)

That's cute. o.o XD
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on June 27, 2010, 06:30:10 PM
can't see it :think:

May I  :D

Neil's sorted it  :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 27, 2010, 08:40:17 PM
if you ask neil nicely he might tell you what he fed to his antique wrench to make that grow up :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 08:43:40 PM
I've started it on teak oil  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 27, 2010, 08:47:20 PM
if you ask neil nicely he might tell you what he fed to his antique wrench to make that grow up :P

Such naivety ::)  Most knives are made from the skeletons of giants.  The older they are when dispatched the bigger the blades you can get from them.

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/opinels.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on June 27, 2010, 09:23:42 PM
Very nice OHO (one handed opinel ) Neil  ;)  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2010, 09:43:51 PM
Very nice OHO (one handed opinel ) Neil  ;)  :tu:



Nice one John (I can see what you did there)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 28, 2010, 04:22:40 AM
That looks like some sort of Freddy Kruger appendage! :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 28, 2010, 11:57:49 PM
Was the wife out when you took that photo Neil? Lol
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 29, 2010, 12:01:11 AM
An old photo but yes... how did you guess?  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2010, 04:30:18 PM
More stuff  :salute:

Inc;
A SAK that's taken a bit of a battering
A couple of BAKs that have broken a couple of my nails already
A pair of 'footprints' for a really great price

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710002.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 11, 2010, 09:01:54 PM
Cool, I visited two car boot sales this morning and found nothing :(

Will the BAKs clean up or need pulling apart?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 11, 2010, 09:16:39 PM
that screwdriver thingy looks useful :)

i might have to go look round a carboot
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2010, 09:26:56 PM
That was a shame Neil!
I was more than pleased with my haul this morning
(I got a miniature pillar drill as well)  :drink:

The BAK's are soaking in oil at the minute
And the SAK is looking a lot better after I re-profiled the main blade
and spent some time rubbing, cleaning and polishing (still needs more work though)

Ryan,
I had one before and they are very handy I had mine for 10ish years, they come with  three bits in the handle but If you give it too much stick you will bugger it up ( :twak: lad I was working with buggered mine up)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 11, 2010, 09:28:04 PM
 :pok: pics of the new drill please :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 11, 2010, 09:34:32 PM
That was a shame Neil!
I was more than pleased with my haul this morning
(I got a miniature pillar drill as well)  :drink:

The BAK's are soaking in oil at the minute
And the SAK is looking a lot better after I re-profiled the main blade
and spent some time rubbing, cleaning and polishing (still needs more work though)

Ryan,
I had one before and they are very handy I had mine for 10ish years, they come with  three bits in the handle but If you give it too much stick you will bugger it up ( :twak: lad I was working with buggered mine up)

were good at that :) some one i work with has a few right angled screwdrivers there bloody handy
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2010, 09:59:55 PM

You can give one of these loads of stick if you need to  :tu:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-12-piece-confined-space-ratchet-driver-and-bit-set-prod783834/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 11, 2010, 10:08:50 PM
More stuff  :salute:

Inc;
A SAK that's taken a bit of a battering
A couple of BAKs that have broken a couple of my nails already
A pair of 'footprints' for a really great price

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710002.jpg)

That adjustable plier/wrench gadget is pretty neat. :tu: Somebody needs to come up with a multitool based on that concept :multi:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 11, 2010, 10:15:54 PM

That adjustable plier/wrench gadget is pretty neat. :tu: Somebody needs to come up with a multitool based on that concept :multi:

Does the Guppie not count?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 11, 2010, 10:20:05 PM
works differently maybe this looks more pliery based

and how many bottle openers do you now have tony? XD
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2010, 10:29:43 PM
Here it is Neil,
It is tiny and in lovely condition  :tu:
I have not had time to try it out (or make a space for it) yet

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710035.jpg)

J-Sews
'Footprints' as I call them have been around for many years over here
I love them, they are simple, very strong and go on for years
I don't know anyone that has ever broken a pair, the worst thing that can happen is you loose the adjusting screw
I will try to take better pic's in a min :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 11, 2010, 10:35:42 PM
Thanks Tony :tu:

I keep lusting after one of these ... (http://www.minicrafttools.com/proxxon/images/38128s.gif)

Or better still one of their Mini mills, I'd settle for a manual one but whilst we're dreaming...

(http://www.axminster.co.uk/images/products/medium/210676_l.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2010, 10:56:53 PM
Neil,
I was really lucky/happy to find that one as I had one in the back of my mind for ages  :cheers:

Ryan,
I'm collecting them for someone else's collection  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710040.jpg)

J-Sew's
Here are all mine
The left hand (7'' 175mm) pair I got 30 years ago and I still use them at work quite a lot (lost the screw :-[ )
The middle pair I picked up today (I have just noticed someone had added extra holes)
 The right hand pair are the newest they are 9'' 225mm, I took them apart so you can see how they work a bit better  :salute:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on July 12, 2010, 05:57:51 AM
More stuff  :salute:

Inc;
A SAK that's taken a bit of a battering
A couple of BAKs that have broken a couple of my nails already
A pair of 'footprints' for a really great price

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710002.jpg)

Excellent finds, Sparky; I know... whomever... it is who asked you to keep your eyes open for the openers will be quite pleased, if he isn't already. ;) :D  Just PM me with the total, please. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 13, 2010, 02:27:19 AM
Neil,
I was really lucky/happy to find that one as I had one in the back of my mind for ages  :cheers:

Ryan,
I'm collecting them for someone else's collection  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710040.jpg)

J-Sew's
Here are all mine
The left hand (7'' 175mm) pair I got 30 years ago and I still use them at work quite a lot (lost the screw :-[ )
The middle pair I picked up today (I have just noticed someone had added extra holes)
 The right hand pair are the newest they are 9'' 225mm, I took them apart so you can see how they work a bit better  :salute:



Neat! Thanks for the extra pics Spark, I've never seen one of those before :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 13, 2010, 09:22:05 AM
Neil,
I was really lucky/happy to find that one as I had one in the back of my mind for ages  :cheers:

Ryan,
I'm collecting them for someone else's collection  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710040.jpg)

J-Sew's
Here are all mine
The left hand (7'' 175mm) pair I got 30 years ago and I still use them at work quite a lot (lost the screw :-[ )
The middle pair I picked up today (I have just noticed someone had added extra holes)
 The right hand pair are the newest they are 9'' 225mm, I took them apart so you can see how they work a bit better  :salute:



Neat! Thanks for the extra pics Spark, I've never seen one of those before :)
[/quote

:o

But its pliers based

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 13, 2010, 09:57:46 AM
Ryan,
You never seen them in action before?
You don't work with any grumpy old Sparkies then?
They are great for doing conduit! (threaded rod, rounded off nuts an bolts)
They tend to bugger up the surface of whatever you use them on so for example you wouldn't use them on a set of bathroom taps  :dwts:

If you get some remember;
They only work in one direction
You don't squeeze them like pliers!!
The harder you push the harder they grip
 :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710002bb.jpg)

PS, Blokes you work with will take the piss until they try to undo the conduit you put in with them  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 13, 2010, 12:14:44 PM
Neil,
I was really lucky/happy to find that one as I had one in the back of my mind for ages  :cheers:

Ryan,
I'm collecting them for someone else's collection  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710040.jpg)

J-Sews
Here are all mine
The left hand (7'' 175mm) pair I got 30 years ago and I still use them at work quite a lot (lost the screw :-[ )
The middle pair I picked up today (I have just noticed someone had added extra holes)
 The right hand pair are the newest they are 9'' 225mm, I took them apart so you can see how they work a bit better  :salute:



Neat! Thanks for the extra pics Spark, I've never seen one of those before :)


J-Sew's
I guess we have kept them to ourselves over here  :think:
Probably too good to let anyone else play with  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 13, 2010, 06:10:44 PM
i hadnt seen them before tony, any in rs ?  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 13, 2010, 06:13:14 PM
LoL :D

  Not unless they have collection points in rusty boxes under paste tables in fields :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 13, 2010, 06:38:34 PM
i hadnt seen them before tony, any in rs ?  :D

Sometimes I feel sooooo old! :bnghd:






 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 13, 2010, 06:59:43 PM
i hadnt seen them before tony, any in rs ?  :D

Sometimes I feel sooooo old! :bnghd:






 :D


screwfix?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 13, 2010, 07:08:18 PM

Screwfix don't seem to do them but I only took a quick look  :think:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Footprint-698w-Pipe-Wrench-7-in/dp/B00020JNUG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=diy&qid=1279040608&sr=1-2

or you could wait until I've had a look for you in two weeks time at the next carboot  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 13, 2010, 07:42:27 PM
nah dont worry too much, im just a little curious
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SlackOne on July 14, 2010, 03:38:55 AM
Looks like Channellock probably cornered that market on this side of the ocean.  Sturdy looking tools, though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 25, 2010, 12:36:03 PM
More stuff
 
A nice small Buck liner lock knife with 'Mac tools' on the side
A nice SAK that has never been near a grinder  :o
A very large rusty file  ;)
And a spoke shave  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250710014.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on July 25, 2010, 12:38:30 PM
Nice Climber :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 25, 2010, 12:55:55 PM
 :climber:
Mike thanks for telling me the model as I didn't know, 
I was very surprised when I picked this one up as the blades have not been sharpened, I often see knives that someone has taken a grinder to,  :bnghd:
This is very lightly used but the scales are a bit scuffed
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 25, 2010, 01:11:00 PM
And Stayglow none the less.  Great find Tony. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 25, 2010, 03:26:48 PM
We'll need after dark shots now :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 25, 2010, 03:58:46 PM
I have enough trouble in daylight   :ahhh

Added;
They have both cleaned and polished up very nicely
The pictures don't do them justice (the Buck is like a mirror honest!)  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250710025.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250710019.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250710017.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 25, 2010, 11:03:22 PM
Very nice Tony.......  :pok: now glow in the dark shots ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on July 26, 2010, 01:32:48 PM
Good work Tony..  8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Turnstone on July 26, 2010, 02:44:11 PM
Very nice!!!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2010, 03:02:48 PM
Sadly my camera skills are not up to the job
That Buck is very very shiny  :dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SlackOne on July 26, 2010, 03:12:31 PM
You found a nice-shape Stayglow SAK at a boot sale?

Did they have a good-sized bag of hen's teeth there as well? 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2010, 04:57:08 PM
I was as surprised as you are!  :o
I was looking on a stall where I have found one or two things before (the guy buys 'lots' or does house clearance) when I saw a little pile of SAKs and knives,  :ahhh
these were mostly Chinese junk and the two which I brought, he also had a folding dagger that looked like a boot knife when it was opened, it was also cheap junk

Ooh And I brought some more marmalade and jam  :drool:

I was keeping an eye out for more interesting stuff but that was about it

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260710022.jpg)




Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 13, 2010, 06:30:05 PM
Ryan,
You never seen them in action before?
You don't work with any grumpy old Sparkies then?
They are great for doing conduit! (threaded rod, rounded off nuts an bolts)
They tend to bugger up the surface of whatever you use them on so for example you wouldn't use them on a set of bathroom taps  :dwts:

If you get some remember;
They only work in one direction
You don't squeeze them like pliers!!
The harder you push the harder they grip
 :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710002bb.jpg)

PS, Blokes you work with will take the piss until they try to undo the conduit you put in with them  ;)

I got a pair of these today found them in an old toolbox in a practically empty building a 225 mm pair I think just missing the screw but a nut bolt and some washers fixed that =)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 13, 2010, 07:32:57 PM
Footprints can be very handy Ryan, a good alternative to a set of Stilsons. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2010, 07:59:26 PM
That will be 9'' in old money then  ::)

A great find!
I have just looked through my spare bolt tin and I think I have a bolt that will fit the thread in your new grips once I have cut it down,
Its not quite perfect but it will be a bit better than a nut an bolt
I can pop it in the post to you if you like  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 13, 2010, 08:17:09 PM
That will be 9'' in old money then  ::)

A great find!
I have just looked through my spare bolt tin and I think I have a bolt that will fit the thread in your new grips once I have cut it down,
Its not quite perfect but it will be a bit better than a nut an bolt
I can pop it in the post to you if you like  :tu:

Wouldn't a bolt be the same as what I have  :think: I must be missing something lol if you get a chance would be nice tony
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2010, 08:25:25 PM
If you take a look at the 'back' handle you will see that one of the holes is smaller and threaded
Anyway I reckon I have an ideal bolt to fit (unless the thread is stripped)  :think:

I will go cut it down then get a pic for you  ;)


Here you go :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 13, 2010, 09:21:44 PM
Oh that would be gilood, have you got a pic if the inner handles bottom mine has a flat head screwdriver/pry bar there  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2010, 09:28:31 PM
They all have, they are OK if you are stuck but the angle is a bit too steep (I might mean too blunt) to make a good screwdriver
But they are great for getting the lid off tins of paint (better than using your Leatherman!)  ::)

You don't really want a pic do you?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 13, 2010, 09:30:32 PM
I was just wondering if they were all the same lol
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2010, 09:48:11 PM
I have never seen them without the prybar end
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 13, 2010, 09:56:06 PM
Hmm I want a mini one now and to clean mine its a bit grubby and a shock its made In England =o and says Sheffield on it
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2010, 10:27:29 PM


I did see an old pair that looked about 4'' but these were too small for what I use them for
Personally I reckon the 175mm/7'' is about perfect for my use
(20, 25mm pipe)  :tu:



Ryan,
You never seen them in action before?
You don't work with any grumpy old Sparkies then?
They are great for doing conduit! (threaded rod, rounded off nuts an bolts)
They tend to bugger up the surface of whatever you use them on so for example you wouldn't use them on a set of bathroom taps  :dwts:

If you get some remember;
They only work in one direction
You don't squeeze them like pliers!!
The harder you push the harder they grip
 :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110710002bb.jpg)

PS, Blokes you work with will take the piss until they try to undo the conduit you put in with them  ;)


Don't forget!  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 13, 2010, 10:33:18 PM
 :oops: ill try not too ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2010, 10:38:37 PM
Just a reminder  :D  I would never do things like that   :-[  ;)  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2010, 12:15:48 PM


Not a SAK to be seen today but someone will be happy as they were on every stall  ;)

The thing in the middle is a tiny plane that uses a safety razor as a blade  :tu:

I hope I don't get in to trouble as there's not a multitool in sight  :ahhh


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/220810002.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 22, 2010, 12:41:28 PM
what are all those springs for?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2010, 12:55:26 PM
 I thought I probably need them for something one day  :D

I made a mistake the plane takes a normal razor blade(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/220810006.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 22, 2010, 05:48:15 PM
Acquiring springs for future possible projects :think:  Me thinks your hunt is lacking focus ;)

Cool little plane, I like that :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on August 22, 2010, 06:37:17 PM
I hope I don't get in to trouble as there's not a multitool in sight  :ahhh
You need to focus Tony-San..  :mn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 22, 2010, 06:41:45 PM
I better not say to much. I failed to pick up and tools never mind MTs in my wanderings this morning ::)  Keeps me fit I suppose :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2010, 06:56:51 PM
I've been thinking about it and I reckon a hammer is a multitool  >:D

Its odd how it changes from week to week
There were quite a few 'footprints' (I got myself a new pair) then as I've been looking out for them for someone I've not seen another pair  :think:

Or the bottle openers I got a few then nothing for weeks till today and everyone had them  :gimme:

The springs will come in handy with another project I have in mind  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 22, 2010, 07:24:48 PM
are you making a kitten stomper?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgZ66DlkKI

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2010, 07:29:54 PM
I think I dated that blonde  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 22, 2010, 10:07:25 PM
are you making a kitten stomper?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgZ66DlkKI



 :rofl:  That's just so utterly wrong. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 22, 2010, 10:11:29 PM
i cant see whats wrong with it, im thinking of ordering one that way next time next doors cat wants to use our garden as a toilet....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zag on August 22, 2010, 10:15:12 PM
are you making a kitten stomper?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgZ66DlkKI

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 23, 2010, 12:07:52 AM
i cant see whats wrong with it, im thinking of ordering one that way next time next doors cat wants to use our garden as a toilet....

 :pok: £2.98 from Wilkinsons, comes recommend from the Bee household :)

(http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/content/ebiz/wilkinsonplus/invt/0083726/0083726_l.jpg)

Despite the similar bottle it is not a tasty mint condiment and should not be used as such... don't say I didn't warn you ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2010, 05:19:25 PM
what are all those springs for?

They have come in handy already as part of the
wobble damping apparatus on my Spork polishing system  :dwts:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/230810007bb.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 23, 2010, 05:36:54 PM
That all looks a bit fancy :)  Certainly beats my drill clamped to the worktop :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2010, 06:36:49 PM


Always remember Ebay is our friend   ;)

This one will start roaming the garage if I don't keep an eye on it  :oops:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 26, 2010, 05:02:07 AM


Not a SAK to be seen today but someone will be happy as they were on every stall  ;)

The thing in the middle is a tiny plane that uses a safety razor as a blade  :tu:

I hope I don't get in to trouble as there's not a multitool in sight  :ahhh


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/220810002.jpg)


What brand is that old micrometer if I may ask? :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 26, 2010, 06:40:06 AM
what are all those springs for?

They have come in handy already as part of the
wobble damping apparatus on my Spork polishing system  :dwts:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/230810007bb.jpg)

Tony does that spork have a bottle opener on the handle?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2010, 10:43:37 AM
Bob, It says in very small writing   “THE L.S. STARRETT Co
                                                       THOL MASS U.S.A.
                                                                 No3
                                                                   52”

David, Of course it has a bottle opener (made by Ikea  ;))

I'm thinking I should make another one
That one was done in a bit of a rush so I wouldn't be the only one without a Spork at the meet  :-[
Its needs a bit of time spent on the forky bit
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 27, 2010, 01:50:40 AM
Bob, It says in very small writing   “THE L.S. STARRETT Co
                                                       THOL MASS U.S.A.
                                                                 No3
                                                                   52”

David, Of course it has a bottle opener (made by Ikea  ;))

I'm thinking I should make another one
That one was done in a bit of a rush so I wouldn't be the only one without a Spork at the meet  :-[
Its needs a bit of time spent on the forky bit


Hehehe, Tony it is actually ATHOL MASS.  :D :D I can't begin to tell you how many low brow jokes that inspires amongst us machine shop folk. :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 27, 2010, 02:06:02 AM
I don't get it :think:

Please explain Bob  :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 27, 2010, 05:13:30 AM
Well, one common exchange, usually spoken with a fat tongue lisp, goes something like, "Thay Buddy, can I borrow your ath-hole mic?"

Which usually solicits a reply of, "Certainly, as long as you don't mind the smell!"

Which is generally followed by peels of adolescent giggles. :D :D :D





We're a pretty shallow crowd, us machinists. ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 27, 2010, 10:41:17 AM
It is well used and the letters are very small :)

Now I need someone to teach me how to use it properly and I guess I should look out for a metric one now  :think:


That's deep compared with some of the guys I work with  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 27, 2010, 04:05:38 PM
Well, one common exchange, usually spoken with a fat tongue lisp, goes something like, "Thay Buddy, can I borrow your ath-hole mic?"

Which usually solicits a reply of, "Certainly, as long as you don't mind the smell!"

Which is generally followed by peels of adolescent giggles. :D :D :D

We're a pretty shallow crowd, us machinists. ::)

 :angel: Still don't understand :angel:


It is well used and the letters are very small :)

Now I need someone to teach me how to use it properly and I guess I should look out for a metric one now  :think:


That's deep compared with some of the guys I work with  :rofl:


Some of your friends have a deep ath :think: What's that used to measure? ;)

I remember using micrometers a lot a school but these days I have a cheap digital one that's much easier on the eyes and brain :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 29, 2010, 12:31:57 AM


Not a SAK to be seen today but someone will be happy as they were on every stall  ;)

The thing in the middle is a tiny plane that uses a safety razor as a blade  :tu:

I hope I don't get in to trouble as there's not a multitool in sight  :ahhh


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/220810002.jpg)

Maybe you can cobble a Multitool together from that collection...a little brazing and Araldite should do it...

Did you make that Spork?  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 01:15:56 PM
Mostly I just make a mess  :angel:

Yes I made the spork so I wouldn't be the odd one out at the last UK meet  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810002.jpg)

Today I picked this interesting old penknife
It looks like there's a 'C' over an 'R' inside a triangle and
TRIANGOIO on the main blade
I'm hoping Neil or someone will tell me something about it  ;)

And this lovely but not loved folding knife and fork  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810005.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 29, 2010, 01:32:39 PM
do you have a thing for rust tony?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on August 29, 2010, 01:39:42 PM
do you have a thing for rust tony?

One man's rust is an-others beautiful Patina  :P :D :D :D :D 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 01:45:47 PM
Rust can mean a bargain or mean its buggered    :tu:





 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on August 29, 2010, 01:56:41 PM
Is that Kuk genuine :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 02:27:17 PM
I don't know to be honest  :think:
Its 12 and a half inches long
It has a pattern on the blade and the handle (does this mean its not genuine??
The sheath is leather with a wood liner
It does feel nice in my hand and the blade has been sharpened with a grindstone a few times so its been used for work


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810009.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810010.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810007.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810008.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
The kukri is definitely not genuine  ;) I would guess it was from a flea market somewhere in the world  ::) these types are decorative not really for very hard work oh and these cheap ones usually have a lion on the pommel and are not full tang so be careful if using for heavy chopping  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 04:08:01 PM

Thanks for that John  :salute:
The good thing is it was quite cheap, the guy had 4, two were bigger and looked like they were chrome plated or something
This was the best one there  ;)

Ooops some of the patina came off when I polished it  ::)
It has sharpened up quite well with my butchers steel

The tang comes through the pommel and needs a little hammer to tighten it up a bit  :think:
That isn't a very good lion  :rant:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 04:13:07 PM
Get a magnet Tony just to check it's full tang then it would be good for some chopping work,hmm! that lions head looks like it met a hammer in the past  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 04:21:23 PM
Its hard to see on my picture but that bit is steel (I just tested it aswell)

The handle is a bit short for me  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 04:23:52 PM
Yeah you will find the cheap ones have small handles  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 04:32:11 PM
A decent kukri on the other hand fits very well in the hand  :tu:

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u122/titan1833/018-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 04:36:13 PM
I think I had a go with your one at the meet  :gimme:

That was one of the reasons why I wanted one  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 04:42:15 PM
I think I had a go with your one at the meet  :gimme:

That was one of the reasons why I wanted one  :cheers:

Yes you did Tony here's a picture of some kukri for future reference  ;)

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u122/titan1833/DSC_2501C_copy_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on August 29, 2010, 05:38:21 PM
It'd still make a great ornament :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 05:46:35 PM
Maybe.... :think:    if nothing had happened to it this afternoon




Its not my fault....  :-[





John made me do it!  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 29, 2010, 05:54:51 PM
Oh dear. ::) What did you do?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 06:02:20 PM
What happened Tony?  ::)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 06:09:06 PM
It come off in my hand.... as I was standing by the belt sander  >:D


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810054.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 06:12:52 PM
 :oops:


The lion only has one eye  :o :ahhh  :ahhh  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 06:59:00 PM
 ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810056.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 29, 2010, 09:15:01 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 09:16:29 PM

Oi its not finished yet!  :twak:

I had wondered where you had got to  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 29, 2010, 09:21:35 PM
I've been stood in a field flogging old baby toys ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810005.jpg)

Your green knife looks like an Italian one I once had.  I'll try and dig out pictures but don't hold your breath, it was a while ago.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on August 29, 2010, 09:21:47 PM
That handle goes perfect with your new beard Tony..  :B: 
(http://www.neandertaler.onlinesoft.de/bilder/neandertaler1.gif)

 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 29, 2010, 09:31:40 PM

....

Your green knife looks like an Italian one I once had.  I'll try and dig out pictures but don't hold your breath, it was a while ago.

Turn out I'd actually labelled it properly for a change :D

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/th_italiansak-1.jpg) (http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/?action=view&current=italiansak-1.jpg) (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/th_italiansak-2.jpg) (http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/?action=view&current=italiansak-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on August 29, 2010, 09:32:15 PM
Handle! what handle? that's a whole tree  :o  :D














J/K Tony can't wait to see it finished  :tu:  
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2010, 09:43:46 PM
Ooh Yours is nicer than mine (but mine has a brass bail)

OK OK! I know I need to shave  ::)



Anyway its going to be rustic  :tu:

No Ryan I said RUSTIC   :twak:



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 05, 2010, 01:50:22 PM

I'm sure some people will think I should have left it as it was  :twak:  :D

I wanted the handle to look like one I've seen on some old Billhooks
This is how my new handle project went

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk1.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk2.jpg)

I'm sure you all remember this picture  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk3.jpg)

definitely going in the right direction

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk4.jpg)

Bugger!  :rant:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk5.jpg)

Start again   ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk6.jpg)

And here it is, well its not quite finished I have put it together to check the fit
I will soak the handle in Teak oil some more before the final gluing  :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk8.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kukri/Kuk7.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on September 05, 2010, 01:58:19 PM
Nice job Tony looks much more usable now  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 05, 2010, 02:01:42 PM

Thanks John
One of the main reasons for doing this was the handle was just too short for my hands (Its nearly big enough for a two handed grip now)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Hedge Kid on September 05, 2010, 02:19:30 PM
Nice job Tony.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 05, 2010, 02:32:23 PM
Thanks HK,

I hear you have a Billhook  :cheers:
Want to post a picture in here for us please?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Hedge Kid on September 05, 2010, 02:49:43 PM
I will post some pics soon I promise  :) Currently on the sofa being a bit ill and rubbish so will take pics and post when I'm feeling a bit more inspired  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 05, 2010, 02:52:00 PM
I hope you feel better and something inspires you very soon  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Hedge Kid on September 05, 2010, 02:52:40 PM
Thank you
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 05, 2010, 05:34:11 PM
Poor HK (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/smileys/sad.gif)

...

 :pok: pics


please :)

Good handle Tony, what's edge retention like on the blade?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Hedge Kid on September 05, 2010, 11:13:16 PM
 :rofl: Love that emote Neil  :D Thanks
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2010, 12:57:13 AM

Good handle Tony, what's edge retention like on the blade?

Poor I reckon  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 12:09:21 PM

Good handle Tony, what's edge retention like on the blade?

Poor I reckon  ::)

Oh :(  Never mind, make it easy to sharpen out in the bush :D

Yesterday I actually found a SAK at Bottesford carboot :ahhh  and not a fake for a change ::)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/cb-camper.jpg)

Bit grubby and dull as you like but never sharpened so won't take long to bring back to good user status.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 01:07:32 PM
Can you retake that picture but with bee's please  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 01:31:24 PM
 :pok: No :D

I'll include bees on the cleaned up shot :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 03:38:39 PM
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/neilstools/Victorinox/cb-camper-2.jpg)

Alas the previous owner has decided to clean the tools (except the main blade) with a scotch pad ::)  But I got it looking reasonable and with a bit of polish a pair of previously loved ruby scales finish it off nicely.  All sharpened up and read to roll :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Benner on September 06, 2010, 06:24:09 PM
 :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2010, 06:36:38 PM

Its great when you find a little something at a boot sale  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 07:40:11 PM
 :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on September 06, 2010, 07:49:57 PM
Nice ressurection Neil..  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 08:41:16 PM
Thanks :tu:  I'll let you take the next shot Ryan ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
 :D


was that a good guess then? ;)

your need to do before and after pics of what im sending you  :rofl:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 08:47:56 PM
Kind of solid lump... lots of little pieces with dust pan and brush :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 08:51:34 PM
its the first color model they released around the time i was at college, the ones notorious for loosing there finish too i think maybe it was just mine
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 08:58:59 PM
First gen then before they released it in anodised aluminium.  They get beat up just by looking at them wrong :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 09:05:33 PM
no its 4th gen still lost its colour though
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 09:09:03 PM
One of these? (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/IPod_Nano_4G_black_crop.jpg/150px-IPod_Nano_4G_black_crop.jpg)

Did you roll it around on the beech :P

I remember friends who had first gen models, cotton cloth would scratch them  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 09:13:04 PM
it was in college for a year ill send you a picture if you want...


im more careful with my belongings now thankfully
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 09:15:10 PM
I'll see it when I see it chap :)  Not likely to complain am I :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 09:23:00 PM
nah its not as bad as i first though, i had a first gen as i found it in a field it was full of pictures of chavs so i didnt feel upset in erasing it and keeping it :)

they were awful for scratches but looked posher then other models

it broke so i ended up smashing it  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 09:31:47 PM
Hopefully it won't get to that stage with yours ... hopefully :) 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 09:40:40 PM
whats the worst you could do, turn it into a 16 gig usb stick i guess  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 09:51:57 PM
They are apparently a swine to open up and work on.  If it looks like I'm likely to ruin it I'll just take the audio from the dock connector instead and hotglue it to the cassette adapter in the car :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 10:21:35 PM
well i think the guts are just pushed in and glued i think if you heat it a bit it might be easier to open it up

and this link might help a bit http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 10:34:14 PM
I've already viewed a dismantling video :tu:  We'll see how it goes.

Slightly back on track...  Sunday was a cracking boot sale and although that SAK was the only tool I picked up I did manage to get a pair of Mission 731 speakers for .... .... £2 :D  They are currently sat either side of my monitor and are a big improvement over the little JVC jobs that were there.  Really, really need a new amp now.  The hunt continues!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 10:36:26 PM
(http://www.swissvalemusic.com/files/u1/spider15.jpg)

?


thats what i use for my macbook when i want to hear something loud  >:D but i lost the lead
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 10:38:20 PM
Subtle :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Benner on September 06, 2010, 10:39:26 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 10:39:44 PM
it just about drowns out next doors kid crying  :rofl: stuff just sounds nice coming out a 12 inch speaker even if it is only 30 watt
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 06, 2010, 10:48:16 PM
 :pok:  Ever consider that next doors kid cries because of your music?

We know your tastes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POv-3yIPSWc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeswZaReE0I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4L5Bbm5BNw

::)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 06, 2010, 10:57:55 PM
you dont know the audible warfare your going to get in the post yet  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on September 07, 2010, 02:43:23 PM
LOL Neil £2 for Mission 731 speakers,I believe thats almost paramount to theft,nice steal  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2010, 02:44:43 PM
Here some pictures of another rusty lump I brought  ;)

Of course the cynical among you might think I wrapped the handle because it had split and I could not be bothered to start again  :twak:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070910008.jpg)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070910018.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Benner on September 07, 2010, 02:45:57 PM
Nice find that.  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2010, 02:54:02 PM
It did look like this  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810052.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Benner on September 07, 2010, 02:57:52 PM
 :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on September 07, 2010, 03:02:35 PM
Done a good job on that mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on September 07, 2010, 05:57:08 PM
Impressive work that mate :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tsquare on September 07, 2010, 05:58:54 PM
Dare I say it, but he must have had an axe to grind.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2010, 06:08:08 PM
Dare I say it, but he must have had an axe to grind.

Theres more  ;)



Thanks Guys, You can probably guess that I'm happy with it  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tsquare on September 07, 2010, 06:35:04 PM
More is better, at least when it comes to sharp objects.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 07, 2010, 09:33:29 PM
LOL Neil £2 for Mission 731 speakers,I believe thats almost paramount to theft,nice steal  :D

Some marks to the cases but no pushed in cones and they work a treat, I'm really chuffed :D

...
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070910018.jpg)

Nice :tu:  Any name on it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on September 07, 2010, 11:05:28 PM
It did look like this  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810052.jpg)

If you look very carefully I think I can see a split in the handle. ;)

Nice job on the restoration Tony. :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2010, 11:16:44 PM
  :D  :tu:


Neil,
No letters on there that I can make out but the sides have had a good battering over the years
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 07, 2010, 11:27:05 PM
I've nearly finished a little Elwell but its progress has paused to allow me to do some customer SAK mods.  I'll post pics when its done :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2010, 11:34:01 PM
looking forward to the pictures Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Threeme2189 on September 11, 2010, 09:55:17 PM
It did look like this  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290810052.jpg)

Excellent job!!!  :salute:
At first I thought you were joking...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2010, 10:27:04 PM
Threeme
,
No mate if you look back near the bottom of page 3 there's a picture I took on the day I brought it
I do like a rusty bargain  :gimme:

Don't ask what's happened to this so far

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/090910022.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/090910021.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Benner on September 11, 2010, 10:33:50 PM
 :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2010, 10:37:17 PM

I don't know how long to make the handle or how heavy it is yet

But I do know its going to be a bugger to swing  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110910030.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/110910027.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 12, 2010, 11:14:34 AM


(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/cb-camper.jpg)

Bit grubby and dull as you like but never sharpened so won't take long to bring back to good user status.



i have to say neil is a master of sak TLC how he got it from that

to this i shall never know

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff147/ryanisamazing/DSC_0003-1.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff147/ryanisamazing/DSC_0002.jpg)

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff147/ryanisamazing/DSC_0006.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 12, 2010, 11:25:18 AM

He is good isn't he  :sa:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 12, 2010, 12:56:23 PM
Here's a tip.  If you are fitting translucent scales to an old SAK, spend a few minutes polishing up the bushings and out facing liners :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 12, 2010, 10:10:16 PM
but what was that crud on the scale? thats what im most impressed by they look new now!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on September 12, 2010, 10:27:48 PM


(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/cb-camper.jpg)

Bit grubby and dull as you like but never sharpened so won't take long to bring back to good user status.



What's with the funky shield on that scale?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 12, 2010, 10:28:35 PM
i think thats called paint and boredom ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Andreas on September 13, 2010, 02:29:39 PM
Not really a flea market or anything, but a local photo shop had a basket of "old things" out for 10NOK ($1.5) per "item". Picked up some weird things, including a 0.8x wide angle lense add-on that had a MSRP of $350 when released, and some otther stuff. Ordered an adapter so I can try the wide angle thingy on my DSLR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 26, 2010, 01:02:17 PM
Last carboot of the year for the one I normally go to (its on grass)
It looked like people thought lets tidy the house and before taking it all to the tip
lets try to sell it to Sparky  :o

But I found a few folders and SAKs

BAK dated 1953 with a very chipped blade :-\
BAK dated 1943 good condition for year but might be missing tin opener?  :-\
A nice folder that need a good clean (A. W.... & SON SHEFFIELD ) :tu:
A Taylor Eye Witness the main blade has been butchered   :rant:
A cheap folder that needs a good clean as I can't even open the blades  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260910002.jpg)
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 26, 2010, 03:07:58 PM


Good haul Tony.  Have you worked out the name on the BAK yet?  I'll make a wild guess on the end one being Richards :D

 I failed to find any MTs/knives this morning but I did get myself a new amp to go with the speakers I picked up a couple of weeks ago :)


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 26, 2010, 03:57:45 PM
BAK dated 1953 is made by WARRISS  :tu:

The pruning knife has a weak spring and no snap
but its is looking a bit better with a nice sharp blade

The Taylor knife is looking a lot better now but I still need to
work on the blades

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260910016.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260910024.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on September 26, 2010, 04:25:37 PM
That Taylor looks sweet mate. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 26, 2010, 04:40:55 PM
nice finds there tony, im lucky to find a good dvd for the kids  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on September 26, 2010, 04:43:14 PM
nice finds there tony, im lucky to find a good dvd for the kids  :D
I know that feeling..  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on September 26, 2010, 04:56:43 PM
Well done Tony, looks like a decent haul to me  :tu:

I rarely find much at the ones we go to - too many people know what they've got these days I reckon!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 26, 2010, 05:21:47 PM
Nice resurrection work Tony :tu:

I have a penchant for fixing up knackered electronics so despite a lack of tools and knives I normally find a few bargains :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 26, 2010, 05:27:23 PM
Well done Tony, looks like a decent haul to me  :tu:

I rarely find much at the ones we go to - too many people know what they've got these days I reckon!

yeah same at the one i go to chrissy, or just a load of junk and people thinking they have something really rare  :think: no nice knives though, just cheap new ones  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: John on September 26, 2010, 06:37:42 PM
we have a 500 stall boot near me and nothing but old tat,most are stalls selling new stuff bit like a market really  ::) I can't think why they call it a car boot sale  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 26, 2010, 07:16:53 PM

Thanks Guys
Firstly it was bloody freezing this morning and secondly I have
never seen so much crap in one field  ::)

So I was surprised to end up with 4 useable knives

 :oops:  I forgot the before picture (If you look closely you can see tiny scratches on the Taylors large blade)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260910014.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 26, 2010, 07:36:41 PM
:think:  Might need a zoom in to spot them :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 26, 2010, 07:48:50 PM

Most people wouldn't have bothered but I'm very fussy about such things  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2010, 11:23:27 PM

I only cleaned the pruning knife and used my strop to refresh the edge a bit, its spring is still weak
 
I had to re-profile the 1953 BAK, it has ended up with a chisel ground edge which seems to be quite sharp, I also tried to clean up the scales with a wire brush and have ended up with a 'brushed look' which I rather like

The Taylors Eye Witness has turned out very nice considering how bad the main blade was

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/301010029.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/301010005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 30, 2010, 11:29:14 PM
 :o Wow!

That's a big difference!  Impressive  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2010, 11:45:55 PM
As you can guess I'm really happy with how they have turned out  :climber:

PS, thanks to all the people on here that have posted their mods and repairs as I wouldn't have thought to try any of these things myself  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Agent X68 on October 01, 2010, 12:09:51 AM
Sparky, your power of restoration are magic.  How do you do it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 01, 2010, 09:52:42 AM
Thank you but you should see some some of the things I have buggered up  :rofl:

How do I do it?
Well I'm sure that it could all be done by hand but I'm not that patient  :ahhh
I am lucky enough to have a good collection of power tools now thanks to carboot sales and Ebay (and a garage workshop to use)
I find one of the most useful tools is a polishing wheel with a chuck, I can use the chuck for things like a wire brush or 'flap wheel'   :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/handle2.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Benner on October 01, 2010, 09:55:32 AM
Great work buddy  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 01, 2010, 10:14:52 AM
How tricky are you finding it to not mess up up the blade temper?  Do you dip into water or the like when grinding/sanding?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 01, 2010, 10:28:19 AM
Thanks Ben

Depending on what I am doing some jobs I use my linisher (upright belt sander) and have a cup of water next to me
I also have a 'water wheel' grinder which is what I used on most of the work on the above blades  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 31, 2010, 10:06:52 PM
For the people that don't know what a UK car-boot sale looks like this is a picture of the last car boot I went to taken on the 26Sept
As you can see its held on a grass field, Others will probably run on and off through the winter held in car-parks etc

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/221010045.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on October 31, 2010, 10:52:36 PM
Good pic Tony :)

I suppose they aren't exactly the same elsewhere in the world. We don't have enough yard sales in this country though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on October 31, 2010, 11:03:26 PM
Wow, we don't get that organized around here! If someone has junk they don't want, they just pile it out front with some price tags on everything and put a YARD SALE sign out by the road. :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 31, 2010, 11:35:41 PM
Technically my usual one was on this morning but I didn't bother.  After September it shrinks a good chunk each week and last week was a bit of a joke so this morning I hid under the duvet instead :)   Now is the fallow time of the year with nothing on until the start of May :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 31, 2010, 11:47:49 PM

Its not a very good picture (you could get lynched by some stall holders for using a camera there  :D )
This Guy front left does it quite professionally and hes there every week
in other parts there's just piles of junk thrown on a blanket

Neil you slept through all the rusty bargains  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 31, 2010, 11:56:33 PM
Last week I turned up (at this time of year in the dark).  To wander around around a small fraction of the sellers who are there peak season and buy .... nothing.  There was not a single item worthy of my fifty pence pieces ;)   A good a sign as any that it isn't worth my petrol to go over there :)

There is one about forty minutes  away from me that runs all year but even it gets small as winter approaches and again there is the cost of petrol to factor in.  For you guys in the US reading this keep in mind that petrol/gas round me is (does quick bit of maths) $7.30 per one of your US gallons  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SlackOne on November 01, 2010, 04:33:37 PM
$7.30?  I think the correct term is 'blimey!' :P

I hate garage sales...they're spread out all over a town, and you have to go into people's yards or driveways to look at their stuff.  I'd much rather a car boot sale, but we just plain don't do it that way.  The closest I've seen are outdoor flea markets, which do usually have the benefit of having their crap up on tables, but they just don't attract the people with a closet full of junk they just want to dump on an unsuspecting public :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 01, 2010, 04:45:46 PM
$7.30?  I think the correct term is 'blimey!' :P

I hate garage sales...they're spread out all over a town, and you have to go into people's yards or driveways to look at their stuff.  I'd much rather a car boot sale, but we just plain don't do it that way.  The closest I've seen are outdoor flea markets, which do usually have the benefit of having their crap up on tables, but they just don't attract the people with a closet full of junk they just want to dump on an unsuspecting public :P

A perfect description of a UK car boot sale  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on November 01, 2010, 08:42:17 PM
Looks exactly like carboots are done here in DK too Tony..  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on November 01, 2010, 10:41:46 PM
i dont think so allan if you look closely theres a one handed broom
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 01, 2010, 10:49:59 PM

  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on November 01, 2010, 11:16:38 PM
pssst in DK their not allowed oho knives it was a lame attempt at a joke...    ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 01, 2010, 11:32:30 PM
 :rofl: now I get it....   not your fault im a bit slow sometimes  :bnghd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on November 02, 2010, 06:53:23 AM
pssst in DK their not allowed oho knives it was a lame attempt at a joke...    ;)
So you're the comedian 'round here.. ::)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 02, 2010, 10:19:57 AM

I'm surprised you haven't noticed before AHB   :think:  there's hundreds on here   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on November 02, 2010, 08:14:23 PM

I'm surprised you haven't noticed before AHB   :think:  there's hundreds on here   :rofl:
:cheers:  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: 65bellett on January 08, 2011, 03:02:32 AM
I popped down to my local "Trash and Treasure Market" today and a knackered old SAK caught my eye. There does not seem to be any thing special about it except it says that it is made in Japan.

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/b1860b07.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/67e4e6d3.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/810e6b8b.jpg)

The bloke selling the knife wanted $7.00 for it but I beat him down to $5.00 :rofl:

I know it is not an overly exciting little tool but I was hoping it may have been made by the same manufacturer of another knife I have.


(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/cdc9a10b.jpg)

This knife was my Dads first pocet knife, it was given to him by his Grandfather when he was 4.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: 65bellett on January 08, 2011, 03:05:47 AM
This could be the start of my very rough Japanese knife collection :ahhh

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/26cfd4ad.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/eef0653c.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on January 08, 2011, 03:38:55 AM
I don't have them on hand to take pictures of, but I recently picked up a 1929 copy of Plato's works for $1 and a 108mm Victorinox GAK in excellent condition, minus some slight scale wear, with a Buck sheath for $20. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on January 08, 2011, 08:33:12 AM
Nice bit of wear and tear on those mate :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 08, 2011, 02:27:55 PM
65Bellett,
Nice looking SAK from the Trash and Treasure Market
What country are you in? USA?
and its great that you have your Dads knife with extra family history!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: 65bellett on January 08, 2011, 05:03:07 PM
I live in Australia. The Japanese SAK is very rough but you can never have enough knives can you?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 08, 2011, 06:24:50 PM

It looks like it will clean up well and I like the fact it has brass rivets and a 'bail' if that's the right word for the loop at the end  :tu:

You can never have too many SAKs multitools etc etc  :-[  ::)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 28, 2011, 07:31:59 PM
I picked up a couple of knives today the big one is made by Richardson in Sheffield
says on the blade        STAINLESS - INOX - ROSTFREI   :)
and just to be sure                SURGICAL STEEL              :D

And a lovely pair of money boxes (I kidded myself that they were for my Nephew )
they are made from metal, about 6” tall and I think are very nice

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/280111008.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on January 29, 2011, 07:42:35 PM
I can play again:

SOG Twitch II NNB - $5
Gerber Infinity Ultra (2) NIB- $15/each
Boker Barlow NIB - $30 (dunno if this was a steal; it's pretty though :D)
and good prices on a Leatherman Mini Tool and a SOG Powerlock. :D

I think I came out well. :D

I also ran across an old first generation Gerber MP600 BN, but the price was too much ($15) for a tool that was somewhat damaged and was rough in opening and closing, and the guy also had a used PST II for another $15, which I also passed on... plus, I was out of money. :/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 29, 2011, 10:02:56 PM

You always seem to find some nice stuff Sazabi  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on January 29, 2011, 10:11:01 PM

You always seem to find some nice stuff Sazabi  :cheers:

I try. :D  I found quite a few nice discontinued-pattern Case knives; all of which were outside my price range.  I like my G10 Peanuts well enough, anyway, to shy away from their MOP Tuxedo knives. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 16, 2011, 06:20:55 PM


I just picked up three kitchen knives

Sabatier ; 'diamond'  'Boots' (chemist)
S. Staniforth LTD; Sheffield England and 'The Smithfield'  :drool:

Prestige; Vanadium stainless England and hollow ground



(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/160211005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 16, 2011, 06:27:12 PM
So whats for Dinner Tony? I assume you`ll be putting those kitchen knives to good use.   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on February 16, 2011, 06:32:37 PM
Nice finds Sparky :tu:

I do like the look of that butchers knife! Looks like a "ready to take on the world" knife  :D :D
Sheffield made knives aren't always pretty, and I consider many to be "semi-finished"  >:D, but they certainly do the job  :salute:

.... but then again, I am biased .....  :P

There is a something good about using a tool made in your home town.
(... even if some of my Sheffield made pocket knives are a bit poo - but don't tell anyone!!!!!)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 16, 2011, 06:42:32 PM
They need a bit of a clean and a good sharpen before I can cut anything (including myself   :ahhh ) with them, I don't know what people do with them  ::)

The Staniforth feels really nice in my hand and I guess its the oldest one of the three
so its my favorite at the moment  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on February 16, 2011, 08:28:29 PM
They need a bit of a clean and a good sharpen before I can cut anything (including myself   :ahhh ) with them, I don't know what people do with them  ::)

The Staniforth feels really nice in my hand and I guess its the oldest one of the three
so its my favorite at the moment
:salute:

is that because its like you?  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 16, 2011, 08:37:47 PM
Old with a certain style    :dd:




  bloody kids  :P





 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on February 20, 2011, 05:09:57 PM
Well I went to my local car boot sale for the first time in months and came away a very happy camper.  Found a stall holder with a small collection of Gerber MP400's.  Most had some kind of issue with them; broken plier tips, mangled blades, gunked up with some foul looking stuff etc, but I did find one in good condition that only needed a light drop of oil to bring back into excellent working order.  Not bad for a tenner. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 20, 2011, 05:45:40 PM
Good stuff guys! :tu: But its making me depressed. :( Around here the garage sale/yard sale season won't start up again for another couple months. :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 20, 2011, 06:17:56 PM
Good score Gareth  :tu:

Not sure when the one close to me starts again, I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms  here  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on February 20, 2011, 08:26:21 PM
My local one is in the basement of a multi-story car park so it can go on all year round.  Not exactly a cheery place though. ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on February 27, 2011, 03:43:34 PM
March the 20th before the first one of the year round here and the first month or so if always a bit spartan and soggy (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/smileys/rain.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 27, 2011, 03:55:05 PM
Gareth,
So you have to dodge all the tramps and step over the needles?  :ahhh



I think ducks are still landing on the one near me  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on February 27, 2011, 07:45:04 PM
Gareth,
So you have to dodge all the tramps and step over the needles?  :ahhh



I think ducks are still landing on the one near me  :D

Not quite that bad. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on February 27, 2011, 07:56:45 PM
Your car boot sales sound like fun myself i am addicted to yard sales and flea markets. I am lucky here in California we have both year round. :D
Mike
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on March 04, 2011, 09:08:24 AM
Got this ones for few coins...  :D P4 is for size comparison...

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0214.jpg)

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0215.jpg)

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0216.jpg)

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0217.jpg)

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0218.jpg)

They all need some work... But overall...  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 04, 2011, 10:40:44 AM
Nice haul Edc   :tu:
The one with brass scales looks interesting
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 04, 2011, 10:44:46 AM
I've seen quite a few of those brass ones come out of Germany and Sweden.  EKA used to make loads.  Nice :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on March 04, 2011, 11:49:23 AM
It's a Turkey souvenire... I like it too, it's very slim design...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on March 05, 2011, 04:01:02 PM
Got this ones for few coins...  :D P4 is for size comparison...

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0214.jpg)

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/EDCgear/Slika0217.jpg)

They all need some work... But overall...  :tu:

What does the tang say on that chain+bail SS knife?  I really like it. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on March 05, 2011, 04:25:53 PM
One side LARK

Other side Steinless Steel

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 07, 2011, 12:38:31 AM
Still waiting for the snow to melt here. :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: 65bellett on March 30, 2011, 07:37:44 AM
On the weekend I picked up 6 of these can peircer bottle openers. At first they didn't seem all that special but once I read the stamping on them, Young Atom Melb Aust, I had to have them. I think I will keep 1 and give the others away as bonuses during trades. A bit of fun for a few dollars.

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/3398d3e7.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/bc4701a3.jpg)

(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/65bellett/b5f6d566.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on March 30, 2011, 07:55:38 AM
They are a bit cool mate  8) 8) 8).
Yep I would of grabbed them as well , Aussie manufacturing is not what it was  :( :( :( :(.
I love buying Aussie made stuff but it is becoming mighty hard now days  :( :(.

I nabbed a very old Aussie made leather strop, branded COO-EE at my last car boot sale & it has a kangaroo imprint on it for good measure  :D :D :D. Cooee is a old fashioned Aussie saying/call.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 30, 2011, 09:17:31 AM
Oooh I remember them from my teenage years  :drink: I had one for beer at parties (mine was probably made in China)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jzmtl on March 30, 2011, 10:09:06 AM
Oooh I remember them from my teenage years  :drink: I had one for beer at parties (mine was probably made in China)

Think you are a bit too old to have used stuff from China in your teens.  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 30, 2011, 11:42:47 AM
Oooh I remember them from my teenage years  :drink: I had one for beer at parties (mine was probably made in China)

Think you are a bit too old to have used stuff from China in your teens.  :P
Oi  :twak: (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/oldman.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on April 20, 2011, 07:21:52 PM
 :rofl:    :D     :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 20, 2011, 10:23:21 PM
Don't encourage him  :pok:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 25, 2011, 10:08:30 PM
I picked up a small Chinese Buck copy and a small Victorinox kitchen knife over the weekend
The folder is being tidied up at the moment and I used the Victorinox to prepare my curry this evening (still needs a bit of a sharpen but is surprisingly good to use)  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250411018.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250411020.jpg)

 :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250411033.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on April 27, 2011, 12:13:26 AM
That looks tasty   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2011, 11:36:32 AM

A very wet car boot this morning  :D

A stick chopper  ;)

A billhook with free added woodworm  ::)

Some footprints and two types of adjustable wrenches  :tu:

A nice pair of well used but not abused Marples chisels  :)


And 1 SAK  :tu: …... but I got home and can't find it  :think: I think it must be dropped in the mud  :cry:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120611002b.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 12, 2011, 11:39:05 AM

A very wet car boot this morning  :D

A stick chopper  ;)

A billhook with free added woodworm  ::)

Some footprints and two types of adjustable wrenches  :tu:

A nice pair of well used but not abused Marples chisels  :)


And 1 SAK  :tu: …... but I got home and can't find it  :think: I think it must be dropped in the mud  :cry:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120611002b.jpg)

nice finds mate, my local one was rained off today  :-\ although the girls party skint us out this month  :D  good party though  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on June 12, 2011, 03:05:35 PM
Next too nothing at my one this morning  :( :( :(.
I saw a nice small 'Shelham Australia' made in Japan  ??? :D :D lockback but $30  :ahhh :ahhh.
I was thinking $10 beat him down to $8.... crazy price.

Thought about a old crow bar for $5 but passed  :D :D.

I wish the guy who sold old hammers & axes would come back. He was there the first time I went but he was packing up & has not come back since  :( :( :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2011, 03:27:45 PM

Everything was cheap this morning as it was pissing down  :D ::)

Hammers? There was a guy at mine with loads of rusty old ball peen hammers (nice an cheap but I think I have enough)   :-\

The bill hook is a bit cleaner now, its made by and stamped
A & F Parkes & Co ltd (Birmingham)
and with the 'BIPED' & 'feet' stamp on the side
The blade has a finger choil which looks original to me but might have been modified
Now I have to decide whether or not to make a handle or buy one  :think:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2011, 07:00:48 PM

I found my newest SAK  :D  well its a PAK as its made in Poland by Gerlach

Its had a hard life as the spring is missing from the scissors, the file is very rusted and the fish scaler has a prong missing

I can't tell if this is a good quality knife or a cheapy   :-\  any  ideas? (I'm thinking cheap at the moment)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120611005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 12, 2011, 07:18:14 PM
Tony that bill hook looks quite the blade.   :)  Dont know any thing about the PAK.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2011, 07:33:48 PM
Tony that bill hook looks quite the blade.   :)  Dont know any thing about the PAK.

 :salute:

The bill hooks blade was in really good condition, not sharp but no dings on the cutting edge  (apart from lots of rust and woodworm) so it should be easy to sharpen after I've done the handle  :)

The stick chopper is nice and sharp now (this might be a mistake as I still have to make the handle  ::)  )

And the chisels are looking a bit sharper (not chippy sharp but sparky sharp just ready to find a nail )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 12, 2011, 07:59:40 PM

I found my newest SAK  :D  well its a PAK as its made in Poland by Gerlach

Its had a hard life as the spring is missing from the scissors, the file is very rusted and the fish scaler has a prong missing

I can't tell if this is a good quality knife or a cheapy   :-\  any  ideas? (I'm thinking cheap at the moment)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120611005.jpg)

 :tu:  both cool tony, glad you found the pak  :tu: that other one is a whopper  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 12, 2011, 08:02:44 PM
Arrgh, you've got looking at bill hooks on ebay now Tony. :twak:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2011, 08:07:30 PM
Arrgh, you've got looking at bill hooks on ebay now Tony. :twak:

 :D

 :pok: And stick choppers


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 12, 2011, 10:12:33 PM
Arrgh, you've got looking at bill hooks on ebay now Tony. :twak:

 :D

Never mind ebay just prod me or Tony to grab you one out a rusty bucket under a paste table next week :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 12, 2011, 10:15:33 PM

I found my newest SAK  :D  well its a PAK as its made in Poland by Gerlach

Its had a hard life as the spring is missing from the scissors, the file is very rusted and the fish scaler has a prong missing

I can't tell if this is a good quality knife or a cheapy   :-\  any  ideas? (I'm thinking cheap at the moment)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120611005.jpg)

I've had a couple of the Gerlachs.  Neither were what you call quality :(  They're of mild interest to SAK collectors as it nice to see other companies take on the SAK design but I wouldn't want to actually use one.

Nice billhook though :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 12, 2011, 10:36:15 PM
I got home before the rain today :D

I picked up this...

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/burn-thingy.jpg)

What did I buy?

It appears to have a stubby wick in the big cylinder surrounded by a flat wick. The brass thing fits into the little tube which is attached to the side of the big one.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 12, 2011, 10:49:03 PM
is it some weird lighter?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 12, 2011, 10:56:26 PM
No idea  :think:  I'm guessing its got something to do with conflagration but it has no means of ignition.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on June 12, 2011, 11:21:57 PM
you know the brass doofer, is it solid or tube? Also does the end of it on the buckle shaped style stick out further than the coil?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 13, 2011, 02:32:36 AM
Solid.  Not sure what you mean about stick out further than the coil :think:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on June 13, 2011, 07:37:14 AM
Doesn't matter if it's solid mate. I was wondering if it was meant for hooking into the larger tube and hanging into the lower tube for maybe drawing fuel up so you could refuel while running .... obviously not  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2011, 11:03:08 AM
Its a .....umm   :shrug:



 :pok: Fill it full of petrol and light it just to see what happens



 :dwts:


Arrgh, you've got looking at bill hooks on ebay now Tony. :twak:

 :D

Never mind ebay just prod me or Tony to grab you one out a rusty bucket under a paste table next week :D

They are quite rare down here Guys, Thats the first one I have seen for ages
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 19, 2011, 12:00:21 AM
Other than making hoodlums think twice about messing with the fellow carrying one, what were those big billhook blades intended for?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 19, 2011, 12:44:49 AM
Mostly wood and hedge management.  They're the British/European equivalent of a machete I'd say.


Embrace Woodlands! Hedgelaying, Coppicing and Hazel hurdles Film (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgt1SSGeedw#ws)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on June 19, 2011, 07:37:42 PM
Mostly wood and hedge management.  They're the British/European equivalent of a machete I'd say.

So, I can walk down the street with it and nobody will bat an eyelid.....  :D

Maybe the hook was also designed to pull down branches, or to also act as a skythe.. A Multitool!
Must buy one, for some reason.... will find one later...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2011, 08:01:11 PM

Its a bit sharper now with a Micarta handle  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/Billhookf.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 19, 2011, 08:04:53 PM

Its a bit sharper now with a Micarta handle  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/Billhookf.jpg)

 :cheers:

 :drool:  zombie hunting time  :ahhh   :ahhh  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2011, 08:13:50 PM
 :oops:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/emoti1.gif)(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/emoti1.gif)(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/emoti1.gif)


Dks FYI, There's  hundreds of different types of billhooks in the UK, I have just copied this from another forum

"they produced 100's of different patterns. The reason being was that before billhooks were produced on mass from a central foundry they were produced by the local smithy and then by the local foundry. The advantage being that the local foundry knew what the local landscape and countryside was and by association they knew what shape of hooks were needed to manage the hedgerows and the woodlands - every county is different."

There's a lot of interesting tools in here   :salute:

http://www.timelesstools.co.uk/billhooks1.htm (http://www.timelesstools.co.uk/billhooks1.htm)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 19, 2011, 08:47:56 PM
I found a few bits n bobos today, but my youngest (4) found this whistle, i want it  :ahhh  she loves it though and even wanted some old keys on it  :D its really loud, it reminds me of the old police whistles  :D

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010187-11.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 19, 2011, 08:55:10 PM
Nice finds guys!!  :tu: :tu: :tu:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 19, 2011, 09:21:16 PM
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5adc4c9c-4a6e-f7ac.jpg)
My haul from the car boot today. Been going on and off for a few weeks now. It's a good way to spoil the kids without spending any real money. Anyway today being Farther's day the wife told me anything I wanted from the car boot she would get me. More importantly, I was allowed to go straight to the garage and potter. Good day. The princely sum for this load of loot? £1.50! One of the BAKs is smurfed. The springs have gone. The only problem with the other being a bit of the horn scale is missing on both sides. Has anyone ever replaced this?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2011, 09:31:39 PM
Nice haul and price Farman! :salute:

Do the footprints have the original screw?

I'm not sure about replacing the scales, I guess its doable  :-\ someone might have had a go on here? Neil?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 19, 2011, 09:43:04 PM
Nice haul and price Farman! :salute:

Do the footprints have the original screw?

I'm not sure about replacing the scales, I guess its doable  :-\ someone might have had a go on here? Neil?  :think:

x2 a bargain  :tu:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 19, 2011, 11:04:42 PM
Hi sparky
Not sure how I would tell. It is more of a bolt without a nut fitting into the threaded part of the footprint. The bolt had approx the same amount of rust on it as the rest of the tool so I would guess yes. I was quite impressed to see footprints stamped on both parts of the tool. Apart from rust I don't think the tool has been used much as the jaws show no sign of wear. There are markings on the bolt, which I will take a photo of later.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 19, 2011, 11:26:12 PM
Nice haul and price Farman! :salute:

Do the footprints have the original screw?

I'm not sure about replacing the scales, I guess its doable  :-\ someone might have had a go on here? Neil?
  :think:

I haven't.  So long as you're careful removing the peened head I can't imagine it'd be difficult.  They're bigger and chunkier than SAKs so should be a bit easier to work with.

Bargain haul by the way £1.50, sweet :D

Tony, that handle looks the biz. In fact that whole billhook is looking pretty tops now  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 19, 2011, 11:44:21 PM
Nice haul and price Farman! :salute:

Do the footprints have the original screw?

I'm not sure about replacing the scales, I guess its doable  :-\ someone might have had a go on here? Neil?  :think:

im using the one i found thanks to the screw you gave me! sometimes works better then my bahco pump pliers
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 20, 2011, 01:08:01 AM
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5adc4c9c-80f7-9283.jpg)
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5adc4c9c-810c-ad07.jpg)
There you go. You can tell me if the bolt/ screw is original now. Will be interested to know.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 20, 2011, 01:11:36 AM
I'd say probably not sadly. :-\  IIRC it'd normally be a knurled head and not so long.  Still, it works, so all's good IMO. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2011, 11:18:01 AM

@Ryan, yep they are great on rough stuff  :tu:

@Farman, I don't know if you have used them before but don't use them on nice shiny stuff like taps!  ;) :-[

I only ask about the screw because of the very nice detail on the head (Made in England, Footprint)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/200611004.jpg)

I picked up three pairs last weekend and only one had its original screw ::)

I have a pair I brought for work 30  :o years ago when I was an apprentice and am still using them

I love them, I think we will have to start a 'Footprints Owners Club'  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 20, 2011, 12:49:19 PM
Nice touch that footprint, any story behind it??
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2011, 01:08:33 PM
I'm not sure about the 'trade mark' but theres a bit about the company and products here  :salute:

http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/Products/wrenches.htm (http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/Products/wrenches.htm)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 20, 2011, 01:54:07 PM
Nice!  :salute: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tsquare on June 22, 2011, 04:41:20 AM
Just a question.  Can anyone tell me where the name car boot came from?  It sounds like what I would call a flea market or yard sale but not sure.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jerseydevil on June 22, 2011, 04:49:24 AM
Just a question.  Can anyone tell me where the name car boot came from?  It sounds like what I would call a flea market or yard sale but not sure.
A boot is what we call the trunk here in the US. God knows I've left/forgotten enough stuff in cars that I've gotten rid of.....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 22, 2011, 08:09:36 AM
Just a question.  Can anyone tell me where the name car boot came from?  It sounds like what I would call a flea market or yard sale but not sure.
A boot is what we call the trunk here in the US. God knows I've left/forgotten enough stuff in cars that I've gotten rid of.....
that's it exactly.  What sellers do is bring their stuff in the back of their car, park up in neat rows and set up a table/stall at the boot of the car. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 25, 2011, 06:29:34 PM
Having never seen a Footprint on this side of the pond before (nor has anyone else around here for that matter) I was quite pleased when one magically showed up in the post this week! :cheers: Thanks Tony!! :cheers:


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/old%20tools/Footprint3.jpg)

It is indeed a stoutly built tool. :salute: The folded metal handle is made from very thick steel plate, and the plier/wrench head is forged. I cannot imagine what it would take to damage one. The teeth are rather aggressive, and sharp. Mine is used, but it is in exceptionally good condition. (thanks again Tony) :D The only iron pipe I could locate here at the house was the handrailing I built for the kid's play fort. I didn't put much pressure on the handle of the Footprint and it was already grabbing on tight to the pipe. And the harder I pushed on the handle, the tighter it bit in. There's no question it is a professional grade tool.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/old%20tools/Footprint1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/old%20tools/Footprint2.jpg)



FOOTPRINT
SHEFFIELD ENGLAND :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/old%20tools/Footprint4.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 25, 2011, 07:19:39 PM
I didn't actually realise that the Footprint was a uniquely British tool.  They're an extremely useful addition to any toolbox. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2011, 09:23:43 PM
I didn't actually realise that the Footprint was a uniquely British tool.  They're an extremely useful addition to any toolbox. :)


I didn't either before Bob asked about them in this thread (nice pictures Bob)  :salute:
So I thought I should share the Sheffield goodness around a little (but it says on their website there are 15million pairs floating around somewhere  :think:  )

There's a screwdriver at the end of the handle but its better for prying paint tin lids etc than for screws :tu:

Without being pedantic I have always called them 'Footprints' with an 's' or a 'pair of Footprints' Just the same as pliers  :)

http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/Products/wrenches.htm (http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/Products/wrenches.htm)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 25, 2011, 09:39:30 PM
Thinking about it I'd always call them 'Footprints' as well.  It's just a shame the manufacturer disagrees with us. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2011, 09:46:56 PM
 ::)  That's office bods for you   :D
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 26, 2011, 01:29:59 AM
Well it makes me the special one I am from Sheffield and still didn't put the company with the tool.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 26, 2011, 02:21:49 AM
Well it makes me the special one I am from Sheffield and still didn't put the company with the tool.

According to their website, they've moved recently to Hillsborough, Sheffield. :) Is that anywhere near you Mark?
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 26, 2011, 08:40:29 AM
It is the other side of the city so about 6 miles away.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 01:41:29 PM
This week it was red hot, there will be a few sunburned people waking up tomorrow morning  :D
I found all sorts of rusty things for your amusement this morning

In there is a lovely old wrench with I think 'GIRDER' No9' on the side
A 6'' pair of Footprints'

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260611005.jpg)

This ax looks like it has been made from something like a lump hammer
Not sure what to do with this one yet

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260611006.jpg)

A beat up BAK but its not as it has 'Burto and Regd' on the blade (I think that's what it says) so its some kind of trade mark

Two tiny slippys made by Imperial England
One is in very good condition and one is a little used

One well used  I.XL GEORGE WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

A BECK'S bottle opener/knife well made but with lots of wear
Made in Solinger Germany

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260611008.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 26, 2011, 01:47:02 PM
Good stuff! :cheers:

Wow, imagine how much heat was required to get that whole hammer head hot enough so it could be beaten into an ax shape :o Someone must have needed an ax really badly! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on June 26, 2011, 01:48:16 PM
Nice haul Tony  8) 8) 8).

Whatcha buy those saws for mate  :ahhh :ahhh you got all those axes & Zombie choppers for the odd errant branch haven't you  :pok: :pok: :D :D :D

I like those old adjustable wrenches too , I am always on the look out for a 'King Dick' branded one at the boot sales I go to  ::) :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 02:08:47 PM

@Bob,
Yes you are right, I don't think my little 'forge' would get it hot enough to adjust  :think: I think I might try to sharpen it a bit for a log splitting Ax.... we will see have to see how it turns out  :tu:

@Mat,
I'm sure I need one for something   :think: and if I need one I probably need a spare one  :D

I'm sure I have a King Dick somewhere  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on June 26, 2011, 02:16:02 PM

@Bob,
Yes you are right, I don't think my little 'forge' would get it hot enough to adjust  :think: I think I might try to sharpen it a bit for a log splitting Ax.... we will see have to see how it turns out  :tu:

@Mat,
I'm sure I need one for something   :think: and if I need one I probably need a spare one  :D

I'm sure I have a King Dick somewhere  ;)

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :D :D
Note to self  'have eyes squinted when opening Tony's posts'  :think: :think:
No photos of a 'personnel' nature please Tony  :D :D  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 03:36:39 PM
I will Email you Mat  :rofl:


Here's something for you to squint at Matey  :D

I got some great new discs for my 4” disc cutter  :gimme:

To fit....
First remove guard..... yep alls going well :salute:
Fit new grinding disc and attack new ax head, Yep so far so good  :tu:



 :oops:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260611013.jpg)

Remember first aid course
1 Take picture of wound (spell   :think: )
2 Then post on internet so people can  :pok:

 :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 26, 2011, 03:51:21 PM

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/260611008.jpg)

 :cheers:
[/quote]


some very nice finds tony, love the I.XL   :tu:  well done, i had all the kids today so gave it a miss, i hope that means more things next weekend  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 26, 2011, 04:38:55 PM
Eeek. :-\ Grinder wounds are the worst Tony. :( Unlike a simple knife cut, where the two cut surfaces grow back together rather quickly, a grinder removes a chunk of flesh. :cry:


And right on the knuckle too! :ahhh


You won't be forgetting about that one anytime soon mate. :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 26, 2011, 04:41:17 PM
Ouch Tony. :-\  You really might want to think about having that seen too, from my non-professional opinion it looks like some steri-strips might be in order. :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on June 26, 2011, 07:32:06 PM
That bite is on a REAL crapppy spot Tony  :( :( :(. Yep a good clean & I am with Gareth some steri-strips if you have some
 :think: :think:. No bending that finger  :think: :think: :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :D :D :D.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 07:36:14 PM
I got a plaster on it and its not bleeding anymore  ;)

Luckily I type with my index finger on my other hand  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 26, 2011, 07:38:07 PM
One more scar coming up :tu: :D

Looks sore  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 08:00:14 PM

What about my new slippies Mate  :pok:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 26, 2011, 08:07:49 PM
Don't like Imperials but the BAKesque looks like a fun project :)  What are you going to do with all these axes Tony?



I didn't see any knives worth touching today. Poor condition Sheffield makes and bottom end of the quality ladder at that :(

Got a bargain on a pile of geomag for the boys though :)  Also picked up a radio scanner for 50p.  Guy was honest about it not working but I figured it would be worth a poke.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 08:22:55 PM
Awwww but they are quite nice little things  :pok:

I have never seen a 'BAK' with writing on the blade before, its a bit beat up but Farman was asking about taking one apart so maybe this one  :think:

Scanner 50p, I do love car boots  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 26, 2011, 09:52:27 PM
All the Imperial's I've come across have been pretty poor.  Similar to the quality of the tourist location Richards; at least the Richards sometimes have fun stuff printed on them :)

Don't know if I'd pull apart the BAKalike or not.  If nothing's broken on it probably not.

 :pok: So what you doing with all these axes Tony.  Stop avoiding the question :P


Update on the scanner... batteries don't work in it but external power does.  Contacts look clean  :think: I'll strip it down and get a meter in there.  Very promising though.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2011, 10:37:36 PM
Sadly there wasn't a hippo on these Knives

The BAKalike,
one of the scales is cracked, the spike is a bit floppy and bent
and the blade is a bit scratched up  :think:
 
As to the Ax question.....
I have urges when I see rusty metal  :ahhh
Maybe this weekend cured me
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 26, 2011, 11:48:47 PM
I try to keep to one working hatchet at a time.  When the next one is finished I sell on the previous one.  OK, more of a guideline than a rule really... or I'd be breaking ti right now  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 27, 2011, 12:19:29 AM
i need to look round boot sales for tools, i like the look of that wrench tony
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 01, 2011, 04:54:10 AM
I got home before the rain today :D

I picked up this...

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/burn-thingy.jpg)

What did I buy?

It appears to have a stubby wick in the big cylinder surrounded by a flat wick. The brass thing fits into the little tube which is attached to the side of the big one.
I think it's a Ray-O-Lite  ::) - LINKY (http://www.the10most.net/technology-2/ray-o-lite-cigarette-lighter) - I don't see the Platinum wires on yours though.

BTW - "Columbian Spirits" = Meths
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 01, 2011, 11:08:00 AM
Your knowledge of all things combustible is impressive if slightly worrying :P  Thank you :tu:

The wires are there, they're just really really tiny.  I didn't notice them until you mentioned them...

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/meths-lighter.jpg)

Your link allowed me to find a few more bits on tinternet including this video for a guy who was selling similar on ebay.  The auction is long gone but its a good video showing how they work.

Lot of 4 Methyl-Methanol Alcohol Cigarette Lighters/lighter- Working.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGYUSw-azQ#ws)

Mystery solved and I can sleep once more :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on July 01, 2011, 01:15:51 PM
Woooow  :o how cool is that!!!  8) 8) 8) :drool: :drool: :gimme:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 01, 2011, 04:37:44 PM
Are you going to try yours out?  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2011, 08:10:27 PM
That's just some kind of wizardry  :ahhh

Wheres John when we need him?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 01, 2011, 08:19:49 PM
Are you going to try yours out?  :pok:

I don't have any meths in the house and I'm too tight to buy any :)

I'm happy to have solved the riddle.  I'll send it over to Serbia and let someone else play :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2011, 08:27:01 PM
Are you going to try yours out?  :pok:

I don't have any meths in the house and I'm too tight to buy any :)

I'm happy to have solved the riddle.  I'll send it over to Serbia and let someone else play :)

 :pok: After the meet? And I have some meths here if that's all it needs to work  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 01, 2011, 08:29:58 PM
OK fair enough.  You can play with it at the meet first ::) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2011, 08:44:35 PM

Thanks Mate  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 01, 2011, 08:46:56 PM
We're going to need photos (http://fc35.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/012/c/3/_flame__by_GirlFlash.gif)  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 01, 2011, 09:00:25 PM
I'm sure that can be arranged :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 02, 2011, 01:39:40 AM
That's just some kind of wizardry  :ahhh

Wheres John when we need him?  :think:

Not Wizardry, Witchcraft! :ahhh

Burn him, BURN him!.......anyone got a light? :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 02, 2011, 03:51:15 AM
Wait a sec, how does that thing work? ??? I mean, what exactly is it that makes the methanol ignite?



I don't understaaaaannnnd! :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on July 02, 2011, 03:59:43 AM
Wait a sec, how does that thing work? ??? I mean, what exactly is it that makes the methanol ignite?



I don't understaaaaannnnd! :ahhh

+1  :ahhh :D :D :D.

Are the fine wires like a pilot light  :think: :think: How long can the wires remain 'lighters' before you need the heat them up again  :think: :think:
Surely you do not need another fire source to use the bugger :think: :think: :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 02, 2011, 05:41:16 AM
Apparently a catalytic reaction between the platinum wires and the methanol fumes causes the wire to heat up to the point that it can ignite.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 02, 2011, 05:43:50 AM
Apparently a catalytic reaction between the platinum wires and the methanol fumes causes the wire to heat up to the point that it can ignite.


Good to know. :salute: I'll be sure to leave my platinum wires at home next time I visit the methanol plant. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 02, 2011, 05:45:33 AM
Would those be all your platinum body piercings?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 02, 2011, 05:53:00 AM
Would those be all your platinum body piercings?

Oh yah. :salute:  I could set off a bottle of HEET from a half mile away. :D



(http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/st-barts/images/elaine4.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 02, 2011, 05:54:01 AM
 :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on July 02, 2011, 06:09:10 AM
Apparently a catalytic reaction between the platinum wires and the methanol fumes causes the wire to heat up to the point that it can ignite.

So it is the work of the DEVIL  :o :o :o :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh.

I say burn it burn it  :P :P :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2011, 10:58:28 AM
Apparently a catalytic reaction between the platinum wires and the methanol fumes causes the wire to heat up to the point that it can ignite.

So it is the work of the DEVIL  :o :o :o :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh.

I say burn it burn it  :P :P :D :D

No! :twak:


Unless it confesses


Then we burn it 

 :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 05, 2011, 09:27:19 PM
I have been relAXing the past few days  ;)

If anyone missed my Bill hook in the Micarta thread here it is finished, with an Ax from the carboot a week or so ago and another that's been on my to do list,
It had been mistreated, the head had done more hammering than chopping and the handle was battered and loose, I was going to replace the handle but after a play its looking a lot better  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/050711018.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 05, 2011, 10:00:54 PM
So long as its not splitting may as well make use of the original handle :tu:

Really nice job on the billhook micarta  :salute:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 05, 2011, 10:21:10 PM
The handle was very beaten up and dirty to begin with but after I sanded it down it didn't look too bad, I'm pleased that I had a go at cleaning it up  :)

Thanks Neil I think this is the best Micarta handle I have done so far
I will bring it to the meet in my 'Bucket of Choppers'  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 05, 2011, 10:22:32 PM
Fear us trees  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 05, 2011, 10:32:51 PM


 :oops:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 05, 2011, 10:42:52 PM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/smileys/shhh.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 05, 2011, 11:37:52 PM
im going to be looking out for one of those lighters now!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 06, 2011, 02:27:16 AM
Looking good Tony! :tu:


Got any photos of the Bucket o' Choppers handy? :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 06, 2011, 10:04:09 AM
I have been relAXing the past few days  ;)

If anyone missed my Bill hook in the Micarta thread here it is finished, with an Ax from the carboot a week or so ago and another that's been on my to do list,
It had been mistreated, the head had done more hammering than chopping and the handle was battered and loose, I was going to replace the handle but after a play its looking a lot better  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/050711018.jpg)

 :drool: i cant find a axe for toffee down here  :-\  very nice tony, all i found this weekend was a fall guy annual  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Dunc on July 06, 2011, 03:49:51 PM
I'm not sure about the 'trade mark' but theres a bit about the company and products here  :salute:

http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/Products/wrenches.htm (http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/Products/wrenches.htm)

I have a woodworking plane made by Footprint . It was my Grandfathers and he died over 30 years ago and he had it for along time .
   Is there a website I can find out more about the older tools ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2011, 09:21:36 PM
@ J-sews,
Its everything that you have seen already in my “I'm going to need a bigger tool box” thread, I can do a group shot if you like Mate?

@Zed,
You want me to keep an eye out for one?  >:D

@Dunk,
I can't think of anything at the moment  (nothing in my favorites )
These guys might be able to help if you have problems with it (they seem a friendly bunch)  :tu:

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/hand-tools.html (http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/hand-tools.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 07, 2011, 05:18:22 AM
@ J-sews,
Its everything that you have seen already in my “I'm going to need a bigger tool box” thread, I can do a group shot if you like Mate?

No need, I'll pop over there and check it out now :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 07, 2011, 07:47:23 AM

@Zed,
You want me to keep an eye out for one?  >:D



yes please mate if you see one going cheap, i could buy a new wooden handled one foe £10 but its a cheapy one and i dont think it would last,  :-\  cheers mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2011, 03:36:33 PM
Great haul this morning  :ahhh
Ruck sack, little kettle and a gas lamp to try out at the meet
A couple of picture frames that can be used to display 'stuff'  ;)
Note pads and pens and a Shoe polish brush
A micrometer, Spanish knife and another Ax head  ::)
A Japanese pen knife

And a bunch of SAKs  :o

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/Carboota.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/Carbootb.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 10, 2011, 03:41:47 PM
Am I the only one who's never found any SAKs at a car boot? :cry:  Nice haul mate. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 10, 2011, 03:50:48 PM
Ooooh, a vernier caliper! :) Does it have a name brand on it Tony? :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 10, 2011, 04:04:36 PM
Some nice finds there mate.  :tu: Can we have a better pick of that little knife with the fork 'n bail  ;)

Gareth - you're not alone mate, I've never found any either (though I don't go anywhere near as often as I'd like)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2011, 04:07:58 PM
@Paul,
Did you want that Ax head? Its 7 ½ x 4 ¼ , too big?

@Gareth,
I nearly missed them, I was looking in a box of rusty tools as the owner was showing a guy some slippys (nothing that appealed to me)

I said thanks and as I was turning to go the first guy opens a box full of stuff, a bit of red caught my eye (as he was looking through I'm thinking don't take the SAK's Don't take the SAK's  >:D )

He left and I dived in, I should have picked up a few other bits he had  ::)




(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100711021.jpg)


2nd (waiter?) and 3rd down on the left have the split corkscrews
Middle right is a Wenger
Bottom right sneaked in when I wasn't looking, made by 'stainless steel'  :twak:

Bottom is ''stainless steel Japan' and has 'Richard Cowling' scratched on the back of one of the springs  :D
The cork screw is broken off and the spring for the scissors is missing

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100711029.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2011, 04:24:46 PM
Ooooh, a vernier caliper! :) Does it have a name brand on it Tony? :)

Only Draper which is a fairly cheap make over here Bob  :tu:
(made in spain I have just discovered)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 10, 2011, 04:33:41 PM
Ooooh, a vernier caliper! :) Does it have a name brand on it Tony? :)

Only Draper which is a fairly cheap make over here Bob  :tu:
(made in spain I have just discovered)

Calipers are (by far!) the most frequently used measuring device at our shop. :) The dial caliper was just taking over from the vernier 30 years ago when I got started as a machinist. Nowadays though, the digital caliper is king. :salute:


A picture I found on the web that shows all three: :)

(http://www.asia.ru/images/target/photo/51555829/Vernier_Caliper__Electronic_Caliper__Dial_Caliper.jpg)
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 10, 2011, 04:35:38 PM
Nice haul Tony. I never find saks either. I do find plenty of Sheffield pen knives and footprints are fairly plentiful too but as I live and car boot in Sheffield you would kind of expect that.

Jut 2 things of note for me today.
The first is a small Richards pen knife which I have modified as my 6 year old wants to be like dad and carry a MT (I am so proud).
Second was a very small set of footprints. As you can see they are noticeably smaller that the 698s I got earlier.  They also have interesting branding as the top bit has the standard footprint logo but the bottom half is Thomas R Ellin Sheffield.  Both halves show pat applies for too.  Thomas R Ellin was the founder of footprint, so coupled with the pat pending I think these may be an early set. What's your thoughts?
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5ac651a4-b899-423b.jpg)
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5ac651a4-b8b5-7949.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2011, 04:40:50 PM
Ooooh, a vernier caliper! :) Does it have a name brand on it Tony? :)

Only Draper which is a fairly cheap make over here Bob  :tu:
(made in spain I have just discovered)

Calipers are (by far!) the most frequently used measuring device at our shop. :) The dial caliper was just taking over from the vernier 30 years ago when I got started as a machinist. Nowadays though, the digital caliper is king. :salute:


A picture I found on the web that shows all three: :)

(http://www.asia.ru/images/target/photo/51555829/Vernier_Caliper__Electronic_Caliper__Dial_Caliper.jpg)

Thanks Bob,
(not a micrometer then   :-[ )
I'm hopping that when these are clean and oiled they will help me in my 'workshop'  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 10, 2011, 04:50:07 PM
Cheers Tony. :) I'd love to see a better picture of them* when you get a moment. :)



*calipers must be like pliers - their name is plural even when there is only one of them :think: :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2011, 05:23:54 PM
Nice haul Tony. I never find saks either. I do find plenty of Sheffield pen knives and footprints are fairly plentiful too but as I live and car boot in Sheffield you would kind of expect that.

Jut 2 things of note for me today.
The first is a small Richards pen knife which I have modified as my 6 year old wants to be like dad and carry a MT (I am so proud).
Second was a very small set of footprints. As you can see they are noticeably smaller that the 698s I got earlier.  They also have interesting branding as the top bit has the standard footprint logo but the bottom half is Thomas R Ellin Sheffield.  Both halves show pat applies for too.  Thomas R Ellin was the founder of footprint, so coupled with the pat pending I think these may be an early set. What's your thoughts?
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5ac651a4-b899-423b.jpg)
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/5ac651a4-b8b5-7949.jpg)

Both of yours look very early to me 
Here are some differences in my Footprints  :salute:

My earliest '9inch' pair have footprint on both pieces but the small ones have (I think) just numbers on the top jaw

Later models have the size in imperial and metric (not sure if they only had imperial at some stage   :-\ )

The two on the left are my oldest

A You can see the bottom jaw has a triangle shape

B Newer jaws are square

C the newer ones top jaw is a wider, looks like an upside down T in shape

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/Footprints.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/footprinttop.jpg)

I got too much time on my hands  ::)

By the way have you shortened that pen knife to make it safer?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 10, 2011, 05:34:24 PM
@Paul,
Did you want that Ax head? Its 7 ½ x 4 ¼ , too big?

@Gareth,
I nearly missed them, I was looking in a box of rusty tools as the owner was showing a guy some slippys (nothing that appealed to me)

I said thanks and as I was turning to go the first guy opens a box full of stuff, a bit of red caught my eye (as he was looking through I'm thinking don't take the SAK's Don't take the SAK's  >:D )

He left and I dived in, I should have picked up a few other bits he had  ::)




(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100711021.jpg)


2nd (waiter?) and 3rd down on the left have the split corkscrews
Middle right is a Wenger
Bottom right sneaked in when I wasn't looking, made by 'stainless steel'  :twak:

Bottom is ''stainless steel Japan' and has 'Richard Cowling' scratched on the back of one of the springs  :D
The cork screw is broken off and the spring for the scissors is missing

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100711029.jpg)

thanks for the offer mate but you keep hold of it , im after a small axe for camping trips, one with a short curved handle, thanks again for the offer tony  :tu:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 10, 2011, 05:53:40 PM
Yes Tony I did shorten/ round the knife blade. It only cost £1.25 so no really loss. Already got use out of it and my boy. He is busy using the bottle opener at a BBQ.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2011, 07:32:42 PM
Yes Tony I did shorten/ round the knife blade. It only cost £1.25 so no really loss. Already got use out of it and my boy. He is busy using the bottle opener at a BBQ.

I very much like the idea of modifying a tool to make it more personal  :tu:
I'm sure its already one of his most treasured possessions  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on July 10, 2011, 07:44:21 PM
Nice finds Tony... :tu: Maybe I should start stopping at Car boots..  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: turnsouth on July 10, 2011, 08:17:40 PM
The whole thing looks like way too much fun.

Some day (hopefully in the not too distant future) my wife and I are going to spend a few weeks in Europe. Between now and then I need to come up with a good answer to: "Why are we spending £50 to mail all those junky old tools home?"
:twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2011, 10:43:54 AM

 :D
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 11, 2011, 11:02:45 AM
Treasured possession, yes, I had to remove it from his pillow last night and this morning he insisted on having it with him right up to going to school.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2011, 01:04:13 PM
That's nice Farmman, sounds like me when I was little   :tu:
I still have the first SAK that my Mum an Dad gave me   :)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100711029.jpg)

I have just looked them up on SAK Wiki   :salute:
On the left,
Two Waiters one with Grooved corkscrew
Gourmet
Pocket Pal
Classic SD

On the right,
Tourist
And a Wenger Commander

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on July 12, 2011, 09:00:21 AM
What plans do you have for those SAKs Tony  :pok: :think: :think: :D :D.
You going to dress them up or torture them with a drill press  :think: :think: :D :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 12, 2011, 09:18:39 AM
Not sure yet but things to think about  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 12, 2011, 09:55:26 PM
Another good haul Tony. 

I go to car boot sales almost every week during the summer and I normally manage to find only one or two genuine SAks every year :(

So far this year just a Classic.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 12, 2011, 10:23:14 PM
As you can probably guess I was very please (and a bit broke) with Sundays haul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 13, 2011, 10:28:11 AM
Another good haul Tony. 

I go to car boot sales almost every week during the summer and I normally manage to find only one or two genuine SAks every year :(

So far this year just a Classic.

Thats one or two more than me neil  :D all i see is copy 110's and cheap boot knives  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2011, 12:53:15 PM
Very hot and very busy morning at the Carboot

A nice large ball pein hammer and screwdriver to add to my collection

A 'SAK' made in Solingen that needs some oil and a clean up

A 'Barlow Shackler Knife' (that's what it says on the side) made in Sheffield by G Ibberson

A 'BAK' looks like someone has filled the letters off the side  :think:
Might say  C.C. 1286 
                  IBH SHEFFIELD

A blue waiter with 'Helpman' on the scales  :tu:

 :pok:  And a sheath with something shiny in it   :pok:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/310711003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2011, 01:39:30 PM
I can't wait any longer  ::)

Its a used Super Tool  :o :o :o

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/310711009.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on July 31, 2011, 01:48:00 PM
WOW Tony I bet you would hardly ever see a LM at a car boot sale in the UK  :o :o :o 8) 8) 8).


I once saw a small broken handled Opinel for $12 at a Aussie car boot sale , I think I must of looked very shocked when he told me the price  ::) ::) ::).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on July 31, 2011, 01:49:24 PM
Great find Tony!!  :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on July 31, 2011, 02:27:08 PM
Its a used Super Tool  :o :o :o
Great find.. :tu: :tu:
Bargain?  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2011, 02:55:49 PM
Thanks Guys I'm happy again  :tu:

I got most of the knives from the same Guy as last time
He seams to be a trader,
A lot of his stuff is in glass topped cases so you say 'can I have a look in that one please' and you get to have a rummage around in there,
Some of the cases are stuffed full  :tu:
I give the guy the bits I want as I pick them out and he says 'that's another 4quid etc'
I was nearly finished when I saw the cheap looking sheath above
The Guy says 'that's a Leatherman in there'
I'm thinking 'I bet its not really'   :)
But it was and I more than doubled my total (@ ABH I think a good price but not cheap)  :think:

There's a little Antique/junk shop I sometimes visit when I'm in the area
The Guy that runs it is a nice bloke, so I sometimes have a little chat with him
He had a No7 Opinel once, I was surprised as he had never seen one so I told him all about it  :D
He was asking 5 pounds for it in used condition  ::)
I don't think he believed me when I told him they are 8 or 9 quid new  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 31, 2011, 07:31:03 PM
if you feel that bad about just send the supertool over here ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2011, 07:51:49 PM
if you feel that bad about just send the supertool over here ;)

You want my Paypal details?  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 31, 2011, 08:22:09 PM
Looks like you had a good day of hunting at the car boot sale Tony. The Barlow Shackler Knife looks interesting. I`m not a sailor but I always seem to be drawn to those type of knives. But I must admit even tho I find them interesting I`ve never bought one.   :shrug: Original SuperTool.   8)  Whats the date codes in that jewel?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2011, 08:27:22 PM
Looks like you had a good day of hunting at the car boot sale Tony. The Barlow Shackler Knife looks interesting. I`m not a sailor but I always seem to be drawn to those type of knives. But I must admit even tho I find them interesting I`ve never bought one.   :shrug: Original SuperTool.   8)  Whats the date codes in that jewel?

 :-[ Umm  0499

I haven't taken a lot of notice of the Leatherman..... I've been playing with the BAK
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 31, 2011, 08:47:02 PM
nice finds tony, and a LM at a car booty,all i ever see are those cheapy ones,  :D well done mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 01, 2011, 04:21:14 AM
Yeah, great scores there Tony! :cheers: I've never found a Leatherman or a BAK or a SAK at the yard sales around here. :-\ Just old dishes and broken electronics, no tools. :cry:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 01, 2011, 09:21:35 AM

Thanks Guys  :tu:

I was very surprised to find the Leatherman  :o
I saw evidence of one last year but I missed that, saw a cheap copy and the Guy said 'if you were here earlier I had a Leatherman' (the bloke that brought it left the clamshell)
As I said these were all from the same stall, If he had not been there it would have been a very quiet morning for my wallet   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 01, 2011, 03:45:14 PM
Well done on the ST :tu:

I grabbed a new 12" file for a quid.  Handle wasn't good but the file itself hadn't been used at all.

Saw an opinel no.10 but the lady behind the stall didn't have a price until her husband came back ::)  By the time I wandered back it had gone.

Saw my first Gerber at a car boot.  An older Multiplier 400. Phillips had been wrecked though.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 01, 2011, 04:05:59 PM
Well done on the ST :tu:

I grabbed a new 12" file for a quid.  Handle wasn't good but the file itself hadn't been used at all.

Saw an opinel no.10 but the lady behind the stall didn't have a price until her husband came back ::)  By the time I wandered back it had gone.

Saw my first Gerber at a car boot.  An older Multiplier 400. Phillips had been wrecked though.

a opinel at a booty  :ahhh  never seen one of those as well  :-\  drives me nuts neil when you get i dont have a price and you have to wait, i had thay a few months back and i ended up leaving it, although it was a pc game nothing exciting  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 01, 2011, 04:10:08 PM
I can forgive it when the person is just minding the stall whilst the owner nips to the toilets but when one half of the selling "team" has to wait for the OK from the other ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 01, 2011, 04:14:21 PM
I can forgive it when the person is just minding the stall whilst the owner nips to the toilets but when one half of the selling "team" has to wait for the OK from the other ::)

when me and my wife do  a car boot i give her a list of prices as i disapear a lot  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 11:05:08 AM
It was quiet there today, just picked up a couple of Axes and a file

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070811002.jpg)



Oh and some free range eggs and a rosemary plant

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on August 07, 2011, 11:30:04 AM
Tony any of those axes going to get 'adjusted'  :think: :think: :D :D :D.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 11:32:19 AM
Tony any of those axes going to get 'adjusted'  :think: :think: :D :D :D.

The bottom one is just begging to be adjusted.... just as soon as I find the right T-shirt  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 07, 2011, 11:45:36 AM
no very often wood files come up, nice find!


on other news tony now has more axes then there are trees left in the uk
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 11:53:21 AM
   :rofl:



 Maybe    :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 07, 2011, 11:58:09 AM
It was quiet there today, just picked up a couple of Axes and a file

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070811002.jpg)

 :cheers:

i see plenty of old files at my local booty but ony ever saw one axe, you must live in a very rural area tony  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 12:03:03 PM

Did you say "in a very rusty area"?  :-\

A guy had quite a few of them this morning  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 07, 2011, 12:25:37 PM

Did you say "in a very rusty area"?  :-\

A guy had quite a few of them this morning  :tu:

A rusty rural area  :rofl:  he had a few  :ahhh  :ahhh out of interst tony what is a good price to pay for a axe at a booty  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 12:47:32 PM
That kind of depends on how much you want one and if its raining or sunny

My yellow fiberglass handled one was only a fiver new from 'cpc'

I only pay up to about a fiver for them, there was one last week that had been lightly cleaned up, made by 'Brades'  I think, they wanted 12 quid (they are more collectable with name stamps on the side ie Brades, Bipeds, Edgehog etc)

And it seems like an ax head is cheaper if there's a jagged bit of wood sticking out of it  :D


I think I'm saying anything from 50 pence up  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 07, 2011, 03:49:19 PM
It was quiet there today, just picked up a couple of Axes and a file

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070811002.jpg)



Oh and some free range eggs and a rosemary plant

 :cheers:


Nice score Tony! :) Wow, that has got to be the coarsest file tooth spacing I've ever seen! :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 07, 2011, 04:06:03 PM
cheers tony nice to have a guide line  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 04:06:42 PM
I guess I would call it a wood rasp Bob   :think: :tu:

The Axes are both around 13inches long, the other ax needs a new handle because of woodworm

The Ax head is stamped EAGLE 310 what looks like an arrow pointing up

The handle is stamped
Dependable 
Hickory
And something that's hard to make out, maybe,
'Dependable co ************ USA'  :-\






(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070811006b.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 07, 2011, 05:38:03 PM
Good haul there Tony. Really like the looks of that broad axe.   :tu:    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2011, 05:42:22 PM

Thanks David  :salute:

I think they are called 'Kent Patten' Ax heads in the UK
I have just rubbed it down and re fitted the handle
Its now 12'' long and the head is 6''x4''


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070811014b.jpg)

Still needs a sharpen  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 14, 2011, 01:08:42 PM
It was a very quiet for SAK's this morning but meet a Guy from BB forum  :o

A block of 'spalted' beach
Some bolts and wing nuts to improve my micarta press
A smallish Billhook
A few files
Also a monocular
And some biscuits      ::) :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/140811002b.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on August 14, 2011, 01:37:27 PM
Tactical Tony  :think:
(http://www.bushnell.co.za/images/26-2013.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 14, 2011, 01:53:09 PM
Nothing that cool Mate

I think its this one  :-\

http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?pName=opticron-8x21-oregon-monocular& (http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?pName=opticron-8x21-oregon-monocular&)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 14, 2011, 05:55:19 PM
I gotta ask how you knew it was a BB member, did he clank as he walked? :think: ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 14, 2011, 07:11:15 PM
... or the ridge of nail nicks on his thumb :P

That little monocular looks very similar to mine.  I didn't get it from this seller (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Inpro-Optics-8x21-SMO-QUALITY-MONOCULAR-Case-/380304613895) but it was a similar price and although I didn't expect much at the price it turned out to be pretty good.  I'd still like a posh one someday when funds allow.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2011, 11:27:21 AM
Or I spotted little bald patches on his forearms  ;)


I will have one to trade/play with at the Meet  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on August 15, 2011, 01:37:20 PM
Or I spotted little bald patches on his forearms  ;)


I will have one to trade/play with at the Meet  :tu:

.... a little bald patch ...  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2011, 02:02:38 PM
Monocular  ::)

 :pok: Questions like that make people scared of coming to the Meets.... Oooh and Mike an Bens banter about lard, ladies underwear etc etc  :rofl:



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 15, 2011, 08:04:42 PM
Monocular  ::)

 :pok: Questions like that make people scared of coming to the Meets.... Oooh and Mike an Bens banter about lard, ladies underwear etc etc  :rofl:

We need far more innuendo, banter and lard on the forum and at the meet. >:D  Mike and Ben always supplied lashings of each. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 15, 2011, 10:50:21 PM
Monocular  ::)

 :pok: Questions like that make people scared of coming to the Meets.... Oooh and Mike an Bens banter about lard, ladies underwear etc etc  :rofl:

We need far more innuendo, banter and lard on the forum and at the meet. >:D  Mike and Ben always supplied lashings of each. ;)

I've seen the pictures of the lashings they supplied each other  :ahhh  I think we can move on from that really :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 15, 2011, 11:14:19 PM
I still have the red welts from my 'No Life Club' initiation. :-\

Perhaps i should rub on more lard? :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2011, 11:17:49 PM
I still have the red welts from my 'No Life Club' initiation. :-\

Perhaps i should rub on more lard? :think:

Linseed oil, I rub it in too everything  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on August 16, 2011, 01:41:58 AM
Not quite a flea market find, but it is better. :D  My father and I were going through the basement closet and found an old NIB Smith & Wesson American Series Sportsman's knife, model 6080.  The other random stuff included old Power Ranger Zords, Lego blocks, and old clothes. >.>;
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 16, 2011, 04:42:05 AM
Monocular  ::)

 :pok: Questions like that make people scared of coming to the Meets.... Oooh and Mike an Bens banter about lard, ladies underwear etc etc  :rofl:

We need far more innuendo, banter and lard on the forum and at the meet. >:D  Mike and Ben always supplied lashings of each. ;)
Lard and Speedos! (http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs19/f/2007/226/5/0/Double_Thrust_by_phillyzero.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 16, 2011, 09:15:53 AM
Not quite a flea market find, but it is better. :D  My father and I were going through the basement closet and found an old NIB Smith & Wesson American Series Sportsman's knife, model 6080.  The other random stuff included old Power Ranger Zords, Lego blocks, and old clothes. >.>;

Pictures Sazabi?  :pok:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on August 27, 2011, 03:59:34 PM
Eep, I'll go take the pictures in a second; sorry Tony, I'd forgotten. ^^;

Yesterday, there was a car/antique show in Charlotte, my father walked away with a couple signs, and I walked away with a wire RC Cola bottle opener for $2. :D  I liked another shaped RC Cola opener, but for $6, it was overpriced, so I passed on it. :/

(http://i52.tinypic.com/2saz39z.jpg)
(http://i56.tinypic.com/2929u0k.jpg)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/jqs2fb.jpg)
(http://i51.tinypic.com/30vhy14.jpg)
(http://i56.tinypic.com/27wwv0i.jpg)

I really love the Gen 2 ST1, even if it does have short tools. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 27, 2011, 05:31:24 PM

A nice little collection there Sazabi,
About how old is the knife?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on August 27, 2011, 07:41:31 PM
From what I can tell, the series was made in the early 80's and only for a very limited amount of time, at that.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on September 03, 2011, 12:10:26 AM
I guess you can call the Labour Day weekend Hillsville Antique Flea Market a car boot sale. :D

Quote
NIB Leatherman Flair
Gerber Multiplier, blunt nose
Schrade (IIRC) ST6 vise grip, NIB
three NIB Schrade Tough Chips, one each in red, green, and blue
Leatherman BO original SuperTool with cap crimper
Super Bear Jaws with tool adaptor bits
six harder-to-find Starr X wall mounted bottle openers, made either in the US, West Germany, or reunified Germany (Pepsi Cola, Orange Crush, Squirt, and 7-Up)

:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 03, 2011, 12:14:19 AM

Sounds good to me  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on September 03, 2011, 12:30:38 AM
It was hard passing up the AutoTool, Pocket Grip, and a couple other items (such as a US-made Boker), but I simply don't like paying MSRP. :/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 01:12:19 PM
Not a SAK in sight this morning but I did get a nice woodworking vice that's missing its handle  :)
and some more woodworm to add to the collection  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/180911009.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 18, 2011, 01:15:48 PM
More wood worm, cool  8) :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 01:19:16 PM


 :oops:


I did tell myself that I had enough but the price was right  ::) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 18, 2011, 01:23:02 PM
Well I got a little Morse key for 50p.  No knives though :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 01:37:00 PM
Well I got a little Morse key for 50p.  No knives though :(

Whats a Morse key  :think:
The only thing I can think of is the 'tappy thing' you use to send Morse code?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on September 18, 2011, 01:50:02 PM
Nothing even slightly knifey at mine today. :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 02:00:10 PM
Mine had a drop of rain and more rubbish than normal  ::)

Yep the closest I got to a SAK was 'I had an old army knife if you had been here earlier'   :twak:
 
I got there at 8am  :bnghd:

Better go and plant my new pansies  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 18, 2011, 02:19:41 PM
The only thing i would of got today was a cold  :D pouring down all day so far  :-\ really fancied going today as well  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 18, 2011, 03:34:12 PM
Well I got a little Morse key for 50p.  No knives though :(

Whats a Morse key  :think:
The only thing I can think of is the 'tappy thing' you use to send Morse code?

Well its kind of a tappy thing you use to send Morse code :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 07:16:40 PM
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hatsoff__by_LeoLeonardo.gif)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 18, 2011, 07:28:15 PM
Well I got a little Morse key for 50p.  No knives though :(

Whats a Morse key  :think:
The only thing I can think of is the 'tappy thing' you use to send Morse code?

Well its kind of a tappy thing you use to send Morse code :D

any pictures of it?  :D  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 18, 2011, 08:01:12 PM
It really isn't exciting. A cheap job made in Japan.  I might make my self a big brass one some day :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 08:08:17 PM

And run 230volts through it (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/elec2.gif)   



>:D



 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 18, 2011, 08:22:48 PM
Nah, make it proper HV so I get nice arc forming between the contacts  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 08:34:30 PM

Better pick up some welding goggles at the next carboot (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/welding.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 18, 2011, 11:51:18 PM
And some thick rubber gloves whilst I'm at it ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2011, 11:53:11 PM
Pink Marigolds?

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 19, 2011, 05:25:09 PM
 :think: I'm good with pink :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2011, 09:08:36 PM
Me too really  :)

I once worked for a firm that had us all dressed in maroon/purple overalls....
We looked like a bunch of Ribena berry’s  :ahhh


 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 20, 2011, 02:28:44 PM
I'm in a good mood today.  The derelict laptop carcass I picked up at the weekend has been brought back to life.  I didn't expect much for my two quid.  It looked like it had been used as a doorstop .... for a cow shed!

I bought it on the off chance that I might get a working memory stick out of it for another old machine.  However after stripping it down and washing most of it (yes, in a sink) and very thorough cleaning and drying its now fully functional if a little scratched up.

Important note to anyone ditching old computer kit/camera/phones.  Delete your data!  ::)  I ran dban over this thing's hard drive before doing a fresh OS install, no way it was touching my network the state it was in!

Did I mention I was happy :D

By the way if anyone has any laptop sticks of DDR (not DDR2) kicking around please feel free to throw them my way ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 20, 2011, 06:47:27 PM
I'm in a good mood today.  The derelict laptop carcass I picked up at the weekend has been brought back to life.  I didn't expect much for my two quid.  It looked like it had been used as a doorstop .... for a cow shed!

I bought it on the off chance that I might get a working memory stick out of it for another old machine.  However after stripping it down and washing most of it (yes, in a sink) and very thorough cleaning and drying its now fully functional if a little scratched up.

Important note to anyone ditching old computer kit/camera/phones.  Delete your data!  ::)  I ran dban over this thing's hard drive before doing a fresh OS install, no way it was touching my network the state it was in!

Did I mention I was happy :D

By the way if anyone has any laptop sticks of DDR (not DDR2) kicking around please feel free to throw them my way ;)


err i think i still have those sticks i spoke to you ages ago about, not sure what they are though must have a dig  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 20, 2011, 07:04:20 PM
I think they were DDR2 but thanks for the thought   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 20, 2011, 07:24:41 PM
it says 1GB 2RX16 PC2-6400S-666-12
        HYMP112S64CR6-S6 AB-C

so not a clue  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 20, 2011, 07:28:12 PM
That's DDR2, too modern for me :D

I do appreciate you checking for me though :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on September 20, 2011, 07:42:01 PM
its so specific i doubt ill ever find a use for it! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2011, 04:25:50 PM
I picked up this kitchen knife a few days ago  :)

Made by Rockingham Forge

The edge had taken a battering but I have managed to take most of the dinks out with my Lansky system  :tu:
I will be using this one in the kitchen to see how well the edge holds up as it feels very nice in my hand

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/230911008.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 23, 2011, 08:13:51 PM
Hang about :think: You bought a kitchen knife and are going to use it in the kitchen  ???

 :pok: What have you done with Tony  >:(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2011, 08:19:01 PM
 :rofl:


Its OK I haven't been replaced by a pod person   :D

I also got a couple of little kitchen knives that might become friction folders......  ::) one day

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 23, 2011, 08:19:22 PM
Don't panic Neil, he's going to rehandle it with an old chair leg and make a sheath out a Reliant Robin first.
Looking forward to the results mate  :tu: :P >:D >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 23, 2011, 08:20:37 PM
Don't panic Neil, he's going to rehandle it with an old chair leg and make a sheath out a Reliant Robin first.
Looking forward to the results mate  :tu: :P >:D >:D

That's OK then :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2011, 08:24:08 PM

I do have some some nice old chair legs in the garage (v old beach)  :tu: and I have fiberglass resin but no three wheeler  :-\

Anyway the knife handle feels too good to mess around with  :cheers:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2011, 11:07:42 AM
Not a SAK in sight  :ahhh

But I did pick up...
A butchers chopping block
A couple of mess tins
A couple of rusty old files
A pair of sheep shears and a nice little Ax,
I think this is a younger version of the one that went to live with Al

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/021011003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 02, 2011, 01:47:43 PM
I see your rusty files and raise you a feeler gage, depth gauge a bunch of little hammers and ... and ... a genuine SAK.  Admittedly just a Classic... with advertising.  But a SAK none the less :D

In general this morning was very good.  Though I am a little pink; funny weather for October :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 02, 2011, 03:32:34 PM
well only the usual buck 110 copies there today but i picked up 12 ian flemming james bond books old issues for 20p each  :ahhh i sold mine a few years ago so im glad to get some back , :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on October 02, 2011, 05:08:00 PM
I miss the UK car boot sales.....
All we get here is some charity shops and some "antique" shops thinking any old metal is Gold...  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2011, 07:44:08 PM
@ Neil and Paul  :tu:

@ Dks there's a lot of them over here as well even at the carboot  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 02, 2011, 07:59:38 PM
I miss the UK car boot sales.....
All we get here is some charity shops and some "antique" shops thinking any old metal is Gold...  :(

Little old hammers today. One guy was selling some right rough looking ones for seven pounds a piece ::)  In his dreams ::) 

Will try and take pics later :tu:  Of my cheaper ones that is ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 04, 2011, 12:58:32 AM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/hammertime.jpg)

Rummaging in the rusty tool boxes pays off :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on October 04, 2011, 07:56:42 AM
Love these old hammers!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2011, 09:47:42 AM

Cool little hammers and the two pairs of pliers look useful  :cheers:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 04, 2011, 10:15:14 AM
I was pretty chuffed to find the adjustable pair, very useful and cost twelve to thirteen quid normally (or around that in dollars if you're in the US ::) ). 

The little Stirex ones are kind of hard core tweezers rather than pliers but very useful if you don't have SAK pliers to hand :P

Just finished cleaning up some long handled Knipex cutters I got the other month.  They are excellent and are now my first choice for brass rod chopping :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 04, 2011, 10:41:31 PM
I loved my Knipex cutters, until an 'electrician' 'borrowed' them an blew a hole in them cutting a live cable. :rant:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2011, 10:54:30 PM


                             (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/whistle.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on October 04, 2011, 11:22:35 PM
well you wouldn't want to bugger up your own tools....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 04, 2011, 11:33:18 PM
 :rofl:

Hey  :twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 04, 2011, 11:41:00 PM


                             (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/whistle.gif)
well you wouldn't want to bugger up your own tools....
:twak: to both of you. >:(

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2011, 11:44:30 PM

Lecky 1 I wonder if that cable is live?   :-\
Lecky 2 Wheres the tester?
Lecky 1 In the van
Lecky 2 I'm not walking all that way just to test it
Lecky 1  :pok: Cut it!
Lecky 2 No you cut it!
Lecky 1 Not with my cutters!
Lecky 2 Or mine!!
Lecky 1 Wheres Gareth's cutters?

                   (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/elec1.gif)


                  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/whistle.gif)



Lecky's 1 & 2 in no way resemble MT.o members in any shape or form (most especially not Ryan or Tony!)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 05, 2011, 01:56:53 AM
What happens was that I had a couple of guys, who worked from a site in London, come up to visit me to assist in installing a new bit of kit.  One thing they forgot to bring was any cutters and so had to borrow mine. ::)  Blowing up my cutters wasn't the only mistake they made, they also totally under-specified the sized of compressor and air receiver needed and the poor wee thing seized solid within a couple of days.  Needless to say I didn't feel the need to invite them back any time.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2011, 06:53:49 PM

Just to cheer you up a bit Gareth here's pictures of a shiny Ax  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/051011008.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/051011007.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on October 05, 2011, 07:06:08 PM
Good work Tony.. 8) 8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 05, 2011, 07:11:48 PM
oooh, very pretty mate. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2011, 07:15:38 PM

 :salute:

Whats next? patina tiger stripes?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 05, 2011, 07:45:40 PM
LoL, go for it, why not :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 06, 2011, 11:56:02 PM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/elliott-lucas-cutters.jpg)

Just finished reviving a bunch of little pliers and cutters that I picked up.  I had assumed they were all from the same manufacturer as they were all together and about the same size. After getting through the rust (luckily mainly surface), I found this not to be the case.  These little cutters work lovely despite being neglected for a few years.  A great 50p bargain :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on October 07, 2011, 12:13:57 AM
I'll give you 100p, Neil. :D  Lovely set of cutters; they definitely have character to them. :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 07, 2011, 12:16:15 AM
Eh, no  :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on October 07, 2011, 01:54:03 AM
Darn. XD
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2011, 12:11:05 PM
Elliott Lucas pliers were the ones everyone lusted after when I was an Apprentice  :ahhh
 
Cool find Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 07, 2011, 01:22:09 PM
Here's a couple of its friends..

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/thicknose.jpg)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/thinnose.jpg)

Both are working very nicely after their recent restoration.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2011, 05:54:36 PM
Looking very nice  :tu:

I Picked up a couple of frying pans (If anyone knows the make of these or their purpose as they have metal handles   :think: )

and a new hand bag   :rofl:

Oh and some coat buttons  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/071011008.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 07, 2011, 06:34:10 PM
I suspect they are designed for frying food :tu:

Was I helpful? :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on October 07, 2011, 06:38:00 PM
however much i like my pliers having rubber grips, they are alot better without them for messy greasy work
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 07, 2011, 06:39:32 PM
I'll see how I get on with them naked.  (The pliers that is ::) )  I can always add rubber handles if required later.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on October 07, 2011, 08:16:55 PM
i never knew you could buy them separately?...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 07, 2011, 08:34:25 PM
Looking very nice  :tu:

I Picked up a couple of frying pans (If anyone knows the make of these or their purpose as they have metal handles   :think: )

and a new hand bag   :rofl:

Oh and some coat buttons  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/071011008.jpg)

You'd normally have metal handles so you can move the pan from the hob straight into the oven/grill.  Plastic handles and ovens don't mix apparently.  ;)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/elliott-lucas-cutters.jpg)

Just finished reviving a bunch of little pliers and cutters that I picked up.  I had assumed they were all from the same manufacturer as they were all together and about the same size. After getting through the rust (luckily mainly surface), I found this not to be the case.  These little cutters work lovely despite being neglected for a few years.  A great 50p bargain :)

that's a beauty mate. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2011, 09:16:24 PM
Cheers Gareth
I did think they would work on the BBQ  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 08, 2011, 01:36:03 AM
i never knew you could buy them separately?...

I use plastidip to handle tools. If you haven't tried it its like a rubber paint and is just the ticket for handles.  Mixing the first layer with a little sand is great for extra grip.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 13, 2011, 03:50:23 PM
Here's an old Footprint I picked up..

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/footprint-1.jpg)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/footprint-2.jpg)

I have already begun the TLC :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2011, 03:58:15 PM
The good thing about them is no matter how rusty they get they will clean up to a very usable tool  :tu:

What size is that? 7''?


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on October 13, 2011, 05:33:00 PM
and it even has the screw!  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2011, 09:12:09 PM

collectable   :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 13, 2011, 10:33:23 PM
Its 9"

I've just finished cleaning it.  Do you want it for your collection Tony?  I have a giant King Dick for when I'm forced to do plumbing.

I hate plumbing, it always ends in blood loss  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2011, 10:39:32 PM
I actually think I have enough of them for the time being   :D :salute:

Plumbing I always end up wet with brass splinters  ::)

I cut myself on some wire wool earlier  :ahhh  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 13, 2011, 10:45:07 PM
You have my condolences.  Need some plasters ;) :P

Found some more markings under the rust ..

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/footprint-cleaned.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2011, 10:55:13 PM
I have a pile of them mixed up in the pile of stuff that is my computer table :D Thanks    ::)

That's beautiful and its an old one  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 13, 2011, 10:57:38 PM
I figured it was getting on a bit from your post about them earlier in this thread :tu:

No patent mark though, so not ancient :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on October 13, 2011, 11:11:23 PM
i hate plumbing because it normally envolves lying under urinals trying to fix the leaks at work  >:(

as an apprentice i still get to say " no you show me how too"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2011, 11:20:52 PM
i hate plumbing because it normally envolves lying under urinals trying to fix the leaks at work  >:(

as an apprentice i still get to say " no you show me how too"

That's just taking the pi**  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 13, 2011, 11:35:18 PM
i hate plumbing because it normally envolves lying under urinals trying to fix the leaks at work  >:(

as an apprentice i still get to say " no you show me how too"

to which the reply is "No, you do it and I'll tell you if you're doing it wrong".  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on October 16, 2011, 05:49:13 AM

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/thicknose.jpg)

Oooh, I just noticed the little stakey marks around the pivot on Neil's old pliers. Looks the same as those on early Leatherman PST's, if I'm not mistaken. :) 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 16, 2011, 10:05:19 AM
What are 'stakey marks' Bob?  :think:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on October 16, 2011, 02:37:31 PM
What are 'stakey marks' Bob?  :think:

 :cheers:


Ahh, forgive me for using such technical terms Tony ;)


Yes, take a look at how the marks on Neil's pliers appear to be just like the ones on this early PST that Dennis photographed. (bottom tool) They both have a very similar pattern around the pivot area. Must be the means of 'staking' the pivot pin (so it doesn't fall out) was the same for both tools back then. :)

Quote

(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu305/horsehunter64/101_3882.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 16, 2011, 02:50:21 PM

Thanks Mate  :salute:


 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 16, 2011, 03:56:14 PM
Ignore Bob and his "official" answer ::)

Stakey marks can be found on any old tool that drew blood after assembly.  The stakes were driven into the heart of the tool to prevent any further vampiric tendencies :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 16, 2011, 04:35:10 PM
Ignore Bob and his "official" answer ::)

Stakey marks can be found on any old tool that drew blood after assembly.  The stakes were driven into the heart of the tool to prevent any further vampiric tendencies :tu:

 :o

 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 16, 2011, 05:37:05 PM
But sometimes they miss one!  :o


Christine - Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQ41beVcXE#ws)

 :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on October 16, 2011, 06:59:38 PM
That's the car I'm named after  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on October 16, 2011, 07:14:35 PM
That's the car I'm named after  >:D

I remember knowing someone called Harley... Guess what his parents liked :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 17, 2011, 11:04:16 AM
That's the car I'm named after  >:D

Why am I not surprised?  >:D




Added a  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on October 22, 2011, 02:44:27 AM
As I posted elsewhere, I picked up a like new pair of Wolverine Gore-Tex work boots today for $10. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on October 22, 2011, 10:38:32 AM
Here's an old Footprint I picked up..

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/footprint-1.jpg)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/footprint-2.jpg)

I have already begun the TLC :)

Neil your oldies come up very nicely  :salute: :salute:
Care to share your secrets mate  :pok:

 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 22, 2011, 11:54:37 AM
I could but its a family forum and you don't want to know how I collect up that much coarse hair to rub them with :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on October 23, 2011, 05:11:09 PM
I could but its a family forum and you don't want to know how I collect up that much coarse hair to rub them with :P

Why am I thinking of Borat  ???
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on October 24, 2011, 03:04:16 AM
I could but its a family forum and you don't want to know how I collect up that much coarse hair to rub them with :P

True dedication Neil  :o :o :o , it must get mighty uncomfortable getting around whilst you have these old tools being tumble polished in your under garments  :ahhh :ahhh :P :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on October 24, 2011, 03:09:46 AM
....tumble polished.... :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 24, 2011, 12:19:22 PM



                (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/speechless-smiley-040.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on October 24, 2011, 03:09:36 PM
 :rofl:

You're worse than me Mat :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 18, 2011, 07:02:02 PM

I was helping my Brother with various jobs around his house
Clearing up some rubbish and leaves I found this  :o Its been attacked by rats  :(


He; I wondered where that had gone  :think:

Me; Its an Estwing!  :pok:

He; Huh?  :think:

Me; E-s-t-w-i-n-g  :pok:

He;  :shrug:

Bless him he didn't understand  ::) I'm looking after it for a while  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/181211007b.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on December 18, 2011, 07:17:13 PM
I`m sure it will be much better after you give it a little tlc Tony.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on December 18, 2011, 07:33:49 PM
I`m sure it will be much better after you give it a little tlc Tony.

love these and had a couple over the years, when i first started fitting carpets back in around 1981 i saw one of these thin shaft type hammers and was not happy till i had one, last for years, need pics when done tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on December 18, 2011, 07:59:48 PM
I just asked my wife if she knew what an Estwing might be, sadly she didn't know. :( 

That's got to be one of the sorriest looking hammers I've ever seen Tony, hopefully you'll be able to bring it back up to working speed.  Tell your brother he's not allowed to own an Estwing until he knows what it is and appreciates it. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 18, 2011, 09:28:35 PM
Thanks Guys  :salute:

.......but don't hold your breath

..... its bloody cold out in my garage  :ahhh
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on December 18, 2011, 09:48:52 PM
Aw come on tiny I have just spent all day in my unheated garage doing the wife's sak. That hammer needs you!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on December 19, 2011, 12:00:09 AM
Huh. Well this is embarrassing. :-[ I always thought it was Eastwing, and was about to point out your spelling error Tony. :P (good thing I double checked first) :D



Hmmm, they must have just changed that recently... ::) :D
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on December 19, 2011, 12:52:15 AM
Ever noticed how easy it is to type tiny when you mean tony?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on December 19, 2011, 02:48:31 AM
Tony that looks like one of my hammers  :-[ :-[, it is the one tool I seem to always accidentally leave outside  :ahhh :ahhh.

Good luck on that mate  :salute: :salute: , before & after weights on that one Tony  :P. I suspect it will be a little lighter than when it left the factory  :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 19, 2011, 01:56:43 PM

@Gareth
It actually surprises that you would ask your wife that  :o  :D

@Farmman
Its because of the cold weather honest  :-[ 

@J-Sews
My spelling would be terrible if it wasn’t for spellchecker  :tu:

@Mat
I know its not what you meant but its a 16oz head (I'm guessing)  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on December 19, 2011, 03:19:45 PM

@Gareth
It actually surprises that you would ask your wife that  :o  :D

@Farmman
Its because of the cold weather honest  :-[ 

@J-Sews
My spelling would be terrible if it wasn’t for spellchecker  :tu:

@Mat
I know its not what you meant but its a 16oz head (I'm guessing)  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)

Soon to be a 8oz  :think: :P :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 19, 2011, 03:32:14 PM

 :pok:  Oi!  ….....I'm only going to give it a gentle polish  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on December 19, 2011, 03:48:25 PM
Tony that hammer reminds me of the Aussie made BAK I sent Dennis  :ahhh :ahhh :D :D.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/Digger/1310d274.jpg)


(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/Digger/4c40d6f3.jpg)
Not sure if this was the 3rd or 6th WD40 bath I gave it  :think: :ahhh :D :D

It came up kinda OK  :think: :think: :D :D , a lot of work for something that should of been given the last rights  :think: :think:.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/Digger/S6305195-1.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/Digger/S6305194-1.jpg)
Dennis likes tools with 'history' I think that Whittingslowe had just a little too much of a past  :think: :D :D

Now get in that cold room/shed & get chipping on that hammer  Tony  :pok: :pok: :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 19, 2011, 04:15:42 PM
I don't think its that bad Mat, its the handle that will take the time when I can decide what to do with it  :think:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on March 25, 2012, 09:49:50 AM
First sortie of the season. Will report back later.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 25, 2012, 09:51:46 AM
First sortie of the season. Will report back later.
A reconnaissance for the Easter weekend eh?  Best of luck. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 25, 2012, 03:22:59 PM
First of the season for me too.  Managed two this morning. The second with family in tow as the boys like to ride on the model steam trains they have running around the edge of the field.

A few old bits of electronics and a few even older tools.  No SAKs or knives though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 25, 2012, 08:10:12 PM

 :pok:  what tools Mate?
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on March 25, 2012, 08:56:10 PM
Likewise Neil. There was a few sheffield slippies, but not really my thing. Picked up a new front wheel for my bike.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 25, 2012, 09:20:11 PM

 :pok:  what tools Mate?

Large bolt (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,36306.msg585918.html#msg585918) :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 25, 2012, 09:32:55 PM

 :pok:  what tools Mate?

Large bolt (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,36306.msg585918.html#msg585918) :P

Sorry to hear that Mate, we are all having car problems at the moment  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 26, 2012, 12:28:19 AM
We're all trying to keep them on the road longer than we used to  :-\ 

Back on track.  I've got a cool little Rabone Chesterman flexible mini rule from today's outing.  I wish they still made them, they'd sell like hot cakes to the maxpedition pocket stuffing members :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 26, 2012, 12:35:49 AM
Chesterman? Is it like the little folding-section one you sent me awhile back?   <rummaging around looking for it now>
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 26, 2012, 12:40:37 AM
Same company but this is just a single piece.  Its all bendy and flexible and thin enough to use as a bookmark in a notebook.  Most importantly for me it has metric measurements which a lot of the old tools don't.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2012, 06:49:19 PM
Not a SAK in sight this morning but I did get a nice woodworking vice that's missing its handle  :)
and some more woodworm to add to the collection  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/180911009.jpg)

I finally got around to making a new handle for my Marples (6" wide) woodworking vice today  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/290312010.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on March 29, 2012, 08:38:25 PM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2012, 08:55:54 PM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?

 ::)

Because if I'm using the big screwdriver as a vice handle I have nothing to use as a chisel  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 29, 2012, 08:59:10 PM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?

 ::)

Because if I'm using the big screwdriver as a vice handle I have nothing to use as a chisel  :D
:doh:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 29, 2012, 09:03:02 PM
Well this sunday me and the family and my 2 neices are selling stuff like we do around every easter time, just getting some extra money for our holiday the following week, i hope to also have a look around if im alowed  ;)  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2012, 09:09:57 PM
I think I'm going to borrow some of Gareths tools  >:D

Good luck Paul, and don't spend too much while you are trying to sell  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 29, 2012, 09:22:31 PM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?

 ::)

Because if I'm using the big screwdriver as a vice handle I have nothing to use as a chisel  :D
:doh:

Boom boom (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/smileys/basilbrush.jpg)

Nice handle :D  Will there be jaws?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2012, 09:37:22 PM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?

 ::)

Because if I'm using the big screwdriver as a vice handle I have nothing to use as a chisel  :D
:doh:

Boom boom (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/smileys/basilbrush.jpg)

Nice handle :D  Will there be jaws?

Thanks Mate its a bit of 'recycled' printer  :whistle:

I wasn't going to make any jaws for it..... Or I could trade it with someone  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on March 30, 2012, 12:21:39 AM
Already got one... or two ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 30, 2012, 12:36:32 AM
I probably shouldn't mention my Ax head interlock adjusting apparatus, there may be mickey taking... I should wait until the meet  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on March 30, 2012, 05:24:41 AM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?

 ::)

Because if I'm using the big screwdriver as a vice handle I have nothing to use as a chisel  :D

 :rofl: :rofl:

Tony you could lock the vise pull the screwdriver out & then chisel away  :think: :P
ALTHOUGH if you break your multichisel that leaves the work locked in the vise  :ahhh you could use a sledge hammer to extract the piece of work but there is the issue of the sledge hammer being used as structural support (trust me I have seen photos of Tony's workshop  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :D)



I probably shouldn't mention my Ax head interlock adjusting apparatus, there may be mickey taking... I should wait until the meet  >:D

Tony I hope you have the patent process underway  :think: :D :D
'Ax head interlock adjusting apparatus'  :think: :think: :think: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 30, 2012, 10:25:02 AM
whats wrong with a big screwdriver?

 ::)

Because if I'm using the big screwdriver as a vice handle I have nothing to use as a chisel  :D

 :rofl: :rofl:

Tony you could lock the vise pull the screwdriver out & then chisel away  :think: :P
ALTHOUGH if you break your multichisel that leaves the work locked in the vise  :ahhh you could use a sledge hammer to extract the piece of work but there is the issue of the sledge hammer being used as structural support (trust me I have seen photos of Tony's workshop  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :D)



I probably shouldn't mention my Ax head interlock adjusting apparatus, there may be mickey taking... I should wait until the meet  >:D

Tony I hope you have the patent process underway  :think: :D :D
'Ax head interlock adjusting apparatus'   :think: :think: :think: :D

Hey, a Sledge hammer is just a little anvil on the end of a long stick  :angel:

He He He  ::) ;)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 30, 2012, 10:39:30 AM
I think I'm going to borrow some of Gareths tools  >:D

Good luck Paul, and don't spend too much while you are trying to sell  :D

Cheers tony, im just going through all my stuff now to take,  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 01, 2012, 02:13:24 PM
Well made enough cash for petrol (if we can buy it lol) for our holiday so sorted, while there i had a look around and found this fake MOP handled jowika of northern ireland pocket knife for £2  :tu: needs a good clean up but a nice solid old knife,  :tu:

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010094.jpg)

some info,
Jowika Stahwlarenfabrik Eugen Weber & Altenbach KG was the full name of this German mfr of low-end mass market cutlery. It began prior to 1928 under the name Kleinwefers; became Jowika some time prior to 1939.

Jowika opened a branch factory in Listowel, Ireland, in 1960, which was acquired by Imperial Schrade in 1978. Closed about a year and a half before Schrade closed.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on April 01, 2012, 02:19:13 PM
Finally a British church group organised a car boot sale near me and I went to it, yesterday.

Al they had was books and children’s toys... no tools, no knives...
  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 01, 2012, 02:29:40 PM
@Paul,
That will keep you busy for a little while,  :D

@DKS
What no cake's?  :o

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 01, 2012, 02:31:54 PM
@Paul,
That will keep you busy for a little while,  :D

@DKS
What no cake's?  :o

 :D  yep i think your right tony, although kids out on tuesday so i know what ill be doing  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on April 01, 2012, 08:51:34 PM
I think I'm going to borrow some of Gareths tools  >:D

Good luck Paul, and don't spend too much while you are trying to sell  :D

No you're smurfing not. :twak:

 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 01, 2012, 08:57:32 PM
I think I'm going to borrow some of Gareths tools  >:D

Good luck Paul, and don't spend too much while you are trying to sell  :D

No you're smurfing not. :twak:

 :D :D

Whats the worse thing that could happen?  :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 02, 2012, 09:18:07 AM
Cleaned it up already, gave it s good soak and then cleaned it up, nice patina on the blade  :tu:
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010094-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 02, 2012, 09:23:27 AM

That looks better  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 02, 2012, 09:27:05 AM

That looks better  :tu:

 :cheers: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on April 02, 2012, 11:36:34 AM
Another saved. Well done Paul :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 02, 2012, 11:38:27 AM
Another saved. Well done Paul :tu:

cheers neil, although its up already for trade  ;)  must fuel my opinel and SAK obsession  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2012, 08:37:17 PM
I picked these up today  :)

1, Granton Knife, made in Sheffield
With brass pins and I think a rose wood handle, On the blade it says  “RE.SHARPEN on a STEEL” :drool:


2, VINERS LTD SHEFFIELD (by appointment to the late King George V) looks like someone has tried to sharpen it on a brick  ::)

3, Can't read the logo but ROSTFREI is stamped in to the tang
This thing is 3mm thick and built like a tank  >:D

4, A cheap series Sabatier with a an 8 inch blade

5, Another cheap series Sabatier with a 3 ½ inch blade

6, And a lovely GED. WOSTENHOLM & SON SHEFFIELD ENGLAND (maybe) butter knife that someone has used as a screwdriver and taken a chunk out of the blade  :twak:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120412027.jpg)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Lynn LeFey on April 12, 2012, 09:23:27 PM
Off and on, when I've read other threads of interest, I've come back to this thread, and finally, at long last... I've finished catching up. So, my thoughts.

Oh GOD... SOOO much RUST! :D

In another thread, I complained about the rust on the handle of a kitchen knife. Sparky, you're right. That wasn't really rusty. It was, frankly, pathetic, compared to the stuff here. The awesome recovery of some of these tools is amazing, and I salute you who would undertake such tasks.  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2012, 09:35:42 PM
Off and on, when I've read other threads of interest, I've come back to this thread, and finally, at long last... I've finished catching up. So, my thoughts.

Oh GOD... SOOO much RUST! :D

In another thread, I complained about the rust on the handle of a kitchen knife. Sparky, you're right. That wasn't really rusty. It was, frankly, pathetic, compared to the stuff here. The awesome recovery of some of these tools is amazing, and I salute you who would undertake such tasks.  :salute:

 :D

Lynn,
Thank you for getting through it  :salute:
Did we inspire you to go hunting for yard sales etc?  :pok:

And if you like rust......  >:D

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,22707.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,22707.0.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Lynn LeFey on April 12, 2012, 09:39:44 PM
I have inspiration but lack currency. :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2012, 09:43:18 PM
We know how that feels

(but quite often rusty stuff is very cheap  ;) )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Lynn LeFey on April 12, 2012, 10:10:13 PM
Also, you understand that my husband thinks I'm crazy for buying good, new(ish) shiny things, right? We didn't have a standard wedding, and I'm pretty sure he had a 'ditch her if she goes bat-poo crazy' clause. He's pretty thorough that way. :rofl:

Me: Honey, can I have $20 to go buy rust with?
Him:  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2012, 10:28:59 PM
Also, you understand that my husband thinks I'm crazy for buying good, new(ish) shiny things, right? We didn't have a standard wedding, and I'm pretty sure he had a 'ditch her if she goes bat-poo crazy' clause. He's pretty thorough that way. :rofl:

Me: Honey, can I have $20 to go buy rust with?
Him:  :facepalm:

 :think:   Thats not a bad idea   >:D

Young MTo'ers all over the world are writing that down  :rofl:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2012, 10:33:59 PM
Cleaned up a bit now  :D  I might rub some olive oil in to the handle tomorrow
The (I think) rosewood handle feels smooth like polished micarta  :drool:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120412038.jpg)
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on April 12, 2012, 11:01:05 PM
Now all you need is a really big loaf of bread!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2012, 11:24:22 PM
I was thinking steak  >:D

11inch blade

16 ½ inches inc the handle  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 13, 2012, 07:27:41 PM

I sent an Email to Granton Knives this morning (still in Sheffield and still making knives )  :clap:

http://www.granton-knives.co.uk/ (http://www.granton-knives.co.uk/)

They said it was made before the mid 50s as the knives after that with rosewood handles with 3 brass rivets.

Thanks Laura.   :salute:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120412038.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on April 14, 2012, 05:38:23 PM

I sent an Email to Granton Knives this morning (still in Sheffield and still making knives )  :clap:

http://www.granton-knives.co.uk/ (http://www.granton-knives.co.uk/)

They said it was made before the mid 50s as the knives after that with rosewood handles with 3 brass rivets.

Thanks Laura.   :salute:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/120412038.jpg)

Tony I hope you asked them what the hell it was called/made to cut  :think: :D :D.
Zombie bread slaying samurai sword  :think: :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Steinar on April 14, 2012, 05:43:47 PM
Looks like a knife for cutting thin slices of fish to me. “Lachsmesser” in German, salmon knife, salmon slicer or something like that in English?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on April 14, 2012, 08:02:50 PM
Everyone needs a good bread knife and that looks like a good bread knife :tu:

We were actually given a bread maker by a lady at a car boot a few weeks back. She had failed to sell it and just didn't want to take it home.  Nothing wrong with it at all.

However, doing the maths as far as ingredients and energy goes you seem to be as well off just buying your loaf from the shop  :-\

We did take it for a spin though and it wasn't a bad little loaf that came out.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2012, 10:14:15 AM

@Mat and Steinar
I have always called these ham knives but I must admit this one is huge

@Neil,
 I have often thought about those bread makers but it would just end up in the cupboard with the sandwich toaster, slow cooker etc etc  ::)
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on April 15, 2012, 11:06:30 AM
I agree with Neil about the cost involved with a bread maker. However Tony a slow cooker is great just throw the stuff in it in the morning and eat when you get home. Also only the one pot to wash up!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on April 15, 2012, 12:11:18 PM
Breadmaker experiments in this house have consisted of gluten free bricks ::)

That's a superb knife Tony - nice save :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 15, 2012, 01:11:13 PM
Breadmaker experiments in this house have consisted of gluten free bricks ::)

That's a superb knife Tony - nice save :tu:

or the stuff you buy that falls apart  :-\ plus i cant stand the taste of it so i gave up on the bread, some of the cakes are nice though  :D 

nice bread knife tony  :tu: i had no pennies left after our holiday last week so no booty for me today, i hope some of you found some cool stuff  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on April 15, 2012, 01:37:59 PM
I landed a digital compass this morning.  I shall provide pics in the outdoor tech section later.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2012, 02:32:50 PM

I really like the idea of the bread maker but we know where it will end up in a few weeks time

I missed a really really big one last weekend (think they all waited until I had left the county  :twak:)

Slow cooker...... Mmmmm wonder what happened to the lid and pot?  :think:

My new bread knife might be up for trade if anyone really likes it  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Steinar on April 15, 2012, 08:48:08 PM

@Mat and Steinar
I have always called these ham knives but I must admit this one is huge

Yeah, pretty much/exactly the same thing as a salmon slicer. Thin slices of something soft that has a tendency to stick to the blade. Where I live just has the tendency to make me think of fish before ham. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on April 15, 2012, 10:20:19 PM

Knife, as I suspect from a set, judging by the markings on the handle.
I guess that the kit should include another fork, spoon, can opener or tin key.
Stamp of the company allegedly Kiev.

(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN7160.jpg)

Next, the kitchen knife format in form similar to the cheese, with a fork at the tip of the blade, and small teeth, which is strange, as such, no sharpening, can be assumed that the sharpening
the owner? Or a knife for cutting :)
Stamp of the Kharkov plant "Metalist". At a red plastic handle which is found on the handle of some models of folding knives of this plant. Price hot stamp affixed to the handle.
(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN7165.jpg)

Knife from  Czechoslovakia, the firm "Mikov". The handle is plastic, decorated with a horn.
Blade of the triple wedge, stainless steel.

(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN7180.jpg)

Wrench, small size, I had this, I posted his photo. then gives way to on the knife.
That caught the second time, marking placed a little differently and has a price, 60 k.
Stamp of the Leningrad tool plant expected.

(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN7184.jpg)


razor-strop stretched on a frame with tension adjustment system.

(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN7192.jpg)

Full photoset: http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/73955 (http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/73955)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2012, 10:22:25 PM

@Mat and Steinar
I have always called these ham knives but I must admit this one is huge

Yeah, pretty much/exactly the same thing as a salmon slicer. Thin slices of something soft that has a tendency to stick to the blade. Where I live just has the tendency to make me think of fish before ham. :D

That sounds fair enough so the size of this knife tells me its a shark knife  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2012, 10:25:19 PM
Kart,
Nice wrench (we call them 'adjustable spanners' in the UK) and I like the Fork knife with the red handle  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on April 15, 2012, 10:39:23 PM
Kart,
Nice wrench (we call them 'adjustable spanners' in the UK) and I like the Fork knife with the red handle  :tu:

O, thanks!!! This sneaky Google Translator... :D

Fork knife is not sharpened, I can not understand that it will be cut or sawed...  ???
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2012, 10:46:37 PM
Kart,
Nice wrench (we call them 'adjustable spanners' in the UK) and I like the Fork knife with the red handle  :tu:

O, thanks!!! This sneaky Google Translator... :D

Fork knife is not sharpened, I can not understand that it will be cut or sawed...  ???

I think you are right its a fork/knife for cheese  :tu:

Wrench is good   :salute:
USA = Wrench
UK   = Adjustable spanner
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on April 16, 2012, 06:47:01 AM

@Mat and Steinar
I have always called these ham knives but I must admit this one is huge

Yeah, pretty much/exactly the same thing as a salmon slicer. Thin slices of something soft that has a tendency to stick to the blade. Where I live just has the tendency to make me think of fish before ham. :D

That sounds fair enough so the size of this knife tells me its a shark knife  :tu:

Tony you are going to have to redo your kitchen draws to store that bad boy  :think: :P :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on April 16, 2012, 06:49:29 AM
Kart,
Nice wrench (we call them 'adjustable spanners' in the UK) and I like the Fork knife with the red handle  :tu:

O, thanks!!! This sneaky Google Translator... :D

Fork knife is not sharpened, I can not understand that it will be cut or sawed...  ???

I think you are right its a fork/knife for cheese  :tu:

Wrench is good   :salute:
USA = Wrench
UK   = Adjustable spanner

Wrench is good   :salute:
USA = Wrench
UK   = Adjustable spanner
Aussie = 'Shifter' as in shifting spanner  :D

Kart I like the look of your old adjustable strop  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 16, 2012, 10:08:18 AM
Kart,
Nice wrench (we call them 'adjustable spanners' in the UK) and I like the Fork knife with the red handle  :tu:

O, thanks!!! This sneaky Google Translator... :D

Fork knife is not sharpened, I can not understand that it will be cut or sawed...  ???

I think you are right its a fork/knife for cheese  :tu:

Wrench is good   :salute:
USA = Wrench
UK   = Adjustable spanner

Wrench is good   :salute:
USA = Wrench
UK   = Adjustable spanner
Aussie = 'Shifter' as in shifting spanner  :D

Shifter
Electrician =  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)

Kart I like the look of your old adjustable strop  8) 8) 8)


Fixed  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on April 18, 2012, 11:49:49 AM
@ Kart.  Do many tools have the price stamped/fixed on them?  It seems very strange here in a land with varying inflation :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on April 18, 2012, 02:45:12 PM
@ Kart.  Do many tools have the price stamped/fixed on them?  It seems very strange here in a land with varying inflation :)


In the USSR it was in the order of things. Price should be indicated on the product.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on April 18, 2012, 03:52:07 PM
I can imagine that on certain utility items the price would be set my the relevant government department.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on April 22, 2012, 04:00:05 PM
I can imagine that on certain utility items the price would be set my the relevant government department.

Maybe  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on April 22, 2012, 04:01:16 PM
(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/DSCN7320.jpg)

Full photoset: http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/73957 (http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/73957)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 22, 2012, 05:53:47 PM

I like that little chap  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on April 22, 2012, 08:38:49 PM
Ahh, they didn't let it grow up :( ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on April 22, 2012, 11:04:42 PM
It is rather cute I think :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2012, 11:20:01 AM

My first carboot of the year  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

1 ¼ Ax head with added woodworm (in the freezer for a few days   ;) )
A really nice little hatchet  that has seen a lot of use as a hammer but the cutting edge is in great shape
Pick-Ax handle
Bike spanner (for a Mate)
Nice screwdriver bit ratchet
Pad saw
Another old Marples wood chisel  ::)
A surform rasp
Old pair of sheers (baaaaa)  :D


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/130512003.jpg)


And some bread and veggies  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 13, 2012, 11:32:12 AM
very nice tony , ive got that little rachet here and they work really well and are lightweight, i thought of you this am as there was a axe head at my local booty but he wanted £6  :think: i only had £4 to spend and picked up a shoe makers anvil result as i need a anvil, plus a true utility MT with one side of it tools missing so im going to turn it into a cycling MT, it was £1 and £2 for the anvil  :tu:

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010158-7.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2012, 12:07:19 PM
Good score on the shoe makers anvil! useful  :tu:

I never know how much things should be, the hatchet was only 50p so I didn't even bother haggling  :D

The little ratchet is my second spare one, its a nice little thing, the handle is a bit rubbery for good grip and the knurled bit you turn comes off and you can use a ¼ inch socket drive on it  :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/130512011.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 13, 2012, 12:23:23 PM
Good score on the shoe makers anvil! useful  :tu:

I never know how much things should be, the hatchet was only 50p so I didn't even bother haggling  :D

The little ratchet is my second spare one, its a nice little thing, the handle is a bit rubbery for good grip and the knurled bit you turn comes off and you can use a ¼ inch socket drive on it  :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/130512011.jpg)

cheers tony im well happy with the anvil as know it will be very handy, as for the true utility MT i cant wait to mod it,my only issue is the bolts as ive a few here but not long enough so ill see what i have in the shed, i might combine my cycling MT with this one, the bit driver is magnetic and the scissors work really well, 50p  :tu: yeah £6 was mad and i couldnt be bothered to knock him down as only £1 left  :D looks like we both done well today mate, i got down there for am with the whole family, well other than coral as she slept into 9pm  :D right need nut and bolt  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on May 13, 2012, 02:51:07 PM
I see "fun with rust " season has started :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2012, 03:19:08 PM
Oi  :pok: leave Paul alone     :whistle:


The carboot sale I went to today was in a football stadium carpark
It was a really nice morning here, sun was out, Tshirt weather, girls, coffee  :angel:

You have never seen sooo many piles of crap in one place  :rofl:

(had to modify a bit  ::) )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 13, 2012, 03:36:37 PM

Oi  :pok: leave Paul alone     :whistle:


I went to a carboot sale in a football stadium carpark today
It was a really nice morning here, sun was out, Tshirt weather, girls, coffee  :angel:

You have never seen sooo many piles of crap in one place  :rofl:

 :rofl:  angie just said the anvil will make a nice door stop  :twak:  :D i just went to my uncles house that we are clearing and picked up loads of garden ornaments, heavy ones, now got 2 big buhdas and a frog plus loads of african wooden face masks  :tu: oh and my cavarly sword  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2012, 04:23:21 PM

 :pok:   She will want you to paint it next    :D

You can't have too many Buddha's
We will need some pictures Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 13, 2012, 05:14:23 PM

 :pok:   She will want you to paint it next    :D

You can't have too many Buddha's
We will need some pictures Mate  :tu:

 :D  heres a pic of the garden stuff,  :tu: the budha on the right (little one is mine already)

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010158-8.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2012, 09:21:29 PM
Those are cool
I don't have a proper Buddha but this little chap lives in my garden  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/130512016.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2012, 09:43:51 AM
Those are cool
I don't have a proper Buddha but this little chap lives in my garden  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/130512016.jpg)

you PICKED a good one there tony  ::)   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 14, 2012, 10:15:52 AM

 :D

He a Booger not a Buddha  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/drum.gif)

 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 14, 2012, 12:42:08 PM
Tony you are going to have to redo your kitchen draws to store that bad boy  :think: :P :D :D

 ;)

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6308.new.html#top (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6308.new.html#top)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 23, 2012, 08:16:35 PM
Second hand shop today  :)
 
picked up 3 cheap knives
A fleece pillow
A cotton sleeping bag liner
A waterproof jacket
And a Watership hat with a piece of sheepskin on the front  :think: I can't find what the model is with the sheepskin anywhere online  :-\

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/230512005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on May 24, 2012, 02:26:20 AM
Tony you are going to have to redo your kitchen draws to store that bad boy  :think: :P :D :D

 ;)

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6308.new.html#top (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6308.new.html#top)

 :D

Tony no need for a alarm system at your place  :think: :P :D. Any would be thief who looks in your kitchen window will (http://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/spoop_smileypooping_diarrhea_100-1001.gif?w=1400&h=) themselves  :D

Second hand shop today  :)
 
picked up 3 cheap knives
A fleece pillow
A cotton sleeping bag liner
A waterproof jacket
And a Watership hat with a piece of sheepskin on the front  :think: I can't find what the model is with the sheepskin anywhere online :-\

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/230512005.jpg)

Tony the hat is proberbly a mod  :think: by a Kiwi  :P :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 24, 2012, 08:18:00 AM
Second hand shop today  :)
 
picked up 3 cheap knives
A fleece pillow
A cotton sleeping bag liner
A waterproof jacket
And a Watership hat with a piece of sheepskin on the front  :think: I can't find what the model is with the sheepskin anywhere online  :-\

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/230512005.jpg)

very nice tony, i looked in a few of the charity shops near me the other day but nowt there,we are going to a huge car booty this sunday near the new forest,it takes a couple of hours to walk around so i hope i find some interesting stuff  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 24, 2012, 09:23:18 AM
@Mat, It looks like its well sown on..... I might have a play with it later  :think:

 @Paul
 Take hats with you cos its going to be sunny  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 24, 2012, 09:25:21 AM
@Mat, It looks like its well sown on..... I might have a play with it later  :think:

 @Paul
 Take hats with you cos its going to be sunny  :ahhh

 :salute:  will do mate,with my bald head i need it  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2012, 12:35:38 PM
Not a SAK in sight..... well there was an overpriced one  :twak:

An old hammer head
A pile of old tobacco tins
Two very nice (too nice to be left at the car boot) Footprint, wood handled with brass ferules, wood chisels   :tu:
And a pint coffee mug  :D

dozen fresh eggs and some nice bread   :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/270512003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 27, 2012, 02:36:56 PM
nice tins tony  :tu:

well i went to the ashley heath car booty today in the new forest,its huge but i had some real luck, 2 Khukri's  for £15 ,i cant wait to restore them , plus a old richards of sheffileds pocket knife for £2 and a cheapy MT for in the kitchen draw  :tu: as well as all the stuff i got from my uncles house saturday im having a good weekend  :salute:
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010181-4.jpg)

the scabards need more sorting than the knives, i think these are military models as shorter blades ? no little utility blades though .
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010182-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2012, 02:56:03 PM
Great score Paul!!!  :cheers:

Those two are just  :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 27, 2012, 03:01:02 PM
Great score Paul!!!  :cheers:

Those two are just  :drool: :drool: :drool:

 :tu: cheers mate im chuffed, angie took a bit of talking into it  :D i got the look  ::) but i havnt had one since i sold my one back in the early 90's so i cant wait to start on them, im hoping for monday off work as my backs bad due to all the lifting ive been doing recently, so i can see me monday sat in the sun worling on one of these  :tu: there both kind of different handle wise as one shows the full tang and the other is the more normal full grip type,
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on May 27, 2012, 03:02:48 PM
Very nice.... you going to make them all shiny and pretty again?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 27, 2012, 03:02:59 PM
Great score Paul!!!  :cheers:

Those two are just  :drool: :drool: :drool:


+1

Those look awesome. :tu: I wish I could find stuff like that here.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 27, 2012, 03:04:24 PM
Great score Paul!!!  :cheers:

Those two are just  :drool: :drool: :drool:


+1

Those look awesome. :tu: I wish I could find stuff like that here.

This was a rare find mate, if you ever see these there usualy the wall hanging type,  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2012, 03:05:25 PM
Great score Paul!!!  :cheers:

Those two are just  :drool: :drool: :drool:

 :tu: cheers mate im chuffed, angie took a bit of talking into it  :D i got the look  ::) but i havnt had one since i sold my one back in the early 90's so i cant wait to start on them, im hoping for monday off work as my backs bad due to all the lifting ive been doing recently, so i can see me monday sat in the sun worling on one of these  :tu: there both kind of different handle wise as one shows the full tang and the other is the more normal full grip type,

I don't often get 'the look' but I think that's because she doesn’t come with me to the booty's very often   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 27, 2012, 03:09:51 PM
Great score Paul!!!  :cheers:

Those two are just  :drool: :drool: :drool:

 :tu: cheers mate im chuffed, angie took a bit of talking into it  :D i got the look  ::) but i havnt had one since i sold my one back in the early 90's so i cant wait to start on them, im hoping for monday off work as my backs bad due to all the lifting ive been doing recently, so i can see me monday sat in the sun worling on one of these  :tu: there both kind of different handle wise as one shows the full tang and the other is the more normal full grip type,

I don't often get 'the look' but I think that's because she doesn’t come with me to the booty's very often   :rofl:

I had 3 of them giving me the look tony  ::)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2012, 03:20:46 PM
  :pok: You could try telling her 'you only brought them with you to carry your stuff'  :pommel:


Don't tell her I said that  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 27, 2012, 03:27:55 PM
  :pok: You could try telling her 'you only brought them with you to carry your stuff'  :pommel:


Don't tell her I said that  :rofl:

 :rofl:  she is standing right behind me  ::)   :ahhh   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2012, 03:32:04 PM
  :pok: You could try telling her 'you only brought them with you to carry your stuff'  :pommel:


Don't tell her I said that  :rofl:

 :rofl:  she is standing right behind me  ::)   :ahhh   :D

I have always said shes the best thing that ever happened to you Mate  :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 27, 2012, 03:37:56 PM
  :pok: You could try telling her 'you only brought them with you to carry your stuff'  :pommel:


Don't tell her I said that  :rofl:

 :rofl:  she is standing right behind me  ::)   :ahhh   :D

I have always said shes the best thing that ever happened to you Mate  :angel:

 :D  she dont believe you mate  :rofl: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2012, 03:47:34 PM
  :pok: You could try telling her 'you only brought them with you to carry your stuff'  :pommel:


Don't tell her I said that  :rofl:

 :rofl:  she is standing right behind me  ::)   :ahhh   :D

I have always said shes the best thing that ever happened to you Mate  :angel:

 :D  she dont believe you mate  :rofl:

Non of them ever do  ::)
Just say I'm sorry and it won't happen again  :facepalm:

 ;) :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2012, 05:09:02 PM

I have been playing with these chisels  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/Rust1.jpg)

I decided to try something different from the wire brush this time, they went straight in to the vinegar (not the handles   ;) )

Cleaned the black off with a rag then a green scourer,
Started to polish the top one with some brass polish and rubbed down with linseed oil

What I thought was a 'Marples' is actually a 'Jewson's chisel  :o
(I went a bit wrong with the Primary grind on this one  :-[ )


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/Rust2.jpg)

Just need polish the other two and sharpen  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/Rust3.jpg)

I'm really glad I bought the 'Footprint' chisels now (I nearly didn't bother as they were so tatty)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on May 28, 2012, 05:25:09 PM
Tony they came up great mate  8) 8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 28, 2012, 05:31:48 PM
Tony they came up great mate  8) 8)


+1 thay came up great tony  :o   :salute:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on May 28, 2012, 05:32:16 PM
Tony they came up great mate  8) 8)
agreed they look pukka mate :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2012, 07:45:46 PM
Thanks Guys
I think vinegar is the way to go, no dust, no noise of the wire wheel, no ouch my eye  :ahhh
Just pop them in a jar of cheap vinegar overnight, wash the black stuff off in the kitchen sink in the morning an Bobs your uncle  :D

The only thing to remember is they have this gray patina instead of a shiny finish
If my spork polisher had not died I think I would see what they looked like after a good polish  :think:

PS, If you do buy rusty wood chisels, pitting on the front or cutting edge is fine as we can sharpen it out but pitting on the back pretty much ruins the chisel (or makes a huge amount of work)  :salute:
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on May 28, 2012, 09:25:19 PM
Thanks Guys
I think vinegar is the way to go, no dust, no noise of the wire wheel, no ouch my eye  :ahhh

 :twak:


(http://img0-ec.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.302062408.jpg)


cant you just grind a bit off the back and sharpen them into a staggered vee?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on May 28, 2012, 09:32:17 PM
Good work that man - more tools rescued from oblivion :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2012, 09:48:57 PM
@Ryan  8)
You and I wouldn't worry about it Mate but Chippys get stressed out if the back isn't perfectly flat  :ahhh
@Nuphoria
Thanks I think these were worth saving  :cheers:

Now I need a proper wood mallet to wack them with (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammera.gif)
(not my Ax head adjuster)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/150412028.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2012, 11:03:52 PM
I almost forgot about this little chap
Hes been in the vinegar for about 30 hours (that will bugger the wood worm  >:D ) and might go back in tonight  :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/280512036.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on May 30, 2012, 01:23:33 AM
I'm renaming you Tony de Oxide, the Rust Master TM.  Has a ring to it don't you think :P

Nice haul gents. 

I did three boot sales this last weekend. Keeps me fit ;)

Spotted a Victorinox Hunter but the guy wanted too much for it. Didn't buy an pretty cool axe head that I'm now regretting walking away from ::) 

Got a pile of old broken mobiles for a couple of quid that I'm now playing gut swaps with to get a few working.  I bought the boys an old Intel microscope but its around a decade old and the drivers are a joke.  Its a neat bit of hardware for kids though, so I'll probably gut the electronics and replace them with the board from a modern web cam.

Oh and I found a Vic. Ensign (http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Ensign) :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2012, 10:00:38 AM
I'm renaming you Tony de Oxide, the Rust Master TM.  Has a ring to it don't you think :P

Nice haul gents. 

I did three boot sales this last weekend. Keeps me fit ;)

Spotted a Victorinox Hunter but the guy wanted too much for it. Didn't buy an pretty cool axe head that I'm now regretting walking away from ::) 

Got a pile of old broken mobiles for a couple of quid that I'm now playing gut swaps with to get a few working.  I bought the boys an old Intel microscope but its around a decade old and the drivers are a joke.  Its a neat bit of hardware for kids though, so I'll probably gut the electronics and replace them with the board from a modern web cam.

Oh and I found a Vic. Ensign (http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Ensign) :D

 :pok: Go back for it

Rust master  :think: …. sounds better than the dust mester   :salute:
Sound like you've been busy Mate  :tu:
There's a big one here at the weekend, I'm collecting all my change together  :D


By the way

If anyone coming to the meet finds a small ( 3 or 4inch no bigger ) engineers square I would be very grateful

I decided I really need one it will help with my chisel sharpening
  ::)


.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on May 30, 2012, 12:44:04 PM
If he's there this weekend I will :)

I've got an engineer's square you can have Tony. Just remind me to bring it nearer the date :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2012, 06:39:58 PM
If he's there this weekend I will :)

I've got an engineer's square you can have Tony. Just remind me to bring it nearer the date :tu:

I knew you were the person to ask  :salute: .....  :pok: what do you need me to find in my garage before the meet? (there's no lathes in there  :( )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on May 31, 2012, 01:14:10 AM
Well actually... PM incoming ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on June 01, 2012, 05:08:52 AM
I've been enjoying your treasure hunts from afar gentlemen. :cheers: Wish I could get out more myself, but since I can't, this thread is the next best thing. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2012, 08:05:20 AM
Thanks Bob....Want to buy some rust Genuine English Antiques?  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Muslickz on June 01, 2012, 04:07:22 PM

well i went to the ashley heath car booty today in the new forest,its huge but i had some real luck, 2 Khukri's  for £15
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010182-2.jpg)

Those are some nice blades, a little tlc and they'll be looking fine. Thou the sheaths need a bit of work the knives themselves look fantastic!

-Mus
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 01, 2012, 04:30:56 PM
Thanks Bob....Want to buy some rust Genuine English Antiques?  >:D


 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Sorry can't help myself... Evrytime I see him...  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Only fools and horses RULES!! Have all seasons on my PC!!!  :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2012, 06:12:15 PM

 :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Del.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2012, 06:44:25 PM

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/300512001.jpg)

After a couple of days sitting in the vinegar it was washed off in the sink with some cream cleaner
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612002.jpg)

After just one hour new rust started to appear   :ahhh


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612004.jpg)

More lettering has become visible ***E IN ENGLAND
And on the other side BRA*** 1 ½
So I'm guessing Brades  :D

You can see the line where the blade was hardened (hamon?) and the dark flecks are maroon paint

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612006.jpg)

I added the handle I received from Neil at last years meet, it looks a bit thick for the Ax but will see if it grows on me   :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612013.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 02, 2012, 07:26:02 PM

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/300512001.jpg)

After a couple of days sitting in the vinegar it was washed off in the sink with some cream cleaner
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612002.jpg)

After just one hour new rust started to appear   :ahhh


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612004.jpg)

More lettering has become visible ***E IN ENGLAND
And on the other side BRA*** 1 ½
So I'm guessing Brades  :D

You can see the line where the blade was hardened (hamon?) and the dark flecks are maroon paint

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612006.jpg)

I added the handle I received from Neil at last years meet, it looks a bit thick for the Ax but will see if it grows on me   :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/010612013.jpg)

 :cheers:

Another axe back into cerculation  :salute:  nice work as always mate,  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 02, 2012, 07:30:39 PM

well i went to the ashley heath car booty today in the new forest,its huge but i had some real luck, 2 Khukri's  for £15
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010182-2.jpg)

Those are some nice blades, a little tlc and they'll be looking fine. Thou the sheaths need a bit of work the knives themselves look fantastic!

-Mus

 :tu:
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,37831.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,37831.0.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 02, 2012, 08:38:57 PM

They do look nice Mate  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jzmtl on June 03, 2012, 01:04:16 AM
Picked this up last week, always wanted one. Tried it on a piece of wood, all I can say is thank god for power drills!

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on June 03, 2012, 01:57:04 AM
You'll not cast a line very far with that rod mate  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2012, 12:20:11 PM
   ^   Al  :D


I nearly didn't go this morning as it has been raining all weekend but I thought Neil would take the micky,
I went a bit later than normal it felt like it was going to rain soon so people were nearly giving stuff away  :D

A Slasher that needs a lot of sharpening  :ahhh
Two more rusty ax heads (like I need another ax   ::) )
A very cute little hammer and a nice beech hammer for my chisels
Two junior hacksaws in a 'two for one deal'  :)

A cheap slippy with a horses head on the tang  :think:




(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612006.jpg)

Ooh and some beer  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 04, 2012, 12:42:58 PM
   ^   Al  :D


I nearly didn't go this morning as it has been raining all weekend but I thought Neil would take the micky,
I went a bit later than normal it felt like it was going to rain soon so people were nearly giving stuff away  :D

A Slasher that needs a lot of sharpening  :ahhh
Two more rusty ax heads (like I need another ax   ::) )
A very cute little hammer and a nice beech hammer for my chisels
Two junior hacksaws in a 'two for one deal'  :)

A cheap slippy with a horses head on the tang  :think:




(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612006.jpg)

Ooh and some beer  ;)

very interesting stuff tony  :salute:  i can see jason vorhease holding that slasher  :ahhh   :ahhh   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2012, 01:36:17 PM

He would need to spend a few hours at the grinder first as this wouldn't cut butter  :ahhh
(Camp Crystal would have been a much safer place if he had been carrying this)
 
The back blade where some muppet has given it a beating  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612008.jpg)

Made by Spear & Jackson in England and has the numbers 4603.9 on the side
It weighs 2lbs, the curved cutting edge is 9” and is 18” long


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612009.jpg)

Forging marks

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612010.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 04, 2012, 03:17:30 PM

He would need to spend a few hours at the grinder first as this wouldn't cut butter  :ahhh
(Camp Crystal would have been a much safer place if he had been carrying this)
 
The back blade where some muppet has given it a beating  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612008.jpg)

Made by Spear & Jackson in England and has the numbers 4603.9 on the side
It weighs 2lbs, the curved cutting edge is 9” and is 18” long


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612009.jpg)

Forging marks

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612010.jpg)

 :D  you do your magic mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 04, 2012, 06:45:29 PM
   ^   Al  :D


I nearly didn't go this morning as it has been raining all weekend but I thought Neil would take the micky,
I went a bit later than normal it felt like it was going to rain soon so people were nearly giving stuff away  :D

A Slasher that needs a lot of sharpening  :ahhh
Two more rusty ax heads (like I need another ax   ::) )
A very cute little hammer and a nice beech hammer for my chisels
Two junior hacksaws in a 'two for one deal'  :)

A cheap slippy with a horses head on the tang  :think:




(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/040612006.jpg)

Ooh and some beer  ;)
like the look of that little hammer head mate. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2012, 07:52:01 PM
That hammer is really nicely made Gareth  :tu:
One end is faily flat and the the other has a slight curve to it

Can't see any markings yet...... need more vinegar  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 04, 2012, 07:53:37 PM
That hammer is really nicely made Gareth  :tu:
One end is faily flat and the the other has a slight curve to it

Can't see any markings yet...... need more vinegar  >:D
your supermarket must think you really like your chips. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2012, 07:57:50 PM

I think I might start buying it in bulk  :D




PS, If try this at home be aware that it will stain grey T-shirts and white kitchen worktops when you are washing tools off in the sink  :(


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 04, 2012, 08:02:44 PM

I think I might start buying it in bulk  :D




PS, If try this at home be aware that it will stain grey T-shirts and white kitchen worktops when you are washing tools off in the sink  :(

 :rofl:  i cant wait to see angies face the next time we get fish and chips  ::)  :D  although dont get red food colouring on the side board  :ahhh  :ahhh  it stains bad and as on my fingers its hard to say i know nothing  ::)   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2012, 08:15:57 PM


 :pok: it was probably the kids love  :shrug:    >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 04, 2012, 08:22:30 PM


 :pok: it was probably the kids love  :shrug:    >:D

 :rofl:  although tony she knows she is the only one that likes the horrid stuff  :D  im sure ill get the blame  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2012, 08:32:15 PM


 :pok: it was probably the kids love  :shrug:    >:D

 :rofl:  although tony she knows she is the only one that likes the horrid stuff  :D  im sure ill get the blame  ;)

 ::) It's us blokes that always get the blame  :angel: :angel: :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 05, 2012, 09:34:25 AM
Here it is more or less finished on the end of a stick

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 05, 2012, 09:39:17 AM
Here it is more or less finished on the end of a stick

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612003.jpg)

 :o  that looks awesome tony, looks like something a ork would carry into battle  :ahhh  and that anvil makes mine look like a toy  :D   :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 05, 2012, 09:13:23 PM
What can I use for a little Hammer handle?  :think:

Parts from an old farmhouse kitchen chair  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612004.jpg)

I forget how useful surforms are  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612010.jpg)

Little an Large  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612018.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 05, 2012, 09:35:19 PM
What can I use for a little Hammer handle?  :think:

Parts from an old farmhouse kitchen chair  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612004.jpg)

I forget how useful surforms are  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612010.jpg)

Little an Large  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612018.jpg)

 :tu:  perfect tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 05, 2012, 09:47:45 PM
Thanks Mate  :salute:

I'm not sure about perfect but quirky and useable fit  :D



And I can always change it later  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 05, 2012, 09:56:39 PM
Thanks Mate  :salute:

I'm not sure about perfect but quirky and useable fit  :D



And I can always change it later  :cheers:

Its much better than it was mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2012, 10:44:05 PM

Adding some Linseed oil mixed with white spirit to my new mallet (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612009-1.jpg)

A few coats later  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/060612008.jpg)

 :pok:   I picked this up today anyone know what its for?  >:D  (I think I do, well 95% sure)
The round bit is curved like a saucer or bowl about an inch deep and 8inches in diameter Its all metal and 29inches in length  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070612004.jpg)

Ignore the bits of aluminum pot holder bottom left

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070612010.jpg)

 :D :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 07, 2012, 10:54:23 PM
Here it is more or less finished on the end of a stick

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/050612003.jpg)

 :o  that looks awesome tony, looks like something a ork would carry into battle  :ahhh  and that anvil makes mine look like a toy  :D   :salute:

The billhook was in fact a very popular medieval weapon, especially with the English.  Would have been on a longer shaft than Tony's though.

(https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlqrRXjDdI61F_aN1Jc2VXYNdK542IbGZtOlwf7SgDO8azM4OLAw)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2012, 11:11:26 PM


The billhook was in fact a very popular medieval weapon, especially with the English.  Would have been on a longer shaft than Tony's though.

(https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlqrRXjDdI61F_aN1Jc2VXYNdK542IbGZtOlwf7SgDO8azM4OLAw)

Us peasants wanted to be as far away from those armored knights as possible when we were poking them with our billhooks    :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on June 07, 2012, 11:17:16 PM

 :pok:   I picked this up today anyone know what its for?  >:D  (I think I do, well 95% sure)
The round bit is curved like a saucer or bowl about an inch deep and 8inches in diameter Its all metal and 29inches in length  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070612004.jpg)

Ignore the bits of aluminum pot holder bottom left

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/070612010.jpg)

 :D :D :D

Biggest bloody absynthe spoon I've ever seen  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2012, 11:27:35 PM

  ^  :D

I couldn't leave it in the shop
The handle is very nicely made, a little twist in the middle and comfortable to hold, three metal rivets holding the bowl to the handle
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 09, 2012, 02:45:48 PM
I think its for heating hot rocks in the fire to drop in the pants of your enemies  :ahhh

What are you going to use a billhook like that for Tony?  Pollarding?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 09, 2012, 03:55:31 PM
I believe its for roasting chestnuts so you were close Mate   :D


I'm going to call it a slasher and use it for undergrowth  :tu:
Title: Re: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 09, 2012, 04:25:45 PM
I believe its for roasting chestnuts so you were close Mate  :D

:drool: Roasted chestnuts.

I believe you are correct, although mine has smaller holes and more of them. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 09, 2012, 05:10:30 PM
So the end result is hot nuts whichever way you look at it :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on June 09, 2012, 08:53:57 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 09, 2012, 08:56:31 PM
:facepalm:


:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2012, 11:51:29 AM
^  :D
Not a knife in sight  :(

Todays haul

3 x Marples tin openers
6 x Hickory handles
1 x Stanley tin opener
Another Axe  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100612003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 10, 2012, 12:11:29 PM
^  :D
Not a knife in sight  :(

Todays haul

3 x Marple tin openers
6 x Hickory handles
1 x Stanley tin opener
Another Axe  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100612003.jpg)

Nice haul tony, those handles will come in handy  ;)   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Espen on June 10, 2012, 04:32:16 PM
The spoon thingie might be used for fishing out impurities when melting lead.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 10, 2012, 07:21:41 PM
No pennies to go out with this weekend.  So I hid under the duvet and told myself it was probably raining :)

Good pile of handles Tony, what kind of money were they, if you don't mind me asking.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2012, 07:52:38 PM

6 for a fiver as I got a pretty face  ;)

Axe head has been cut off and is hiding in the freezer  >:D

Shame there wasn't a guy selling vinegar there  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 10, 2012, 08:01:26 PM
Why is the head in the freezer?

Fair price on those handles :tu: 

I don't think your going to beat 13p for 500ml at Sainsburys on the vinegar though :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2012, 11:41:08 PM
That’s where tools go when the have been naughty....  :whistle:

There was some woodworm in the handle so I cut it off and rather than take the head in to my garage complete with wood stub and possible wood worm   >:D  freezer for a few days should kill the worm ….unless they are Siberian woodworm   :ahhh

Yep I thought a pound each for the handles wasn't bad

Tesco's Value vinegar good with chips or rust  :tu: (can't remember the price)


The spoon thingie might be used for fishing out impurities when melting lead.

Fairly sure its for roasting chestnuts (more odd British customs) but good thinking  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 11, 2012, 11:09:33 PM
You're a lot nicer to naughty tools than I am.  Naughty tools are sent to Mr Pillar Drill around here  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 11, 2012, 11:18:34 PM

Freezer then  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/220311010.jpg)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 11, 2012, 11:26:20 PM
OK, maybe you're just as mean as me after all :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 11, 2012, 11:32:07 PM
Then comes the Vinegar  >:D >:D

You are too nice Neil its all the Bees an Honey makes you sweet  :angel:

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 11, 2012, 11:34:45 PM
Maybe  :angel:

But I do have a sting in my tail  >:D

<you may groan now>
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jaydar on June 12, 2012, 01:48:49 PM
A good day on Saturday some nice leather and some nice knifes :)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CM1KXiz-Ols/T9R1o9hESPI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/MkSB_wLb_es/s936/P1050428.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2MPnTnNVBkc/T9R1p8EwEWI/AAAAAAAAD4g/okty0H6FNK0/s881/P1050430.JPG)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_kSYx8jLqh0/T9R1qabk4-I/AAAAAAAAD4o/D5i3dwQTvJQ/s881/P1050431.JPG)

Two pouches one from 1918 and one from 1945

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xsRgGHx2-fw/T9R1rMTgtII/AAAAAAAAD4w/QMBbu14XBZM/s881/P1050432.JPG)

and I think a map case

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Mi2_bpOQqlU/T9R1tmOvDbI/AAAAAAAAD5I/_qfTtUf8zqY/s661/P1050436.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZDfki-ZvHsA/T9R1uz80YyI/AAAAAAAAD5Q/yp2KxrQ9fso/s661/P1050437.JPG)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 12, 2012, 04:02:07 PM
A good day on Saturday some nice leather and some nice knifes :)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CM1KXiz-Ols/T9R1o9hESPI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/MkSB_wLb_es/s936/P1050428.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2MPnTnNVBkc/T9R1p8EwEWI/AAAAAAAAD4g/okty0H6FNK0/s881/P1050430.JPG)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_kSYx8jLqh0/T9R1qabk4-I/AAAAAAAAD4o/D5i3dwQTvJQ/s881/P1050431.JPG)

Two pouches one from 1918 and one from 1945

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xsRgGHx2-fw/T9R1rMTgtII/AAAAAAAAD4w/QMBbu14XBZM/s881/P1050432.JPG)

and I think a map case

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Mi2_bpOQqlU/T9R1tmOvDbI/AAAAAAAAD5I/_qfTtUf8zqY/s661/P1050436.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZDfki-ZvHsA/T9R1uz80YyI/AAAAAAAAD5Q/yp2KxrQ9fso/s661/P1050437.JPG)

very nice jaydar, love the leather pouches  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2012, 07:16:40 PM
Jaydar
Nice, you always seem to find the good stuff  :salute:


I'm happy as this Ax is a 4 1/2lb Wetterlings, now all I need is a good handle  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/100612003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 12, 2012, 10:00:11 PM
Jaydar
Nice, you always seem to find the good stuff  :salute:


I'm happy as this Ax is a 4 1/2lb Wetterlings, now all I need is a good handle  :)

...

Understatement of the day goes to Tony :)

Nice one on the rust being a Wetterlings :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2012, 11:07:55 PM
Thanks Neil  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/take-a-bow-1.gif)

 :D

( I just pick up bits an pieces to keep my chestnuts warm )



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on June 13, 2012, 11:03:01 PM
(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/DSCN7738.jpg)

Changed the shape of the blade and removed the serrated

(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/DSCN7744.jpg)

Full photoset: http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/73972 (http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/73972)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2012, 11:26:53 PM

Looks like you have done a great job there Kart  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2012, 10:34:55 PM
Picked up some old 'carbon steel' kitchen knives today  :tu:
The black plastic handled knives are Sabatier's, rusty and the ends are a bit bent

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150612009.jpg)

And the one with wood handles came apart easily because of the rust

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150612014.jpg)
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 15, 2012, 10:54:25 PM
Rust = Happy tony
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2012, 11:12:46 PM

 :gimme:


Rust is good  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 17, 2012, 01:57:37 PM
Picked up a few bits this morning

Magnifying glass  ;)
Thor no3 copper and hide hammer
A rasp
An an old SAK with broken blades  :(

Some free range eggs  :drool:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/170612003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on June 17, 2012, 10:04:33 PM
copper and hide hammers are always handy  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 17, 2012, 11:23:10 PM
copper and hide hammers are always handy  :tu:

Yep I can give stuff a really hard wack with out too much damage  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 18, 2012, 09:09:20 AM
nice haul tony  :tu: shame the sak has broken tips, although ive never seen a SAK at a booty yet and i would probably buy one broken or not  :D it was like that bak i sent you as i saw it and thought wow ,and then opened it and went oh  :D broken spine, that MT i picked up the other week was the same, i thought £2 bargain but then found out it only had one lot of tool load as the other handles tools was missing, this is the way of the booty sadly, all fun though sorting them out  ;)  :salute:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 18, 2012, 10:40:32 AM
The sak looks like it is crying out for the blade to be made into a DoE type for those super sheepie moments.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 18, 2012, 04:32:42 PM
Paul,
There were not very many knives of any kind at this bootsale, two or three cheap slippys at one stall and this SAK, no Axes and hardly any tools  :-\

That might be the way to go with it Mark, DoE the big blade and slightly adjust the small  :think:

Handle cleaned with cellulose thinners, faces filed and sanded then everything oiled with linseed/white spirit mix   :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/180612004.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/180612011.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 18, 2012, 05:21:44 PM
Paul,
There were not very many knives of any kind at this bootsale, two or three cheap slippys at one stall and this SAK, no Axes and hardly any tools  :-\

That might be the way to go with it Mark, DoE the big blade and slightly adjust the small  :think:

Handle cleaned with cellulose thinners, faces filed and sanded then everything oiled with linseed/white spirit mix   :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/180612004.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/180612011.jpg)

All i usualy see tony is cheap 110 knock offs  :D and dodgy looking boot knives, thos cleaned up nicely mate , looks like you have been having fun out in the sun  ;)  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 18, 2012, 06:01:46 PM
that Thor has come up lovely mate. :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 18, 2012, 07:48:30 PM
that Thor has come up lovely mate. :drool:

It cleaned up very well  :D I probably only need to use one every three or four years ….. I might have to go through my hammer collection and see what I have now  :-\

It was nice out so had an oiling day  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 19, 2012, 10:40:13 PM
Nice Thor :tu:

What size is that SAK Tony?  84 or 91mm?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2012, 11:49:03 PM
Nice Thor :tu:

What size is that SAK Tony?  84 or 91mm?

84mm I think its a Climber-small
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 20, 2012, 12:31:13 AM
Who cares about the rest of the tool then .... 84mm scissors  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2012, 12:35:05 AM
Who cares about the rest of the tool then .... 84mm scissors  >:D


:pok: you want to cut it up don't you

I can put it to one side for you if you have something in mind for it  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 21, 2012, 10:48:21 PM
Sure, let me know what you're after (that I might actually have like ) and we can play swaps at the meet :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 21, 2012, 11:11:24 PM

I will put it in the 'Neil box'  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 21, 2012, 11:52:02 PM
Good man  :D   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 24, 2012, 02:37:12 PM

Wet here this morning..... so went to two boot sales  :D

A hammer which has been treated badly  (can't see the makers name but feels like a quality tool  :-\ )
A knackered scriber
An English made file
A Finnish made file  :think:
A couple of Stanley screwdrivers
A 'Footprint' padsaw

And another old Ax head   :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/240612001.jpg)



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 24, 2012, 07:07:26 PM

Wet here this morning..... so went to two boot sales  :D

A hammer which has been treated badly  (can't see the makers name but feels like a quality tool  :-\ )
A knackered scriber
An English made file
A Finnish made file  :think:
A couple of Stanley screwdrivers
A 'Footprint' padsaw

And another old Ax head   :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/240612001.jpg)

very nice tony, axe head looks ok  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on June 25, 2012, 11:02:23 AM
When its been raining heavy the good boot sale round here tuns into a bog and they close the field.  So even though it was dry first thing in the morning I didn't waste my petrol heading over.

Fingers crossed for better weather this week.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2012, 01:01:50 PM
I also picked this up for someone (was going to be a surprise  ::)  )

Not too bad for 50p  :D  You got to love carboating carbooting in the rain 

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/250612014.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Blitzwing on June 26, 2012, 12:09:27 AM
Not quite a car boot sale but came across this at goodwill while cooling off waiting for a phone call for 6 bucks

(http://img.tapatalk.com/47ea089f-e14f-d77d.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Steinar on June 26, 2012, 09:42:32 AM
For a Traveller or Altimeter that's “pretty good value”. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2012, 10:30:05 AM
For a Traveller or Altimeter that's “pretty good value”. :D

With its box  :o

Good score  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Blitzwing on July 02, 2012, 12:20:32 AM
Thx... I haven't had a sak since I was 13... I forgot how cool they were
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on July 03, 2012, 01:51:46 AM
Not quite a car boot sale but came across this at goodwill while cooling off waiting for a phone call for 6 bucks

(http://img.tapatalk.com/47ea089f-e14f-d77d.jpg)

I'd have snagged that and been happy!

Def
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 12:15:46 PM
Not one multitool or SAK  :(

I saw a Kukuri, it was quite an odd looking one with a full width tang and looked like a wielded butplate, the handle looked old but everything looked too shiny........for 60 pounds!!!!!!  :o
the guy got a bit annoyed when I suggested it was a 'bit touristy'  :rofl:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150712003.jpg)

A couple of screwdrivers and another mallet  ::)

I have been looking for something to tidy up my computer desk, to hold all the SAK's, touches, lighters, batteries, glue etc etc etc

I wanted something like an old wooden tool box......

Possibly an antique.......

Something very manly......

So I picked this up.......

 :pok: :pok: :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 15, 2012, 12:21:46 PM
Not one multitool or SAK  :(

I saw a Kukuri, it was quite an odd looking one with a full width tang and looked like a wielded butplate, the handle looked old but everything looked too shiny........for 60 pounds!!!!!!  :o
the guy got a bit annoyed when I suggested it was a 'bit touristy'  :rofl:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150712003.jpg)

A couple of screwdrivers and another mallet  ::)

I have been looking for something to tidy up my computer desk, to hold all the SAK's, touches, lighters, batteries, glue etc etc etc

I wanted something like an old wooden tool box......

Possibly an antique.......

Something very manly......

So I picked this up.......

 :pok: :pok: :pok:

very nice mate, i missed it this am  :-\ and it wasnt raining for a change, there is always next week  :tu: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 15, 2012, 12:30:39 PM
pics tony  :pok:   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 12:35:11 PM
pics tony  :pok:   :D

I was waiting for that  ;)

Its not quite what I had in mind  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150712008.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 15, 2012, 12:37:21 PM
pics tony  :pok:   :D

I was waiting for that  ;)

Its not quite what I had in mind  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150712008.jpg)

 ::)   :D  you could re-paint it tony  :D  looks handy, ive a box obbsession just ask angie  :D did it come with any extras, lipstick etc  ::)   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 12:39:30 PM


 ::)   :D  you could re-paint it tony  :D  looks handy, ive a box obbsession just ask angie  :D did it come with any extras, lipstick etc  ::)   :D

 :facepalm:

I'm poping back there next week  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 15, 2012, 12:50:10 PM


 ::)   :D  you could re-paint it tony  :D  looks handy, ive a box obbsession just ask angie  :D did it come with any extras, lipstick etc  ::)   :D

 :facepalm:

I'm poping back there next week  :D

 :rofl:  you just want too see that polish lady again  ::)   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on July 15, 2012, 02:21:53 PM
 :facepalm: :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 03:48:42 PM


 ::)   :D  you could re-paint it tony  :D  looks handy, ive a box obbsession just ask angie  :D did it come with any extras, lipstick etc  ::)   :D

 :facepalm:

I'm poping back there next week  :D

 :rofl:  you just want too see that polish lady again  ::)   :rofl:

She does have some Lovely baps Mate  :drool:

And crusty rolls :gimme:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 15, 2012, 04:00:04 PM


 ::)   :D  you could re-paint it tony  :D  looks handy, ive a box obbsession just ask angie  :D did it come with any extras, lipstick etc  ::)   :D

 :facepalm:

I'm poping back there next week  :D

 :rofl:  you just want too see that polish lady again  ::)   :rofl:

She does have some Lovely baps Mate  :drool:

And crusty rolls :gimme:

Hmm nice baps  :drool:  crusty rolls  :ahhh   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 10:20:51 PM
The big black handled screwdriver is made by Moore & Wright in Sheffield
Its a No8 'SCRUTITE' wood handle (beach?) with a square shaft, a through tang and a 'striking butt ' (I make this up as I go along) there's also a hexagonal 'ferule' so you can assist the screwdriver with a spanner

I'm really pleased I picked this one up this morning  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150712003b.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 15, 2012, 10:23:54 PM
The big black handled screwdriver is made by Moore & Wright in Sheffield
Its a No8 'SCRUTITE' wood handle (beach?) with a square shaft, a through tang and a 'striking butt ' (I make this up as I go along) there's also a hexagonal 'ferule' so you can assist the screwdriver with a spanner

I'm really pleased I picked this one up this morning  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/150712003b.jpg)

 :rofl:  no not you mate  :D i like striking buts  ::)  >:D 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 10:26:39 PM
Its a technical term  :salute:

 :whistle:

I was trying to get the thread back on track  :rofl:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 15, 2012, 10:57:48 PM
Not exactly a cb but did the Buddhist centre open day today lots of very good stuff ( just missed  a full size scythe) came home with a cashmere coat and a pair of new zamberlan gore-tex walking shoes for £10! Very happy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 11:02:41 PM

Is that the sort of coat Del Boy wears?  :think:

I just googled 'zamberlan gore-tex walking' sounds like you got a bargain Mate  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on July 15, 2012, 11:13:04 PM
Nice impact driver tony ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2012, 11:23:15 PM
Nice impact driver tony ;)

Not that you would catch me hitting a screwdriver with a hammer  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 15, 2012, 11:54:01 PM

Is that the sort of coat Del Boy wears?  :think:

I just googled 'zamberlan gore-tex walking' sounds like you got a bargain Mate  :tu:

 :cheers:
No mate think more doorman
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 16, 2012, 08:49:02 PM
Nice impact driver tony ;)

Not that you would catch me hitting a screwdriver with a hammer  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)

lol i was the other day to remove paint fron some screws in a door hinge  :D  it was a impact type  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2012, 10:07:11 PM

@Farmman
Sounds ideal for the Sheffield summer  :tu:

@Zed
 :pok: Just so long as you don't use one of my connecting up screwdrivers   :)

And now I have a tactical lipstick organizer  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/160712006.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 16, 2012, 10:09:59 PM

@Farmman
Sounds ideal for the Sheffield summer  :tu:

@Zed
 :pok: Just so long as you don't use one of my connecting up screwdrivers   :)

And now I have a tactical lipstick organizer  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/160712006.jpg)

I wouldnt think about it mate  :D  although its like using a MT's flathead as a crowbar  ::) hmm snap  :ahhh

box looks much better mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 16, 2012, 11:21:09 PM
You need to put some of those plywood knobs you made on the front instead of the ribbon pulls :tu:

I got a rusty BAK this weekend.  Rust is mainly surface by the looks of it so should clean up.  No idea as to the date yet; that's still under the rust :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2012, 11:36:48 PM

I made those on the spork polisher which is dead at the moment  :(
How about the bent up teaspoon knob?   :tu:

I got offered a knackered BAK a few weeks ago for 12 quid  ::) but not seen many SAKs or BAKs for a while, just piles of kids clothes    :think:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 16, 2012, 11:44:34 PM
Saw a cool motor the other week, would have sorted the sporkolisher nicely but it was already sold :(

How about SAK scales with a couple of bits of aluminium tube and a pair of bolts.  That'd make nice and appropriate handles.  Bent teaspoons would also work, then again so do bits of ribbon but where's the fun in that :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2012, 11:52:27 PM
I did think about SAK handles but the thing isn't worth spending much time/effort on, its only made from cardboardy stuff

I'm keeping an eye out for one of these  :salute:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-ENGINEERS-MACHINISTS-TOOL-CHEST-60s-VINTAGE-/150851835945?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item231f785829 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-ENGINEERS-MACHINISTS-TOOL-CHEST-60s-VINTAGE-/150851835945?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item231f785829)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 17, 2012, 09:46:54 PM
I did think about SAK handles but the thing isn't worth spending much time/effort on, its only made from cardboardy stuff

I'm keeping an eye out for one of these  :salute:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-ENGINEERS-MACHINISTS-TOOL-CHEST-60s-VINTAGE-/150851835945?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item231f785829 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-ENGINEERS-MACHINISTS-TOOL-CHEST-60s-VINTAGE-/150851835945?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item231f785829)

 :drool:  thats nive tony, ive got a collection of wooden boxes since my uncle past away, plus the steel military chest, i love filling boxes up with stuff  :D  ive got lots of shoe boxes as well with stuff in, drives angie nuts  :D 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 17, 2012, 10:18:26 PM
I did think about SAK handles but the thing isn't worth spending much time/effort on, its only made from cardboardy stuff

I'm keeping an eye out for one of these  :salute:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-ENGINEERS-MACHINISTS-TOOL-CHEST-60s-VINTAGE-/150851835945?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item231f785829 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-ENGINEERS-MACHINISTS-TOOL-CHEST-60s-VINTAGE-/150851835945?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item231f785829)

 :drool:  thats nive tony, ive got a collection of wooden boxes since my uncle past away, plus the steel military chest, i love filling boxes up with stuff  :D  ive got lots of shoe boxes as well with stuff in, drives angie nuts  :D

Those boxes are always on Fleabay  :tu: one day I will find a cheap one

I think I have said before that these are very nice.......one day  :drool:

http://www.gerstnerusa.com/ (http://www.gerstnerusa.com/)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 17, 2012, 10:24:27 PM
 :drool:  :drool: very nice, i would love a chest like that, yep one day mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Blitzwing on July 17, 2012, 11:14:24 PM
I gotta stop going to these things

(http://img.tapatalk.com/47ea089f-d533-bb9f.jpg)

Tinker 6 bucks
Pocket pal?  2 bucks alum scales
Stanley brass/wood ruler 7 bucks
Chrome zippo 10 bucks
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 17, 2012, 11:29:20 PM
Good score Blitzwing  :tu:

I like the fact that you got the SAK's an Zippo then thought 'I need a wood ruler'  :)  I would have bought that aswell   :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Blitzwing on July 17, 2012, 11:42:59 PM
Well it was either that or a stormtrooper helmet and that had two issues.. It was the style from clone wars, not old school.. And couldn't see crap out of it so driving home with it on was out..   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 17, 2012, 11:49:48 PM
Well it was either that or a stormtrooper helmet and that had two issues.. It was the style from clone wars, not old school.. And couldn't see crap out of it so driving home with it on was out..   :)
:rofl: Oh man, I'd love to see that. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 17, 2012, 11:51:50 PM
Well it was either that or a stormtrooper helmet and that had two issues.. It was the style from clone wars, not old school.. And couldn't see crap out of it so driving home with it on was out..   :)
:rofl: Oh man, I'd love to see that. :D

+1        (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/vader.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2012, 09:27:53 AM
I decided to cycle down early this am, nothing much there  :-\ but i picked up these pliers for £2, like i really need more pliers  :D but i liked the gold  ::)

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010248-8.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2012, 01:29:52 PM

You can't have too many pairs of pliers  :tu:


This morning I picked up...
A couple of tobacco tins, one containing assorted pop rivets the other some slip stones (small oil stones)
A 1 ¾ lb Spear and Jackson Ax head
A small pair of 'Footprints' (in vinegar at the moment  ;) )
And another pair of Footprint chisels (same exact size as the last pair I bought  ::) )

Not one SAK or knife  :(


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/220712003.jpg)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2012, 09:27:52 PM
another axe head tony  :D  i nearly had a whole axe for you but the guy decided to keep it  :think:  odd bloke  :D

well me and coral rode to another booty and i picked up 2 more pliers,a cool looking french inox cheese knife  :think:  and a pair of size 8 meindl walking boots in really good conditoin for £4 i spent a total of £6.70p  :tu: sometimes bootys can be a bargain  :salute:

the boots http://www.wildernessleisure.co.uk/meindl-desert-boots-1001-p.asp (http://www.wildernessleisure.co.uk/meindl-desert-boots-1001-p.asp)
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010248-9.jpg)
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010249-7.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2012, 09:39:37 PM
another axe head tony  :D  i nearly had a whole axe for you but the guy decided to keep it  :think:  odd bloke  :D

well me and coral rode to another booty and i picked up 2 more pliers,a cool looking french inox cheese knife  :think:  and a pair of size 8 meindl walking boots in really good conditoin for £4 i spent a total of £6.70p  :tu: sometimes bootys can be a bargain  :salute:


 :rofl:

You got yourself some bargains there Mate, those boots look great for 4quid  :drool:

And what an odd looking knife  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 22, 2012, 09:41:35 PM
The Miendl boots for £4 are a bargain! :o  Big question is though; the boots might be size 8, but are you? :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2012, 09:46:10 PM
another axe head tony  :D  i nearly had a whole axe for you but the guy decided to keep it  :think:  odd bloke  :D

well me and coral rode to another booty and i picked up 2 more pliers,a cool looking french inox cheese knife  :think:  and a pair of size 8 meindl walking boots in really good conditoin for £4 i spent a total of £6.70p  :tu: sometimes bootys can be a bargain  :salute:


 :rofl:

You got yourself some bargains there Mate, those boots look great for 4quid  :drool:

And what an odd looking knife   :think:

very odd tony and no edge on it  :think:  although with a bit of modding would go nicely in with my kukri  ;)

The Miendl boots for £4 are a bargain! :o  Big question is though; the boots might be size 8, but are you? :D

that was the best bit mate as yes iam  :ahhh   :tu:  cant wait to try them out  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2012, 09:59:54 PM
another axe head tony  :D  i nearly had a whole axe for you but the guy decided to keep it  :think:  odd bloke  :D

well me and coral rode to another booty and i picked up 2 more pliers,a cool looking french inox cheese knife  :think:  and a pair of size 8 meindl walking boots in really good conditoin for £4 i spent a total of £6.70p  :tu: sometimes bootys can be a bargain  :salute:


 :rofl:

You got yourself some bargains there Mate, those boots look great for 4quid  :drool:

And what an odd looking knife  :think:

very odd tony and no edge on it  :think:  although with a bit of modding would go nicely in with my kukri  ;)
The Miendl boots for £4 are a bargain! :o  Big question is though; the boots might be size 8, but are you? :D

that was the best bit mate as yes iam  :ahhh   :tu:  cant wait to try them out  :tu:

Good thinking  :tu: how long is it overall?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2012, 10:08:33 PM
another axe head tony  :D  i nearly had a whole axe for you but the guy decided to keep it  :think:  odd bloke  :D

well me and coral rode to another booty and i picked up 2 more pliers,a cool looking french inox cheese knife  :think:  and a pair of size 8 meindl walking boots in really good conditoin for £4 i spent a total of £6.70p  :tu: sometimes bootys can be a bargain  :salute:


 :rofl:

You got yourself some bargains there Mate, those boots look great for 4quid  :drool:

And what an odd looking knife  :think:

very odd tony and no edge on it  :think:  although with a bit of modding would go nicely in with my kukri  ;)
The Miendl boots for £4 are a bargain! :o  Big question is though; the boots might be size 8, but are you? :D

that was the best bit mate as yes iam  :ahhh   :tu:  cant wait to try them out  :tu:

Good thinking  :tu: how long is it overall?

around 5inches,  :tu: the handle kind of has a similar shape to my kukri with some altering  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2012, 10:22:30 PM
A Karda in the making?  :think: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2012, 10:29:00 PM
A Karda in the making?  :think: :tu:

I think so tony as i wouldnt use a  chakmak to sharpen my kuk with, although will be too busy to get it done for a little while  :-\ but will be a fun project,  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 29, 2012, 02:04:39 PM
found a few bits today,  :tu:

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010268.jpg)

the saw cleaned up a treat and cuts like no ones buisness  :o
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010274.jpg)
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010273.jpg)

my wife said did i really need anymore pliers  ::)   :D

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010270.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2012, 05:31:17 PM
That folding saw looks good Mate!
Those plasterboard saws are not bad I have one a bit like that somewhere :think:

Tell her I said (Mr T voice) 'woman you can't have too many pairs of pliers!'   :pommel:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 29, 2012, 06:05:42 PM
That folding saw looks good Mate!
Those plasterboard saws are not bad I have one a bit like that somewhere :think:

Tell her I said (Mr T voice) 'woman you can't have too many pairs of pliers!'   :pommel:


 :D

 :tu: im very happy with the folding saw tony as wanted one for a while and it was 50p i only spent £3   :tu:  angie just laughed as saw what you wrote  :rofl: 

the saw is by pingda tools although i dont think it says that on the handle but ill check monday
http://www.chinapingda.com/big.php?pid=54 (http://www.chinapingda.com/big.php?pid=54)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2012, 06:36:13 PM
Women  ::)

Yep I like that saw, good score  :tu:


I had a great day today, went to two Booty's  :gimme:

A cutlery canteen (think that's the right word   :think: ) it a bit tatty inside but....
5 x G clamps in various states of repair
A London pattern screwdriver
3 file handles and a floor bolster
Another axe I axeidentally bought  ::) (there's a small one in the freezer aswell   ;) )
A few more files and 3 centerpunches
3 x steel rules, all imperial, 1 is a 2' folder (I'm blaming Blitzwing  :)   )

On top is
An Eclipse padsaw handle (takes hack-saw blades)
A 'multi' key for Electricians etc
A gardeners pouch for secateurs etc

Aaaaand  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh    2 x BAKs one from 1952 and one might not be an actual BAK, still soaking at the moment

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/29072012004.jpg)

Inside (inc missing side handle)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/29072012008.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 29, 2012, 07:01:29 PM
Reckon that is a great good haul there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 29, 2012, 07:40:34 PM
very nice tony, love that box,and 2 BAK's  :drool:  you did well my friend  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2012, 07:58:01 PM
Thanks Guys, I'm really pleased with my haul  :think: but the box smells funny  :-[

Reckon that is a great good haul there Tony!

It was quite heavy David, she nearly couldn't carry it all  >:D

I did go over the top a little as I don't really need another Axe  :think: ..... or the steel rules ummm  :-\ or any more centre punches etc etc

I made a mistake the screwdriver is called 'perfect handle pattern screwdriver'
The London pattern is different  :-[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Screwdrivers_WPC.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Screwdrivers_WPC.jpg)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/29072012013.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on July 30, 2012, 05:12:33 PM
Made it to a flea market I hadn't been to before, that, combined with a couple other flea markets and yard sales over the past week has yielded:

1 Spartan with Switzerland flag scale
1 Victorinox GAK with saw guard and match striker plate
1 Wenger Dynasty 65mm interlock Esquire
1 used but not abused ribbed Cadet 2 (for her pleasure  >:D)
1 excellent condition Squirt E4

... and lastly...

1 gently used Leatherman PST, with cap crimper, stainless steel finish!  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 30, 2012, 06:26:18 PM
Nice score Sazabi  :salute:

Added some leather, its a bit better now

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/30072012003.jpg)



(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/30072012006.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 30, 2012, 06:55:43 PM
Made it to a flea market I hadn't been to before, that, combined with a couple other flea markets and yard sales over the past week has yielded:

1 Spartan with Switzerland flag scale
1 Victorinox GAK with saw guard and match striker plate
1 Wenger Dynasty 65mm interlock Esquire
1 used but not abused ribbed Cadet 2 (for her pleasure  >:D)
1 excellent condition Squirt E4

... and lastly...

1 gently used Leatherman PST, with cap crimper, stainless steel finish!  :o

very nice mate, need pics  :pok:   :D

Nice score Sazabi  :salute:

Added some leather, its a bit better now

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/30072012003.jpg)



(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/30072012006.jpg)


very nice tony, leather looks good  :salute:
Title: Re: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Blitzwing on July 31, 2012, 02:28:14 AM

3 x steel rules, all imperial, 1 is a 2' folder (I'm blaming Blitzwing  :)   )


I'll take the blame... This time!  Unfortunately, I missed the market this weekend.. Oh well next time :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on July 31, 2012, 02:36:38 PM
Nice little set of drawers Tony :tu: 

Talking of little, any chance you can upload slightly higher resolution pics next time, I'm squinting here :D

 :pok: And yes I have been to specsavers, before the jokes start :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2012, 07:53:49 PM

If the pictures are any bigger you will see what a bad job I did lining the bottom  :whistle:
Here it is in position  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/31072012009.jpg)

 and partially loaded

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/31072012014.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/31072012016.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on July 31, 2012, 10:16:59 PM
Made it to a flea market I hadn't been to before, that, combined with a couple other flea markets and yard sales over the past week has yielded:

1 Spartan with Switzerland flag scale
1 Victorinox GAK with saw guard and match striker plate
1 Wenger Dynasty 65mm interlock Esquire
1 used but not abused ribbed Cadet 2 (for her pleasure  >:D)
1 excellent condition Squirt E4

... and lastly...

1 gently used Leatherman PST, with cap crimper, stainless steel finish!  :o

very nice mate, need pics  :pok:   :D

http://s1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh491/sazabi1/ (http://s1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh491/sazabi1/) <-- First ten pictures. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 02, 2012, 01:49:36 PM
Made it to a flea market I hadn't been to before, that, combined with a couple other flea markets and yard sales over the past week has yielded:

1 Spartan with Switzerland flag scale
1 Victorinox GAK with saw guard and match striker plate
1 Wenger Dynasty 65mm interlock Esquire
1 used but not abused ribbed Cadet 2 (for her pleasure  >:D)
1 excellent condition Squirt E4

... and lastly...

1 gently used Leatherman PST, with cap crimper, stainless steel finish!  :o

very nice mate, need pics  :pok:   :D

http://s1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh491/sazabi1/ (http://s1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh491/sazabi1/) <-- First ten pictures. :)

very nice mate  :tu:


If the pictures are any bigger you will see what a bad job I did lining the bottom  :whistle:
Here it is in position  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/31072012009.jpg)

 and partially loaded

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/31072012014.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/31072012016.jpg)


 :drool:  perfect tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 02, 2012, 06:40:53 PM
Paul  :salute:

Good haul Sazabi  :tu:


Happy booting out there Guys  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 02, 2012, 06:56:34 PM
Paul  :salute:

Good haul Sazabi  :tu:


Happy booting out there Guys  :cheers:

 :tu:  is that a core i see tony, didnt know you had one, one of the only LM's i regret selling, top MT that one  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 02, 2012, 07:21:31 PM
Paul  :salute:

Good haul Sazabi  :tu:


Happy booting out there Guys  :cheers:

 :tu:  is that a core i see tony, didnt know you had one, one of the only LM's i regret selling, top MT that one  :salute:

Yes it is, I won it in a very generous Give-a-way by Turnsouth  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 02, 2012, 08:07:40 PM
Paul  :salute:

Good haul Sazabi  :tu:


Happy booting out there Guys  :cheers:

 :tu:  is that a core i see tony, didnt know you had one, one of the only LM's i regret selling, top MT that one  :salute:

Yes it is, I won it in a very generous Give-a-way by Turnsouth  :salute:

 :tu:  think i remember that one  :think:   :D  my memory is rubbish these days  :-\ 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 05, 2012, 04:43:35 PM

I really must stop buying Axes an hammers!  :twak:

Another perfect patten screwdriver  :o
And a very cheap 'hobo' knife this thing is so blunt/cheap but I just had to buy it  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/05082012005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 05, 2012, 04:45:17 PM

I really must stop buying Axes an hammers!  :twak:

Another perfect patten screwdriver  :o
And a very cheap 'hobo' knife this thing is so blunt/cheap but I just had to buy it  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/05082012005.jpg)

more axes  :drool: you must live near axe central tony  :D  nice haul mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 05, 2012, 04:48:48 PM
When I first wanted one I could never find one but now I have lots they are everywhere  :ahhh

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 05, 2012, 05:37:46 PM
When I first wanted one I could never find one but now I have lots they are everywhere  :ahhh

 :cheers:

 :D  different here, ive seen 2 in about 6-7 years  :think: 1 was just a rusty head and the guy wanted i think a fiver for it  :-\ and the other last week the guy decided he wanted to keep it  :ahhh   :facepalm:  nightmare, well still a good haul mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on August 08, 2012, 12:07:48 PM
I went to see a car boot sale a couple of weeks ago and there was 1 car there..  >:(


So, I got these butter knives for 10c each (I am sure they are worth at least twice that!!  :rofl:) from a charity shop, because I thought they looked cute and were cheap and UK made..

The Harrods one has a plastic handle and the other one wooden.



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 08, 2012, 03:24:24 PM
One car? ...... I think you got there too early   :D

Those are nice, I got to stop buying, I'm running out of places to store stuff here  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 08, 2012, 06:23:57 PM
One car? ...... I think you got there too early   :D

Those are nice, I got to stop buying, I'm running out of places to store stuff here  :-[

What you need to do is show us one of these car boot sales at the meet-up mate, we'll stop you buying anything. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 08, 2012, 06:32:37 PM

I really must stop buying Axes an hammers!  :twak:

Another perfect patten screwdriver  :o
And a very cheap 'hobo' knife this thing is so blunt/cheap but I just had to buy it  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/05082012005.jpg)

A man cant have to many axes and hammers. Good looking axes there Tony. On this side of the pond that type of axe often bring good money depending on the maker and condition. Some of these axe collectors have very deep pockets.    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 08, 2012, 07:08:25 PM

I want to go shopping with Nurf an HK again  :D

I can pop one in the post to you David  :salute: (the top one looks good now)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 08, 2012, 07:15:21 PM
Tony I`ll send you a PM when I get home tonight. Should have a undercutter axe here today. I`ll post some pics in the axe hole in a few days.    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 08, 2012, 08:44:52 PM
Keep in mind how much the postage to the US has gone up this year guys. Axes are not known for their feather like weights :)

A small hatchet costs around £14-15 to send from the UK to the US and that's without any tracking or insurance  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on August 11, 2012, 02:42:36 PM
(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN8135.jpg)



(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN8146.jpg)
(titanium handle)

Full photoset: http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/74004 (http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/74004)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2012, 02:56:43 PM

I missed this before Kart, I like the look of the Titanium handled knife  :tu:

I picked up this morning  :D
A nice Brace and bit
Eclipse No13 padsaw
A nice little Brades Axe with original handle
A rusty BAK
A folding pocket knife that feels like a cheap Richards knife, says Made in Sheffield England and has  SCOUT KNIFE stamped on the blade
Small ball pein hammer  ;)
Staniforth Severquick slasher
3 worn files
Big pair of boots (no laces   ::) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/19082012010.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 19, 2012, 04:26:31 PM

I missed this before Kart, I like the look of the Titanium handled knife  :tu:

I picked up this morning  :D
A nice Brace and bit
Eclipse No13 padsaw
A nice little Brades Axe with original handle
A rusty BAK
A folding pocket knife that feels like a cheap Richards knife, says Made in Sheffield England and has  SCOUT KNIFE stamped on the blade
Small ball pein hammer  ;)
Staniforth Severquick slasher
3 worn files
Big pair of boots (no laces   ::) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/19082012010.jpg)

nice haul tony  :tu: another Bak  :D  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 19, 2012, 05:47:36 PM
Picked up an Acme whistle and an umbrella today.  Making use of the brolly already. ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2012, 06:46:38 PM

You have rain Gareth?  :o

Hot hot hot here, looking around the carboot this morning >:D  there will be a lot of very red people waking up tomorrow  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 19, 2012, 06:50:35 PM
We had a lovely day as well, right up until 4.30 when it started raining. :-\  At least it was a summery shower, and I did have a new umbrella. :D

(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2009/360/2/2/_rain__by_Ser1x.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2012, 07:09:12 PM

Rain  :gimme:

Save me getting the watering can out later  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 19, 2012, 11:03:24 PM
It was sweltering here by mid morning.  Judging by the scanty attire of some individuals at the car boot there will indeed be some very sore people by tomorrow!

Big haul for me today but of interest to those on this forum would be, a rusty BAK,a 74mm Wenger (VIP I think is the moniker it goes under) and a couple more folding electrician's screwdrivers.  I now have three of those so need to thin them before I end up with a heard :)

 :pok: Tony do I see another rusty "bush worrier" in your pile?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2012, 11:12:38 PM
We need pictures,  :pok: especially of the Electricians screwdrivers!

Yes Mate its a Staniforth Severquick slasher on an adjusted pickax handle, 42inches long (not my work) just cos I wanted it  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 19, 2012, 11:37:03 PM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/wenger74mmandfoldingelec.jpg)

The BAK is being processed. And I've just realised that I haven't put the tweezers back in that SAK ::)



I fear for your local hedgerows ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 20, 2012, 08:06:12 AM

I think I need to trade something with you for one of those screwdrivers  :think:

Its too hot to Slash    :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on August 25, 2012, 04:43:33 PM
I got myself a 'Tony Special' a couple weekends ago. I could not believe it when I stumbled on it in a pile of rusty old cack  :o 8). I looked at it & thought 'that looks like one of those Footprints Tony talks about'  immediately I looked to see if it had it's original factory adjustment bolt & sure enough it did  8) 8).

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/dff224cd.jpg)

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/290d34a6.jpg)

I asked 'how much for the old footprint'? I am sure the fella had absolutely no idea what a 'Footprint' was  :D :D but when I showed him the rusty old thing he said 'five bucks' , Done  8) :D.
 
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/120c933d.jpg)
I know a certain cantankerous bath tape that may be meeting Mr.Footprint  :D

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/423f4d6b.jpg)
It took quite a bit of work to get the rust off the old thing ,various sized wire wheels & then a good vinegar bath , Tony style  ;) :D. It was surprising how quickly the rust would reappear on the Footprint after I had cleaned it  :o , old fellas must of oiled their tools quite frequently  :think: :think:

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/34e09ece.jpg)

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/1be7aa0e.jpg)

I did some Googling & Footprint is still a ongoing concern & still based in Sheffield UK  8) here is there website http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/index_home.htm (http://www.footprint-tools.co.uk/index_home.htm), I read some sellers listing the wrench as having only a 12 month warranty ??? :think: :think:. The website lists the handle end as being a screw driver ;
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/multimat426/vintage%20tools/e2359d8b.jpg)
looks more like a pry bar to me  :think: >:D :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on August 25, 2012, 04:47:49 PM
Excellent find, Matt. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 25, 2012, 05:43:21 PM
Nice clean-up job Mat. :tu:  My old Footprints have a nice dark patina on them and never need oiling, I'm guessing your cleaning has just taken it back to virgin metal and it'll just need a little time to get used to being exposed to the air. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 25, 2012, 05:57:22 PM
Great find Mat  :D

5th picture down...... Now that's what I call a good screw!

They are like Gremlins they come with some rules  :salute:
Let them rust up a little then rub with an oily cloth
It will bugger up the finish on said bath tap
Only do the screw up finger tight
They only work in one direction
Don't squeeze them like pliers, just hook them on and push with the heel of your hand


The 'screwdriver' is great for opening tins of paint  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 25, 2012, 07:05:18 PM
Nice shots of your Footprint Mat.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 25, 2012, 08:35:52 PM
What's that doing all the way down under? :)  I see plenty round here and occasionally even new ones.  Spotted a pair of their cutters the other weekend, not seen them before.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 25, 2012, 09:10:53 PM
I've not seen their cutters before, did you get them Neil?

I think we need a Footprint Owners Club  :think:

FOC?  :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2012, 02:19:59 PM
I must not buy more axes I must not buy more axes  :whistle:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/26082012006.jpg)

I picked up a lovely little axe  ::)
A few bits to go with the brace from last week
The biggest 4way file I have ever seen  :o
Made in the USA by I think it says ****ARNEY & FOOT ?  :think:
A punch
And a couple more axes  ::) ::) a short heavy one and a smallish ELWELL that needs more tape  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 26, 2012, 02:55:07 PM
 :o  how many axes is that now tony  :D  :tu:  nice finds mate,i worked sat night but we popped down this am before i had some sleep, nothing much down there, a crowbar and a zefal pump  :D  and a little OHO folder, dont see many OHO folders before, there was a large cheapy SAK copy but it was falling apart and badly made  :-\ i did pick up a few dvds  :D

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010475.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2012, 05:23:14 PM
Not too sure Mate, they are scattered around so it doesn't seem like there's a lot of them, (I actually passed by a few today)  :D

I think I have a similar folder to that somewhere, think its in my trades box

I did see a very nice Electricians knife with screwdriver and a 50's BAK but she wanted too much for them  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 27, 2012, 11:52:35 AM
Bank Holiday Carboot

Another box  ::)
camping kettle
Big Stanley screwdriver
Elwell Axe  :)
Whitehouse & Sons Stick chopper

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/27082012005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 27, 2012, 02:17:42 PM
Bank Holiday Carboot

Another box  ::)
camping kettle
Big Stanley screwdriver
Elwell Axe  :)
Whitehouse & Sons Stick chopper

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/27082012005.jpg)

nice haul tony,like the box  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on August 28, 2012, 10:04:25 AM
(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad358/kartograf47/Baraholka/DSCN8258.jpg)

More photos: http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/74010 (http://kartograf.mylivepage.ru/blog/26/74010)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2012, 10:06:55 AM

I like that Kart it's clever and useful  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 30, 2012, 05:15:18 PM
Kind of a high tech version of a barrel knife. Not Swedish though I guess? :)

Nice little Elwell you got there Tony :tu:

No SAKs for me this week but I did find some cool bits...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on August 30, 2012, 05:25:27 PM
A French knife with a German blade :)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/pierre.jpg)

A little Richards Multitool
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/richards.jpg)

And another couple of Richards penknives
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/shillings.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 30, 2012, 06:31:23 PM
A French knife with a German blade :)
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/pierre.jpg)

A little Richards Multitool
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/richards.jpg)

And another couple of Richards penknives
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/NKB_Pocket_Tools/shillings.jpg)

 :drool: some cool finds there Neil  :salute:  love that richards MT  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 30, 2012, 08:35:03 PM
Kind of a high tech version of a barrel knife. Not Swedish though I guess? :)

Nice little Elwell you got there Tony :tu:
No SAKs for me this week but I did find some cool bits...


I have not seen one like that before, looks like a newer design   :think:

That french knife looks nice, the decimalization penknife reminds of a conversation I had with my Mum, at the time she carefully explained why my pocket money was cut in half, left me feeling that somehow I had been screwed   :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Neil on September 02, 2012, 08:19:55 PM
Decimalisation happened prior to my birth but I still think the knife is fun in a quirly kind of way :)

The black blade is a nice sharp Richartz. Why they felt the need to do it in black I'm not quite sure :think:

No new tools for me from this morning's wandering. Nice walk though, not too hot or too cold today and it didn't rain. Amazing :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 09, 2012, 07:24:29 PM
Good day today  :tu:

Stanley 4 blade screwdriver (missing two blades   ::) )

Made in Germany  '55 brand' KAUFMANN
A 'Bowie knife' by J.NOWILL & SONS Sheffield
Blue Spartan
1952   BAK
.
.
.
And a skateboard  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/09092012009.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/09092012013.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/09092012017.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 09, 2012, 07:31:18 PM
Good day today  :tu:

Stanley 4 blade screwdriver (missing two blades   ::) )

Made in Germany  '55 brand' KAUFMANN
A 'Bowie knife' by J.NOWILL & SONS Sheffield
Blue Spartan
1952   BAK
.
.
.
And a skateboard  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/09092012009.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/09092012013.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/09092012017.jpg)

 :cheers:

OMG mate you did extremely well  :drool:  love that bowie  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on September 09, 2012, 08:21:13 PM
Great finds mate :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AHB on September 09, 2012, 08:25:23 PM
Great finds mate :drool:
+1  :o :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 09, 2012, 09:39:49 PM
The Guy had other nice knives there, if I had had more money with me there would have been more knives sitting with me now  :ahhh

I wonder what they are worth (probably about what they cost me  :whistle: ) but they are very nice  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on September 10, 2012, 04:05:59 PM
Great finds mate :drool:
+1  :o :o

+7,62   :o :o :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 10, 2012, 04:31:01 PM
Great finds mate :drool:
+1  :o :o

+7,62   :o :o :o

 :rofl:

Nice sheath knives mate. I'd be interested to hear what that steel is like on the Nowill bowie, as if it takes an edge and keeps it
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 10, 2012, 04:38:27 PM
Great finds mate :drool:
+1  :o :o

+7,62   :o :o :o

 :rofl:

Nice sheath knives mate. I'd be interested to hear what that steel is like on the Nowill bowie, as if it takes an edge and keeps it

Thanks Guys  :tu:

Al you don't think they are worth a great amount do you?  :think:
I only ask as I don't want to sharpen them if they are collectors items
You will be able to play with them at the next meet unless I have swapped one for Kukri or something by then  :shrug:  :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 10, 2012, 04:47:50 PM
OK Tony no one has asked  :o.... A skateboard  :pok: :pok: :pok: :D :D.

Tony you know a fella on the wrong side of 40 falling off a skateboard & getting a head injury is best avoided  :think: :D :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 10, 2012, 05:02:06 PM
Great finds mate :drool:
+1  :o :o

+7,62   :o :o :o

 :rofl:

Nice sheath knives mate. I'd be interested to hear what that steel is like on the Nowill bowie, as if it takes an edge and keeps it

Thanks Guys  :tu:

Al you don't think they are worth a great amount do you?  :think:
I only ask as I don't want to sharpen them if they are collectors items
You will be able to play with them at the next meet unless I have swapped one for Kukri or something by then  :shrug:  :D

Nah, I wouldn't have thought so mate - you can pick up a new one at a reasonable price ...  :-\

http://www.tout-lemonde.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=88&keyword=zinc&searchby=keyword&offset=0&fs=1 (http://www.tout-lemonde.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=88&keyword=zinc&searchby=keyword&offset=0&fs=1)

http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/8-55.html (http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/8-55.html)

http://www.sheffield-made.com/acatalog/Whittle_Tang_Bowie_Knives_.html (http://www.sheffield-made.com/acatalog/Whittle_Tang_Bowie_Knives_.html)

Guards are less robust now instead of the cast brass (probably from the old brass founders at the end of their road), but I wouldn't expect big bucks swapping hands for one. I'm an inconsiderate tool user though mate, and collectibles are just a way of comparing how good old stuff works vs new stuff  >:D So from that angle I'm probably not a good reference point   :whistle:

OK Tony no one has asked  :o.... A skateboard  :pok: :pok: :pok: :D :D.

Tony you know a fella on the wrong side of 40 falling off a skateboard & getting a head injury is best avoided  :think: :D :D

I'm just waiting for the big reveal .... there's got to have been a "I could make a <something-or-other> out of that" motive  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 10, 2012, 05:18:24 PM
I had thought the rolling days of that skateboard were numbered  :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on September 10, 2012, 06:58:41 PM
 :think: :think:

 :o

I've worked out Tony's real identity!


(http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/uploads/tony-hawk-670x350v2.jpg)


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2012, 08:02:37 AM
@Mat,
Glad someones keeping up  :D

I had thought the rolling days of that skateboard were numbered  :D :D

Its all down hill Mate  :shrug:

@ Al,
Thanks Mate  :salute: I should have googled that myself  :-[

I'm just waiting for the big reveal .... there's got to have been a "I could make a <something-or-other> out of that" motive  :D

Just fodder  ;)

@ Gareth,
I can't remember ever being in that position  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 11, 2012, 09:43:50 AM
:think: :think:

 :o

I've worked out Tony's real identity!


(http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/uploads/tony-hawk-670x350v2.jpg)


 :D

 :rofl:  its the Hawk  :ahhh  ive a friend who collects SK8boards i picked one up a while back for him and its still in my shed  ::)  i still remember those plastic ones from the 70's   :ahhh   :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2012, 10:03:35 AM

Hawk?
More like 'Its the heffalump'  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 11, 2012, 12:01:33 PM

Hawk?
More like 'Its the heffalump'  :rofl:

 :rofl:  so any pics of this sk8board tony , it could be a 60-70's classic  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2012, 12:23:08 PM

Hawk?
More like 'Its the heffalump'  :rofl:

 :rofl:  so any pics of this sk8board tony , it could be a 60-70's classic  ;)

 ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/11092012004b.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 11, 2012, 12:44:13 PM

Hawk?
More like 'Its the heffalump'  :rofl:

 :rofl:  so any pics of this sk8board tony , it could be a 60-70's classic  ;)

 ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/11092012004b.jpg)

looks ok to me mate, wheels look good, was it a bargain  :tu: i pick stuff like this up if cheap enough, i once picked up this old early 80's diamondback for £10  :o  there was a little girl in front of me asking so i said to her do you want it and the said no so i ask and he said £10, i snapped his hand off mate, i cleaned it right up and even raced it a few times and then sold it to my mate in london for £250 and i got my PK ripper with the money  :tu: sadly this kind of thing doesnt happen enough but when it does  :ahhh   :ahhh   :ahhh

a pic restored, it took me 2 hours to get it like this ,it was covered in what looked like 20 odd years of scum and it even had its original tyres  :o

I look at these pics and wish i kept it  :-\
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx040.jpg)
with mags on
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx059-1.jpg)
down iford race track
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx013.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2012, 04:27:42 PM
It was very cheap  ;)

I know nothing about them but nice looking bike  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 11, 2012, 05:20:16 PM
It was very cheap  ;)

I know nothing about them but nice looking bike  :tu:

cheap is good mate  :salute:  i got that bike back in 2005 when you could pick up a bargain now and then  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2012, 12:22:12 PM

I really must not buy any more Axes  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/16092012006.jpg)

A very nice 'wheel brace' or hand drill
3 wedges
A big hand-full of Axes  :whistle:
Battered ARPAX
BAK but made for the general public with no writing on the side
Compass (for drawing circles not going for around in  ;) )
Tiny wood rasp
Screwdriver for '6mm screw-driver bits'
Lovely old ('socket-ed' I think) wood chisel (cant see the maker yet)
A plastic handled chisel from Footprint
Lovely (but battered) brass folding rule made by I & D Smallwood, Birmingham
Smallish Ball pein hammer

A good morning all round  :tu:
I also bought eggs bread and fruit.....Sitting here with a bacon sarni and a large coffee  :drool:

 :D




Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 16, 2012, 03:56:43 PM
Wow mate that's a good haul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2012, 04:16:15 PM

I think my arms are longer now than they were at 7 this morning  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Essexman on September 16, 2012, 11:56:38 PM
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx040.jpg)
with mags on
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx059-1.jpg)
down iford race track
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx013.jpg)

Wow Zed those pics talke me back to my youth! Mongoose with yellow skyways was my ride back many years ago.

Love that DB, they had a certain style about them. Do you still have the PK Ripper? If so I'd love to see pics, maybe start another thread?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 17, 2012, 03:42:35 AM

I think my arms are longer now than they were at 7 this morning  :D

 :D   :D   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on September 17, 2012, 08:22:54 AM
I think Tony must have started a mini economy in second hand axes in his local area.  Anyone and everyone is heading there to sell their old rusty axe heads. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 17, 2012, 08:26:41 AM
I think Tony must have started a mini economy in second hand axes in his local area.  Anyone and everyone is heading there to sell their old rusty axe heads. :D


 :D    :D    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2012, 09:02:54 AM
I think Tony must have started a mini economy in second hand axes in his local area.  Anyone and everyone is heading there to sell their old rusty axe heads. :D


 :D    :D    :D

So I'm some kind of rust economy magnet? Part of the thriving 'red' market?

Though one Guy did say here comes the 'Axe Man' (a tool selling chap that I sometimes have a little chat with) and another couple used to call me 'the Knife Man' (not seen them for a while)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 17, 2012, 09:59:27 AM
No chance of Tony getting mugged on the way back to his car/Axemobile  :think: :P :D.
Tony you should warn any would be assailant;'Mate your gonna need stitches and a extra large tetanus shot '  & that is for just the pick pockets  :P :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2012, 10:11:34 AM
I normally just get the G/F to carry it all back to the car  :shrug:   (you can bribe them with bacon sarnies or a sausage  :angel: )             


Tetanus  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 17, 2012, 10:26:31 AM
I normally just get the G/F to carry it all back to the car  :shrug:   (you can bribe them with bacon sarnies or a sausage  :angel: )             


Tetanus  :think:

Tony you don't know about Tetanus  :o :o :o :ahhh :ahhh

"Tetanus is often associated with rust/Tony" from Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus) Should read; "see Tony's shed"  :P :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2012, 10:31:45 AM
I normally just get the G/F to carry it all back to the car  :shrug:   (you can bribe them with bacon sarnies or a sausage  :angel: )             


Tetanus  :think:

Tony you don't know about Tetanus  :o :o :o :ahhh :ahhh

"Tetanus is often associated with rust/Tony" from Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus) Should read; "see Tony's shed"  :P :D

 :D

Yep I was trying to remember when I had my last shot   :think:  many many years ago  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 17, 2012, 10:59:30 AM
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx040.jpg)
with mags on
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx059-1.jpg)
down iford race track
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx013.jpg)

Wow Zed those pics talke me back to my youth! Mongoose with yellow skyways was my ride back many years ago.

Love that DB, they had a certain style about them. Do you still have the PK Ripper? If so I'd love to see pics, maybe start another thread?

this was my 05 ripper i raced on
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/rad333.jpg)

the robinson a raced on
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/myburner113.jpg)
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/DSC_0186.jpg)

mk2 burner i had,
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m279/zed2000/bikes080.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 17, 2012, 03:30:29 PM
I normally just get the G/F to carry it all back to the car  :shrug:   (you can bribe them with bacon sarnies or a sausage  :angel: )             


Tetanus  :think:

Tony you don't know about Tetanus  :o :o :o :ahhh :ahhh

"Tetanus is often associated with rust/Tony" from Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus) Should read; "see Tony's shed"  :P :D

 :D

Yep I was trying to remember when I had my last shot   :think:  many many years ago  :-[


 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh , if ever someone needed their Tetanus shots up-to-date  :pok: :pok: :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2012, 08:35:45 AM
  ^    :whistle:   :D

I picked this up at a second hand store a couple of days ago

It has two locking blades  :o  says China and hads a little 'K' in a circle on the main blade

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/20092012057_zpse9a52446.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/20092012061_zpsacb99324.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 22, 2012, 07:41:46 PM
  ^    :whistle:   :D

I picked this up at a second hand store a couple of days ago

It has two locking blades  :o  says China and hads a little 'K' in a circle on the main blade

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/20092012057_zpse9a52446.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/20092012061_zpsacb99324.jpg)

looks ok tony, i dont think ive seen 2 locking blades before on a pocket knife  :think:   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2012, 02:28:56 PM
  ^    That's the first I've ever seen  :o

I took a couple of friends to the carbooty this morning, We met up after and they had bought me a 'brick hammer' that needs a new handle  :D

I picked up a CK lambs foot carbon steel folder and an Opie that needs a little work
I could hear Paul whispering  :pok:  buy the box  :pok:  buy the box

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/23092012003_zpsaa415389.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on September 23, 2012, 04:54:03 PM
Hey Tony! As always LOVE your Car Boot finds!!

Missed them the most while I was away from forum!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2012, 05:36:21 PM
Hey Tony! As always LOVE your Car Boot finds!!

Missed them the most while I was away from forum!!

Thanks G,  :hatsoff: I did wonder where you were

It was a quiet day at the booty as rain was expected at 11ish today and the weather has turned a little chilly  :ahhh 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 23, 2012, 09:24:36 PM
  ^    That's the first I've ever seen  :o

I took a couple of friends to the carbooty this morning, We met up after and they had bought me a 'brick hammer' that needs a new handle  :D

I picked up a CK lambs foot carbon steel folder and an Opie that needs a little work
I could hear Paul whispering  :pok:  buy the box  :pok:  buy the box

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/23092012003_zpsaa415389.jpg)

It was no whisper tony  :D and a opie, what number is it mate have you a close up of the stamp  :salute: nice haul mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2012, 10:32:25 PM

Needs a drop of linseed and a sharpen now  ;)

The blade is 7.5cm long but it had the tip missing so I guess its a No8?
Opinel & France on the side with a hand and a crown

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/23092012022_zps55cfdb80.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 23, 2012, 10:47:20 PM

Needs a drop of linseed and a sharpen now  ;)

The blade is 7.5cm long but it had the tip missing so I guess its a No8?
Opinel & France on the side with a hand and a crown

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/23092012022_zps55cfdb80.jpg)

 :cheers:

no number on the lockring  :think: must be a old one possibly tony, looks good mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2012, 10:52:22 PM
Sorry Mate forgot to look on the ring...... No7   ::) :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2012, 01:39:36 PM
Bob very kindly found me some information on the USA made file in this picture  :salute:



(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/26082012006.jpg)


Bob's reply was;
I did a bit of digging, and I believe your file was made by the Kearney & Foot company. Here are a couple of links you might be interested in:

http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUS-metalWorking/Files/Kearney&Foot/Kearney&Foot-index.asp (http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUS-metalWorking/Files/Kearney&Foot/Kearney&Foot-index.asp)

http://www.davistownmuseum.org/bionicholson.html (http://www.davistownmuseum.org/bionicholson.html)




(http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUS-metalWorking/Files/Kearney&Foot/advert/1881-Kearney%20&%20Foot%20-%20Files-American%20Machinist,%20Vol.%204/1881-Kearney%20&%20Foot%20-%20Files-American%20Machinist,%20Vol.%204%20-%20February%2026,%201881.jpg)



Hope that helps, and please feel free to share this info with everyone.
Take care!
Bob :)

Thanks very much for your help Bob!  :cheers:
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on October 07, 2012, 08:24:03 PM
Not exactly a car boot, however just got back from Castleton visiting a second hand shop we found at the mot meet here in Sheffield. Fortunately I did not have to sing and I picked up this lot.
Nomad
Midnite manager
Old Escort

Also picked up a really good hole punch for leather work
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2012, 09:04:27 PM
That was a very strange but interesting shop  :drool: :rofl:

Picked up a couple of axes today one is very rusted and one has an extra long handle  :think:
Also another footprint padsaw (can't own too many padsaws  ::))

Apart from some fruit and veg a very quiet morning I guess its nearly season end  :(


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/07102012023.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 14, 2012, 12:02:50 PM
Last grass bootsale for the year, Had to scrape a little ice off my windscreen this morning  :ahhh

Another Vice …. you can't have too many  ;)
A mini Dremel  :tu: (my 'dremel' died last week)
Couple of ax heads  ::)
Couple of nice scrapers
two punches
Circlip pliers, made in Sheffield
Another carving knife, brace, coping saw and hammer
One very rusty BAK
And (  :twak: I blame Waterlander for this!) a Draw knife

 :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/14102012018.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on October 14, 2012, 03:08:24 PM
Love the drill to the right. It looks NEW. :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on October 14, 2012, 03:10:19 PM
Tony not the last sale  :( :( :(.

Do they now head in doors/under cover  :think: :think: :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on October 14, 2012, 03:12:06 PM
Good score at Castleton Mark - even better when you don't to sing for it :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 14, 2012, 03:30:30 PM
   ^  :D


Love the drill to the right. It looks NEW. :ahhh

I think we call them a 'Hand Brace' or a 'Brace and Bit' (with the drill bit)
Its a British made 'Comet No 110'
I bought it from a lovely old lady selling off her deceased husbands tools, all the tools were in good used condition, I think he might have died in his workshop  :salute:

Tony not the last sale  :( :( :(.

Do they now head in doors/under cover  :think: :think: :think:

Some of them carry on in car parks and old airfields Mat...... I might just have to follow  :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on October 14, 2012, 03:33:39 PM
That is a relief Tony it would be disastrous for the local vinegar suppliers & I would hate for you too go into rust withdraws  :ahhh :ahhh :D :D.

I do look forward to seeing your weekly haul  :tu: :D   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 14, 2012, 03:59:24 PM

Think I have a big enough pile of rust to keep me busy well in to 2015  :oops:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Waterlander on October 16, 2012, 05:57:41 PM

Think I have a big enough pile of rust to keep me busy well in to 2015  :oops:

Well mate, if you need a nice piece of seasoned ash to hang those bits just let me know.
I've cut two pieces, more then enough for 4 hatches. When it's fixed I'm gonna use the drawknife for shaping the handles. I'm quite exited to try it.  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 16, 2012, 06:45:24 PM

Think I have a big enough pile of rust to keep me busy well in to 2015  :oops:

Well mate, if you need a nice piece of seasoned ash to hang those bits just let me know.
I've cut two pieces, more then enough for 4 hatches. When it's fixed I'm gonna use the drawknife for shaping the handles. I'm quite exited to try it.  :)

Thanks Frank  (I will be replying to your mail shortly  :-[ )

Looking forward to seeing how these all turn out, that draw knife looks sharper now but not sure about the axes  :think:  the heads look darker now is it just the picture?

Did you see my replacement Draw knife above?  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 28, 2012, 04:32:01 PM
Today I picked up....
3 Files
A nice old awl or scriber

and possibly frostbite  :ahhh

Went on to Lidl's and bought a little accessories kit for my Dremel

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/28102012003.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 30, 2012, 09:48:29 PM
I also picked up this Billhook at the weekend  ;)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/30102012006.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 30, 2012, 09:49:52 PM
It's not the biggest one I own, I'm guessing its a Gardeners knife  :think:
Open to suggestions


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/30102012007.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 31, 2012, 12:27:45 AM
that's a nice little thing Tony, is it a full tang?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 31, 2012, 10:15:04 AM
Yes full tang  :tu: I have removed the scales as they were more wood worm than wood  :ahhh

Its sitting in my 'projects' box now  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on October 31, 2012, 12:44:24 PM
Yes full tang  :tu: I have removed the scales as they were more wood worm than wood  :ahhh

Its sitting in my 'projects' box now  ::)

Another Billyhook  :ahhh :D. Tony is your 'projects' box encroaching into your living room  :think: :P :D :D. Not that my project box is getting any smaller  ::) :-[ :-[. I looked at my LM Pulse project today & promptly put it back into the box BUT I did finally sort out my ST300's gritty plier pivot, I needed to pull it apart & sand the pliers pivot face , only half of it got polished by the factory ??? ???
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on November 05, 2012, 01:58:28 PM
Today I picked up....
3 Files
A nice old awl or scriber

and possibly frostbite  :ahhh

Went on to Lidl's and bought a little accessories kit for my Dremel

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/28102012003.jpg)

think i need to go down to lidl's  :D   :tu: when you get a chance pm me the price tony  :salute:  like the little bilhook  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 02, 2012, 03:31:44 PM
Bloody cold -4 here last night, So I surprised myself  by deciding to go 'booting'  :facepalm:

A couple of 'odd' ones today
A nice looking Ax head wedged on to a bit of 2” x 1” batten with a metal strap nailed over
And a tiny, over sharpened, over hammered head with a tiny crack in the poll and a badly fitted handle (but the price was right   ::) )
Also another putty knife, hacking knife and ball peen hammer

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/02122012010.jpg)

Trying to get warm now  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on December 02, 2012, 06:08:43 PM
Bloody cold -4 here last night, So I surprised myself  by deciding to go 'booting'  :facepalm:

A couple of 'odd' ones today
A nice looking Ax head wedged on to a bit of 2” x 1” batten with a metal strap nailed over
And a tiny, over sharpened, over hammered head with a tiny crack in the poll and a badly fitted handle (but the price was right   ::) )
Also another putty knife, hacking knife and ball peen hammer

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/02122012010.jpg)

Trying to get warm now  :ahhh

Nice haul Tony  :salute: i was going this am but too busy and had our friends little boy over and he was a nightmare so he was up at 5am plus wouldnt sleep till late  :ahhh  so blooming tired now, glad you found a few cool items mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 04, 2012, 10:33:42 PM
One of these is destined to become a doorstop  :D


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/04122012001.jpg)

I'm pleased with how this one has cleaned up, Anyone have any idea of the maker? A S ?  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/04122012003.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on December 04, 2012, 11:31:58 PM
One of these is destined to become a doorstop  :D

You're not supposed to nail the door to the bloody floor Mr Sparks  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh





 :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 05, 2012, 04:30:11 PM
One of these is destined to become a doorstop  :D

You're not supposed to nail the door to the bloody floor Mr Sparks  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh





 :P

 :D  Not nail just wedge, anyway... I have a simple but cunning plan   ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on December 05, 2012, 07:44:37 PM
One of these is destined to become a doorstop  :D

You're not supposed to nail the door to the bloody floor Mr Sparks  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh





 :P

 :D  Not nail just wedge, anyway... I have a simple but cunning plan   ;)

"As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University? "

 ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 05, 2012, 08:23:48 PM

     :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on December 05, 2012, 08:28:58 PM
(http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/legacy/brand/b006xxw3.jpg?nodefault=true)
 8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on December 06, 2012, 04:57:11 AM
One of these is destined to become a doorstop  :D

You're not supposed to nail the door to the bloody floor Mr Sparks  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh





 :P

I think Blackadder was thinking of Tony when he said; "He's mad! He's mad. He's madder than Mad Jack McMad, the winner of this year's Mr Madman competition"

 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 06, 2012, 09:38:32 AM

George Me: Oh no! What a mad blundering, incredibly handsome young nincompoop I've been!   :ahhh


  :D


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 17, 2012, 10:27:23 PM

I picked up mostly outdoors stuff on Sunday

A scythe
stiff brush
Very nice little garden fork made in England by Prestige
Small 'four way' file/rasp
A lovely little fine wet stone in a leather sheath  :drool:

Then went on to Lidls a bought some wire brushes for my 4” grinder

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/04122012007.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 06, 2013, 05:19:30 PM

Very quiet today but did find one thing worth picking up  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/06012013011.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on January 06, 2013, 05:43:21 PM
Nice SAK; good find sparky!
Title: Re: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on January 06, 2013, 05:45:16 PM
Nice SAK; good find sparky!

I think he picked up the axe. ;). That SAK is his handywork.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on January 06, 2013, 05:48:35 PM
I know. I was making a joke on the "worth picking up" statement...

and you destroyed it...   :facepalm:

 :D
Title: Re: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 06, 2013, 06:10:43 PM

You don't like my Ax DKS?  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on January 06, 2013, 06:17:03 PM
Not yet....   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 06, 2013, 06:27:03 PM

All I need now is a big fat Ash log  :gimme:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on January 06, 2013, 06:35:06 PM
Cor' that's a whopper chopper! :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 06, 2013, 06:42:53 PM
Cor' that's a whopper chopper! :o


The camera adds pounds, Its not so big in real life  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on January 06, 2013, 06:57:02 PM
How many axes now Tony  :D Nice finds mate.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on January 06, 2013, 07:03:11 PM
Cor' that's a whopper chopper! :o


The camera adds pounds, Its not so big in real life  :whistle:


And I assumed men thought differently about that! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 07, 2013, 08:49:22 PM
Cor' that's a whopper chopper! :o


The camera adds pounds, Its not so big in real life  :whistle:


And I assumed men thought differently about that! :D

You will like this Chrissy its from up your way  :tu:

Stamp says;
Parks & Co ltd
Birmingham – 944

It weighs in at 4.5lbs and there's a 'w' stamped on the bottom of the poll

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/07012013005.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on January 07, 2013, 10:23:44 PM
You going to dress it up nicely?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 07, 2013, 10:35:49 PM
You going to dress it up nicely?


I've been looking around for some decent sized Ash to try my hand at handle making but I can't find any wide enough, I think I need more than a foot in diameter ….... something will turn up sooner or later  :think:
or are you talking masks/sheaths?

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on January 08, 2013, 11:50:22 AM
You going to dress it up nicely?


I've been looking around for some decent sized Ash to try my hand at handle making but I can't find any wide enough, I think I need more than a foot in diameter ….... something will turn up sooner or later 

I do no think she will be interested...... 


I know, childish.....   :D   :facepalm:

appologies to Ashley and sparky...      :angel: :angel: :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 08, 2013, 06:48:38 PM
You going to dress it up nicely?


I've been looking around for some decent sized Ash to try my hand at handle making but I can't find any wide enough, I think I need more than a foot in diameter ….... something will turn up sooner or later 

I do no think she will be interested...... 


I know, childish.....   :D   :facepalm:

appologies to Ashley and sparky...      :angel: :angel: :angel:

I would be happy to try a bit of handling with Ash   :whistle:

Ash :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on January 09, 2013, 09:14:50 AM
Nice axe head Tony.  A 4.5 lb single bit is a whooper.    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 16, 2013, 08:09:02 PM
Thanks David  :salute:


I just found the maker of the one below that I picked up on 2nd Dec
It was made by Spearwell (UK) between 1967 and 1972


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/04122012003.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on January 23, 2013, 11:37:02 PM
I like how their emblem is shaped like an ax head :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 24, 2013, 12:42:16 AM

The interweb is a wonderful thing

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 24, 2013, 10:37:42 PM

Here's the little 4oz ball pein head I bought some time ago with a newly made Cherry handle 
Not 100% sure about the handle shape yet but everything is adjustable   :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/24022013007.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on February 24, 2013, 11:10:09 PM

Here's the little 4oz ball pein head I bought some time ago with a newly made Cherry handle 
Not 100% sure about the handle shape yet but everything is adjustable   :)

http://i112.photobucket.c...parky_415/24022013007.jpg (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/24022013007.jpg)



I like your way of thinking. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 27, 2013, 12:43:32 AM

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)


 :D


 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on February 27, 2013, 10:30:55 AM
Looks nice to me, but perhaps a little but slim... is it meant for your giant man hands Tony?! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 27, 2013, 07:38:55 PM
Looks nice to me, but perhaps a little but slim... is it meant for your giant man hands Tony?! :D

It is very slim, It started off kinda square and as I say it might get adjusted after I try a bit of peining  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/22022013030.jpg)


Some girls like my hands  :tu: apparently they make your bum look smaller  :D sadly everything looks smaller in my hands  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on February 27, 2013, 07:47:27 PM
Looks nice to me, but perhaps a little but slim... is it meant for your giant man hands Tony?! :D

It is very slim, It started off kinda square and as I say it might get adjusted after I try a bit of peining  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/22022013030.jpg)


Some girls like my hands  :tu: apparently they make your bum look smaller  :D sadly everything looks smaller in my hands  :(


 :rofl:. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on February 27, 2013, 09:22:04 PM
Oh Tony, I do miss you :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 27, 2013, 09:40:02 PM
 
 :pommel:

You just need to work on your aim a bit




I am lovely really

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/love05.gif)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/eusa_shhh.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on February 27, 2013, 09:43:10 PM
:dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 27, 2013, 09:47:32 PM
 :angel:

(your just taking the P now  :D )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 06, 2013, 04:51:37 PM
Think Photobucket is broken  :think:

Here's my little hammer again from reply 1003

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/24022013007.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 24, 2013, 09:25:28 PM
Hammer time (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/hammerc.gif)
After sanding and wire brushing, then treated with a drop of linseed oil the little hammer from reply no956 now looks like this


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/24032013009.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on March 25, 2013, 08:29:55 PM
Lovely job :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 21, 2013, 06:29:52 PM
You can probably guess where I was this morning  :D

A tiny vice that needs a good clean
Another little Ax
A whopper of a File handle (or maybe a trowel)
Another sheath for gardening
Five assorted files and rasps
Nice old Stanley knife
Another 'Footprint' wood chisel (I probably don't need any more ::) )
A  lovely little GEE & HOLME (made in Sheffield I think) pen knife which has only been sharpened with a stone  :o

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/21042013007.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/21042013007.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: nuphoria on April 21, 2013, 07:19:34 PM
Have you got enough stuff to start your own car boot sale yet Tony? :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 21, 2013, 09:45:36 PM
Have you got enough stuff to start your own car boot sale yet Tony? :D


I’ve heard that somewhere before  :whistle:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on April 22, 2013, 04:58:47 AM
Have you got enough stuff to start your own car boot sale yet Tony? :D


I’ve heard that somewhere before  :whistle:

 :D

   

 :D     :D     :D


I like that little vise Tony.


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 22, 2013, 08:57:56 AM

I have just found another word we spell differently  :)

Thanks David
I didn’t really need it but the price was right  :D It seems to be in good condition under the paint and a little rust  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on April 22, 2013, 03:07:00 PM
Not necessarily from a flea market, but at a thrift store I found an Old Spice shaving mug for a whopping $1.60 out the door that cleaned up very nice; it doesn't have any chips or cracks, either. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 22, 2013, 03:11:19 PM
Not necessarily from a flea market, but at a thrift store I found an Old Spice shaving mug for a whopping $1.60 out the door that cleaned up very nice; it doesn't have any chips or cracks, either. :D

Cool  :tu:
I think I can remember my Dad having one of these when I was little, did it come filled with soap? I might be getting confused  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on April 22, 2013, 04:01:16 PM
You do put a shaving soap puck in it; the cup has a number of ridges on the bottom to keep it from moving around too much; thus far, between my father and I, we have four variations of the Old Spice shaving mug; they came in different heights, with different handles, and prints on the exterior, amongst other differences.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 23, 2013, 07:11:03 PM
^ I will ask him if I remember  :tu:


 :think: :think: :think:
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/78864d21-8f19-49b6-b87a-25ea686b2692.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/78864d21-8f19-49b6-b87a-25ea686b2692.jpg.html)


Happy with the new clip on my new secateurs pouch  :tu: and the axe is a bit of an experiment to see if the short handle is still useable  :think:

I won't get too close as the chisel needs resharpening  :-[


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/23042013016.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/23042013016.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on April 28, 2013, 03:31:24 PM
Short handled hatchets can be very useful Tony, but don't expect it to be able to split large rounds with ease. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 28, 2013, 08:40:38 PM
Its something else to play with at the moment Gareth, I think I need to thin it down a bit more  :think:

Today's small haul

Three tobacco tins
A phone for a friend who found out if there's a power cut her house phone won't work and you can't charge your mobile  ;)
A couple of what I call mirror hooks but what it says on the packet are 1-1/2in  brass 'glass plates' also written  in biro '1/4' maybe one shilling  and four pence?  :o :think:

Another box and Ax  :whistle:

and a torch from Lidls  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/28042013003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/28042013003.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 28, 2013, 10:03:51 PM
Nce box  :salute: how's The torch Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grumpy on April 28, 2013, 10:06:34 PM
Like the Baccy tins :tu: nice find Tony
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 29, 2013, 12:10:51 AM
Nce box  :salute: how's The torch Tony  :tu:

Over in the new torch section  ;)

Like the Baccy tins :tu: nice find Tony

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Just found the top ‘tobacco tin’ is full of asbestos

Wikipedia says

On crumbling walls it may be difficult to drill a clean hole, or the force of the expanding plug may be enough to cause cracking. In these cases, a hardening liquid or putty mixture may be used instead.
One of the first of these mixtures was produced by Rawlplug and was composed of dry white asbestos fibres, sold loose in a tin. The user wetted some into a ball (usually by spitting on them) and pushed this plug of putty into the hole. A small tamper and spike was supplied with the kit. This putty worked very well, but the Hazard of the asbestos fibres means that the product is no longer available.

 :oops:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grumpy on April 29, 2013, 12:17:51 AM
Nce box  :salute: how's The torch Tony  :tu:

Over in the new torch section  ;)

Like the Baccy tins :tu: nice find Tony

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Just found the top ‘tobacco tin’ is full of asbestos

Wikipedia says

On crumbling walls it may be difficult to drill a clean hole, or the force of the expanding plug may be enough to cause cracking. In these cases, a hardening liquid or putty mixture may be used instead.
One of the first of these mixtures was produced by Rawlplug and was composed of dry white asbestos fibres, sold loose in a tin. The user wetted some into a ball (usually by spitting on them) and pushed this plug of putty into the hole. A small tamper and spike was supplied with the kit. This putty worked very well, but the Hazard of the asbestos fibres means that the product is no longer available.

 :oops:


bloomin heck!! you need rid quick
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on April 29, 2013, 12:21:30 AM
Yeah mate, if that's not been properly cleaned out I'd seal it in a plastic bag and chuck it right quick. :o

I like the look of that wooden box though. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 29, 2013, 12:35:34 AM
Its actualy fairly full   :whistle:


And the box is drying out in the garage after an earlier bath   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on April 29, 2013, 12:38:39 AM
don't open it again and seal it in a bag.  Seriously mate, it's not worth taking a risk with.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 29, 2013, 12:42:46 AM
Never fear I shall take apropriate measures  :salute:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on April 29, 2013, 12:44:20 AM
Good man. :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on May 05, 2013, 04:02:24 PM
Found this big chap at the car boot.  I got in contact with my inner Tony and well for £1 it became mine.  Going to have a look through the recently cut down pile of ash to see if I can get a handle for it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 05, 2013, 04:27:26 PM
Nice find for a quid. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 05, 2013, 06:32:45 PM

 :D  Bargain   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 05, 2013, 06:47:45 PM

 :D  Bargain   :tu:

That was a bargain mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on May 05, 2013, 09:11:10 PM
Just cleaned it up it says Gilpin Cannock England. 4LB.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 05, 2013, 11:43:33 PM
Never fear I shall take apropriate measures  :salute:
does that mean "sending it to grumpy Barry to put in his pipe ;) " ?
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 06, 2013, 08:54:31 AM
Just cleaned it up it says Gilpin Cannock England. 4LB.

4LBs Thats a whopper  :tu:

Never fear I shall take apropriate measures  :salute:
does that mean "sending it to grumpy Barry to put in his pipe ;) " ?
 :rofl:

Think of the money he will save trying to light it, it will last and last  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 06, 2013, 10:37:58 AM
Nice haul tony  :salute: I was hoping there was a boot sale on today but nothing  :-\ but going to Ashley heaths massive one next Sundays and have had some luck there so fingers crossed  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on May 08, 2013, 08:40:51 PM
Picked this beauty up for one whole pound. It still works just fine. Takes bits from 8mm down to at least 3mm.

(http://i.imgur.com/eezgrTCl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/eezgrTC)

(http://i.imgur.com/nm2jD89l.jpg) (http://imgur.com/nm2jD89)

(http://i.imgur.com/XDV1Iufl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/XDV1Iuf)

The company's still going, which is pretty cool.

I'd been on the lookout for one of these for the purposes of SAK modding, as it's a bit too easy to eat scales with a hand-held powerdrill.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 08, 2013, 09:25:43 PM

Nice one User24  :tu:
I bought myself that exact drill when I started my apprenticeship many many years ago 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 08, 2013, 09:53:57 PM
Good looking drill there user24.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 09, 2013, 11:23:04 AM
Nice hand drill mate,I've got a few here  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on May 09, 2013, 05:42:19 PM
Cheers :) Up till now I've been using a standard powerdrill with HSS bits to drill out pins, but it was just way too easy to eat through scales, I think I've already ruined a red alox cadet (maybe fixable with a bit of creative peening). So I wanted a hand drill to give me more control, in the absence of a pillar drill.

Only thing is that I'm missing a small enough chuck key. The one from the powerdrill sort of half-fits but the teeth are only partially engaged. It'll do but it's not perfect.

Hopefully you'll be seeing this hand drill again in the mod forum some time soon ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on May 09, 2013, 08:38:43 PM
If i didn´t throw it out on my last spring-cleaning of teh shop, I might have a small chuck key - PM me your address and if it shows up, I´ll ship it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on May 09, 2013, 11:04:51 PM
If i didn´t throw it out on my last spring-cleaning of teh shop, I might have a small chuck key - PM me your address and if it shows up, I´ll ship it.

Pm sent :salute: Thanks for the offer  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on May 11, 2013, 04:13:13 PM
Another bargain at £4, a lovely Feuerhand storm lantern. £20 new on amazon.

(http://i.imgur.com/QYhWkeNl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/QYhWkeN)

(http://i.imgur.com/ZkW5jvIl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/ZkW5jvI)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2013, 04:55:24 PM
What fuel do these use?

Google Google ......Ah… Use Kerosene, Parrafin or other lantern fuel

I like the look of those  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on May 11, 2013, 06:54:25 PM
What fuel do these use?

Google Google ......Ah… Use Kerosene, Parrafin or other lantern fuel

I like the look of those  :tu:

Yep, seven quid for 4 litres at B&Q. The lantern holds 0.34 litres which is claimed to burn for 20 hours.

*scratches head*

*chews pencil*

*carry the two*

So that's (4/0.34)*20=235 hours of burn time for £7. Dunno if that's good. Sounds reasonable to me.

I've had my eye on one of these for a while now. Be nice to light it on a summer evening in the garden for a bit of ambiance ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2013, 09:09:08 PM

 :think:   Gets calculator out…… That is enough for 12 English Summers   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 11, 2013, 09:20:40 PM
I have a couple of those in the cellar. :think: Maybe we need an old lamp thread? :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2013, 09:33:01 PM
I have a couple of those in the cellar. :think: Maybe we need an old lamp thread? :D

Outdoor lighting thread  :tu:

or power cut lighting thread  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on May 11, 2013, 10:39:36 PM
I have a couple of those in the cellar. :think: Maybe we need an old lamp thread? :D

Outdoor lighting thread  :tu:

or power cut lighting thread  :tu:

 :tu: (http://i.imgur.com/xIiMhMh.gif)

Not sure where to put it, general forum?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2013, 01:34:13 PM
I have a couple of those in the cellar. :think: Maybe we need an old lamp thread? :D

Outdoor lighting thread  :tu:

or power cut lighting thread  :tu:

 :tu: (http://i.imgur.com/xIiMhMh.gif)

Not sure where to put it, general forum?

 :pok:  Maybe Enki can start one in 'The outdoor edge'?   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2013, 01:38:36 PM

A very nicely made Eye Witness knife (you turn the two rings which opens the two blades) sadly one of the blades has been sharpened to nearly nothing and one is broken  :(
A beat up Richards 'scout knife' maybe
A plastic handled 'stag' knife  was made in Germany, its had a hard life, hard to open
A lovely 'strapped'  upholsterers hammer (probably or it might be a French Saddler's Hammer or it might be "wood heel hammer"  :think:  )
3 x unusual wrenches  :o
Another pair of footprints  ;)
And not forgetting one knackered old Ax  ::)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/12052013006.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/12052013006.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 12, 2013, 02:23:44 PM
I have a couple of those in the cellar. :think: Maybe we need an old lamp thread? :D

Outdoor lighting thread  :tu:

or power cut lighting thread  :tu:

 :tu: (http://i.imgur.com/xIiMhMh.gif)

Not sure where to put it, general forum?

 :pok:  Maybe Enki can start one in 'The outdoor edge'?   :D

I thought you were starting one. ;)

OK, let me go find the lamps. ::)   (and hopefully the round wedges somewhere in the workshop too)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 12, 2013, 02:33:12 PM
Nicr finds tony  :tu: we went to 2 car boots today,there was a few baks but wanted too many pennies ,picked up a handy pouch and a aitor vic style knife ,a Sheffield pen knife and a little pen knife ,also a boxed mt made for readers digest subscribers,its actually a well made mt ill do better pics and review it un the cheap mt section   :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 12, 2013, 03:34:23 PM
Any more pics of the small slippie?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 12, 2013, 04:27:58 PM
I have a couple of those in the cellar. :think: Maybe we need an old lamp thread? :D

Outdoor lighting thread  :tu:

or power cut lighting thread  :tu:

 :tu: (http://i.imgur.com/xIiMhMh.gif)

Not sure where to put it, general forum?

 :pok:  Maybe Enki can start one in 'The outdoor edge'?   :D

I thought you were starting one. ;)

OK, let me go find the lamps. ::)   (and hopefully the round wedges somewhere in the workshop too)


Done. --> Old School Outdoor or Power Cut Lighting Thread (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,44949.0.html) 


Can't find the wedges though. :(
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2013, 04:53:33 PM
Thanks Enki  :salute:

Those look interesting Paul, well worth getting up early  :tu:

There were quite a few interesting but over priced bits at mine this morning  :-\
Someone wanted 20 quid a Hultafors ‘clipper type’   :o  ::)  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 19, 2013, 02:29:01 PM
Only got the small axe, Kukri and carabiner  today, but all recent finds and mostly cheep  :o
i doooo like a bootfair  :D if i took pics of all the stuff i've picked up we'd be here all day  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 19, 2013, 04:02:01 PM
Very nice finds michael  :salute: the Kukri looks like a Indian made model,does there seem too be a chrome finish on the blade?  Now you need too clean it up  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 19, 2013, 04:20:14 PM
Nice old IMCO lighter too :salute:


But......

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.
.
.
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WHAT'S IN THE BOX! :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 19, 2013, 07:19:32 PM
sorry it's just a box ! i got a big box of 'em (slightly rusty) for a few pounds. the bloke was asking one pound for ten, and i was thinking "screw storage in my garage" , misses was getting the hump cos i was sorting though to find the 10 least rusty, when the man made me an offer i couldn't refuse  :whistle:
(all the lot for three quid  :D , 'she' wasn't happy )

* the lighter was a pound too  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 19, 2013, 08:25:52 PM
  ^  :D


Only???  :o  What a great bunch of stuff!  :tu:
is there anything else stamped on the back of the Ax?

I didn't go today, been earning Brownie points  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 19, 2013, 08:55:22 PM
all it says on the Axe is ''drop forged'' (stamped on both sides) it's quite light weight but seems to be effective (gave some fencing a scare earlier).
not bad for £1.50, i couldn't even be bothered to barter the man down  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 20, 2013, 03:42:43 PM
  ^  Another bargain   :tu:

I picked this kitchen knife up in a second hand shop last week
After a drink of mineral oil and a sharpen it now looks like this  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kitchen%20Knives/19052013001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Kitchen%20Knives/19052013001.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 20, 2013, 10:50:42 PM
Good looking knife there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2013, 12:53:39 AM

 :salute:  Thanks David, It was crying out for some mineral oil when I got it
 
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Kitchen%20Knives/17052013015.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Kitchen%20Knives/17052013015.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 30, 2013, 12:11:06 PM
I had a great morning!   :D

Oil stone made by Norton Abrasives
Another Stanley knife, this time an early 99E with the solid blade carriage  ;)
SAK 74mm Executive
A proper old penknife that has a lot of water damage/rust
1968 BAK that has 'J' on the main blade (there's differing info about these online) wheres Neil when you need him?  :think:
A nice little lock back, made in Solingen Germany with a small whale on the plastic handles
GAK Made by  I.C.A.R
A ring knife (think that what Al said it was called) made in Sheffield by Witness
A nice jigged bone, brass liners, broken small bladed knife that I'm hoping will clean up nicely
And..........................

  :ahhh A Sideclip that's had a bit of use  :tu: :D :D :D

The ring knife, lock back and BAK all have damage to the blades from prying or trying to undo screws..... makes me very sad  :(

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/30062013005.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/30062013005.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on June 30, 2013, 12:55:03 PM
Very nice haul there!  :think: I should go to car boots more often!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on June 30, 2013, 01:15:49 PM
Fantastic finds there!

Def

Sent from a digital multitool
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 30, 2013, 02:17:58 PM
Some fantastic finds. :2tu: Great score on the Sideclip. :cheers:

The Solingen lock back should be a Richartz. http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Richartz

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 30, 2013, 02:28:36 PM
Wish car boot markets (flea markets) are like yours here...  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 30, 2013, 05:40:09 PM
Thanks Guys  :salute:
Sometimes its a waste of petrol even starting the car, last week I went to two and then Halfords (car parts shop)  :-\  I didn't bother posting a pic then but this was what I got

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/23062013004b.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/23062013004b.jpg.html)

Thanks Enki,  :salute:

Its a bit hard to see but here's the tiny whale with Solingen written below  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff%202013/30062013014.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff%202013/30062013014.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 30, 2013, 07:18:46 PM
Tony, looks like you've been finding some good items to add to the pile.     :tu:      :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on June 30, 2013, 09:49:52 PM
Blimey tony well done. I thought I had done well today. There was an old feller there who used to work for various cutlery firms around these parts and from what he was shifting used to bring a bit of work home with him most days.  I picked up two steels which just need handles.  Got a few other bits and pieces including my first ever car boot sak. It was in a real sorry state however it is looking better after a wash and oil bath.  Once it has had a polish it will be ready for its after pics
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2013, 11:22:42 PM
David,
The pile just keeps getting bigger  :D

Mark,
Sounds like an interesting day for you Mate,

Old corkscrew = good score  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 02, 2013, 11:35:36 PM
Thanks mate. After cleaning it all up only the main blade was missing the very tip, so little that I reprofiled it using the diamond file on a juice. The liners are also not too pretty but do the job. I have stuck on an old back scale I had in the bit box. It makes for a good user and as well as giving me tinkering time it only cost me 50p.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2013, 11:51:07 PM
Tinkering time is good  :cheers:

50p?  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Philby on July 03, 2013, 12:41:18 AM
Good finds :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: farrierphil on July 03, 2013, 11:41:50 AM
Ok, so i joined this forum a few days ago and thought it was great. Then i found this thread! Aaarrghh now im addicted lol. Ill get a few of my car boot finds together and take pics. No SAKS of major knife finds though.  :( Ive been through the posts and keep seeing a lot of farriers hoof rasps showing up. I think its because once we finish with them we tend to give them to customers. Not that they are redundent but just not really much use to us as they arnt sharp enough for us to use. As i said great site.  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 03, 2013, 12:13:01 PM
  ^  :D

Hi Phil
More pictures are always welcome Mate
I reckon this is the only thread on the forum where its impossible to go 'off thread'  :D

I grab all the farriers rasps I can as they will come in handy when I get my little forge running..... one day  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 03, 2013, 01:02:34 PM
Hi phil
Welcome to what has become pretty much mine and tonies personal thread!  Just to second what tony said old files are a perfect source of metal for turning into knives.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 03, 2013, 09:50:20 PM

    :facepalm:  We shouldn't have said anything Mark (Farmman)

I should have just said 'can you lend me a couple of files to sharpen my horse please Phil?'  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 04, 2013, 12:25:17 AM
True. However it seems to have gone back to normal here. Just you and me!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: farrierphil on July 04, 2013, 01:01:26 AM
Hang on, im a multi-tool addict whos addicted to car boots. I thought i was the only one lol!  ;) No sorry guys im not leaving! im just runnin late today! Ill get a few pics uploaded tomorrow. Sorrry ive no rasps at the moment, i got a real bad kick on the head last year and my neuro-surgeon wont let me back to work yet. But Ill have a hoke about and if i find any ill let you all know.  :twak: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 04, 2013, 08:46:24 AM
Kicked by a horse.  Had a few lash out at me.  If you look at YouTube for file knife you will find quite a few examples.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 04, 2013, 09:41:50 AM
Myself, I think horses are best looked at from behind gate

Michael Morris is my knife making hero, hes used one or two files in his time

http://www.michaelmorrisknives.com/2.html    :gimme:

Here's something I started last year and still not finished  ::) .....one day

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/New%20knife/Carrot2.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/New%20knife/Carrot2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 04, 2013, 07:29:43 PM
I'm sure you know about this guy too but others might enjoy it. :D

http://www.greenpete.co.uk/knife-making/knife-making-video/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Nhoj on July 04, 2013, 07:34:33 PM
I'm sure you know about this guy too but others might enjoy it. :D

http://www.greenpete.co.uk/knife-making/knife-making-video/ (http://www.greenpete.co.uk/knife-making/knife-making-video/)

Darn it! His website is blocked to Americans because our government decided to be stupid and spy on everyone.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 04, 2013, 07:49:13 PM
You have most of it on vimeo and there's a torrent too where you can download the whole dvd for free (his own upload).

http://vimeo.com/user6398195/videos
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 05, 2013, 08:18:04 AM
Thanks mate.
Green Pete is my hero.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 07, 2013, 09:06:12 AM
Myself, I think horses are best looked at from behind gate

Michael Morris is my knife making hero, hes used one or two files in his time

http://www.michaelmorrisknives.com/2.html    :gimme:

Here's something I started last year and still not finished  ::) .....one day

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/New%20knife/Carrot2.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/New%20knife/Carrot2.jpg.html)

Looks like a larger carrot tony   :drool:
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/zed1970/P1010225-1.jpg) (http://s1235.photobucket.com/user/zed1970/media/P1010225-1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2013, 12:06:41 PM
Thanks Mate, I think you've seen in before

 its just one of the many 'works in progress' that inhabit my garage  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: farrierphil on July 07, 2013, 01:10:48 PM
Guys, why wont my pics upload? Hmmm i must be doing something wrong im not sure what though? Any ideas!  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 07, 2013, 01:20:41 PM
Guys, why wont my pics upload? Hmmm i must be doing something wrong im not sure what though? Any ideas!  :think:

Well first you have to tell us what you're doing for us to tell you what you're doing wrong. ;)

If you're trying to attach pic to your post, click the + at Attachments and other options, then Choose file (and choose the pic you want to post) and click Post. If you're posting a pic from an outside source click (http://forum.multitool.org/Themes/default/images/bbc/img.gif), paste the link to the image in the pop up window and click OK.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 07, 2013, 03:45:16 PM
Thanks Mate, I think you've seen in before

 its just one of the many 'works in progress' that inhabit my garage  :whistle:

:D is that zombie chopper still in there we talked about, you never know when there be a zombie apocalypse  :ahhh  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2013, 04:49:49 PM
Paul,
It is Mate and its still got your name on it …....  just waiting for the right time to get my 'forge' up and running  ::)

I think I've broken either my computer, photobucket or the interweb as I can't seem to upload pictures to photobucket  :think: :rant:  :think: :rant:

Picked up some odds and ends today but best of all were
Two BAKs (that I paid too much for  :whistle: )
And a rusty Elwell billhook that needs a new handle (probably paid too much  :whistle: )

One of the BAKs is this one  ;)

http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/brands/joseph-rodgers/military-knives/locking-two-piece-army-clasp-knife.html

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 07, 2013, 06:26:18 PM
Nice ones Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2013, 06:51:46 PM
David   :salute:

I'm happy now,
Just cleaned the Billhook, Made by Elwell in 1943 with the 'Issued to the Army Arrow'

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 07, 2013, 07:16:30 PM
Nice additions. :tu: What handle are you planning to make for the billhook? Something traditional or will you be using that micarta you were playing with?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2013, 07:56:36 PM
 :-\   Not sure yet   :think:


.....we could vote on it I guess  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 07, 2013, 08:00:54 PM
We haven't had a poll in a long time. :woohoo:


:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 07, 2013, 08:13:12 PM
If you don't put that back to original I will send laura to hurt you.  Not in a good way either.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2013, 08:28:06 PM
  ^   :dd:  I like Laura   :D

The trouble with a poll is I might end up doing something I don't want to so....
I guess I will think of something to do with it sooner or later  ::)

I have in mind a copper ferule at the moment

but open to suggestions   >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2013, 08:51:58 PM
 :pok:  Mark

 :pok: in Orange?

 :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Golok/Billhooka.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Golok/Billhooka.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on July 07, 2013, 10:10:39 PM
Ok laura is getting quite good with the sickle on a stick.  As you know she is quite vertically challenged.  That's a lot of swings to bring you down to a size she could punch in the nose.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on July 07, 2013, 10:21:56 PM
Paul,
It is Mate and its still got your name on it …....  just waiting for the right time to get my 'forge' up and running  ::)

I think I've broken either my computer, photobucket or the interweb as I can't seem to upload pictures to photobucket  :think: :rant:  :think: :rant:

Picked up some odds and ends today but best of all were
Two BAKs (that I paid too much for  :whistle: )
And a rusty Elwell billhook that needs a new handle (probably paid too much  :whistle: )

One of the BAKs is this one  ;)

http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/brands/joseph-rodgers/military-knives/locking-two-piece-army-clasp-knife.html

Damn!!! I forgot about those BAK's...

Now you got me on that :gimme: street... :poke:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2013, 09:29:20 AM
Don't you have any yet EDC?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on July 08, 2013, 09:52:11 AM
Don't you have any yet EDC?

Nope... Not yet  :D :D :pok: :pok:

They are nice folders, aren't they?

And I like marlin spike!! Though I don't have any real use for that (ain't sailor) but it's damn cool!!  8) 8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2013, 10:15:51 AM
Don't you have any yet EDC?

Nope... Not yet  :D :D :pok: :pok:

They are nice folders, aren't they?

And I like marlin spike!! Though I don't have any real use for that (ain't sailor) but it's damn cool!!  8) 8)

They are fairly indestructible, don't rust, not hard to sharpen and they are an EDC you are not afraid to use
Yes I like them :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 02:12:14 PM
Another great morning  :ahhh

A bag, pair of leather welding gloves and an AC/DC T shirt for my little nephew  ;)
A bunch of chisels 4 good, 4 not sure about yet and a triangular file
A small (No110) block plan made by Salmens

A very rusty 'scout knife' (That I was very pleased to find)  :D
A British WW2 period Royal Navy seaman's clasp knife made by Harrison, Fisher and Co Sheffield England  :o
BAK in not too bad condition
A very dirty and stiff climber with broken scissors  :-\
A spartan with '3M' 'matt' scales?
A Tourist with 'BBC Brown, Boveri (& Cie)'  (very slightly melted) scales

Maybe the best of all is the (Made in) Solingen, German Army Knife?   :o :drool:

Lots to clean this afternoon  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2013, 04:36:50 PM
You did very well tony :salute: i've not been too a boot sale for ages due too wife working sundays and no car and 3 kids  :ahhh i'm sure  im missing all the bargains  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 04:41:02 PM
I got everyone's share of bargains this morning  >:D  very happy   


 :D   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2013, 04:46:31 PM
 :salute: tony that silver grey knife between the scout knife and black handled bak has it a german stamp  :think: I had one in my carpet tool bag for around 20years but lost years ago,i'm sure mine had a german emblem,
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 04:50:48 PM
No, its a British WW2 period Royal Navy seaman's clasp knife made by Harrison, Fisher and Co Sheffield England  (looked it up this morning)

Hang on a min an I will take another pic  :salute:


Pics added  :tu:

And to add, Its a monster! 5” folded 8” inc blade  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2013, 04:58:21 PM
No, its a British WW2 period Royal Navy seaman's clasp knife made by Harrison, Fisher and Co Sheffield England  (looked it up this morning)

Hang on a min I an will take another pic  :salute:

Cheers tony,looks like the one I had,possibly i've got the markings wrong as lost it years ago,
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Nikos on July 14, 2013, 05:42:02 PM
I think I'll need some education on car boot sales when I move to the UK... :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2013, 05:46:21 PM
That scout knife cleaned up nice tony  :tu: cheers for pics mate mine was different,

Nikos make sure you just move to tonys neck of the woods  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 14, 2013, 06:43:37 PM
Tony that clasp knife sure is   8).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 09:18:01 PM
Do you mean 'the metal monster' David?
I'm not sure I would call it cool but I'm glad I've got one now,
Its a very big clunky thing, I don't think it will make it in to my EDC  :-\

To be honest I was lucky, all the folders/SAKs were from one dealer (shes sold loads to me over the last couple of years) so if it wasn't for her I would have only picked up the Scout knife today and a bunch of 'other stuff'  :shrug:
There was one other '50's BAK' on another stall (very used and over priced) and some metal splitting wedges for 3quid each (fair but I didn't need them that much)
But not one single Ax  :o

Been playing with the Scout knife today, Robinson (made in Sheffield England) Removed the rust with a wire wheel, Sharpened with my Lansky then resharpened the swedge that had been previously done roughly by someone with a file  ::)

Now I guess I will have to find a sheath for it  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 14, 2013, 09:31:35 PM
Tony, you are the Zen master of car booties.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 09:53:08 PM
Zen master of Booties :-\

Zen master of wire wheels   :hatsoff:

 :D

As you can probably tell I'm very please with this as it only cost a quid   :gimme:

Ooh and I've just cut myself on one of those stiff and dirty SAKs    :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2013, 10:27:37 PM
What's the scouts blade size tony,4inch?  I've got a nylon sheath that might work  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 10:41:53 PM
What's the scouts blade size tony,4inch?  I've got a nylon sheath that might work  :tu:

Its 5inches Mate  :salute: I might have to visit my leather man when I have some spare cash   ;)


Mmmm or maybe some PVC and leather  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2013, 10:46:39 PM
What's the scouts blade size tony,4inch?  I've got a nylon sheath that might work  :tu:

Its 5inches Mate  :salute: I might have to visit my leather man when I have some spare cash   ;)


Mmmm or maybe some PVC and leather  :think:

Sheath might be 5in, it's here if you need it mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2013, 10:54:11 PM
What's the scouts blade size tony,4inch?  I've got a nylon sheath that might work  :tu:

Its 5inches Mate  :salute: I might have to visit my leather man when I have some spare cash   ;)


Mmmm or maybe some PVC and leather  :think:

Sheath might be 5in, it's here if you need it mate  :tu:

Thanks Paul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2013, 04:12:18 PM

Picked up a whole pile of rust this morning, most interesting to you lot would be

Gentleman's folder and a larger folder (I can't read the makers name yet)

4 x Axes, to make up for last weekend  ::)

A lump of mahogany? (maybe? I don't know to be honest  :-\ )

And a very cute 'Woody' block plane  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on July 28, 2013, 04:17:39 PM
I got nothing today  :(
think you'd love the bootfair we go to Sparky loads of old tools and things right up your street. all I saw today was a PST clone. I didn't even ask the price  :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2013, 05:53:22 PM
I got to stop buying 'it will be use full one day' stuff  :ahhh

The folder was made by J.HOWARTH SHEFFIELD ENG
The blade is lambfoot pattern with Bexite scales and a lovely snap now its been oiled  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jerseydevil on July 29, 2013, 03:02:25 AM
Today I was at my town's weekly street market.  In one section there are tables with traditional flea market sort of things.  At one of the tables I noticed a knife with a shield and cross on it.  As I picked it up to examine it, the guy behind the table told me, "That's a fake.  Swiss Army Knives don't have metal handles."  I told him I'd give him $5 for it, and he agreed, probably thinking there's a sucker born every minute....   ::)

(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/Jerseydevil379/IMG_20130728_171409_zpsdb9a6d8a.jpg) (http://s1102.photobucket.com/user/Jerseydevil379/media/IMG_20130728_171409_zpsdb9a6d8a.jpg.html)

If this SI is more than a few months old, I'd be very surprised.  There is no date on the blade, and almost no sign that it's been used at all except for a tiny chip in the edge where the blade probably hit the bail once.  A quick visit to Mr. Lansky, and this "fake" has been in my pocket the rest of the day and is going to work tomorrow.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2013, 07:18:22 AM

Bargain JD   :salute:

That's my kind of fake   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 29, 2013, 01:13:44 PM
:rofl:

Great score. :2tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 30, 2013, 03:37:35 AM

Picked up a whole pile of rust this morning, most interesting to you lot would be

Gentleman's folder and a larger folder (I can't read the makers name yet)

4 x Axes, to make up for last weekend  ::)

A lump of mahogany? (maybe? I don't know to be honest  :-\ )

And a very cute 'Woody' block plane  :drool:


Mmmm, good stuff there Tony. Do those shears come apart? And who made them if I may ask? :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on July 30, 2013, 12:08:00 PM
Today I was at my town's weekly street market.  In one section there are tables with traditional flea market sort of things.  At one of the tables I noticed a knife with a shield and cross on it.  As I picked it up to examine it, the guy behind the table told me, "That's a fake.  Swiss Army Knives don't have metal handles."  I told him I'd give him $5 for it, and he agreed, probably thinking there's a sucker born every minute....   ::)

 :rofl: Nice hustle!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 30, 2013, 11:50:50 PM

Mmmm, good stuff there Tony. Do those shears come apart? And who made them if I may ask? :)


The scissors are made by Nabel Maniago,  :-\ can't find anything about them using google
They will come apart Bob  :tu: , The only thing wrong with them is the nut undoes while you are using them


Very cleverly the curve of the blade makes them spring apart when you use them, they were something I didn't want.....buy two butchers steels get a pair of scissors free   so I said 'thanks very much'  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 31, 2013, 04:01:50 AM
Hmmm, never heard of that maker either. :think: Sounds like the quality is not so good. No wonder the seller tossed them in for free. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2013, 07:43:07 AM
Hmmm, never heard of that maker either. :think: Sounds like the quality is not so good. No wonder the seller tossed them in for free. ;)

Sorry Bob I didn't explain it very well

They feel like they could have been used in surgery, feels like an expensive tool but the nut loosens in use like a lot of secateurs / shears I have used

Surgery  :think: :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 01, 2013, 04:38:54 AM
Ah, I follow you now. :salute: I've seen those referred to as Poultry Shears, used in the cutting up and preparation of chicken. I presume they make them come apart to allow for easier cleaning after the nasty work is finished.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2013, 10:41:40 PM
You might like this one Bob

I've just wire brushed the square I picked up, Made in Sheffield by Moore & Wright
(The little one Neil gave me has disappeared without a trace into the Tardis I call my workshop  :think: )

Its more or less one of these  :)

http://www.machine-dro.co.uk/marking-out-equipment/150mm-6-inch-engineers-square-moore-wright.html

Here it is with a 'Krone's tool' and an Energizer head torch from a little Sunday afternoon carboot  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 08, 2013, 06:06:31 AM
I do indeed like that one Tony :tu: I use one almost like it every day. Mine looks to be a bit shorter than yours though. And I am not familiar with the Moore & Wright company. Are they old-time Sheffield, or a relatively new company? 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 08, 2013, 08:42:55 AM

They have been around for ever Bob

Their website says...

Founded in 1906 by innovative young engineer Frank Moore, Moore & Wright has been designing, manufacturing and supplying precision measuring equipment to global industry for over 100 years. With roots fixed firmly in Sheffield, England, the company began by manufacturing a range of calipers, screwdrivers, punches and other engineer’s tools.

Now part of the eminent Bowers Metrology Group and with production facilities in the UK and China, Moore & Wright continues its commitment to supplying worldwide industry with high quality, affordable products. Its ongoing pledge to research and development should ensure that Moore & Wright remains at the forefront of global innovation.

http://www.moore-and-wright.com/

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 09, 2013, 04:49:06 AM
Thanks for the info Tony. It must be my area (which is very manufacturing oriented) was so well covered by the American and Japanese gauge makers that Moore & Wright never was able to break into the local market? Hard to say I guess. :-\ In any case, if they have been around that long they must know what they are doing. :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 11, 2013, 10:32:47 PM
I gambled on what might have been a rusty ripoff this morning :think: turned out well   :D :D

Also a 5Lb Axe head, two more paint tin openers and a Stanley 'Dolphin'
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on August 11, 2013, 10:41:47 PM
Will you be dipping the drill press in vinegar too? >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 11, 2013, 10:42:56 PM
Just for Mat and Bob's entertainment....

I bought a couple of tiny tiny 'King Dicks'   :D


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 11, 2013, 10:46:19 PM
Will you be dipping the drill press in vinegar too? >:D

No because the bucket isn't big enough  :rofl:
But guess where the Ax is now  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 12, 2013, 05:35:40 AM
Them are a couple of cute little fellers Tony. :) I've heard the name (and chuckled) :D but I've never handled one before. They look pretty well made. Does it strike you as odd that the open slot on the handle is not on the same side on both wrenches? :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 12, 2013, 09:12:55 AM

The one on the left is a lot older (I'm guessing) the finish is a lot nicer and a nicer stamp,
Abingdon (Town near Oxford maybe?), No 0,  King Dick, Trade * (a picture of a dogs face (or ugly man)) Mark

The one on the right is just a useable (and cute) tool just with King Dick stamped on the 'slidey bit'
Made in a different factory / era?  :-\

Really it just needs a bit of finishing off  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 12, 2013, 09:18:55 AM

I also picked these up  ::)

A nice 3 bladed knife with 'Silver Steel' and a little oval shape on the tang but I don't thinks its Taylor eye  :think:

A nice pipe smokers knife in good condition made by Richards in Sheffield

An old pruning knife, marked 'Forged steel Foreign made'
which I think means 'made in Germany after the war'

All the blades have been broken on this one :o and the largest re-profiled as a wire stripper, the plastic 'jigged bone' looks like it has melted at the edges, Please don't ask me why I bought it  :think:
It might say
Imperial
PAT NOs 2170537 2281782


A really nice knife made by William Rodgers, Sheffield
Horn scales, brass liners and 'I CUT MY WAY'  stamped on the tang  :)
as you can see its been looked after and sharpened a million times

Apart from the pipe smokers knife all the above blades have been sharpened until there's not much steel left, most are not ideal for pocket carry  :) :-\ :(


 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ducttapetech on August 12, 2013, 03:38:08 PM
Nice haul! I really like the pipetool.

sent from Ducttapetech's mobile device

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 12, 2013, 06:52:12 PM
Nice haul! I really like the pipetool.

sent from Ducttapetech's mobile device


Its a cute little thing and in surprisingly good condition, the blade has not been used as a screw driver, the pokie tool is straight and not been poked somewhere it shouldn't  :whistle:

Will you be dipping the drill press in vinegar too? >:D

No because the bucket isn't big enough  :rofl:
But guess where the Ax is now  :whistle:

After a night in vinegar the 5 pounder turns out to be an Elwel 41/2 lb (weighs in a 4 3/4 lbs  :think: )  :tu:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 12, 2013, 10:26:20 PM

Nice one User24  :tu:
I bought myself that exact drill when I started my apprenticeship many many years ago


me too  ;)

(http://www.toolstop.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/Dewalt-DCD785L1-18V-XR-li-ion-2-Speed-Combi-Drill.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 12, 2013, 10:40:51 PM
Good to see you Ryan  :salute:

Thats nice Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 13, 2013, 03:14:29 AM

Nice haul! I really like the pipetool.

sent from Ducttapetech's mobile device


Its a cute little thing and in surprisingly good condition, the blade has not been used as a screw driver, the pokie tool is straight and not been poked somewhere it shouldn't  :whistle:


And a nice thing about being so small is that the "hammer" side doesn't look to be all mashed over from heavy pounding. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 18, 2013, 12:12:34 AM
Good to see you Ryan  :salute:

Thats nice Mate  :tu:

Ive got the cheaper nicad version actually ;) i was just trying to be posh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2013, 09:00:32 AM
Good to see you Ryan  :salute:

Thats nice Mate  :tu:

Ive got the cheaper nicad version actually ;) i was just trying to be posh

You don't need to be posh with me you old tart  :D

I really need to replace the batteries on my DeWalts  ::) ....... have you see the prices of replacement batteries??? :twak: :twak: :twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2013, 09:06:39 AM

Nice haul! I really like the pipetool.

sent from Ducttapetech's mobile device


Its a cute little thing and in surprisingly good condition, the blade has not been used as a screw driver, the pokie tool is straight and not been poked somewhere it shouldn't  :whistle:


And a nice thing about being so small is that the "hammer" side doesn't look to be all mashed over from heavy pounding. :)

I would never do that!  :whistle:

In my defense, if you are laying on your back under a bath squeezed in next to a toilet, it would be a bit silly to squeeze back out for a hammer when you have 2lbs of Sheffield steel in your hand  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 18, 2013, 09:21:31 AM
Good to see you Ryan  :salute:

Thats nice Mate  :tu:

Ive got the cheaper nicad version actually ;) i was just trying to be posh



You don't need to be posh with me you old tart  :D

I really need to replace the batteries on my DeWalts  ::) ....... have you see the prices of replacement batteries??? :twak: :twak: :twak:


Not sure if these are any good but theyre a bit cheaper
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=PowerSmart+dewalt&rh=n%3A560798%2Ck%3APowerSmart+dewalt
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2013, 09:31:48 AM

Thanks for that, I was looking at trying to replace the cells in the batteries but I'm not sure how successful I would be or if I would just waste my money trying  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on August 18, 2013, 01:01:28 PM
Today's finds. Apparently they belonged to his FIL.  I am going to guess he was in the army in 1944.  Both are in very good/ excellent condition. Now if only I could remember who was asking for an egg beater drill last time we had a meet.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2013, 01:06:19 PM

Nice haul! I really like the pipetool.

sent from Ducttapetech's mobile device


Its a cute little thing and in surprisingly good condition, the blade has not been used as a screw driver, the pokie tool is straight and not been poked somewhere it shouldn't  :whistle:


And a nice thing about being so small is that the "hammer" side doesn't look to be all mashed over from heavy pounding. :)

I would never do that!  :whistle:

In my defense, if you are laying on your back under a bath squeezed in next to a toilet, it would be a bit silly to squeeze back out for a hammer when you have 2lbs of Sheffield steel in your hand  :D

I think there was a tiny bit of confusion  :ahhh

Ducttapetech was talking about the pipe smokers penknife not the tiny pipewrench

but everything is clear to me now  :think: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Blitzwing on August 18, 2013, 07:14:35 PM
great day at the flea market.. despite the migraine.

a juice c2,skeletool cx, b&h gak, and a zippo tape measure that looks nib
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2013, 07:40:17 PM


Those are nice Mark, I have never seen Army issue 'footprints' before  :o

Nice score's Blitzwing, that Zippo rule is  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2013, 11:43:40 AM
Too much heavy metal  :D my bag broke  :ahhh I had to buy the blue bag just to carry it all home  ::)

Mainly
A little penknife with ERN on the main blade
Multimaster by KUTMASTER USA  :o  :o  :o
and what I'm hoping is something like a 'Navy knife'? I cant even open the blade yet  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2013, 10:52:01 PM

My new blue bag disintegrated in the washing machine this afternoon during a hot wash   :facepalm:

I paid more than I wanted to for the billhook / slasher but it was made by Elwel so I'm happy now  :)


The folding knife once cleaned of putty is a 1971 Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Post Office cable jointer's knife
This thing is huge  :o the handle is 5” long, the cable jointer would 'baton' the knife through the lead sheath of the cable (I had to remove a little burr from the back of this one) an indestructible folding knife  :D


A bit more about them in this thread
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?71767-Lonely-Hearts-GPO-postal-clasp-knife-seeks-similar-object-collection&s=d681c675744bce4ab75f1b575c7eef17
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on August 26, 2013, 11:16:45 PM
Interesting to see they used almost the same style knife with only slight variations for four decades. The earliest from that thread being '36. Looks like a great solid knife. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 28, 2013, 03:59:33 AM
Well hang on here, are you saying you actually brought a multitool home from a car boot sale?!? :o :ahhh


Has that ever happened before? :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2013, 08:14:08 AM
Well hang on here, are you saying you actually brought a multitool home from a car boot sale?!? :o :ahhh


Has that ever happened before? :D

I think its only happened once or twice before Bob, (its too early to look back)

Its a Multimaster (I was surprised that its made in the USA) Comes with screwdriver bits that fit in the end of 'square ' handle and its nice and sharp
Needs a drop of oil and a clean  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 28, 2013, 08:18:29 AM
Today's finds. Apparently they belonged to his FIL.  I am going to guess he was in the army in 1944.  Both are in very good/ excellent condition. Now if only I could remember who was asking for an egg beater drill last time we had a meet.

Just noticed this. :-[  I picked up an eggbeater drill at the last meet, is that what you are thinking of?  It's see quite a bit of use as well. 8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmman on August 28, 2013, 08:52:47 AM
Thought someone else also wanted on. Never mind I am sure it will come in.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on August 28, 2013, 12:29:26 PM
Well hang on here, are you saying you actually brought a multitool home from a car boot sale?!? :o :ahhh


Has that ever happened before? :D

I think its only happened once or twice before Bob, (its too early to look back)

Its a Multimaster (I was surprised that its made in the USA) Comes with screwdriver bits that fit in the end of 'square ' handle and its nice and sharp
Needs a drop of oil and a clean  ;)

I seem to remember a Sideclip for 5 quid. :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 28, 2013, 01:53:19 PM
Ah yes, I recall that one too now that you mention it. :salute:

The Multimaster is a decent enough tool Tony, although the design is a tad dated. Best thing about it (especially in the case of yours there with a bit of rust) is that the whole things comes apart rather easily. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2013, 10:22:12 PM
Ah yes, I recall that one too now that you mention it. :salute:

The Multimaster is a decent enough tool Tony, although the design is a tad dated. Best thing about it (especially in the case of yours there with a bit of rust) is that the whole things comes apart rather easily. :)

It does seem like a useful tool, I will put it in the 'to be oiled' pile  :tu:

 ::)  I've just spent two hours looking back through a lot of rust and found.....

Sideclip 30th june 2013

Supertool 31st july 2011

 :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 29, 2013, 01:44:56 AM
Nice haul there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 29, 2013, 04:19:34 AM
Ah yes, I recall that one too now that you mention it. :salute:

The Multimaster is a decent enough tool Tony, although the design is a tad dated. Best thing about it (especially in the case of yours there with a bit of rust) is that the whole things comes apart rather easily. :)

It does seem like a useful tool, I will put it in the 'to be oiled' pile  :tu:

 ::)  I've just spent two hours looking back through a lot of rust and found.....

Sideclip 30th june 2013

Supertool 31st july 2011

 :D :cheers:

Ah, so three multis now in the three years since you started this thread, very good! :tu: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2013, 07:40:34 AM
Ah yes, I recall that one too now that you mention it. :salute:

The Multimaster is a decent enough tool Tony, although the design is a tad dated. Best thing about it (especially in the case of yours there with a bit of rust) is that the whole things comes apart rather easily. :)

It does seem like a useful tool, I will put it in the 'to be oiled' pile  :tu:

 ::)  I've just spent two hours looking back through a lot of rust and found.....

Sideclip 30th june 2013

Supertool 31st july 2011

 :D :cheers:

Ah, so three multis now in the three years since you started this thread, very good! :tu: :D

Yep three Multitools  :tu: but have you seen how much smurf I've bought since I've joined this forum???   :o

  :twak:   :twak:   You lot are a bad influence
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on August 30, 2013, 06:03:38 PM
Ah yes, I recall that one too now that you mention it. :salute:

The Multimaster is a decent enough tool Tony, although the design is a tad dated. Best thing about it (especially in the case of yours there with a bit of rust) is that the whole things comes apart rather easily. :)

It does seem like a useful tool, I will put it in the 'to be oiled' pile  :tu:

 ::)  I've just spent two hours looking back through a lot of rust and found.....

Sideclip 30th june 2013

Supertool 31st july 2011

 :D :cheers:

Ah, so three multis now in the three years since you started this thread, very good! :tu: :D

Yep three Multitools  :tu: but have you seen how much smurf I've bought since I've joined this forum???   :o

  :twak:   :twak:   You lot are a bad influence

We lot?! ::) You should see how much rusty metal I've dragged home since you've started this thread. :pok: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 30, 2013, 08:49:56 PM

Mike started it with his talk of Axes  :angel:

Then I discovered the power of vinegar  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 01, 2013, 07:32:29 PM

Most importantly...

(at the top an empty sheath)

A very dirty and over sharpened 111mm Picnicker with a slightly damaged can opener  ::)

And what I think is a huntsman plus, survival set/traveler set in very good condition (I paid far too much money for this   :-[ )

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 01, 2013, 08:02:02 PM
not a bad days finds  :tu:
I missed out (just) on a toolbox (red metal with draws) totally Gutted  :( the wife wandered off at the wrong moment , with her purse FFS ! By the time I found her and got back to the stall the seller had let it go FOR TEN QUID ! :rant:
Me and the wife weren't talking after that ! I was sulking, but she's been on E-bay and won a maxpedition bag for me this afternoon so all is forgiven  :D
(I'm a bit worried , she is being rather nice lately  ::))
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 01, 2013, 08:52:35 PM
Next time take the Girl Friend that should teach the missus to pay attention  :whistle:

Shame about the draws Mate  :salute:
I missed out on an Army kitbag by seconds this morning and there were a nice pair of working boots on another stall but she wouldn't sell them until her husband came back  ::)

And my GF who normally only says 'That's nice dear' really likes my new huntsman and kit, so you can guess where that will end up after I've cleaned and sharpened it  :shrug:

 :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2013, 02:13:07 PM
 :( Bad news
 :( Bad news
And
 :) Good news this morning

Bad news is that I hardly bought any rusty things  :(
Bad news is that I spent too much money on 'toys' so couldn't go to the super market after the carboot sale for food  :-[

Good news is I got some more 'toys'   :ahhh :ahhh

(stuff to be listed better later)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 08, 2013, 02:26:46 PM
:o

You almost doubled the car boot multi finds in a day. :D

What's the tang stamp on the SAK? left of the slippie with the broken tip?

Also, food is overrated. If yu had enough money to buy a few beers, you're good. :cheers:

;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 08, 2013, 03:53:44 PM
Amazing finds tony   :salute: is that a puma folding hunter  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2013, 05:52:47 PM
:o

You almost doubled the car boot multi finds in a day. :D

What's the tang stamp on the SAK? left of the slippie with the broken tip?

Also, food is overrated. If yu had enough money to buy a few beers, you're good. :cheers:

;)

Enki,

The 'SAK' has AMEFA on the tang and KLU 65 on the scales so I googled it and found...

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=18395.15

Dutch Air Force knife
Amefa is the abbreviation of "Apeldoornse Messen Fabriek", or "Apeldoorn Knife Factory" in English (Kwakster  :salute: )

 :cheers:



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: JAfromMn on September 08, 2013, 05:55:39 PM
I picked up a 3 stone lanskey sharpening system for 6 bucks at a thrift store.


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2013, 06:02:32 PM
Amazing finds tony   :salute: is that a puma folding hunter  :tu:

Well spotted Paul,  :salute:

Its a Puma 260
I've cleaned, oiled and sharpened it, lovely and smooth now  :climber:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 08, 2013, 06:04:53 PM
Amazing finds tony   :salute: is that a puma folding hunter  :tu:

Well spotted Paul,  :salute:

Its a Puma 260
I've cleaned, oiled and sharpened it, lovely and smooth now  :climber:

Nice find mate  :salute: tony have you a close up of the bak to the left of the puma as looks the same as the one i use to have in my tool bag :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 08, 2013, 08:11:23 PM
food is for wimps Tony ! good scores  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2013, 09:01:18 PM
Good score JA  :salute:

Thanks TD but I do like my food  :drool:


:salute: tony that silver grey knife between the scout knife and black handled bak has it a german stamp  :think: I had one in my carpet tool bag for around 20years but lost years ago,i'm sure mine had a german emblem,

Amazing finds tony   :salute: is that a puma folding hunter  :tu:

Well spotted Paul,  :salute:

Its a Puma 260
I've cleaned, oiled and sharpened it, lovely and smooth now  :climber:

Nice find mate  :salute: tony have you a close up of the bak to the left of the puma as looks the same as the one i use to have in my tool bag :tu:

Now I understand more, its the Joseph Rodgers star & cross makers mark.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 08, 2013, 10:01:07 PM
Thanks tony  :salute: yep its the same as the one i had as i rembered a stamp that i thought was german, thanks for the close ups mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2013, 10:29:03 PM
Its kinda sad when a bloke has to buy his own 'worlds greatest Dad/Sparky/Lover'  Mug  :-[
More leather gloves, socks and some pickled onions  :drool:
Two army kit bags (only wanted one but the guy really really wanted to get rid of them   :) )
Another block plane, Stanley screwdriver, Another footprint wood chisel, pair of genuine 'Mole' grips and a pair of 'Record' stilsons
3 Hammer handles, two are stamped Brades, I might have to put a Brades hammer handle on a Brades Ax head
3 rasps (one for sharpening horses   ;) )
A pair of very small antlers/horns

And two very odd penknives  :think:

Silver coloured one made by R MATHER &  SON SHEFFIELD
With W H Holmes & sons ltd Newcastle on tyne & London on the side,
The large blade looks like an artists pallet knife (maybe its a blade for peanut butter?)  :think:

One that is much like a 'Richards' knife but with 'Foreign'  on the blade (German?)
Normal looking penknife but with a glass cutting wheel   :o

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 22, 2013, 10:51:57 PM
I think we'll need more info on the silver one. :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on September 22, 2013, 10:53:48 PM
I really need new glasses,I thought that read record stiltons :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 22, 2013, 11:07:02 PM
 :rofl: :rofl: "World's biggest cheese found in car boot fair in Oxfordshire" :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2013, 11:40:25 PM




Mr Cupboard is our cheese expert Guys,  :D
as it happens I was mistaken about the Stilsons  :-[ they are not made by Record just 'Spain' (with imperial markings  :think: )

Enki
No extra information for the silver coloured knife just
Made by R MATHER &  SON SHEFFIELD

With W H Holmes & sons ltd Newcastle on tyne & London on the side,

The large blade looks like an artists pallet knife and is quite flexible

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 22, 2013, 11:49:48 PM
Seems you'd be right with palette knife mate, from a quick web search it appears Holmes were paint makers  :salute:

Good catch  :tu:

According to this ...

http://bjn-paint-reunion.co.uk/british%20paints.htm

... the company was taken over by Dampneys Paint Company in 1928 ... so that's a heck of an old knife you've got there Mr Sparks  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2013, 12:09:20 AM
Seems you'd be right with palette knife mate, from a quick web search it appears Holmes were paint makers  :salute:

Good catch  :tu:

According to this ...

http://bjn-paint-reunion.co.uk/british%20paints.htm

... the company was taken over by Dampneys Paint Company in 1928 ... so that's a heck of an old knife you've got there Mr Sparks  :o :o :o

Thanks Al I did a search but found very little  :shrug:

So reading that article it was made before the 1928 takeover  :think:

It is a nice little thing, reminds me a bit of those ring knives  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: JAfromMn on September 23, 2013, 02:03:46 AM
I picked up a 8 inch trimo pipe wrench for 2.00 at a yard sale.

I collect trimo pipe wrenches and diamond tool and horseshoe crescent wrenches.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2013, 08:21:36 AM
I picked up a 8 inch trimo pipe wrench for 2.00 at a yard sale.

I collect trimo pipe wrenches and diamond tool and horseshoe crescent wrenches.

You know we do need to see some pictures JA  :pok:

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: JAfromMn on September 23, 2013, 04:51:35 PM
I picked up a 8 inch trimo pipe wrench for 2.00 at a yard sale.

I collect trimo pipe wrenches and diamond tool and horseshoe crescent wrenches.

You know we do need to see some pictures JA  :pok:

 :tu:

Il try take some on my lunch break :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2013, 06:58:19 PM
I picked up a 8 inch trimo pipe wrench for 2.00 at a yard sale.

I collect trimo pipe wrenches and diamond tool and horseshoe crescent wrenches.

You know we do need to see some pictures JA  :pok:

 :tu:

Il try take some on my lunch break :pok:

  :pok:  ASAP  >:D

Please, I really want to see what a Trimo looks like   :salute:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: derekmac on September 24, 2013, 12:47:22 AM

I picked up a 8 inch trimo pipe wrench for 2.00 at a yard sale.

I collect trimo pipe wrenches and diamond tool and horseshoe crescent wrenches.

You know we do need to see some pictures JA  :pok:

 :tu:

Il try take some on my lunch break :pok:

  :pok:  ASAP  >:D

Please, I really want to see what a Trimo looks like   :salute:
+1, we need pics ASAP! :D


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: JAfromMn on September 24, 2013, 04:20:36 AM
Here is a pic of my little tool collection.

diamond crescent wrench's on the left trimo pipe wrench's on the right.

(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc421/JAfromMn/temporary_zps5a842f78.jpg)

on the lookout for a 10 inch trimo and 8 inch Diamond....
then maybe some larger ones.

I hope my inside cell pics turn out ok sorry if they suck.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2013, 08:14:54 AM

Thanks, They look good to me JA,  :tu:

Proper Man tools!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: JAfromMn on September 24, 2013, 04:51:16 PM

Thanks, They look good to me JA,  :tu:

Proper Man tools!  :salute:

thanks man

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2013, 04:27:29 PM
I picked up a few bits this morning


Oddly enough there were a lot of people selling Billhooks (mostly over priced) but I found one bargain made by A&F Parks & Co Birmingham (BIPED 1561)

A nice ax made by BRADES Co, stamped 1918 I think  :)

Also a USA Framing square  :o  a 'Richards quality' penknife made in Republic Ireland by Jowika I think

Ooh and the hammer looks to be hand made  :o :o :o  very nice rustic thing that deserves a better handle  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 29, 2013, 06:17:30 PM
Very nice tony  :salute: i picked up a jowika a while back with faux mop scales i think they was a German company at one point but had a factory in Ireland, think thats what i read :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2013, 06:32:55 PM
Very nice tony  :salute: i picked up a jowika a while back with faux mop scales i think they was a German company at one point but had a factory in Ireland, think thats what i read :D

 :salute:

They must have turned out a huge amount of mass produced penknives, you can see where the tools were roughly stamped out
To be honest I shouldn't have bothered with this one but as it was the only penknife I saw all day I had to buy it  :ahhh

although I did see a 'Swedish' (I guess) barrel knife but managed to resist buying it  :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 12, 2013, 10:58:00 PM

I spent a couple of hours cleaning up the Brades Axe this evening  :tu:

Its turned out well and I'm looking forward to trying this one out with its (I guess) replacement 17inch straight handle 

Stamped ...
Brades Co
    1918
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on October 12, 2013, 11:15:21 PM
Went with my dad to a local flea market and a couple yard sales this morning, he found a plastic square and I came back with two safety razors for a song.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 13, 2013, 07:58:13 PM
Just dvd's today   :-\ but one has zombies so im happy  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2013, 08:30:32 PM
 :popcorn:

Zombies are always good!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on October 13, 2013, 08:38:10 PM
our bootfair was rained off (I hate winter  :( ) the rain must be good for those who just collect rust eh Sparky ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 13, 2013, 08:49:17 PM
:popcorn:

Zombies are always good!

 :tu: there was only about 10 cars  :-\ was cold ,
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2013, 08:56:08 PM
our bootfair was rained off (I hate winter  :( ) the rain must be good for those who just collect rust eh Sparky ?

I'm still cleaning the rust off my axes from the meet  :ahhh

My local one (on grass) finished last week, there's another one on a carpark I often visit, 7am I looked out at the rain and ….... went back to bed  :D

Keep posting Guys :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2013, 03:53:06 PM
It was a bit windy this morning but...


A bolster chisel (Guy at work was after one of these)
A handle for a tiny hammer
Paint scraper
Two more Stanley knives
Two older Stanley chisels
Another small kettle and a hand bag (I have a plan  ;) )

Last but not least a crate tool, only 11 inches long and Made in Germany  :D needs a little work

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on November 03, 2013, 06:10:25 PM
It was a bit windy this morning but...


A bolster chisel (Guy at work was after one of these)
A handle for a tiny hammer
Paint scraper
Two more Stanley knives
Two older Stanley chisels
Another small kettle and a hand bag (I have a plan  ;) )

Last but not least a crate tool, only 11 inches long and Made in Germany  :D needs a little work

 :cheers:
oh my  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2013, 07:35:59 PM
It was a bit windy this morning but...


A bolster chisel (Guy at work was after one of these)
A handle for a tiny hammer
Paint scraper
Two more Stanley knives
Two older Stanley chisels
Another small kettle and a hand bag (I have a plan  ;) )

Last but not least a crate tool, only 11 inches long and Made in Germany  :D needs a little work

 :cheers:
oh my  :o

 :whistle:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on November 03, 2013, 08:05:59 PM
Good find on the crate tool Tony. :tu:  Even though I have no real use for one I have always liked the idea of them. 




Oh, and nice handbag as well mate.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 11, 2013, 09:09:31 PM
I only own the one handbag, its not like its the beginning of a collection or something  :whistle:...

It was a Beautiful Day here on Sunday so I popped along to the Bootsale and picked up a few odds an ends  :)

Inc
A rusty Richards penknife
An older pair of 7”Footprints with very nice (not original) screw
I've been on the lookout for a spare hacksaw for the garage (I must stop lending tools to friends an colleagues  ::) ) this one made by Kennedy tools

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN5380650K

 :cheers:




Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 17, 2013, 04:19:02 PM
The site went down so I went shopping  :D

Picked up a 'Wostenholm Waiter' at the boot sale today

Not sure of the age of this one
George Wostenholm, Sheffield on the tang

It is possible that I have over cleaned this one  :-[ as I cleaned the rust off the blade I polished a tiny bit of the scales so I really had to finish off the scales

Its a sharp little thing with a nice snap  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on November 17, 2013, 04:38:19 PM
winter bootsale ?  :sa:
you ARE "hardcore" Tony
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on November 17, 2013, 04:39:06 PM
A couple of nice finds tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 17, 2013, 04:46:23 PM
winter bootsale ?  :sa:
you ARE "hardcore" Tony

The site went down so I had to go out somewhere  :ahhh
I was a bit late, everyone was packing up when I got there but got the knife and some cheap veggies  ;)

A couple of nice finds tony  :salute:

Just the Stainless folder Mate, the real waiter is for scale  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 03, 2013, 10:37:01 PM

I spent a little time very lightly cleaning my new little 'woody' block plane (bought on the 28 July)
I cleaned the the beech body with some alcohol hand wipes then oiled using 50/50 linseed/white spirit

It's stamped Foreign which I believe means it was made in Germany after the war

I should spend more time cleaning and sharpening the blade but its a bit cold out in my garage  :ahhh

works well on some nice clean pine  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on December 06, 2013, 12:29:42 AM
that looks fab now it's cleaned up Tony. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on December 15, 2013, 03:34:15 PM
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8vRqnqvHaBh9acrXYsIUBdV6J1b4k-S0mIXnVXeahJ4=w329-h191-p-no)

large photos (http://kartograf47.blogspot.com/2013/12/1.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on December 15, 2013, 04:55:19 PM
I'm liking the little anvil Kart. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 16, 2013, 04:36:38 AM
I'm liking the little anvil Kart. :tu:

+1

looks like the anvil will sit on top of a bench vice  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on December 16, 2013, 09:17:53 AM
exactly, now i have to find a vise  :)

(http://photo.qip.ru/photo/odezza/200066525/large/216175996.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 16, 2013, 11:08:31 AM

 :drool:

Looks very useful  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on January 01, 2014, 02:59:22 AM
Been darn near a month since Tony has posted any new rusties. ??? (The poor fellow must be suffering through some horrible withdrawal symptoms right now) :pok: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 01, 2014, 09:59:38 AM
Hi Bob  :salute:

I have been suffering so did go last Sunday morning  :P was a little chilly (only -1 but cold to me   :) )

Picked up another 'cutlery canteen'  ::)
A battered oldish carpenters tool box (not as nice as it sounds but with lots of paint patina   :) )  with 4 rusty old wood chisels thrown in

Pictures added

I've started work on the chisels

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/010114001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/010114001.jpg.html)

And there should be two draws in the top of the box

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/010114002.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/010114002.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on January 01, 2014, 05:35:22 PM
Not bad. :) That carpenter's box would make a fun winter's project. Do you have the means to make new drawers from scratch?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 05, 2014, 09:46:46 PM
Not bad. :) That carpenter's box would make a fun winter's project. Do you have the means to make new drawers from scratch?

I might bodge something up one day when I'm feeling enthusiastic  :)

Today I picked up a tiny 'Perfect patten' screwdriver and an over-sharpened, made in Sheffield Slippy made by BUTLER
It has brass liners and some kind of plastic (I think) scales that are coming away from the liners  :think:

Perfect handle screwdrivers  ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Screwdrivers_WPC.jpg

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on January 12, 2014, 04:35:21 AM
I like the screwdriver :) So will you be bodging up a new handle for it some day when you are feeling enthusiastic? :pok: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 12, 2014, 11:36:23 AM

Yep..... one day .... I have two more somewhere in the garage  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on January 12, 2014, 11:45:21 PM
Some of those Perfect Handle tools fetch a good price on the bay.    :o    I saw some H D Smith Perfect Handle wrenches go for a lot more than I would give for a wrench. But they were in what appeared to be excellent to mint condition.    :)  Some of those screwdriver collectors must have deep pockets cause they really seem to love their screwdrivers.    :D  Anyway I hope you get a good handle on it some day Tony.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on January 13, 2014, 03:01:43 AM
Screwdriver collectors? :think: How low brow. ::) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on January 13, 2014, 01:50:50 PM
Screwdriver collectors? :think: How low brow. ::) :D

I have to agree.  "Pliery" multitool  :multi: collectors however are much more couth and refined  :pok:  ::)  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on January 14, 2014, 12:45:12 AM
Screwdriver collectors? :think: How low brow. ::) :D

I have to agree.  "Pliery" multitool  :multi: collectors however are much more couth and refined  :pok:  ::)  :rofl:

Indeed! Well spoken my good man. :multi: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 14, 2014, 02:19:44 AM
Screwdriver collectors? :think: How low brow. ::) :D

I have to agree.  "Pliery" multitool  :multi: collectors however are much more couth and refined  :pok:  ::)  :rofl:

Indeed! Well spoken my good man. :multi: :D

Huzzah!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 14, 2014, 09:01:18 AM
 :D  ^^^

Some of those Perfect Handle tools fetch a good price on the bay.    :o    I saw some H D Smith Perfect Handle wrenches go for a lot more than I would give for a wrench. But they were in what appeared to be excellent to mint condition.    :)  Some of those screwdriver collectors must have deep pockets cause they really seem to love their screwdrivers.    :D  Anyway I hope you get a good handle on it some day Tony.

The problem with these screwdrivers is they are made to take abuse so by the time I get them they have had a battering, will take some time to get them looking good again
(now they are resting in a 'project' box  :whistle: )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 02, 2014, 04:14:10 PM

No Multitools but
A file, a few oil/water stones and a wire wheel
Some garden shears
A wood Grenade  (  :ahhh I've wanted one of these since I got to play with Al's)

One more Axe   :whistle:

And a very very heavy toolbox that I think fell off the back of a tank  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/020214004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/020214004.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on February 02, 2014, 08:09:12 PM
Nice axe, I like the colour, very you. :D

I don't encounter such axe heads around here at all. :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 02, 2014, 09:22:23 PM
Nice axe, I like the colour, very you. :D

I don't encounter such axe heads around here at all. :(


It was the only one there, there were oil stone's and old wood planes everwhere today
But not a SAK in sight
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 07, 2014, 04:58:15 AM
Think you will get much use out of that wire wheel? ??? :pok: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 07, 2014, 08:28:42 PM
Think you will get much use out of that wire wheel? ??? :pok: :D

I'm going as fast as I can Bob,  :D
Here it is with a new (S/H) handle
 
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070214001b.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070214001b.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 08, 2014, 05:25:59 AM
Looking good! You do fine work sir. :salute: So how many buckets-o-axes are you up to these days? :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 08, 2014, 10:08:43 AM
Looking good! You do fine work sir. :salute: So how many buckets-o-axes are you up to these days? :)

Lets just say I don't NEED any more   :whistle:

:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on February 08, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
What's NEED got to do with anything around here? :shrug:



>:D


Good rusturation, Tony. :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 08, 2014, 09:35:46 PM
What's NEED got to do with anything around here? :shrug:



>:D


Good rusturation, Tony. :cheers:

X2 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 08, 2014, 11:17:07 PM
Rusturation  :D  :D

Cheers Guys  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on February 08, 2014, 11:19:36 PM
Rusturation  :D  :D

Cheers Guys  :tu:

I thought you might like that. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 09, 2014, 12:51:19 AM
Rusturation  :D  :D

Cheers Guys  :tu:

I thought you might like that. ;)

Points from me on that one too Nik! :tu: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 09, 2014, 10:59:54 PM

We had really nice weather today so off I went this morning with a smile on my face and a pocket full of change  :)

Sadly not a SAK or multitool in sight I did spot two 1940s BAKs but the Guy wanted 12 quid for each them and I'm too tight

Picked up a few bits inc
A great old tool box (missing the tote/tool tray)
A really tough army duffle bag (just need to find a shoulder strap)
A couple of tired old Axes, one with a split in the handle and it looks like one with a split in the pol (Axes and hammer handles are covered in frost as they have been in my freezer all day)

And the biggest pair of Footprints I have ever seen  :ahhh

Oh yes...... and today I got the horn  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture090314013b.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture090314013b.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 10, 2014, 08:08:14 AM
I've said it before, but I'll say it again; I am so envious of you car boot sales, the ones round here are rubbish by comparison.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on March 10, 2014, 08:44:52 AM
Same down here :(

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 10, 2014, 09:57:56 AM

We have really nice weather here at the moment (feels like it's the first time it's stopped raining since Xmas) so the place was packed out,

I did have to search through a lot of boxes of rust to find those bits, nearly ruined a nail  :ahhh

And I want to go shopping with Jaydar  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 11, 2014, 12:34:32 AM
Nice batch o' goodies you got there Tony. :salute: Big pair of Footprints? I'm only seeing the one, or is that red-handled job a Footprint too?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 11, 2014, 09:48:53 AM

Bob I've always called them Footprint's as you would a pair of plier's,
The red grips are a cool adjustable tool that needs a bit of TL, they are made by Rolson who tend to do cheap tools

Their copy of these

 http://www.whiterosetools.com/Sealey-AK5114


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 11, 2014, 10:48:16 PM
The monster 'Footprints' are actually made by 'Brown Brothers LTD'   :think: :shrug:
The Axes are both made by Brades  :) sadly the top one has a cracked poll  :(

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture110314006.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture110314006.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 12, 2014, 01:40:11 AM
Ah, gotcha. :salute: A pair of footprints, a pair of pliers. I never thought about the "other" way that could be understood. :P :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 12, 2014, 12:07:50 PM
The monster 'Footprints' are actually made by 'Brown Brothers LTD'   :think: :shrug:
The Axes are both made by Brades  :) sadly the top one has a cracked poll  :(


Don't know for sure, but it sounds like an excellent reason to pick up a welding unit. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on March 12, 2014, 06:17:51 PM
That is a big pair of Footprints!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 12, 2014, 11:49:01 PM
The monster 'Footprints' are actually made by 'Brown Brothers LTD'   :think: :shrug:
The Axes are both made by Brades  :) sadly the top one has a cracked poll  :(


Don't know for sure, but it sounds like an excellent reason to pick up a welding unit. :D

Yadda
I won't bother welding as I have too many spare axes at the moment but I do have a cunning plan  ;)


David
Quote
The monster 'Footprints' are actually made by 'Brown Brothers LTD'   
I have never seen this make before, I was suprised when I found the stamp

Huge!  :D  I couldn't not buy them, 50p!  :rofl:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 16, 2014, 08:51:39 PM
Today,
Not a single Ax to be found  :(  :(  :(

but did find a few things that need a clean  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture160314016-1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture160314016-1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 16, 2014, 09:28:55 PM
You are indeed the Footprint king Tony! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/smileys/bow.gif) :D

Despite the devastating lack of axage, it looks like you still scored a nice array of goodies. What is the story with that little razor knife along the right side? I don't think I've ever seen that type before.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 16, 2014, 11:51:38 PM
 :D

I think its an older version of this Stanley Bob, mine is a well made little thing with a locking blade, light duties only as the insides are a plastic

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=RETRACTABLE&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=10
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 17, 2014, 10:47:19 PM
It's official:  Tony now owns every single old axe in the whole of Buckinghamshire.  :hatsoff:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 18, 2014, 08:57:58 AM

It's official:  Tony now owns every single old axe in the whole of Buckinghamshire.  :hatsoff:

 :D

You might be right Gareth ......  :oops:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 18, 2014, 03:16:45 PM
Not to worry, there still seem to be plenty of Footprints left. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 30, 2014, 10:27:20 PM

Picked up an old vice because I don't have enough vice's  :whistle:
also nice 'new' rasp and another smokers penknife (rusted shut   ::)  )


I've never seen this type of vice before, it works on a cam instead of a thread, very clever and quick to use

Theres a woodworking version here  :tu:

http://davidbarronfurniture.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/antique-woodworking-vice.html

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture300314003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture300314003.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 30, 2014, 10:48:39 PM
Hmmm, I've never seen one of those either. :think: Are you able to get much mechanical advantage and clamp on things as tightly as with a regular vise?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2014, 01:02:50 AM
I've only had a little play sofar (and I think part of the base is missing   :think: )
I'm not sure if it gets as tight as a normal vice but the advantage is how its used

You raise the handle to '12oclock'
The jaw will slide out freely
You insert your work and slide the jaw in (still at 12 ) until you are gently clamping your work
Turn the handle to 4oclock and the jaw locks on to the work
As you move the handle to 5oclock it tightens on to the work

This can be done in 5seconds  :o

I will try to do some better pictures
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on March 31, 2014, 08:36:57 AM
Tony that is a neat little vise!    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 31, 2014, 10:48:23 AM
Not come across anything like that myself.  Sounds neat though. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on March 31, 2014, 11:21:13 AM
I've read of "quick-action" vices before, but never seen one in action to see exactly how they work.  Nice find :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2014, 09:41:49 PM

I have no idea how old this vice is, theres no makers name (just 'No23' on the cam parts)
It's been well battered, little corners broken off, holes drilled in to it and splashes of weld and paint....but it works great!  :D

Heres a few action pictures  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2014, 09:45:50 PM

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2014, 09:49:23 PM
And thats enough vice for one evening  :whistle:

Bolb  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on April 01, 2014, 05:00:56 AM
Well judging by those pics it looks like it functions pretty well! Too bad there are no maker's marks on it though. :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Santos on April 01, 2014, 05:01:37 PM
The one on the left is a lot older (I'm guessing) the finish is a lot nicer and a nicer stamp,
Abingdon (Town near Oxford maybe?), No 0,  King Dick, Trade * (a picture of a dogs face (or ugly man)) Mark

That would be a Bulldog, I have one of those king dick mini-shifter wrenches and the odd whitworth spanner.

Must say I'm impressed with vintage English steel, industry standards seemed to have slacked off in the 70's.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on April 02, 2014, 11:13:32 AM
I like the vice - Maybe I´ll look out for one that works like that myself - Anybody know how that kind of vice is called?
and I love the box handles - Wanna trade for soemthing rusty? Like old pruning shears, wrench, plier?!  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 02, 2014, 10:07:44 PM
The one on the left is a lot older (I'm guessing) the finish is a lot nicer and a nicer stamp,
Abingdon (Town near Oxford maybe?), No 0,  King Dick, Trade * (a picture of a dogs face (or ugly man)) Mark

That would be a Bulldog, I have one of those king dick mini-shifter wrenches and the odd whitworth spanner.

Must say I'm impressed with vintage English steel, industry standards seemed to have slacked off in the 70's.

Yes we used to be at the top years ago, I love old steel  :tu:

I like the vice - Maybe I´ll look out for one that works like that myself - Anybody know how that kind of vice is called?
and I love the box handles - Wanna trade for soemthing rusty? Like old pruning shears, wrench, plier?!  :pok:


They are yours if you would like them Thomas?   :tu:

I bought them because I though they would 'come in handy one day'  :shrug:
I think they might come off an old ammo box, do you want me to measure them?
 

I haven't found anything else about the vice, I would call it a 'quick release vice' or a 'cam vice'  :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on April 03, 2014, 08:16:18 AM
Thank you - PM me what you´d like for them and what postage will be to Germany. I guiess they are about 3" by 4"?!
I do not have a direct use, but I´ll find a place for them, I´m sure (unless postage kills any fun in this deal...)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 03, 2014, 09:33:53 AM

I will convert into those little 'cm' things you use over there  :D

14cm w x 12.5cm h

PM sent
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on April 06, 2014, 04:20:37 PM
rained off today  :ahhh I hate the British 'summer'
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 06, 2014, 10:40:36 PM
rained off today  :ahhh I hate the British 'summer'

Here too Mate (think how much money you saved today  :angel: )

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: hiraethus on April 06, 2014, 11:48:43 PM
And here as well.  Shame - I was looking forward to a good rummage.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 13, 2014, 02:44:04 PM

Nice here this morning so I picked up a few bits today inc...

Richards penknife (probably)
A cheap and rusty multitool
A Mattock head  (left the handle with woodworm collection there with the seller    :ahhh )

And best of all a spliting maul  :D :viking:  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture130414002.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture130414002.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on April 13, 2014, 05:45:28 PM
The splitting maul looks like a serious bit of business Tony, but then again, so does the Mattock head! :tu:  Is "Mattock" the name of the maker? Around here there are a few pick ax heads that look somewhat similar, but they have pointy tips on both ends for chipping rock, not the flattened blade ends like yours has. :think: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gorbag on April 13, 2014, 07:32:27 PM
Mattock is the style of head.  If you look closely, the one bitt is a kind of vertically oriented axe thingy.  It's intended for cutting through turf and tree roots.

The world belongs to the funkiest.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 13, 2014, 09:44:02 PM
The splitting maul looks like a serious bit of business Tony, but then again, so does the Mattock head! :tu:  Is "Mattock" the name of the maker? Around here there are a few pick ax heads that look somewhat similar, but they have pointy tips on both ends for chipping rock, not the flattened blade ends like yours has. :think:

As Gorbag said its made for grubbing out roots an things  :tu:
It fits on a pick axe handle (second hand and a bit bent   ::) )
The Maul is around 7lbs inc handle

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture130414003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture130414003.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 14, 2014, 02:43:23 AM
Split my fair share of firewood with a maul back when.  7 pounds is a good size for the job. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 14, 2014, 02:52:26 AM
The mattock is a cutter mattock.  There is also a pic mattock.  The cutter mattock is a great tool for digging up roots and chopping roots out of holes.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on April 14, 2014, 03:24:56 AM
Ah, I didn't know that, thanks! :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2014, 09:59:44 PM
Split my fair share of firewood with a maul back when.  7 pounds is a good size for the job.


I probably didn't need a 7lb maul to make a handful of kindling for a small garden fire  :shrug: but....


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture150414008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture150414008.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 15, 2014, 11:57:40 PM
Split my fair share of firewood with a maul back when.  7 pounds is a good size for the job.


I probably didn't need a 7lb maul to make a handful of kindling for a small garden fire  :shrug: but....


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture150414008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture150414008.jpg.html)

I understand completely. You had to test it out!  I've known people that lived in apartments that owned chainsaws because the apartment had a fireplace. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on May 03, 2014, 04:08:12 PM
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TRm95ZQ8UEFAny-qN3-uzDjtScfgHhQYWns3JbmHz2Y=w271-h216-p-no)

More photos (http://kartograf47.blogspot.com/2014/05/2.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 03, 2014, 08:45:06 PM


Is the knife for horsemen Kart?

The more I see those barrel knives the more I want one  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 03, 2014, 08:53:47 PM


Is the knife for horsemen Kart?

The more I see those barrel knives the more I want one  :drool:


Same here. :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: bmot on May 03, 2014, 09:10:02 PM


Is the knife for horsemen Kart?

The more I see those barrel knives the more I want one  :drool:


Same here. :D


And here :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on May 03, 2014, 09:46:19 PM


Is the knife for horsemen Kart?

The more I see those barrel knives the more I want one  :drool:

I do not think that this knife for horse owners, but rather a knife for making spoons.
A titanium barrel knives found, come :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 03, 2014, 10:05:26 PM
A bit late in saying this Tony, but I love the look of that maul. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 04, 2014, 08:32:56 AM


Is the knife for horsemen Kart?

The more I see those barrel knives the more I want one  :drool:

I do not think that this knife for horse owners, but rather a knife for making spoons.
A titanium barrel knives found, come :)

Ah OK, nice carving knife, I can't tell does it fold?
I don't understand  "A titanium barrel knives found, come :) "  :think:


Thanks Gareth, its my only first one   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grathr on May 04, 2014, 10:17:50 AM
Those barrel knifes looks  nice! Where can one get one?


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on May 05, 2014, 07:11:12 AM


Is the knife for horsemen Kart?

The more I see those barrel knives the more I want one  :drool:

I do not think that this knife for horse owners, but rather a knife for making spoons.
A titanium barrel knives found, come :)

Ah OK, nice carving knife, I can't tell does it fold?
I don't understand  "A titanium barrel knives found, come :) "  :think:




Sorry, it's Google tranlator  Titanium handle.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 11, 2014, 12:46:08 PM
A Wenger pruner today  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2014, 01:03:24 PM
Nice score Paul  :tu:

rubbish weather here so I didn't bother today  ::)
but I did pick up some steak knives in the week
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 11, 2014, 01:45:31 PM
I turned out for a VERY cold boofair this morning (at a stupid hour for a sunday) wish I'd stayed in bed to be honest  :(
BUT I did pick up a 'faux' maxpedition fat-boy (manpurse  :whistle:) in a 'not-too' tactical desert-cammo
it was only a fiver and I'm sure I must have some use for it  :think: ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2014, 02:01:33 PM

 :think: 

I can imagine you sitting there on the floor with a big pile of 'toys' in front of you and trying every combination (Its what I do  ;) )

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 11, 2014, 02:06:58 PM
 :D
you maybe right  :whistle:
(but can you 'imagine' the angry wife complaining about "all this Cr@p over the floor" ? ...you lucky dog !)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2014, 03:52:42 PM
:D
you maybe right  :whistle:
(but can you 'imagine' the angry wife complaining about "all this Cr@p over the floor" ? ...you lucky dog !)

 :rofl:


 :twak: I blame you two, after seeing your posts I went to a Sun afternoon booty, 3pounds for petrol, 50p entrance  :rant:

So I spent a quid at the 'four for a pound stall'
Box spanner (now I've put my glasses on) is imperial  ::)
Cycle spanner is a bit bashed about
Good handle and punch  :tu:
( also bought some veggies  :) )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 11, 2014, 04:09:59 PM
Just blame kirky Tony  :D I also picked up a child's car seat for a friend at work and my youngest picked up a instant dinosaur collection  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 11, 2014, 05:35:17 PM
A Wenger pruner today  :salute:

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 11, 2014, 06:11:58 PM
A Wenger pruner today  :salute:

 :tu:


 :tu: looked on the sakwiki but can't find much info about it or on Google  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on May 12, 2014, 12:41:09 AM
Just blame kirky Tony  :D I also picked up a child's car seat for a friend at work and my youngest picked up a instant dinosaur collection  :D

Instant dinosaur? I'd wondered what happened to the embryos at the end of Jurassic Park :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 12, 2014, 01:31:19 AM
Just blame kirky Tony  :D I also picked up a child's car seat for a friend at work and my youngest picked up a instant dinosaur collection  :D

Instant dinosaur? I'd wondered what happened to the embryos at the end of Jurassic Park :ahhh


Don't John as we have been through all the movies in the last few days  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on May 12, 2014, 07:28:53 PM
I ran across this old tool a couple months back, but never got around to posting it.  It looks fairly old, is enscribed B&B / Italy, and also marked Stainless.  With the tool, you get:  a wire cutter, nail file, nail cleaner, bottle opener, ruler, cigar cutter, screwdriver, wire crimper, and potentially other functions I've yet to determine.

(https://i.imgur.com/s6MDusS.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/UvRXhZw.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BY6tLdW.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/kpN1RJM.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/UvRXhZw.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 12, 2014, 10:12:52 PM
I like that  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2014, 10:58:32 PM

But its got a scary face  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2014, 10:46:49 PM
I droped off some bits at my favorite charity shop today and picked up these very nice draws
I'm a little puzzled about these as I can see they were attached to something else/have been adjusted/re-purposed   :think:
The top and back need some gluing but I think its going to look good when its done

(It doesn't look so good in real life)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture130514004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture130514004.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 13, 2014, 11:28:40 PM
Looks good to me. You must have some crazy photographic skills. :D

What will you be using it for?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2014, 12:19:57 AM
Very nice Tony ,even my wife would suffer that in our bedroom filled with toys  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 14, 2014, 11:45:38 AM
Very nice Tony ,even my wife would suffer that in our bedroom filled with toys  :D

Bedroom filled with toys eh?  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2014, 02:45:21 PM
Very nice Tony ,even my wife would suffer that in our bedroom filled with toys  :D

Bedroom filled with toys eh?  :D


 :whistle:  ;) wonder if LM make these kind of toys  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 14, 2014, 09:21:39 PM
Gerber might, but only if they could get Mr Grylls to put his name on them  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 14, 2014, 09:46:28 PM

Oi  :twak: :twak:   you lot really lower the tone

The draws are only 12'' wide so only big enough for your medium sized toys  :whistle:



 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2014, 10:05:07 PM
 :rofl: us lower the tone tony  :whistle: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 14, 2014, 10:11:41 PM

You lot always misunderstand me  :angel:


 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Nikos on May 15, 2014, 10:02:21 PM
Very nice Tony ,even my wife would suffer that in our bedroom filled with toys  :D

Bedroom filled with toys eh?  :D


 :whistle:  ;) wonder if LM make these kind of toys  :facepalm:

I reckon they'd have to solve the rusting issues first... :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: derekmac on May 16, 2014, 02:28:27 AM
They'd just need to be properly oiled. :D


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 16, 2014, 03:34:19 AM
Ouch!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on May 16, 2014, 04:02:53 AM
Hmm, if this keeps up we might just have to move this thread to the "gutter" forum. :think: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 16, 2014, 09:15:25 AM
 :-[ Its already there Bob
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 17, 2014, 12:21:33 AM

Glued a few joints and rubbed down a few rough edges
Happy now  ;)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 18, 2014, 12:13:32 PM
No multitools this morning but I did pick these up

Door closer (future project)
A single tie down (who would buy just one?   ::) )
Nice old Ax and a Dremel  :D

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on May 18, 2014, 12:19:22 PM
Man some of yours car boot and flea market stuff are better than shop quality here...  :ahhh

 :tu: :tu: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 18, 2014, 12:55:36 PM
Thanks  :salute: I had a fun morning in the sun   :)

I was very happy with the Dremel when I got it home and plugged it in   :ahhh :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on May 18, 2014, 09:16:53 PM
surely a 'Dremel' counts as a 'multitool' ?
and you must have needed that Ax Tony :whistle:
I was up at a stupid hour to go to our regular fair, was pretty good, weather was 100% BUT I got nothing  :cry: Mrs TD got a few bits but nothing you lot would be interested in !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 18, 2014, 10:44:22 PM
Yep you are right Mate the Dremel is a multitool
(you knew I couldn't turn down an Ax and a strap for two quid  :rofl:)
Sorry you had no luck but at least it was sunny today  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 18, 2014, 11:37:35 PM
That box cleaned up nicely Tony  :salute: what's the folder  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 19, 2014, 09:28:04 AM

I'm very pleased with it but the G/F also thinks its nice  :think: ::) :whistle:

Its the one I made from a knackered old German penknife  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 21, 2014, 12:04:07 AM
Consider an auction for your rusties?

https://www.mjdtools.com/auction/graphics/a14/284085_lg.jpg

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2014, 08:05:27 AM
Thanks Yadda   :salute:

https://www.mjdtools.com/index.php

Tempting but then I would have nothing to play with in my garage  :ahhh

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2014, 07:09:39 PM
Had a result today webtex organiser and 91 stamped wenger si  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 01, 2014, 09:13:34 PM
nice find Paul  :tu: how much did that little beauty set you back ? was it a real bargain or just a pleasant find ?
we had a great bootfair today, got the usual fruit, crisps and chocolate bickies. Then I treated Mrs TD to new frying pan (where we go is kind or a market/bootfair, so there are stalls that do 'new' stuff) never say I don't know how to spoil my woman !!!
the only stuff that will interest you lot was a riveter something along these lines~
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/images/library/product/huge/04/040213120.jpg
only paid a pound   ;) all worked properly with a little 'fiddle' and some WD40  :D
oh and I got a roofing ladder  :whistle: that'll end well  :facepalm:


* I also found , but didn't buy, a couple of 'lock knives' that looked a bit like buck 110's, one was defo. a fake the other was soooo rusty even Tony would have thought twice  :rofl: kinda kicking myself for not taking a chance the bloke only wanted a fiver for the two, I should have haggled a bit and taken a chance. AND I just missed out on a 'one man' tent that I really don't need  :whistle: but it would have been great for the £2 price tag  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2014, 09:20:57 PM
Nice find michael  :tu: i paid £9 nd thought it a fair price  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 01, 2014, 09:32:49 PM
I'd have been happy to pay that  :tu:
well done you !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2014, 09:43:08 PM
I'd have been happy to pay that  :tu:
well done you !

Even the wife liked it  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 01, 2014, 09:48:26 PM
Great find there mate!:)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2014, 10:05:39 PM
Great find there mate!:)

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Cheers mike  :tu: it had the price on it but i decided if it had no date stamp i was going to leave it,my face lit up when i opened the blade and saw 91 ,plus older cap lifter with wire stripper  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2014, 11:08:32 PM
Roofing ladder  :ahhh

 :D

Great score Paul  :tu: :tu:


I just picked up another little axe this morning  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2014, 11:21:05 PM
Roofing ladder  :ahhh

 :D

Great score Paul  :tu: :tu:


I just picked up another little axe this morning  :)


 :tu: no pics tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2014, 11:32:04 PM
Roofing ladder  :ahhh

 :D

Great score Paul  :tu: :tu:


I just picked up another little axe this morning  :)


 :tu: no pics tony  :salute:

Its in the freezer at the min (woodworm)
I'm not sure yet but to be honest in might not be worth the pound I paid for it  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 01, 2014, 11:59:58 PM
Roofing ladder  :ahhh

 :D

Great score Paul  :tu: :tu:


I just picked up another little axe this morning  :)


 :tu: no pics tony  :salute:

Its in the freezer at the min (woodworm)
I'm not sure yet but to be honest in might not be worth the pound I paid for it  :whistle:

I must put my axe in the fridge tomorrow just too see angies face  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 02, 2014, 12:15:04 AM
Roofing ladder  :ahhh

 :D

Great score Paul  :tu: :tu:


I just picked up another little axe this morning  :)


 :tu: no pics tony  :salute:

Its in the freezer at the min (woodworm)
I'm not sure yet but to be honest in might not be worth the pound I paid for it  :whistle:

I must put my axe in the fridge tomorrow just too see angies face  :rofl:

I think I know who will get the blame for that Mate  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 08, 2014, 04:48:35 PM

I know you lot are probably getting bored of hearing this again....

Another Axe
A nice canoe sharpening stone
And I got to take home a Hoe  :whistle:

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 08, 2014, 04:54:44 PM

And I got to take home a Hoe  :whistle:

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Some people live an enchanted life.....   My much better half wouldn't let me bring a hoe home.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 08, 2014, 05:59:49 PM
My G/F is very understanding, she's an  :angel:

 ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2014, 07:16:11 PM
My G/F is very understanding, she's an  :angel:

 ;)

Like I said, enchanged life..... :salute: :salute: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 09, 2014, 10:09:35 PM
 ;)  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 10, 2014, 12:19:39 AM
:doh:

:P

How much vinegar do you need per month for all those rusty baths? :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2014, 01:27:51 AM
 :whistle:

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 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 11, 2014, 08:37:16 AM
Good haul Tony! That axe looks good. Does it have a company name on it?   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 11, 2014, 07:43:16 PM

Yes, I've cleaned it up and it was made by Eagle
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2014, 04:11:52 PM

Just a few bits today

I picked up the big carbon steel Sabatier, then said to myself 'I don't need another kitchen knife'
Started to put it down and the Bloke says '20p Mate'......  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 15, 2014, 04:30:08 PM
you're so 'EASY' Tony  :facepalm:
nice haul though  :tu:

I got a couple of army 'type' canteens (aluminium bottle AND mug, with pouch) a quid each  :D I was only going to get one if they had been cheep enough but for a quid it'd have been 'wrong' not to get both.
I walked away from a 'head torch' for £2 (energizer) was worth it but the woman didn't have change of a £5 note  :rant: glad I did in some ways as my youngest ordered me a Olight i3s for 'fathers day'  but it hasn't arrived and she's quite upset about it, I didn't know this at the bootfair because she wasn't up when we left home at sillyO'clock . she might not have liked me coming home with a torch even though you guys understand the difference she might not  ::)
oh and I got a large bundle of wire wool  :D ideal for my 'fire kit' AND rust removal (Tony  :poke:) 50p well spent !
nearly got a new 4 man tent for the meet, but the wife put her foot down :cry: (hate to admit it but she was probably right  :think: I have got a couple of others )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2014, 05:04:06 PM


For 20p it would have been rude not to  :D (everything else was about a quid each)

I did have to go to two bootsales to get that lot

Sounds like you did OK TD  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 15, 2014, 05:13:23 PM
Nice finds tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 15, 2014, 06:09:19 PM
Looks like ya done good Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 15, 2014, 06:19:46 PM
wasn't there anything a little more ..........er ...Rusty ?  ::)
or have you brought all the rust in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties now ?  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2014, 06:52:44 PM


Well the Sabatier has some spots of rust on the other side and the secateurs need some oil

But on the bright side my garage is full of rusty stuff  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 22, 2014, 04:44:15 PM
wasn't there anything a little more ..........er ...Rusty ?  ::)
or have you brought all the rust in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties now ?  :rofl:

I made up for it this week  ::)

The first of this years 'grass' carbooties  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

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And in the box of assorted penknives

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 22, 2014, 06:20:24 PM
Wow  :o
the one 'top centre' looks very much like the one my dad got me all them years ago, that started the madness !  :ahhh
is it 'French' ?
I got smurf all :(
a fly wheel puller thingy ( :think:) and a plastic petrol can (£1 each) AND sunburn   :oops:
walked away from a 'Wave' fake for a fiver.........regret it TBO but it was early in the day so I still had high hopes   :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 22, 2014, 09:53:18 PM
 :drool: very nice tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 22, 2014, 10:03:54 PM
Blimey you made a right killing today mate :)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 22, 2014, 10:55:59 PM

TD, Do you mean the white one? The only marking is 'PRADEL' on the main blade, its been attacked with a grinder and the corkscrew is snapped off, was all part of a 'job lot'  ;)
 
Yep I was very happy with my haul
I paied more than I wanted for the 'RAF escape Axe' and the huge Axe head but the 'roofing hatchet' and Imco lighter were bargains  :D

I also saw a few overpriced BAK's, an overpriced Stanley type multitool and more expencieve rust  ::)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 22, 2014, 11:42:58 PM
yes the white (pearl  :think:)  :tu: I am working from memory here, and it's not the best  :whistle: but I think mine had a green cross on the scale one side  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Santos on June 23, 2014, 05:09:27 PM
Look forward to seeing the RAF being restored and suitably mounted for zombie duty  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2014, 05:33:34 PM
Santos
I don't think I will do anything to it as it has historical value  :think:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/aviation-history/raf-air-ministry-marked-escape-axe-11010/

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grathr on June 23, 2014, 06:55:08 PM
I really like the look of that large axe head :drool:


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2014, 11:01:51 PM
I really like the look of that large axe head :drool:


I'm very pleased with that one its a 'Criterion' made by Brades with 353 ? ? ? on the side, weighs 5lbs, 9.5'' / 24cm long with a 5'' / 13cm cutting edge

Now I need to find a big enough stick for it  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 24, 2014, 01:51:21 AM
Reckon that is  great good haul there Tony! Likin dem axes and chopper things.      :tu:    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Santos on June 25, 2014, 07:26:36 AM
Santos
I don't think I will do anything to it as it has historical value  :think:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/aviation-history/raf-air-ministry-marked-escape-axe-11010/

If it was rare maybe it would be worth passing it on to a museum but even in that thread people 'picked them up for a fiver/tenner'

As with most war surplus my atidude is it shouldn't be revered but put to service doing plebeian duties and celebrate the fact it no longer has its initial purpose. You can still tell its history to curios onlookers.

I was however just thinking of simple "soak it in vinegar, clean it up and mount it in a humorous BREAK GLASS IN EMERGENCY display case/cabinet "  :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2014, 08:51:23 AM
Santos
I don't think I will do anything to it as it has historical value  :think:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/aviation-history/raf-air-ministry-marked-escape-axe-11010/

If it was rare maybe it would be worth passing it on to a museum but even in that thread people 'picked them up for a fiver/tenner'

As with most war surplus my atidude is it shouldn't be revered but put to service doing plebeian duties and celebrate the fact it no longer has its initial purpose. You can still tell its history to curios onlookers.

I was however just thinking of simple "soak it in vinegar, clean it up and mount it in a humorous BREAK GLASS IN EMERGENCY display case/cabinet "  :D :D

I really like that idea  :ahhh :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 29, 2014, 02:20:27 PM
Today...
A workmate with a broken top and handle  ::)
AA Maglight, can't open either end  ::)  ::)
A combination square made by Raybone which should clean up well

Four nice knives,
A proper English folder  :tu:
A stainless Not sure of the make but has something like  'Heidelshim maz.....' on the scale
A made in Solingen Germany 'SAK'
A Wenger Delemont SAK,  with 'Jungheinrich' on the back scale

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture290614001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture290614001.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 29, 2014, 04:59:09 PM
Today...
A workmate with a broken top and handle  ::)
AA Maglight, can't open either end  ::)  ::)
A combination square made by Raybone which should clean up well

Four nice knives,
A proper English folder  :tu:
A stainless Not sure of the make but has something like  'Heidelshim maz.....' on the scale
A made in Solingen Germany 'SAK'
A Wenger Delemont SAK,  with 'Jungheinrich' on the back scale

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture290614001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture290614001.jpg.html)

And a Footprint?

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 29, 2014, 05:06:07 PM
nice haul Tony  :tu:
I got smurf all, apart from a phone call at 8.15am to tell me my Aunt had passed away  :cry:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 29, 2014, 05:14:25 PM
nice haul Tony  :tu:
I got smurf all, apart from a phone call at 8.15am to tell me my Aunt had passed away  :cry:


Sorry too hear that Michael  :-\

Nice stuff tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on June 29, 2014, 05:37:44 PM
nice haul Tony  :tu:
I got smurf all, apart from a phone call at 8.15am to tell me my Aunt had passed away  :cry:

My condolences to you and your family TD. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 29, 2014, 08:08:08 PM

I'm very sorry to hear that Michael!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on June 29, 2014, 08:22:58 PM
thanks chaps  :tu:
I don't mean to be a buzz kill ! it was very sad and so bloody swift ! damn aggressive lung cancer, 6 weeks from first recognizable symptoms to "good night"  :cry:
poor woman was only 60, and never had much luck with her health. survived a brain aneurysm about 20 years ago, but never fully recovered. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Grathr on June 29, 2014, 09:07:46 PM
Sorry for your loss


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 29, 2014, 09:33:38 PM
thanks chaps  :tu:
I don't mean to be a buzz kill ! it was very sad and so bloody swift ! damn aggressive lung cancer, 6 weeks from first recognizable symptoms to "good night"  :cry:
poor woman was only 60, and never had much luck with her health. survived a brain aneurysm about 20 years ago, but never fully recovered.

Sorry for your loss!

 :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2014, 11:16:48 PM

From Sunday

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(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture300614011.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture300614011.jpg.html)

After little visit to the wire wheel

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After a drop of linseed oil

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The handle still needs a rub down, Out to play today

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2014, 11:23:03 PM
Today...
A workmate with a broken top and handle  ::)
AA Maglight, can't open either end  ::)  ::)
A combination square made by Raybone which should clean up well

Four nice knives,
A proper English folder  :tu:
A stainless Not sure of the make but has something like  'Heidelshim maz.....' on the scale
A made in Solingen Germany 'SAK'
A Wenger Delemont SAK,  with 'Jungheinrich' on the back scale

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture290614001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture290614001.jpg.html)

And a Footprint?

Yes a pair of the newer type of footprints (my first pair)

Yadda I'm smiling here as there are Guys in the USA who can spot them in my pictures (and its probably my fault)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 02, 2014, 12:08:05 AM
Today...
A workmate with a broken top and handle  ::)
AA Maglight, can't open either end  ::)  ::)
A combination square made by Raybone which should clean up well

Four nice knives,
A proper English folder  :tu:
A stainless Not sure of the make but has something like  'Heidelshim maz.....' on the scale
A made in Solingen Germany 'SAK'
A Wenger Delemont SAK,  with 'Jungheinrich' on the back scale

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture290614001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture290614001.jpg.html)

And a Footprint?

Yes a pair of the newer type of footprints (my first pair)

Yadda I'm smiling here as there are Guys in the USA who can spot them in my pictures (and its probably my fault)  :D

You're definitely on the list!  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 03, 2014, 11:48:29 PM
The leather pouch I picked up a couple of weeks ago has cleaned up well  :tu:
Sadly theres no belt loops on the back
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 05, 2014, 01:21:05 AM
Some good stuff there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on July 05, 2014, 11:04:13 PM
The leather pouch I picked up a couple of weeks ago has cleaned up well  :tu:
Sadly theres no belt loops on the back

You can always add some belt loops!  :tu: :tu:
Nice find BTW  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2014, 08:27:08 PM

 :tu:

This has had a light clean
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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2014, 08:29:34 PM
And a few other bits today
The little ratchet won't turn  :facepalm:
And the Ax head weighs 6 1/2 lbs  :D

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 06, 2014, 08:36:51 PM
Single bit axe at 6 1/2 lbs that is a big one for sure!    :o      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2014, 08:54:01 PM

I probably have enough now  :D

 :cheers:

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 06, 2014, 09:03:04 PM

I probably have enough now  :D

 :cheers:

 :whistle:



 :popcorn:       :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2014, 09:06:22 PM

I probably have enough now  :D

 :cheers:

 :whistle:



 :popcorn:       :D

I don't think you'll have long to wait David   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2014, 09:07:36 PM
I also picked up this rather nice pruning knife today

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture060714017.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture060714017.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 06, 2014, 09:15:41 PM
I also picked up this rather nice pruning knife today

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture060714017.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture060714017.jpg.html)


That does look like a nice knife Tony! I didn't have to wait long at all.     :D   With a new axe and knife are you headed out for a little yard work?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2014, 09:30:47 PM

Thats the axe from this thread, I was going for an interesting picture  ;)

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,52812.0.html

I need to clean, sharpen and oil the pruner before it gets any use, I'm hoping for a makers stamp, it has England on the tang and reminds me of Trevor Abletts work  :think:


So some knife work before yard work  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 06, 2014, 09:39:14 PM
I'm sure you'll get the knife tuned up real good.  Back to     :popcorn:       :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on July 07, 2014, 12:17:36 AM
*CANCELLED* due to RAIN  :rant:
then the sun came out so I got on with some jobs on my "honey Do list"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 07, 2014, 04:30:19 AM
And a few other bits today
The little ratchet won't turn  :facepalm:
And the Ax head weighs 6 1/2 lbs  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture060714014.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture060714014.jpg.html)

The Eclipse bade holder is a nice bit.  Only the second one I've ever seen.  I believe old footprints must be required before one can put on a car boot sale.... :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2014, 08:34:05 AM

The blade holder is really nice/clever, I've never seen one before and thought it was worth the 50p  :)

Your probably right and theres some kind of carboot rule  :D
I saw 4 pairs of Footprints and that was the only pair with the original screw,

I got the pick ax head as someone asked to borrow one last week, they were surprised that I don't own one and my Brother borrowed a Stanley knife so....

Was a good haul  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 07, 2014, 07:12:04 PM

The blade holder is really nice/clever, I've never seen one before and thought it was worth the 50p  :)

Your probably right and theres some kind of carboot rule  :D
I saw 4 pairs of Footprints and that was the only pair with the original screw,

I got the pick ax head as someone asked to borrow one last week, they were surprised that I don't own one and my Brother borrowed a Stanley knife so....

Was a good haul  :D

Large pickaxe and a huge axe.   Get the handles and you are all ready to prop the next teen horror movie.   ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 07, 2014, 07:14:47 PM
More on the Eclipse 4S tool.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,49842.msg835560.html#msg835560
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2014, 09:55:22 PM

Thanks Yadda, I had totally forgotten about the Eclipse 4S thread  :-[ :salute:

Where did I put my hockey mask?   :viking:

Pruners sharp now  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070714001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070714001.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2014, 10:00:02 PM
*CANCELLED* due to RAIN  :rant:
then the sun came out so I got on with some jobs on my "honey Do list"

At least the day wasn't a total waste  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 08, 2014, 12:08:33 AM

Thanks Yadda, I had totally forgotten about the Eclipse 4S thread  :-[ :salute:

Where did I put my hockey mask?   :viking:

Pruners sharp now  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070714001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070714001.jpg.html)

Poor defenseless rosemary plant.  :twak:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2014, 12:17:07 AM

Thanks Yadda, I had totally forgotten about the Eclipse 4S thread  :-[ :salute:

Where did I put my hockey mask?   :viking:

Pruners sharp now  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070714001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070714001.jpg.html)

Poor defenseless rosemary plant.  :twak:

 :D

Mmmmmmm With little roast potatoes  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 08, 2014, 02:45:10 AM

Thanks Yadda, I had totally forgotten about the Eclipse 4S thread  :-[ :salute:

Where did I put my hockey mask?   :viking:

Pruners sharp now  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070714001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070714001.jpg.html)

Poor defenseless rosemary plant.  :twak:

 :D

Mmmmmmm With little roast potatoes  :drool:

One of my all time favorites!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 13, 2014, 11:55:45 AM
Single bit axe at 6 1/2 lbs that is a big one for sure!    :o      :D

Only weighs 6 ¼ lbs now  ;)
Is in good condition, was made by Elwell,

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Axe/Picture120714003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Axe/Picture120714003.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 13, 2014, 12:20:06 PM
That's one mighty looking axe Tony! :o

Now all you need is a handle and a suitable test subject. ;)

(http://mattovermatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/giant-redwood-sequoia-wild-trees-richard-preston.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 13, 2014, 06:34:35 PM
That's one mighty looking axe Tony! :o

Now all you need is a handle and a suitable test subject. ;)

(http://mattovermatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/giant-redwood-sequoia-wild-trees-richard-preston.jpg)


Uh oh, Tony will be loading up his bucket-o-axes and headed to the Pacific NW.    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 13, 2014, 09:56:22 PM
Thats too much like hard work  :ahhh

Anyway it would be a shame to cut down such a nice tree  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 21, 2014, 12:07:55 AM

Picked these up this morning

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture200714011.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture200714011.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 21, 2014, 12:23:33 AM

Picked these up this morning

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture200714011.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture200714011.jpg.html)

Tony you must live in the axe capital of the world  :o gloves look good as well  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 21, 2014, 12:32:57 AM
You might be right Mate  :D

Two pairs of Mecanix carpenters gloves and two pairs of safety specs  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 21, 2014, 01:44:45 AM
 :tu:

Footprints, axes,hatchets, tin snips,  chisels,  all very nice!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 21, 2014, 02:16:23 AM
Great good haul there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on July 21, 2014, 04:08:39 AM
:o

That neck seems a bit thin for that large head on the one on the right.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 21, 2014, 05:21:37 AM
:o

That neck seems a bit thin for that large head on the one on the right.


Better send it over for testing Tony. Just to make sure it is safe to use.    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on July 21, 2014, 05:30:38 AM
Looks like you had a good morning.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 21, 2014, 07:31:44 AM
Thanks Guys it was a good morning  :tu:

I would send it to you David but its made of gold so the postage.....

 :D

Not sure yet but it might end up on a longer handle one day

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 21, 2014, 06:58:01 PM
Having seen the luck you had I stopped by a garage sale yesterday.  He had tools and they were rusty, but nothing of value. It wasn't even worth making a bulk deal offer for the entire rusty lot.  <sigh>
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 21, 2014, 07:08:20 PM
Having seen the luck you had I stopped by a garage sale yesterday.  He had tools and they were rusty, but nothing of value. It wasn't even worth making a bulk deal offer for the entire rusty lot.  <sigh>

Thats never stopped me  :oops:

 :-[  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on July 21, 2014, 07:10:36 PM

Picked these up this morning

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture200714011.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture200714011.jpg.html)

Mate what have you use to haul that home??? Truck with semitrailer?  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 21, 2014, 07:46:40 PM

My arms might be getting longer, people get out of your way if you are carrying a big Axe  :D

Bottom left is a bit odd, solid lead, I thought it was a plumbob but I think it might just be a weight for some kind of fishing?  :think: :think: :think:

The plasterboard saw is a Stanley 'fat max', the yellow tin snips are weiss both good quality  :tu:

The small square is to replace the one Neil kindly gave me that has gone AWOL, trying to get my chisels sharp and square

And tucked away on the left is (I think) a thread file (I have a plan)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 21, 2014, 08:13:35 PM
Lower middle right just below the footprint.  Another sharpening stone or is that a small french rolling pin?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 21, 2014, 08:16:30 PM

My arms might be getting longer, people get out of your way if you are carrying a big Axe  :D

Bottom left is a bit odd, solid lead, I thought it was a plumbob but I think it might just be a weight for some kind of fishing?  :think: :think: :think:

The plasterboard saw is a Stanley 'fat max', the yellow tin snips are weiss both good quality  :tu:

The small square is to replace the one Neil kindly gave me that has gone AWOL, trying to get my chisels sharp and square

And tucked away on the left is (I think) a thread file (I have a plan)
Might be a fishing weight, but it would take one smurf of a rod and reel to throw it out.  Maybe a net weight, odd shaped sash weight or a flap weight for a tent?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2014, 07:27:09 AM
Lower middle right just below the footprint.  Another sharpening stone or is that a small french rolling pin?

Yes another stone that I didn't really need  :)

I will take a better picture of the weight tonight 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2014, 10:41:50 PM

Here it is, surprisingly weighs 2 ½ lbs
It has 'W' stamped on the side which obviously stands for weight  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture220714011.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture220714011.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2014, 01:11:17 PM
Yeah, I'm leaning toward fishing weight now. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 23, 2014, 09:52:01 PM
Yeah, I'm leaning toward fishing weight now.

As you said thats going to be one hell of a fishing rod  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 27, 2014, 10:08:11 PM

I picked up something that I've been on the look out for for a long time....

   :ahhh  An over priced and over sharpened Estwing hatchet (Rob  :waving:  :D  )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture270714015.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture270714015.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 27, 2014, 10:20:18 PM
Very nice tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 27, 2014, 10:41:47 PM
Good haul Tony! Is that screw on the Footprint original?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 27, 2014, 10:51:59 PM
Very nice tony  :salute:

I was very happy to find that little lot  :tu:

Good haul Tony! Is that screw on the Footprint original?


I think so, I will have a look later and report back  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 27, 2014, 11:01:26 PM
Nice haul!

What's the bit at the bottom in the yellow sheath?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 27, 2014, 11:24:04 PM
Thats a Stanley 'dolphin', covered with muck and glue, soaking at the min

http://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/product.php?product=MIS6568&category=00010028&utm_source=google&utm_medium=products

I also picked up some strange scissors and a little box
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 28, 2014, 12:12:40 AM
I was looking at the Footprint and forgot about the hand vise. I keep thinking I need one but never actually buy one when theres one on ebay.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Philby on July 28, 2014, 09:52:47 AM

Here it is, surprisingly weighs 2 ½ lbs
It has 'W' stamped on the side which obviously stands for weight  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture220714011.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture220714011.jpg.html)
Could be a loom weight, used for weaving?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 28, 2014, 07:05:52 PM
Thats a Stanley 'dolphin', covered with muck and glue, soaking at the min

http://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/product.php?product=MIS6568&category=00010028&utm_source=google&utm_medium=products

I also picked up some strange scissors and a little box

I like the Stanley knife I have a cheaper version.  I also like the carpenter's hatchet.   Strange scissors?  Say it ain't so....  Pics?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2014, 08:01:38 PM
Could be a loom weight, used for weaving?
Phil,
I didn't know what a Loom weight was until you mentioned it, had a google and you might be right but I guess at 2 ½ lbs it would be too heavy?  :shrug:

I need to spend some time in the garage cleaning and sharpening stuff  :ahhh
Strange scissors?  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture280714004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture280714004.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 29, 2014, 12:15:45 AM
The strange scissors look like Florist snips. 

Here's something similar.

http://www.hayneedle.com/product/flexrakefloralprunerwithcutleryhandle.cfm?redirect=false&source=pla&kwid=GardeningAccessories%20New&tid=JEN1210-1&adtype=pla&kw=&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=JEN1210-1&gclid=CKPpz4iE6b8CFSMV7AodJREAcg
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2014, 09:46:44 AM
The strange scissors look like Florist snips. 

Here's something similar.

http://www.hayneedle.com/product/flexrakefloralprunerwithcutleryhandle.cfm?redirect=false&source=pla&kwid=GardeningAccessories%20New&tid=JEN1210-1&adtype=pla&kw=&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=JEN1210-1&gclid=CKPpz4iE6b8CFSMV7AodJREAcg

That sounds about right  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Philby on July 29, 2014, 10:25:42 AM
Could be a loom weight, used for weaving?
Phil,
I didn't know what a Loom weight was until you mentioned it, had a google and you might be right but I guess at 2 ½ lbs it would be too heavy?  :shrug:

I need to spend some time in the garage cleaning and sharpening stuff  :ahhh
Strange scissors?  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture280714004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture280714004.jpg.html)
Depends on the size of the loom, our blanket loom in work has an assortment of weights all around it, the heaviest is a monster at 30 pounds. I think that they use the pear shaped weight so that nothing can catch on them as they're without corners?
And I really like the look of that penknife!  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2014, 09:37:40 PM

I shall call it a loom weight then, Thanks Phil  :salute:
Its the Electricians knife that Zed sent me, I put it in the picture for scale


Good haul Tony! Is that screw on the Footprint original?

I think so, I will have a look later and report back  :)

Well spotted David its not a 'footprint'  :o Its stamped W Germany
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 02, 2014, 10:26:33 PM

The Stan's have been helping out this week  :)


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture020814009.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture020814009.jpg.html)

The Estwing cleaned up well  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Axe/Picture020814018.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Axe/Picture020814018.jpg.html)

And so did the (stamped) 'GPO 1967 BB' Axe (General post office)
I've not used it yet but it feels nice in hand  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Axe/Picture020814038.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Axe/Picture020814038.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Santos on August 03, 2014, 12:45:47 AM
aaaahhh '67.
A time where if you refused the mail the postman would come through your door anyway
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 03, 2014, 10:21:23 AM
"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor doors  >:D, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." - Herodotus, 503 B.C. (Inscribed on the General Post Office facility on 33rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York City.) (Source: USPS)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 24, 2014, 11:26:28 PM

Been a busy day, picked up some interesting stuff this morning inc
A really cool little (Girl) Guides knife
A petrol stove I think  :think:, came in a box decorated with scout wraping paper  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture240814024.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture240814024.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on August 24, 2014, 11:38:42 PM
So .... when will you start making Morris style knives? :pok: ;)

With the latest batch you should have a good stockpile of files. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 25, 2014, 12:01:39 AM
So .... when will you start making Morris style knives? :pok: ;)

With the latest batch you should have a good stockpile of files. :D

I do have a few now  :-[  and MM is to blame for this  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 25, 2014, 01:35:38 AM
The Burston wrench is neat.  I hadn't seen one of those before. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 25, 2014, 10:28:49 AM
I havn't had time to play with anything yet  :ahhh

The Burston wrench is neat.  I hadn't seen one of those before. :tu:

I've never seen one before and as it was only 50p I got it to show you and Bob  :tu:
I have to stop buying wrenches I don't need  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 25, 2014, 12:43:30 PM
Some very interesting Finds  Tony :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 25, 2014, 04:55:31 PM
It would be interesting to see that stove cleaned up and running.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 25, 2014, 07:16:18 PM
I've never seen one before and as it was only 50p I got it to show you and Bob  :tu:
I have to stop buying wrenches I don't need  :facepalm:

If the postage wasn't so expensive I would glady reimburse you the 50p and take it off your hands. :D

It looks like it would make a great head thumper.  Not suggesting mind you, just observing..... :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 25, 2014, 11:18:15 PM
I've never seen one before and as it was only 50p I got it to show you and Bob  :tu:
I have to stop buying wrenches I don't need  :facepalm:

If the postage wasn't so expensive I would glady reimburse you the 50p and take it off your hands. :D

It looks like it would make a great head thumper.  Not suggesting mind you, just observing..... :whistle:

I don't think its big enough for violence  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture250814003b.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture250814003b.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 25, 2014, 11:24:59 PM
It would be interesting to see that stove cleaned up and running.


Here it is with with a drop of meths, I think I need some instructions and a new leather washer before I fill it with petrol...

 :pok: And a volunteer  :rofl:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture250814011b.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture250814011b.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 26, 2014, 12:51:27 AM
Are there any marking you can see Sparky? I'm not really well versed in those old brass burny things, but there it a UK based forum that has loads of gallery photos and information - Spiritburner (http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/index.php?) - I think it would be a paraffin burner, though Meths can be used to prime it.

There is also a UK based source for parts - Fettlebox (http://www.fettlebox.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 26, 2014, 07:07:14 AM
Oh my, is that a ball peen hammer head with an axe blade welded onto it?     :o       :ahhh       :D       :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2014, 09:32:18 AM
Thanks for those links Spork,  :salute:

Its made by Radius in Sweden

http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/showtopic.php?tid/25699/post/new/

David,
I'm not sure if extra metal has been added or not  :think:
someone has taken a lot of time to make this one, its a little twisted but thats OK as the handle is a little bent  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 26, 2014, 03:29:40 PM
The question is now...who is going to volunteer to light it?  :ahhh :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Santos on August 26, 2014, 05:25:16 PM
 :think: :think:
By the blueness around the preheater it looks like T has already tried.
I have a portuguese Hippolite that i picked up with a primus blowlamp. Very similar look. Been meaning to get it running so i can flog it for a better price on ebay. (still haven't changed the seals on the primus either, i really want to braze old school)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 26, 2014, 06:29:11 PM
Oh my, is that a ball peen hammer head with an axe blade welded onto it?     :o       :ahhh       :D       :D

I was thinking Zombie hatchet!   :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2014, 11:43:35 PM
The question is now...who is going to volunteer to light it?  :ahhh :D

:pok: You?   :D

:think: :think:
By the blueness around the preheater it looks like T has already tried.
I have a portuguese Hippolite that i picked up with a primus blowlamp. Very similar look. Been meaning to get it running so i can flog it for a better price on ebay. (still haven't changed the seals on the primus either, i really want to braze old school)

I did pour a drop of meths in the preheater for the picture   ;) 

Oh my, is that a ball peen hammer head with an axe blade welded onto it?     :o       :ahhh       :D       :D

I was thinking Zombie hatchet!   :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

I've bigger stuff for the Zombies  :viking:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on August 28, 2014, 10:38:41 AM
I pity that poor old wire wheel  :P :D :D
If vinegar was a key ingredient in explosives manufacture I think Tony would be on the top of MI5's watch list  :think: :D

Some great looking stuff Tony  8) 8) , + I do like the hatchet hammer, reminds me of a Bridgeport multi tool  8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2014, 11:20:45 AM
Hi Matt  :waving:

I have been through a few of those wire wheels  ::)  they do start shedding after a while  :)

I do seem to have a lot of vinegaroon floating about  :D

Yep the Hatchet hammer is a cute little thing, probably be OK for making tent pegs and the like  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 31, 2014, 01:53:51 PM

Had an early start and picked up a few good bits today  :)

1942 Air Ministry hand vice
3 'ok' folders and 5 nice knives
1 Waiter
2 Taylors Eye Witness knives
1 Pruner (can't read but prob Sheffield)
1 Spear & Jackson made in Sheffield (surprisingly nice)

And another slasher  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture310814008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture310814008.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 01, 2014, 01:46:02 AM
The spear and jackson is a nice ag knife.  Pruner blade and saw.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 01, 2014, 06:31:25 AM
Another nice haul Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 01, 2014, 02:36:20 PM
Another nice haul Tony!

+1.

The poms sure do like their pruners  ??? :D :D :D either that or they have had enough of pruning & are selling them all to Tony  :P :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 01, 2014, 08:55:52 PM
Another nice haul Tony!

+1.

The poms sure do like their pruners  ??? :D :D :D either that or they have had enough of pruning & are selling them all to Tony  :P :D

Its about the only knife in the UK thats not considered a weapon  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on September 03, 2014, 12:15:42 PM
I got a couple of metal files last Sunday, to try and make knives.

There were lots of rusty tools etc., but I have new tools to use.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 03, 2014, 06:26:20 PM
I got a couple of metal files last Sunday, to try and make knives.

There were lots of rusty tools etc., but I have new tools to use.

 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on September 03, 2014, 06:43:45 PM
 +1   :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2014, 06:33:25 PM
+1   :popcorn:

x2  :popcorn:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 07, 2014, 06:36:58 PM
Stop eating popcorn and go make some knives. :twak:

:P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2014, 06:42:59 PM

Stop eating popcorn and buy some rust. :twak:

:P

Went visiting today and managed to squeeze in three carboots  ;)
Inc;
Stanley steelmaster hammer
German slippy
Brass and copper Kettle  :drool: 

Ooh and four pick-Ax handles  (hope they fit)  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070914014.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070914014.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on September 07, 2014, 07:07:41 PM
Stop eating popcorn and go make some knives. :twak:

:P

Stop eating popcorn and buy some rust. :twak:

:P

Went visiting today and managed to squeeze in three carboots  ;)
Inc;
Stanley steelmaster hammer
German slippy
Brass and copper Kettle  :drool: 

Ooh and four pick-Ax handles  (hope they fit)  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070914014.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070914014.jpg.html)

I spent 2 hours making one of the files glow red with a blowtorch and it is still magnetic... I did the spark test earlier so I know they are good.

I will see if they are softer now tomorrow, and, if it did not work I will soften them with a charcoal fire.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 07, 2014, 09:31:36 PM
How did you let them cool down, D? If you got them cherry red, they should soften off if they cool slowly enough (in a box of vermiculite). Try not to keep the steel at elevated temperatures for too long though as it can burn carbon off (reducing the hardenability later)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2014, 09:44:31 PM
A better picture of my new kettle, I think the handle has been replaced in the past  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture070914023.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture070914023.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2014, 09:51:05 PM
I spent 2 hours making one of the files glow red with a blowtorch and it is still magnetic... I did the spark test earlier so I know they are good.

I will see if they are softer now tomorrow, and, if it did not work I will soften them with a charcoal fire.

 :think: You know it should become non magnetic then magnetic again as it cools?
I'm probably mis-understanding
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: dks on September 08, 2014, 07:17:50 AM
I checked them with the magnet when they were still red, though I could not get them to be really bright red. I assume there is some cooling when I move the torch to check with the magnet.  I let them cool slowly in air so if the process worked they should be soft. I checked them with a screw and I think the screw can now scratch the file, but I did not try anything else (maybe the screw just "writes" on the file and it looks like it is scratching it).

I will check how hard they are today, if I have time. If It did not work then I will go with charcoal and an air pump.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 08, 2014, 07:28:04 PM
... I think the handle has been replaced in the past...


Looks like one of my fixes.  Broom sticks and dowels.  Gotta love 'em!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2014, 07:36:33 PM
... I think the handle has been replaced in the past...


Looks like one of my fixes.  Broom sticks and dowels.  Gotta love 'em!

And ductape  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ducttapetech on September 08, 2014, 07:42:54 PM
+1

Nate

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 09, 2014, 04:13:31 AM
... I think the handle has been replaced in the past...


Looks like one of my fixes.  Broom sticks and dowels.  Gotta love 'em!

And ductape  :D
:salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2014, 12:36:15 AM
I picked up the bits on the right at last weeks carboot
The horn from a pet shop and went skip diving today for the rustyest axe head I've ever seen  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture180914005.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture180914005.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on September 19, 2014, 12:57:48 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jerseydevil on September 19, 2014, 01:01:40 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Only if the stuff came from the trunk of a car at the yard sale.  :P

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on September 19, 2014, 01:07:00 AM
I'll put it in my trunk for the pictures for you! :drink:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2014, 01:20:08 AM
 :salute:

You can post anything you like in here Higgins the boss has given up on this thread  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on September 19, 2014, 01:23:48 AM
Awesome! Newest are some antique German Beck Kassel Binoculars, but unfortunately I don't have anything with me other than some old advertisements at school.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2014, 09:31:04 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 19, 2014, 06:13:16 PM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D
don't listen to the king of all things Oxidation, he's just yanking ya chain (probably to see if it's rusty)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on September 19, 2014, 07:11:34 PM
I'll post what I have after class!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 19, 2014, 07:13:42 PM
 :tu:
 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 19, 2014, 07:24:31 PM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D

I've considered posting my found tools here too, but most of them are current tools, not particularly interesting and rarely very rusty for items found lying on the side of the road. I used to post them to a blog, but haven't had much time (interest) in the past couple of years to document my finds.


http://ifoundyourlosttool.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 19, 2014, 07:27:25 PM
went skip diving today for the rustyest axe head I've ever seen  ::)

Had to look up "skip diving".   :rofl:

 :tu: :salute: 

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on September 19, 2014, 10:47:55 PM
Here's the finds that I have with me. The Demo knife has Ulster 48 written on the bail with brass liners, the pliers are Mac and have far less rust than you guys may like :D. The Ads I got just because I thought they would look pretty cool on the dorm walls. The 7-up one is from 1950, the other is 52.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2014, 08:56:41 AM
went skip diving today for the rustiest axe head I've ever seen  ::)

Had to look up "skip diving".   :rofl:

 :tu: :salute:

I forgot to translate that one  :D so I googled it just for fun and found this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8159601.stm
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2014, 09:08:39 AM
Here's the finds that I have with me. The Demo knife has Ulster 48 written on the bail with brass liners, the pliers are Mac and have far less rust than you guys may like :D. The Ads I got just because I thought they would look pretty cool on the dorm walls. The 7-up one is from 1950, the other is 52.

Is that a US Army knife? and is 48 when it was made?

Those posters are older than I am  :o  very cool  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on September 20, 2014, 09:09:56 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D

Well,in that case
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/kirk130013/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg) (http://s782.photobucket.com/user/kirk130013/media/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg.html)
Victorinox 108mm GAK found for a tenner at St George's Market,Belfast
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2014, 09:14:47 AM
Score  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on September 20, 2014, 02:27:00 PM
Here's the finds that I have with me. The Demo knife has Ulster 48 written on the bail with brass liners, the pliers are Mac and have far less rust than you guys may like :D. The Ads I got just because I thought they would look pretty cool on the dorm walls. The 7-up one is from 1950, the other is 52.

Is that a US Army knife? and is 48 when it was made?

Those posters are older than I am  :o  very cool  :tu:

Yes I'm pretty sure this one was military issue, and I think 48 is the year of manufacture. Either way it was too cool to leave there :D. The posters have more than a few years on me as well hahahaha.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MultiMat on September 21, 2014, 05:00:07 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D

Well,in that case
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/kirk130013/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg) (http://s782.photobucket.com/user/kirk130013/media/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg.html)
Victorinox 108mm GAK found for a tenner at St George's Market,Belfast

Cheese & onion chips  :ahhh (http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/funny/1/vomiting.gif)

Nice GAK though mate  :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on September 22, 2014, 12:30:47 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D

Well,in that case
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/kirk130013/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg) (http://s782.photobucket.com/user/kirk130013/media/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg.html)
Victorinox 108mm GAK found for a tenner at St George's Market,Belfast

Cheese & onion chips  :ahhh (http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/funny/1/vomiting.gif)

Nice GAK though mate  :D :D

They're not just any cheese and onion crisps :twak:

They're TAYTO cheese and onion crisps :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on September 22, 2014, 12:48:32 AM
So can Car Boot finds translate to Yard sale finds as well? I've gotten some pretty cool stuff and haven't had anywhere to share it.

Theres an actual MTo rule that says anything bought from yard sales, flea markets, a car lot at the back of the 7-11 from a man with a false beard etc etc has to be posted in this thread  :D

Well,in that case
(http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/kirk130013/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg) (http://s782.photobucket.com/user/kirk130013/media/imagejpg1_zps8df2e17f.jpg.html)
Victorinox 108mm GAK found for a tenner at St George's Market,Belfast

Cheese & onion chips  :ahhh (http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/funny/1/vomiting.gif)

Nice GAK though mate  :D :D

They're not just any cheese and onion crisps :twak:

They're TAYTO cheese and onion crisps :drool:
I always come back from Oz with a couple cartons of Smiths.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2014, 07:21:39 AM
Only picked up a few bits yesterday
Thats a different type of IMCO lighter, damaged, not sure if I can get it going but will have a play later

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture210914002.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture210914002.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 22, 2014, 11:17:35 AM
a BOW  :sa:
Tony with a bow ! now that's a scary thought
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on September 22, 2014, 03:13:32 PM
a BOW  :sa:
Tony with a bow ! now that's a scary thought

Worse than Tony with an axe?
:ashley:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 22, 2014, 05:20:11 PM
The IMCO would be a Streamline. I like that one a lot. :tu: What's wrong with it?

And yes, tell us about the bow. >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2014, 10:21:00 PM
The IMCO would be a Streamline. I like that one a lot. :tu: What's wrong with it?

And yes, tell us about the bow. >:D

Streamline Thanks :salute: The IMCO has been wet in the past and is a little corroded inside

I thought it was an axe throwing stick  :viking:

Its a SHERWOOD FORESTER: A 50" bow with a 20lb draw weight suitable for 8 12 year olds. (I will not tell the G/F the last bit  ;) )

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 22, 2014, 10:29:03 PM

Its a SHERWOOD FORESTER: A 50" bow with a 20lb draw weight suitable for 8 12 year olds.
I prefer a much more powerful bow or hunting children..... or a shotgun  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2014, 10:33:43 PM

Its a SHERWOOD FORESTER: A 50" bow with a 20lb draw weight suitable for 8 12 year olds.
I prefer a much more powerful bow or hunting children..... or a shotgun  :whistle:

Times have changed, kids are fatter and slower nowadays  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 23, 2014, 02:08:45 AM
Like that axe Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2014, 08:29:16 AM
Like that axe Tony!

Just because I needed another Axe  ::)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2014, 09:16:41 PM
A couple of army bags, I don't know what they were for  :think: made from nylonish kinda stuff, two pockets outside and two inside

And heres another axe,  ::)
I wasn't going to buy it untill I found it has my initials stamped in to the handle
It was a sign I tell you!  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture280914010.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture280914010.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 28, 2014, 09:29:16 PM
:rofl:

That folding saw looks aggressive and not easy to lose. :tu: Very good for the woods.

What's the pipe knife, a no name or ...?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 28, 2014, 09:51:14 PM
correct me if I'm wrong (I'm sure someone will  :facepalm:) but I think you'll find the 'bags' are for NBC kits  :think:
Nuclear Bio Chemical (warfare)~ respirator (gas mask to us old boys) etc
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2014, 10:45:06 PM
Thanks TD,  :salute:
They seem well made little bags
I only wanted the one but the Guy insisted I take them off his hands  ;)

:rofl:

That folding saw looks aggressive and not easy to lose. :tu: Very good for the woods.

What's the pipe knife, a no name or ...?

I guess 'made in Sheffield', with the same old gunked up, rusty, over sharpened blade but the pokey bit is OK  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on September 28, 2014, 11:33:36 PM
I only wanted the one but the Guy insisted I take them off his hands  ;)
that makes me soooo angry !  :rant:  :rofl:
(I nearly brought one a while back but the stall holder got cold feet when I asked for a price and put it back in his van :( )


I haven't been to a Bootfair for weeks :cry: I'm getting withdrawals (wifey's not been well) must try next week before they start getting rained off regular.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2014, 12:36:48 AM
I only wanted the one but the Guy insisted I take them off his hands  ;)
that makes me soooo angry !  :rant:  :rofl:
(I nearly brought one a while back but the stall holder got cold feet when I asked for a price and put it back in his van :( )

I haven't been to a Bootfair for weeks :cry: I'm getting withdrawals (wifey's not been well) must try next week before they start getting rained off regular.


He thought you were MOD Plod?  :D

Its coming to the end of the season for 'on grass' booties  :cry:
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on September 29, 2014, 12:28:48 PM
Those bags look the biz - def gas mask bags - how big are they?

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2014, 10:00:57 PM
Those bags look the biz - def gas mask bags - how big are they?

I have squeezed a hard hat into the left hand bag, tight fit

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture290914010.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture290914010.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on September 30, 2014, 12:20:07 PM
Thanks - They are a good size!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: big dave on October 05, 2014, 05:10:13 PM
I actually kept my eyes open today and this is what I found at the car boot sale   :)

The top 'army' knife has 1937 on one side of the blade
and on the other..
G (then what might be a little crown) R
Rodgers & sons
6Norfolk ST
Sheffield England

The marlin spike has what looks like
556607 stamped on the side

Anyone have a link or more information please?  :tu:

Army knives didn't generally have the marlin spike, that's a navy version. They haven't changed over the years, just got cheaper and nastier! Later versions didnt even have scales on them. this is one my father gave me when he left the navy in the 80's, its made by MYSON and stamped with the arrow, 1970, 975-7403.
The stain on the can opener is probably blood, its got such a strong spring you've got a 50/50 chance of ripping your thumbnail out when you try to open it!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2014, 09:17:08 PM
I would have to disagree with you about the spike Dave
I have found out since that post that they were to help soldiers undoing knots in rope and various poking duties
Nice that you have your Fathers Knife Mate  :tu:

And today...

If I keep this up they will move this whole thread to the Axe Hole  :whistle:
A pair of Axes with 'planks' as handles
Small Axe that someone stored too close to a fire  ::)
A couple of Billhooks, one in lovely condition and one not
Oh, another old tool box and some socks  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture051014012.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture051014012.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on October 05, 2014, 10:21:21 PM
...and some socks.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2014, 10:45:25 PM
...and some socks.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

They are new, from the sock man  :D  I need to keep my toes warm

There was ice on my car this morning  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on October 05, 2014, 10:47:32 PM
...and some socks.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

They are new, from the sock man  :D  I need to keep my toes warm

There was ice on my car this morning  :ahhh

I hear you! I needed the electric heater earlier :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2014, 10:55:38 PM
...and some socks.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

They are new, from the sock man  :D  I need to keep my toes warm

There was ice on my car this morning  :ahhh

I hear you! I needed the electric heater earlier :facepalm:

I don't know why but this just popped in to my head  :shrug:

"We used to dream of an electric heater"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on October 05, 2014, 10:58:23 PM
...and some socks.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

They are new, from the sock man  :D  I need to keep my toes warm

There was ice on my car this morning  :ahhh

I hear you! I needed the electric heater earlier :facepalm:

I don't know why but this just popped in to my head  :shrug:

"We used to dream of an electric heater"

"While walking to school barefoot, in the snow, uphill, ... both ways." :whistle:

Probably a Monty Python Four Yorkshiremen thing. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2014, 11:05:52 PM
 ;)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 12, 2014, 11:02:28 PM
Not much today
a nice little lighter (needs a little work)
And an old Stanley knife with early markings on the handle

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture121014003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture121014003.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 13, 2014, 12:08:37 AM
No axe today Tony?  ???    I always look for your new axe finds.      :D      8) old Stanley!    :tu:     :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on October 13, 2014, 12:54:13 AM
You did great on the lighter. That's a Smoke Stone brass no.5 lighter if I'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2014, 06:45:06 AM
No axe today Tony?  ???    I always look for your new axe finds.      :D      8) old Stanley!    :tu:     :)

I didn't see a single one all morning   :-\
I did see two kukries but they wern't up to much and a couple of fake SAKs

You did great on the lighter. That's a Smoke Stone brass no.5 lighter if I'm not mistaken.

I'm not sure about Smoke Stone  :think:
This is stamped Comoy, I have others stamped Comoy brass No5
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Taxi Dad on October 13, 2014, 11:14:08 AM
does this mean you've finally purchased ALL the rustAxes in Oxforshire and surrounding counties Tony?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on October 13, 2014, 04:54:49 PM
does this mean you've finally purchased ALL the rustAxes in Oxforshire and surrounding counties Tony?

More likely the sellers have all colluded to hold off for a while and make him a bit crazy and willing to pay sky-high prices when he does finally find the object(s) of his desire ......   ;)   :pok:    :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2014, 08:45:13 PM
does this mean you've finally purchased ALL the rustAxes in Oxforshire and surrounding counties Tony?

More likely the sellers have all colluded to hold off for a while and make him a bit crazy and willing to pay sky-high prices when he does finally find the object(s) of his desire ......   ;)   :pok:    :rofl:

Don't you lot start me off  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 26, 2014, 03:36:04 PM
To make up for last time...

Picked up a big old Kent pattern this morning with a case of woodworm had a knackered axe thrown in  ;)
And a Stanley (made in Canada   :o ) centerpunch

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture261014004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture261014004.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 27, 2014, 06:46:46 PM
... and a Footprint.

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 27, 2014, 10:47:13 PM
... and a Footprint.

 :tu:

A pair of Footprints with original screw  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 28, 2014, 03:53:08 AM
... and a Footprint.

 :tu:

A pair of Footprints with original screw  :D

 :cheers:

Nice!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 28, 2014, 06:34:40 AM
... and a Footprint.

 :tu:

A pair of Footprints with original screw  :D

 :cheers:

Nice!


How much are these Mate?

20p

 :gimme:

Very nice  :D  :D  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 16, 2014, 03:18:10 PM
Last weekend

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture161114007.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture161114007.jpg.html)

This weekend,
Picked up an old and very used Ax made in the UK by Brades

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture161114010.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture161114010.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 16, 2014, 07:36:34 PM
Last weekend

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture161114007.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture161114007.jpg.html)

This weekend,
Picked up an old and very used Ax made in the UK by Brades

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture161114010.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture161114010.jpg.html)

Love the footprints!  Original screws on both?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 16, 2014, 09:31:56 PM
Yadda  :salute:

They look like they are but I haven't cleaned them up yet  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on November 19, 2014, 07:05:28 AM
Went to a moving house clearance sale.  Got this for about AU$10

(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo231/robbieb83/Tools/WP_20141116_0021.jpg) (http://s379.photobucket.com/user/robbieb83/media/Tools/WP_20141116_0021.jpg.html)

There were several othe Footprints of smaller size, but no original screw, and the jaws were all minced up.  This one is in very good condition apart from the rust.
Bosch Jigsaw for $5, so the rest was about $5.
Magnifying glass with LED lights and stand, Fresnel lens magnifying sheet, Round compass, small square, Vic classic in poor condition, some small USA made tool, Small Ball Peen hammer of unknown weitght, an E10 globe.
And a nice brown leather sheath, unfortunately empty of knife  :( Guess I need to find something to put in it?  :D
A Buck 110 is the right width but too short.  Any ideas as to what it'd be good for?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 19, 2014, 06:07:25 PM
Looks like a good deal Rob,  :tu:
lots of useful bits there  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on November 19, 2014, 06:42:22 PM
Some good stuff there Tony and Rob! Really liking those Footprint wrenches.     8)     :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 30, 2014, 08:16:20 PM
Picked up a few interesting bits this morning
but no Axes or multitools   :think:

Yep another stove   :whistle:

Inc; a conical oil stone, another 1/4 driver, 'RAC' badge off some old car, new files...

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture301114006.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture301114006.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 01, 2014, 06:53:35 PM
Picked up a few interesting bits this morning
but no Axes or multitools   :think:

Yep another stove   :whistle:

Inc; a conical oil stone, another 1/4 driver, 'RAC' badge off some old car, new files...

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture301114006.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture301114006.jpg.html)

Great finds!

Those small pry bars always come in handy.  I also see a Fortsner bit along with the spade bits.  Those Fortsner bits make nice clean holes in wood.    I look forward to seeing the stove once you clean it up and get it working.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 01, 2014, 07:34:51 PM
 ;)

I have one or two prybars already but for 50p I had to get another  :D
I picked up a lot of bits I didn't really need because they were cheap, I have no use for the forstner bit but one day...   :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 01, 2014, 11:55:54 PM
;)
I have one or two prybars already but for 50p I had to get another  :D

At that price why not?!! :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 09, 2014, 08:52:44 PM
;)

I have one or two prybars already but for 50p I had to get another  :D
I picked up a lot of bits I didn't really need because they were cheap, I have no use for the forstner bit but one day...   :whistle:

I purchased a set of inexpensive fortsner bits a few years back.  I have only used one or two of the bits in the past 10 years.  They are a perfect solution for some drilling problems.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 11, 2014, 11:20:05 PM
I bought this Guide Knife a while ago, the blade was rubbing so I gave it a little bend
Bugger  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture091214004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture091214004.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture091214008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture091214008.jpg.html)

Heres a poor picture of my peening

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture111214016.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture111214016.jpg.html)

You can't tell in these pictures but the 'scales' are brass
Still needs a little polishing and a sharpen

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture111214039.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture111214039.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on December 11, 2014, 11:22:30 PM
Good as new mate :tu:

Sent from the astropathic choir.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 11, 2014, 11:29:31 PM
Coins and tools everywhere, need to tidy my bedside table  :ahhh

Old pencil box with perspex lid

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture091214001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture091214001.jpg.html)

Grey paint, car primer  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture111214001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture111214001.jpg.html)

Ready for my bedside table  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture111214004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture111214004.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on December 11, 2014, 11:31:24 PM
That looks great man, good job and nice reuse!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 11, 2014, 11:34:07 PM
Thanks Mike (Though the blade is a little stiff  ::) )
and Higgins  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on December 12, 2014, 12:49:54 AM
That looks great man, good job and nice reuse!

+1 Love it! I need to make me a bedside tray.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Higgins617 on December 12, 2014, 12:57:07 AM
That looks great man, good job and nice reuse!

+1 Love it! I need to make me a bedside tray.  :tu:

+1 To your plus one, have a night stand drawer but its really just a clustersmurf
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on December 12, 2014, 01:51:27 AM
That looks great man, good job and nice reuse!

+1 Love it! I need to make me a bedside tray.  :tu:

+1 To your plus one, have a night stand drawer but its really just a clustersmurf

But I'm running out of room on my desk.  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 12, 2014, 06:50:10 AM
That looks great man, good job and nice reuse!

+1 Love it! I need to make me a bedside tray.  :tu:

+1 To your plus one, have a night stand drawer but its really just a clustersmurf

But I'm running out of room on my desk.  :ahhh

Yep it just piles up, every time you change trousers, screws, rolls of tape, coins, keys  :ahhh
I think Chrissy used to have a nice leather tray thing  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 14, 2014, 09:29:55 PM
I was given some rust over the weekend

I was asked if I could fix up this cast iron Victorian fireplace insert for someone and I said yes  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture141214008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture141214008.jpg.html)

And was given a  SAKalike with wood scales and a tiny hammer that were dug up in a garden  :D

  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture141214005.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture141214005.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on December 14, 2014, 11:19:19 PM
Nice work on the Guide Knife Tony. Although looking at your bedside organiser,your making my bedside heap of stuff look,well,less weird  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on December 14, 2014, 11:53:18 PM
Good job on the Guide Knife Tony!     :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 15, 2014, 12:37:57 AM
I was given some rust over the weekend

I was asked if I could fix up this cast iron Victorian fireplace insert for someone and I said yes  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture141214008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture141214008.jpg.html)

And was given a  SAKalike with wood scales and a tiny hammer that were dug up in a garden  :D

  (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture141214005.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture141214005.jpg.html)

That's gonna take a lot of vinegar! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on December 15, 2014, 06:19:26 AM
That's gonna take a lot of vinegar!  :D

1+   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 15, 2014, 06:37:47 AM
That's gonna take a lot of vinegar!  :D

1+   :D
I think I'll fill the bath  :D

Nice work on the Guide Knife Tony. Although looking at your bedside organiser,your making my bedside heap of stuff look,well,less weird  ;)
Good job on the Guide Knife Tony!     :tu:

Thanks I'm very pleased with it, as you can guess I was a bit anoyed when I broke the pin  :-[
just needs a sharpen now  :)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 18, 2014, 09:44:48 PM
WorkInProgress  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture181214005b.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture181214005b.jpg.html)

 :think: not sure how this will turn out as its a very chunky little chap
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on December 18, 2014, 10:38:02 PM
Not so much a splitter as an exploder mate! :D

Sent from the astropathic choir.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 25, 2015, 05:47:31 PM
Popped to the bootie this morning..... Brrrrr ice on the puddles  :ahhh

Didn't find a whole lot...

Cast iron, enameled burner thingy
When I asked the Guy 'what gas does it run on?'
he said; it will only cost you a pound to find out

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/Picture%2025.01.15%20003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/Picture%2025.01.15%20003.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 26, 2015, 12:27:18 AM
Nice hacksaw!  Those files look substantial. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 26, 2015, 06:39:14 AM
Nice hacksaw!  Those files look substantial. :tu:
Yep the hacksaw is a nice one
Files? I have to dust off my 'they are for sharpening horses' joke again  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 09, 2015, 10:13:46 PM
Picked up a nice pair of ladies boots the other day ( cut the feet off  :) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/001.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/001.jpg.html)

And a work mate threw this in the skip, Got it out in about 30 seconds  :whistle:
Estwing?  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/006.jpg)[/URL
 (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/006.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on February 09, 2015, 10:23:25 PM
And a work mate threw this in the skip, Got it out in about 30 seconds  :whistle:
Estwing?  :think:
That hatchet reminds me of the saying from the horse world: "rode hard, put away wet"  :o

I'm guessing you'd be slightly reluctant to lend any of your "good" tools to that particular work mate ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 10, 2015, 02:48:58 AM

You should carve a nice wooden handle for the hatchet.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 10, 2015, 06:42:07 AM
And a work mate threw this in the skip, Got it out in about 30 seconds  :whistle:
Estwing?  :think:
That hatchet reminds me of the saying from the horse world: "rode hard, put away wet"  :o

I'm guessing you'd be slightly reluctant to lend any of your "good" tools to that particular work mate ?

 :rofl: Your guess would be spot on!


You should carve a nice wooden handle for the hatchet.

I was thinking micarta Yadda
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on February 10, 2015, 06:58:04 AM
+1 for the micarta.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 10, 2015, 01:25:16 PM
+1 for the micarta.  :tu:

I can go there.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 15, 2015, 06:20:28 PM
Todays finds inc....
 
An RAF escape Axe (I think) with MOD arrow and a two pound lump hammer made by Brades
(and a fake Zippo that isn't worth the pound I paid for it  :facepalm: )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/010.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/010.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2015, 06:45:05 PM
Now that escape axe looks very cool! :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 15, 2015, 06:58:40 PM
Now that escape axe looks very cool! :)

At the moment I’m a bit puzzled by it Mike as I’ve seen pictures of them with a hole in the blade for weight reduction  :think:

But it is a cool thing  :salute:  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 16, 2015, 02:39:20 AM
Now that escape axe looks very cool! :)

At the moment I’m a bit puzzled by it Mike as I’ve seen pictures of them with a hole in the blade for weight reduction  :think:

But it is a cool thing  :salute:  :D

Great zombie dispatcher!

Looking forward to seeing it cleaned up with a new handle.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 16, 2015, 11:04:38 AM
Now that escape axe looks very cool! :)

At the moment I’m a bit puzzled by it Mike as I’ve seen pictures of them with a hole in the blade for weight reduction  :think:

But it is a cool thing  :salute:  :D
Come to think of it, your right about the cut out :/

Anyway regardless of whether or not it's real, it's a great piece, and having a built in pickaroon it'll make a great fire side axe :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 16, 2015, 09:19:31 PM
Now that escape axe looks very cool! :)

At the moment I’m a bit puzzled by it Mike as I’ve seen pictures of them with a hole in the blade for weight reduction  :think:

But it is a cool thing  :salute:  :D
Come to think of it, your right about the cut out :/

Anyway regardless of whether or not it's real, it's a great piece, and having a built in pickaroon it'll make a great fire side axe :)

Not a fake but a heavier version which made me think that it wasn’t for aircraft  :think:
But it looks like they were  :)

https://hatchfive.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/raf-escape-axe/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 23, 2015, 08:24:34 AM
That RAF escape axe be  8) Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 23, 2015, 08:54:18 AM

Thanks David  :tu:
And more or less indestructible  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 24, 2015, 08:41:26 PM
Old lump hammer, stamped

BRADES
WARRANTED
1706 (model number I guess?)
2LBs

A new old stock handle  Tidy bench  :whistle:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC01881.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC01881.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC01884.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC01884.jpg.html)

Handle cleaned up well with some wire wool and linseed oil

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC01899.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC01899.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC01907.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC01907.jpg.html)

 ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on February 24, 2015, 11:29:56 PM
Nicely done and cracker bench there mate.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 25, 2015, 10:18:04 AM
Nicely done and cracker bench there mate.  :tu:

Yep 6 foot long 3 foot wide and I get to play in one square foot  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on February 25, 2015, 10:25:21 AM
Nicely done and cracker bench there mate.  :tu:

Yep 6 foot long 3 foot wide and I get to play in one square foot  ::)

I'd be worried if it were otherwise ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on February 25, 2015, 10:32:34 AM
Nicely done and cracker bench there mate.  :tu:

Yep 6 foot long 3 foot wide and I get to play in one square foot  ::)

I'd be worried if it were otherwise ;)

Well said kirky.  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on March 06, 2015, 10:09:37 AM

I really must not buy any more Axes  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/16092012006.jpg)

A big hand-full of Axes  :whistle:


Hi Sparky

This and the Collectors thread are my favourites on MTO, read through them back to front, and very surprised to see something familiar!

I want to ask you about that axe right at the bottom....
I have one just like it, it was used and left behind during an attempted break-in on a friend's small holding.
Mine now!  :D
Mine is stamped "ANGUS", and it have "20 000V" on the rubber handle.
Can't figure out what it's for or where from, but now the UK seems the obvious answer.

The handle was in a sorry state so I removed and replaced it with rope after cleaning and resharpening.
It's small but heavy and just eats through wood.....

Any more info would be welcome..

Cheers'
Gerhard
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 06, 2015, 08:02:21 PM
Welcome to my favourite thread Gerhard  :salute: :D

That is an ARPAX which stands for Air raid patrol/prevention axe
These were made in WW2 and were issued to air raid wardens for rescue duties (and firemen)
They were made by a few different companies e.g. ELWELL, CHILLINGTON but I’ve not heard of ANGUS  :think:

Can we see some pictures of yours Please  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on March 09, 2015, 09:48:16 AM
Welcome to my favourite thread Gerhard  :salute: :D

That is an ARPAX which stands for Air raid patrol/prevention axe
These were made in WW2 and were issued to air raid wardens for rescue duties (and firemen)
They were made by a few different companies e.g. ELWELL, CHILLINGTON but I’ve not heard of ANGUS  :think:

Can we see some pictures of yours Please  :tu:

 :cheers:

Hi

Thanks for that! :cheers:

I will definitely post pics, just struggling with.......technical difficulties...  :oops: Forum password saved at work and forgotten, but I can't access the hosting sites from here...
Photos already taken, have no fear....

Cheers
Gerhard
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 09, 2015, 06:22:55 PM
 :popcorn:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on March 10, 2015, 12:40:01 PM
(http://i62.tinypic.com/bijsbr.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/69dyex.jpg)

....bit rusty again  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on March 10, 2015, 02:34:43 PM
Hi

I gave it the pointy bit at the bottom after removing what was left of the rubber handle, same rubber handle that could apparently protect/isolate you from 20 000V.

The electric fencing we generally live behind is 15 000V as far as I know, and I always hope  >:D the thief that left it behind got a small HELLO from the fence thanks to the stuffed handle.
We can dream  ::) 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 10, 2015, 06:31:00 PM
Hi

I gave it the pointy bit at the bottom after removing what was left of the rubber handle, same rubber handle that could apparently protect/isolate you from 20 000V.

The electric fencing we generally live behind is 15 000V as far as I know, and I always hope  >:D the thief that left it behind got a small HELLO from the fence thanks to the stuffed handle.
We can dream  ::)  

A big +1 on that

Thanks for the pictures Gerhard, I've never seen an 'ANGUS' before  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 22, 2015, 04:03:21 PM
Picked up a few bits this morning  :)
A chunky little splitter of a hatchet
Four paint tin openers, 3 Stanley (I’ve never seen one with a yellow handle before ) and a Falcom

At the bottom a Tengtools ‘Stanley knife’ and a slightly knackered OKAPI I picked up from a second hand shop last week
 
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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on March 22, 2015, 04:55:36 PM
Love that eclipse handle. I will have to make something like that in near future. Aswell as some clamps.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 22, 2015, 05:08:27 PM
I could probably find you a spare handle if you needed one Crow  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on March 22, 2015, 05:38:56 PM
I could probably find you a spare handle if you needed one Crow  ;)

sparky, i would love one. If you come across one,  give me a message. Love those old golden tools you find.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 22, 2015, 10:45:37 PM
Had a little play this afternoon

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The handle was very very dry, Still need to add a wedge (I have a feeling the wood might be too brittle, will have to play with it and see what happens)
And the screwdrivers have cleaned up well, they just need a little ‘sharpen’   :)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 04, 2015, 09:17:18 PM
I've been woking on this draw knife for a day or two, added a couple of file handles 

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02051.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02051.jpg.html)

Still needs some more work to get it really sharp but its usable  :tu:

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on April 04, 2015, 11:00:56 PM
Well,  inspired by someone.  I went to the second hand store, and got myself five files. And local hardware store had something for sale, so got couple clamps and file handles for good price.

Ended making toolchest tonight. I will need it soon. ..
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 05, 2015, 06:52:09 AM
Well,  inspired by someone.  I went to the second hand store, and got myself five files. And local hardware store had something for sale, so got couple clamps and file handles for good price.

Ended making toolchest tonight. I will need it soon. ..

Looking forward to seeing where this goes  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on April 05, 2015, 11:00:33 AM
So, i woke this morning and started following dirty footprints.  This is what I found at my garage. Still needs little work, but turned ok.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 05, 2015, 10:10:00 PM

Woodworking pixies?

Thats a proper tool box  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 05, 2015, 10:36:30 PM
Very nice toolbox  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on April 05, 2015, 11:38:27 PM
Proper job - looks great!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 07, 2015, 04:39:39 AM
I've been woking on this draw knife for a day or two, added a couple of file handles 

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02051.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02051.jpg.html)

Still needs some more work to get it really sharp but its usable  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02099.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02099.jpg.html)

How do you ensure the handles don't fall off?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 07, 2015, 08:18:01 AM
How do you ensure the handles don't fall off?

I hammered the little buggers on with a big hammer   :D

If that fails I will use some glue  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on April 07, 2015, 05:26:05 PM
Hi

Nice finds as always......what about the Okapi? 
I miss the one I had as a kid....

In line with this thread, my dad found a cleaver that belonged to my grandfather, who used it for everything from butchering sheep to cutting corrugated iron sheets.....with the help of a hammer.

I found it in the garage, when I was a kid, restored the messed up edge to a certain extent.
Forgot completely about it, but from the markings on it I was planning to turn it into a war ax of some sort - thankfully I didn't.
My dad admits with shame that he most likely messed up the edge in the first place, but all is well because that's my next project.

Already decided it'll get Cream Denim Micarta handles, I hope to get the same effect as that polished ivory Micarta  seen on some Tops knives.
It was obviously hand forged........and pics will follow, I promise  :facepalm:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 07, 2015, 09:23:04 PM
Hi

Nice finds as always......what about the Okapi? 
I miss the one I had as a kid....

In line with this thread, my dad found a cleaver that belonged to my grandfather, who used it for everything from butchering sheep to cutting corrugated iron sheets.....with the help of a hammer.

I found it in the garage, when I was a kid, restored the messed up edge to a certain extent.
Forgot completely about it, but from the markings on it I was planning to turn it into a war ax of some sort - thankfully I didn't.
My dad admits with shame that he most likely messed up the edge in the first place, but all is well because that's my next project.

Already decided it'll get Cream Denim Micarta handles, I hope to get the same effect as that polished ivory Micarta  seen on some Tops knives.
It was obviously hand forged........and pics will follow, I promise  :facepalm:



 :drool:

The Okapi is in pieces in the garage as a future project, it was too far gone to be useful  ::)

Something else waiting for some micarta  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on April 08, 2015, 09:25:44 AM


 :drool:

The Okapi is in pieces in the garage as a future project, it was too far gone to be useful  ::)

Something else waiting for some micarta  ;)

Do you roll yer own?  :D

I've re-done the handles on a cheap DOW knife with Red Bull Denim (nothing to do with the drink), and I'm busy fitting 7-colour micarta (black,purple, maroon, blue, mustard, yellow....and another I can't remember) scales on a UC Ronin ninja sword machete.
Not 100% happy with my colour arrangements, so I'm using it on this cheapy.
REALLY enjoying making micarta, but I have to stop myself because as soon as I make it, I need something to fit it to.....and I'm not there with making my own blades yet.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on April 08, 2015, 04:09:05 PM

Do you roll yer own?  :D


Nevermind, of course you do!  :rofl:

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=25042.0
 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 08, 2015, 07:27:33 PM

Do you roll yer own?  :D


Nevermind, of course you do!  :rofl:

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=25042.0
 :tu:

 :tu: :D

Need some more orange in my life I think  :think:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on April 09, 2015, 04:10:37 PM
Hi Sparky

The very first material I bought was zombie green and neon orange.....thought it was canvas (no lighter with me  >:D ) but turned out to by synthetic.
From my research I thought it would flop, but turns out it works fine........only issue being it compresses a lot, so my orange micarta turned out very thin (3mm about).
No idea what I'm going to use it for.

Bought the cream denim today and I think it'll be a winner.
To be perfectly honest I'll get to the pics next week, I'm in the middle to planning/packing for a trip this weekend.....
Taking a drive to collect my very first custom made knife from Camp Gecko (Gecko Knives) - (slightly early) 40th birthday gift from me to myself. :gimme:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 09, 2015, 07:02:00 PM
Hi Sparky

The very first material I bought was zombie green and neon orange.....thought it was canvas (no lighter with me  >:D ) but turned out to by synthetic.
From my research I thought it would flop, but turns out it works fine........only issue being it compresses a lot, so my orange micarta turned out very thin (3mm about).
No idea what I'm going to use it for.

Bought the cream denim today and I think it'll be a winner.
To be perfectly honest I'll get to the pics next week, I'm in the middle to planning/packing for a trip this weekend.....
Taking a drive to collect my very first custom made knife from Camp Gecko (Gecko Knives) - (slightly early) 40th birthday gift from me to myself. :gimme:

Enjoy yourself!   :salute:


Yes the thicker the better I reckon,  :tu:
you have to be very organised when you make this stuff it’s easy to make a huge mess   :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on April 10, 2015, 03:20:55 PM

you have to be very organised when you make this stuff it’s easy to make a huge mess   :whistle:

I've twice had the resin start to set while I'm still layering, and once not enough resin.
If you consider I'm sitting on my arse under a palm tree with a piece of cardboard for a working surface, SS camping mug for resin container, my results are bloody excellent.  :rofl:
I use a CitroSoda measuring thingy for the hardener, wax paper, 2 pieces of cut-off melamine and G-clamps for a press.  8)
My dogs flee, but the cat and myself seem to like the smell  :facepalm:
....the cat can be a problem!  :rofl:

The last lot I made went in the press about 6pm, since it was the most layers I'd tried so far (28) I went as light as I could on the hardener.  Turned out 100%, but 11am that evening I was still pretty worried it was a flop.

BTW......I used your wrap-it-on-the-handle method with some leftovers on a cheap-smurf hatchet, worked a treat!  :tu:

Cheers
Gerhard
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 10, 2015, 08:17:26 PM
Cat micarta  :rofl:
I’m not being nasty as I like cats but I can’t see you getting resin off a cat  :think:

Yes I’ve had it harden too quickly and I’ve run out of mixed resin  :ahhh
I have cut down on hardener in the past to slow the process and the micarta has not set so I left the micarta in the press for a week and its turned out OK

This probably won’t help you sitting under a palm tree but the resin takes longer to set if its cold   :tu:  :D

We need pictures Please Gerhard, post them in the micarta thread if you like (try not to cover your camera in resin)

 :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 12, 2015, 02:38:17 PM
This morning was more or less just a waste of time and petrol
I have not seen so much crap in a field since I did some work at Thames water authority sewage treatment plant  :facepalm:

But...
A nice A-grade Ash hammer handle, a good handful of wet an dry and a Stihl plastic wedge

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on April 12, 2015, 02:48:55 PM
Wedges are good.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on April 12, 2015, 04:22:44 PM
Its amazing how much of a battering those wedges will take :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on April 15, 2015, 06:43:44 AM
Reckon that is a nice hammer handle there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 15, 2015, 07:55:58 PM
Reckon that is a nice hammer handle there Tony!

It is nice and solid
It must be a good few years old, all the handles I see now are Hickory (USA)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on April 16, 2015, 10:51:15 AM
Sparky, I was just wondering... Are you absolutely sure you're not causing earth's axis to tilt by hoarding all that rusty metal at one spot?  :pok:  :D

Great finds all around!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 16, 2015, 06:32:55 PM
Sparky, I was just wondering... Are you absolutely sure you're not causing earth's axis to tilt by hoarding all that rusty metal at one spot?  :pok:  :D

Great finds all around!  :tu:

I’m just trying to even it out for Chakos tool collection  :whistle: (+ Yadda & Bobs collections  :P )

Enjoy Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 16, 2015, 08:37:05 PM
Sparky, I was just wondering... Are you absolutely sure you're not causing earth's axis to tilt by hoarding all that rusty metal at one spot?  :pok:  :D

Great finds all around!  :tu:

I’m just trying to even it out for Chakos tool collection  :whistle: (+ Yadda & Bobs collections  :P )

Enjoy Mate  :tu:

Plierenches are heavy!  I get my money's worth out of every parcel I receive in the mail.  Of their thousand uses self defense isn't really mentioned, but it's there.  Carry a plierench in your pocket and no one will mess with you.  :rofl: 

I'll also point out that David's PST and Plierench collections are approaching critical mass.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.... :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 16, 2015, 09:44:34 PM
Sparky, I was just wondering... Are you absolutely sure you're not causing earth's axis to tilt by hoarding all that rusty metal at one spot?  :pok:  :D

Great finds all around!  :tu:

I’m just trying to even it out for Chakos tool collection  :whistle: (+ Yadda & Bobs collections  :P )

Enjoy Mate  :tu:

Plierenches are heavy!  I get my money's worth out of every parcel I receive in the mail.  Of their thousand uses self defense isn't really mentioned, but it's there.  Carry a plierench in your pocket  and no one will mess with you.  :rofl: 

I'll also point out that David's PST and Plierench collections are approaching critical mass.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.... :tu:

"Is that a Plierench in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? "  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 17, 2015, 02:51:35 AM
Wow!  I'll never be caught without my plierench again!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 19, 2015, 11:53:28 AM
Picked up a few bits this morning
 
Another 'Ladies' Billhook, in very good condition apart from the edge  :ahhh
(I only call them Ladies to tease Nuphoria  ;) )
A convexed spokeshave for doing internal curves  :)
A knife with a very thin blade, not sure why I bought this one  :think:

Oooh and a pocket watch that I probably paid too much for  ::)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 19, 2015, 07:23:30 PM
Nice hand vise!  Does it have any manufacturing marks?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 20, 2015, 08:21:44 PM
Nice hand vise!  Does it have any manufacturing marks?

Just stamped (3 times) with the Guys name 'J BIRD'
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on April 21, 2015, 05:28:13 AM
Ooh, I've been thinking about getting one of those little vises myself lately. Never seen one around here for sale ??? but there's usually a few on ebay at any given moment.  Seems like quite a few different companies made them.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 21, 2015, 10:03:31 PM
Ooh, I've been thinking about getting one of those little vises myself lately. Never seen one around here for sale ??? but there's usually a few on ebay at any given moment.  Seems like quite a few different companies made them.

Me too, but I want a larger bench vise first. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 21, 2015, 10:04:41 PM
Nice hand vise!  Does it have any manufacturing marks?

Just stamped (3 times) with the Guys name 'J BIRD'

3 times!!!  J Bird must have worked in a rough area or in a shop with a lot of sticky fingers. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 21, 2015, 10:24:59 PM
You might be right Yadda   :)

Both of my hand vices (I did think I had 3  :think: )

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on April 22, 2015, 02:27:01 AM
Perhaps the third one is underneath that old axe? ???



Or that other old axe?



Or maybe that one over there?



Or beneath that stack of axes in the corner?



Or... :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 22, 2015, 03:17:48 AM
Perhaps the third one is underneath that old axe? ???



Or that other old axe?



Or maybe that one over there?



Or beneath that stack of axes in the corner?



Or... :D

The bucket of vinegar by the table,

Or the pile next to the wire wheel,

Or next to the stack of cook stoves,

Or under that really large pile of files..... :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 22, 2015, 06:40:51 AM

 :D :D

You two are welcome to come over and help me look for it  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 22, 2015, 01:25:21 PM

 :D :D

You two are welcome to come over and help me look for it  :)

Can we go to the car boot sale too!!!!!! I can't speak for Bob, but I know If I make that trip and don't go to a booty or two I'm liable to get cranky. :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 22, 2015, 07:57:17 PM

 :D :D

You two are welcome to come over and help me look for it  :)

Can we go to the car boot sale too!!!!!! I can't speak for Bob, but I know If I make that trip and don't go to a booty or two I'm liable to get cranky. :salute:

Bring some nice weather with you and we can all go  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on April 24, 2015, 07:34:01 AM
Perhaps the third one is underneath that old axe? ???



Or that other old axe?



Or maybe that one over there?



Or beneath that stack of axes in the corner?



Or... :D



 :D    :D    :D


That hand vise sure is nice lookin. That axe head has a wrap a round type of eye fur the handle. I seen some axes like that in the past but have no experience with them. What do you think of them Tony?


If I was to dig through Tonys pile of axes and billhooks I'd lose track of time and miss my flight home.   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 24, 2015, 06:19:01 PM
I would make sure you left on time David  :rofl:  (hope that didn't sound too rude   :-[)

The red one? (stamped ‘Made in England’ if I remember correctly)
Cheap, I’m guessing they were made in the 70’s  :think: I will take a better picture later and try the steel

 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 30, 2015, 09:50:51 PM
Tidied up the Billhook and 'adjusted' the little red axe  ;)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on May 01, 2015, 02:20:04 AM
That's much better.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 01, 2015, 06:32:09 AM

Thanks Mate,
keeps me out of trouble in the evenings  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 04, 2015, 11:39:02 AM
1st grass carboot of the year and not a whole lot of goodies  :(

Did see an old kukri but it was in poor condition for the price
And saw a really nice Elwell felling axe but I didn’t have £50 to spare

But I did get the Horn  ::)  (not cheap  :ahhh )
 
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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on May 08, 2015, 08:52:53 PM
Looks like the big horn may have served recent duty as a hat hanger. :) Oooh, and I foresee a long bath in the vinegar sometime in the very near future for that adjustable wrench.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 08, 2015, 10:21:30 PM

I think that’s evidence of No12 woodworm Bob  :D

The wrench has been in the vinegar already, soaking in WD at the min  ;)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 10, 2015, 03:29:50 PM

This morning I picked up a few bits inc;

A hatchet stamped BDS foreign, which has a really nice feel to it
A made in Japan SAK
And I think a Taylor Eye Witness slippy

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02369.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02369.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 11, 2015, 02:01:59 AM
Nice rusties!  Another Footprint and crescents.  I don't recognize the maker on the larger crescent.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2015, 06:24:56 AM
I cleaned them up a bit lastnight
big one
10 TAPARIA 1172 and DROP FORGED 135 on the back
smaller one
No, 91-8" GEDORE and GERMANY on the back

original screw  ;)

The slippy was made by Richards in Sheffield
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2015, 10:29:19 PM

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02375.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02375.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on May 11, 2015, 11:34:35 PM
Much nicer! :tu:


So Tony, how strange does it sound when we call those adjustable wrenches "crescents"? (Can't recall if we've discussed this before?) :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 12, 2015, 02:15:28 AM
Taparia,  Indian maker.    Wow that hatchet cleaned up well.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 12, 2015, 02:21:53 AM
Much nicer! :tu:


So Tony, how strange does it sound when we call those adjustable wrenches "crescents"? (Can't recall if we've discussed this before?) :think:

I don't know about Tony, but it does sound odd to me.  I always expect a crescent wrench to be some weird curved shape. :D  I even own a genuine "Crescent" adjustable spanner. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 12, 2015, 04:47:51 PM

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02375.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02375.jpg.html)

Great job Sparkie!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2015, 05:52:22 PM
Much nicer! :tu:


So Tony, how strange does it sound when we call those adjustable wrenches "crescents"? (Can't recall if we've discussed this before?) :think:

I don't know about Tony, but it does sound odd to me.  I always expect a crescent wrench to be some weird curved shape. :D  I even own a genuine "Crescent" adjustable spanner. ;)

Bob
I just took it that 318million people in the USA call them by the wrong name   :angel:


Heres a crescent wrench  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2015, 05:58:58 PM

Great job Sparkie!  :salute:

Thanks Magentus,
The German one at the front is great,  :tu:
The Indian one is ‘ok’      (Thanks for that Yadda)                         
The British one at the back looks ok but isn’t playing the game, still a ‘WIP’ (might be heading for the bin one day  :-\ )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 12, 2015, 07:30:28 PM

Great job Sparkie!  :salute:

Thanks Magentus,
The German one at the front is great,  :tu:
The Indian one is ‘ok’      (Thanks for that Yadda)                         
The British one at the back looks ok but isn’t playing the game, still a ‘WIP’ (might be heading for the bin one day  :-\ )

I have to agree the German made adjustable looks like a solid tool.  Too bad the Taparia is just ok.  Was hoping it would be better. 
Really hope you can salvage the British wrench.  If not, sell it to a steam punk enthusiast to add to an art project.  It has too much character to go into the bin.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 12, 2015, 10:16:07 PM

I still need to put some more time in to cleaning the moving parts


I was thinking something along these lines maybe...   :think:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=adjustable+spanner+coat+hook&biw=1024&bih=574&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZF1SVeHEN6y27gbJpoHYAw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=spanner+coat+hook
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 13, 2015, 02:26:51 AM

I still need to put some more time in to cleaning the moving parts


I was thinking something along these lines maybe...   :think:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=adjustable+spanner+coat+hook&biw=1024&bih=574&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZF1SVeHEN6y27gbJpoHYAw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=spanner+coat+hook

Cool!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 13, 2015, 06:11:22 AM

Oops I did the wrong search, This is better   ::)

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=spanner+coat+hooks&biw=1024&bih=574&site=webhp&tbm=isch&oq=&gs_l=
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 15, 2015, 07:57:53 AM
Much nicer! :tu:


So Tony, how strange does it sound when we call those adjustable wrenches "crescents"? (Can't recall if we've discussed this before?) :think:

I don't know about Tony, but it does sound odd to me.  I always expect a crescent wrench to be some weird curved shape. :D  I even own a genuine "Crescent" adjustable spanner. ;)


Gareth is this 6" Bemis Call adjustable better suited to your expections of a cresenat wrench?    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on May 15, 2015, 10:43:40 AM
Garbage salvage...

This Zenit ended up on my landfill (communal waste dump site) and my employee found it.

Obviously it is broken but it can be nice display piece

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/15/e7c8b2ef8b2b68c0c501f3984b33df49.jpg)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/15/b949eae681fd7e436df31622634c251e.jpg)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/15/9575f58bf7ab19b8b13d31ec2572ec3d.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 17, 2015, 01:52:49 PM
David   :salute:

EDC Good price  :tu:


Spent all my pocket money this morning
But I’m happy  :D
(the multitool is just a Stanley)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02402%20d.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02402%20d.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on May 17, 2015, 02:09:11 PM
David   :salute:

EDC Good price  :tu:


Spent all my pocket money this morning
But I’m happy  :D
(the multitool is just a Stanley)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02402%20d.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02402%20d.jpg.html)
What a great start to your day.  :tu:  :ahhh  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 17, 2015, 02:13:10 PM
Great finds tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 17, 2015, 08:20:19 PM
What, no axes today?      :D      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on May 17, 2015, 09:30:43 PM
This is what i had left in hand yesterday.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on May 17, 2015, 09:51:57 PM
i was actually selling my stuff yesterday at car boot sale. So I went for looking tools, and bougt punc,  metal marker and cutting punch for eight euros. Thirty minutes later guy wanted to buy punch and cutting punc from me, and i sold them for ten euros for him. Not bad, left me with metal marker. So i went back to guy whom sold that stuff from me, and bought punch and two files because he had no more cutting punches. That cost me five euros. That was a win there.

Then there was a guy whom had some puukkos to sell. I traded my st300 for marttiini puukko and twintommi puukko. Ok deal there. Then i saw puukko collector five mins later,  and sold both puukkos for him for rather good price. Great win there.

Another grat buy was Billnäs petkele for fiver.(sorry i dont know how to call it in english). Pics to come...

Sad thing is, i do not have my st300 anymore. But got to sell some exxcess stuff my twins do not use anymore... This was one good carboot sale for a long time.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 17, 2015, 10:25:23 PM
Sounds a complicated but good day Crow  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 17, 2015, 10:28:19 PM
What a great start to your day.  :tu:  :ahhh  :drool:

Yep I'm still smiling  :D

Thanks Paul  :salute:

I saw a couple David but I managed to resist  :ahhh



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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 18, 2015, 11:12:33 AM
Those SAK's are a great find at a car boot! Did you get a bargain, or did the seller know their worth?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 18, 2015, 01:28:26 PM
The red knife, fourth from the right appears to be a Vic with a grafting/pruning blade. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 18, 2015, 04:21:52 PM
The red knife, fourth from the right appears to be a Vic with a grafting/pruning blade.

Yep it is, Its one of these my rusty fingered friend  :tu:

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Victorinox+Pruner

Magentus
fairly good prices on all of them, I got them from 3 different sellers, 
inc an old boy I get on well with who's a bit of a collector, he always does me a good deal  :salute:
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 18, 2015, 05:19:21 PM
Much nicer! :tu:


So Tony, how strange does it sound when we call those adjustable wrenches "crescents"? (Can't recall if we've discussed this before?) :think:

I don't know about Tony, but it does sound odd to me.  I always expect a crescent wrench to be some weird curved shape. :D  I even own a genuine "Crescent" adjustable spanner. ;)


Gareth is this 6" Bemis Call adjustable better suited to your expections of a cresenat wrench?    :)

Yup, that's more like it. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 18, 2015, 07:18:07 PM
I like the SAK Fisherman in blue, although I've always been of the opinion that bottle openers and shot glasses were better fishing options than corkscrews....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 18, 2015, 10:49:25 PM
I like the SAK Fisherman in blue, although I've always been of the opinion that bottle openers and shot glasses were better fishing options than corkscrews....


That’s about the only way you could get me to enjoy fishing, unless you have dynamite  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 18, 2015, 11:07:43 PM
I like the SAK Fisherman in blue, although I've always been of the opinion that bottle openers and shot glasses were better fishing options than corkscrews....


That’s about the only way you could get me to enjoy fishing, unless you have dynamite  :whistle:


I might have to move to the UK if'n they let ya'll fish with dynamite!     :D     :D      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 18, 2015, 11:42:29 PM
I like the SAK Fisherman in blue, although I've always been of the opinion that bottle openers and shot glasses were better fishing options than corkscrews....


That’s about the only way you could get me to enjoy fishing, unless you have dynamite  :whistle:



I might have to move to the UK if'n they let ya'll fish with dynamite!     :D     :D      :D

+1  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on May 19, 2015, 12:56:22 AM
What a great start to your day.  :tu:  :ahhh  :drool:

Yep I'm still smiling  :D

Thanks Paul  :salute:

I saw a couple David but I managed to resist  :ahhh



(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02420.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02420.jpg.html)


Ooh, what brand be that sailer's knife up at the top? Joseph Rogers? Ibberson? Sheffield-made surely (I hope) :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 19, 2015, 06:55:03 AM
I can only just make out Joseph Rogers on the blade, stamped with the MOD arrow, 418 and oil the joints
Some muppet has tried sharpening the blade with a grinder  :bnghd: which would be OK if he had done it carefully but...  ::)

ABut any way the back springs are strong  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 22, 2015, 06:48:30 PM
I like the SAK Fisherman in blue, although I've always been of the opinion that bottle openers and shot glasses were better fishing options than corkscrews....


That’s about the only way you could get me to enjoy fishing, unless you have dynamite  :whistle:



I might have to move to the UK if'n they let ya'll fish with dynamite!     :D     :D      :D

+1  :tu:


I thought that’s how you did it in the USA  :think:

I used to see it done like that on Dukes of Hazzard when I was little :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 23, 2015, 03:25:33 AM
Dukes as a child?  Might explain a lot.  :whistle: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 23, 2015, 06:21:07 AM
Dukes as a child?  Might explain a lot.  :whistle: :D

I wasn’t so young (17) that I didn’t enjoy watching Daisy Duke  :dd:

Daisy, Dynamite and car chases what more could any young lad want?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 23, 2015, 10:02:00 AM
I like the SAK Fisherman in blue, although I've always been of the opinion that bottle openers and shot glasses were better fishing options than corkscrews....


That’s about the only way you could get me to enjoy fishing, unless you have dynamite  :whistle:



I might have to move to the UK if'n they let ya'll fish with dynamite!     :D     :D      :D

+1  :tu:


I thought that’s how you did it in the USA  :think:

I used to see it done like that on Dukes of Hazzard when I was little :D




I know nothing of the sort. There are some rumors about to that effect. But I know nothing.      :D     :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on May 23, 2015, 11:17:21 AM
What a great start to your day.  :tu:  :ahhh  :drool:

Yep I'm still smiling  :D

Thanks Paul  :salute:

I saw a couple David but I managed to resist  :ahhh



(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02420.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02420.jpg.html)

Some very cool scores there. The 74 AMEFA DAK is an interesting one. Tool combo that Victorinox never did.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 24, 2015, 11:27:01 AM
Im off too our local big booty this morning,well will be the afternoon by the time my lot are ready  :ahhh  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 24, 2015, 01:14:49 PM
I know nothing of the sort. There are some rumors about to that effect. But I know nothing.      :D     :D

 :pok: :D

Some very cool scores there. The 74 AMEFA DAK is an interesting one. Tool combo that Victorinox never did.

I've been  playing with that DAK, useful set of tools  :tu:

Im off too our local big booty this morning,well will be the afternoon by the time my lot are ready  :ahhh  :ahhh

Good luck Mate  :salute: Thats why I like going on my own  ;)

I got to go to two this morning

Elwell Axe ( David  :) ) 
A ‘rawlplug ‘jumper’ in an original kit with instructions
A really rusty lump with stag scales and two slippys, the larger one is just  :drool: :drool:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02507.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02507.jpg.html)



After a little clean with a wire brush
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02515.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02515.jpg.html)

3" Blade has a lovely snap
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02509.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02509.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02514.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02514.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 24, 2015, 02:58:19 PM
Very nice tony   :drool: i went too a huge booty today,came home with nothing  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: jerseydevil on May 24, 2015, 04:18:09 PM
Very nice tony   :drool: i went too a huge booty today,came home with nothing  :-\

Now there's a line that didn't quite translate properly from English to Jersey English.......  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 24, 2015, 04:19:59 PM
Very nice tony   :drool: i went too a huge booty today,came home with nothing  :-\

Now there's a line that didn't quite translate properly from English to Jersey English.......  ::)

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 25, 2015, 08:28:07 PM
JD,
I've been in and out of booties for the past two days, Zed is like me he enjoys a good bootie  :angel:
Its what weekends were made for  :tu:

 :D :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 25, 2015, 08:43:25 PM

Didn’t find a lot this morning but happy with what I got  :tu:

A really nicely made disc sander

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02542.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02542.jpg.html)

Then met my old Mate Robs,  :waving: he saw me struggling to carry my new disc sander so helped me out by lightening my wallet  ( He's an :angel: )

Kroo friction folder from South Africa  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02548.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02548.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02561.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02561.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02563.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02563.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 25, 2015, 08:52:46 PM
Love that friction folder tony  :drool:  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 25, 2015, 09:06:13 PM
Love that friction folder tony  :drool:  :salute:

It’s been on my bucket list for sometime  :D

Also on there is a Michael Morris FF   :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 25, 2015, 09:08:00 PM
Love that friction folder tony  :drool:  :salute:

It’s been on my bucket list for sometime  :D

Also on there is a Michael Morris FF   :drool:

good bucket list mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 25, 2015, 09:35:00 PM
Nice Ewell axe Tony! See them on the bay once in a while. You've scored some nice knives lately.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 25, 2015, 09:54:55 PM
Nice Ewell axe Tony! See them on the bay once in a while. You've scored some nice knives lately.

They used to make a good Axe  :tu: yep I've had a run of good luck lately :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on May 25, 2015, 11:15:58 PM
That looks like a bloody good haul mate especially that friction folder :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 25, 2015, 11:38:01 PM
That Kroo looks nice. Any pics next a SAK for scale? You left your usual one out of the pic!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 26, 2015, 06:40:55 AM

Sorry Mate I was kinda rushed with the light, will try to get one this evening  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on May 26, 2015, 03:43:40 PM
Hi Tony

Nice finds!

I have a thing for friction folders......and that things is the fact I don't have any!

I have several friends in NZ, but that doesn't make the logistics any easier.

Then I see "Kroo friction folder from South Africa" and there's hope....  :cheers:

I believe you just cost me money!  :rofl:

K'roo BTW.......and with that bit of punctuation the name even makes sense  :D (to a local)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 26, 2015, 06:55:51 PM

Thanks Gerhard I’ve seen it spelt both ways and didn't know which one was right  :salute:
They are rather nice but you could start with a Svord Peasant to see if you get along with friction folders?  :think:

Magentus  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02570.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02570.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02577.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02577.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on June 01, 2015, 12:37:55 PM
Quote
They are rather nice but you could start with a Svord Peasant to see if you get along with friction folders?

I've wanted a friction folder since the day I first saw one, it's a solution I find beautiful in it's simplicity,  so I wants!  :D

Seems my "fixed blade only" collecting is going the way of the wind, guess I have to change to fixed blades and cheaper folders...... :facepalm:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2015, 08:58:06 PM
Quote
They are rather nice but you could start with a Svord Peasant to see if you get along with friction folders?

I've wanted a friction folder since the day I first saw one, it's a solution I find beautiful in it's simplicity,  so I wants!  :D

Seems my "fixed blade only" collecting is going the way of the wind, guess I have to change to fixed blades and cheaper folders...... :facepalm:


 :pok:  A Svord with homemade Gerhard Micarta handles :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 01, 2015, 10:19:25 PM
I wasn't much into friction folders. I had higonokami and Svord...

But then along came upper mentioned Michael Morris...

That changed everything...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 02, 2015, 06:47:35 AM
I wasn't much into friction folders. I had higonokami and Svord...

But then along came upper mentioned Michael Morris...

That changed everything...

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: edcgear on June 02, 2015, 09:47:52 PM
I wasn't much into friction folders. I had higonokami and Svord...

But then along came upper mentioned Michael Morris...

That changed everything...

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  :drool:
Right on...

And then I saw titanium Michael Morris....

Wow... and I mean W O W!!

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 02, 2015, 10:51:56 PM
I wasn't much into friction folders. I had higonokami and Svord...

But then along came upper mentioned Michael Morris...

That changed everything...

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  :drool:
Right on...

And then I saw titanium Michael Morris....

Wow... and I mean W O W!!

You can't say Michael Morris without saying Mmmmmmmm  :drool:

http://www.michaelmorrisknives.com/9.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 04, 2015, 10:29:57 PM

And so did the (stamped) 'GPO 1967 BB' Axe (General post office)
I've not used it yet but it feels nice in hand  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/Axe/Picture020814038.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/Axe/Picture020814038.jpg.html)

Playing with these two today
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/1.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/2.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/2.jpg.html)

Time for a snack, nice pair  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/3.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/3.jpg.html)

A bit later, Old lumberjack’s saying;
One is none and two is one  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/5.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/5.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 05, 2015, 09:53:17 AM
That looks like a sweet set up and a good day.  :salute:

What's the pocket knife? Looks handy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 05, 2015, 09:40:38 PM
That looks like a sweet set up and a good day.  :salute:

What's the pocket knife? Looks handy.


It’s a nice old made in Sheffield knife,

I can’t read the makers stamp on the tang except for Sheffield England with BR(W) on the reverse  :shrug:
Jigged bone with a 3’’ blade and a very strong back spring  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02509.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02509.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 06, 2015, 10:10:24 AM
That looks like a sweet set up and a good day.  :salute:

What's the pocket knife? Looks handy.


It’s a nice old made in Sheffield knife,

I can’t read the makers stamp on the tang except for Sheffield England with BR(W) on the reverse  :shrug:
Jigged bone with a 3’’ blade and a very strong back spring  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02509.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02509.jpg.html)
Cheers - lovely old school!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on June 06, 2015, 12:44:20 PM
So, me and my girls took a bikeride to our local supermarket. I have a wagon that i tow with my bike, and girls sit in ther. Anyway. Supermarket had 1kg hammers for 1€ a piece. I took six of them. Those and groceries with my girls on board, was not easy way home.

Today i went back, and ended getting nine more, plus 2 1,5kg hammers. So now i have fifteen 1kg and two 1,5kg hammers :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 06, 2015, 06:59:31 PM
So, me and my girls took a bikeride to our local supermarket. I have a wagon that i tow with my bike, and girls sit in ther. Anyway. Supermarket had 1kg hammers for 1€ a piece. I took six of them. Those and groceries with my girls on board, was not easy way home.

Today i went back, and ended getting nine more, plus 2 1,5kg hammers. So now i have fifteen 1kg and two 1,5kg hammers :D

 :salute:

I need a wagon  :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on June 06, 2015, 08:51:59 PM
Need one back?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 07, 2015, 06:58:35 AM
Tony reckon that GPO 67 BB sure is a swell lookin axe.  8)    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2015, 07:56:35 AM
Need one back?

That looks really nice Crow,  :tu:   loving the brass  :drool:  :drool:

Tony reckon that GPO 67 BB sure is a swell lookin axe.  8)    :)

I did hardly anything to it when I got it except lightly sharpen and oiled the handle,
Feels great to use but the head did loosen on Wed,
So I worked on it yesterday, the handle had a small split so I had to cut the fawns foot back a bit, but I'm still pleased as I think this is the original handle from 67  :tu:

Pictures later when I get back from this mornings Bootie  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on June 07, 2015, 08:20:54 AM
Need one back?

That's nice looking!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 07, 2015, 09:03:19 AM
Crow the billhook looks good. The brass adds a classic look to it!    :tu:      :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2015, 01:57:05 PM

A bunch of stuff this morning inc;
another wood box and a nice messenger bag
A stick chopper with a touch of woodworm  :ahhh
And something I’ve not seen before, a coal hammer

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02676.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02676.jpg.html)

How do I know it’s a coal hammer?  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02681.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02681.jpg.html)

 :think:


 :think:


 :think:




Ooh and 4lbs of Swedish Steel  :whistle:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02685.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02685.jpg.html)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on June 07, 2015, 01:58:43 PM
Go Sparky.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on June 07, 2015, 04:15:52 PM
Good looking haul. Never seen that kind of hammer before.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2015, 08:45:18 PM
Good looking haul. Never seen that kind of hammer before.

It was a new one to me too
I was having a chat with a 65/70year old Man this morning about it, he said that when he was a kid, the coal was delivered to his house, his Mother would get him to break up the large pieces with one to fit the fire better  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02690.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02690.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on June 07, 2015, 08:59:38 PM
Good looking haul. Never seen that kind of hammer before.

It was a new one to me too
I was having a chat with a 65/70year old Man this morning about it, he said that when he was a kid, the coal was delivered to his house, his Mother would get him to break up the large pieces to fit the fire better  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02690.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02690.jpg.html)

Where i am from, coal has not been used. I bet that hammer has seen quite of many punches... Very interesting looking piece.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 07, 2015, 09:23:29 PM

I will try to get some better pictures when it’s cleaned up a bit
And for ‘The Americans’  ;) the vice was made in Germany by Comet
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: novice on June 08, 2015, 02:14:13 AM
I got all these at a flea market today from different sellers. I've never seen any early SAKs in the wild prior to today and now I have 2. Quite pleased -

(http://i.imgur.com/uO5D8Zs.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/nfErciC.jpg)

Also picked up a Camillus hawkbill w/ liner-lock & bakelite scales and what appears to be a German market stiletto (short main blade) w/ sheepsfoot secondary blade. Plus, it is a slip-joint!

(http://i.imgur.com/RwoUJBF.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 08, 2015, 04:33:21 AM

And for ‘The Americans’  ;) the vice was made in Germany by Comet

If everyone were so considerate...... :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 08, 2015, 06:44:55 AM
@ Novice,
Those all look great Mate  :drool:


And for ‘The Americans’  ;) the vice was made in Germany by Comet

If everyone were so considerate...... :tu:

 :hatsoff:

Was easier than writing Bob, David and Yadder but I guess you knew who I ment
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 08, 2015, 08:30:18 AM
@ Novice,
Those all look great Mate  :drool:


And for ‘The Americans’  ;) the vice was made in Germany by Comet

If everyone were so considerate...... :tu:

 :hatsoff:

Was easier than writing Bob, David and Yadder but I guess you knew who I ment


 :D


Looks like you made out rather well yesterday. Those little vises sure are  8).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 08, 2015, 12:29:19 PM
@ Novice,
Those all look great Mate  :drool:


And for ‘The Americans’  ;) the vice was made in Germany by Comet

If everyone were so considerate...... :tu:

 :hatsoff:

Was easier than writing Bob, David and Yadder but I guess you knew who I ment


 :D


Looks like you made out rather well yesterday. Those little vises sure are  8).

+1

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: novice on June 08, 2015, 05:37:43 PM
@ Novice,
Those all look great Mate  :drool:

Thank you, the SAKs are definitely the nicest ones I own. I collect stilettos and have nothing similar to the oddball slip-joint so it too is a keeper as is the hawk. I've had a few hawks and they are quite handy but never one with a liner-lock so it too goes into the keep pile.

I rotate going to various flea markets, this one had ~90+ sellers. Some are larger and some smaller. This one and one other always yield good knives while others are picked clean. By this I posit there are other knife guys in the area. Reminds me of territorial animals and you know their presence by the absence of things.

 ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 08, 2015, 06:40:45 PM
@ Novice,
Those all look great Mate  :drool:

Thank you, the SAKs are definitely the nicest ones I own. I collect stilettos and have nothing similar to the oddball slip-joint so it too is a keeper as is the hawk. I've had a few hawks and they are quite handy but never one with a liner-lock so it too goes into the keep pile.

I rotate going to various flea markets, this one had ~90+ sellers. Some are larger and some smaller. This one and one other always yield good knives while others are picked clean. By this I posit there are other knife guys in the area. Reminds me of territorial animals and you know their presence by the absence of things.
 ;)


 :D

Also the stall holders repeating " Knives? if you had been here earlier... "    (I hear that alot) :twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: toolguy on June 08, 2015, 08:48:43 PM
I can't believe some of the cool items you men find at your "car boot" sales.

It must be like ebay on wheels.LOL.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 08, 2015, 09:43:33 PM

 :salute:

You do have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find these ‘gems’  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: toolguy on June 08, 2015, 10:23:53 PM

 :salute:

You do have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find these ‘gems’  :D

I would think that process would be half of the fun.LOL.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 09, 2015, 06:37:32 AM

 :salute:

You do have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find these ‘gems’  :D

I would think that process would be half of the fun.LOL.

You are right TG, and talking with some of the sellers can fun (or  :ahhh :ahhh )  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on June 10, 2015, 08:05:28 PM

 :salute:

You do have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find these ‘gems’  :D

I would think that process would be half of the fun.LOL.

You are right TG, and talking with some of the sellers can fun (or  :ahhh :ahhh )  :D

Not to mention collecting all the rust... to the point of all of it collapsing into a singularity... :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2015, 10:17:03 PM

 :salute:

You do have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find these ‘gems’  :D

I would think that process would be half of the fun.LOL.

You are right TG, and talking with some of the sellers can fun (or  :ahhh :ahhh )  :D

Not to mention collecting all the rust... to the point of all of it collapsing into a singularity... :D

 :think:  You’re saying I could go in to the garage one day and disappear up my own wormhole?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 11, 2015, 01:49:20 AM

 :salute:

You do have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find these ‘gems’  :D

I would think that process would be half of the fun.LOL.

You are right TG, and talking with some of the sellers can fun (or  :ahhh :ahhh )  :D

Not to mention collecting all the rust... to the point of all of it collapsing into a singularity... :D

 :think:  You’re saying I could go in to the garage one day and disappear up my own wormhole?

No one should disappear up their own wormhole.... :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2015, 08:34:42 AM

 :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnEaI-Lw2j0
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 14, 2015, 11:34:04 AM

Went to the bootie this morning, got a bit damp  ::)
Also got myself a new Mattock, a hacking knife and new shop brush (the plastic ones melt  :ahhh )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02776.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02776.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 14, 2015, 08:44:14 PM

Went to the bootie this morning, got a bit damp  ::)
Also got myself a new Mattock, a hacking knife and new shop brush (the plastic ones melt  :ahhh )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02776.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02776.jpg.html)

Nice gets!

Cutter mattocks are great for working on roots a stumps.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 14, 2015, 09:33:34 PM
 :tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 15, 2015, 11:21:41 AM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on June 15, 2015, 12:56:50 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2015, 07:49:41 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 15, 2015, 08:06:02 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D

The solution to the problem is always clear with hindsight.....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2015, 08:08:59 PM
A good friend was going to visit Finland, Asked me what would I like bought back?
"If you see any second hand shops knives Please, the rustier the better"
They didn’t see any so asked family and friends got any old knives?

Bought me back these...  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02813.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02813.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ducttapetech on June 15, 2015, 08:16:15 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D

The solution to the problem is always clear with hindsight.....
:rofl:
So true

Nate
That's us mobile

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on June 15, 2015, 08:19:38 PM
Really  nice ones. All quality tools.

Second from top looks like one that got caught in my bicyckles wheel,  and shattered to three pieces when i was young.

Bottom one looks like one that my father bought me when i was young, and my brother lost it in the woods.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2015, 08:27:30 PM
I think 4 moras, the top and the yellow ones are not,
Some of them need a lot of attention, should keep me out of trouble for sometime  ;)

Ooh and the drink top left
Kinda pinetar, kinda medicine, kinda burns on the way down.... But I could get used to it  :D

Tastes a bit like the sweets you kindly sent to me Crow  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on June 15, 2015, 09:05:51 PM
Yes, it is same stuff, but that one has alcohol in it... If you want more candies, i could send you some more...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 15, 2015, 10:43:45 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D
Bung another metre of chain in and you've got yourself a deal!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on June 15, 2015, 10:47:07 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D
Bung another metre of chain in and you've got yourself a deal!

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 15, 2015, 11:03:18 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D
Bung another metre of chain in and you've got yourself a deal!

 :rofl:

You will have to pick it up at the meet, I'm not dragging it down to the post office  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 15, 2015, 11:07:51 PM
:tu:

I had one, it worked great, lent it to my GF, she thought it worked great

Never seen it again  ::)

So I got myself another  >:D

Anyone got a mattock I can borrow?

 :D


Yes but it will come with 2meters of chain and a concrete block  :D
Bung another metre of chain in and you've got yourself a deal!

 :rofl:

You will have to pick it up at the meet, I'm not dragging it down to the post office  :ahhh
Cool - I'm picking up one of Hiraethus's baboons at the meet as well so it'll be a packed journey back in my noddy car.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 16, 2015, 10:14:14 AM
Yes, it is same stuff, but that one has alcohol in it... If you want more candies, i could send you some more...

Thanks Mate but I've found you can get them online here  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 17, 2015, 02:51:59 PM
Nice hall Sparky you will get some shop time in playing with your new toys. I have rehabbing going to 2 or three flea markets a week. I back and neck issues and now a nerve condition they keep backing down my meds slowly. So once a month my pain increases. So far I have been able to walk it  off. They say it will go away I hope they are right or it will be Oxycodone and a wheelchair for me. Anyhow I have been bringing  home a lot of stuff to play with. Last week I bought an  Antique knee kicker, a Barlow pocket knife for 50 cents and an old diamond super wide 8in crescent wrench for 2 bucks. Going out to the flea market this morning wish me luck.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 17, 2015, 06:22:36 PM

Good luck with your health Mike  :tu:
I also find it’s a good excuse for getting up early on a Sunday morning
You will have to post pictures of your finds Mate especially the Antique knee kicker as I have no idea what one is  :think: :think:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 17, 2015, 09:44:55 PM
Sparky, I am a retired carpet layer you use knee kickers to install carpet I will try to get pic up today.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 17, 2015, 10:31:50 PM
Sparky, I am a retired carpet layer you use knee kickers to install carpet I will try to get pic up today.

Ah OK I've seen them being used  :salute:
How are your knees Mate?  :dwts:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 19, 2015, 03:44:33 AM
Sparky Here are some pics of the stuff I have been buying cheep. The knee kicker I bought to hang on the wall. The knee pad on it is hard as a rock it was no better when it was new as for my knees they are shot.



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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2015, 08:37:23 PM

The knee kicker looks very much like the ones I have seen before except they had a square black pad

You scored a great bunch of stuff there Mike inc that ‘dolphin’ stanley knife and love that Barlow  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 20, 2015, 12:20:02 AM
Tony I'm diggin that mattock. I've been looking for one for a while. They want to much or are wore out on the bay. I'll find one some day. Good score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2015, 09:03:23 AM
They turn up here now and then some in better condition than others, want me to find you one?  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 20, 2015, 09:31:11 AM
Ive still got my old stretcher knee kicker,its not the one i was given when i was 11 as gave that to my old apprentice years ago, it's a Roberts,  :tu: mines got the square retractable pad :tu: plus all my other carpet gear,iron,shears,gripper rod cutters,roberts tac hammer that was my late uncles, he trained me,plus a few delphine knives.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2015, 10:40:27 AM
Ive still got my old stretcher knee kicker,its not the one i was given when i was 11 as gave that to my old apprentice years ago, it's a Roberts,  :tu: mines got the square retractable pad :tu: plus all my other carpet gear,iron,shears,gripper rod cutters,roberts tac hammer that was my late uncles, he trained me,plus a few delphine knives.

The real deal  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 20, 2015, 12:58:39 PM
Zed, I layed floors for 32yr I started out laying carpet then I was taught how to lay linoleum/ vinyl flooring. Then hardwood floors became big I spend the last 17yrs laying them. I kept my hand tools and seam iron I gave my nephew the rest of my flooring tools.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 20, 2015, 08:11:24 PM
Zed, I layed floors for 32yr I started out laying carpet then I was taught how to lay linoleum/ vinyl flooring. Then hardwood floors became big I spend the last 17yrs laying them. I kept my hand tools and seam iron I gave my nephew the rest of my flooring tools.

i started back in 1980 when i was 10,most of my family are carpet  fitters,i did it till 2001 but had a bad bike accident so had to change my career,i still fit though on and off,sadly my knees arnt good these days,i fitter most stuff including laminate, i also did border work,i worked in Belgium for 3 years but mainly worked in london and surrounding areas, :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 21, 2015, 08:48:13 AM
That's cool a fellow Ruger. Once I learned how to lay sheet vinyl they did not have me lay much carpet. We used to cove a lot vinyl floors in Ca. There is not to many guys left that can pattern floors. Do they cove vinyl in Britain?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 21, 2015, 04:07:57 PM
Picked up a few good bits this morning

Small USA block plane
Small copper hammer
A couple of Richards slippy’s
Perfect pattern screwdriver in good condition  :o

Ooh and another wood grenade (just in case I break my first  :shrug: )
 
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02816.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02816.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 22, 2015, 02:21:18 AM
Picked up a few good bits this morning

Small USA block plane
Small copper hammer
A couple of Richards slippy’s
Perfect pattern screwdriver in good condition  :o

Ooh and another wood grenade (just in case I break my first  :shrug: )
 
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02816.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02816.jpg.html)

Perfect Handle screwdrivers are very collectable.  Show that one again once you clean it up.

A full compliment of wood grenades and wedges helps when you have a particularly recalcitrant piece of wood to split. 

Lots of people on this side of the pond like those Older Bahco adjustables.

Great hunting this weekend!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2015, 06:36:44 AM

That screwdriver is in suprising good condition, normally they have been battered
I really like the Bahco's, I own three I've had from new
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2015, 07:58:48 PM


Don’t lose the little spring  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02853.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02853.jpg.html)

That’s better, works lovely now  :tu:
Found it was MOD issued in 67

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02857.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02857.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2015, 03:00:57 AM
Nice clean up!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 26, 2015, 06:37:47 AM
Wow Tony thats quite a haul you got there.   :tu:  Zoomed right in on that screwdriver.   8)       :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on June 26, 2015, 11:23:06 AM
Nice clean up!

+1  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 28, 2015, 01:12:25 PM
 :salute:

A few bits this morning inc;
Two nice old slippys, horn or bone scales with brass liners

And a really nice old slippy with wood scales, perfect tool set  :tu:  I just love this thing  :dd:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02865.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02865.jpg.html)
 
And a nasty old second hand kettle with a wobbly handle (Stamped AGA   ;)  :D )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02874.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02874.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 28, 2015, 11:06:32 PM

For Yadda & David
My small collection of Perfect patern screwdrivers all in need of some work  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02882.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02882.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 29, 2015, 07:54:27 AM
:salute:

A few bits this morning inc;
Two nice old slippys, horn or bone scales with brass liners

And a really nice old slippy with wood scales, perfect tool set  :tu:  I just love this thing  :dd:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02865.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02865.jpg.html)
 
And a nasty old second hand kettle with a wobbly handle (Stamped AGA   ;)  :D )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02874.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02874.jpg.html)

Nice haul!

What's the weight on that hand sledge?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 29, 2015, 07:56:04 AM

For Yadda & David
My small collection of Perfect patern screwdrivers all in need of some work  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02882.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02882.jpg.html)

Nice assortment!  I see some pleasant hours passed in restoration with this set.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 29, 2015, 06:43:55 PM
Nice haul!

What's the weight on that hand sledge?

2lb's I think Mate
and we call them lump hammers over here  :tu:


Nice assortment!  I see some pleasant hours passed in restoration with this set.

I'm going to leave them as a future project, one day...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 01, 2015, 12:41:01 PM
Nice haul!

What's the weight on that hand sledge?

2lb's I think Mate
and we call them lump hammers over here  :tu:


Nice assortment!  I see some pleasant hours passed in restoration with this set.

I'm going to leave them as a future project, one day...

The driver third from the left is a Model 660.  It has the number on the tip.  It is rarer than the rest.    Depending upon the use and style, the hammer could be a drilling hammer or an engineer's hammer.  Lump hammer seems an appropriate moniker.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 01, 2015, 07:22:31 PM
Nice haul!

What's the weight on that hand sledge?

2lb's I think Mate
and we call them lump hammers over here  :tu:


Nice assortment!  I see some pleasant hours passed in restoration with this set.

I'm going to leave them as a future project, one day...

The driver third from the left is a Model 660.  It has the number on the tip.  It is rarer than the rest.    Depending upon the use and style, the hammer could be a drilling hammer or an engineer's hammer.  Lump hammer seems an appropriate moniker.

Also tip of the cap to converting the weight for me.    :D  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2015, 10:33:35 PM
Nice haul!

What's the weight on that hand sledge?

2lb's I think Mate
and we call them lump hammers over here  :tu:


Nice assortment!  I see some pleasant hours passed in restoration with this set.

I'm going to leave them as a future project, one day...

The driver third from the left is a Model 660.  It has the number on the tip.  It is rarer than the rest.    Depending upon the use and style, the hammer could be a drilling hammer or an engineer's hammer.  Lump hammer seems an appropriate moniker.

Also tip of the cap to converting the weight for me.    :D  :salute:

 :D

I still think in lb's Mate
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 02, 2015, 11:12:08 AM
Cant see the pics on my old tablet,ill check on my galaxy later  here is a pic of my carpet tools.


i can see the pics now,nice haul tony :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 04, 2015, 07:47:29 AM
Some good old tools there Paul  :salute:

Upholstery/tack hammer
A proper ‘dolfin’
And Electrical tape around your hacksaw so you don’t pick up your mates  :tu:

 :cheers:

i can see the pics now,nice haul tony :tu:

Thanks, I was happy with what I found  :tu:
and I'm still loving that slippy  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 04, 2015, 08:40:14 AM

For Yadda & David
My small collection of Perfect patern screwdrivers all in need of some work  :facepalm:

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 8) I'm sure when you get done with them they'll be  :dd:    :drool:

Maybe you might want to join up with the; PHARTS - Perfect Handle Admiration, Restoration and Torturing Society.     :)



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on July 04, 2015, 09:11:20 AM
Sparky that is a one pound carpet hammer mine cost me 30.00 forty years ago now they are over a 100.00.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 04, 2015, 10:05:11 AM
That roberts tack hammer was my uncles,he trained me to fit carpets,he was using that hammer in the early 80's, i got it after he passed away 3 years ago ,
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on July 04, 2015, 11:38:22 AM
Zed it's a keeper for sure being that is was your uncle makes it priceless.  I can't tell you how much cap metal I hung with my mine as well as the stairs I upholstered with it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 04, 2015, 04:15:17 PM
Sparky that is a one pound carpet hammer mine cost me 30.00 forty years ago now they are over a 100.00.

I think I've got an old one somewhere (bought from a car boot sale)  :think:

That roberts tack hammer was my uncles,he trained me to fit carpets,he was using that hammer in the early 80's, i got it after he passed away 3 years ago ,

Its good you get to use it Paul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 04, 2015, 04:19:05 PM

For Yadda & David
My small collection of Perfect patern screwdrivers all in need of some work  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02882.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02882.jpg.html)



 8) I'm sure when you get done with them they'll be  :dd:    :drool:

Maybe you might want to join up with the; PHARTS - Perfect Handle Admiration, Restoration and Torturing Society.     :)

Don't hold your breath Mate they will be very fiddly to do

PHARTS David? (I think I'm already in that club  :whistle: )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 05, 2015, 08:09:28 AM
I have a useful little round file, not as sharp as it was

Someone on here said you can sharpen a file by soaking it in vinegar for a while.... a few weeks later  :facepalm:

I blame Santos and my bad memory  ::)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 05, 2015, 12:06:19 PM

A lovely old painters dusting brush
Chipped axe head (might be Viking   ;) )
A very small ball pein hammer for someone
Old Richards slippy
And what I hope is a handle for a sewing needle (ally on the left)  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02936.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02936.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on July 05, 2015, 01:54:58 PM
I have a useful little round file, not as sharp as it was

Someone on here said you can sharpen a file by soaking it in vinegar for a while.... a few weeks later  :facepalm:

I blame Santos and my bad memory  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02921.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02921.jpg.html)

Looks sharper on the end, what's the problem?  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 05, 2015, 06:31:37 PM

A lovely old painters dusting brush
Chipped axe head (might be Viking   ;) )
A very small ball pein hammer for someone
Old Richards slippy
And what I hope is a handle for a sewing needle (ally on the left)  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02936.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02936.jpg.html)
... and another Footprint with original screw....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 05, 2015, 11:07:24 PM

 ;)   :D


Chisels cleaned up really well

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC02951.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC02951.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on July 06, 2015, 02:04:55 PM
Excellent.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on July 06, 2015, 03:53:52 PM
I have a useful little round file, not as sharp as it was

Someone on here said you can sharpen a file by soaking it in vinegar for a while.... a few weeks later  :facepalm:

I blame Santos and my bad memory  ::)
:rofl:
I looked at the pic and thought "what an interesting little file"......
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 06, 2015, 08:58:20 PM
Looks sharper on the end, what's the problem?  :rofl:

I have a useful little round file, not as sharp as it was

Someone on here said you can sharpen a file by soaking it in vinegar for a while.... a few weeks later  :facepalm:

I blame Santos and my bad memory  ::)
:rofl:
I looked at the pic and thought "what an interesting little file"......

I think it now needs a handle on both ends  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 06, 2015, 10:00:38 PM
Nice little Footprint wrench Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2015, 06:40:33 AM
Should probably stop buying them now  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 07, 2015, 07:08:38 AM
A man cant have to many wrenches now then can he. A couple years ago my brother asked me if I was going to open a museum? Whaaaat, noooo I just like old wrenches and tools.    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 08, 2015, 02:17:07 AM
I just like old wrenches and tools.    :D

+++1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 08, 2015, 02:17:42 AM
Should probably stop buying them now  ::)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo.......
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2015, 06:44:55 AM

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on July 08, 2015, 11:41:29 PM
Free at an estate sale  :D

Also got a couple files, a little pair of west German needle noses, a turntable, and a NIB 1973 Coleman stove for $35!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2015, 06:32:30 AM

Bargain  :tu:

Sound like good hunting  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on July 11, 2015, 02:42:44 PM
Sparky that is a one pound carpet hammer mine cost me 30.00 forty years ago now they are over a 100.00.

Quick google says that 30 USD forty years ago is about 130 USD today ;)

Inflation is such an amazing thing...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mr Biriyani on July 11, 2015, 11:29:17 PM
Found some nice old and good looking tools today fully functional. I will just clean and oil them up.
A few metal shears and a nice Bahco wrench all for 1 or at most 2€ each. The small one got that little nailpuller multitool twist to it. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 12, 2015, 02:01:45 AM
Great buys!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 12, 2015, 08:09:08 AM
Great buys!
+1 love those Bahcos  :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 12, 2015, 10:41:09 PM

A few bits, sitting on a camping stand that I got from the charity shop last week

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The ‘footprints’ were made by WRAFORGE ENGLAND,
A really nice more elegant version of the footprint also stamped THUMBTURN 7
The bradawl is stamped ULLATHORNE on the shaft

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 12, 2015, 11:01:04 PM
Nice needle file set.  Another mattock head to add to the collection.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 12, 2015, 11:22:03 PM
Nice needle file set.  Another mattock head to add to the collection.

A good handfull of needle files for a couple of quid  :)  :tu:
not sure why I bought the mattock   :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2015, 01:19:06 PM
Went to two booties today, nearly a waste of petrol  ::)
Elwell axe head  ;)

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2015, 06:21:00 PM
Small wonder, there probably isn't a rusty axe head left within a 20 mile radius.  What's in the cases in the upper right corner?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2015, 09:01:42 PM

 :D

Two sets of assorted car light bulbs  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 27, 2015, 07:34:20 PM
Looks like you have been adding some good items to the pile lately Tony.    :tu:      :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 27, 2015, 09:30:55 PM
Looks like you have been adding some good items to the pile lately Tony.    :tu:      :)

 ;)

My piles just keep getting bigger Mate  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on July 28, 2015, 01:19:56 AM
Looks like you have been adding some good items to the pile lately Tony.    :tu:      :)

 ;)

My piles just keep getting bigger Mate  :whistle:
I think they have creams and suppositories for that  ::) :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2015, 06:41:22 AM

 :ahhh

Nothing seems to help  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on July 29, 2015, 04:14:28 PM

 :ahhh

Nothing seems to help  :(

Anusol?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 29, 2015, 07:10:06 PM
Rustoleum in industrial size containers.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2015, 07:15:24 PM

As I suspected you Guys are no help at all   :facepalm:

:rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 29, 2015, 07:20:50 PM

As I suspected you Guys are no help at all   :facepalm:

:rofl:

Truth is the problem won't get any better without accepting the truth and putting yourself in the hands of a higher power.  I'm thinking the higher power is Husquvarna, Stihl, Snap-On, W. R. Case......... and a revolving credit account...  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2015, 07:39:33 PM

As I suspected you Guys are no help at all   :facepalm:

:rofl:

Truth is the problem won't get any better without accepting the truth and putting yourself in the hands of a higher power.  I'm thinking the higher power is Husquvarna, Stihl, Snap-On, W. R. Case......... and a revolving credit account...  :rofl:

 :think:

Quote
Revolving credit is a type of credit that does not have a fixed number of payments, in contrast to installment credit. Credit cards are an example of revolving credit used by consumers. Corporate revolving credit facilities are typically used to provide liquidity for a company's day-to-day operations. They were first introduced by the Strawbridge and Clothier Department Store.[1]
 
It is basically an arrangement which allows for the loan amount to be withdrawn, repaid, and redrawn again in any manner and any number of times, until the arrangement expires. Credit card loans and overdrafts are revolving loans, also called evergreen loan.[2]
 

No  :ahhh  I won’t allow myself to own a credit card as I know I’m not to be trusted (seriously I have no will power  ::) )

As I said you Guys are not helping ( :pok: Yadda  :P  :D )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 29, 2015, 07:43:37 PM
(seriously I have no will power)


You aren't rowing in that boat alone....  ;) (says the man with a really serious plierench addiction)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 29, 2015, 11:35:49 PM
(seriously I have no will power)


You aren't rowing in that boat alone....  ;) (says the man with a really serious plierench addiction)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 30, 2015, 03:22:40 AM
 ;) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 04, 2015, 05:55:51 PM
Tony, Check out this carpet knife I bought at the flea market for a dollar.
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It is a old National wonder Knife. It even had ten blades in the handle. I am not sure if they still make them. I had one years ago it was a pretty good knife. What makes this knife special it has no slot bar for slotted blades aka Bloody Mary blades and has no notches for utility blades so any blade will fit this knife even the standard duty if you can still find them and carpet trimmer blades only have one notch they only fit on old style knifes with one nub for the blade. They are very thin and and a chisel edge that is extremely sharp much sharper than a utility blade. They are very good fine work.  Buy the way the best place to buy your blades is at a flooring supply just google it you will fined one close to you. They sell Personna blades they come oiled and each blade is wrapped in paper.  They should cost around ten dollars for a box of a hundred.
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The two old school utility knifes are the style that trimmer blades will fit with out modding.

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 04, 2015, 07:10:30 PM
Wonder Knife! Great product name!   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 04, 2015, 07:11:25 PM
Those are some great looking knives Mike  :tu:

I’ve not seen those carpet trimmer blades before, I didn’t know they existed
And what are the oblong blades used for?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 04, 2015, 11:43:21 PM

I’ve not seen those carpet trimmer blades before, I didn’t know they existed
And what are the oblong blades used for?  :think:
[/quote]

Tony, trimmer blades are made for carpet wall trimers here in the states you can buy them at whole sale flooring supplys and Lows, Home Depot sell them in small packs.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 09, 2015, 05:09:49 PM
Thanks Mike  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 09, 2015, 05:44:39 PM

The booties were crowded this morning
Picked up quite a lot...

Nice little leather sheath
Two Zippos, one not Zippo (one works)
Some Felco secateurs (be very nice once they are oiled)  :drool:
Wilkenson Sword pruning knife with a red handle (Richardson I think)
and what might be a Mercat folder  :think:
And ...  :D

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 09, 2015, 06:09:31 PM
Nice haul tony,i cycled down too my local booty at 7am,found nowt,well i did pick up a sooty and sweep puppets  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on August 09, 2015, 07:30:06 PM
What's that to the right of the pencils? Can't see on my phone!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 09, 2015, 10:34:02 PM

Hi Paul  :waving: sorry you didn’t find anything this morning  :salute:

Smashie.
Not a great picture, it’s a leather punch

So the Wilkinson sword pruner is made by..... Wilkinson Sword,

The Mercat isn’t, it seems to be a cheapy made in Solingen Germany (bent blade so its just had a hammering  :) )

The ‘not a zippo’ is made by Hanson, works great  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 10, 2015, 12:19:02 AM

Hi Paul  :waving: sorry you didn’t find anything this morning  :salute:

Smashie.
Not a great picture, it’s a leather punch

So the Wilkinson sword pruner is made by..... Wilkinson Sword,

The Mercat isn’t, it seems to be a cheapy made in Solingen Germany (bent blade so its just had a hammering  :) )

The ‘not a zippo’ is made by Hanson, works great  :tu:

you win some you lose some tony  :tu: i did pick up a mint 80's transformer for good money so hopefully ill sell it too a collector  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 10, 2015, 02:29:57 AM
Nice finds Tony!

The Felco's are a great pick up. 

Looks like another Perfect Handle screwdriver.  :D

Two more hand vises?  One for each axe head?

Is that a grape pruning knife!

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 10, 2015, 06:45:19 AM
Nice finds Tony!

The Felco's are a great pick up. 

Looks like another Perfect Handle screwdriver.  :D

Two more hand vises?  One for each axe head?

Is that a grape pruning knife!



Felco's; yes the GF has some, quality tools  :tu:

Perfect handle; been battered as usual  ::) this ones quite bent even the handle is bent so it might loose its scales  :-\

I have a plan for the vices (one was made in 1930)

The tiny one at the front is a made in Sheffield by Richards,  same as the pipe tool above it
it was only 50p  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 10, 2015, 08:58:08 PM


The Secateurs have cleaned and sharpened up very nicely
Who knew the Swiss made such nice tools?  :shrug:

And the Wilkinson Sword folder runs a lot better after an oil and sharpen  (was and still is a chisel grind) :tu:

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 11, 2015, 12:16:46 AM
Will you be lighting the lanterns?  :ahhh  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 11, 2015, 02:15:11 AM
Good haul Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 11, 2015, 02:24:00 AM


The Secateurs have cleaned and sharpened up very nicely
Who knew the Swiss made such nice tools?  :shrug:

And the Wilkinson Sword folder runs a lot better after an oil and sharpen  (was and still is a chisel grind) :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/DSC03214.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/DSC03214.jpg.html)

Secateurs .... model 2? 4?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 11, 2015, 08:53:17 AM
well i did pick up sooty and sweep puppets  :D

 :D

Will you be lighting the lanterns?  :ahhh  ::)

Oh yes!  :tu: But I will but I have to find a mantel for the older one

Good haul Tony!

Thanks  :tu: Lot's of stuff to play with

Secateurs .... model 2? 4?

Looked on their website, looks like a number 4

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on August 11, 2015, 10:28:01 AM
Hi Tony

Been meaning to ask, how or what for were those little vices used?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 12, 2015, 04:32:57 PM
Hi Tony

Been meaning to ask, how or what for were those little vices used?
Are they Adult recreational devices?  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 12, 2015, 06:08:54 PM
Hi Tony

Been meaning to ask, how or what for were those little vices used?
Are they Adult recreational devices?  :ahhh

This adult uses them for clamping all sorts of small stuff in the garage  :D

Just for holding stuff Gerhard  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 12, 2015, 07:52:34 PM
Hi Tony

Been meaning to ask, how or what for were those little vices used?
Are they Adult recreational devices?  :ahhh

This adult uses them for clamping all sorts of small stuff in the garage  :D

Just for holding stuff Gerhard  :tu:

Helps keep your hand and fingers a little futher out of the way when you are wailing on something with a hammer or mallet.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 13, 2015, 01:22:22 AM
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I bought a few goodies at the flea market today. I got a old Buck 112 in nice shape for ten dollars and some dollar stuff.

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This is a pic of the Buck 112 cleaned up.


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 13, 2015, 01:54:12 AM
Great score on the Buck  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2015, 07:51:51 AM
Love the Buck knife Mike  :tu:

Whats the red thing? utility knife?
Silver? Glasses case?
Blue?  :think:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 13, 2015, 08:14:19 PM
Love the Buck knife Mike  :tu:

Whats the red thing? utility knife?
Silver? Glasses case?
Blue?  :think:

Yes the red thing is a utility knife Roberts Fat Boy I cant't stop buying these one dollar utility knifes I guess it is the carpet layer in me. ;-)
The silver thing is glass case. Bought it for my wife.
The little blue case is a band aide case to go in my fishing kit.
I put my maglite in the case with a extra battery.  Looks pretty good?

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2015, 09:42:03 PM
I put my maglite in the case with a extra battery.  Looks pretty good?

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/13/68357e279e704b2253ee9c6c3182d650.jpg)

Love it when a plan comes together  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: THE_LONGBOW on August 14, 2015, 02:45:02 AM
Mike
Your 112 looks to be an older model. Does it have any symbols or dots after the number 112 on the tang stamp?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 14, 2015, 07:08:48 AM
Mike
Your 112 looks to be an older model. Does it have any symbols or dots after the number 112 on the tang stamp?

Yes, Their is a dot before and after the 112.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: THE_LONGBOW on August 15, 2015, 01:49:29 AM
Mike
Your 112 looks to be an older model. Does it have any symbols or dots after the number 112 on the tang stamp?

Yes, Their is a dot before and after the 112.

That means it was made between 1974 and 1980. The blade would be 440C steel. Are you going to use it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 15, 2015, 04:35:06 AM


That means it was made between 1974 and 1980. The blade would be 440C steel. Are you going to use it?
[/quote]

I am not sure if I am going to use it or not. I bought because I thought it was a good deal.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on August 15, 2015, 05:07:17 AM
I think I may move to the UK just for these "car boot sales" - so jealous!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2015, 06:07:21 AM
I think I may move to the UK just for these "car boot sales" - so jealous!

You still have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find the good stuff  :ahhh
and talk to a lot of mad people :whistle:
But that is half the fun  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on August 15, 2015, 06:11:57 AM
I think I may move to the UK just for these "car boot sales" - so jealous!

You still have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find the good stuff  :ahhh
and talk to a lot of mad people :whistle:
But that is half the fun  :D

:cry:

:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2015, 06:18:15 AM
I think I may move to the UK just for these "car boot sales" - so jealous!

You still have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find the good stuff  :ahhh
and talk to a lot of mad people :whistle:
But that is half the fun  :D

:cry:

:D

 :pok:  And you Guys have estate sales over there that I’m jealous of
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on August 15, 2015, 06:41:57 AM
I think I may move to the UK just for these "car boot sales" - so jealous!

You still have to sift through a lot of old smurf to find the good stuff  :ahhh
and talk to a lot of mad people :whistle:
But that is half the fun  :D

:cry:

:D

 :pok:  And you Guys have estate sales over there that I’m jealous of

Do they not sell things if people move/die there? I'll take a picture of my best recent score, the only estate sale I've seen all year


Edit: This, a turntable, an old pair of cee tee co slipjoints, a couple files, steel cups, 7.62 ammo box, cheap West Germany needlenoses, and an old pyrex (borosilicate not soda-lime glass) dish, for $35!

As for this? NIB 1973 Coleman 2 burner stove, wasn't even opened up (cardboard still on tank, all papers included). It's even got a little scissor-opening stand. Always wanted one
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2015, 09:33:37 AM
Do they not sell things if people move/die there? I'll take a picture of my best recent score, the only estate sale I've seen all year


Edit: This, a turntable, an old pair of cee tee co slipjoints, a couple files, steel cups, 7.62 ammo box, cheap West Germany needlenoses, and an old pyrex (borosilicate not soda-lime glass) dish, for $35!

As for this? NIB 1973 Coleman 2 burner stove, wasn't even opened up (cardboard still on tank, all papers included). It's even got a little scissor-opening stand. Always wanted one

Looks like you did well Mate  :tu:

Over here I think you sell the good stuff to antique dealers then you get a ‘house clearance’ Guy to come around and take everything else...
He then sells it at a carboot sale  :D

Good hunting  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on August 15, 2015, 10:00:52 AM
Do they not sell things if people move/die there? I'll take a picture of my best recent score, the only estate sale I've seen all year


Edit: This, a turntable, an old pair of cee tee co slipjoints, a couple files, steel cups, 7.62 ammo box, cheap West Germany needlenoses, and an old pyrex (borosilicate not soda-lime glass) dish, for $35!

As for this? NIB 1973 Coleman 2 burner stove, wasn't even opened up (cardboard still on tank, all papers included). It's even got a little scissor-opening stand. Always wanted one

Looks like you did well Mate  :tu:

Over here I think you sell the good stuff to antique dealers then you get a ‘house clearance’ Guy to come around and take everything else...
He then sells it at a carboot sale  :D

Good hunting  :cheers:

Thanks, I quite like it :)

 :rofl:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 17, 2015, 12:17:05 AM
Got all these working properly now  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/DSC03236.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/DSC03236.jpg.html)

 :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/DSC03233.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/DSC03233.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 17, 2015, 01:55:10 AM
Got all these working properly now  :tu:

Your Junk-Jitsu is strong... :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 17, 2015, 09:47:44 AM
Got all these working properly now  :tu:

Your Junk-Jitsu is strong... :D


Thank you Obi-wan Mr Miyagi  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2015, 08:43:56 PM
Repost pictures  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03236.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03236.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03233.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03233.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 18, 2015, 11:26:43 PM
Repost pictures  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03236.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03236.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03233.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03233.jpg.html)

Just as nice the second time around!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2015, 09:58:47 AM

Photobucket is not playing the game because my computer is old   :twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2015, 10:35:19 AM
Just in case you were wondering why I bought these three old spanners

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03161.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03161.jpg.html)
 
Inside of garage door  :-\

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03266.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03266.jpg.html)

Some old spanners, an adjustable that isn’t and a couple of twisted G clamps

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03169.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03169.jpg.html)

A blow lamp  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03172.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03172.jpg.html)

Was going to add some brass bits  :think: but wanted British excentric not steam punk

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03265.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03265.jpg.html)

Sorted  :tu: happy now  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03283.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03283.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 21, 2015, 12:27:16 PM
Nice job!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on August 21, 2015, 02:31:18 PM
That is so much better.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on August 21, 2015, 07:41:20 PM
Very classy Tony :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2015, 08:44:33 PM
Guys  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kart on August 22, 2015, 02:50:08 PM
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mo2n2SDbS1aF-fobBOwu4xSZHXK1gwgh_bxL_nCZufMWQo708mpFqodSFfUp40cxM631pfC2RTvA015Iy2mAUOB-v5PXxVdmEwnDMGGBYvBiNadwdiRdA4U2c98uiYqubETF427IVXl3GS8ROcjzRNi3UNCvhXMS6UkrZQBiW7LSranNCm8yyGWlJpcD2MR8eOj7kXkcoRBQFGXYCFhADzJ5lCKvusiwY5H-5-tnmxt5_FmGa5_znaJ2OJ320tvSpHYG-_8IGFJbswBIoMlNHQTfLM-SZXnkS1hcuA0Zwd-kUpKSlZwz9o_EZrl72MluYji3rlscm2TZX3oWlzExkKHQtYZpYj6AbreHJhAhVIdfKk8bm2LSviQMJt0Gn6d5UlZQFjJMlJjj7NwWZPM-oHDVGxkza5aPu8ceUeN6pZqZCR_JRBxGDcuqZXkr8PFSUpvTv7Xc33AD4uYFGm-WDRyRzDS_k-RbkkahcYswrovK-6tMeG-58mitpyVzNH2_qSGxQg=w1011-h723-no)

Fork and knife handled - titanium

Other photos (http://kartograf47.blogspot.com/2015/08/3_22.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 22, 2015, 06:19:29 PM
I like that tony  :salute: it reminds me of the sort of stuff the salvager does on tv  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2015, 02:44:11 PM
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mo2n2SDbS1aF-fobBOwu4xSZHXK1gwgh_bxL_nCZufMWQo708mpFqodSFfUp40cxM631pfC2RTvA015Iy2mAUOB-v5PXxVdmEwnDMGGBYvBiNadwdiRdA4U2c98uiYqubETF427IVXl3GS8ROcjzRNi3UNCvhXMS6UkrZQBiW7LSranNCm8yyGWlJpcD2MR8eOj7kXkcoRBQFGXYCFhADzJ5lCKvusiwY5H-5-tnmxt5_FmGa5_znaJ2OJ320tvSpHYG-_8IGFJbswBIoMlNHQTfLM-SZXnkS1hcuA0Zwd-kUpKSlZwz9o_EZrl72MluYji3rlscm2TZX3oWlzExkKHQtYZpYj6AbreHJhAhVIdfKk8bm2LSviQMJt0Gn6d5UlZQFjJMlJjj7NwWZPM-oHDVGxkza5aPu8ceUeN6pZqZCR_JRBxGDcuqZXkr8PFSUpvTv7Xc33AD4uYFGm-WDRyRzDS_k-RbkkahcYswrovK-6tMeG-58mitpyVzNH2_qSGxQg=w1011-h723-no)

Fork and knife handled - titanium

Other photos (http://kartograf47.blogspot.com/2015/08/3_22.html)

Love those Kart  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2015, 02:46:48 PM
I like that tony  :salute: it reminds me of the sort of stuff the salvager does on tv  :tu:

Thanks Paul,  :salute:

I think hes great  :cheers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3JLnS0w38M
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2015, 02:51:31 PM
Bought home a scythe for a friend, needs a sharpen  :D

Got a few bits for myself inc
A Camillus electricians knife (marked Xcelite brand K-22 on the blade)
Another Hadson lighter   
And another tool box  ::)

 ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03313.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03313.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 23, 2015, 06:56:03 PM
Just in case you were wondering why I bought these three old spanners

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03161.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03161.jpg.html)
 
Inside of garage door  :-\

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03266.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03266.jpg.html)

Some old spanners, an adjustable that isn’t and a couple of twisted G clamps

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03169.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03169.jpg.html)

A blow lamp  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03172.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03172.jpg.html)

Was going to add some brass bits  :think: but wanted British excentric not steam punk

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03265.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03265.jpg.html)

Sorted  :tu: happy now  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03283.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03283.jpg.html)





Right proper fixtures for the man cave!     :tu:   There for a minute you had me concerned with this statement Tony wanted British excentric not steam punk had me  :think: for a bit. Scrolling down the post it all made sense.     :D  Clever way to extend the usefullness of an old wrench! Looks  8) also.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2015, 10:59:53 PM

Right proper fixtures for the man cave!     :tu:   There for a minute you had me concerned with this statement Tony wanted British excentric not steam punk had me  :think: for a bit. Scrolling down the post it all made sense.     :D  Clever way to extend the usefullness of an old wrench! Looks  8) also.

Thanks David  :salute:
There was no fixing that poor little adjustable spanner so I got him three friends to play with

Yep I was looking for a way to use those copper ‘P’ clips but it was getting a bit silly  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 30, 2015, 02:52:25 PM

I must not buy any more axes
The motor end of a Draper wood lathe  :drool: (missing the drive belt)
I must not buy any more axes
And a Tormek grinder  :drool: :drool: :drool:(missing the little water trough)
I must not buy any more axes
A broken German adjustable spanner that has been wielded back together, seems to work well
I must not buy any more axes


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03387.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03387.jpg.html)
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 30, 2015, 02:56:19 PM

Ooops

 :whistle:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03390.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03390.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 30, 2015, 07:26:58 PM

Ooops

 :whistle:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03390.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03390.jpg.html)






 :gimme:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 30, 2015, 07:32:28 PM
  ^  :D

Been playing...

Here it is with its new water trough, That works and hardly leaks at all  ;)
The stone is a little worn down the middle but useable  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03394.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03394.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 30, 2015, 09:42:17 PM

Ooops

 :whistle:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03390.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03390.jpg.html)

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 30, 2015, 11:40:17 PM
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I slipped   :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 31, 2015, 02:02:20 AM
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I slipped   :shrug:

Happens to all of us! :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on August 31, 2015, 05:49:58 AM
I wonder if you could turn those socketed thingamabobs into knives like the CS Bushman?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 31, 2015, 09:03:52 AM

Thats a bloody good idea Spork  :salute:

I didn't really know why I bought them but they were cheap  ::) you have me thinking now
Ooh and we call them slashers basically a billhook with a long handle

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 31, 2015, 08:41:02 PM

Thats a bloody good idea Spork  :salute:

I didn't really know why I bought them but they were cheap  ::) you have me thinking now
Ooh and we call them slashers basically a billhook with a long handle

 :cheers:

+1

Great zombie apocalypse tool set items.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 01, 2015, 01:23:38 AM

Spork, I guess you mean something like this?  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03424.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03424.jpg.html)

And I guess if I spend all afternoon in the Garage working on it instead of replacing the legs on my work bench I might come up with one of these   :whistle:

Thanks for the idea :tu:
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03485.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03485.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 01, 2015, 05:12:51 AM
That did come out nice  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 01, 2015, 06:23:01 AM

It actualy looks better in real life  :)

Now I've got to do something with the handle  :think:

Storm crow  :think: ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 01, 2015, 11:58:35 PM
You could mount it on a shaft and use it as a flensing knife...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on September 02, 2015, 10:13:46 AM

It actualy looks better in real life  :)

Now I've got to do something with the handle  :think:

Storm crow  :think: ;)

Well........few weeks ago I went and bought the straightest rake handle from the bunch, sanded and gave it the linseed oil treatment. One end was already tapered to accept a rake, so it required minimal fitting...
My CS Bowie Bushman is now a spear.  8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 02, 2015, 08:33:51 PM
You could mount it on a shaft and use it as a flensing knife...

I had to google that  :salute:


It actualy looks better in real life  :)

Now I've got to do something with the handle  :think:

Storm crow  :think: ;)

Well........few weeks ago I went and bought the straightest rake handle from the bunch, sanded and gave it the linseed oil treatment. One end was already tapered to accept a rake, so it required minimal fitting...
My CS Bowie Bushman is now a spear.  8)

I’ve started something, will post when I’m done
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 02, 2015, 11:13:02 PM
You could mount it on a shaft and use it as a flensing knife...

I had to google that  :salute:
You never know...you might come across a Humpback or two at the next Car Boot...and then you'll be glad you had one  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 03, 2015, 06:23:35 AM

Over the years I might have dated one or two  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 03, 2015, 02:54:30 PM

Over the years I might have dated one or two  :facepalm:

+1 or 2.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 03, 2015, 08:07:05 PM
Luckily they seem to have bad eyesight and a poor taste in men   :cheers:

If anyone was wondering what a Spork polisher looks like, here it is getting a new pulley fitted
(it tends to evolve  :) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03413.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03413.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03415.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03415.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on September 05, 2015, 11:13:36 PM
Yard sale today netted me these for a grand total $24

Bucktool 360
Cold steel roach belly
Buck 425
'merit' USA axe thing

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 05, 2015, 11:22:38 PM
Nice score !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 05, 2015, 11:32:22 PM
Yard sale today netted me these for a grand total $24

Bucktool 360
Cold steel roach belly
Buck 425
'merit' USA axe thing

 :D

Great finds!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on September 05, 2015, 11:36:43 PM
Nice score,really like the look of that axe!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on September 06, 2015, 02:56:06 AM
Thanks guys  :salute:

The bucktool was only $3!!

He had a bunch of knives and guns, but most of the knives were militaria, there was a milk crate of others, where I found these 4. Brought em up and asked what he was thinking. He said 15 for the axe- this scared me as I only had $24. He then looked at the buck 425 and said 2! Hope was restored, though I doubted I'd be leaving with the bucktool. He glimpses it, says $3, then looks on to the roach belly! Says 5. I was ecstatic. Informed him I had $24, he accepted it, and I was on my way!!

He said he'd be open tomorrow too, I'll be back for sure!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2015, 03:26:59 AM

Absolute bargain  :salute:
I think I’ve seen Al’s CS Roach belly, nice knife
and I don’t think I’ve ever seen an axe quite like that before, cool  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on September 06, 2015, 04:57:18 AM

Absolute bargain  :salute:
I think I’ve seen Al’s CS Roach belly, nice knife
and I don’t think I’ve ever seen an axe quite like that before, cool  :tu:

The cs is a bit 'tin' feeling, though it is a very useful shape, and I've used it already and love it, my first 4116 knife.

The axe appears to be a somewhat crude mod job, but I like it, and it works well. I'll take pics in a sec. I also made a blade cover for it out of a leather tool pouch I bought today to cut up.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2015, 08:04:05 AM

Ah so it’s been worked, I like a bit of axe modification  :salute:
Sheath works  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2015, 08:06:01 PM

Picked up some more bits this morning
Top right is a nice little Gaz set, cooker and a blow lamp

Inc a draw knife for Rob’s if he has time to pop in here  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03520.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03520.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on September 06, 2015, 08:22:43 PM

Picked up some more bits this morning
Top right is a nice little Gaz set, cooker and a blow lamp

Inc a draw knife for Rob’s if he has time to pop in here  >:D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03520.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03520.jpg.html)

What's the beige tube on the left?
Nice Wenger! How are the locking models, I've long wondered.

Picked this up today at the same sale for a few bucks, along with an old Stanley/Aladdin thermos stamped 88 (1988?) in great shape for $1!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2015, 08:40:33 PM

Sorry I never thought to say, it’s a tubular heater, they run at 60watts per foot, great for keeping the frost out of a shed etc

I haven't had a proper play with the wenger yet

Love that Schrade Knife  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 06, 2015, 08:53:06 PM
You guys have a lot of GAZ over there  ::)

We have some products over here but no one wants them because of the lack of fuel cartridges.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2015, 09:02:05 PM

There always seems to be a lot of them about here Sporky  :shrug:
I already use a Gaz blowlamp so a second one will be useful  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 06, 2015, 09:11:53 PM
The blame is on Coleman...when they bought the rights to GAZ, they stopped importing them into the States so they would not compete with themselves.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on September 06, 2015, 09:21:05 PM
Hey Sparky, i am missing nozzle of my Gaz blowlamp. Could you post picture of yours nozzle, and some measures.? How does it attach? I will probably have to make it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 06, 2015, 10:17:23 PM

I will sort out some pictures for you in a day or two Mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 07, 2015, 02:09:31 AM
Is that a hacksaw just above the shears?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on September 07, 2015, 05:18:10 AM
 :cheers: i will appreciate it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2015, 06:37:56 AM
Is that a hacksaw just above the shears?

Its a 'D' ring that they used to lock postal sacks with,
thought it might fit my army kit bag  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 07, 2015, 09:12:49 AM
Tony if'n you don't mind what brand are those two spanners?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: robs on September 07, 2015, 05:31:52 PM
Hi Sparky415

Love the draw knife, I've got to stop selling and start buying. By the way you worried the bloke next to me. He did ask why he needed to be worried.


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2015, 09:59:59 PM
Hi Sparky415

Love the draw knife, I've got to stop selling and start buying. By the way you worried the bloke next to me. He did ask why he needed to be worried.


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I know you said you were after one, its not in too bad a condition  :tu:

 >:D He seemed a decent Guy, got to have a laugh while at the bootie  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Tony if'n you don't mind what brand are those two spanners?

The big one is made by Elora (German) not sure about the smaller one  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03572.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03572.jpg.html)

The Elora has been used as a hammer so much it won’t close all the way  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03574.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03574.jpg.html)

Take it to pieces, Grind all the burrs, file and smooth the mating faces  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03580.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03580.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2015, 10:23:33 PM

Ooh and I picked these up yesterday from a very nice Man in a London cigar shop (cost a small donation to charity)
Don’t know where I’m going to put them or what to put in them yet  :shrug:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03541.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03541.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 09, 2015, 12:12:11 AM
Love the Macanudo boxes.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on September 09, 2015, 12:42:36 AM
There's something very special about cigar boxes :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 13, 2015, 08:29:36 PM
^^^  I just love how they smell  :dd:

Picked up a few new toys this morning  :)
The SAK is only there for comparison
There’s a very clever adjusting spanner at the bottom  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03599.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03599.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 13, 2015, 09:17:49 PM
^^^  I just love how they smell  :dd:

Picked up a few new toys this morning  :)
The SAK is only there for comparison
There’s a very clever adjusting spanner at the bottom  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03599.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03599.jpg.html)

Nice haul!

Glad to see you pick up an axe handle.  All those lonely axe heads with no handles... Ain't right.  :D

Any name on the wrench?  Speedgrip made a similar adjustable.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 13, 2015, 09:58:08 PM
I don’t often see a good handle and the price wasn’t too bad (they do have them for sale around here but they are around £16plus new)
I can’t see anything on the wrench yet, need to clean it up a bit
And the axe head is 4lbs  :D


Ooh and bottom right is a 1/4socket driver made by Craftsman, don’t see too many Craftsman tools around here  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 14, 2015, 01:04:26 AM
I don’t often see a good handle and the price wasn’t too bad (they do have them for sale around here but they are around £16plus new)
I can’t see anything on the wrench yet, need to clean it up a bit
And the axe head is 4lbs  :D


Ooh and bottom right is a 1/4socket driver made by Craftsman, don’t see too many Craftsman tools around here  :tu:

Craftsman tools around here are like footprints and rusty axe heads at your car boots.    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 14, 2015, 06:39:26 AM

Years ago I worked with a Guy that had some, seems like good quality gear
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 14, 2015, 08:00:16 AM
Lots of rust...but no burny things this time?  :P :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on September 14, 2015, 11:51:26 AM
I've had this one for a while but I haven't used it much.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/9408066312_12dd97734a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fkmNkS)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 14, 2015, 12:37:56 PM

Years ago I worked with a Guy that had some, seems like good quality gear

The older Craftsman quality is better.  Now it is just average.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 14, 2015, 12:38:20 PM
I've had this one for a while but I haven't used it much.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/9408066312_12dd97734a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fkmNkS)

Nice!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 14, 2015, 03:12:22 PM
Lots of rust...but no burny things this time?  :P :D

Second thing in bottom left is a lighter  :P :P :D

I've had this one for a while but I haven't used it much.


 :tu: I still need to clean mine up a bit


Years ago I worked with a Guy that had some, seems like good quality gear

The older Craftsman quality is better.  Now it is just average.

Like a lot of stuff nowadays
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 14, 2015, 06:20:13 PM
Here's an adjustable wrench I got a while back . This is after soaking in cola for 24 hours and rubbing with a scotch pad.


The cool thing is it was made in my state in northern Minnesota up in the heart of the iron range. It looks like it is a pretty early one pre WW2.

Diamond Calk Horseshoe Co. Duluth, MN.

https://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/diamond-calk-horseshoe.html

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Multi%20tools%20and%20Knifes/Supertools/IMG_6139_zps7h5ckpc7.jpg)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Multi%20tools%20and%20Knifes/Supertools/IMG_6135_zps0hduurm8.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 14, 2015, 07:38:19 PM
The Diamond logo is a classic. Great find!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 14, 2015, 09:15:01 PM
The Diamond logo is a classic. Great find!

A big +1  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 14, 2015, 09:18:39 PM
Hey Sparky, i am missing nozzle of my Gaz blowlamp. Could you post picture of yours nozzle, and some measures.? How does it attach? I will probably have to make it.

Hey Crow
Hope this works  :salute:

Internal diameter is 8mm
External diameter is 13mm
Main external diameter 19mm

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03622.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03622.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 14, 2015, 09:23:17 PM
Steve the Diamond Calk wrenches were made before 1958. In 58 or maybe late 57 the name changed to Diamond Tool. It appears to have a reinforced hanging hole which would suggest a 1940 to 1958 manufactoring date. Great find.    :tu:     :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on September 14, 2015, 09:27:43 PM
Hey Sparky, i am missing nozzle of my Gaz blowlamp. Could you post picture of yours nozzle, and some measures.? How does it attach? I will probably have to make it.

Hey Crow
Hope this works  :salute:

Internal diameter is 8mm
External diameter is 13mm
Main external diameter 19mm

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03622.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03622.jpg.html)

Sure does. Thank you. You don't happen to have extra part do you?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 14, 2015, 09:36:06 PM

Let me get my bench fixed up (couple of weeks) then I will have a play with my ‘new’ set
There are three different sized nozzles in the set, maybe I have a spare  :think: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 14, 2015, 10:15:03 PM
Steve the Diamond Calk wrenches were made before 1958. In 58 or maybe late 57 the name changed to Diamond Tool. It appears to have a reinforced hanging hole which would suggest a 1940 to 1958 manufactoring date. Great find.    :tu:     :)

Thanks, I missed the info om the reinforced hanging hole.   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on September 15, 2015, 10:49:44 AM
Lots of adjustable wrenches in here, and I'm curious about it. I can't stand them. I never ever use them on anything that's even remotely tight, they just don't get a good enough grab, and I hate rounding bolts. I won't even use open end wrenches, just box. Maybe it's because the only thing I work on is cars, and around here we salt the roads, so lots of rust, but it feels like it'd be somewhat universal.

Curious what y'all use them for, I suppose  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 15, 2015, 07:25:41 PM
I don't use them on anything I value (unless I'm really stuck  ;))
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 15, 2015, 08:02:14 PM
For me, an adjustable spanner is a size/weight friendly option when you've got a smaller kit or tool bag. I don't always want to carry my full set of Stanley combination spanners with me. My main tool bag (which has a bit of everything in) has a large adjustable, and a set of Metrinch 4WD combination spanners where each spanner will cope with more than one size.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 15, 2015, 11:45:48 PM
Generally speaking,  I wouldn't use an adjustable when working on a car.  The tool size compared to a dedicated spanner is often the issue.  One often needs as much room as possible and dedicated wrenches often have better fit and more clearance.

On the other hand, if I have a job to do on a roof or a ladder and I have several different size bolts to deal with but only one of each, I use an adjustable to keep from having to haul multiple tools with me.

An adjustable in the vehicle is a good thing.  You never know when you are going to happen upon a situation requiring a wrench or socket size you don't have in your set.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAKnight on September 18, 2015, 02:45:42 AM
Thanks guys, those answers make sense. Basically the multi of dedicated wrenches, as it were.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2015, 06:03:41 PM
I don't use them on anything I value (unless I'm really stuck  ;))

Generally speaking,  I wouldn't use an adjustable when working on a car.  The tool size compared to a dedicated spanner is often the issue.  One often needs as much room as possible and dedicated wrenches often have better fit and more clearance.

On the other hand, if I have a job to do on a roof or a ladder and I have several different size bolts to deal with but only one of each, I use an adjustable to keep from having to haul multiple tools with me.

An adjustable in the vehicle is a good thing.  You never know when you are going to happen upon a situation requiring a wrench or socket size you don't have in your set.

Yadda sums it up a lot better than I did  :salute:
I should add to mine...
Anything requiring a high torque gets my socket set  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2015, 06:11:13 PM

Picked up some interesting stuff today inc
An Ontario Knife Company ASEK belt cutter (missing its original sheath) no idea what it's doing this side of the pond  :think:
A lovely old AVO  :)
And that rusty cast iron ships anchor everything’s resting on is a saw table (missing all it's moving parts  ::) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03635.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03635.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 20, 2015, 06:21:37 PM
Some cool knives you picked up there tony  :salute: i can't wait for my situation too change here so i can get back out toocsome bootys  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2015, 06:33:31 PM
Paul  :waving:

Really happy with this mornings haul, lots to play with  :tu:
The CK copy of the Buck is in great condition and sharp!

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on September 20, 2015, 06:40:08 PM

Picked up some interesting stuff today inc
An Ontario Knife Company ASEK belt cutter (missing its original sheath) no idea what it's doing this side of the pond  :think:
A lovely old AVO  :)
And that rusty cast iron ships anchor everything’s resting on is a saw table (missing all it's moving parts  ::) )


That is quite a impressive haul, mind explaining me what or which is one the AVO thing? Technically speaking that means grandfather in portuguese but I'm quite sure that it is not the case.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2015, 06:58:45 PM

Picked up some interesting stuff today inc
An Ontario Knife Company ASEK belt cutter (missing its original sheath) no idea what it's doing this side of the pond  :think:
A lovely old AVO  :)
And that rusty cast iron ships anchor everything’s resting on is a saw table (missing all it's moving parts  ::) )


That is quite a impressive haul, mind explaining me what or which is one the AVO thing? Technically speaking that means grandfather in portuguese but I'm quite sure that it is not the case.

Grandfather  :D

Sorry WWW  :salute: I kinda thought they were everywhere  :-[

At one time every school, collage, repair shop, work bench in England had one of these multimeters, expensive but accurate and reliable  :tu:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avometer
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 20, 2015, 08:06:38 PM
Nice AVO, which model?  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 20, 2015, 08:41:44 PM
Nice haul!

 The multimeter is great!  Looks like the leads are there also?

What are the two bits in the upper left corner?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 20, 2015, 09:20:09 PM
...
What are the two bits in the upper left corner?

Looks like hole punches. :think:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6413887459_70a22bbd26_o.jpg)

Nice haul, Sparky. :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 20, 2015, 09:34:09 PM
...
What are the two bits in the upper left corner?

Looks like hole punches. :think:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6413887459_70a22bbd26_o.jpg)

Nice haul, Sparky. :cheers:

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2015, 10:23:03 PM
Nice AVO, which model?  :salute:

AVO 8 I think. not sure any more than that, it's not working at the min, need to find a D cell  :whistle:

@Yadder,
It has a pair of leads with it  :tu:
Yep a couple of hole punches for leather

Enki  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 20, 2015, 10:34:32 PM
Is that a fish scaler on that knife on the right? What brand is it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 21, 2015, 08:52:10 PM

Is that a fish scaler on that knife on the right? What brand is it?

Yes,
I did think it was German but I was mistaken it’s Richards, made in Sheffield
And the scales are definitely plastic
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on September 21, 2015, 10:25:53 PM



Sorry WWW  :salute: I kinda thought they were everywhere  :-[

At one time every school, collage, repair shop, work bench in England had one of these multimeters, expensive but accurate and reliable  :tu:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avometer

That makes much more sense! It is sad that they are no longer made, but I guess that it makes an even better find!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 21, 2015, 10:52:35 PM
Another great good haul there Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 21, 2015, 11:04:35 PM



Sorry WWW  :salute: I kinda thought they were everywhere  :-[

At one time every school, collage, repair shop, work bench in England had one of these multimeters, expensive but accurate and reliable  :tu:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avometer

That makes much more sense! It is sad that they are no longer made, but I guess that it makes an even better find!!

I still like the idea of buying a Grandfather at a market  :)

Anyway I was happy to find the AVO for a good price (only good if I can make it work)
I didn't really need one as I already have a couple of multimeters  ::)

Another great good haul there Tony!

Thanks David, loads of things to play with, but first working on getting my bench built properly
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on September 24, 2015, 08:25:24 AM
On our flea markets you rarely ever find old tools or other interesting stuff - There usually are about 1/3 professional sellers with books, CD´s and Vinyl, old electronics (Radios, Lamps), a few selling jewelry and most private sellers seem to sell old clothing, Toys from their kids or whatever they find when clearing the cellar or garage.

I´m a bit envious, but maybe the lacking selection of cool rusty stuff is a good thing - it helps me not stuffing even more crap, rust and tools into my shop... :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2015, 10:18:50 PM

I had to look through two carboot sales, about 100 stalls (and an awful lot of smurf) to find those  :ahhh
You’ve helped me out in the past Thomas so just shout if you want me to look out for something specific for you  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 27, 2015, 08:46:42 PM

Picked up these this morning
12” Bacho, needed the usual grinding to let it close properly  ::)
And a whopping great 18” perfect handle screwdriver    :ahhh  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/3_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/3_1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 27, 2015, 11:08:53 PM
Nice pickups!  Good to see there are still rust axe heads in the wild there!  I often fear for their continued existence..... :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 27, 2015, 11:16:49 PM
Nice pickups!  Good to see there are still rust axe heads in the wild there!  I often fear for their continued existence..... :whistle:


 :D    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2015, 02:00:46 PM

I’m rounding them up as fast as I can Guys  :D

Picked up some more woodworm today  ::) and (I guess) a French pattern Billhook  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03685.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03685.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on October 04, 2015, 09:49:40 PM
Rusty  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2015, 10:04:28 PM

A little  ;)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 04, 2015, 10:08:49 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute: I need to come up for a visit next carboot season  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 04, 2015, 10:14:09 PM
Nice haul!  Is the multi tool knife set Japanese? 

Also, like the quarter inch ratchet set.  Even with what appears to be missing bits it is a nice set.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2015, 10:30:12 PM

@Paul,
You are very welcome Mate, there’s always a sofa here with your name on it   :cheers:

@Yadda,
Yes, made in Japan, it is all there and works well,  :tu:
Sadly the ¼ inch socket set was a complete  waste of money (I should have taken a closer look  ::) ) it will be in the bin very soon  :facepalm:  yes it’s that bad!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 04, 2015, 10:41:19 PM
 :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 04, 2015, 10:53:47 PM
Ordinance Survey maps are going to have their work cut out soon  :whistle:

It won't be long before anyone out hiking in a certain part of the UK are going to have to buy new maps recalibrated to show that what their compass thinks is Magnetic North is actually Sparky's shed  :P

There'll be hikers lost for days on end thinking they're going in a straight line, while they're actually orbiting Sparky's neighbourhood like moths round a lightbulb  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 08, 2015, 09:55:19 AM
Ordinance Survey maps are going to have their work cut out soon  :whistle:

It won't be long before anyone out hiking in a certain part of the UK are going to have to buy new maps recalibrated to show that what their compass thinks is Magnetic North is actually Sparky's shed  :P

There'll be hikers lost for days on end thinking they're going in a straight line, while they're actually orbiting Sparky's neighbourhood like moths round a lightbulb  :rofl:

     :rofl: 


Compass makers might have to add a sparky setting on the declination adjustment.       :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 08, 2015, 03:25:03 PM
Ordinance Survey maps are going to have their work cut out soon  :whistle:

It won't be long before anyone out hiking in a certain part of the UK are going to have to buy new maps recalibrated to show that what their compass thinks is Magnetic North is actually Sparky's shed  :P

There'll be hikers lost for days on end thinking they're going in a straight line, while they're actually orbiting Sparky's neighbourhood like moths round a lightbulb  :rofl:

     :rofl: 


Compass makers might have to add a sparky setting on the declination adjustment.       :D

 :tu: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 08, 2015, 09:16:32 PM
 :D

 :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 01, 2015, 12:42:49 AM

My Brothers Birthday is coming up soon and he needs a vice (much better than the normal rubbish I get him)

Ahh  :pok: there’s one, covered with 20 layers of paint  ::)

Bought home a scythe for a friend, needs a sharpen  :D

Got a few bits for myself inc
A Camillus electricians knife (marked Xcelite brand K-22 on the blade)
Another Hadson lighter   
And another tool box  ::)

 ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03313.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03313.jpg.html)

Disassembled, de-greased, a couple of coats of paint stripper later

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03742.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03742.jpg.html)

He likes green

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03749.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03749.jpg.html)

Looking a bit better now

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03782.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03782.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: captain spaulding on November 01, 2015, 12:47:24 AM
:D

 :think:

One of my favorite Simpson episode ever!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on November 01, 2015, 12:51:25 AM
Looks great Sparky, your brother should be pleased with that  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 01, 2015, 07:23:37 AM

:D

 :think:

One of my favorite Simpson episode ever!

 :tu: (I did know it was a wormhole but I couldn’t find picture of a gravity well)

Thanks Steve, its a bit better than a Twenty with a “buy yourself a beer Mate”  :-[
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on November 02, 2015, 03:37:10 PM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on November 02, 2015, 05:53:49 PM
That vice looks sweet tony,he will love it  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 02, 2015, 09:29:10 PM
That vice looks sweet tony,he will love it  :salute:

Thanks Mate, it cleaned up and works really well for an old-un :tu:   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on November 03, 2015, 02:38:15 AM
That vise is looking good Tony! Great present for your brother.      :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2015, 08:52:16 PM
 ^ :salute:

So I wanted a chop saw, I’ve seen some made from 4” disc cutters on you-tube,
All you need is a hinge and some kind of spring  :think:  :think: wonder if I can find a big hinge combined with a spring then it would be easy....

 ;) Door closer
 
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03785.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03785.jpg.html)

Bend this bit to 90

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03789_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03789_1.jpg.html)

Screw it to a square of ply, add a bit of ally and mount the cutter using the second handle hole  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03791.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03791.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2015, 08:53:36 PM

That works  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03799.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03799.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on November 03, 2015, 10:37:20 PM
Didn´t we have children to hold spark emitting tools steady? I remember something being posted from down under....
Good Idea, pal - But I cannot see any rust?! :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on November 03, 2015, 10:49:25 PM
Looks dangerous   :ahhh   do be careful.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on November 04, 2015, 12:21:56 AM
It's Tony, he's not happy without an element of danger. That's why his bucket of axes always have one or two that needs an extra wedge or two. It's like Russian Roulette with log botherers  :D

 :rofl:

Nice work Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on November 04, 2015, 12:44:48 AM
Wedges are for scaredy cats.  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 04, 2015, 06:27:27 AM

All things rust Thomas  ;)


Ah The Elephant of Danger  :)  (I'm sure Pratchet mentioned him)


 :cheers:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on November 04, 2015, 07:38:48 AM
 :tu:   but dont catch your shirt on fire buddy.     :ahhh       :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 04, 2015, 04:29:40 PM
:tu:   but dont catch your shirt on fire buddy.     :ahhh       :D

Don't be silly thats never going to happen  :P

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 08, 2015, 11:59:01 PM
Heres something you don't see every day
Show content
Naked pictures inside  :ahhh

Show content
You are going to be very disapointed if you'r not a toolie  :rofl:
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(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03803.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03803.jpg.html)
 

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on November 09, 2015, 12:02:45 AM
 :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on November 09, 2015, 12:04:14 AM
 :o :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 09, 2015, 12:09:11 AM

Sorry  :-[

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 09, 2015, 12:30:26 AM

As you can see I’ve been messing around in my garage today (when I should be sorting pictures out for Kirk, tools for Crow and replies for Lowtec etc etc)


Show content
   
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03812.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03812.jpg.html)
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 09, 2015, 12:39:44 AM
Mess  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03830.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03830.jpg.html)

Charity shop Draining rack  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03820.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03820.jpg.html)

Snip snip  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03826.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03826.jpg.html)

Sorted  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03832.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03832.jpg.html)

Might work for Multitools  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAK Guy on November 09, 2015, 01:33:15 AM
You find the neatest stuff!!!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on November 09, 2015, 11:33:49 AM
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03830.jpg)

The compound action pliers, how do you find them?

I've got the diagonal cutters version (just a budget brand) and like them heaps but the plier ones always sell out quick.

Bench is looking great btw.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 09, 2015, 05:06:27 PM
You find the neatest stuff!!!  :tu:
Thanks  :D I only show you the good stuff, you should see some of the useless junk I bring home :facepalm:

@Zoidberg
Those were also cheap, they don’t get a lot of use but I have found the jaws don’t open very wide
and Thanks I’m happy with the bench now I replaced the temp legs (only took a few years  ::) )
I don’t know how long it will stay tidy that’s why I thought I should show you all a picture of it
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on November 10, 2015, 10:54:35 AM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on November 10, 2015, 04:49:45 PM
I forgive you. That looks much more fun.

And hey, i am in no hurry. :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: anon on November 10, 2015, 10:14:11 PM
^ :salute:

So I wanted a chop saw, I’ve seen some made from 4” disc cutters on you-tube,
All you need is a hinge and some kind of spring  :think:  :think: wonder if I can find a big hinge combined with a spring then it would be easy....

 ;) Door closer
 
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03785.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03785.jpg.html)

Bend this bit to 90

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03789_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03789_1.jpg.html)

Screw it to a square of ply, add a bit of ally and mount the cutter using the second handle hole  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03791.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03791.jpg.html)

I used to have a Tormek.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 10, 2015, 10:28:49 PM
I used to have a Tormek.

They are a great but a bit expensive bit of kit (mine was a S/H bargain  :) )
Why did you get rid of yours?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on November 12, 2015, 11:05:40 PM
There's been too much cleaning and organization in this thread lately....and not enough rust  :-[ :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 13, 2015, 06:49:16 PM
You know others are allowed to show their rust collection  :pok: Sporky
 :)
But I did pick up another S/H Ikea drainer to add to my drainer collection today  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC03883.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC03883.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 06, 2015, 11:12:00 PM

Braved the wind this morning and....

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04058.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04058.jpg.html)

David  :tu: small kent pattern

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04059.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04059.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04063.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04063.jpg.html)

Spanners? I have a plan  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04067.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04067.jpg.html)
 
Can't have too many bottle openers  :cheers:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04080.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04080.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on December 07, 2015, 12:12:48 AM
Nice hairdryer  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 07, 2015, 12:19:19 AM

 :facepalm:


 :ahhh   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on December 07, 2015, 11:03:27 AM
Hmmmmm......just what I need, I was told a heat gun and a thick piece of leather is a good way to do the final touches on a kydex sheath!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 07, 2015, 05:59:11 PM

The hairdryer I mean heat gun works well with PVC  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on December 08, 2015, 01:50:28 AM
I'm always jealous surprised by the amount of cool stuff you're able to find. On a side note, have seen this guy> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLo1fFyi5wM

I could really make use of a good spot welder.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 08, 2015, 09:59:27 AM
I follow that Guy, interesting stuff!  :salute:
I love youtube
Where in the world are you WWW? Not the UK?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on December 16, 2015, 08:48:00 PM
That was an excellent video with lots of cool ideas. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on December 16, 2015, 10:58:00 PM
I follow that Guy, interesting stuff!  :salute:
I love youtube
Where in the world are you WWW? Not the UK?

I'm in the wrong side. We don't have cookies.

That was an excellent video with lots of cool ideas. :tu:

Really cool ideas indeed, he seems to be a very clever and ingenious chap.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 20, 2015, 02:05:46 PM

I picked these up this morning,
including the smallest adjustable spanner in the world, another hammer head made in to an axe and a little Gerber that needs some WD40 as I can’t open it  ::)
(not the DAK)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04097.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04097.jpg.html)

Oh yes and I bought home something that will sort out my multitool storage for ever  ;)
Just needs a little work  :whistle:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04099.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04099.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on December 20, 2015, 05:53:03 PM
I like the looks of that cabinet. :cheers:

Looking forward to the restoration project thread. :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 20, 2015, 09:28:50 PM
Nice collection!  The perfect handle screwdriver looks like it was made to pull tacks?

What are the manufacturers names on the adjustables?  Those really small ones are very collectable.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 21, 2015, 08:33:18 PM
Nice collection!  The perfect handle screwdriver looks like it was made to pull tacks?

What are the manufacturers names on the adjustables?  Those really small ones are very collectable.

Yes it’s a nail puller, not sure but looking at all the grinds I think it’s a mod  :think:
The 4inch is made in Japan by ETC,
Middle one is a no name (maybe made in Germany)  :think:
The 10inch is made in England by Garringtons with a spanner moulded in to the handle, marked 7/61 (Date?) on one side and 3/8W (whitworth?) on the other
The wire gauge and scribe are made by Moore and Wright, England  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04103.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04103.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on December 21, 2015, 08:36:56 PM
You need a small media blaster my friend  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 21, 2015, 08:43:08 PM
You know me Mate I like a spot of rust  :D

 :cheers:

and I've had a fan drying the storage thing all day, I can almost open the draws  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on December 21, 2015, 08:47:31 PM
You know me Mate I like a spot of rust  :D

 :cheers:

and I've had a fan drying the storage thing all day, I can almost open the draws  :ahhh

I'm guessing that the empty spaces has drawers in them at some point?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 21, 2015, 08:54:34 PM
The three sections on the right are low fronted draws
(its been stored outside and nothing moved when I got it home)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04099.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04099.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 22, 2015, 02:37:41 AM
Nice collection!  The perfect handle screwdriver looks like it was made to pull tacks?

What are the manufacturers names on the adjustables?  Those really small ones are very collectable.

Yes it’s a nail puller, not sure but looking at all the grinds I think it’s a mod  :think:
The 4inch is made in Japan by ETC,
Middle one is a no name (maybe made in Germany)  :think:
The 10inch is made in England by Garringtons with a spanner moulded in to the handle, marked 7/61 (Date?) on one side and 3/8W (whitworth?) on the other
The wire gauge and scribe are made by Moore and Wright, England  :tu:


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04103.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04103.jpg.html)

I like the raised panel on the Garringtons. 

Hilka screwdrivers.  New to me.  Off to look them up.....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 22, 2015, 06:13:51 AM
I like the raised panel on the Garringtons. 

Hilka screwdrivers.  New to me.  Off to look them up.....

It does feel nice in your hand, this one is well used and well looked after (I've not seen this make before)
Hilka are a cheap make of ‘ok’ tools, I’ve not bought any since I first started work as they were rubbish back then but these feel quite good to me

Some perfect handle tools I’ve not seen before, but the hammers don’t look original to me?  :think:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleczar/sets/72157623032660090/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on December 22, 2015, 09:30:57 AM
Tony sorry to be late. Nice Kent pattern axe. Other   8)   things as well!      :tu:      :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 23, 2015, 02:24:07 AM
I like the raised panel on the Garringtons. 

Hilka screwdrivers.  New to me.  Off to look them up.....

It does feel nice in your hand, this one is well used and well looked after (I've not seen this make before)
Hilka are a cheap make of ‘ok’ tools, I’ve not bought any since I first started work as they were rubbish back then but these feel quite good to me

Some perfect handle tools I’ve not seen before, but the hammers don’t look original to me?  :think:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleczar/sets/72157623032660090/

PH did make hammers.  Most of the ones I've seen need more than a little TLC just to look marginal.  The one in the lower photo does look disproportionate.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on December 23, 2015, 02:43:51 AM
Good haul, very rusty as always and nice looking screwdrivers. Ever heard of that trick where the guy licks the screwdriver handle and his tongue goes numb? Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, fun stuff!!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 11, 2016, 12:15:17 AM
I've been licking my screwdrivers all weekend..... nothing happened  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 11, 2016, 12:17:19 AM
Copy & paste...

Here comes the copper Hammer  :D


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04194.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04194.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04243.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04243.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04247.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04247.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04250.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04250.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04256.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04256.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04266.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04266.jpg.html)

Hammer Time  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on January 12, 2016, 12:25:21 PM
Is it just me or are your photos not working Tony?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on January 12, 2016, 03:50:56 PM
Not just you Gareth.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 12, 2016, 09:58:02 PM

That’s very odd they had gone from my bucket thingy, I reloaded the same pictures then came back here and they had reappeared  :shrug:

Enjoy the hammers again Guys :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on January 13, 2016, 04:01:17 AM
I found this nice little axe at a local market on the weekend. New handle, forged head. Cost me $20

(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo231/robbieb83/Mobile%20Uploads/20160111_214208.jpg) (http://s379.photobucket.com/user/robbieb83/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160111_214208.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 13, 2016, 06:25:39 AM
Good to see Rob

That looks nice and I really love the handle  :drool:

by the way, you might want to think about replacing that tyre  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on January 14, 2016, 12:27:28 AM
Bit of fiddle back is always nice. Fairly good grain orientation.

Tyre has been off car for over six years. It is a 24 inch off a 1925 Dodge Brothers Tourer. I flat spot it through to canvas when locking the brakes up
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on January 14, 2016, 12:48:23 AM
Love the look of the grain on that handle Rob. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on January 14, 2016, 12:57:44 AM
That is a very good looking axe :tu:


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on January 14, 2016, 10:25:07 AM
 :salute:

Cheers all. The flash on the phone camera really made the fiddle back pop, I really hadn't noticed it that much beforehand
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 14, 2016, 06:24:45 PM
Bit of fiddle back is always nice. Fairly good grain orientation.

Tyre has been off car for over six years. It is a 24 inch off a 1925 Dodge Brothers Tourer. I flat spot it through to canvas when locking the brakes up


One of these Rob?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1925+Dodge+Brothers+Tourer&biw=1024&bih=574&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyl9nt46nKAhUCkZAKHXS6BD4QsAQIIg

I use 50/50 Linseed oil and white spirit mix on mine  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on January 15, 2016, 06:47:28 PM
Bit of fiddle back is always nice. Fairly good grain orientation.

Tyre has been off car for over six years. It is a 24 inch off a 1925 Dodge Brothers Tourer. I flat spot it through to canvas when locking the brakes up


One of these Rob?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1925+Dodge+Brothers+Tourer&biw=1024&bih=574&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyl9nt46nKAhUCkZAKHXS6BD4QsAQIIg

I use 50/50 Linseed oil and white spirit mix on mine  :)


Not sure why you'd want to put linseed oil on your car? :think:

Wheels same as first pic in list, but 4 door body like 2nd. There seem to be many older models and sedans showing up, plus lots of steel wheels and 21" wheels in those photos. Internally expanding drum hand brake, externally contracting foot brake, all only on the rear wheels. Makes stopping in traffic fun when you're trying to double clutch shift down gears and some knob cuts in font of the nice stoppage gap you were allowing yourself!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 15, 2016, 07:41:00 PM

I’m sure I posted that in another thread,  :think: oh well

That sounds very interesting to drive!
we are so spoilt with disc brakes nowadays, I do remember crashing an ex G/F’s car with all round drum brakes many years ago (obviously it wasn’t my fault)  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 19, 2016, 10:18:45 PM

I visited my favorite charity shop on my way home this evening,
Picked up a nice 3inch vice made by Record  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04322.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04322.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 20, 2016, 03:29:47 AM

I visited my favorite charity shop on my way home this evening,
Picked up a nice 3inch vice made by Record  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04322.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04322.jpg.html)

Nice!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2016, 06:39:52 AM
 :salute:

Now all I have to do is find a new 'jaw screw' as one of them is missing
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on January 20, 2016, 09:00:16 AM
That's a great find Tony, vice prices stunned me recently, and they were clearly no great quality....  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on January 20, 2016, 01:29:46 PM

I visited my favorite charity shop on my way home this evening,
Picked up a nice 3inch vice made by Record  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04322.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04322.jpg.html)

You've got better charity shops than me :rant:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2016, 02:42:54 PM
That's a great find Tony, vice prices stunned me recently, and they were clearly no great quality....  :tu:

Record make some really good quality stuff, That one only cost a fiver  :angel:

You've got better charity shops than me :rant:

They don't often get tools in, I was looking for a leather skirt  or dress  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on January 20, 2016, 02:58:30 PM
That's a great find Tony, vice prices stunned me recently, and they were clearly no great quality....  :tu:

Record make some really good quality stuff, That one only cost a fiver  :angel:

You've got better charity shops than me :rant:

They don't often get tools in, I was looking for a leather skirt  or dress  :whistle:

For Def,yes? ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2016, 08:29:59 PM
That's a great find Tony, vice prices stunned me recently, and they were clearly no great quality....  :tu:

Record make some really good quality stuff, That one only cost a fiver  :angel:

You've got better charity shops than me :rant:

They don't often get tools in, I was looking for a leather skirt  or dress  :whistle:

For Def,yes? ;)

I was trying to do something nice  :shrug:

I’m hoping to find something made from large flat panels  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on January 20, 2016, 09:22:39 PM
What about a leather couch?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2016, 09:31:49 PM

If I could find one Rob I would be on it like a piranha  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2016, 09:54:46 PM
Remember this?

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2015/DSC04099.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2015/DSC04099.jpg.html)

Now.....


I want to find a really nice piece of leather for the top :tu:
So....  Table top protector (cost £1, the price of this project just keeps going up and up  :facepalm: )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04315.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04315.jpg.html)

Here it is finished... well I still need to replace the locks or get keys cut,
still needs more filler, sanding and maybe painting..... one day

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04317.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04317.jpg.html)

More here  ;)

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,49361.0.html

 



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on January 21, 2016, 10:42:31 AM

If I could find one Rob I would be on it like a piranha  :D

Tony, have you got a Freecycle or Freegle scheme in your area? Might be worth a shot.

Also, we recently got a really nice 2 seater leather sofa from Gumtree for £20. Not that I'm offering it to you as we sit on it, but there are always loads of leather sofas on offer for cheap.  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 21, 2016, 02:24:08 PM

If I could find one Rob I would be on it like a piranha  :D

Tony, have you got a Freecycle or Freegle scheme in your area? Might be worth a shot.

Also, we recently got a really nice 2 seater leather sofa from Gumtree for £20. Not that I'm offering it to you as we sit on it, but there are always loads of leather sofas on offer for cheap.  :salute:


Yep we have freecycle and all the others its split up in to  :tu:
I‘m after one that I can strip the good bits from and just leave the carcass where it is, not that I’m lazy and don’t want to get rid of a load of scrap  :whistle:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on January 21, 2016, 03:02:28 PM

If I could find one Rob I would be on it like a piranha  :D

Tony, have you got a Freecycle or Freegle scheme in your area? Might be worth a shot.

Also, we recently got a really nice 2 seater leather sofa from Gumtree for £20. Not that I'm offering it to you as we sit on it, but there are always loads of leather sofas on offer for cheap.  :salute:


Yep we have freecycle and all the others its split up in to  :tu:
I‘m after one that I can strip the good bits from and just leave the carcass where it is, not that I’m lazy and don’t want to get rid of a load of scrap  :whistle:

 :cheers:

Got any cows where you live? Just sayin'  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 21, 2016, 08:07:28 PM

That kind of scrumping is frowned upon around here nowadays  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on January 22, 2016, 10:20:14 AM

That kind of scrumping is frowned upon around here nowadays  ::)
It's political correctness gone mad.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 30, 2016, 09:58:52 PM

Did a little job for a friend of a friend and came home with this little set of draws today
Came complete with a collection of spiders   :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04377.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04377.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on January 31, 2016, 12:25:04 AM
Nice score   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 31, 2016, 06:51:19 AM

Thanks Steve,
Just needs a little tidy up before I can use it  ::) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on February 03, 2016, 10:40:38 AM
Never mind cleaning it - you can leave the SAKs in there and send it over!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 03, 2016, 06:23:28 PM

I would love to Lowtec but postage would be a killer   :whistle:

Also its not quite as big as it was at the weekend   >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 04, 2016, 07:53:38 AM

I would love to Lowtec but postage would be a killer   :whistle:

Also its not quite as big as it was at the weekend    >:D


Uh oh what you been up to Tony?      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 04, 2016, 08:32:44 PM

I would love to Lowtec but postage would be a killer   :whistle:

Also its not quite as big as it was at the weekend    >:D


Uh oh what you been up to Tony?      :D

Hopefully pictures after the weekend  :-\  maybe

Hey David whats the tool in your avatar?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 05, 2016, 09:38:45 PM

I don’t know where to post this so I’ll put it in here for you tool Guys  :shrug:

Multitool vice How mad is this?  :ahhh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMZHajdquE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT8WrIoAL_8

I’m fairly sure I need one of these  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on February 05, 2016, 11:48:52 PM
Awesome  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 06, 2016, 02:04:35 AM


I’m fairly sure I need one of these  :D

+1 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 06, 2016, 10:38:12 PM


I’m fairly sure I need one of these  :D

+1 :D

Fantastic! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 07, 2016, 04:28:21 PM

Rained before I got there this morning, most people had already buggered off home  ::)
But I still found rust  ;)
The orange thing is a kind of ruler that is used when playing bowls

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04420.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04420.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 07, 2016, 04:38:06 PM

I was also given a piece of meranti by a ‘good old boy’ earlier in the week  :salute:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04393.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04393.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 07, 2016, 07:39:01 PM
Ooh, looks pretty! Whatcha going to make from it? :)


Oh, and is that another Footprint you found today? Odd, I'd thought by now you would have had them all. :think: Surely there cannot be many of them left out there? ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 07, 2016, 10:00:35 PM
Ooh, looks pretty! Whatcha going to make from it? :)


Oh, and is that another Footprint you found today? Odd, I'd thought by now you would have had them all. :think: Surely there cannot be many of them left out there? ;)

Some scales for something, probably a SAK  :tu:

There's still tons of them out there Bob,
I only got that one as it has the original screw, didn't really need it but it looked loneley  ::)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 07, 2016, 10:12:38 PM
The orange thing is a kind of ruler that is used when playing bowls

1950's bowls measure, made by Herbert Terry & Sons Ltd Redditch. ( UK )

It’s gone to live with a Mates Father as he plays  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on February 07, 2016, 10:31:55 PM

Rained before I got there this morning, most people had already buggered off home  ::)
But I still found rust  ;)
The orange thing is a kind of ruler that is used when playing bowls

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04420.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04420.jpg.html)

Is that Sideshow Bobs shoe horn?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 07, 2016, 10:47:25 PM

Oh Yes  :tu:

but I might just use it for stinging nettles  :think:
Can’t see a stamp yet and needs a little sharpen
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on February 08, 2016, 10:59:05 AM
Oh wow, a grass knife. It's been a few years since I've seen one of them. Us kids used to make smaller knives out of broken ones.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 09, 2016, 09:36:59 AM

I would love to Lowtec but postage would be a killer   :whistle:

Also its not quite as big as it was at the weekend    >:D


Uh oh what you been up to Tony?      :D

Hopefully pictures after the weekend  :-\  maybe

Hey David whats the tool in your avatar?  :think:

It's a Rescue Wedge. It was developed by firefighters to help them in their job. It's made out of aluminum and so it is light. I thought it might be handy for sumpton. More info here (http://www.therescuewedge.com/).   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 09, 2016, 10:04:39 AM

I don’t know where to post this so I’ll put it in here for you tool Guys  :shrug:

Multitool vice How mad is this?  :ahhh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMZHajdquE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT8WrIoAL_8

I’m fairly sure I need one of these  :D




Wow those are too   8)   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 09, 2016, 09:14:46 PM
Hey David whats the tool in your avatar?  :think:

It's a Rescue Wedge. It was developed by firefighters to help them in their job. It's made out of aluminum and so it is light. I thought it might be handy for sumpton. More info here (http://www.therescuewedge.com/).   :)
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Ah, Thanks David  :salute:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ2UzVG1kK0
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 09, 2016, 09:22:54 PM

I would love to Lowtec but postage would be a killer   :whistle:

Also its not quite as big as it was at the weekend    >:D


Uh oh what you been up to Tony?      :D

David,  :think: I don’t know if you use the term ‘Jammy Git’ over there?

I bought the original unit, then a few months later I was given the little draw unit...
I cut the top down, still too high so sanded the bottom rails a bit, removed the battens on the end panels, it was still a bit wide, the ply end panels were de-laminating so I removed one layer from each end, now it fits so well I don’t need any fixings

This makes me a jammy git  :D  :D

And I still have a bunch of draws left over

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04421.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04421.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on February 09, 2016, 11:47:34 PM
I'd be a jammy git as well if I had that to store my tools in , great job sparky !!!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 10, 2016, 06:36:02 AM

Thanks Steve,
I was a bit lucky  :D

The draws have been washed and are waiting for some finishing
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on February 10, 2016, 10:24:26 AM
Very jammy tony  :salute: thats a cool  8)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 12, 2016, 06:51:59 AM

Thanks Paul  :salute:
Might get the draws cleaned over the weekend

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 13, 2016, 10:12:28 PM

I’ve started on the draws

Buffed the handles to remove the finish back to the brass, brushed on linseed oil/white sprit
Top two done  ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04428.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04428.jpg.html)

That’s half of them done  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04436.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04436.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on February 13, 2016, 10:26:50 PM
Those look great Sparky  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 13, 2016, 10:38:47 PM

Thanks Steve
Love it when a plan comes together  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 14, 2016, 01:25:31 PM

I’ve been spelling Drawers wrong :-[

Today...
A nice old empty oil can, a couple of hand vices, one hand made
Set of short pattern metric wrenches (Kamasa  :shrug: )

And a flower pot, (Valentines day, who says I’m not romantic)  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04438.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04438.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: lowtech on February 14, 2016, 02:35:40 PM
I like how the drawers came out.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on February 14, 2016, 05:31:28 PM


I’ve been spelling Drawers wrong :-[

Today...
A nice old empty oil can, a couple of hand vices, one hand made
Set of short pattern metric wrenches (Kamasa  :shrug: )

And a flower pot, (Valentines day, who says I’m not romantic)  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04438.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04438.jpg.html)

Those tongs take me back!  My folks had them for years. Nice haul.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 14, 2016, 06:48:38 PM
I like how the drawers came out.

Thanks Lowtec,  :salute: I'm very pleased so far  :tu:


Those tongs take me back!  My folks had them for years. Nice haul.

Thanks  :salute:  I've had a pair for years and they are great for bacon and BBQs

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 15, 2016, 01:40:34 AM
Two more hand vises? :tu:

What's the count on those these days?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 15, 2016, 01:50:31 AM
Drawers look awesome Tony!!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 15, 2016, 10:26:17 AM

Buffed the handles to remove the finish back to the brass, brushed on linseed oil/white sprit
Top two done  ;)


This should have said... brushed on linseed oil, bees wax and turpentine mix

Two more hand vises? :tu:

What's the count on those these days?

One of them doesn't count as its hand made, so I probably have two now  :whistle:

Drawers look awesome Tony!!!

Thanks Mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 15, 2016, 09:21:48 PM
 ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04455.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04455.jpg.html)

 :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 15, 2016, 09:27:47 PM


The 6”adjustable was made in W Germany
The square by Moore & Wmont, Sheffield England,
The punch by THE LS, STARRETT Co, ATHOL, MASS USA (Bob  :tu: )

And the oil can cleaned up great,
by Raleigh Industries with bike oiling instructions on the back  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04462.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04462.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04468.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04468.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on February 15, 2016, 09:58:10 PM
Nice job, there is loads of life left in those tools.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 16, 2016, 07:19:36 PM

Not sure if I can free the adjustable yet Boaz  :think: but all were a great price  :tu:

Picked up this tiny little Wenger with Crossair scales 

Also visited a really great toolshop in High Wycombe for some bits and came away with this tiny axe handle, security tape on the handle that reads ‘handle with care’  :D

Great tool shop that’s worth a visit if you are passing https://www.isaaclord.co.uk/  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04487.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04487.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on February 16, 2016, 07:27:32 PM
Another nice score @Sparky415.  Good luck with the spanner
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 17, 2016, 03:19:41 AM

Not sure if I can free the adjustable yet Boaz  :think: but all were a great price  :tu:

Picked up this tiny little Wenger with Crossair scales 

Also visited a really great toolshop in High Wycombe for some bits and came away with this tiny axe handle, security tape on the handle that reads ‘handle with care’  :D

Great tool shop that’s worth a visit if you are passing https://www.isaaclord.co.uk/  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04487.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04487.jpg.html)

What ever will you do with an axe handle?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 17, 2016, 08:38:55 AM

 :whistle:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 23, 2016, 09:45:22 PM

Picked up nothing of great interest to anyone here but a hand full of ‘discs of death’ (Smashie  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04507.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04507.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on February 23, 2016, 10:10:23 PM
They can be dangerous when they go.   :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on February 23, 2016, 10:24:07 PM

Picked up nothing of great interest to anyone here but a hand full of ‘discs of death’ (Smashie  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04507.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04507.jpg.html)

4" grinder blades ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 23, 2016, 11:00:02 PM

Yes, Smashie gets very nervous when he sees them  :ahhh

But I like them a lot  >:D

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 23, 2016, 11:12:04 PM
Remember this?

I was given some rust over the weekend

I was asked if I could fix up this cast iron Victorian fireplace insert for someone and I said yes  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture141214008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture141214008.jpg.html)


Had some time on my hands today...

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04558.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04558.jpg.html)
   
That’s better

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04574.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04574.jpg.html)

Only took me one year and a couple of months  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on February 23, 2016, 11:15:14 PM
Very nice
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 23, 2016, 11:20:17 PM

Thanks Eamo,
I do some work for the owner, they asked me if I knew anyone that could clean them up
So they followed me home some time ago  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on February 23, 2016, 11:43:51 PM
Nice work mate.   :tu:   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on February 23, 2016, 11:45:52 PM
Nice work mate.   :tu:   :tu:

+1   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 24, 2016, 02:32:35 AM
Remember this?

I was given some rust over the weekend

I was asked if I could fix up this cast iron Victorian fireplace insert for someone and I said yes  :facepalm:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture141214008.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture141214008.jpg.html)


Had some time on my hands today...

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04558.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04558.jpg.html)
   
That’s better

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04574.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04574.jpg.html)

Only took me one year and a couple of months  :-[

Wow! I would have liked to see that vinegar bath!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 24, 2016, 09:16:27 AM

You should see the colour of my bath  ::)

 :D  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on February 24, 2016, 12:24:27 PM

You should see the colour of my bath  ::)

 :D  :cheers:
Is it the colour that fireplace use to be?

Is there a bath restoration project in your near future? Or maybe a divorce?

Fantastic job btw. Is it destined for your house, or will you move it on?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 24, 2016, 08:40:01 PM
^^^  :D

 :salute: 
Not for my house, I live in a small modern box
It will go back to the owner in a week or two, they did say take your time  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on February 25, 2016, 10:39:58 AM
Nice work tony  :salute: me and the family are going to the carboot next Sunday, not been for a long time,hope the sunshines and lots of cool stuff to buy  :ahhh  :ahhh  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on February 25, 2016, 10:49:00 AM
Nice work tony  :salute: me and the family are going to the carboot next Sunday, not been for a long time,hope the sunshines and lots of cool stuff to buy  :ahhh  :ahhh  :tu:
Bring us back some good stuff Zed. Make sure you stock up on rust.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on February 25, 2016, 10:53:25 AM
Nice work tony  :salute: me and the family are going to the carboot next Sunday, not been for a long time,hope the sunshines and lots of cool stuff to buy  :ahhh  :ahhh  :tu:
Bring us back some good stuff Zed. Make sure you stock up on rust.

Rust is tonys place of expertise, i look for shinny things  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 25, 2016, 06:47:50 PM
Nice work tony  :salute: me and the family are going to the carboot next Sunday, not been for a long time,hope the sunshines and lots of cool stuff to buy  :ahhh  :ahhh  :tu:
Bring us back some good stuff Zed. Make sure you stock up on rust.

Rust is tonys place of expertise, i look for shinny things  :D

 :pok: Hey! I don't only buy rust you know

Good luck Paul and wrap up warm Mate  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on February 26, 2016, 11:38:52 AM
Nice work tony  :salute: me and the family are going to the carboot next Sunday, not been for a long time,hope the sunshines and lots of cool stuff to buy  :ahhh  :ahhh  :tu:
Bring us back some good stuff Zed. Make sure you stock up on rust.

Rust is tonys place of expertise, i look for shinny things  :D

 :pok: Hey! I don't only buy rust you know

Good luck Paul and wrap up warm Mate  :salute:

 :cheers:
I thought you turned up to the sale and filled your car boot with the most reasonably priced rust you could find, nice and early so the good rust wasn't all sold...  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 26, 2016, 09:38:27 PM

I also buy wood with worm holes  :D

So I took some of the left over bits and added some ¼ ply  ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04491.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04491.jpg.html)

Not too bad
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04493.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04493.jpg.html)

Add filla
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04497_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04497_1.jpg.html)

Rubbed down and sprayed with satin black
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04502_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04502_1.jpg.html)

Sorted  :D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04639.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04639.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on February 26, 2016, 09:40:16 PM

I also buy wood with worm holes  :D

So I took some of the left over bits and added some ¼ ply  ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04491.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04491.jpg.html)

Not too bad
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04493.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04493.jpg.html)

Add filla
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04497_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04497_1.jpg.html)

Rubbed down and sprayed with satin black
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04502_1.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04502_1.jpg.html)

Sorted  :D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04639.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04639.jpg.html)

oooooh i don't like worm holes - do you treat the wood or bin it ??
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 26, 2016, 10:04:03 PM
If its small enough I bung it in the freezer for a few days or treat with woodwork killer,
I prefer using the freezer  :tu:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on February 26, 2016, 10:07:48 PM
If its small enough I bung it in the freezer for a few days or treat with woodwork killer,
I prefer using the freezer  :tu:

very interesting :think: never heard the freezer trick before, i will defo keep that in mind in the future - i had to treat some beams few years back, they wouldn't have fit in my freezer  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 26, 2016, 10:13:16 PM
If its small enough I bung it in the freezer for a few days or treat with woodwork killer,
I prefer using the freezer  :tu:

very interesting :think: never heard the freezer trick before, i will defo keep that in mind in the future - i had to treat some beams few years back, they wouldn't have fit in my freezer  :whistle:

Found that one on a woodworking forum for treating old wood tools  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on February 26, 2016, 10:14:28 PM
If its small enough I bung it in the freezer for a few days or treat with woodwork killer,
I prefer using the freezer  :tu:

very interesting :think: never heard the freezer trick before, i will defo keep that in mind in the future - i had to treat some beams few years back, they wouldn't have fit in my freezer  :whistle:

Found that one on a woodworking forum for treating old wood tools  :salute:

 :cheers: thank you for sharing.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 26, 2016, 10:20:25 PM
If its small enough I bung it in the freezer for a few days or treat with woodwork killer,
I prefer using the freezer  :tu:

very interesting :think: never heard the freezer trick before, i will defo keep that in mind in the future - i had to treat some beams few years back, they wouldn't have fit in my freezer  :whistle:

Found that one on a woodworking forum for treating old wood tools  :salute:

 :cheers: thank you for sharing.

Well I hope it works as my freezers full of axes  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on February 26, 2016, 10:48:27 PM
If its small enough I bung it in the freezer for a few days or treat with woodwork killer,
I prefer using the freezer  :tu:

very interesting :think: never heard the freezer trick before, i will defo keep that in mind in the future - i had to treat some beams few years back, they wouldn't have fit in my freezer  :whistle:

Found that one on a woodworking forum for treating old wood tools  :salute:

 :cheers: thank you for sharing.

Well I hope it works as my freezers full of axes  :rofl:

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on February 27, 2016, 11:04:27 AM
I'd love to see the look on the face of any plod looking in your freezer!

I imagine a massive whip round for your bail!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 27, 2016, 11:30:06 AM

They wouldn’t need their best sniffer dogs to find any sharp stuff in my house  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 28, 2016, 08:05:45 PM
Did you score today Paul?

It was a bit fresh here this morning (bloody freezing  :ahhh )
A poor beat up old Kent pattern axe
A climber with one translucent scale that’s been dropped or run over
A couple of hammer heads inc an upholsters hammer

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04679.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04679.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on February 28, 2016, 08:36:12 PM
No mate got nowt  :-\ was a bit thin on the ground seller wise, the big booty starts next weekend  :tu: some nice finds there tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 02, 2016, 11:46:45 PM
No mate got nowt  :-\ was a bit thin on the ground seller wise, the big booty starts next weekend  :tu: some nice finds there tony  :tu:

Sorry to hear that Mate but it was a bit cold at the weekend
Fingers crossed for you next weekend  :tu:

I was pleased with the SAK but it needs rebuilding

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 04, 2016, 07:50:49 PM

Ever wonder what happened to this little joiner’s toolbox?


Oh, another old tool box and some socks  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2014/Picture051014012.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2014/Picture051014012.jpg.html)

First I started on the lock,
I wanted to use the lock but I didn’t have any keys, how hard would it be to make some?  :shrug:
As it turned out the lock was easy to disassemble so not terribly hard, (hardest part is finding blanks or keys to cut up)
just needed a lot of patience, once I found one S/H and one blank key...

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC02380.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC02380.jpg.html)

Here it is back together with two new keys after a few hours with a dremel and some needle files
  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC02382.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC02382.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 04, 2016, 07:53:37 PM

Lots of coats of black paint
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04676.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04676.jpg.html)

After lots and lots of sandpaper
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04711.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04711.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 04, 2016, 08:03:10 PM
After some wood reviver  ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04714.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04714.jpg.html)

After wax/linseed oil/turpentine mix and a hot air gun
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04720.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04720.jpg.html)

After replacing worn screws with ‘feet’ (not sure if these will stay yet)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04724.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04724.jpg.html)

Outside, better light
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04733.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04733.jpg.html)

Not sure about the new handle yet  :think:
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04742.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04742.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04744.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04744.jpg.html)

You can see the little finger slot at the back of the top drawer
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04747.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04747.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04748.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04748.jpg.html)

Happy now  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04754.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04754.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 04, 2016, 08:09:02 PM
Can't make a car boot now for a while,I'll wait till the weather gets better  :tu: that's coming along nicely Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 04, 2016, 08:15:21 PM

It’s actually finished now Mate  :salute:

It’s Shabby Chic which as you know is French for “I can’t be bothered to do any more sanding”  :D


Yep they do get better as it gets warmer  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 04, 2016, 08:18:18 PM

 :salute:

Yep they do get better as it gets warmer  :tu:

Sadly as I work most weekends I can't get too them,I use to go every Sunday as you probably remember,I do miss hunting for cool things  :-\ but I enjoy seeing what you find mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on March 04, 2016, 08:19:18 PM
The joiners box looks great Sparky  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 04, 2016, 08:27:56 PM

 :salute:

Yep they do get better as it gets warmer  :tu:

Sadly as I work most weekends I can't get too them,I use to go every Sunday as you probably remember,I do miss hunting for cool things  :-\ but I enjoy seeing what you find mate  :salute:

Yes Mate I remember, You Me an Neil used to go out every weekend  :tu: :D

Thanks Steve, its a nice little thing, cleverly made with nice little details
some old chippy made it from scrap to carry and use every day  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 13, 2016, 10:53:10 AM
Well off too the huge car boot sale this morning, it started last Sunday but normally starts small and grows weekly,i hope i find some interesting stuff  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 13, 2016, 08:48:58 PM

 :popcorn:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 13, 2016, 09:47:46 PM
Disapointed tony,they let people in a hour before for £10,so all the best stuffs gone  :-\ i did pick up a very nice beto track pump with a lovely wooden handle,and a nice solingen germany sak style knife with wood handle,was a pound  :D kids got lots of books so they was happy  :salute: how about you tony,any rust  :D i did see 4 axes this morning and thought of you  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 13, 2016, 10:16:57 PM
Disapointed tony,they let people in a hour before for £10,so all the best stuffs gone  :-\ i did pick up a very nice beto track pump with a lovely wooden handle,and a nice solingen germany sak style knife with wood handle,was a pound  :D kids got lots of books so they was happy  :salute: how about you tony,any rust  :D i did see 4 axes this morning and thought of you  ;)

 :D

Waiting for pictures of the 'SAK'   :tu:
I didn't go as it was foggy this morning  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 13, 2016, 10:21:06 PM
Disapointed tony,they let people in a hour before for £10,so all the best stuffs gone  :-\ i did pick up a very nice beto track pump with a lovely wooden handle,and a nice solingen germany sak style knife with wood handle,was a pound  :D kids got lots of books so they was happy  :salute: how about you tony,any rust  :D i did see 4 axes this morning and thought of you  ;)

 :D

Waiting for pictures of the 'SAK'   :tu:
I didn't go as it was foggy this morning  :-[

ill take a pic in the sun tomorrow  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on March 14, 2016, 03:59:44 PM
....some old chippy made it from scrap to carry and use every day  :tu:

I had to look up Chippy...but not sure which meaning you're using  :think:  :D

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippy

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 14, 2016, 04:07:44 PM
....some old chippy made it from scrap to carry and use every day  :tu:

I had to look up Chippy...but not sure which meaning you're using  :think:  :D

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippy

Lets assume he's talking about a carpenter. ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2016, 04:08:14 PM
....some old chippy made it from scrap to carry and use every day  :tu:

I had to look up Chippy...but not sure which meaning you're using  :think:  :D

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippy
It's definitely carpenter or prostitute. For tools or undies.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 14, 2016, 04:23:32 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 14, 2016, 08:11:55 PM
Does no one understand me?  :think:

I was obviously talking about Shackleton’s cat  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on March 14, 2016, 10:16:40 PM
Does no one understand me?  :think:

I was obviously talking about Shackleton’s cat  :D

Then the next question is did the cat use tools...or wear undies...or both?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 14, 2016, 10:26:35 PM

I love this forum, reminds me of the George Bernard Shaw Quote

 “England and America are two countries separated by the same language.”

 :D  :cheers:


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 18, 2016, 11:34:48 AM
Sorry for the delay tony,ive been fiddling with the kukri  :D ok here is not a great picture of the  inox solingen germany sak type knife i picked up last weekend  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 18, 2016, 08:31:28 PM
Nice one  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: sLaughterMed on March 20, 2016, 03:03:19 AM
I really like the 5 turn corkscrew
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 20, 2016, 09:06:34 AM
I really like the 5 turn corkscrew

 :tu:

thet awl and CS are reversed compared too a vic,the tin opener is like a wenger,and the awl is well odd   :D kind of like a leathermans  :D the snap is very solid ,its a very well made knife  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 21, 2016, 09:21:22 PM

Picked up a bunch of stuff this weekend

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04979.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04979.jpg.html)

Inc a very cool ½ inch wrench from the USA
I’m guessing it is for working on car brakes or something similar  :shrug:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04985.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04985.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04987.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04987.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04994.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04994.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC04990.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC04990.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 22, 2016, 02:11:57 AM
Like that wrench.  Patent date from the mid 50's. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on March 22, 2016, 09:36:49 AM
Nice haul Sparky :tu:


Unusually rust-free though... ::)


:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 22, 2016, 10:17:01 AM
Cool finds tony  :tu: i used my beto professional track pump that i picked up from the carbooty a week back,think its the first time i got 120psi in my road bikes tires for ages,plus was so easy  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 22, 2016, 07:41:43 PM
Like that wrench.  Patent date from the mid 50's.

It’s a nice well made little thing Yadda,
it wouldn’t take a high torque which made me think it would be good on hard to reach brass fittings like brakepipes, do you have any ideas?  :think:

Nice haul Sparky :tu:
Unusually rust-free though... ::)
:D

I’m doing my best Mate   :D
The Richards slippy is quite rusty, does that count?

Cool finds tony  :tu: i used my beto professional track pump that i picked up from the carbooty a week back,think its the first time i got 120psi in my road bikes tires for ages,plus was so easy  :salute:

120psi? That sounds awfully dangerous  :ahhh (I once blew up the tyre on my chopper using a garage compressor on my way home from school  :facepalm: )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 22, 2016, 09:50:16 PM
Like that wrench.  Patent date from the mid 50's.

It’s a nice well made little thing Yadda,
it wouldn’t take a high torque which made me think it would be good on hard to reach brass fittings like brakepipes, do you have any ideas?  :think:

Nice haul Sparky :tu:
Unusually rust-free though... ::)
:D

I’m doing my best Mate   :D
The Richards slippy is quite rusty, does that count?

Cool finds tony  :tu: i used my beto professional track pump that i picked up from the carbooty a week back,think its the first time i got 120psi in my road bikes tires for ages,plus was so easy  :salute:

120psi? That sounds awfully dangerous  :ahhh (I once blew up the tyre on my chopper using a garage compressor on my way home from school  :facepalm: )

lol,yeah i did the same tonycwith a skyway mag wheel,i blew the rim off 😊
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on March 23, 2016, 06:43:49 AM
Some interesting things for the pile this week!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 23, 2016, 08:12:36 AM
David  ;)
Theres a little metal detector,
got it home and turned it on, it worked  :o  :D
the brush on the left was made in England  :o
And the tray will fit in one of my tool chests  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on March 23, 2016, 12:32:21 PM
Like that wrench.  Patent date from the mid 50's.

It’s a nice well made little thing Yadda,
it wouldn’t take a high torque which made me think it would be good on hard to reach brass fittings like brakepipes, do you have any ideas?  :think:

Nice haul Sparky :tu:
Unusually rust-free though... ::)
:D

I’m doing my best Mate   :D
The Richards slippy is quite rusty, does that count?

Cool finds tony  :tu: i used my beto professional track pump that i picked up from the carbooty a week back,think its the first time i got 120psi in my road bikes tires for ages,plus was so easy  :salute:

120psi? That sounds awfully dangerous  :ahhh (I once blew up the tyre on my chopper using a garage compressor on my way home from school  :facepalm: )

120psi is pretty normal on road bike tires.. Those skinnies need more pressure to compensate for the lack of air volume ::)

Me? Around 30psi in my 2.35" balloon tires :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on March 28, 2016, 12:17:07 AM
Like that wrench.  Patent date from the mid 50's.

It’s a nice well made little thing Yadda,
it wouldn’t take a high torque which made me think it would be good on hard to reach brass fittings like brakepipes, do you have any ideas?  :think:

Nice haul Sparky :tu:
Unusually rust-free though... ::)
:D

I’m doing my best Mate   :D
The Richards slippy is quite rusty, does that count?

Cool finds tony  :tu: i used my beto professional track pump that i picked up from the carbooty a week back,think its the first time i got 120psi in my road bikes tires for ages,plus was so easy  :salute:

120psi? That sounds awfully dangerous  :ahhh (I once blew up the tyre on my chopper using a garage compressor on my way home from school  :facepalm: )

120psi is pretty normal on road bike tires.. Those skinnies need more pressure to compensate for the lack of air volume ::)

Me? Around 30psi in my 2.35" balloon tires :D

 :tu: i run 120psi in my skinny 700+20c road tires and 50psi in my fat 26+23 off road tires  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 28, 2016, 11:43:33 PM

I did get to the carboot on Sun but rain stopped play, got these though  ;) not the SAK

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05003.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05003.jpg.html)

Cos I really need another tool box  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2016, 08:27:08 PM

Picked up a couple of things at the charity shop, some kind of table game, made in India

After it fell to pieces  ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05017.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05017.jpg.html)

And after it fell in to my little band saw  :whistle:
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05022.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05022.jpg.html)

Also got an instaflam Gaz cooker, made 1989ish :-\ works great,
no picture but it appears in this vid at 43 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHQtqH8VPNQ
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAK Guy on March 31, 2016, 09:26:31 PM
I do love those pics at your workbench!! :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2016, 09:41:03 PM
I do love those pics at your workbench!! :cheers:
:salute:

Back down to one square foot   ::)

I need to tidy again  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on March 31, 2016, 09:47:09 PM
Nice looking wood Sparky, what do you have planned for it ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 31, 2016, 11:08:18 PM
Nice looking wood Sparky, what do you have planned for it ?

It's going in to one of my 'project' boxes, more fodder for modding  :)
Probably scales I reckon if I can slice it in half it will be almost spot on for SAK scales


(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05022.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05022.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on April 17, 2016, 08:09:22 PM
Just got back from the flea market, I feel I got the deals of the day if there were any to be had.

A Vintage Schrade Old-Timber Honesteel in really good shape, original sheath and lanyard; and
A Vintage Cattaraugus Fixed Blade in really good shape, with original matching sheath

$12 and $15 respectively
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on April 17, 2016, 08:39:21 PM
^ Nice score.

A lefty  ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 17, 2016, 08:43:56 PM

A pair of beauties there PD  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on April 17, 2016, 08:57:22 PM
^ Nice score.

A lefty  ?

Thanks Steve
I'm still learning, what characteristics would constitute the knife being a lefty?


A pair of beauties there PD  :drool:

Thanks Sparky, show us that gaming board scale reclamation project when its done?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 17, 2016, 09:27:03 PM
^ Nice score.

A lefty  ?

Thanks Steve
I'm still learning, what characteristics would constitute the knife being a lefty?


A pair of beauties there PD  :drool:

Thanks Sparky, show us that gaming board scale reclamation project when its done?

Of course I will but don’t hold your breath  :D
I’ve got a million projects planned  :ahhh

I don’t even know what the wood is, according to a label it was made in India  :shrug:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on April 18, 2016, 09:32:50 AM
^ Nice score.

A lefty  ?

Thanks Steve
I'm still learning, what characteristics would constitute the knife being a lefty?

The sheath is designed to hang on the left hand side.   ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: user24 on April 18, 2016, 12:59:40 PM
(http://imgur.com/Tg2crmD.jpg)

£1 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on April 18, 2016, 03:32:33 PM
^ Nice score.

A lefty  ?

Thanks Steve
I'm still learning, what characteristics would constitute the knife being a lefty?

The sheath is designed to hang on the left hand side.   ;)

^ This
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 18, 2016, 05:59:46 PM
(http://imgur.com/Tg2crmD.jpg)

£1 :D

Can't beat that for a pound  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on April 24, 2016, 06:42:49 PM
Dug through numerous knife piles at a 250 lot flea market, only came away with this nice whittler for cheap cheap.

1935 Remington UMC R6393 in really good shape, the springs are dangerously strong
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on April 24, 2016, 06:57:11 PM
Great looking Remington!  I've wanted to find one cheaply locally as well. 


Curious, what is the main difference between a whittler and a stockman/cattlemen's type knife?   They've always been similar in my view.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 24, 2016, 10:21:35 PM

Looks good PD, that’s a proper folder  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 30, 2016, 09:37:40 PM

Picked up this little blue box at the charity shop today  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05323.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05323.jpg.html)

I need another little Gaz cooker  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05328.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05328.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 01, 2016, 12:41:42 AM
Sweet find!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 01, 2016, 12:12:47 PM
Sweet find!
I really like the old Gaz sets, well thought out  :tu:

Picked up some more stuff this morning
Inc a sander (mine has been playing up), a really cool adjustable spanner and a scout knife without any markings

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05330.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05330.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 01, 2016, 03:49:56 PM
Nice haul Sparky  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 03, 2016, 01:23:45 AM
Great finds! 

I've never seen an adjustable wrench like that before.  Wonder if the cutouts on the handle are for different nuts and bolts, or just decorative?

The fixed blade is probably American made, but by who, I don't know.  A number of makers used a handle like that.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 04, 2016, 10:40:27 PM
Thanks Steve  :tu:

Great finds! 

I've never seen an adjustable wrench like that before.  Wonder if the cutouts on the handle are for different nuts and bolts, or just decorative?

The fixed blade is probably American made, but by who, I don't know.  A number of makers used a handle like that.

Cody
I haven't cleaned up the wrench yet,
They were a very popular knife over here a few years ago made by a lot of different makers
The bottom one was made in Sheffield England
The one above that was made in Germany
And my newest one is nearly finished sitting on top of my handle wax jar

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05340.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05340.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 07, 2016, 03:35:50 AM
They look great Tony  :salute: you have done really well at your bootys  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2016, 06:52:18 AM

Thanks Mate, I've had some luck  :tu:
Hopefully the good one near me will start soon  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 07, 2016, 09:39:12 PM

Thanks Mate, I've had some luck  :tu:
Hopefully the good one near me will start soon  :think:

The big one near me has started but sadly Angela works most Sunday's and no car 😕 we are selling in a few weeks so ill hopefully I'll find something  :salute: good luck at your tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 08, 2016, 01:46:38 PM

 I must not buy anymore Axes or Boxes

 I must not buy anymore Axes or Boxes....

We all know how this will end  :whistle:


A couple of Buck-a-likes

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05344.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05344.jpg.html)

The box is really nicely made from ply  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05353.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05353.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05355.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05355.jpg.html)

It's a shame some muppet has covered it with brown stain  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05352.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05352.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2016, 01:44:02 AM
And the average per person metal and wood in GB deficit continues....

Great finds!   The brown stain isn't that bad.  At least it isn't brown carpet glued to the sides.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 09, 2016, 06:43:28 AM

Ooh brown carpet, theres an idea  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 09, 2016, 01:21:08 PM
Lovely box Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2016, 10:21:13 AM
On my way home Thursday, picked up a nonworking Zippo in the Charity shop
Managed to get the old flint out as it had got wet and turned to soft gunge
It still needs more work as it’s not easy to spark

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05424.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05424.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 28, 2016, 10:34:54 AM
You really do have a better calibre of car booty down your way mate.

At the meet-up we should have a challenge to see who can get the best item for £5 in under an hour.
Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on May 28, 2016, 12:09:03 PM
I was out shopping at my local Tesco this morning and stumbled across a Car Boot Sale on the go, I decided to have a local around and I'm glad I did!

I paid a total of £7 to two different stall holders for everything shown, a real mixed bag with a couple of bits that will be great as projects. The milling bits are of new use to me so will hopefully sell or trade them away.

Cheers.

The whole bundle.

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This was at the bottom of the caddy.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/65c589db98cada3c5eb6241c69c02b17.jpg)

To big for me.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/d92c583d93fd84acd5d44f857c7ac133.jpg)

These will definitely get some use.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/374319f64583d28b63917784cce8618f.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/e479501b889f984eed94c06447ae79bb.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/2caf42437525ffd0cff0ac310729cd56.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/213d9a3d9498f50285d5fac177200ece.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 28, 2016, 01:10:34 PM
Great haul there Boaz. :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 28, 2016, 03:42:44 PM
Nice haul B   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2016, 08:27:04 PM
You really do have a better calibre of car booty down your way mate.

At the meet-up we should have a challenge to see who can get the best item for £5 in under an hour.

I do get lucky sometimes  :salute:

@Boaz
That’s a really Great haul Mate  :tu:
Nice Wade and Butchers pen knife and lots of useful stuff in that yellow tin  :drool:
Spear and Jackson axe?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on May 28, 2016, 10:03:36 PM
Great haul there Boaz. :o

Thank you

Nice haul B   :tu:

Cheers

You really do have a better calibre of car booty down your way mate.

At the meet-up we should have a challenge to see who can get the best item for £5 in under an hour.

I do get lucky sometimes  :salute:

@Boaz
That’s a really Great haul Mate  :tu:
Nice Wade and Butchers pen knife and lots of useful stuff in that yellow tin  :drool:
Spear and Jackson axe?  :think:

Cheers, plenty of useful stuff. I'll need to have look at the axe and knife. I've been out all day so haven't had time to drool over them!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on May 28, 2016, 10:14:48 PM
My nose got the better of me do instead of waiting till tomorrow to have a proper look, it is most definitely Wade & Butcher. It has a beautiful if a bit feint piece of engraving on one side.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160528/7f46e747555ab30c7b4a7d8df995022a.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 29, 2016, 12:18:28 PM

I’ve used the ‘I must not buy any more axes’ line too many times and we all know how that ends  ::)

So...  ‘May contain nuts’  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05454.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05454.jpg.html)


Title: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on May 29, 2016, 01:49:58 PM
Very nice I'll take a hurt that one of them is a Spear & Jackson ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 29, 2016, 05:36:37 PM
Maybe  :shrug: they're in the freezer at the moment  ;)

I was trying to be clever with my Spear and Jackson guess on your Axe,
The sticker/paint colour on the handle reminded me of a Spear and Jackson sticker I’ve seen somewhere in the past   :think:

 :cheers:

Oh and the pliers are Elliot Lucas  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 29, 2016, 05:46:07 PM
Some nice slipjoints there Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 29, 2016, 05:57:12 PM
Thanks Mate, took me two hours to find that little lot  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 29, 2016, 06:53:12 PM
 :tu:  I really need to start going again  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2016, 05:55:48 PM

Almost a waste of petrol but picked these up this morning
A really nice pair of steel secateurs

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05474.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05474.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 31, 2016, 09:17:46 PM

I’m happy, the ring that I almost didn’t buy is not some kind of key ring

It’s a copper 'Bull nose ring'  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2016, 10:39:30 PM

The brass ring cleaned up nicely  :)
Trying to get rid of the ‘back bevel’ someone added to the blade and ‘anvil’

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05479.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05479.jpg.html)

Not looking too bad now with a re-profiled blade

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05483.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05483.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on June 02, 2016, 10:18:45 AM
Hi Tony

There was one exactly like that on our yard while I was growing up, latch was missing, but seeing your photos I can feel it in my hand....... :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 02, 2016, 06:06:44 PM
Thanks Gerhard,
I don’t suppose you remember who made it? there’s a P inside a vertical diamond on the side  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on June 03, 2016, 01:04:57 PM
Hi Tony

That photos brought back memories, in the moment I could feel, hear and almost taste it.......but who made it, no idea.  :think:

Roughly 35 years ago  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 03, 2016, 06:07:25 PM

No worries Mate,

Old stuff is good! :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 05, 2016, 07:21:34 PM
Just catching up with what you've been up to in the last few months. Love that set of drawers and what you're doing to restore them. :cheers:

I'd vote that deserves a dedicated thread. :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 06, 2016, 12:04:41 AM

Thanks Enki my old Mate  :salute:
I should spend some time and give them a coat of paint..... one day  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 06, 2016, 09:43:47 PM
Just catching up with what you've been up to in the last few months. Love that set of drawers and what you're doing to restore them. :cheers:

I'd vote that deserves a dedicated thread. :whistle:


There might be a bit more about them here Enki  :)
Reply no 88
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,49361.50.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 09, 2016, 09:42:49 PM

The two rustiest axes, before  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05484.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05484.jpg.html)

After a night in the vinegar  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05490.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05490.jpg.html)

One of them has gone back in the soup,
This one is a Brades, made 1937 with a MOD arrow  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05494.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05494.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2016, 11:25:32 AM

Rain this morning, things were quiet but...
Two punches one homemade and one German made
And these little beauties
Top,
Tang marked;
Herbert Robinson
Sheffield
England
And on the blade;  Real(Grinder)Lambsfoot

Bottom,
Tang marked;
Rodgers
Sheffield
England
21306

Scale marked 456 and the MOD arrow

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05507.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05507.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 12, 2016, 12:56:47 PM
Nice :)

Would you happen to have a BAK with a marlin spike and bail you'd be willing to trafe for something. It would be a user so anything in decent condition would do.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2016, 03:58:05 PM

So long as you are in no hurry I will see what I can find for you  :tu:
I will PM a picture soonish

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 12, 2016, 04:13:37 PM
Nice score  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on June 12, 2016, 04:39:47 PM
That lambsfoot is a bit of all right mate. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 12, 2016, 05:15:36 PM

So long as you are in no hurry I will see what I can find for you  :tu:
I will PM a picture soonish



:2tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2016, 07:35:21 PM
That lambsfoot is a bit of all right mate. :tu:


Thanks Gareth
It is a little beauty, cleaned up nicely, the blades just need a sharpen and it’s good to go
The little blade is a real nail breaker, has a snap like a bear trap  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05527.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05527.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2016, 07:55:22 PM
Nice score  :tu:

Thanks Steve, it made getting up early on a Sunday and getting rained on worth while  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on June 12, 2016, 11:30:19 PM
Started to clean up the axe I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160612/7cd17371e5f024470a621e5bc69eb6ff.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on June 12, 2016, 11:30:53 PM
Started to clean up the axe I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160612/7cd17371e5f024470a621e5bc69eb6ff.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 12, 2016, 11:38:10 PM
Proper tool maker  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 16, 2016, 12:00:00 AM

As Gerhard is making a hammer/axe I thought I should get a handle on this one  :D

Ash hammer handle

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05550.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05550.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05555.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05555.jpg.html)

Missed some stages  :-[
Needs some leather, made from an old belt and work boots  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05557.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05557.jpg.html)

That glued up OK

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05571.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05571.jpg.html)

The front

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05574.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05574.jpg.html)

The Back (this is after waxing)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05576.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05576.jpg.html)

Added copper

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05582.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05582.jpg.html)

Love it when a plan comes together  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05587.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05587.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 16, 2016, 03:25:16 AM
Looking good Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2016, 07:05:00 PM
David  :salute:

Picked up a few interesting bits this morning
The brass hinges have the MOD arrow stamped on them  :o  :think:
Oops I’ve become a collector of ancient secateurs  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05606.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05606.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on June 19, 2016, 08:52:49 PM
What's that thing inside the saw? :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 19, 2016, 09:02:07 PM
Wow Tony sooo many sak's  :drool: 👍
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2016, 10:36:11 PM


What's that thing inside the saw? :think:

It’s some kind of jig for getting the right angle when sharpening a chisel or plane
I don’t know how to use it yet but it was cheap  :shrug:

Wow Tony sooo many sak's  :drool: 👍

I got them all from the same nice old couple that often sell them (they call me ‘the knife man’  :D )

 :cheers:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 19, 2016, 11:41:02 PM

The shiny one is a ‘Girl Guides’ knife, brass scales
The pruning knife was made in Sheffield, has plastic scales and is roughly put together... might be a one day project

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05621.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05621.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2016, 12:34:23 AM
[quote author=Sparky415 link=topic=20179.msg1286197#msg1286197 date=1466355900
Oops I’ve become a collector of ancient secateurs  :-[

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05606.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05606.jpg.html)
[/quote]

The parrot bill pruners are great!  I don't believe I've seen any exactly like those before.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2016, 06:38:33 AM
Me niether Yadda
Very clever spring, the Guy had two pairs for sale the other was missing the 'lock'
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 20, 2016, 09:23:56 AM


What's that thing inside the saw? :think:

It’s some kind of jig for getting the right angle when sharpening a chisel or plane
I don’t know how to use it yet but it was cheap  :shrug:

Wow Tony sooo many sak's  :drool: 👍

I got them all from the same nice old couple that often sell them (they call me ‘the knife man’  :D )

 :cheers:

The knife man  :D more like the axe man  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on June 20, 2016, 10:28:36 AM

As Gerhard is making a hammer/axe I thought I should get a handle on this one  :D

Ash hammer handle

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05550.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05550.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05555.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05555.jpg.html)

Missed some stages  :-[
Needs some leather, made from an old belt and work boots  ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05557.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05557.jpg.html)

That glued up OK

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05571.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05571.jpg.html)

The front

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05574.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05574.jpg.html)

The Back (this is after waxing)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05576.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05576.jpg.html)

Added copper

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05582.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05582.jpg.html)

Love it when a plan comes together  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05587.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05587.jpg.html)

I'm taking notes!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2016, 09:19:22 PM
The knife man  :D more like the axe man  ;)

I'm called many things...  ;)

To you too Gerhard  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: captain spaulding on June 20, 2016, 10:12:52 PM
From many years ago.


Any info on the helmet would be great!



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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 21, 2016, 06:40:58 PM

 :think:

Capt
Is there a makers name or number sewn inside the lining?   :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on June 24, 2016, 12:38:19 PM
I used some 400 grit sandpaper to remove the surface rust and ran a file across the edge a couple I times just to clean it up. I've given a the handle a few coats of Danish oil which brought out the grain nicely.

Ready for a few more years service.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160624/21c4ed83d50feef001a072f47ef45584.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160624/51ae115ceb9bcac3e68bd456105cb903.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 24, 2016, 07:01:46 PM
That's a little beauty Boaz  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Boaz on June 24, 2016, 08:59:24 PM
That's a little beauty Boaz  :cheers:

Cheers mate, hopefully there is something else in the bundle that needs some love
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on June 26, 2016, 07:06:57 PM
A really good day at the flea market today, spent a little bit more on the day than I set out to but there was an abundance of quality stuff today where it's been dry in the past. I was not able to take everything home today either, I left behind some pretty quality camp knives that typically I would have rescued.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on June 26, 2016, 07:09:55 PM
Bucklite 355 that just needs a bath
1960s spartan which I'll throw into the user rotation
Mint condition early Camillus electrician
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on June 26, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
Mint early Leatherman Tool (confusing, I'm not a big leatherman guy it just says LEATHERMAN TOOL with no patent date)
1930s KA-BAR Union Cut Co 598-1/2 (I want to learn more about this not much info available for KA-BARs)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAK Guy on June 26, 2016, 07:22:01 PM
From many years ago.


Any info on the helmet would be great!



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(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7447/27189393914_ee35769441_b.jpg)

My WWII US GI helmets look like that, same suspension system. The Liner (Dirill/Parade Helmet) and the Steel Pot outer...they are stored so I can't take any pics.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2016, 08:38:03 PM
A really good day at the flea market today, spent a little bit more on the day than I set out to but there was an abundance of quality stuff today where it's been dry in the past. I was not able to take everything home today either, I left behind some pretty quality camp knives that typically I would have rescued.

 :drool:

You picked up some great bits PD  :salute: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 26, 2016, 09:34:58 PM
Nice scores PD   :salute:

Check your PST here

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,5877.msg103122.html#msg103122
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 29, 2016, 09:03:02 PM
Picked up a nice Stanley 130A Yankee driver to replace my faulty 130B. It was £2! Works brilliantly. The painted wooden handle was a bit rough so I sanded and waxed it.

I ordered a hex adaptor from Axminster tools so it will accept any 1/4" bits.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/hex-adaptor-for-yankee-screwdrivers-ax927317

Pics:
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20160629_014_zpscp6nb4xu.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20160629_014_zpscp6nb4xu.jpg.html)(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20160629_015_zps0mac7cpo.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20160629_015_zps0mac7cpo.jpg.html)(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20160629_018_zpssmcac2or.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20160629_018_zpssmcac2or.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 29, 2016, 11:38:45 PM
Nice one mags  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 30, 2016, 06:34:17 AM
Nice one mags  :cheers:

+1 Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on June 30, 2016, 08:48:55 PM
Bit adaptor arrived today - nice and solid. Made my new Yankee driver a whole lot more useful:
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20160630_029_zps4yxour13.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20160630_029_zps4yxour13.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 30, 2016, 11:03:51 PM

^^^ Useful  :tu:

A friend of mine gave me a few broken tools  :think:
Spanner...

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05623.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05623.jpg.html)

So

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05637.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05637.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on July 01, 2016, 10:50:37 AM

^^^ Useful  :tu:

A friend of mine gave me a few broken tools  :think:
Spanner...

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05623.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05623.jpg.html)

So

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05637.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05637.jpg.html)
Tut, your generous friend gives you some tools and you call him a spanner?  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2016, 12:28:32 AM

 :D

 ;)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05652.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05652.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 10, 2016, 04:30:19 AM
A clever repurpose indeed :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2016, 01:29:07 PM


Hey Bob  :salute:
Thanks  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gadget on July 13, 2016, 11:34:11 PM
Plenty of Bucks on Ebay to fill that sheath with, makes it look nice and gives it a purpose in life :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2016, 07:47:57 AM
Plenty of Bucks on Ebay to fill that sheath with, makes it look nice and gives it a purpose in life :)

Sheath?  :think: Where are you looking Gadget?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 15, 2016, 04:57:21 PM
Just to prove I did go to Tony's car boot show I picked up this compact sledge hammer.  I've got a feeling it's got a specific purpose with it's very small striking faces, but I don't know what it might be.  I'm open to suggestions though.
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/overflow/2016-07-14%2019.59.38_zpskaoog78f.jpg)

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/overflow/2016-07-14%2019.59.51_zpsdxddsca7.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2016, 07:25:43 PM
Possibly for railroad spikes, although most of them have even smaller hitting surfaces.  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 15, 2016, 07:34:54 PM
Possibly for railroad spikes, although most of them have even smaller hitting surfaces.  :-\

That was the one thing I thought of but after looking at some pics and as you say, it just didn't quite the bill.  Still a possibility though.  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2016, 11:54:09 PM

Glad you found it ok Gareth,  :tu:
did you get anything else or did you leave it for me this Sunday?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 16, 2016, 02:32:28 AM
Any manufacturer marks?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 16, 2016, 02:50:28 AM
Good find on the big hammer Gareth.   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 17, 2016, 08:22:15 PM

Charity shop on Sat picked up some tools (not the SAK)
Rand Torch Screwdriver set  :D
421 Channel lock USA  :o
Bottom left
Made in W Germany
Made in Canada (Grey B-17 on one side  :think:  )   
Made in Sweden
A nice no name

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05688.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05688.jpg.html)

And a few useful bits at the carbootie this morning
Inc a box of car bulbs, tin of springs  :D  and the smallest bench vice I have ever seen   :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05693.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05693.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 17, 2016, 08:45:54 PM
Nice haul Sparky   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 17, 2016, 09:01:55 PM
Nice haul Sparky   :tu:

Thanks Steve I was walking around a big field for two hours this morning  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 17, 2016, 09:26:30 PM
The small vise may be a jeweler's vise.  ???
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 17, 2016, 11:14:10 PM

Glad you found it ok Gareth,  :tu:
did you get anything else or did you leave it for me this Sunday?

Evidently I missed a few things. ;)  It was quiet when I went, just three rows of sellers but I suspect there's normally a lot more.  The pouring rain probably didn't help the turnout. I also didn't want to spend hours there digging.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 17, 2016, 11:19:17 PM
Any manufacturer marks?

If there are then they are hidden under the rust. :D  I don't think there are though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 18, 2016, 01:43:06 AM

Charity shop on Sat picked up some tools (not the SAK)
Rand Torch Screwdriver set  :D
421 Channel lock USA  :o
Bottom left
Made in W Germany
Made in Canada (Grey B-17 on one side  :think:  )   
Made in Sweden
A nice no name

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05688.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05688.jpg.html)


The Irwin Channel lock pliers are solidly made adjustable pliers.  I have several of them in various sizes.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 18, 2016, 08:26:35 AM
The small vise may be a jeweler's vise.  ???

A tool dealer there guessed it's a tinsmiths vice  :shrug:


Glad you found it ok Gareth,  :tu:
did you get anything else or did you leave it for me this Sunday?

Evidently I missed a few things. ;)  It was quiet when I went, just three rows of sellers but I suspect there's normally a lot more.  The pouring rain probably didn't help the turnout. I also didn't want to spend hours there digging.
Yep, some weeks it's not worth the petrol


Charity shop on Sat picked up some tools (not the SAK)
Rand Torch Screwdriver set  :D
421 Channel lock USA  :o
Bottom left
Made in W Germany
Made in Canada (Grey B-17 on one side  :think:  )   
Made in Sweden
A nice no name

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05688.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05688.jpg.html)


The Irwin Channel lock pliers are solidly made adjustable pliers.  I have several of them in various sizes.

They seem a well made bit of kit  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 19, 2016, 09:19:11 AM
Lots of goodies in that haul Tony!   :tu:    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 19, 2016, 07:53:44 PM
Lots of goodies in that haul Tony!   :tu:    :)

I did pick up a lot of interesting bits over two days  :D
The horse rasp is made by Bellota in Spain (nice and sharp)  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 21, 2016, 02:49:40 PM


Hmmm, I've seen that flashlight/screwdriver set for sale online before, but never was quite tempted enough to buy. Is it a gimmick do you think, or something truly useful? Any idea of how long ago it was made?


 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 22, 2016, 12:43:23 AM
I've seen that flashlight/screwdriver set for sale online before, but never was quite tempted enough to buy.

+1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 24, 2016, 10:38:01 AM
Are you finding any treasures this weekend Tony!    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 24, 2016, 01:54:02 PM


Hmmm, I've seen that flashlight/screwdriver set for sale online before, but never was quite tempted enough to buy. Is it a gimmick do you think, or something truly useful? Any idea of how long ago it was made?


I only bought it out of curiosity Bob, I don’t think it’s really usable as the ‘screwdriver holder' is only
mounted in clear Perspex and I don’t have any batteries to try the light  ::)
60’s?

Are you finding any treasures this weekend Tony!    :)

 :D Maybe...
A cute little adjustable wrench
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05701.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05701.jpg.html)

I'm now looking online for some belts for my new powerfile   ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on July 24, 2016, 02:25:15 PM
Nice looking chisel!!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 24, 2016, 02:46:47 PM
Nice looking chisel!!!

Chisel? you mean in Reply #2319?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on July 24, 2016, 07:28:47 PM
Nice looking chisel!!!

Chisel? you mean in Reply #2319?  :think:

Correct, btw what are those little things beside the spring box?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 24, 2016, 09:00:20 PM
Nice looking chisel!!!

Chisel? you mean in Reply #2319?  :think:

Correct, btw what are those little things beside the spring box?

@W  :salute:
The Chisel (in really good condition) is a ¾ inch made by Stanley
They are little solid brass hooks, maybe for hanging up keys or something  :shrug:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 24, 2016, 09:00:38 PM
 8) little adjustable wrench. Don't believe I've ever seen one like it. Is there a brand name on it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 24, 2016, 09:39:59 PM
Me neither, it’s made from an ally alloy,
Says...
PROV/PAT
25870/44
NEC    

I just found these  :tu: ...
http://www.ebay.es/itm/NEC-4-4-Inch-Adjustable-Spanner-Wrench-Pro-Patent-25870-44-WW2-1944-Patent/381620602638

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/nec-adjustable-spanner-wrench-prov-268790233

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 24, 2016, 10:06:31 PM
Thanks for the info Tony!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on July 25, 2016, 05:16:59 AM
Here's another one (slightly bigger and at $85.00 possibly more expensive as well).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 25, 2016, 11:56:27 PM

Earning some brownie points today
The secateurs worked well but didn’t get to use the axe

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05707.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05707.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2016, 12:03:23 AM

Earning some brownie points today
Theres a folder there in the middle,

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05707.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05707.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2016, 02:43:21 AM
I was wondering how well those pruners worked.  Good to hear they work well.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2016, 06:41:53 AM
I don't know why that posted twice, ahh I see that second one was to go in the 'folder' thread  :facepalm:

They work really well Yadda, the handles are large which suits me  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 26, 2016, 09:27:38 AM
Tony it always amazes me how those hedges intertwine amongst themselves.     :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2016, 07:26:39 PM

Yep it’s surprising what plants/trees will do to seek the light  :o
I wouldn’t have cut it back so hard but I was under orders from my Mum  :salute: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 31, 2016, 04:32:05 PM

Today’s
Need to get some leather washers now
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05719.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05719.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on July 31, 2016, 04:53:33 PM
Just to prove I did go to Tony's car boot show I picked up this compact sledge hammer.  I've got a feeling it's got a specific purpose with it's very small striking faces, but I don't know what it might be.  I'm open to suggestions though.
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/overflow/2016-07-14%2019.59.38_zpskaoog78f.jpg)

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/overflow/2016-07-14%2019.59.51_zpsdxddsca7.jpg)

Smart phones,tablets and netbooks?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 31, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Good haul Tony!   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 02, 2016, 12:39:14 PM
Just to prove I did go to Tony's car boot show I picked up this compact sledge hammer.  I've got a feeling it's got a specific purpose with it's very small striking faces, but I don't know what it might be.  I'm open to suggestions though.
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/overflow/2016-07-14%2019.59.38_zpskaoog78f.jpg)

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/overflow/2016-07-14%2019.59.51_zpsdxddsca7.jpg)

Smart phones,tablets and netbooks?

Getting along with the smart phone are we? :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ryan1835 on August 02, 2016, 11:15:31 PM

^^^ Useful  :tu:

A friend of mine gave me a few broken tools  :think:
Spanner...

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05623.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05623.jpg.html)

So

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05637.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05637.jpg.html)

why do most of your rust experiments end in bottle openers?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 03, 2016, 02:16:08 AM

^^^ Useful  :tu:

A friend of mine gave me a few broken tools  :think:
Spanner...

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05623.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05623.jpg.html)

So

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05637.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05637.jpg.html)

why do most of your rust experiments end in bottle openers?

What's your point?   One should never be more than a foot from a bottle opener.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 14, 2016, 01:20:56 PM
why do most of your rust experiments end in bottle openers?

 :cheers:  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 14, 2016, 01:22:11 PM

Fretsaw  :D
Bottom right is a Black & Decker electric stapler  >:D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05831.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05831.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gohard on August 14, 2016, 02:18:11 PM

Fretsaw  :D
Bottom right is a Black & Decker electric stapler  >:D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05831.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05831.jpg.html)
Nice find. I'm a sucker for car boot sales.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 14, 2016, 04:15:36 PM
Another nice score  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 14, 2016, 07:03:00 PM
Another perfect handle screwdriver!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 14, 2016, 07:38:43 PM
@ Gohard and Steve,
I'm happy, more toys  :D

Another perfect handle screwdriver!  :tu:

It’s been used as a chisel  :ahhh  both ends are burred over but at least it’s still straight
Should clean up well  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Crow on August 14, 2016, 08:09:29 PM
Love that saw. I hope to find similar one day.

I saw one of those perfect handle ones here couple years ago. Seller asked ridiculous amounts of money of his stuff, so i layed off some nice stuff from his desk.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 14, 2016, 08:50:22 PM
PH screwdriver and a axe head what not to like.   :tu:    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 14, 2016, 10:03:59 PM
Love that saw. I hope to find similar one day.

I saw one of those perfect handle ones here couple years ago. Seller asked ridiculous amounts of money of his stuff, so i layed off some nice stuff from his desk.

The fret saw is a cheaply made one, the guy selling it said it is under powered but I thought I would give it a try  :shrug:

PH screwdriver and a axe head what not to like.   :tu:    :D

I’m pleased with both the screwdriver and axe head, more projects   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 14, 2016, 10:53:31 PM
Love that saw. I hope to find similar one day.

I saw one of those perfect handle ones here couple years ago. Seller asked ridiculous amounts of money of his stuff, so i layed off some nice stuff from his desk.

The fret saw is a cheaply made one, the guy selling it said it is under powered but I thought I would give it a try  :shrug:o


Used Scroll (fret) saws can be bought inexpensively here.  Most pawn shops have them. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on August 17, 2016, 07:12:29 PM
Love that saw :D Great for small projects. :cheers:

So what you gonna use it for? :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2016, 06:33:30 AM

One of my future re-scaling projects  :)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on August 19, 2016, 02:55:23 AM
That was my first thought when I saw it. :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2016, 12:19:48 PM

Bought myself a nice new handbag this morning  :angel:
And a bit of rust (hoping its British army rust  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05873.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05873.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 21, 2016, 05:23:38 PM
The drill, driver bit set is nice.  I've never seen that sack set.  Manufacturer?

Another sheep shear and more files.  Do you ever run into those nice handmade French files?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2016, 08:23:45 PM
The drill, driver bit set is nice.  I've never seen that sack set.  Manufacturer?

Another sheep shear and more files.  Do you ever run into those nice handmade French files?

The driver set is made for Axminster, looked useful  ;)
http://www.axminster.co.uk/ but can't find them on their site, maybe discontinued  :think:
Never seen any of those French files in real life  :(

 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: DaveK on August 21, 2016, 08:30:17 PM
I went to a car boot sale this morning for the first time in years. Found one knock-off SAK that I didn't bother asking the price of lol.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2016, 08:54:20 PM

Sometimes it’s not worth the petrol

But sometimes  :ahhh

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on August 21, 2016, 08:57:38 PM

Bought myself a nice new handbag this morning  :angel:
And a bit of rust (hoping its British army rust  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05873.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05873.jpg.html)

Another nice haul Tony.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2016, 09:33:10 PM

Thanks Gareth, so far very pleased with the machete   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on August 22, 2016, 03:39:58 PM
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,65475.msg1248654.html#att265948


... I might be able to get a couple of these screwdrivers, completely new and unused,
over 80 years old, for about 10€ each...

Tomcat
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2016, 09:06:09 PM
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,65475.msg1248654.html#att265948


... I might be able to get a couple of these screwdrivers, completely new and unused,
over 80 years old, for about 10€ each...

Tomcat

 :pok: Is this another joke Tomcat?
 :D
I believe those screwdrivers are quite collectable  :tu:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=perfect+pattern+screwdriver&hl=en-GB&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk9ajF29XOAhXoDMAKHVPZBekQsAQIIg

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 22, 2016, 10:17:26 PM
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,65475.msg1248654.html#att265948


... I might be able to get a couple of these screwdrivers, completely new and unused,
over 80 years old, for about 10€ each...

Tomcat

 :pok: Is this another joke Tomcat?
 :D
I believe those screwdrivers are quite collectable  :tu:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=perfect+pattern+screwdriver&hl=en-GB&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk9ajF29XOAhXoDMAKHVPZBekQsAQIIg

Confirmed vintage?  I ask with all due respect.  Be aware, there are newer versions of these screwdrivers available.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on August 23, 2016, 02:04:12 AM
These screwdrivers were what inspired me to the joke- they were found in a wooden box, afaik in the leftovers of an old shop.
I bought a couple of them for a ridiculously low price, only had to oil them and they've become one of my favourite tools!
As soon as I'm home from Japan I'll tell the full story !
Tomcat
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2016, 12:01:34 PM

A really nice set of circlip pliers  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05909.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05909.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 28, 2016, 12:12:10 PM

Bought myself a nice new handbag this morning  :angel:
And a bit of rust (hoping its British army rust  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05873.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05873.jpg.html)

Those sheep shears are the absolute best thing for trimming grass edges (when they're in good nick).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2016, 12:22:41 PM
Those sheep shears are the absolute best thing for trimming grass edges (when they're in good nick).

They even work when they are this rusty but I will make knives from them one day  :tu:  ....
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sheep+shears+knife&hl=en-GB&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLmP_O8OPOAhWnLsAKHWzZC7oQsAQIFA
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 28, 2016, 12:26:38 PM
Those sheep shears are the absolute best thing for trimming grass edges (when they're in good nick).

They even work when they are this rusty but I will make knives from them one day  :tu:  ....
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sheep+shears+knife&hl=en-GB&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLmP_O8OPOAhWnLsAKHWzZC7oQsAQIFA

Cool. Thanks for... shearing.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 28, 2016, 04:00:57 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 28, 2016, 05:23:17 PM

^^^  ::)  :D


Axe is stamped
Spear and Jackson LTD
Made in England 4 ½ (lbs)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 28, 2016, 07:23:26 PM

A really nice set of circlip pliers  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05909.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05909.jpg.html)

Nice pliers!

What's the name on the adjustable wrench?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 28, 2016, 07:30:08 PM

A really nice set of circlip pliers  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05909.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05909.jpg.html)



 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on August 28, 2016, 09:54:25 PM
Any of you blokes from across the pond able to date this George Wostenholm jack knife? I just got it this morning at a flea market in Massachusetts for 40 USD. Its really tight, healthy blade and nice wood scales of some kind with an unusual grain, burl wood maybe?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 28, 2016, 10:47:34 PM
Rosewood?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Pile Driver on August 28, 2016, 11:09:41 PM
Rosewood?

I think you're right
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2016, 12:09:35 AM

You might find the age here
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?72466-I*XL-Wostenholm-markings

Some other history here
http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/history/the-history-of-george-wostenholm.html

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 29, 2016, 11:17:39 AM

Bank holiday here today so another bootie this morning, not much (OC for size comparison)
Toolbox by Waterloo Industries USA  :o

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05912.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05912.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 04, 2016, 12:37:51 PM

Nice leather sheath for a pair of Secateurs  :tu:
And my first Victorinox Secretary  :o
Elwell axe and a splitting maul  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05916.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05916.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 04, 2016, 03:43:44 PM
 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 04, 2016, 08:35:13 PM

Nice leather sheath for a pair of Secateurs  :tu:
And my first Victorinox Secretary  :o
Elwell axe and a splitting maul  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05916.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05916.jpg.html)

 :cheers:

The lower beak on the splitting maul is different.    Good finds! :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 04, 2016, 10:18:49 PM

 :D
That’s why I bought it Yadda, my other Maul is plain (and it was a bargain  ;) )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 04, 2016, 11:18:23 PM

 :D
That’s why I bought it Yadda, my other Maul is plain (and it was a bargain  ;) )

Then let it be known that henceforth we shall know this maul as "Darth".
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 04, 2016, 11:21:51 PM

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 04, 2016, 11:29:24 PM
Sorry I have just got up and haven't had my tea yet.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 05, 2016, 02:22:20 AM

 :D
That’s why I bought it Yadda, my other Maul is plain (and it was a bargain  ;) )

Then let it be known that henceforth we shall know this maul as "Darth".

My first pass had you calling the maul "Garth"...  "Schwing!"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 05, 2016, 02:28:58 AM

 :D
That’s why I bought it Yadda, my other Maul is plain (and it was a bargain  ;) )

Then let it be known that henceforth we shall know this maul as "Darth".

My first pass had you calling the maul "Garth"...  "Schwing!"

Imagine how much nicer Vader might have been if he was Garth Vader...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on September 05, 2016, 03:26:04 AM

 :D
That’s why I bought it Yadda, my other Maul is plain (and it was a bargain  ;) )

Then let it be known that henceforth we shall know this maul as "Darth".

My first pass had you calling the maul "Garth"...  "Schwing!"

Imagine how much nicer Vader might have been if he was Garth Vader...

He and his original master Obi Wayne Kenobi would have had Excellent Party Times
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 05, 2016, 03:34:31 AM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 05, 2016, 04:05:30 AM

Nice leather sheath for a pair of Secateurs  :tu:
And my first Victorinox Secretary  :o
Elwell axe and a splitting maul  ::)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05916.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05916.jpg.html)

 :cheers:


 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on September 07, 2016, 09:42:19 AM

Bought myself a nice new handbag this morning  :angel:
And a bit of rust (hoping its British army rust  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05873.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05873.jpg.html)


Oooooh how I wish I had access to old tools like that.......busy turning an old file into a knife for my cousin.....and looking at the results so far I would rather keep it!  :facepalm:

Nice haul Tony!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 07, 2016, 11:04:07 PM

A really nice set of circlip pliers  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05909.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05909.jpg.html)

Nice pliers!

What's the name on the adjustable wrench?


Marked...
10”Automat Wrench KOAK  :salute:
(Maybe Japan)

Thanks Gerhard (I do seem to find a lot of rust)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2016, 11:08:12 PM

Today
Adjustable spanner by WorldWide West-Germany
Pruner by Saynor Sheffield England
And the fibre handled knife by (I think) CK (Germany?)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05924.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05924.jpg.html)
 ;)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05925.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05925.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 11, 2016, 11:19:30 PM
 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2016, 11:29:50 PM

Thanks Steve,
They cleaned up well and both still have snap  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 12, 2016, 10:59:10 AM

 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2016, 09:01:57 PM

 :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

What’s that burning smell?

 :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 17, 2016, 07:10:48 AM

 :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

What’s that burning smell?

 :shrug:

Did you set yourself on fire again, Sparky old boy?



;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2016, 07:28:54 AM

You don’t think I would be silly enough to do that again do you Aleph?  :D

No not this time,  :think: I think I can see the problem  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05940.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05940.jpg.html)

I’ve sent it outside to think about what it’s done (next to the dustbin until it stops smoking)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on September 17, 2016, 10:12:07 AM
Tony make fire again! :ahhh

(http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh627/enki_ck/Smiley/Smiley%202/explosive.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on September 17, 2016, 01:35:04 PM
Ooops! :o

Can I suggest you keep an eye out for one of these tomorrow?

(http://www.safelincs.co.uk/templates_safelincs/shopimages/products/high/GL-2kg-Powder-SP-SH-(2).jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 17, 2016, 02:29:50 PM
Aww you let all the magic smoke out  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 17, 2016, 04:41:57 PM
Aww you let all the magic smoke out  :ahhh

Oh dear the magic blue smoke... Well that won't work again...


 ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 17, 2016, 04:43:19 PM

You don’t think I would be silly enough to do that again do you Aleph?  :D

No not this time,  :think: I think I can see the problem  :ahhh

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05940.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05940.jpg.html)

I’ve sent it outside to think about what it’s done (next to the dustbin until it stops smoking)

Damn, you're the reason we can't have nice things!



 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2016, 06:30:08 PM

@Gareth, I do have a couple of them in the garage already Mate  :tu:

Blue magic smoke all over the floor  :ahhh

Damn, you're the reason we can't have nice things!

 :D

Not the first time I’ve heard that  :whistle:


Poor little belt sander, I think it cost about 80quid a few years ago  :cry:
I am a man…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFhFiLmzIpk
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 17, 2016, 06:58:39 PM

@Gareth, I do have a couple of them in the garage already Mate  :tu:

Blue magic smoke all over the floor  :ahhh

Damn, you're the reason we can't have nice things!

 :D

Not the first time I’ve heard that  :whistle:


Poor little belt sander, I think it cost about 80quid a few years ago  :cry:
I am a man…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFhFiLmzIpk

Great song though :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 22, 2016, 08:04:02 PM

Yep , nice version  :tu: (I liked the film a lot)

Last weekend...
Some spare Gaz  ;)
Cool little Singer oil can (they made sewing machines)
Axe head stamped Spearwell, so made between 1967 & 1970

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05946.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05946.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 22, 2016, 10:27:08 PM
 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on September 23, 2016, 02:13:38 AM

Cool little Singer oil can (they made sewing machines)


Is that the type with the popping base? Invert the can and press on the bottom to push out a dose of oil. I think my Dad had one of those
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 23, 2016, 09:37:51 AM

Cool little Singer oil can (they made sewing machines)


Is that the type with the popping base? Invert the can and press on the bottom to push out a dose of oil. I think my Dad had one of those

Yes it is,  :tu:  I've filled it with '3 in 1' oil
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 25, 2016, 09:22:15 PM
   
The rusty metal thing on the skateboard is another leather punch

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05950.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05950.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 25, 2016, 11:19:53 PM
Nice vise!  Does it have any markings?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 26, 2016, 02:40:14 AM
Nice axe head and vise Tony!      :)     Glad your not on fire again!    :ahhh      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 26, 2016, 04:30:49 PM
Is there a cunning plan involving the skateboard, two cans of spray adhesive and vise? :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 26, 2016, 04:49:54 PM
Is there a cunning plan involving the skateboard, two cans of spray adhesive and vise? :think:

It's a UK meet thing, you'd have to be there :ahhh :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 26, 2016, 09:50:58 PM
There’s always a cunning plan    :D

@Yadda
The Vice is marked

On the left…

   Crossed hammers over
W- (Picture of an anvil) –P
              WARD
On the right…

  Anvil
      1

I hadn’t realized when I bought it, the hardened jaws are broken/missing which explains the gap between the jaws  ::)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05959.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05959.jpg.html)

David  :cheers:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on September 29, 2016, 04:27:04 PM

...I hadn’t realized when I bought it, the hardened jaws are broken/missing which explains the gap between the jaws  ::)


I've got several small bench vises with the jaws replaced with micarta. They are non-marring and quite handy for a lot of things. Hardwood could be used but probably not as durable. Bronze would be very nice if you had some flat stock
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2016, 06:51:58 PM

I did think I would try wood with leather liners, biggest problem is the four ‘fixing’ bolts are all broken off in the jaws  ::)
They will be a nightmare to get out  :ahhh

Micarta is a good idea  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Josh613 on September 29, 2016, 09:55:20 PM
I picked up a climber with broken scales about 4 months ago and bought silver scales from my local victorinox dealer. Cost me ten euro only part that is used is some sharpening marks towards the tip of the blade
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2016, 11:40:28 PM
Welcome Josh  :salute:

Score on the  Climber  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2016, 05:20:54 PM
Picked up a couple of oldish Stanley screwdrivers this morning
And an old Richards Penknife (Neil will be shaking his head in disbelief  :D )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05963.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05963.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2016, 10:56:28 PM

Oops, my mistake, the small one is made by Footprint
After a cleanup and sharpen

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05973.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05973.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on October 02, 2016, 11:05:39 PM
Let me guess, the broken wrench is going to be converted into a bottle opener? >:D

:drink:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 02, 2016, 11:09:37 PM
Picked up a couple of oldish Stanley screwdrivers this morning
And an old Richards Penknife (Neil will be shaking his head in disbelief  :D )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05963.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05963.jpg.html)


.   :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 02, 2016, 11:16:02 PM
Picked up a couple of oldish Stanley screwdrivers this morning
And an old Richards Penknife (Neil will be shaking his head in disbelief  :D )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05963.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05963.jpg.html)


.   :like:

+1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 03, 2016, 12:21:23 AM

Guys  :cheers:

Let me guess, the broken wrench is going to be converted into a bottle opener? >:D

:drink:

Maybe (and it might be half finished already  ;) )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 03, 2016, 06:07:34 AM
Might be?     :pok:      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 03, 2016, 06:11:53 PM

Oops, my mistake, the small one is made by Footprint
After a cleanup and sharpen

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05973.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05973.jpg.html)

Nice job cleaning up the handle   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 03, 2016, 08:17:06 PM

Thanks Steve,
Beech I think
First paint stripper (Nitromors (evil stuff!  :ahhh )) then scrubbed in the kitchen sink to remove the stripper and 2mins in the oven (with my baked potatoes  ;) )
A rub down with some fine sandpaper and a coat of linseed oil   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 06, 2016, 02:15:38 AM
Footprint... nice!  Another one to add to the list.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 06, 2016, 10:13:01 PM

Guys  :cheers:

Let me guess, the broken wrench is going to be converted into a bottle opener? >:D

:drink:

Maybe (and it might be half finished already  ;) )

Might be?     :pok:      :D


Stuck to my fridge this evening  ;)
The stamp reads Jaguar  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC05977.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC05977.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: enki_ck on October 06, 2016, 10:40:11 PM
:like:

:cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on October 31, 2016, 10:19:33 PM
Funny coincidence, that richards penknife above...
I found one today!  :rofl:
Cleaned it up a bit, bottle opener (and to a lesser extent) the can opener are "nail breakers" (to fix?)
Only cost me 3 euro though.   :o
One of the best uses for three euro I can think of!!
Climber for scale.

Scratched the tools while cleaning, I'm sure it would look better after buffing, but it is actually perfectly functional, the corrosion is cosmetic.
I tested the can opener, and am delighted with it and the knife as a whole, its rather classy.  :tu:
Its given me my first exposure to the "stabby" style can opener, and the bail/shackle.


What do you think?
Also how can I find the approx age?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 01, 2016, 09:33:05 PM

It's a shame Neil isn't around any more, he might have been able to help with the age  :twak:

I really like the main blades on these, normally a good bit of carbon steel, easy to sharpen  :tu:
Well worth 3euros Pablo  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on November 01, 2016, 11:29:17 PM
Thanks. :)
Here's to more good finds and deals for everyone!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 25, 2017, 10:02:24 PM
I do like to visit Kev the welder's workshop  ;) (especially the scrap skip  :D )
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2016/DSC06515.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2016/DSC06515.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on January 26, 2017, 08:48:44 AM
(especially the scrap skip  :D )

 :tu:

I regularly cry about the scrap heap that's no longer in the back yard.....invaluable!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 26, 2017, 09:05:48 AM
(especially the scrap skip  :D )

 :tu:

I regularly cry about the scrap heap that's no longer in the back yard.....invaluable!  :cheers:

Since we got all 'health an safety' over here proper scrap yards are no fun any more,
no helping yourself an scrambling over piles of cars an rust  :(

Kev always smiles when I say 'can I have a quick look in the scrap before I go Mate'  :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 26, 2017, 02:49:24 PM
(especially the scrap skip  :D )

 :tu:

I regularly cry about the scrap heap that's no longer in the back yard.....invaluable!  :cheers:

Since we got all 'health an safety' over here proper scrap yards are no fun any more,
no helping yourself an scrambling over piles of cars an rust  :(

Kev always smiles when I say 'can I have a quick look in the scrap before I go Mate'  :D

Thumbs up to Kev!

What is the item on far right? Looks like an adjustable clamp with a piece missing?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 26, 2017, 09:03:56 PM

I was going to call it a sash clamp but it's actually a T bar clamp made by Record (with a bit missing)  ;)
http://www.recordpower.co.uk/category/tbar-clamps

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 26, 2017, 09:29:22 PM

I was going to call it a sash clamp but it's actually a T bar clamp made by Record (with a bit missing)  ;)
http://www.recordpower.co.uk/category/tbar-clamps

I knew it looked familiar.    :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on January 27, 2017, 05:38:19 AM
I have something very similar called a Sash Clamp.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 27, 2017, 09:14:38 AM
I have something very similar called a Sash Clamp.

It's the sort of tool that I would use once every 5 years, I have a bit of a plan for this one... one day

The sash clamps bar has a slightly different profile (I didn't know this until I looked in to it)  :tu:
http://www.recordpower.co.uk/category/sash-clamps
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on January 27, 2017, 10:08:36 AM
I've always just known them as sash clamps as well, but it seems I've got a t-bar. :shrug:  Whatever the name they a bloody useful every-so-often. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on January 27, 2017, 10:46:07 AM
Mine was advertised as a sash clamp and I think it is a T-bar one.
I would argue that T-bar ones are a (heavier duty) type of sash clamp, as this one has been named: https://www.amazon.com/Woodwork-T-section-Cast-iron-pressure-SILVERL/dp/B006FW056Q%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-ffsb-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB006FW056Q

Also, here we (well the more nitpicky of us) would call it a cramp rather than a clamp because you can cramp it up rather than just clamp onto something. Same goes for a G-cramp (which is not a medical condition).

Yes, this is how I spend my Friday nights.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 27, 2017, 09:39:51 PM

I wasn't trying to be pedantic only sharing what I had found  :angel:
But you are in a foreign land and can call them anything you like  >:D

With my grasp off the English language I shouldn't be teaching anyone anything  :whistle:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on January 29, 2017, 03:38:35 PM
I've always just known them as sash clamps as well, but it seems I've got a t-bar. :shrug:  Whatever the name they a bloody useful every-so-often. :tu:

I take it back.  Had to go look at it again and mine is indeed a sash clamp.  Or perhaps a sash cramp.  Or something else. :think:  Now I'm confused.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on January 29, 2017, 04:09:23 PM
The correct term which you should undoubtedly use is
"jamming thingy". or "That longish thingy with the spindle... no, the other one"

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on January 29, 2017, 04:13:14 PM
The correct term which you should undoubtedly use is
"jamming thingy". or "That longish thingy with the spindle... no, the other one"

 :whistle:

"The long thingy I used to fix the table with last year"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on January 30, 2017, 01:32:15 AM
The correct term which you should undoubtedly use is
"jamming thingy". or "That longish thingy with the spindle... no, the other one"

 :whistle:

"The long thingy I used to fix the table with last year"

"The tightening stick"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 30, 2017, 11:23:51 PM

Looks like you are right Syncop  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC06529.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC06529.jpg.html)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on January 31, 2017, 09:13:03 PM
 :rofl:  :cheers:

Now you need to make/replace the piece that's missing.  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on January 31, 2017, 10:48:44 PM
( off topic, but... Syncop8r... what's the message behind your profile pic? I've had some very nice ... ermmm... sessions ... on NZ DOC compost toilets and know that freedom campers can be a pest... but still I don't fully grasp the idea...)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on February 01, 2017, 08:35:00 AM
( off topic, but... Syncop8r... what's the message behind your profile pic? I've had some very nice ... ermmm... sessions ... on NZ DOC compost toilets and know that freedom campers can be a pest... but still I don't fully grasp the idea...)

You're onto it - it's from a site trying to educate tourists about camping here without disturbing the environment.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 01, 2017, 10:02:38 AM
( off topic, but... Syncop8r... what's the message behind your profile pic? I've had some very nice ... ermmm... sessions ... on NZ DOC compost toilets and know that freedom campers can be a pest... but still I don't fully grasp the idea...)

You're onto it - it's from a site trying to educate tourists about camping here without disturbing the environment.

Thanks for explaining  :tu:

:rofl:  :cheers:

Now you need to make/replace the piece that's missing.  :pok:

I have a simple but cunning plan  ;)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on February 01, 2017, 06:33:52 PM

I have a simple but cunning plan  ;)

Does that plan involve a skateboard, two cans of adhesive and a vise?  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 01, 2017, 08:09:56 PM

I have a simple but cunning plan  ;)

Does that plan involve a skateboard, two cans of adhesive and a vise?  ;)

Simple but cunning plans come in many sizes and colours  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on February 01, 2017, 10:08:17 PM

I have a simple but cunning plan  ;)

Does that plan involve a skateboard, two cans of adhesive and a vise?  ;)

Simple but cunning plans come in many sizes and colours  :D

Calm down Baldrick and Turnips don't come in many colours they are all brown with a green bit at the top and white bit at the bottom  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 01, 2017, 10:56:12 PM

I used to dream that someday I would have a turnip of my own  :dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on February 01, 2017, 11:03:02 PM
 Blackadder: You spent it? What could you possibly spend £400 000 on?
 [Blackadder notices the massive turnip on the table]
 Blackadder: Oh, no... oh God, don't tell me.
 Baldrick: My dream turnip.
 Blackadder: Baldrick, how did you manage to find a turnip that cost £400 000?
 Baldrick: Well, I had to haggle.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on February 01, 2017, 11:24:02 PM
( off topic, but... Syncop8r... what's the message behind your profile pic? I've had some very nice ... ermmm... sessions ... on NZ DOC compost toilets and know that freedom campers can be a pest... but still I don't fully grasp the idea...)

You're onto it - it's from a site trying to educate tourists about camping here without disturbing the environment.

Thank you for the explanation!
Just read a story about a couple of tourists who went to ...do business... into an unsuspecting lady's wheely bin in her garden...
Maybe some tourists should wear diapers.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on February 02, 2017, 01:26:44 AM
( off topic, but... Syncop8r... what's the message behind your profile pic? I've had some very nice ... ermmm... sessions ... on NZ DOC compost toilets and know that freedom campers can be a pest... but still I don't fully grasp the idea...)

You're onto it - it's from a site trying to educate tourists about camping here without disturbing the environment.

Thank you for the explanation!
Just read a story about a couple of tourists who went to ...do business... into an unsuspecting lady's wheely bin in her garden...
Maybe some tourists should wear diapers.

Ha! I thought about linking that one...
I have heard defacating on the tracks in the forests here leads to Giardia in creeks and rivers. Apparently it's acceptable to do it in Europe?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on February 02, 2017, 01:32:27 AM
Sorry I had to include the clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD2iYSKHHzo
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 02, 2017, 08:15:55 AM

Haggle  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on February 02, 2017, 05:50:44 PM
Ha! I thought about linking that one...
I have heard defacating on the tracks in the forests here leads to Giardia in creeks and rivers. Apparently it's acceptable to do it in Europe?

Well-no. Nonono. Noooooo.
It's just that a huge amount of pretty brainless Europeans are permitted to travel . Furthermore, "European" has become a somewhat lax definition for one's origin.

Thank god the only tourist I came across doing "so" (ten years ago) was a trouserless Chinese woman on the Kepler track.
Literally ON the Kepler track.
 >:(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on February 02, 2017, 08:47:11 PM
Ha! I thought about linking that one...
I have heard defacating on the tracks in the forests here leads to Giardia in creeks and rivers. Apparently it's acceptable to do it in Europe?

Well-no. Nonono. Noooooo.
It's just that a huge amount of pretty brainless Europeans are permitted to travel . Furthermore, "European" has become a somewhat lax definition for one's origin.
Well actually, I was trying not to say German (the perception is that that is who it usually is)!  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tomcat_81 on February 02, 2017, 11:15:28 PM
Oh dear :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on February 04, 2017, 02:21:14 PM
Hmm turnips  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 04, 2017, 06:21:59 PM

It's a boy  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on February 04, 2017, 09:26:13 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on February 04, 2017, 09:35:10 PM

It's a boy  :D

I'm not sure you can say that anymore  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on February 04, 2017, 09:53:50 PM
So the simple but cunning plan is to attach a naughty root vegetable to the tightening stick?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 04, 2017, 09:57:17 PM

It's a boy  :D

I'm not sure you can say that anymore  :whistle:

 :shrug: U got male?   

 :D

So the simple but cunning plan is to attach a naughty root vegetable to the tightening stick?  :think:

You will have to come to a UK meet Mate  :P

At least I'm cheering myself up  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on February 05, 2017, 12:12:24 AM

It's a boy  :D

I'm not sure you can say that anymore  :whistle:

Yes, it's very unfair to be imposing gender roles on your vegetables.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on February 05, 2017, 12:43:07 AM

It's a boy  :D

I'm not sure you can say that anymore  :whistle:

Yes, it's very unfair to be imposing gender roles on your vegetables.

This could go badly wrong, but it seemed like a good idea at the time  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 06, 2017, 12:42:38 AM

And back to the subject of tool collections....
(From Garage Journal  :salute: )

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on March 05, 2017, 04:34:59 AM

And back to the subject of tool collections....
(From Garage Journal  :salute: )


Hehe, I can relate to that. :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 05, 2017, 07:21:21 AM

Hey Bob  :salute:

Yep tell me about it   :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 12, 2017, 09:30:45 PM

This Guy is just saying aloud what's going on in my head  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Sjbq6lJ3g
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on March 12, 2017, 11:46:11 PM
Classic.   :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on March 13, 2017, 03:38:26 PM
 :D :D

Unlike my multitools, knives, axes and SAKs...rucksacks, jackets, boots, air rifles...oh god  :-[  I'm happy to say I only own two power drills, one mains powered, one battery.  At lest I don't go overboard on everything.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on March 13, 2017, 03:41:38 PM
:D :D

Unlike my multitools, knives, axes and SAKs...rucksacks, jackets, boots, air rifles...oh god  :-[  I'm happy to say I only own two power drills, one mains powered, one battery.  At lest I don't go overboard on everything.

Having most my tools stolen last year made me rationalise, I've only got what I need now  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 09, 2017, 02:42:04 PM
Lovely day here today  :like:
 
Picked up a few bits an pieces this morning
Inc a very nice (if it works) old motor made by Hoover

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC06890.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC06890.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on April 09, 2017, 02:55:57 PM
Lovely day here today  :like:
 
Picked up a few bits an pieces this morning
Inc a very nice (if it works) old motor made by Hoover

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC06890.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC06890.jpg.html)

That's a pretty beefy little motor. Automatic axe thrower perhaps?  >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: eamo on April 09, 2017, 07:20:06 PM
looking forward to hearing the plans for the motor - is that a soldering iron on the bottom right or what is it ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 09, 2017, 07:59:36 PM
Loving that motor Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 09, 2017, 08:31:45 PM

I'm very pleased, both the motor and router work,  :D :D lovely brass plate
The motor is just a spare (the spork polisher is on it's second or third motor  :ahhh )
Yes it's an old style soldering iron (from before they invented electricity   ;) )

Little Marples wood chisel, cleaned up well, takes a good edge. I'm feeling a bit guilty I knocked the pretty lady down on price now  :-[
And the hammer feels like a Stanley to me but there's no stamp  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC06891.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC06891.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on April 10, 2017, 04:01:50 PM
Nice haul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 10, 2017, 08:43:03 PM

Steve  :salute:

I'm still smiling  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on April 11, 2017, 10:18:21 PM
Is that a soldering iron next to the prybar?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 11, 2017, 10:53:30 PM

Yes, Hello Sporky Mate  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 13, 2017, 12:35:40 PM
Nice cache Tony!  Working motor and router make them bonus buys and extra points toward the best buy of the week.  Pry bars that size are alway handy.  I have a couple because I can't seem to find one when I need it.  :facepalm:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 13, 2017, 02:08:34 PM
It's always a gamble buying electrical stuff at a boot sale, some b*******s will lie to you just to get a sale,
I've been very lucky so far  :D

A few years ago I bought a very cool looking desk clock at a boot sale, the guy says “yes it's working  just needs a battery“
so I went home one pound lighter with my new clock, it didn't work so I opened up the little clock mechanism, empty!  :o
Someone had removed all the little plastic cogs  :ahhh :twak:

I do have one or two of those little bars now, but as you say very handy and will fit in the bottom of a toolbox     :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 16, 2017, 01:34:20 PM
Today
A handle for a hand adze maybe?  :shrug:
Another Stanley hammer  :-[
And near the bottom is a RalphMartindale copra knife  :think:
http://www.ralphmartindale.co.uk/ralphmartindale/gen-knives.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/copra

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC06974.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC06974.jpg.html)

 :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on April 16, 2017, 02:04:34 PM
Do I see a BAT(British army knife) near the bottom with black scales?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 16, 2017, 09:37:30 PM

@ Pablo,
Yes it's a 1941 BAK made in Sheffield by A. DODSON  :tu:
It's in quite good condition but with not much snap on the main blade

I have done a little modifying to the copra knife,
It feels like it should be thrown at a target  :ahhh  :D  and yes that's blood on the shop cloth  :-[
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07004.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07004.jpg.html)



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on April 17, 2017, 05:48:48 PM
*Sharp intake of breath!* Is that your new MOD Knife Tone?  :D Gonna do some work on it?  :D Before the meet?  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 17, 2017, 09:31:09 PM

I got it out as I was thinking the martindale and the MOD  knife are a bit similar, slab of steel with a couple of wood slabs riveted to the sides   :think:

Now I know I did buy it with modding in mind but I'm liking it so far  :shrug: I am thinking about adding a welt to the sheath. maybe  :think:
at the moment...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 23, 2017, 04:32:50 PM

Picked up this morning,
Big old Stanley screwdriver, Swan Morton blade holder and another speed square
(the funny looking solid brass rod is modding material)  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07012.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07012.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 23, 2017, 04:34:50 PM

And just for David...     :D
A (I think) home made adze (I also think there's a better name for it) looks like someone cut up an axe  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07019.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07019.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on April 23, 2017, 07:49:56 PM

And just for David...     :D
A (I think) home made adze (I also think there's a better name for it) looks like someone cut up an axe  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07019.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07019.jpg.html)

Looks like a hoe or a mattock maybe?

Great finds again, Sparky  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 23, 2017, 09:40:21 PM
Thanks Aleph;

I think I'm going to call it a grubbing hoe  :tu:
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07034.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07034.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 23, 2017, 09:43:51 PM

Firstly, who knew Swan Morton had made a better brass handled folder in the old days?  :o  :D

Secondly who knew Swan Morton has stopped making the classic brass handle??  :( :ahhh :(

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07031.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07031.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on April 24, 2017, 01:21:55 AM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 30, 2017, 05:43:46 PM

David would have been proud of me this morning  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07052.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07052.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on April 30, 2017, 06:17:55 PM
Nice haul Tony  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 30, 2017, 09:17:09 PM
Thanks Steve  :salute:
Happy here  :D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07087.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07087.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 01, 2017, 05:16:50 AM
Nice haul Tony  :cheers:

+1 :tu:

Who made the little adjustable wrench?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 01, 2017, 08:46:53 AM

Made by STEINADLER in Germany, also marked 5/16x4"
It's a nice little thing and not too bashed about  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07060.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07060.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 01, 2017, 03:47:30 PM
Any plans to try and adjust the action on the slippie ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 01, 2017, 06:06:54 PM

I'm not sure Steve, what I should do is try taking it apart, playing with the bits and reassemble with new scales
I don't think I could make it any worse, can't be opened with a fingernail  ::)

I think it's a 'Ill do it one day' job (unless anyone out there really needs a project?)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2017, 06:08:25 AM

Made by STEINADLER in Germany, also marked 5/16x4"
It's a nice little thing and not too bashed about  :tu:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07060.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07060.jpg.html)

Collectors love those 4 inch adjustables.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 02, 2017, 08:54:13 AM

That's why the prices are really skyrocketing here, that one was 50p!  :o

  :whistle:   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on May 02, 2017, 10:49:42 AM
Thanks Steve  :salute:
Happy here  :D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07087.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07087.jpg.html)

Nice!  :tu:

That story about the earth being knocked out of orbit if all the Chinese jump at the same time?.........aren't you scared the planet picks up a wobble with all those rusty axes in one spot?  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 02, 2017, 11:23:04 AM
Thanks Steve  :salute:
Happy here  :D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07087.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07087.jpg.html)

Nice!  :tu:

That story about the earth being knocked out of orbit if all the Chinese jump at the same time?.........aren't you scared the planet picks up a wobble with all those rusty axes in one spot?  :rofl:

"...and in today's news; scientists are struggle to explain the Magnetic North Pole's sudden jump to Southern England..."
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on May 02, 2017, 11:48:19 AM
Thanks Steve  :salute:
Happy here  :D
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07087.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07087.jpg.html)

Nice!  :tu:

That story about the earth being knocked out of orbit if all the Chinese jump at the same time?.........aren't you scared the planet picks up a wobble with all those rusty axes in one spot?  :rofl:

"...and in today's news; scientists are struggle to explain the Magnetic North Pole's sudden jump to Southern England..."

 :rofl:


Luckily we have Chako and his hoard to balance it out :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2017, 12:34:38 PM

That's why the prices are really skyrocketing here, that one was 50p!  :o

  :whistle:   :D

Stick it in the mail.  I'll send you a check.  :whistle: :mail: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on May 02, 2017, 12:47:18 PM
Luckily we have Chako and his hoard to balance it out :D

.... and I'm doing my best for the southern hemisphere (otherwise the earth may just tip over and stay upside down if it gets too top-heavy)   :pok:   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 02, 2017, 08:42:07 PM
"...and in today's news; scientists are struggle to explain the Magnetic North Pole's sudden jump to Southern England..."

So Oxfordshire really is the 'bottom' of the world now?  :think:


Stick it in the mail.  I'll send you a check.  :whistle: :mail: :D

Cash only from you Yadda  :rofl:

Chako  :salute:
Gregozedobe  :salute:

 :D :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 04, 2017, 03:20:37 AM
"...and in today's news; scientists are struggle to explain the Magnetic North Pole's sudden jump to Southern England..."

So Oxfordshire really is the 'bottom' of the world now?  :think:


Stick it in the mail.  I'll send you a check.  :whistle: :mail: :D

Cash only from you Yadda  :rofl:

Where's the trust?   :-[ >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 04, 2017, 03:28:43 AM

Cash on the nail only!  (old English saying  ;) (sheep trading))

Bring a large wad of cash and you can tour my garage  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on May 04, 2017, 05:22:21 AM

Cash on the nail only!  (old English saying  ;) (sheep trading))

Bring a large wad of cash and you can tour my garage  :D

But tour only, purchases are extra!

Seriously, though, you could probably open your own stall at one of these carboots and sell some of your restored wares to fund the addiction more...?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 04, 2017, 08:45:43 AM

That might happen Rob
The only trouble is when I'm on a stall selling I want to be out there buying  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 04, 2017, 12:23:49 PM
The only trouble is when I'm on a stall selling I want to be out there buying  :ahhh

+1 :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 06, 2017, 05:36:36 PM
and then the really canny stall holders buy all of Tony's stock and slowly sell it back to him at a 25% mark up. >:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 06, 2017, 06:08:26 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 06, 2017, 09:57:06 PM
and then the really canny stall holders buy all of Tony's stock and slowly sell it back to him at a 25% mark up. >:D

 :think: :think: That would probably work  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on May 07, 2017, 03:46:43 AM
and then the really canny stall holders buy all of Tony's stock and slowly sell it back to him at a 25% mark up. >:D

 :think: :think: That would probably work  :ahhh

But if they re-rusted them before sale they could probably get a  50% mark-up !   :pok:    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2017, 07:47:03 AM
and then the really canny stall holders buy all of Tony's stock and slowly sell it back to him at a 25% mark up. >:D

 :think: :think: That would probably work  :ahhh

But if they re-rusted them before sale they could probably get a  50% mark-up !   :pok:    :D

You are not helping Greg!

 :D

Anyway I'm cutting down on the amount of rust I buy  :angel:  (unless there's a real bargain )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 07, 2017, 03:15:48 PM
Interested Tony?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4191/33665617394_ed967c3352_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ThV6ad)rusty u-boat (https://flic.kr/p/ThV6ad) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on May 07, 2017, 03:27:26 PM
I'd hate to see the vinegar bill for that  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2017, 04:06:03 PM
Interested Tony?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4191/33665617394_ed967c3352_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ThV6ad)rusty u-boat (https://flic.kr/p/ThV6ad) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

I'm not saying I'm not interested..... what sort of money where you thinking

To be followed by, Ssssss I don't think it's worth that to me

Then follow with a counter offer  ;)

 :D

It just needs a quick rub down with a wire wheel Al  :tu:
I bet its chock full of brass fittings  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mechanickal on May 07, 2017, 04:28:09 PM
Interested Tony?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4191/33665617394_ed967c3352_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ThV6ad)rusty u-boat (https://flic.kr/p/ThV6ad) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Is that a boat or a sub?

Or a boat that's so leaky it'll turn into a sub as soon as it hits the water? :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2017, 04:47:20 PM
Today,
A Die grinder (Dremel on steroids  :D ) Don't know if it's working yet  :think:
Two bars of gold  :ahhh well they might be brass
the dagger looking thing is a cheap diamond sharpener
And an old plane blade (another cunning plan  ;) )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07112.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07112.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 07, 2017, 04:57:05 PM
Nice haul Tony.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2017, 09:29:56 PM
Thanks there were some useful bits today   :salute:

Die Grinder works well now  :tu:
Screwdriver was made for Southern Electricity board in 1997
and the brass is 9.5mm thick   :D

 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07116.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07116.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 08, 2017, 01:47:43 AM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 08, 2017, 09:00:06 PM

The little hand vice is stamped 1945 with the MOD arrow  (and the number 9/2961)

If that's not old enough for you the plane iron is stamped EP WARRENTED CAST IRON and 1915 or 1916 or maybe 1918  :think:    :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 10, 2017, 11:06:06 AM

The little hand vice is stamped 1945 with the MOD arrow  (and the number 9/2961)

If that's not old enough for you the plane iron is stamped EP WARRENTED CAST IRON and 1915 or 1916 or maybe 1918  :think:    :o
Nearly as old as you Tony  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 10, 2017, 08:21:22 PM

Yes but nothing about me is warranted  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 11, 2017, 04:35:50 AM
Is the other black handled item a chisel? Another nice hand vise!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2017, 06:30:23 AM

Old 1/4 inch Stanley I think  :tu:
Yep another vice  :D
I don't think the bolt is original and someone has added a big nut as a spacer
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2017, 01:09:53 PM
I've not been for ages,think I did well  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 14, 2017, 01:37:04 PM

Yes but nothing about me is warranted  :P
Except your reputation  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 14, 2017, 06:28:07 PM
Nice haul Zed  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2017, 06:36:30 PM
Nice haul Zed  :cheers:

Cheers Steve,I usually find nothing so well happy;I'll make a sheath for the trade knife  :tu: and clean up the spyderco  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 14, 2017, 08:39:31 PM

Nice knives Mate  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2017, 10:23:19 PM

Nice knives Mate  :tu:

 :cheers:

Cheers Tony  :salute: wish I could go every week  :-[ but very happy with my finds  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on May 14, 2017, 10:31:59 PM
Is that an Ontario Paul?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2017, 10:42:00 PM
Is that an Ontario Paul?

No it's a real old trade type knife  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2017, 10:50:32 PM
Oh sorry Smashie was you on about the old hickory knives like the butchers type ? This doesn't appear to have any stamps but is well patina  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on May 14, 2017, 11:09:06 PM
Oh sorry Smashie was you on about the old hickory knives like the butchers type ? This doesn't appear to have any stamps but is well patina  :tu:

Them's the ones
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 14, 2017, 11:12:07 PM
Oh sorry Smashie was you on about the old hickory knives like the butchers type ? This doesn't appear to have any stamps but is well patina  :tu:

Them's the ones
:tu: this needs a little clean up plus I'll make a sheath for it,I'll post more pics asap 👍
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 15, 2017, 10:40:51 AM
All cleaned and sharpened,kept the patina on the trade type knife just needs a sheath,it was my first time doing serrations and it sharpened up really sharp  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 15, 2017, 06:47:09 PM

I'm loving the look of that old knife now Paul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 15, 2017, 07:09:42 PM

I'm loving the look of that old knife now Paul  :tu:

It's a nice old knife tony,not my usual type of knife but these knives have a interesting history as fur trade knives 👍
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2017, 02:20:28 PM
I saw lots of rust today,  :D :D

Bought an old green handled, Estwing safe-t-shape hammer (yea I know I have too many hammers),
Loads of files and some old leather belts/bits
also perfect pattern screwdriver and a lovely little 2oz (I think) ball pein hammer

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07189.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07189.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 21, 2017, 02:21:41 PM
Lots of rusty gold there mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 21, 2017, 03:26:35 PM
Lots of rusty gold rust there mate  :salute:
FTFY  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 21, 2017, 05:47:34 PM
Lots of rusty gold rust there mate  :salute:
FTFY  :salute:
:rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 21, 2017, 08:37:16 PM
There's going to be a vinegar shortage at the local store   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2017, 09:04:21 PM

I've got nothing to say to you or Mags Steve  :P
 :D
Paul  :salute:

The little pliers next to the little pot of flux are;
J&J Goddard round nose pliers no565 in their catalog from 1940's ('nippers & pliers' ¾ down the page)

http://mshepherdpiano.com/antique-piano-tools/goddard/

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 22, 2017, 12:04:09 AM
Nice haul Sparky  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 22, 2017, 04:26:57 AM
Another perfect handle?  Notched? 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 22, 2017, 06:30:16 AM

Steve  :salute: :D

Yadda, Yes Mate, looks original but I can't be sure, needs a little straightening  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 23, 2017, 09:41:46 PM

Hammers have cleaned up well  :)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07198.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07198.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 24, 2017, 05:40:03 AM
 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 24, 2017, 06:14:00 AM
I saw lots of rust today,  :D :D

Bought an old green handled, Estwing safe-t-shape hammer (yea I know I have too many hammers),
Loads of files and some old leather belts/bits
also perfect pattern screwdriver and a lovely little 2oz (I think) ball pein hammer

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07189.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07189.jpg.html)


I    :like:   verah much!!!      :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2017, 12:30:58 PM
I spent way too much money on a small anvil this morning (it was probably a fair price)  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Also the biggest Kent pattern axe I have ever seen, 5lbs   :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07202.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07202.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2017, 05:25:04 PM

The anvil weighs 30kg or 70lbs  :dd: but I can't read the makers stamp  :think:
The little vice feels really well made, cast iron, there's no stamp and there are metric threads so its not an old English one  :think:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07208.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07208.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 28, 2017, 05:58:35 PM
Lovely Anvil Tony  :drool:  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2017, 09:47:55 PM

Thanks Mate, obviously I'm very pleased with it  :D

Used it already to take some 'play' out of my new Eliot Lucas pliers  ;)
 (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07216.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07216.jpg.html)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07220.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07220.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on May 28, 2017, 10:17:56 PM
Cool anvil! You'll not lose your keys with that on you're keyring, feller.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: kirk13 on May 28, 2017, 11:01:25 PM
https://youtu.be/jDC2e6i6Quw
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 28, 2017, 11:34:27 PM
Awesome score !   :cheers: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2017, 01:29:19 AM
I'm more envious than usual.  Nice anvil!   Is that gas pliers lying on the saw blade? 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 29, 2017, 06:41:44 AM
Cool anvil! You'll not lose your keys with that on you're keyring, feller.  :D

If I went boating with leatherman123 ?  :shrug:

Guys  :salute:

I don't know what gas pliers are Yadder but they are a pair of blacksmiths tongs  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2017, 07:05:40 AM
Cool anvil! You'll not lose your keys with that on you're keyring, feller.  :D

If I went boating with 123leatherman?  :shrug:

Guys  :salute:

I don't know what gas pliers are Yadder but they are a pair of blacksmiths tongs  :tu:

Tongs! Great! Perfect with the anvil.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on May 30, 2017, 11:51:58 AM
NEVER pass up an anvil  8)
 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 30, 2017, 06:33:13 PM
Nice anvil! 70 lbs. is still pretty big in my view.   I've never heard of Lucas linesman's pliers, here you'll typically find Klein, Proto, or Craftsman ones at the flea market, along with bargain bin special garbage.  I really like the round pipe/fastener gripping portion on them, my old Protos don't, which are soon to be replaced by a pair of Knipex that do.

You can't have too many hammers. I have them ranging from tiny little tack hammers to big 2 lb. ball peens. Different hammers for different jobs.  My problem is pliers--I have probably over a dozen pairs of several types of different sizes, from little electronics pliers to a probably 18 inch rusty, pitted pair of blacksmith's tongs.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 30, 2017, 10:55:41 PM
NEVER pass up an anvil  8)
 :tu:

Never pass up a cheap anvil  :cheers:
This one was fair price but not cheap  :facepalm:

Nice anvil! 70 lbs. is still pretty big in my view.   I've never heard of Lucas linesman's pliers, here you'll typically find Klein, Proto, or Craftsman ones at the flea market, along with bargain bin special garbage.  I really like the round pipe/fastener gripping portion on them, my old Protos don't, which are soon to be replaced by a pair of Knipex that do.

You can't have too many hammers. I have them ranging from tiny little tack hammers to big 2 lb. ball peens. Different hammers for different jobs.  My problem is pliers--I have probably over a dozen pairs of several types of different sizes, from little electronics pliers to a probably 18 inch rusty, pitted pair of blacksmith's tongs.

You can't have too many tools of any type!  ;)
 
When I started work the best Electricians owned Elliot Lucas pliers, probably the best and most expensive at the time    :gimme:
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=59482.0

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Elliott-Lucas

http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/gripping-tales-elliott-lucas-ltd.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on June 01, 2017, 11:58:16 AM
Cool, more weapons to the arsenal of the... CAPTAIN RUST!!!  :salute:


 :pok:

 ;)

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 01, 2017, 03:15:42 PM

Who me?  :shrug:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 11, 2017, 08:22:53 PM
After spending too much on that anvil I should have stayed home but...
Nothing very 'multitoolie' today,
two Perfect pattern screwdrivers and the dark thing top right is another oldfashioned soldering iron missing it's handle  :)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07250.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07250.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 18, 2017, 11:44:36 AM

Man it was very hot and crowded this morning  :ahhh
Scored a few good bits
The lock back only says Magnum stainless, does anyone know if it's by Boker?  :shrug:
The slippy is by Rodgers, Sheffield

The vice has a little anvil on top, I did tell someone at the meet I would keep an eye out for them a year or two ago (wonder if they still want one?  :think: )

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07289.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07289.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on June 18, 2017, 12:55:25 PM
Do you ever wonder if some of the more canny sellers are deliberately adding rust to their wares because they know you then won't be able to resist ?   :pok:    :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 18, 2017, 01:32:13 PM
Nice  score Tony  :salute:  if you ever see any old fishing reels cheap think of me  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 18, 2017, 05:52:41 PM
Do you ever wonder if some of the more canny sellers are deliberately adding rust to their wares because they know you then won't be able to resist ?   :pok:    :rofl:

I think you are right Greg, that axe looks like it was rusted deliberately  :ahhh

Paul, I wouldn't know what to look out for Mate  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 18, 2017, 07:04:56 PM
Do you ever wonder if some of the more canny sellers are deliberately adding rust to their wares because they know you then won't be able to resist ?   :pok:    :rofl:

...and here I was thinking Tony had dropped his standards.  That axe head is only slightly rusty.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 18, 2017, 07:20:25 PM
Do you ever wonder if some of the more canny sellers are deliberately adding rust to their wares because they know you then won't be able to resist ?   :pok:    :rofl:

I think you are right Greg, that axe looks like it was rusted deliberately  :ahhh

Paul, I wouldn't know what to look out for Mate  :think:

Old junk Tony  :rofl: I always pick up old reels ,like these  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 18, 2017, 09:06:45 PM
Do you ever wonder if some of the more canny sellers are deliberately adding rust to their wares because they know you then won't be able to resist ?   :pok:    :rofl:

...and here I was thinking Tony had dropped his standards.  That axe head is only slightly rusty.  :rofl:

My standards are already pretty low Yadda  :whistle:


Paul I still wouldn't know if they were any good  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 18, 2017, 09:21:05 PM
Do you ever wonder if some of the more canny sellers are deliberately adding rust to their wares because they know you then won't be able to resist ?   :pok:    :rofl:

...and here I was thinking Tony had dropped his standards.  That axe head is only slightly rusty.  :rofl:

My standards are already pretty low Yadda  :whistle:


Paul I still wouldn't know if they were any good  :think:

No worries mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 22, 2017, 09:11:09 PM
I put batteries in the 2D Maglight and it worked,  :o  then bought a little cree led to upgrade the output
seems to work well
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07367.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07367.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 22, 2017, 10:51:32 PM
Nice! :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 22, 2017, 11:05:27 PM
Thanks
I'm trying it out now, nice white light and spread  :tu:
Need to buy another led now for my other 2D  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 23, 2017, 08:20:56 AM
Thanks
I'm trying it out now, nice white light and spread  :tu:
Need to buy another led now for my other 2D  ::)

Looks good Tony,I never got around to doing any of my Dcell maglites  :-\  one day ill sort it  :tu:  glad it works;but then it is a maglite  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2017, 05:40:01 PM
Thanks
I'm trying it out now, nice white light and spread  :tu:
Need to buy another led now for my other 2D  ::)

Looks good Tony,I never got around to doing any of my Dcell maglites  :-\  one day ill sort it  :tu:  glad it works;but then it is a maglite  ;)

I think it's quite handy to have by the bed or front door  ;)
Need to buy some eneloops now, this 4quid Maglight is starting to cost me  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on June 24, 2017, 08:06:26 PM
My father picked up a Cold Steel Torpedo for $2 at a yard sale this morning; he had no idea what he was getting, just that it was heavy and weird looking; odder yet, especially given I'm on this side of the pond, he found an "Endure / Josh Beal & Sons / Sheffield" fixed blade that has a nice patina to it.  Perhaps I need to go to yard sales again? :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 24, 2017, 09:11:58 PM
Sounds like he had some good luck Rex  :tu:
https://www.fieldserviceantiquearms.co.uk/british-army-ww2-machete-194244-1225-p.asp

Yep you need to go  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sazabi on June 24, 2017, 09:50:59 PM
Sounds like he had some good luck Rex  :tu:
https://www.fieldserviceantiquearms.co.uk/british-army-ww2-machete-194244-1225-p.asp

Yep you need to go  :pok:

I definitely see some similarities:

(http://i.imgur.com/AP17jAy.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/CHjmVRi.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2017, 12:05:59 AM

That is very cool!  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 25, 2017, 01:20:54 AM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2017, 09:47:33 PM

I only got the axe head as a test to see if David is still watching this thread  :pok:
A Perfect pattern screwdriver and a pair of Stilsons to see if Yaddas watching  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07388.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07388.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 25, 2017, 11:18:02 PM
Thanks
I'm trying it out now, nice white light and spread  :tu:
Need to buy another led now for my other 2D  ::)

Looks good Tony,I never got around to doing any of my Dcell maglites  :-\  one day ill sort it  :tu:  glad it works;but then it is a maglite  ;)

I think it's quite handy to have by the bed or front door  ;)
Need to buy some eneloops now, this 4quid Maglight is starting to cost me  :facepalm:

I've got plemy of eneloops but need the convertors ,can't see me ever getting around too it,how many eneloops will you need Tony as I'll put them in the package  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 25, 2017, 11:42:27 PM

Thanks Mate but I ordered some a few days ago  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 26, 2017, 12:13:28 AM

Thanks Mate but I ordered some a few days ago  :salute:

No worries mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2017, 07:00:01 AM

I only got the axe head as a test to see if David is still watching this thread  :pok:
A Perfect pattern screwdriver and a pair of Stilsons to see if Yaddas watching  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07388.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07388.jpg.html)

I'm always watching when a PH is posted.  That one looks straight, what happened?  :whistle: The Stillson looks like it will clean up nice one you give it a vinegar bath.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2017, 07:08:22 AM
Just to show all the rust isn't currently in Great Britain..... I visited an estate sale this weekend. All this for $20 US.  The cross pein hammer is a 4 pounder.  The pellet gun is a Crosmann 66 Bushmaster. Disston keyhole saw, Stanley triangle square, two framing squares, a drill brace, tailor's scissors (12 inch), a Brinkmann 5D flashlight that works an not shown is a small pocket tape measure given to my much better half.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2017, 07:10:04 AM
I got lucky at a garage sale three weeks ago and picked up this set of brand new air nailers for $20.  Never used, includes the nails, oil, goggles, and a carry bag.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2017, 03:57:03 PM
Some cool stuff there Yadda,

 :drool:   Nail guns   :gimme:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2017, 04:58:26 PM
Some cool stuff there Yadda,

 :drool:   Nail guns   :gimme:

I know how you feel.  I couldn't hand him the money fast enough.  I also picked up two 48 inch clamps and a 36 inch wrecking bar for $5 at the same sale.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on June 26, 2017, 07:59:06 PM
Quite a few things from the flea market, I think I went overboard. ' I believe that aforementioned scalper called in sick today.

A few knives for $15

Three Electrician's Knives, two USA Colonial, the other Irish Imperial. The seller also threw in Queen, Colonial, and Camillus parts knives which I'm saving for backsprings.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4264/35550950615_95b5f0c696_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WavV3p)2017-06-26_01-18-35 (https://flic.kr/p/WavV3p) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr

Victorinox Classic w/pouch and unknown "Scout Knife" miniature.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4212/34709951184_fcecb30cb5_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UTczdd)2017-06-26_01-19-44 (https://flic.kr/p/UTczdd) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


From another seller,  Kutmaster USCG Rope Knife, $7.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4260/35164267570_bcbe1b7268_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Vzm4Dm)2017-06-26_01-20-33 (https://flic.kr/p/Vzm4Dm) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


A few hand tools, $12.

Irwin Perfect Handle (marked with military markings, and was actually former military, as the owner was issued it) slotted screwdriver. Needs the tip reprofiled.  Now I see why Perfect Handles are so well revered, it feels great and indestructible.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4255/35551060415_f27b9a1472_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WawtFv)2017-06-26_01-25-04 (https://flic.kr/p/WawtFv) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr

Krauter USA Pliers, needlnose/cutter and duckbill.  Stahwille Germany  snap ring pliers--the biggest I've seen. That one pair of pliers is $60 new. The duckbill Krauters need some work to the pivot, they were overtightened with a center punch.


(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4255/34710038654_c84ecd1e23_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UTd2dj)2017-06-26_01-24-13 (https://flic.kr/p/UTd2dj) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


And finally, an $5 like new US made Browning sheath, which cost a measly $5. Unfortunately, I scuffed it carrying in my pocket (didn't want to undo my belt in public). Dates to the 1970s, I think. It holds a Vic 108mm GAK well.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4263/34742319953_e4c1323e3e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UW4tjr)2017-06-26_01-22-11 (https://flic.kr/p/UW4tjr) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4282/34742326103_1329e7cb19_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UW4v9t)2017-06-26_01-22-36 (https://flic.kr/p/UW4v9t) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2017, 08:11:18 PM
A military Perfect Handle!  Really cool.  Very collectable.  :tu: :cheers:

I never seem to see any of those, but to be honest I refuse to get up early to go to garage/yard/estate/flea market sales.   Most of the good stuff goes early.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 26, 2017, 09:03:08 PM
Some cool stuff there Yadda,

 :drool:   Nail guns   :gimme:

I know how you feel.  I couldn't hand him the money fast enough.  I also picked up two 48 inch clamps and a 36 inch wrecking bar for $5 at the same sale.

 :D :salute:

Looks like you really scored there Cody  :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 26, 2017, 10:30:05 PM
Some nice scores fellas  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 26, 2017, 10:49:08 PM
Some cool stuff there Yadda,

 :drool:   Nail guns   :gimme:

I know how you feel.  I couldn't hand him the money fast enough.  I also picked up two 48 inch clamps and a 36 inch wrecking bar for $5 at the same sale.

 :D :salute:


 :salute:   :cheers:

Some nice scores fellas  :like: :tu:

Thanks!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 26, 2017, 10:53:36 PM

I only got the axe head as a test to see if David is still watching this thread  :pok:
A Perfect pattern screwdriver and a pair of Stilsons to see if Yaddas watching  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07388.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07388.jpg.html)


Good additions Tony.      :like:     I'm still here.      :D      Great lookin axe head Tony! Hasnt been over sharpen and the poll isnt hammered into a mushroom. What brand is it?   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 26, 2017, 10:55:19 PM
I got lucky at a garage sale three weeks ago and picked up this set of brand new air nailers for $20.  Never used, includes the nails, oil, goggles, and a carry bag.



Great score there Y!    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 26, 2017, 10:56:33 PM
Quite a few things from the flea market, I think I went overboard. ' I believe that aforementioned scalper called in sick today.

A few knives for $15

Three Electrician's Knives, two USA Colonial, the other Irish Imperial. The seller also threw in Queen, Colonial, and Camillus parts knives which I'm saving for backsprings.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4264/35550950615_95b5f0c696_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WavV3p)2017-06-26_01-18-35 (https://flic.kr/p/WavV3p) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr

Victorinox Classic w/pouch and unknown "Scout Knife" miniature.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4212/34709951184_fcecb30cb5_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UTczdd)2017-06-26_01-19-44 (https://flic.kr/p/UTczdd) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


From another seller,  Kutmaster USCG Rope Knife, $7.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4260/35164267570_bcbe1b7268_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Vzm4Dm)2017-06-26_01-20-33 (https://flic.kr/p/Vzm4Dm) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


A few hand tools, $12.

Irwin Perfect Handle (marked with military markings, and was actually former military, as the owner was issued it) slotted screwdriver. Needs the tip reprofiled.  Now I see why Perfect Handles are so well revered, it feels great and indestructible.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4255/35551060415_f27b9a1472_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WawtFv)2017-06-26_01-25-04 (https://flic.kr/p/WawtFv) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr

Krauter USA Pliers, needlnose/cutter and duckbill.  Stahwille Germany  snap ring pliers--the biggest I've seen. That one pair of pliers is $60 new. The duckbill Krauters need some work to the pivot, they were overtightened with a center punch.


(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4255/34710038654_c84ecd1e23_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UTd2dj)2017-06-26_01-24-13 (https://flic.kr/p/UTd2dj) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


And finally, an $5 like new US made Browning sheath, which cost a measly $5. Unfortunately, I scuffed it carrying in my pocket (didn't want to undo my belt in public). Dates to the 1970s, I think. It holds a Vic 108mm GAK well.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4263/34742319953_e4c1323e3e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UW4tjr)2017-06-26_01-22-11 (https://flic.kr/p/UW4tjr) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4282/34742326103_1329e7cb19_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UW4v9t)2017-06-26_01-22-36 (https://flic.kr/p/UW4v9t) by cody6268 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91575614@N04/), on Flickr


Lots of good stuff ther C!     :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 27, 2017, 02:09:08 AM
I got lucky at a garage sale three weeks ago and picked up this set of brand new air nailers for $20.  Never used, includes the nails, oil, goggles, and a carry bag.



Great score there Y!    :like:

 :cheers:  Thanks!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2017, 07:56:18 AM

I only got the axe head as a test to see if David is still watching this thread  :pok:
A Perfect pattern screwdriver and a pair of Stilsons to see if Yaddas watching  :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07388.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07388.jpg.html)

Good additions Tony.      :like:     I'm still here.      :D      Great lookin axe head Tony! Hasnt been over sharpen and the poll isnt hammered into a mushroom. What brand is it?   

David  :waving: I was just checking  :D
I haven't cleaned them up yet as my garage is a huge mess again  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 27, 2017, 12:45:24 PM
Tony,

....since you mentioned cleaning.  Any recommendations on how I should proceed with cleaning the metal ruler on the little rosewood Try square?

  Also, both of the framing squares are really rusty with one having a layer of paint on the backside. :facepalm:
I don't have any receptacles large enough to soak them in vinegar so I'm considering wrapping them in paper towels and then soaking the paper towels in vinegar.  Then sticking them in a garbage bag for a few hours. Any other recommendations or ideas?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 27, 2017, 04:15:02 PM
The problem with using vinegar is the steel will start rusting the second you wash it off  :ahhh

The square, do you have one of those erasers that has one end  for pencil the other is for pen? Try the pen end it should work and hopefully not remove any lettering, good for any brass on there aswel  ;)
The framing squares, I would just use a wire wheel, see if that works first  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 27, 2017, 11:02:20 PM
The problem with using vinegar is the steel will start rusting the second you wash it off  :ahhh

The square, do you have one of those erasers that has one end  for pencil the other is for pen? Try the pen end it should work and hopefully not remove any lettering, good for any brass on there aswel  ;)
The framing squares, I would just use a wire wheel, see if that works first  :tu:

Thanks for the feedback Tony! :cheers:

I'm just hoping I don't mess up the Try Square.   
FYI, I looked up the medallion on Disston keyhole saw.  My saw was made somewhere between 1917 and 1940. Not bad shape for a 70 to 100 year old saw.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 28, 2017, 06:28:13 AM
The rubber is what I would start with it's nice and gentle, they make something like that to clean circuit boards with,
It's nice when you find a tool that was treasured, I'm always amazed at the age of some of the stuff we find   :tu:

There are Guys here that are real experts in old hand tools (just don't ask about sharpening, it never ends well  :dwts: )
http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/hand-tools.html

Added,

Take a look in here, that should keep you out of trouble for a while  :tu: :D
 http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/tool-cleaning-and-restoration-links-t82859.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 28, 2017, 07:53:39 AM

Good additions Tony.      :like:     I'm still here.      :D      Great lookin axe head Tony! Hasnt been over sharpen and the poll isnt hammered into a mushroom. What brand is it?   

Just for you I climbed over a pile of stuff and...
No brand visible but it feels mostly hand forged, an old one
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07410.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07410.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 28, 2017, 12:36:33 PM
The rubber is what I would start with it's nice and gentle, they make something like that to clean circuit boards with,
It's nice when you find a tool that was treasured, I'm always amazed at the age of some of the stuff we find   :tu:

There are Guys here that are real experts in old hand tools (just don't ask about sharpening, it never ends well  :dwts: )
http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/hand-tools.html

Added,

Take a look in here, that should keep you out of trouble for a while  :tu: :D
 http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/tool-cleaning-and-restoration-links-t82859.html

Thanks for the recommended website!  :ahhh. I will be spending time there.

FYI...you've seriously underestimated my ability to stay out of trouble.  >:D
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 28, 2017, 12:37:47 PM

Good additions Tony.      :like:     I'm still here.      :D      Great lookin axe head Tony! Hasnt been over sharpen and the poll isnt hammered into a mushroom. What brand is it?   

Just for you I climbed over a pile of stuff and...
No brand visible but it feels mostly hand forged, an old one
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/2017/DSC07410.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/2017/DSC07410.jpg.html)
Handforged!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 28, 2017, 03:41:25 PM
FYI...you've seriously underestimated my ability to stay out of trouble.  >:D
 :cheers:

Enjoy my rusty friend  :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2017, 12:04:29 PM

Bought some bits this morning,

(http://i.imgur.com/kxrxNBs.jpg)

Electricans knife made by CK (Germany) Some big fat Electrician has been swinging on the screwdriver so the lock needs some attention  :twak:
The 4'' is made by Bahco  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/c4XC2G3.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 09, 2017, 06:14:26 PM
Nice !    :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 09, 2017, 06:42:12 PM
Those small adjustables are always neat finds. That one needs a good vinegar bath. Are those oil filters?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2017, 08:51:54 PM
Steve  :D

Those small adjustables are always neat finds. That one needs a good vinegar bath. Are those oil filters?

I'm doing less vinegar nowadays, Wire wheel then oil  ;)
Ah now you mention it they do look like oil filters, no they are Gaz cartridges, a lot of people won't buy older rusty looking canisters  :shrug:
https://www.campingaz.com/uk/c-623-pierceable-cartridges.aspx

 :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVhbpYVmcBw
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 09, 2017, 08:55:44 PM
Nice funds Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2017, 08:59:14 PM
Nice funds Tony  :salute:

Thanks Paul, It was hard work this morning, really crowded and roasting hot  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 10, 2017, 07:34:07 AM
Nice funds Tony  :salute:

Thanks Paul, It was hard work this morning, really crowded and roasting hot  :ahhh

Funds  :facepalm: smurfing auto correct  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2017, 09:39:38 PM

After some percussive maintenance (this was one of the hardest I've ever had to dismantle  :twak: )
Didn't loose the tiny spring  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/MwZIqoM.jpg)


Looking a bit more useable now  :D
(http://i.imgur.com/kHNjQIF.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 11, 2017, 10:55:11 PM
That cleaned up nicely  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 12, 2017, 02:07:20 AM
That cleaned up nicely  :like:

+1 :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: moonweasel on July 12, 2017, 01:29:58 PM
That reminds me , I need to get a nice copper/dead blow hammer.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 12, 2017, 08:03:58 PM

 :salute:

That reminds me , I need to get a nice copper/dead blow hammer.

Useful things occasionally   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 16, 2017, 05:32:49 AM
Estate sale buy today.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 16, 2017, 06:45:44 AM
Estate sale buy today.

:dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 16, 2017, 06:48:53 AM
Estate sale buy today.

:dd:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 07:31:32 AM
Interesting,

What make is the big adjustable spanner?   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 16, 2017, 09:06:22 AM
A bit off-topic... but I just read this and it reminded me of you guys in this thread: https://paulsellers.com/2017/07/disseminating-the-anonymous-british-masters/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=disseminating-the-anonymous-british-masters&__s=saoemdfybqgsdysc5ths
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 16, 2017, 01:44:19 PM
Interesting,

What make is the big adjustable spanner?   :D

Crescent, it is a little stiff, but it was everything I could stuff in the box in the back of the photo for $20 so even though I already have 5 that size I threw it in.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 04:20:23 PM

Crescent  :D , for twenty Bucks it would have been rude not to  :salute:

A bit off-topic... but I just read this and it reminded me of you guys in this thread: https://paulsellers.com/2017/07/disseminating-the-anonymous-british-masters/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=disseminating-the-anonymous-british-masters&__s=saoemdfybqgsdysc5ths

Thanks for that Syncop, very interesting  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 16, 2017, 05:06:02 PM

Crescent  :D , for twenty Bucks it would have been rude not to  :salute:

:cheers: :D. I'm surprised you didn't notice the M1 bayonet  :pok:, but it is a little knarly with the duct tape on the handle....

A bit off-topic... but I just read this and it reminded me of you guys in this thread: https://paulsellers.com/2017/07/disseminating-the-anonymous-british-masters/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=disseminating-the-anonymous-british-masters&__s=saoemdfybqgsdysc5ths

I agree, very interesting. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 10:10:30 PM

Crescent  :D , for twenty Bucks it would have been rude not to  :salute:

:cheers: :D. I'm surprised you didn't notice the M1 bayonet  :pok:, but it is a little knarly with the duct tape on the handle....

I  hadn't noticed it  :-[
But I really wanted to rummage about in the box  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 10:14:03 PM

Picked up a few bits this morning
From middle left
Hammer handle, a broken mortise chisel,  an 'auger' for a hand brace (I wonder if I still have a brace somewhere?) small sharpening stone
And the knife at the bottom is a Victorinox  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/fLFc3Py.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 16, 2017, 10:16:35 PM
Some interesting bits there Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 16, 2017, 10:20:03 PM
Wow that axe head still has part of the label on it!    :tu:       :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 10:20:57 PM
The chisel cleaned up well, (but a bit short for mortises) it's a
Marples & Sons 8mm 5/16ths  mortise chisel
Not sure if I've done the angle right or even if it is supposed to have a secondary bevel  :think: but it's probably good enough to open a paint tin  :cheers:
(http://i.imgur.com/NbdIsFG.jpg) (http://imgur.com/NbdIsFG)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 10:23:33 PM
Some interesting bits there Tony  :salute:

Some good bits today  :tu: :D

Wow that axe head still has part of the label on it!    :tu:       :like:

Yep I was surprised as well, especially as its been quite wet judging by the amount of rust  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2017, 10:39:37 PM

The torch is a Bright Star saftey torch type 2317, made in the USA   :o

I've been playing  :D I adjusted it a little to fit a maglight drop in LED with some eneloops,
not as bright as a Maglight but its useable  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/xUXPzn1.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/P2CvNxA.jpg)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 16, 2017, 10:48:20 PM
Torch looks good Tony  :salute: plus bonus not being some crappy old  Chinese Torch  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Borg on July 16, 2017, 11:35:56 PM

Picked up a few bits this morning
From middle left
Hammer handle, a broken mortise chisel,  an 'auger' for a hand brace (I wonder if I still have a brace somewhere?) small sharpening stone
And the knife at the bottom is a Victorinox  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/fLFc3Py.jpg)

The Clemac combination tool, does the cutting blade open up easy on yours? mine stops half way and i see no way of opening it without removing the screw, resetting blade then replacing screw, unless theres some knack of doing it?

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4313/35797128252_9cd11057da.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 17, 2017, 01:33:54 AM
The chisel cleaned up well, (but a bit short for mortises) it's a
Marples & Sons 8mm 5/16ths  mortise chisel
Not sure if I've done the angle right or even if it is supposed to have a secondary bevel  :think: but it's probably good enough to open a paint tin  :cheers:
Noooooooo!  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
By the way, Paul Sellers does some great videos on sharpening chisels (and also restoring and sharpening Stanley planes) amongst other things. At the very least there is something relaxing and meditative about his videos.

Oooh new page:
(http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/banana/t0224.gif) :nanadance: :nanadance: (http://www.pic4ever.com/images/banana_smiley_19.gif)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 17, 2017, 02:56:40 AM

Crescent  :D , for twenty Bucks it would have been rude not to  :salute:

:cheers: :D. I'm surprised you didn't notice the M1 bayonet  :pok:, but it is a little knarly with the duct tape on the handle....

I  hadn't noticed it  :-[
But I really wanted to rummage about in the box  :D

I'll take another pic or two of the more interesting bits. The drill brace is a Miller Falls No. 772. The file is a Nicholson Black Diamond.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 17, 2017, 06:41:49 AM

 :popcorn:   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 17, 2017, 07:00:26 AM
I just discovered the plane is a Stanley 110, circa 1960's.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 17, 2017, 07:21:29 AM
Well then......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYyV6IUpsYk
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 18, 2017, 05:27:42 AM
Well then......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYyV6IUpsYk

Thank you! :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 18, 2017, 05:30:19 AM

 :popcorn:   :D

Ask and you shall receive.  :cheers:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 18, 2017, 05:32:30 AM
...and more
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 18, 2017, 05:43:29 AM
...and more

We need a bigger pic of the plane...  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 18, 2017, 06:22:47 AM
...and more

We need a bigger pic of the plane...  :pok:

^^^ This  :D
allsorts of useful stuff there Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 19, 2017, 01:56:47 AM
...and more

We need a bigger pic of the plane...  :pok:

^^^ This  :D
allsorts of useful stuff there Mate  :tu:

Thanks.  More photos of the plane coming this evening.  my photo skills are pitiful.  I really need to host the photos to make this better.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2017, 08:03:32 AM
...and more

We need a bigger pic of the plane...  :pok:

^^^ This  :D
allsorts of useful stuff there Mate  :tu:

Thanks.  More photos of the plane coming this evening.  my photo skills are pitiful.  I really need to host the photos to make this better.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 23, 2017, 03:48:01 PM
Nice looking Plane Yadda  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 23, 2017, 03:52:17 PM

I'm very pleased with how this one's turned out  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/gRhfwui.jpg)

A little more on the process here  ;)
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,29267.new.html#new

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2017, 07:38:39 PM
Nice looking Plane Yadda  :tu:

 :D

It is in good shape.  Once I give it a tune up it should very useful.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 25, 2017, 10:03:07 PM

Came across these in the garage today, (at the front) gave them a clean up on the wire wheel,
They are a pair of original Stilsons, I was surprised to find they are made in the USA  :o  I always thought they were made in the UK

(http://i.imgur.com/7ifW3wc.jpg)

A really well made high quality tool  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/DOoaaUE.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 25, 2017, 11:51:08 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MusicMen on July 25, 2017, 11:54:58 PM
Came out nice   :tu:
Are you going to paint that one?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2017, 02:12:03 AM
Great buy!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2017, 07:11:50 AM

(http://i.imgur.com/fLFc3Py.jpg)

The Clemac combination tool, does the cutting blade open up easy on yours? mine stops half way and i see no way of opening it without removing the screw, resetting blade then replacing screw, unless theres some knack of doing it?

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4313/35797128252_9cd11057da.jpg)

I wasn't ignoring you Borg, I've only just got around to looking at mine  :tu:
On mine I have to loosen the screw to open the blade then tighten    :shrug:
I should have worn my reading glasses when I bought mine as the glass cutting wheels inc the spares are all missing   ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 26, 2017, 07:18:32 AM
Came out nice   :tu:
Are you going to paint that one?

I don't think I will bother with paint MM

If you Guys were wondering the red one is Spanish and the blue is a no name,
Those were the closest for the picture   :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 26, 2017, 08:52:50 AM

Came across these in the garage today, (at the front) gave them a clean up on the wire wheel,
They are a pair of original Stilsons, I was surprised to find they are made in the USA  :o  I always thought they were made in the UK

(http://i.imgur.com/7ifW3wc.jpg)

A really well made high quality tool  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/DOoaaUE.jpg)

Stilson made a good wrench!     :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2017, 08:47:03 PM

Came across these in the garage today, (at the front) gave them a clean up on the wire wheel,
They are a pair of original Stilsons, I was surprised to find they are made in the USA  :o  I always thought they were made in the UK

(http://i.imgur.com/7ifW3wc.jpg)

A really well made high quality tool  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/DOoaaUE.jpg)

Stilson made a good wrench!     :like:

You can take a Stillson and a long piece of pipe on the handle and you can crank down  on really large bolts!  Of course that's why many Stillsons over 12 inches have bent handles! :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 27, 2017, 09:18:00 AM

Came across these in the garage today, (at the front) gave them a clean up on the wire wheel,
They are a pair of original Stilsons, I was surprised to find they are made in the USA  :o  I always thought they were made in the UK

(http://i.imgur.com/7ifW3wc.jpg)

A really well made high quality tool  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/DOoaaUE.jpg)

Stilson made a good wrench!     :like:

You can take a Stillson and a long piece of pipe on the handle and you can crank down  on really large bolts!  Of course that's why many Stillsons over 12 inches have bent handles! :facepalm:


You get a 4 or 5 foot cheater pipe on the handle you can bring some real pressure to bear on the object of interest!    :D    Been there done that!    :whistle:    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 27, 2017, 09:38:58 AM
This thread is great, it's slowly but surely reminding me of tools I still need to replace!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 27, 2017, 12:19:44 PM

Came across these in the garage today, (at the front) gave them a clean up on the wire wheel,
They are a pair of original Stilsons, I was surprised to find they are made in the USA  :o  I always thought they were made in the UK

(http://i.imgur.com/7ifW3wc.jpg)

A really well made high quality tool  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/DOoaaUE.jpg)

Stilson made a good wrench!     :like:

You can take a Stillson and a long piece of pipe on the handle and you can crank down  on really large bolts!  Of course that's why many Stillsons over 12 inches have bent handles! :facepalm:


You get a 4 or 5 foot cheater pipe on the handle you can bring some real pressure to bear on the object of interest!    :D    Been there done that!    :whistle:    :D

I've seen a few pairs with hammer rash too  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 27, 2017, 10:22:51 PM
This thread is great, it's slowly but surely reminding me of tools I still need to replace!  :tu:

Mark you are welcome to either the red or blue pair, they are both surplus to requirement  :tu:
you would be doing me a favour  :pok:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 27, 2017, 10:35:29 PM
This thread is great, it's slowly but surely reminding me of tools I still need to replace!  :tu:

Mark you are welcome to either the red or blue pair, they are both surplus to requirement  :tu:
you would be doing me a favour  :pok:

 :cheers:


Thanks Tony, bring 'em to the meet and I'll take one off your hands, I'll bring my battery death wheel as well with some wire brushes (amongst other things)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2017, 07:52:18 AM
This thread is great, it's slowly but surely reminding me of tools I still need to replace!  :tu:

Mark you are welcome to either the red or blue pair, they are both surplus to requirement  :tu:
you would be doing me a favour  :pok:

 :cheers:


Thanks Tony, bring 'em to the meet and I'll take one off your hands, I'll bring my battery death wheel as well with some wire brushes (amongst other things)  :cheers:

 :think:
:ahhh :ahhh   
:drool:  :drool:  :drool:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on July 28, 2017, 12:38:56 PM
battery death wheel

I was also curious, so I googled it, and lo and behold the explanation was contained in the very best web site on the whole internet - that's right, our very own MTo   :tu:   :rofl:


"battery death wheel" seems to be a cordless (ie battery operated) angle grinder  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 28, 2017, 01:33:21 PM
Exactly right. But having a cut off disc disintegrate while using it can be mildly exciting:rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on August 01, 2017, 10:17:23 PM
Exactly right. But having a cut off disc disintegrate while using it can be mildly exciting:rofl:

I had one explode and hit my glasses. Thankfully, I always wear polycarbonate lenses.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 06, 2017, 07:22:00 PM

A few useful bits today, a quality wire wheel, a reamer....

And best of all the shiny thing in the middle  :ahhh :ahhh

I will return later if I can get it working  :P

(http://i.imgur.com/kfqiHRk.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 06, 2017, 09:24:15 PM
:popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 06, 2017, 09:39:16 PM
:popcorn:
+1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 06, 2017, 10:53:05 PM

I knew I could count on you two  :salute:
Now all we need is Alf to join us (he likes me messing about with fire  :D )

Valtock 2000 automatic blowlamp
Much swearing and a few extra scratches on the chrome later  :whistle:
Guys if you work on one of these don't take the wick out of the little feed pipe if you don't have to  :poh:

(http://i.imgur.com/W6gXnBb.jpg)

All fueled up Doesn't look too bad now,  :tu:
 (http://i.imgur.com/peONfYw.jpg)

Meths over everything, saw dust on the floor, a garage full of flammable's, a lighter and an unknown blowlamp, what could possibly go wrong  :whistle:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 06, 2017, 10:55:52 PM

(http://i.imgur.com/SFXlfCG.jpg)
Apart from loosing a few hairs on the back of my hand (you can't see burning meths  ::) ) it went 'ok' but it was a small flame, about an inch long

Think it needs more looking in to  :think:

Interesting little thread here  :tu:
http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopic36615-0-asc-0.php

This one work better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD-pBNiKHqA




Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on August 06, 2017, 11:00:54 PM
Nice find Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on August 06, 2017, 11:03:01 PM
Just watched the vid on that link. That's quite impressive  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 06, 2017, 11:50:55 PM
Very cool, this video explains how it works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZFmcVmL3eE
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on August 06, 2017, 11:55:13 PM
That is such a clever and neat little thing. It is thermal feedback through the tube that speeds the gases up right? Really nice find sir!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 07, 2017, 12:31:16 AM
Hot find!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 07, 2017, 10:04:16 AM
That is such a clever and neat little thing. It is thermal feedback through the tube that speeds the gases up right? Really nice find sir!!

I guess that is what you would call it, there's a wick in the little pipe that brings meths up the tube to the 'burner nozzle'

Thanks Guys,  :D I'm really pleased with myself for spotting it in a box of smurf and knowing what it was  :-[
Oh and it was only a pound  :D

They are on ebay for not a lot of money if anyone was looking for one
Search under three different names
Lenk Automatic blow torch
Jim Dandy
Valtock



 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 07, 2017, 10:07:59 AM
That's so cool Tony as I wouldn't even know what that was  :facepalm:  :D great find mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on August 10, 2017, 12:50:02 PM

And best of all the shiny thing in the middle  :ahhh :ahhh


Now I'm truly jealous Tony, I've been gagging for one of those for years!  :like: :like: :like:

One of the best managers (and mentor in his case) I ever had was at my 2nd job, he had one of those blow torches that apparently came from a motorbike maintenance kit.......?

Congrats on an excellent find!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 17, 2017, 09:15:29 PM
I'm still trying to organise my Garage...

Decided to tidy away all my wood chisels,  :salute:
I'm going to keep all my wood handle Footprint chisels in this drawer (3 on the right are duplicate sizes  ::))
(http://i.imgur.com/n3u4xmO.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 17, 2017, 09:16:32 PM

Not altogether sure what to do with all these now?  :facepalm:
(http://i.imgur.com/3Oh5xFT.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on August 17, 2017, 09:18:04 PM
Have your own car boot stall?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on August 17, 2017, 09:25:28 PM
Have your own car boot stall?

It wouldn't work, he'd end up buying his own stuff and wondering why he hadn't made any money  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 17, 2017, 10:15:38 PM
Box 'em up.  They have a home here in Texas! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 17, 2017, 10:25:04 PM

Not altogether sure what to do with all these now?  :facepalm:
(http://i.imgur.com/3Oh5xFT.jpg)

Is there a youth trades program you could donate them to ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on August 17, 2017, 10:56:09 PM

Not altogether sure what to do with all these now?  :facepalm:
(http://i.imgur.com/3Oh5xFT.jpg)
Do you have enough yet?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2017, 03:35:38 PM

That's a bit better (I'm still thinking about my 'spares')
(http://i.imgur.com/gFbz7zi.jpg)

 ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on August 18, 2017, 04:22:31 PM
Tidy  :tu:

I see what the yellow bit of wood is for now from one of your other posts.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 18, 2017, 09:57:05 PM

 ;)

Trouble is there's only a third of the amount of tools tidy than when it's stuffed full  :think:

 :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 20, 2017, 12:15:48 PM
This morning an oldish Guy had boxes of knives

About 50 fixed blades, a lot of Made in Sheffield scout knives etc  :ahhh
An about 100 folders  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

I only bought a 1945 BAK  with a broken back spring
And the bottom folder has those nasty plastic stag scales but nice carbon blade with a good snap  :tu:
(http://i.imgur.com/c8TES94.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 20, 2017, 12:33:32 PM
Nice Tony  :tu: was he asking alot for the knives ?  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 20, 2017, 12:37:47 PM
The scout knives started at about 20 pounds going up
Mostly in good used condition  :salute:

I'm telling myself, I don't need another one I don't need another one I don't...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on August 20, 2017, 12:42:26 PM
My parents are in Edinburgh for the weekend, and dad happened to come across some sort of car boot sale-alike rambling around the town near Edinburgh Castle.
I finally understand a stark difference between car boot sales here and there(meaning UK): In one Scottish boot sale, my dad saw more knives than I've seen in several months of Irish boot sales.  :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mechanickal on August 20, 2017, 12:46:28 PM
My parents are in Edinburgh for the weekend, and dad happened to come across some sort of car boot sale-alike rambling around the town near Edinburgh Castle.
I finally understand a stark difference between car boot sales here and there(meaning UK): In one Scottish boot sale, my dad saw more knives than I've seen in several months of Irish boot sales.  :ahhh :ahhh
Quite poor results here too.
Haven't spotted a single pocket knife for the last 3 months...
Same with watches... that's been 2 years.

:cry:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 20, 2017, 12:57:14 PM
If the Guy with the boxes of knives hadn't been there today,
I saw one Richardsons folder, one axe head (which I bought  ::) ) and one bill hook

I also saw a bacon sandwich with some coffee while I was watching the girls go by   :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 20, 2017, 04:04:22 PM
There was an estate sale on my street this weekend. I stopped by yesterday but the prices weren't that great. I knew they would be clearing stuff out today so I stopped by this morning and scored this lot for $10. The handles are all in good shape and tight just need cleaned up a bit  :tu:

I feel like I stole them   :o

(http://i.imgur.com/6HTy0Xhh.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/p3TS3VAh.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on August 20, 2017, 05:08:56 PM
Nice haul Steve  :tu:


Good job you found an axe head Tony, you dont have many of those  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 20, 2017, 05:10:01 PM
Bargain Steve  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 20, 2017, 06:53:30 PM
I feel like I stole them   :o

 :D Good score Mate

Good job you found an axe head Tony, you dont have many of those  :whistle:

I was trying to be good  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 20, 2017, 10:32:30 PM
There was an estate sale on my street this weekend. I stopped by yesterday but the prices weren't that great. I knew they would be clearing stuff out today so I stopped by this morning and scored this lot for $10. The handles are all in good shape and tight just need cleaned up a bit  :tu:

I feel like I stole them   :o

Let me assuage your guilt.  I have a tenner.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 27, 2017, 11:38:05 AM

I spent to much money today  :ahhh
Two lovely old penknives
In the yellow box, Bernzomatic Propane & Mapp Gas Trigger-Start Brazing Torch  :D
Hammers? I blame Zed for those  :whistle:

And they are all sitting on my latest garage storage solution  :tu:

(http://i.imgur.com/Tn2sbMm.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 27, 2017, 05:55:05 PM
Hey it's not my fault Tony  :pok:  :rofl: those pocket knives look very  :drool: you did well mate,once my Ankle can get me around better I'll try and get to a few bootys again as really miss them  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 27, 2017, 06:47:14 PM
Another nice haul Tony !  Love those old slippies   :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 27, 2017, 08:55:13 PM
Lovely selection of penning hammers.  I especially like the cross pein.  Nice smaller size.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 29, 2017, 08:35:11 AM

I spent to much money today  :ahhh
Two lovely old penknives
In the yellow box, Bernzomatic Propane & Mapp Gas Trigger-Start Brazing Torch  :D
Hammers? I blame Zed for those  :whistle:

And they are all sitting on my latest garage storage solution  :tu:

(http://i.imgur.com/Tn2sbMm.jpg)


Good haul there Tony!     :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 17, 2017, 05:26:59 PM
Due to my Ankle ive not been for months to the car boot sale,  so a bit late today but we went at 11am and I found alot of interesting things ,including a mother of pearl Sheffield Gesorge I-XL 3 blade and file pen knife and other old Sheffield pen knives,  a sa80 tool, 2 lovely German army leather pouches,and a few more cool made in England things  :D very happy  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 17, 2017, 05:29:03 PM
More pics  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 17, 2017, 05:30:34 PM
And a get hatchet and 2 metal stools for my workshop /shed  ;) oh and a few files  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 17, 2017, 05:32:41 PM
Sa80 multi tool  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2017, 09:25:24 PM

You picked up some really nice gear there Paul  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 17, 2017, 09:27:50 PM
Nice score Paul  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 17, 2017, 09:54:11 PM
Thanks guys  :tu: I've done a bit of homework and the pouches are ww2 k98 ammo pouches ,there amazingly made, I'm trying to find out more about the I*XL but possibly after 1945 going on its tang stamp , the cool thing is other than the pouches everything is made in England ,a rare thing these days but something I remember was on most things when I was growing up  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 18, 2017, 08:15:28 AM
Sweet, good score, especially the K98 pouches.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 18, 2017, 08:42:38 AM
Sweet, good score, especially the K98 pouches.

Thanks mate,there in great shape and are branded although hard to make out what they say ? I can make out Berlin on one and one has the eagle on it, both have the soldiers own name done on them  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2017, 08:19:20 PM

Those are really nice  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2017, 08:25:23 PM
Lovely selection of penning hammers.  I especially like the cross pein.  Nice smaller size.  :tu:

Yadda  :salute:

(https://i.imgur.com/wopwo1m.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on September 18, 2017, 08:41:00 PM
Lovely selection of penning hammers.  I especially like the cross pein.  Nice smaller size.  :tu:

Yadda  :salute:

(https://i.imgur.com/wopwo1m.jpg)
Working out your stamp?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2017, 08:54:39 PM
Lovely selection of penning hammers.  I especially like the cross pein.  Nice smaller size.  :tu:

Yadda  :salute:

(https://i.imgur.com/wopwo1m.jpg)
Working out your stamp?

Trying Mate, got it upside down that time  ::) :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 19, 2017, 12:14:09 AM

I spent to much money today  :ahhh
Two lovely old penknives
In the yellow box, Bernzomatic Propane & Mapp Gas Trigger-Start Brazing Torch  :D
Hammers? I blame Zed for those  :whistle:

And they are all sitting on my latest garage storage solution  :tu:

(http://i.imgur.com/Tn2sbMm.jpg)
Nice torch, I love that one, best part is if you run out of fuel you can use either one. But I gotta ask, did you get all that is shown? Cause I'm curious about that one tool? Is it a flare yoke? If so where's the block?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2017, 06:36:56 AM

I spent to much money today  :ahhh
Two lovely old penknives
In the yellow box, Bernzomatic Propane & Mapp Gas Trigger-Start Brazing Torch  :D
Hammers? I blame Zed for those  :whistle:

And they are all sitting on my latest garage storage solution  :tu:

(http://i.imgur.com/Tn2sbMm.jpg)
Nice torch, I love that one, best part is if you run out of fuel you can use either one. But I gotta ask, did you get all that is shown? Cause I'm curious about that one tool? Is it a flare yoke? If so where's the block?
JR

Yes everything in the picture,
Do you mean the two metal things in the drawer on the left? I thought they are 'pullers'?
I got them for a friend that works on motor bikes I don't know if that's what they are  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 19, 2017, 08:00:36 AM
Lovely selection of penning hammers.  I especially like the cross pein.  Nice smaller size.  :tu:

Yadda  :salute:

(https://i.imgur.com/wopwo1m.jpg)

Very nice!  I have a couple of cross peining hammers, but both are larger. 

 :cheers: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 19, 2017, 08:02:25 AM

I spent to much money today  :ahhh
Two lovely old penknives
In the yellow box, Bernzomatic Propane & Mapp Gas Trigger-Start Brazing Torch  :D
Hammers? I blame Zed for those  :whistle:

And they are all sitting on my latest garage storage solution  :tu:

(http://i.imgur.com/Tn2sbMm.jpg)
Nice torch, I love that one, best part is if you run out of fuel you can use either one. But I gotta ask, did you get all that is shown? Cause I'm curious about that one tool? Is it a flare yoke? If so where's the block?
JR

Yes everything in the picture,
Do you mean the two metal things in the drawer on the left? I thought they are 'pullers'?
I got them for a friend that works on motor bikes I don't know if that's what they are  :think:
Idk, maybe it's the way their positioned is there a V shaped head attached to a threaded bolt that goes up to the T handle, Like this? |---->
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2017, 09:06:18 PM

Heres a better picture
Now I wonder if they are machinists vices of some kind?  :shrug:

(https://i.imgur.com/ejWzsAy.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 19, 2017, 10:16:53 PM

Heres a better picture
Now I wonder if they are machinists vices of some kind?  :shrug:

(https://i.imgur.com/ejWzsAy.jpg)
Ok, hmm :think: there not what I though and posted, but they look like something I've seen before but don't remember? Interesting..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2017, 10:34:45 PM

Heres a better picture
Now I wonder if they are machinists vices of some kind?  :shrug:

(https://i.imgur.com/ejWzsAy.jpg)
Ok, hmm :think: there not what I though and posted, but they look like something I've seen before but don't remember? Interesting..
JR

I don't know JR,   :think:
Oh well they will be useful for something  :D

Any other suggestions welcome  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 19, 2017, 10:39:33 PM

Heres a better picture
Now I wonder if they are machinists vices of some kind?  :shrug:

(https://i.imgur.com/ejWzsAy.jpg)
Ok, hmm :think: there not what I though and posted, but they look like something I've seen before but don't remember? Interesting..
JR

I don't know JR,   :think:
Oh well they will be useful for something  :D

Any other suggestions welcome  :tu:
Is there a name or anything on either?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 20, 2017, 11:34:33 AM

Heres a better picture
Now I wonder if they are machinists vices of some kind?  :shrug:

(https://i.imgur.com/ejWzsAy.jpg)

Some kind of pulling tools akin to this?:

(https://de.gedore.com/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_GEDORE_Universal_Abzieher_ad12dcab59.png)

 :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 20, 2017, 05:43:09 PM

Heres a better picture
Now I wonder if they are machinists vices of some kind?  :shrug:

(https://i.imgur.com/ejWzsAy.jpg)

Some kind of pulling tools akin to this?:

(https://de.gedore.com/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_GEDORE_Universal_Abzieher_ad12dcab59.png)

 :think:
That’s what I was kinda thinking, something for automotive? Idk? :shrug:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 12:00:55 PM
The last 'on grass' carboot for the year here

A bench grinder with a polishing wheel and a wire wheel fitted at the top  ;)
A few interesting knives with some old Sheffield made scissors
And an old 6'' Bacho spanner at the bottom
(http://i.imgur.com/Nd0ueqU.jpg) (https://imgur.com/Nd0ueqU)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 24, 2017, 12:38:58 PM
Nice haul, Tony. I like the scissors.  :tu:

What's the knife with the inline awl/punch?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 01:17:38 PM
Without putting my glasses on and going out to the garage, I think it was a 1970 Dutch Amefa army knife  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 24, 2017, 01:28:10 PM
 :tu:

Sidenote: The scissors look like an old pattern which was discontinued long ago, but recently brought back into circulation for Ernest Wrights with a Kickstarter campaign - although the new version is slightly different, as it doesn't have the hammer, screwdriver, or bone notch, so these may well be from a different (now gone) maker  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 01:44:11 PM
 :tu:
The scissors are very loose but I'm hoping to make them useable

And those above are 2 army knives, 1951
" ‘ABL’ knife was manufactured in Belgium under licence from Sheffield(?). ABL stands for ‘Armee Belge Leger’."
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 24, 2017, 01:54:19 PM
 :tu: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 24, 2017, 03:48:36 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute: bench grinder looks good, and like that I*XL  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 24, 2017, 07:01:09 PM
Dang, nice finds! I so miss going to flea markets, the last one we went to was like 9yrs ago, and the only thing I remember finding was an old military backpack that the little guy has taken over for his scout camping, a hat that says FD-NY-PD(NY being the NY Yankees symbol) which my son replaced, and a local farmed apple, for the ride home, omg was that sooo good and juicy!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 07:35:49 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute: bench grinder looks good, and like that I*XL  :salute:

The I XL is curious  :think: I XL on the scales, only SHEFFIELD ENGLAND and INOX STAINLESS on the tang, the scales are plastic and the liners are steel so I don't have any idea of how old it is, 50's/60's?  :shrug:

The tip has broken off the pruning blade, that's the next job  ;)

(https://i.imgur.com/khfE33D.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 07:45:35 PM
Nice haul, Tony. I like the scissors.  :tu:

What's the knife with the inline awl/punch?

The scissors have been messed about with, badly sharpened, the screw had been piened over and one of the handles is a bit bent,
fixable I think  :think: :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/0QdbOrM.jpg)

ps the scissors are stamped  KUMFI-CUT LUXURY and HOT FORGED SHEFFIELD  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 24, 2017, 07:59:08 PM
The last 'on grass' carboot for the year here

A bench grinder with a polishing wheel and a wire wheel fitted at the top  ;)
A few interesting knives with some old Sheffield made scissors
And an old 6'' Bacho spanner at the bottom
(http://i.imgur.com/Nd0ueqU.jpg) (https://imgur.com/Nd0ueqU)

 :cheers:


More good stuff for the pile!     :tu:     :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 08:09:28 PM

It just keeps getting bigger  :facepalm:

 :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 24, 2017, 08:53:44 PM
Another nice haul Tony, I love this thread    :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 08:59:37 PM
Another nice haul Tony, I love this thread    :tu: :tu:

Thanks Steve, me too  :tu:
Sadly it was the last 'on grass' carboot for the year here,
but it was really crowded this morning, I had a great time looking through hundreds of boxes of rust  :ahhh  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 24, 2017, 09:15:17 PM
Nice haul, Tony. I like the scissors.  :tu:

What's the knife with the inline awl/punch?

The scissors have been messed about with, badly sharpened, the screw had been piened over and one of the handles is a bit bent,
fixable I think  :think: :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/0QdbOrM.jpg)

ps the scissors are stamped  KUMFI-CUT LUXURY and HOT FORGED SHEFFIELD  :salute:

Never heard that name/brand before :shrug:

Peening over the screw is common. In fact if you dig back to that vid of the old guy still making them today, you can see him doing just that. My small, heavily patinaed pair of scissors, also had a peened over screw, and I was unable to adjust them with a screwdriver. I didn't want to use abrasives anywhere except the edge, and had to do everything with percussion only, but a few choice hits with a universal adjuster soon got them working just fine  :tu: You should have no issues getting them working mate, there's a good handful of decades worth of life left in them  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 24, 2017, 09:27:30 PM

Fingers crossed Mate that I can get them working properly,
I had to file off the peened side because the slot in the screw was non existent and there was too much play in the screw,
I've got the handles looking right, probably sharpening tomorrow  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 24, 2017, 10:21:10 PM
I have every confidence mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 24, 2017, 10:38:31 PM
I have every confidence mate  :tu:

Me too  :salute:  have you fired up the grinder yet Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 25, 2017, 12:37:13 AM
Well this kinda fits in this category, since well, they dropped it off with their car, no?
We used to have one along with a microwave in our bedroom, this way we didn’t have to go alllll the way downstairs to heat up the kids formula, but then when he got older we didn’t really need it for that reason and it was for soda and popcorn, but after moving we just didn’t need it anymore, anyway the older kids wanted one for himself for idk how long, well, one popped up and we snatched it, he’s also away with a friend so he has no clue, so we moved some stuff around put it in place and threw some goodies in it. And heck, make it an early Xmas gift, lol..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 25, 2017, 06:25:40 AM
I have every confidence mate  :tu:

Me too  :salute:  have you fired up the grinder yet Tony  :tu:

Yes Mate she works fine  :tu:

That's cool JR  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 25, 2017, 07:53:19 AM
I have every confidence mate  :tu:

Me too  :salute:  have you fired up the grinder yet Tony  :tu:

Yes Mate she works fine  :tu:

That's cool JR  :cheers:

 :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 26, 2017, 10:27:37 PM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 27, 2017, 12:37:32 AM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)

I'll say it did!  Well done!  :tu: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 27, 2017, 01:15:24 AM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)

I'll say it did!  Well done!  :tu: :salute:

+1  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 27, 2017, 02:28:49 AM
Shiny  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 27, 2017, 10:59:45 PM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)

You ruined it ! now it's too shiny   :pok:


 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 28, 2017, 01:43:51 AM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)

You ruined it ! now it's too shiny   :pok:


 :D

Not possible!  :twak:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2017, 08:34:50 AM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)

You ruined it ! now it's too shiny   :pok:


 :D

Don't worry Steve it's starting to rust already  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 28, 2017, 01:58:03 PM
 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on September 30, 2017, 07:52:17 PM

The Bahco cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/5mnSLQh.jpg)


 :tu:      :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 30, 2017, 08:04:45 PM
Found me a cute little ball peen for $1
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 30, 2017, 08:09:13 PM
 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on September 30, 2017, 09:18:57 PM
:like:

+2  :tu:  but JR already knows that  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2017, 09:29:12 PM
:like:

+1  :tu:  but JR already knows that  ;)

+3  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 30, 2017, 10:11:50 PM
I just found out one of the other little finds a insulated carrier for a 9” x 13" serving tray, which was brand new is selling on eBay for up to $60!

Neat little setup, make whatever your making whether hot or cold, put it into the case and it keeps it hot or cold! Hey only $2 wish they had the matching pie one! This isn’t the one we got but one to to give you an idea.
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 01, 2017, 01:16:49 AM
Found me a cute little ball peen for $1
JR

Screwdrivers in the handle?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 01, 2017, 03:01:32 AM
Found me a cute little ball peen for $1
JR

Screwdrivers in the handle?
No, it’s not that two in one, it’s an actual ball peen, there’s no name on it but I like the balance of it.
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 01, 2017, 05:13:56 AM
Found me a cute little ball peen for $1
JR

Screwdrivers in the handle?
No, it’s not that two in one, it’s an actual ball peen, there’s no name on it but I like the balance of it.
JR

Jeweler's hammer or tin smith.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 01, 2017, 05:25:42 AM
Found me a cute little ball peen for $1
JR

Screwdrivers in the handle?
No, it’s not that two in one, it’s an actual ball peen, there’s no name on it but I like the balance of it.
JR

Jeweler's hammer or tin smith.
Probably, I was just looking and found the identical hammer in two spots, one sold for $14 and another selling for $16, just no info as for manufacture,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 01, 2017, 01:48:27 PM
Got a few bits today, a Somax 250 Saw Tooth Setter $2, some Australian made 24oz ball peen hammer $2, and a Sater Banko Sweden 3/4 axe for $15 (does need a new handle) which did have a nifty little hand made wooden sheath. The guy I got the axe from had some other heads, but they looked like they'd seen some fire. When I mentioned it to the guy he admitted he'd burnt the old broken handles out in the coals  :facepalm:, to which I told him it could lose the temper. I didn't buy those, they also had no brand marks I could see anyway.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/80VfXj6IGLy3BIn3mGHaQoO7Eqxx0P3ppbzncWauHUY0cUOanQIwjXCbZoDJp-nKG_Hto-b2BIJeLDdkZtt_LEff6yeUuF5L3p8S0AwAk_Gk2S23X8149YS1KbJ9-5_LL-2Ua4hXb95wx6P8VyQxgcIlTh7Rh6nItU_dxfekLonkUhJ30bsyuFyvNMMI-Lk7YN29ySqtzohx3iTrUktJLVW56w0RizWfRsuA23cX76HP-SAr1M2B_3xIKYMDIwLvOwx6SIs4GeqBq4H16GfPVitugzDGJ8vxyk9TddfcsqHw9Rk8Af0EuSV1Cjp-bX9woRmRpgPFOx_3xIuIaNxMIW5x16J9fX2n_5hNkou9MpGfVfmzrkleBwrIYxEx-fTEALZ2Y2qPsZmcoq3InXbeJIA9DXyHU_pafa4Xv0_40T7qFt1dI1f9n0qo6fhDYDFLo3jYAKDkQaDORWSFnwh82H-aiyDYmLz5z4I8G9mDG_-TJ3DWKyNMqaX4ttUGTdKmA5uUwnLjdhHFxjSfbSXHag7mGpEjNdP9SVAcAoMKrN4geFNxXgT79F_KgrIgjShPnzDPS2sDaPc0Y-Thp78ETiUTElEcR5DjfIZFJf0LOKp9RjEYE5W5k1aAujVsCzKl37VWZBPfTgm4aSaieVtH-Wth2_9nyNiqBLHC=w1177-h662-no)

Probably not Rusty enough for Sparky  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 01, 2017, 08:21:33 PM
Probably not Rusty enough for Sparky  :pok:

They'll do until you can find something proper rusty  Rob  :rofl:

Nice looking Axe  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 01, 2017, 09:21:07 PM
Got a few bits today, a Somax 250 Saw Tooth Setter $2, some Australian made 24oz ball peen hammer $2, and a Sater Banko Sweden 3/4 axe for $15 (does need a new handle) which did have a nifty little hand made wooden sheath. The guy I got the axe from had some other heads, but they looked like they'd seen some fire. When I mentioned it to the guy he admitted he'd burnt the old broken handles out in the coals  :facepalm:, to which I told him it could lose the temper. I didn't buy those, they also had no brand marks I could see anyway.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/80VfXj6IGLy3BIn3mGHaQoO7Eqxx0P3ppbzncWauHUY0cUOanQIwjXCbZoDJp-nKG_Hto-b2BIJeLDdkZtt_LEff6yeUuF5L3p8S0AwAk_Gk2S23X8149YS1KbJ9-5_LL-2Ua4hXb95wx6P8VyQxgcIlTh7Rh6nItU_dxfekLonkUhJ30bsyuFyvNMMI-Lk7YN29ySqtzohx3iTrUktJLVW56w0RizWfRsuA23cX76HP-SAr1M2B_3xIKYMDIwLvOwx6SIs4GeqBq4H16GfPVitugzDGJ8vxyk9TddfcsqHw9Rk8Af0EuSV1Cjp-bX9woRmRpgPFOx_3xIuIaNxMIW5x16J9fX2n_5hNkou9MpGfVfmzrkleBwrIYxEx-fTEALZ2Y2qPsZmcoq3InXbeJIA9DXyHU_pafa4Xv0_40T7qFt1dI1f9n0qo6fhDYDFLo3jYAKDkQaDORWSFnwh82H-aiyDYmLz5z4I8G9mDG_-TJ3DWKyNMqaX4ttUGTdKmA5uUwnLjdhHFxjSfbSXHag7mGpEjNdP9SVAcAoMKrN4geFNxXgT79F_KgrIgjShPnzDPS2sDaPc0Y-Thp78ETiUTElEcR5DjfIZFJf0LOKp9RjEYE5W5k1aAujVsCzKl37VWZBPfTgm4aSaieVtH-Wth2_9nyNiqBLHC=w1177-h662-no)

Probably not Rusty enough for Sparky  :pok:


Good score!    :like:  So the guy burnt wood handles out of the axe heads,WOW. Its almost unbelieveable what some people do to tools.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 01, 2017, 09:56:09 PM
Not a find, well sorta, I knew I had it but dug it out, the little guy saw one of my larger knives and his eyes lit up, just a little too big! But I remembered I had this somewhere, it was my grandfathers old Boy Scouts knife, and well, the little guy joined the Boy Scouts, on top of that I don’t use it, so what better then to give it to him? Just needs a very good clean up!
    I told him it was a Boy Scouts knife but he wasn’t to thrilled, that was until he saw the logo stamped into the blade and it says Boy Scouts, then he was like WOW!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 01, 2017, 10:31:47 PM

That's vey cool JR  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 02, 2017, 06:59:29 AM
Got a few bits today, a Somax 250 Saw Tooth Setter $2, some Australian made 24oz ball peen hammer $2, and a Sater Banko Sweden 3/4 axe for $15 (does need a new handle) which did have a nifty little hand made wooden sheath. The guy I got the axe from had some other heads, but they looked like they'd seen some fire. When I mentioned it to the guy he admitted he'd burnt the old broken handles out in the coals  :facepalm:, to which I told him it could lose the temper. I didn't buy those, they also had no brand marks I could see anyway.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/80VfXj6IGLy3BIn3mGHaQoO7Eqxx0P3ppbzncWauHUY0cUOanQIwjXCbZoDJp-nKG_Hto-b2BIJeLDdkZtt_LEff6yeUuF5L3p8S0AwAk_Gk2S23X8149YS1KbJ9-5_LL-2Ua4hXb95wx6P8VyQxgcIlTh7Rh6nItU_dxfekLonkUhJ30bsyuFyvNMMI-Lk7YN29ySqtzohx3iTrUktJLVW56w0RizWfRsuA23cX76HP-SAr1M2B_3xIKYMDIwLvOwx6SIs4GeqBq4H16GfPVitugzDGJ8vxyk9TddfcsqHw9Rk8Af0EuSV1Cjp-bX9woRmRpgPFOx_3xIuIaNxMIW5x16J9fX2n_5hNkou9MpGfVfmzrkleBwrIYxEx-fTEALZ2Y2qPsZmcoq3InXbeJIA9DXyHU_pafa4Xv0_40T7qFt1dI1f9n0qo6fhDYDFLo3jYAKDkQaDORWSFnwh82H-aiyDYmLz5z4I8G9mDG_-TJ3DWKyNMqaX4ttUGTdKmA5uUwnLjdhHFxjSfbSXHag7mGpEjNdP9SVAcAoMKrN4geFNxXgT79F_KgrIgjShPnzDPS2sDaPc0Y-Thp78ETiUTElEcR5DjfIZFJf0LOKp9RjEYE5W5k1aAujVsCzKl37VWZBPfTgm4aSaieVtH-Wth2_9nyNiqBLHC=w1177-h662-no)

Probably not Rusty enough for Sparky  :pok:

A 24 ounce ball pein will definitely help you put a dent in something. Good finds!

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 02, 2017, 07:01:43 AM
I went to an estate sale over the weekend.  All the tools were marked at full retail or higher.   :facepalm: I left empty handed.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 02, 2017, 05:36:16 PM
What was this the ballpeen weekend?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2017, 09:04:35 PM

If it wasn't we should have one  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 03, 2017, 01:59:04 AM

If it wasn't we should have one  :salute:

 :cheers:

+1 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 03, 2017, 07:52:06 AM
Got a few bits today, a Somax 250 Saw Tooth Setter $2, some Australian made 24oz ball peen hammer $2, and a Sater Banko Sweden 3/4 axe for $15 (does need a new handle) which did have a nifty little hand made wooden sheath. The guy I got the axe from had some other heads, but they looked like they'd seen some fire. When I mentioned it to the guy he admitted he'd burnt the old broken handles out in the coals  :facepalm:, to which I told him it could lose the temper. I didn't buy those, they also had no brand marks I could see anyway.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/80VfXj6IGLy3BIn3mGHaQoO7Eqxx0P3ppbzncWauHUY0cUOanQIwjXCbZoDJp-nKG_Hto-b2BIJeLDdkZtt_LEff6yeUuF5L3p8S0AwAk_Gk2S23X8149YS1KbJ9-5_LL-2Ua4hXb95wx6P8VyQxgcIlTh7Rh6nItU_dxfekLonkUhJ30bsyuFyvNMMI-Lk7YN29ySqtzohx3iTrUktJLVW56w0RizWfRsuA23cX76HP-SAr1M2B_3xIKYMDIwLvOwx6SIs4GeqBq4H16GfPVitugzDGJ8vxyk9TddfcsqHw9Rk8Af0EuSV1Cjp-bX9woRmRpgPFOx_3xIuIaNxMIW5x16J9fX2n_5hNkou9MpGfVfmzrkleBwrIYxEx-fTEALZ2Y2qPsZmcoq3InXbeJIA9DXyHU_pafa4Xv0_40T7qFt1dI1f9n0qo6fhDYDFLo3jYAKDkQaDORWSFnwh82H-aiyDYmLz5z4I8G9mDG_-TJ3DWKyNMqaX4ttUGTdKmA5uUwnLjdhHFxjSfbSXHag7mGpEjNdP9SVAcAoMKrN4geFNxXgT79F_KgrIgjShPnzDPS2sDaPc0Y-Thp78ETiUTElEcR5DjfIZFJf0LOKp9RjEYE5W5k1aAujVsCzKl37VWZBPfTgm4aSaieVtH-Wth2_9nyNiqBLHC=w1177-h662-no)

Probably not Rusty enough for Sparky  :pok:

I didn't know anything about Sater axes, but found out they made them for over 70 years, from 1894 - 1966. This 2.5lb axe I'm guessing somewhere in the post war period 50s or 60s
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2017, 09:08:12 PM
Nice haul, Tony. I like the scissors.  :tu:

What's the knife with the inline awl/punch?

The scissors have been messed about with, badly sharpened, the screw had been piened over and one of the handles is a bit bent,
fixable I think  :think: :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/0QdbOrM.jpg)

ps the scissors are stamped  KUMFI-CUT LUXURY and HOT FORGED SHEFFIELD  :salute:

I had to grind a lot off the 'cutting face' on both blades, lost the serrations that were on the far blade
One side done
(https://i.imgur.com/OeHwcPQ.jpg)

After a lot of adjustment I'm very happy with them  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/SB42C3C.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 04, 2017, 10:00:43 PM
They look real good, Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2017, 10:14:49 PM

Thanks Rob  :salute:
It could have gone either way  :-\  I had to wait until I had a patient head and a steady hand before finishing them  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 04, 2017, 10:35:46 PM
Nice job !    :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 04, 2017, 10:37:37 PM
Well those cleaned up pretty nice :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 04, 2017, 11:46:38 PM
Nice work Tony  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2017, 06:21:48 AM

Thanks Guys  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 05, 2017, 06:59:07 AM
Nice haul, Tony. I like the scissors.  :tu:

What's the knife with the inline awl/punch?

The scissors have been messed about with, badly sharpened, the screw had been piened over and one of the handles is a bit bent,
fixable I think  :think: :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/0QdbOrM.jpg)

ps the scissors are stamped  KUMFI-CUT LUXURY and HOT FORGED SHEFFIELD  :salute:

I had to grind a lot off the 'cutting face' on both blades, lost the serrations that were on the far blade
One side done
(https://i.imgur.com/OeHwcPQ.jpg)

After a lot of adjustment I'm very happy with them  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/SB42C3C.jpg)

 :cheers:



Great job on those Tony!!!       :tu:       :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: sak60 on October 05, 2017, 03:54:59 PM
Not a find, well sorta, I knew I had it but dug it out, the little guy saw one of my larger knives and his eyes lit up, just a little too big! But I remembered I had this somewhere, it was my grandfathers old Boy Scouts knife, and well, the little guy joined the Boy Scouts, on top of that I don’t use it, so what better then to give it to him? Just needs a very good clean up!
    I told him it was a Boy Scouts knife but he wasn’t to thrilled, that was until he saw the logo stamped into the blade and it says Boy Scouts, then he was like WOW!
JR
:like: Nice knife. It's great your able to pass it on. Should clean up nicely, for another generation of use. :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 05, 2017, 04:56:57 PM
Not a find, well sorta, I knew I had it but dug it out, the little guy saw one of my larger knives and his eyes lit up, just a little too big! But I remembered I had this somewhere, it was my grandfathers old Boy Scouts knife, and well, the little guy joined the Boy Scouts, on top of that I don’t use it, so what better then to give it to him? Just needs a very good clean up!
    I told him it was a Boy Scouts knife but he wasn’t to thrilled, that was until he saw the logo stamped into the blade and it says Boy Scouts, then he was like WOW!
JR
:like: Nice knife. It's great your able to pass it on. Should clean up nicely, for another generation of use. :tu:
It should, I hope,, I must say he’s been after me to get going on cleaning it up every day since I showed him that knife, of course I’d probably be doing the same if I saw that knife..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 05, 2017, 08:36:51 PM

We all would   :tu:  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2017, 09:48:19 AM

I was working with a Guy for a couple of days a month ago,
we got chatting and I gave him a bag of rust  ::)

Heres what he's done with an old stick chopper...
Quote
Hi Tony, 
Here is that old cleaver...got a new lease of life!
Reforged, hardened and tempered, with antler, zebrano and buffalo horn handle. Its a beast! :)                                           

(https://i.imgur.com/WVKwLyL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0xf8DFm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/jAkcDzK.jpg)

Andy  :salute:

https://www.facebook.com/atm.forgeworks






Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: ironraven on October 07, 2017, 04:16:21 PM
That is a seaxy blade!  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 07, 2017, 05:22:55 PM
Your ready for the zombie apocalypse  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 07, 2017, 06:13:45 PM
Tony ive got a friend looking for one of these ,it was his first pocket knife as a boy, not sure if you have anything similar for sale mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2017, 06:44:39 PM
I shall PM you Mate   :salute:

Added
Ah there's a couple  :tu:
I will pop one in the 'Paul box'
(http://i.imgur.com/Nd0ueqU.jpg) (https://imgur.com/Nd0ueqU)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 07, 2017, 07:11:24 PM
Thanks Tony, I owe you a few pints now  :D  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 08, 2017, 05:33:39 PM

Another (slightly damaged) tool box  ::)
A couple of model train transformers
Eliot Lucas pliers

And a very heavy grinder, man that thing is heavy!  :ahhh

(https://i.imgur.com/43xEZaX.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 08, 2017, 05:41:35 PM
That grinder looks awesome Tony ,I get excited all day waiting for you to post on here  :D  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 08, 2017, 05:45:36 PM
That grinder looks awesome Tony ,I get excited all day waiting for you to post on here  :D  :salute:

+1 still one of my favorite threads   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 08, 2017, 06:10:33 PM
That grinder looks awesome Tony ,I get excited all day waiting for you to post on here  :D  :salute:

+1 still one of my favorite threads   :tu:

I love seeing what Tony finds  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 08, 2017, 08:00:03 PM
I love seeing what everyone finds, although I kinda jealous..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 08, 2017, 09:17:19 PM
I love seeing what everyone finds, although I kinda jealous..
JR

I have only been twice this year due to Ankle and lack of money,been hard as both times I've been I have done really well, I wonder what other cool things I've missed out on  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 08, 2017, 09:51:34 PM
That grinder looks awesome Tony ,I get excited all day waiting for you to post on here  :D  :salute:

+1 still one of my favorite threads   :tu:

I love seeing what Tony finds  :tu:


I really wish you could have been there with me this morning Paul  :tu: :tu: :tu:

You could have carried the bloody motor back to my car  :rofl:

Lovely old thing, runs great
I've been going round in google circles and make it 1.5amps  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/w6w93rz.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 08, 2017, 09:55:11 PM
Oh and thanks Guys  :cheers:


So I now own a battered Dewalt box with a slightly knackered lid handle to go with my newer Dewalt box that is too small  :think: :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/7NGvmti.jpg)

Remove long hinge pins  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/HnxPlBh.jpg)

Old box, new lid, sorted  :salute:
(https://i.imgur.com/GsPaLCS.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 08, 2017, 09:55:43 PM
That grinder looks awesome Tony ,I get excited all day waiting for you to post on here  :D  :salute:

+1 still one of my favorite threads   :tu:

I love seeing what Tony finds  :tu:


I really wish you could have been there with me this morning Paul  :tu: :tu: :tu:

You could have carried the bloody motor back to my car  :rofl:

Lovely old thing, runs great
I've been going round in google circles and make it 1.5amps  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/w6w93rz.jpg)

 :rofl:  should of picked up a wheelbarrow to put it in  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 09, 2017, 12:11:54 AM
That grinder looks awesome Tony ,I get excited all day waiting for you to post on here  :D  :salute:

+1 still one of my favorite threads   :tu:

I love seeing what Tony finds  :tu:


I really wish you could have been there with me this morning Paul  :tu: :tu: :tu:

You could have carried the bloody motor back to my car  :rofl:

Lovely old thing, runs great
I've been going round in google circles and make it 1.5amps  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/w6w93rz.jpg)

Not sure about that, would think it's higher. Do you have a clearer pix of the nameplate?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 09, 2017, 01:22:00 AM
I love seeing what everyone finds, although I kinda jealous..
JR

I have only been twice this year due to Ankle and lack of money,been hard as both times I've been I have done really well, I wonder what other cool things I've missed out on  :-\
We haven’t been in like 10yrs
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 09, 2017, 01:55:23 AM

Another (slightly damaged) tool box  ::)
A couple of model train transformers
Eliot Lucas pliers

And a very heavy grinder, man that thing is heavy!  :ahhh

(https://i.imgur.com/43xEZaX.jpg)

Nice!

What's the imprint on the axe head?  How could you forget to mention the axe head?   :pok: :twak: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 09, 2017, 04:22:18 AM
Not a market, but a buy and sell in Hobart that I walked past on the weekend.

I say walked past, because it was closed, otherwise I'd have been in there emptying my wallet  :drool:

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So many old tools, its like a candy store. For some folks here it would be like a wet dream  :whistle:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VxHbc2VBavS6afwkARAwt8ouds_fiBilGQegZjfjrOipJrg4TqBKmvsz7kOILnfa1-FxaGRMseyJOMEdC-uXTurz7FrKcQR04_-YUlX1DU9H-KuEP0F-Eiguoztuum98uOGSLZAfRmJFv7A7Viv2E5DN1hMtyfH8D1QZlJK0iMTFRN-M-XmxwHY4_hV20mU9x3-mFd0ocSbPlqEyNGkhv-QfogSoiTP_D5bRCMlQTBHNXXYm0FzalVEXccDWUfzA1vOpLEdrwN3dvZ5zz-8cTKMnA5sr1jGXtEYT6dhVNjxQB5nIJ5hSYgP1qT29X5Mm_QplaJQZXpKR1UEFqElWacz8bqKlGDpyZBN_DHgH6587wnRK9-XflZm3VPuz5Gu5cKS1CM3OdoYO89s1CDkAY2ql7BET0kU49oUGcvRwx8raAvM4siOduya4HJOrZkeJ4LmKFmaLUaQGHfAr5q7oJAg7n7povUtVLz4CG6qKuoNj6o_o89Atad2bWwhRrsIlCsosqPnqxNsDmgBgcBDoakwOGDx1OL3daUXcQSICUDovoPrXZvTAKZcXhDWXefrObaz7fa3Xg0-6qDzeW4rQEz3V-YRZyVHg8Sj49QDf0AE=w521-h925-no)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VxHbc2VBavS6afwkARAwt8ouds_fiBilGQegZjfjrOipJrg4TqBKmvsz7kOILnfa1-FxaGRMseyJOMEdC-uXTurz7FrKcQR04_-YUlX1DU9H-KuEP0F-Eiguoztuum98uOGSLZAfRmJFv7A7Viv2E5DN1hMtyfH8D1QZlJK0iMTFRN-M-XmxwHY4_hV20mU9x3-mFd0ocSbPlqEyNGkhv-QfogSoiTP_D5bRCMlQTBHNXXYm0FzalVEXccDWUfzA1vOpLEdrwN3dvZ5zz-8cTKMnA5sr1jGXtEYT6dhVNjxQB5nIJ5hSYgP1qT29X5Mm_QplaJQZXpKR1UEFqElWacz8bqKlGDpyZBN_DHgH6587wnRK9-XflZm3VPuz5Gu5cKS1CM3OdoYO89s1CDkAY2ql7BET0kU49oUGcvRwx8raAvM4siOduya4HJOrZkeJ4LmKFmaLUaQGHfAr5q7oJAg7n7povUtVLz4CG6qKuoNj6o_o89Atad2bWwhRrsIlCsosqPnqxNsDmgBgcBDoakwOGDx1OL3daUXcQSICUDovoPrXZvTAKZcXhDWXefrObaz7fa3Xg0-6qDzeW4rQEz3V-YRZyVHg8Sj49QDf0AE=w521-h925-no)

Hytest head, two HB hatchets, possibly a HB with the red handle, planes, planes and more planes ++++!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 09, 2017, 04:30:10 AM
Looks expensive for second hand tools.  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 09, 2017, 04:55:01 AM
Looks expensive for second hand tools.  :pok:

No doubt you'd get them cheaper at garage sales, markets etc, but there could be good deals still in there, and you don't have to go as far to hunt for them. Having said that, there's a thrill in the hunt and finding great stuff at bargain prices
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 09, 2017, 05:43:25 AM
Can't see your pics Tazzie 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 09, 2017, 06:25:58 AM
Can't see your pics Tazzie

+1  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 09, 2017, 06:32:35 AM
Can't see your pics Tazzie

+1  :(

Now?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 09, 2017, 06:39:27 AM

Still no,
and tried refreshing
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 09, 2017, 06:54:39 AM

Still no,
and tried refreshing

This is the same image address

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 09, 2017, 07:28:50 AM

Another (slightly damaged) tool box  ::)
A couple of model train transformers
Eliot Lucas pliers

And a very heavy grinder, man that thing is heavy!  :ahhh

(https://i.imgur.com/43xEZaX.jpg)


I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 09, 2017, 12:30:37 PM

Another (slightly damaged) tool box  ::)
A couple of model train transformers
Eliot Lucas pliers

And a very heavy grinder, man that thing is heavy!  :ahhh

[img]https://i.imgur.com/43xEZaX.jpg[/img


I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?

Inquiring minds want to know!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 09, 2017, 05:53:25 PM

Still no,
and tried refreshing

This is the same image address

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No "googleuser" pics ever show for me, no matter who posts them.

Google like taking your data, not giving you theirs.....  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 09, 2017, 09:42:20 PM

Another (slightly damaged) tool box  ::)
A couple of model train transformers
Eliot Lucas pliers

And a very heavy grinder, man that thing is heavy!  :ahhh

[img]https://i.imgur.com/43xEZaX.jpg[/img


I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?

Inquiring minds want to know!

It's gone to ground in the garage, I will round it up in a day or two  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 09, 2017, 09:58:27 PM
Sort your quotes out chaps!  :pok:  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 09, 2017, 10:00:42 PM

Quote
Ooops

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 09, 2017, 10:01:43 PM

Quote
Ooops

 :whistle:

 ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 10, 2017, 08:26:55 PM
I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Staniforth Severquick 1 1/4 lb  :P
(https://i.imgur.com/b4UMFJI.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 10, 2017, 10:20:46 PM
I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Staniforth Severquick 1 1/4 lb  :P
(https://i.imgur.com/b4UMFJI.jpg)

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Staniforth_and_Co

Only a couple of miles from where I grew up, and I never knew they existed  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 10, 2017, 11:47:07 PM
I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Staniforth Severquick 1 1/4 lb  :P
(https://i.imgur.com/b4UMFJI.jpg)

Now what about that sweet knife ?   :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 11, 2017, 06:29:18 AM
Sheffield made aswell Steve,
I can't read the makers stamp apart from Sheffield England and on the back of the tang BR(W)  :shrug:
Nearly broke a nail opening her, needed pliers  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 11, 2017, 02:39:51 PM
It would be nice if you could get it tuned up so it opens easier  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 11, 2017, 08:23:23 PM
You are right Steve,
guess I could try taking it apart and removing some of the back spring  :think: :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 11, 2017, 08:37:34 PM
In with the bits I picked up on Sunday was this beech handle thingy
(https://i.imgur.com/OCqLxx4.jpg)

If you unscrew the top you find these tiny tiny little tools  :o
(https://i.imgur.com/dA2ZM6z.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 11, 2017, 09:00:01 PM
Nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 11, 2017, 09:23:53 PM
You are right Steve,
guess I could try taking it apart and removing some of the back spring  :think: :think:


 :tu:     :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 11, 2017, 09:46:18 PM
You are right Steve,
guess I could try taking it apart and removing some of the back spring  :think: :think:

If you just want to soften off the backspring, you can do it without dismantling it.

With the blade open, if you grind the outside of the backspring and spine together, you'll maintain the alignment when open, but still thin down the backspring. Gently does it though. As backsprings aren't that thick, a little metal removal can make a lot of difference.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 12, 2017, 06:19:33 AM

Thanks Al, I might have to give that a go  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 12, 2017, 06:27:04 AM
In with the bits I picked up on Sunday was this beech handle thingy
(https://i.imgur.com/OCqLxx4.jpg)

If you unscrew the top you find these tiny tiny little tools  :o
(https://i.imgur.com/dA2ZM6z.jpg)

What a beaut old tool!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 12, 2017, 06:28:41 AM
I see a nice looking broad axe. What's stamped on the blade?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Staniforth Severquick 1 1/4 lb  :P
(https://i.imgur.com/b4UMFJI.jpg)

Never heard of them before.   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 12, 2017, 06:37:50 AM

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Staniforth_and_Co

Only a couple of miles from where I grew up, and I never knew they existed  :ahhh

They made all kinds of good stuff  :tu:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Staniforth_%26_Co
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 12, 2017, 07:24:03 AM
In with the bits I picked up on Sunday was this beech handle thingy
(https://i.imgur.com/OCqLxx4.jpg)

If you unscrew the top you find these tiny tiny little tools  :o
(https://i.imgur.com/dA2ZM6z.jpg)

What a beaut old tool!
+1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 12, 2017, 08:00:24 AM
In with the bits I picked up on Sunday was this beech handle thingy
(https://i.imgur.com/OCqLxx4.jpg)

If you unscrew the top you find these tiny tiny little tools  :o
(https://i.imgur.com/dA2ZM6z.jpg)


Good score on that clever tool! Looks like it might be handy. How solid is it?       :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 12, 2017, 08:52:26 PM
It feels OK in the hand, so much so I thought it was solid at first

Chucked it up in a drill and cleaned with sand paper
Filled the crack that appeared with CA glue
(https://i.imgur.com/o6kVF1S.jpg)

After some linseed oil then a coat of handle wax  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/Uo9ZGTP.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 12, 2017, 09:00:53 PM
Great finds Tony   :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on October 13, 2017, 11:46:14 AM
Great finds, Tony! :cheers:

Any idea what are those little tools used for?

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 13, 2017, 07:00:17 PM
 :salute:

It's a real multitool, theres an awl, saw, countersink, and screwdrivers
They all need atention I might put it to one side for the time being  :whistle:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 13, 2017, 11:00:49 PM
It's a real multitool, theres an awl, saw, countersink, and screwdrivers
They all need atention I might put it to one side for the time being  :whistle:
I check in here every day to see if they have been cleaned up yet.  :cry:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 14, 2017, 06:43:12 AM
It's a real multitool, theres an awl, saw, countersink, and screwdrivers
They all need atention I might put it to one side for the time being  :whistle:
I check in here every day to see if they have been cleaned up yet.  :cry:

But I get bored easily  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 15, 2017, 09:25:59 PM

A few bits this morning (not the knife)
(https://i.imgur.com/6xrt6AP.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 15, 2017, 09:29:48 PM
Nice little adjustable spanner  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 15, 2017, 09:34:43 PM
Thanks Steve
The wrench is a nice little thing
Once I had put the knurled nut and spring in the right way around  ;)

Stamped
167      19/\45    (MOD arrow)
 BRITISH MADE

also stamped DN on both sides by the previous owner?

Stamped on the reverse
12/2418           5


(https://i.imgur.com/5cvDZgH.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 15, 2017, 09:36:02 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 15, 2017, 09:38:49 PM

Thanks Paul, it was a really nice morning here  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 15, 2017, 10:04:11 PM
Nice little adjustable spanner  :tu:
+1 :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 16, 2017, 04:39:28 AM
Thanks Steve
The wrench is a nice little thing
Once I had put the knurled nut and spring in the right way around  ;)

Stamped
167      19/\45    (MOD arrow)
 BRITISH MADE

also stamped DN on both sides by the previous owner?

Stamped on the reverse
12/2418           5


(https://i.imgur.com/5cvDZgH.jpg)

Is that Imperial or Metric?  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 16, 2017, 06:27:53 AM
Thanks Steve
The wrench is a nice little thing
Once I had put the knurled nut and spring in the right way around  ;)

Stamped
167      19/\45    (MOD arrow)
 BRITISH MADE

also stamped DN on both sides by the previous owner?

Stamped on the reverse
12/2418           5


(https://i.imgur.com/5cvDZgH.jpg)

Is that Imperial or Metric?  :P

The UK went Metric in 1965, as that was made in 1945 it must be Imperial
Obviously I need to buy another one to fit Metric nuts
Do you have Metric nuts Rob?  :think:

 :whistle:

 :D :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 16, 2017, 06:47:18 AM
Thanks Steve
The wrench is a nice little thing
Once I had put the knurled nut and spring in the right way around  ;)

Stamped
167      19/\45    (MOD arrow)
 BRITISH MADE

also stamped DN on both sides by the previous owner?

Stamped on the reverse
12/2418           5


(https://i.imgur.com/5cvDZgH.jpg)

Is that Imperial or Metric?  :P

The UK went Metric in 1965, as that was made in 1945 it must be Imperial
Obviously I need to buy another one to fit Metric nuts
Do you have Metric nuts Rob?  :think:

 :whistle:

 :D :D :D

Yep, metric nuts for sure. But usually for sizing, it's suck it and see, then a hair more or a hair less... You need to make sure you get right into the crotch for a firm grip, too  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 16, 2017, 07:51:28 AM
Well that just put me off my kiwifruit...  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on October 16, 2017, 11:09:47 AM
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 17, 2017, 12:25:11 AM

A few bits this morning (not the knife)
(https://i.imgur.com/6xrt6AP.jpg)

Very nice!  The Eclipse handle is neat.  I think you have the rest of the set in a previous purchase? Paring chisel?  Is it marked? The wrench is a real gem and it cleaned up really well. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 17, 2017, 05:01:24 PM
Yep, metric nuts for sure. But usually for sizing, it's suck it and see, then a hair more or a hair less... You need to make sure you get right into the crotch for a firm grip, too  :rofl:

Too much detail right there  :ahhh

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 17, 2017, 05:04:37 PM

A few bits this morning (not the knife)
(https://i.imgur.com/6xrt6AP.jpg)

Very nice!  The Eclipse handle is neat.  I think you have the rest of the set in a previous purchase? Paring chisel?  Is it marked? The wrench is a real gem and it cleaned up really well.

I do have others Yadda but I'm not sure that there is a set as such, I think there's just different versions  :think:
The chisel is stamped but I can't read it

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 18, 2017, 01:40:23 AM

A few bits this morning (not the knife)
(https://i.imgur.com/6xrt6AP.jpg)

Very nice!  The Eclipse handle is neat.  I think you have the rest of the set in a previous purchase? Paring chisel?  Is it marked? The wrench is a real gem and it cleaned up really well.

I do have others Yadda but I'm not sure that there is a set as such, I think there's just different versions  :think:
The chisel is stamped but I can't read it

 :cheers:

I think Bob has an Eclipse set, but it may be a different handle?   Research needed. I'm getting very interested in chisels. Really hard to find any at yard sales around here.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 18, 2017, 02:08:54 AM
I'm getting very interested in chisels. Really hard to find any at yard sales around here.
For use or as part of your er.... collection?
Paul Sellers rates cheap ones you can get from Aldi.
I have some old ones that they were selling off when my school was upgrading.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 18, 2017, 02:44:22 AM
I'm getting very interested in chisels. Really hard to find any at yard sales around here.
For use or as part of your er.... collection?
Paul Sellers rates cheap ones you can get from Aldi.
I have some old ones that they were selling off when my school was upgrading.

Using not collecting.  Paul Sellers has done us a few disfavors. ( I am a big fan otherwise.) The price of good used hand planes has gone up mostly due to Paul's videos. He convinced Aldi to sell their chisels in the US, but he talked them up so well you can't find a set unless you are standing there when they put them on the shelf. The price of good used chisel has always been healthy, but they are going up too.  Are you selling?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 18, 2017, 03:07:01 AM
Whoops sorry I thought that was Sparky I was replying to.
Luckily the Paul Sellers Effect hasn't affected secondhand planes here.... yet.
Nah I'm not selling, plus I'm on the other side of the world.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 18, 2017, 04:11:35 AM
Whoops sorry I thought that was Sparky I was replying to.
Luckily the Paul Sellers Effect hasn't affected secondhand planes here.... yet.
Nah I'm not selling, plus I'm on the other side of the world.

 :tu: :cheers:

All good!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 18, 2017, 05:13:55 AM
Yep, metric nuts for sure. But usually for sizing, it's suck it and see, then a hair more or a hair less... You need to make sure you get right into the crotch for a firm grip, too  :rofl:

Too much detail right there  :ahhh

You asked for it!  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 18, 2017, 09:24:15 AM

@ Yadda
I bought that little one for someone who has started wood carving
I didn't realize it was that bad over there for chisels I donated all my spare ones a few weeks ago  :(
I also bought that set of Aldi chisels for a work colleagues lad who was getting in to woodwork  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 19, 2017, 01:11:32 AM

@ Yadda
I bought that little one for someone who has started wood carving
I didn't realize it was that bad over there for chisels I donated all my spare ones a few weeks ago  :(
I also bought that set of Aldi chisels for a work colleagues lad who was getting in to woodwork  :tu:

 :cheers:

All Good Tony!  :cheers:

I'm just getting started in the search.  As with most things, I have more time than money. I'll eventually find what I want and a few extra.   :facepalm:

Those darn Aldi chisels.  I'm going to put out a search party the next time they get them in stock.   I want a good, but inexpensive set to learn with while I acquire an even better quality set.

Carving wood requires a level of talent I don't possess.  I picked up several riffler files a few or more years back.  Nice items for wood carvers.  Most people don't realize what they are which often makes them a cheap acquisition.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 19, 2017, 06:15:39 AM

People here seem to look down on the old blue handled Stanley and Marples chisels
I think they are really worth trying if you can find them over there?

Good luck
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 20, 2017, 04:36:49 AM

People here seem to look down on the old blue handled Stanley and Marples chisels
I think they are really worth trying if you can find them over there?

Good luck
 :cheers:

I'll keep that in mind as I am looking.  Thank you for the recommendation. Took a quick look on the 'bay.  Less expensive than the Stanley 750 line.   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 20, 2017, 06:03:01 AM
I don't think the Aldi chisels are meant to be fantastic, just that for the price they're not too bad.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2017, 05:11:22 AM
I don't think the Aldi chisels are meant to be fantastic, just that for the price they're not too bad.

Completely agree, but you would think they were gold the way they fly off the shelf here in the US.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 22, 2017, 05:31:48 PM
File, 1/4inch spanner, long 6mm wood bit, 16mm flat bit, two tap wrenches (one home made) another elipse chisel sharpening jig  ::)
Best of all a very used leather apron
Now I have to decide how to clean it  :think: :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/yAHCVnL.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 22, 2017, 05:41:36 PM
Nice apron,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 22, 2017, 08:12:23 PM
Nice apron,
JR

+1  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 22, 2017, 10:02:57 PM
That apron is Great Tony, think I'll need one eventually as my T'shirts are getting a bit holey from using the bench grinder  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MusicMen on October 22, 2017, 10:25:11 PM
Best of all a very used leather apron
Now I have to decide how to clean it  :think: :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/yAHCVnL.jpg)
I use saddle soap to clean my leather stuff. Cleans it and keeps it soft and supple.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 22, 2017, 10:47:53 PM
That apron is Great Tony, think I'll need one eventually as my T'shirts are getting a bit holey from using the bench grinder  :rofl:
I got me one, I won it somewhere, I think I only used it once, but I’d rather have a leather one, those are nice!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 22, 2017, 10:49:55 PM
Is that a molle one JR?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 22, 2017, 10:53:13 PM
Is that a molle one JR?
Yeah, suppose to have an add on for a beer holder
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on October 22, 2017, 11:13:17 PM
That's nice JR  :salute: I've been wearing old T'shirts and hoodie's  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 23, 2017, 12:21:10 AM
That's nice JR  :salute: I've been wearing old T'shirts and hoodie's  :tu:
Like I said I really have yet to use it, I can only remember once, but here’s what your kinda suppose to use the molle for,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 23, 2017, 12:34:51 AM
Hmmm maybe you could make my molle hiking vest for me....  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 23, 2017, 02:32:36 AM
Hmmm maybe you could make my molle hiking vest for me....  :think:
I’m sure they make them..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 23, 2017, 09:41:45 PM

Gratuitous tool shot  :D
(https://i.imgur.com/iK5Lbvg.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 23, 2017, 10:20:06 PM
Sweet pic  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 23, 2017, 10:58:27 PM

Thanks Steve,

Shiny edge  :drool:  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 23, 2017, 11:02:06 PM
To die for...
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Are they pieces from a tap and die set?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 23, 2017, 11:23:58 PM
To die for...
Show content
Are they pieces from a tap and die set?  :think:

 :D  :salute:

Yes I would call them tap wrenches
I bought them as I can never find one when I need one ( then I use an adjustable spanner  :-[ )
The back one is 'home made'
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 23, 2017, 11:26:17 PM
Hmmm maybe you could make my molle hiking vest for me....  :think:
I’m sure they make them..
JR
Yeah but they don't make exactly what I want.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 24, 2017, 02:09:13 AM
Hmmm maybe you could make my molle hiking vest for me....  :think:
I’m sure they make them..
JR
Yeah but they don't make exactly what I want.
What is it your looking for?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 24, 2017, 02:55:05 AM

Gratuitous tool shot  :D
(https://i.imgur.com/iK5Lbvg.jpg)


 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 11, 2017, 10:22:26 AM

Here is that leather apron, it wasn't cleaning up very well so I put it in the washing machine on the lingerie setting  :shrug: (I have never used this setting on anything before!)
I have put leather in the washing machine before and it gets ruined so beware!  :ahhh
Anyway it came out not too bad

(https://i.imgur.com/mb80SaS.jpg)

Then I covered it with NAF Leather food (because thats what I had in the garage)
I might have put too much on  :-[  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/Bdx0dAW.jpg)

It seems to have dried out, not looking too bad now and I'm hoping it will get better with time  :)
(https://i.imgur.com/PdPg31S.jpg)





Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 11, 2017, 12:22:40 PM
Here is that leather apron, it wasn't cleaning up very well so I put it in the washing machine on the lingerie setting  :shrug: (I have never used this setting on anything before!)
How do you normally wash your lingerie then?  :think:
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:pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 11, 2017, 12:32:03 PM

It normally gets torn off    >:D

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: G_D on November 11, 2017, 12:37:03 PM

Here is that leather apron, it wasn't cleaning up very well so I put it in the washing machine on the lingerie setting  :shrug: (I have never used this setting on anything before!)
I have put leather in the washing machine before and it gets ruined so beware!  :ahhh
Anyway it came out not too bad

(https://i.imgur.com/mb80SaS.jpg)

Then I covered it with NAF Leather food (because thats what I had in the garage)
I might have put too much on  :-[  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/Bdx0dAW.jpg)

It seems to have dried out, not looking too bad now and I'm hoping it will get better with time  :)
(https://i.imgur.com/PdPg31S.jpg)
I have read that olive oil works wonders on restoring leather, but have not yet tried myself

Poslano z mojega WAS-LX1 z uporabo Tapatalk

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on November 11, 2017, 04:12:22 PM

Looking much better ! 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 12, 2017, 04:05:37 AM
Consider using a couple of tins of saddle soap on the front and suede cleaner/preserver on the back.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 12, 2017, 08:53:30 AM

I think it's going to stay just like that for a while, it soaked up tons of the leather food and it seems useable at the moment  :tu:

I can always chuck it back in the machine and start again  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: G_D on November 12, 2017, 10:58:07 PM
Can local "eBay" type of service finds also be counted as car boot sales finds?
If yes - I just got Victorinox SwissChamp Super Timer, but it will need a lot of love as it has been seriously neglected and (ab)used, as evident by broken pliers.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 12, 2017, 11:06:35 PM

GD  :salute:

Yes from anywhere really, mostly second hand and cheap is a bonus  :tu:

Nice looking project there  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: G_D on November 13, 2017, 11:14:21 AM

GD  :salute:

Yes from anywhere really, mostly second hand and cheap is a bonus  :tu:

Nice looking project there  :cheers:

Thanks Sparky! :salute:
Your posts in Car boot finds have been my inspiration to prowl the flea markets and fleabays more often

Regarding the Super Timer:
 second hand: check;
 cheap: check,
 dirty:check,
 abused:check;
 love it:check 
:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 13, 2017, 04:25:48 PM

My pleasure  :hatsoff:

Prowl on  :salute:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 16, 2017, 12:24:25 PM

My pleasure  :hatsoff:

Prowl on  :salute:

 :cheers:

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: G_D on January 18, 2018, 11:38:27 PM
Fireman to the rescue, save the thread!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on January 19, 2018, 12:02:49 AM
Fireman to the rescue, save the thread!

Nice Save  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 19, 2018, 12:44:01 AM
Fireman to the rescue, save the thread!

Nice Save  :salute:

+1  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 29, 2018, 02:31:44 PM
My first car boot of the year  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 29, 2018, 09:28:13 PM

 :tu:

Strange looking hammer Paul
What's the round thing?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on April 29, 2018, 09:57:32 PM

 :tu:

Strange looking hammer Paul
What's the round thing?

It's a adze axe nail puller hammer Tony  :tu: the round thing is a fidget spinner,I'm not into them but thought being brass it would look nice in pictures,plus it was a pound  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 29, 2018, 10:56:07 PM

 :tu:

Strange looking hammer Paul
What's the round thing?

It's a adze axe nail puller hammer Tony  :tu: the round thing is a fidget spinner,I'm not into them but thought being brass it would look nice in pictures,plus it was a pound  :D

Nice finds!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on April 29, 2018, 11:03:20 PM
What's the round thing?
I was going to say it's a bowl...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 29, 2018, 11:05:39 PM
What's the round thing?
I was going to say it's a bowl...

Gold mining pans!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 29, 2018, 11:41:34 PM
What's the round thing?
I was going to say it's a bowl...

Gold mining pans!
That’s what I was thinking..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 01, 2018, 07:24:01 AM
What's the round thing?
I was going to say it's a bowl...

Gold mining pans!
That’s what I was thinking..
JR

Lol there cast skillets ,I cleaned one up yesterday all ready for the weekends camping trip  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 01, 2018, 07:53:09 AM

 :tu:

Strange looking hammer Paul
What's the round thing?

It's a adze axe nail puller hammer Tony  :tu: the round thing is a fidget spinner,I'm not into them but thought being brass it would look nice in pictures,plus it was a pound  :D

Cool  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 01, 2018, 08:31:35 AM

 :tu:

Strange looking hammer Paul
What's the round thing?

It's a adze axe nail puller hammer Tony  :tu: the round thing is a fidget spinner,I'm not into them but thought being brass it would look nice in pictures,plus it was a pound  :D

Cool  :tu:

It's a interesting hammer ace nailpull thingy Tony  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 01, 2018, 08:34:57 AM
Cleaned up and a edge put back on it ,kept it's patina of course  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 06, 2018, 11:04:26 AM

Absolutely beautiful day here so I got up early and set off for the bootie
Promised myself I wouldn't buy anything I didn't need   :salute: :salute: :salute:
Got some useful tools and a very cheap multitool  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/4gjcPo6.jpg)

Yep nothing there that I can't find a use for  :2tu:

 :whistle:

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I nearly got away with nothing but useful stuff  :facepalm:

Bought a snap-on petrol can, I'm hoping I can save the label  :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/fniVd4D.jpg)

   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on May 06, 2018, 01:12:41 PM

Absolutely beautiful day here so I got up early and set off for the bootie
Promised myself I wouldn't buy anything I didn't need   :salute: :salute: :salute:
Got some useful tools and a very cheap multitool  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/4gjcPo6.jpg)

Yep nothing there that I can't find a use for  :2tu:

 :whistle:

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I nearly got away with nothing but useful stuff  :facepalm:

Bought a snap-on petrol can, I'm hoping I can save the label  :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/fniVd4D.jpg)

   

Excellent find on the bahco spanner there!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 06, 2018, 01:46:04 PM

It was in very good condition, just a spot of rust  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/24yCfTt.jpg)

After a visit to the wire wheel and flatten the sides
(https://i.imgur.com/7yMaVAs.jpg)

Happy with that  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 06, 2018, 01:51:05 PM
Looks like you did well and cool petrol can ! :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 06, 2018, 01:58:29 PM

I think I did, some useful bits but I'm not sure what to do with the petrol can now,
I need to stabilize the label some how   :shrug:

Thinking...  :think: :think: :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 07, 2018, 01:23:26 AM

Absolutely beautiful day here so I got up early and set off for the bootie
Promised myself I wouldn't buy anything I didn't need   :salute: :salute: :salute:
Got some useful tools and a very cheap multitool  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/4gjcPo6.jpg)

Yep nothing there that I can't find a use for  :2tu:

 :whistle:

Show content
       

I nearly got away with nothing but useful stuff  :facepalm:

Bought a snap-on petrol can, I'm hoping I can save the label  :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/fniVd4D.jpg)

   

The Footprint and the Bahco adjustable wrench are always great items to find.  The  pruning multi tool is one I rarely see. And I've been looking.   The Snapon gas can even in that shape would probably bring a pretty penny on this side of the pond.  :tu: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2018, 08:03:14 AM

Absolutely beautiful day here so I got up early and set off for the bootie
Promised myself I wouldn't buy anything I didn't need   :salute: :salute: :salute:
Got some useful tools and a very cheap multitool  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/4gjcPo6.jpg)

Yep nothing there that I can't find a use for  :2tu:

 :whistle:

Show content
       

I nearly got away with nothing but useful stuff  :facepalm:

Bought a snap-on petrol can, I'm hoping I can save the label  :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/fniVd4D.jpg)

   

The Footprint and the Bahco adjustable wrench are always great items to find.  The  pruning multi tool is one I rarely see. And I've been looking.   The Snapon gas can even in that shape would probably bring a pretty penny on this side of the pond.  :tu: :salute:

It's the first time I've actually thought I should sell something on for profit, might have to do it   :think:

You know me Yadda I do like a wrench or two  :D  and the multitool is soaking in WD40 at the moment   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 07, 2018, 10:19:49 AM
My Mum has an old petrol can like that, no label though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 07, 2018, 02:08:32 PM

Absolutely beautiful day here so I got up early and set off for the bootie
Promised myself I wouldn't buy anything I didn't need   :salute: :salute: :salute:
Got some useful tools and a very cheap multitool  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/4gjcPo6.jpg)

Yep nothing there that I can't find a use for  :2tu:

 :whistle:

Show content
       

I nearly got away with nothing but useful stuff  :facepalm:

Bought a snap-on petrol can, I'm hoping I can save the label  :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/fniVd4D.jpg)

   

The Footprint and the Bahco adjustable wrench are always great items to find.  The  pruning multi tool is one I rarely see. And I've been looking.   The Snapon gas can even in that shape would probably bring a pretty penny on this side of the pond.  :tu: :salute:

It's the first time I've actually thought I should sell something on for profit, might have to do it   :think:

You know me Yadda I do like a wrench or two  :D  and the multitool is soaking in WD40 at the moment   :tu:

Definitely post a pic when it emerges from its bath.   Any marks on the Ratchet? 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2018, 06:30:48 PM

I've had a closer look at the petrol can, it was made in England with an added snap on sticker  :(

These have cleaned up nicely and now work well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/roFHLNy.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 07, 2018, 10:03:21 PM

The Ratchet is just stamped Japan, didn't turn, WD40 with some wiggling and now its good  :tu:
The multitool is cheap made in China kinda rubbish
The two tap wrenches are both made in England and really nice quality

(https://i.imgur.com/cBA3anX.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 08, 2018, 03:29:12 AM

The Ratchet is just stamped Japan, didn't turn, WD40 with some wiggling and now its good  :tu:
The multitool is cheap made in China kinda rubbish
The two tap wrenches are both made in England and really nice quality

(https://i.imgur.com/cBA3anX.jpg)

You should take the ratchet a part and clean it.  Japanese, probably very good tool. Expected the pruners to be low quality, still want one. 

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 08, 2018, 03:31:03 AM

I've had a closer look at the petrol can, it was made in England with an added snap on sticker  :(

These have cleaned up nicely and now work well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/roFHLNy.jpg)

Too bad about the can.  Wire strippers?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on May 08, 2018, 03:50:20 AM

The Ratchet is just stamped Japan, didn't turn, WD40 with some wiggling and now its good  :tu:
The multitool is cheap made in China kinda rubbish
The two tap wrenches are both made in England and really nice quality

(https://i.imgur.com/cBA3anX.jpg)

You should take the ratchet a part and clean it.  Japanese, probably very good tool. Expected the pruners to be low quality, still want one.

I saw a garden pruner multitool at the big box store the other weekend. I think they were only about AU$15.00 or so, so they must be around. Brand Saxon - Multi-function Bypass Pruner

(https://db1736767dbd5e7094bb-d61bbc5d0b342a54145a236e2d5d1ebf.ssl.cf4.rackcdn.com/Product-1600x1600/485b6580-eb0c-425e-9491-f4042ba2dd53.jpg)

Can't find them in Aus online store but this is from NZ Bunnings Warehouse
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 08, 2018, 09:41:44 AM
Looks more useful than my Vista.  :facepalm:

I do have something similar by Valtev (?) and it is awful.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 08, 2018, 01:54:09 PM
Looks more useful than my Vista.  :facepalm:

I do have something similar by Valtev (?) and it is awful.

What are your issues with the Vista? Not having one I am interested in hearing about its shortcomings. I have a Hybrid. I like it a lot, but I don't use it everyday.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 08, 2018, 09:08:18 PM

I've had a closer look at the petrol can, it was made in England with an added snap on sticker  :(

These have cleaned up nicely and now work well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/roFHLNy.jpg)

Too bad about the can.  Wire strippers?

They are crimpers for electrical terminations  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/YvKqwOs.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 08, 2018, 09:14:33 PM

The Ratchet is just stamped Japan, didn't turn, WD40 with some wiggling and now its good  :tu:
The multitool is cheap made in China kinda rubbish
The two tap wrenches are both made in England and really nice quality

(https://i.imgur.com/cBA3anX.jpg)

You should take the ratchet a part and clean it.  Japanese, probably very good tool. Expected the pruners to be low quality, still want one.

I'm surprised I managed to open the ratchet without problems
Not too bad inside but a few damaged teeth on one side of the 'cam' (?)
All cleaned, oiled and back together now  :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/Wv49e7y.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 08, 2018, 10:40:01 PM
New Page Banana Dance: :nanadance: :nanadance: :nanadance:

What are your issues with the Vista? Not having one I am interested in hearing about its shortcomings. I have a Hybrid. I like it a lot, but I don't use it everyday.
I think my main issue is that it is not a Hybrid. :D  If it was a gardening tool I might actually use it.  :facepalm:

Hybrid/Vista Owners' Club: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66907.0.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on May 08, 2018, 11:30:05 PM
100 pages of Bootie goodness  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 08, 2018, 11:41:36 PM
100 pages of Bootie goodness  :like:
True! I should have added more bananas...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2018, 05:09:17 AM

The Ratchet is just stamped Japan, didn't turn, WD40 with some wiggling and now its good  :tu:
The multitool is cheap made in China kinda rubbish
The two tap wrenches are both made in England and really nice quality

(https://i.imgur.com/cBA3anX.jpg)

You should take the ratchet a part and clean it.  Japanese, probably very good tool. Expected the pruners to be low quality, still want one.

I'm surprised I managed to open the ratchet without problems
Not too bad inside but a few damaged teeth on one side of the 'cam' (?)
All cleaned, oiled and back together now  :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/Wv49e7y.jpg)

Consider packing it with silicon grease.  Lasts longer.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2018, 05:11:28 AM

The Ratchet is just stamped Japan, didn't turn, WD40 with some wiggling and now its good  :tu:
The multitool is cheap made in China kinda rubbish
The two tap wrenches are both made in England and really nice quality

(https://i.imgur.com/cBA3anX.jpg)

You should take the ratchet a part and clean it.  Japanese, probably very good tool. Expected the pruners to be low quality, still want one.

I'm surprised I managed to open the ratchet without problems
Not too bad inside but a few damaged teeth on one side of the 'cam' (?)
All cleaned, oiled and back together now  :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/Wv49e7y.jpg)

Consider packing it with silicone grease.  Lasts longer and reduces friction.  You can buy repair kits for most of the major brand ratchets.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 09, 2018, 09:00:00 PM
Consider packing it with silicone grease.  Lasts longer and reduces friction.  You can buy repair kits for most of the major brand ratchets.

I shall ignore your advice this one time Yadda  :salute:
I feel that if you added grease it would hold particles and become cutting compound
I prefer to blast out any grittyness with WD40 then add a light oil

It works good enough for me at the moment  :tu:
Just to add that I can't remember the last time I used a 1/2inch drive at home, might have been working on my breaks or wheel bearings a few years ago, so it's not going to get used a lot in my garage
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 10, 2018, 02:39:57 AM
Consider packing it with silicone grease.  Lasts longer and reduces friction.  You can buy repair kits for most of the major brand ratchets.

I shall ignore your advice this one time Yadda  :salute:
I feel that if you added grease it would hold particles and become cutting compound
I prefer to blast out any grittyness with WD40 then add a light oil

It works good enough for me at the moment  :tu:
Just to add that I can't remember the last time I used a 1/2inch drive at home, might have been working on my breaks or wheel bearings a few years ago, so it's not going to get used a lot in my garage

All good Tony!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 10, 2018, 04:17:30 AM
When I rebuilt a 1/4 SK Tools ratchet with their rebuild kit provided  by warranty, I used the small packet of grease in the pack, which appeared to be something like Vaseline.

What is the bicycle type wrench below your SAK?

That pruner MT is really weird. Most are butterfly type tools, not the Toolclip copy. I have a couple with pliers--they're pretty crappy.  However, working in and around the garden, having something super cheap you can afford to beat up is always a plus. Gotta love the weeder tool on all of that variety of multitool.

I'm hoping I can go to the one near me on Monday. My grandmother is wanting to go to a greenhouse which is pretty much next door to the livestock market where it's held.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on May 10, 2018, 06:12:22 AM
New Page Banana Dance: :nanadance: :nanadance: :nanadance:

What are your issues with the Vista? Not having one I am interested in hearing about its shortcomings. I have a Hybrid. I like it a lot, but I don't use it everyday.
I think my main issue is that it is not a Hybrid. :D  If it was a gardening tool I might actually use it.  :facepalm:

Hybrid/Vista Owners' Club: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66907.0.html

I assume these were for Duck hunters etc, not really gardeners?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 10, 2018, 08:21:52 AM
What are your issues with the Vista? Not having one I am interested in hearing about its shortcomings. I have a Hybrid. I like it a lot, but I don't use it everyday.
I think my main issue is that it is not a Hybrid. :D  If it was a gardening tool I might actually use it.  :facepalm:

Hybrid/Vista Owners' Club: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66907.0.html

I assume these were for Duck hunters etc, not really gardeners?
You are correct.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 10, 2018, 08:24:47 PM

What is the bicycle type wrench below your SAK?

I'm hoping I can go to the one near me on Monday. My grandmother is wanting to go to a greenhouse which is pretty much next door to the livestock market where it's held.

Those Cody are the best pipe grips in the world!
http://footprint-tools.com/Plumbers-Tools

Good luck at the weekend  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 11, 2018, 04:13:44 AM

What is the bicycle type wrench below your SAK?

I'm hoping I can go to the one near me on Monday. My grandmother is wanting to go to a greenhouse which is pretty much next door to the livestock market where it's held.

Those Cody are the best pipe grips in the world!
http://footprint-tools.com/Plumbers-Tools

Good luck at the weekend  :cheers:

As the current world record holder for owning the most pairs of Footprints, I believe Tony is a little biased, but he isn't wrong.  :tu: :salute: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 11, 2018, 06:27:02 AM

Maybe

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on May 11, 2018, 09:07:23 AM

What is the bicycle type wrench below your SAK?

I'm hoping I can go to the one near me on Monday. My grandmother is wanting to go to a greenhouse which is pretty much next door to the livestock market where it's held.

Those Cody are the best pipe grips in the world!
http://footprint-tools.com/Plumbers-Tools

Good luck at the weekend  :cheers:

Those tools are great. I've got a couple of sets that used to belong to my grandad and they are still going strong.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 20, 2018, 12:59:27 PM
They are almost indestructible Kev  :tu:  the worse thing that can happen is loose the screw  :ahhh


I spent 3 hours walking about a very hot field this morning  :(
But found all this  :D
Top middle is a wella soldering iron, left top is a cows horn thats been made in to some kind of scoop
(https://i.imgur.com/vU1FgxU.jpg)


What's in the tool box I hear you ask

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I was feeling horny  :whistle:
Not cheap but useful  :tu:
    (https://i.imgur.com/6pbBONH.jpg)     
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 20, 2018, 02:07:52 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on May 20, 2018, 03:10:22 PM
 :like:

You really got the horn didn't you!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 20, 2018, 05:36:51 PM
I appologizie for horning in on this conversation, but I need some points of clarification on a few items.  What brand are the locking pliers in the upper right corner and what size are the Bahco pipe pliers? Nice finds!  I especially like the mattock. I look forward to seeing the horn put to good use on knife handles and other odds and ends. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: CeHo on May 20, 2018, 05:46:09 PM
 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on May 20, 2018, 06:03:44 PM
They are almost indestructible Kev  :tu:  the worse thing that can happen is loose the screw  :ahhh


I spent 3 hours walking about a very hot field this morning  :(
But found all this  :D
Top middle is a wella soldering iron, left top is a cows horn thats been made in to some kind of scoop
(https://i.imgur.com/vU1FgxU.jpg)


What's in the tool box I hear you ask

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I was feeling horny  :whistle:
Not cheap but useful  :tu:
    (https://i.imgur.com/6pbBONH.jpg)     

Tony, you ol' horndog you!  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 20, 2018, 07:40:19 PM
Tony you must live in the axe capital of the UK  :D I've come across one axe in 19yrs living in Poole  :-\ as for billhooks I've never seen one  :D Great haul mate  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 20, 2018, 07:44:49 PM

It's Spring, what can I tell ya?  :shrug:

 :D

I appologizie for horning in on this conversation, but I need some points of clarification on a few items.  What brand are the locking pliers in the upper right corner and what size are the Bahco pipe pliers? Nice finds!  I especially like the mattock. I look forward to seeing the horn put to good use on knife handles and other odds and ends. 

 :D
Top right are the original and still the best Mole Grips  :tu: :D
The Bahco is a 141 type, 11inches with 36mm jaws, it's a really well made tool!  :salute:
https://www.bahco.com/en/p/swedish-model-pipe-wrench-90/e4-44-cd-e0-1f-3d-85-81-a6-e4-e7-5b-3f-98-0b-7a/

And I don't know why I bought another mattock as I already have one.... or maybe two  ::) and it is very worn  :think: but it was a pound  :rofl:


Thanks Paul but sometimes it's hard to leave them in that field (there were quite a few axes there today  :ahhh )

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2018, 09:18:57 PM

These cleaned up very well  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/2f9dxfE.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 21, 2018, 09:40:29 PM
Good job..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 21, 2018, 09:43:53 PM
I'll say !  nice job Tony   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2018, 10:24:49 PM

Thanks Guys, they are really well made  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 21, 2018, 10:46:49 PM
:dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 23, 2018, 02:06:06 AM
I'll say !  nice job Tony   :tu:

++1  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on May 23, 2018, 02:45:38 AM
Great job Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2018, 10:01:49 PM
Guys  :salute:

The billhook is nearly finished
I've linseed oiled the handle, wire wheeled, belt sanded and whet stoned the blade
So far,,,
(https://i.imgur.com/5CV3pNK.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 27, 2018, 10:37:25 PM
Guys  :salute:

The billhook is nearly finished
I've linseed oiled the handle, wire wheeled, belt sanded and whet stoned the blade
So far,,,
(https://i.imgur.com/5CV3pNK.jpg)

Another nice addition to the zombie apocalypse arsenal!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 11:46:36 AM
 ;)

It's a sign I tell you (https://i.imgur.com/S0efEHV.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/yuSCnQb.jpg)

So I spent far too much money today  ::)
(https://i.imgur.com/57XSCbe.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 11:47:38 AM

This ones for Paul and David  :D
(https://i.imgur.com/tj45XYS.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 11:49:53 AM

And got these for a fair price  :tu:
Top one is German, the bottom on is English and I'm guessing the middle one is English as well
(https://i.imgur.com/1qKDhIv.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 11:55:57 AM

And a strange man came up and gifted to me the old folder at the bottom  :o  :o   :o
Turns out he's a sound bloke  :hatsoff:

Top one is a BAK with a broken back spring (no surprise there  ::) )
And the middle is a Sandvik locking pruner

(https://i.imgur.com/drJUa2e.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on May 28, 2018, 11:56:23 AM

And got these for a fair price  :tu:
Top one is German, the bottom on is English and I'm guessing the middle one is English as well
(https://i.imgur.com/1qKDhIv.jpg)

50/60s William Rogers Sheffield?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 11:58:07 AM
What did I spend a lot of money on today I hear you ask  :pok:

A lot of money but a fair price   :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/w1jHZeL.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 12:00:12 PM

And got these for a fair price  :tu:
Top one is German, the bottom on is English and I'm guessing the middle one is English as well
(https://i.imgur.com/1qKDhIv.jpg)

50/60s William Rogers Sheffield?


I think the bottom one is but that one has no stamp, I have I think one more somewhere like that with no stamp :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on May 28, 2018, 12:51:49 PM

And got these for a fair price  :tu:
Top one is German, the bottom on is English and I'm guessing the middle one is English as well
(https://i.imgur.com/1qKDhIv.jpg)

50/60s William Rogers Sheffield?


I think the bottom one is but that one has no stamp, I have I think one more somewhere like that with no stamp :shrug:

Strange... very nice knife though.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Don Pablo on May 28, 2018, 12:52:05 PM
What did I spend a lot of money on today I hear you ask  :pok:

A lot of money but a fair price   :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/w1jHZeL.jpg)
Oooooh!  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on May 28, 2018, 12:54:48 PM
What did I spend a lot of money on today I hear you ask  :pok:

A lot of money but a fair price   :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/w1jHZeL.jpg)
Oooooh!  :like:

I missed that Pabs... good score Sparky!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 28, 2018, 05:17:01 PM
I was surprised and luckily I had some cash on me  :tu:

The very dry (and smelling like cattle  :ahhh ) leather pouch in the first picture is an old 'Klein Tools 5127T Leather 6-Pocket Tool Pouch'  :D


And the 12" 30cm rule is made by Rabone Chesterman   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 28, 2018, 08:37:07 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2018, 03:30:59 AM
I was surprised and luckily I had some cash on me  :tu:

The very dry (and smelling like cattle  :ahhh ) leather pouch in the first picture is an old 'Klein Tools 5127T Leather 6-Pocket Tool Pouch'  :D


And the 12" 30cm rule is made by Rabone Chesterman   :tu:

Another Eclipse pad saw handle!  Nice!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 29, 2018, 06:26:34 AM

And there's also another Tap wrench (above the SAK) that I didn't really 'need'    ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2018, 07:33:36 AM

And there's also another Tap wrench (above the SAK) that I didn't really 'need'    ::)

...and I thought I was being kind not mentioning the leather punch or the rasp..... :whistle: :rofl:

... besides, with apologies to Tina Turner, What's need got to do with it? ".  : :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 03, 2018, 08:16:04 PM
I didn't think anyone would notice  :whistle:

That dry old pouch now looks like this after some leather feed and a good coat of handle wax  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/j7evTfU.jpg)

(I'll bet Gareth likes this as it's just his style)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on June 03, 2018, 09:22:33 PM
He could replace his sporran with it  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 03, 2018, 10:30:33 PM
Nice work! Cleaned up well!   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 03, 2018, 10:33:01 PM
I didn't think anyone would notice  :whistle:

I'm always watching... I live vicariously through your car boot purchases.... ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 03, 2018, 11:03:00 PM
^^^
^^

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 17, 2018, 08:59:17 PM
Today...

A scroll saw
A Black and decker 'mouse' sander
A (another) hot air gun
8" Fit Pliers Germany
A very used Wenger Delmont something SAK

(https://i.imgur.com/5qXmbgh.jpg)

Which would have been a good haul but...
The sander spits sparks,  :ahhh the motor is on the way out
The scroll saw isn't working,  :bnghd: still looking at that one
The pliers are not too bad  :tu:

Pliers
https://toolguyd.com/fit-pliers-with-shear-cutters-combo-gripping-jaws-made-in-germany/

(https://i.imgur.com/4lXD4p8.jpg)


Ah well  ::)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 17, 2018, 10:08:35 PM
You win some you lose some   :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 18, 2018, 01:49:18 AM
The scroll saw looks realatively new.  The issue may be quite simple one you start checking. The mouse sanderon the other hand may be a lost cause.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 24, 2018, 11:59:25 AM

Today I picked up a few bit's an pieces  :tu:
Theres also a good few more of those tobaco tins  ::)
The Mole grips are battered and repaired but useable  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/E49pLDO.jpg)

Will someone tell this Guy I have his lighter (inscribed Michael J Babbs)  No wonder he has the blues someones got his Zippo  :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7OGi7pviA


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on June 24, 2018, 01:41:43 PM
That square looks alright!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 24, 2018, 04:09:18 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute: I did well today  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on June 24, 2018, 06:23:38 PM
Nice finds Tony.

Is that a grind stone dressing tool next to the 2 tape measures?


I went car boot hunting yesterday and picked up a tin of 10 dewalt 4 1/2" cutting discs for 2 quid.  Just a shame I bought some cutting discs from screwfix the day before.  I'm sure they will come in handy sometime though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 24, 2018, 06:34:12 PM
That square looks alright!  :tu:

It's just a cheap B&Q one but might be useful  :salute:

 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Hey Paul you found an Axe  :D

Looks like a nice old one  :tu:

Nice finds Tony.

Is that a grind stone dressing tool next to the 2 tape measures?


I went car boot hunting yesterday and picked up a tin of 10 dewalt 4 1/2" cutting discs for 2 quid.  Just a shame I bought some cutting discs from screwfix the day before.  I'm sure they will come in handy sometime though.

Yes it is, I didn't have one of those before

Keep the cutting discs dry and they will keep,  :tu:  that's typical though  ::)   :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 24, 2018, 10:24:05 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 24, 2018, 11:35:27 PM
Yeah a whopping axe Tony  :o £4 then walked up the next bit and yet another as big and a tenner so left it  :D one whopper was enough  :D now to clean her up  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 24, 2018, 11:40:52 PM

Looking forward to see how it comes out  :popcorn:
And the wood handled knife looks very interesting  :tu:


 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on June 25, 2018, 12:26:01 AM

Looking forward to see how it comes out  :popcorn:
And the wood handled knife looks very interesting  :tu:


 :cheers:

I'll keep you updated mate  :salute: yeah that's a nice knife,just says foreign on the blade,will clean up nicely ,one of favourites is the MOP Victorian whittler ,I'll leave that as it is  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 10:43:25 AM


I copied and saved this quote from somewhere years ago, don't know where from  :think:
But it makes sense, and it seems to me that its made from good steel, on par with Sheffield  :tu:

   
Quote

The "Made in Germany" mark started after 1887, in response to British legislation, and continued at least until the USA entered the war in 1941. In the interwar years many German made goods were exported to Britain marked "Foreign" to counter anti-German feeling resulting from WW1.
     

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 10:49:10 AM
Out in a very hot field early this morning  :ahhh

(https://i.imgur.com/XxPKrA3.jpg)

Probably don't need another one of these
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(https://i.imgur.com/NsUN4Qr.jpg)

or these  ::)
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(https://i.imgur.com/IdsFTXc.jpg)   
Or these even  :whistle:
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  (https://i.imgur.com/dmAYkD6.jpg) 
 

 


 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on July 01, 2018, 12:40:26 PM
Hello... that bowl has potential!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 01, 2018, 01:21:27 PM
Good haul as usual  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 01:44:45 PM
Hello... that bowl has potential!  :tu:

I'm hoping it's Lignum vitae or I've just wasted 6quid on a hard slightly oval plastic ball  :think:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae

@Smashie
Yes Mate I'm happy with that lot  :D

And the BAK with the copper bail was made in 1939  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 01, 2018, 01:52:42 PM
Nice haul Tony !   :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 07:56:58 PM
Steve  :salute:


So I thought I would give my oily metal tool cleaning procedure incase someone finds it useful

This it the first thing I do before going to harsher solvents
I put the tool in a container with a good amount of Washing powder (the stuff that goes in the clothes washing machine) and boiling water, then let it soak for an hour or two
Poke it about a bit with a brush now and then
Then I clean the parts off with dish soap if they are clean enough
or attack them with cream clenser (we used to call it Jiff here)
Once this is done if no more cleaning is required dry the bits off, you will get flash rusting if you are not careful

Give it a try it smells less than getting the petrol out  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/FJsAkPl.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 08:02:26 PM

Got my King Dick lubed up and working,  :salute:
The Bahco 12" is lovely and the little pin vice is made by Eclipse  :tu:
 
(https://i.imgur.com/nQAcr8H.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 01, 2018, 08:59:35 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on July 01, 2018, 09:05:32 PM
Hello... that bowl has potential!  :tu:

I'm hoping it's Lignum vitae or I've just wasted 6quid on a hard slightly oval plastic ball  :think:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae

@Smashie
Yes Mate I'm happy with that lot  :D

And the BAK with the copper bail was made in 1939  :tu:

That's what I was thinking.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 01, 2018, 10:03:20 PM

Got my King Dick lubed up and working,  :salute:
The Bahco 12" is lovely and the little pin vice is made by Eclipse  :tu:
 
(https://i.imgur.com/nQAcr8H.jpg)

The KD ratchet is neat.  You don't see many of those on this side of the pond.  I have a half dozen 12 inch adjustables, but I wouldn't have passed that one up.  Eclipse makes the best saws and gadgets.  The pin vise is neat!

My questions today are about the big vise and the other chunk of rusty metal. What size and maker on the big vise?  What is that other item with the chain? Also, another Mole grip? Finally, the handles in the lower left corner.  Any history on them?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 10:35:18 PM

So the easy questions first, yes another pair of mole grips, I'm keeping this pair
The handles fit (some of?) our man hole covers here in the UK, easier/safer than jamming in two big screwdrivers  :whistle:

The vice I've not looked at yet but I'm glad you are here Yadda to ask about the other rusty thing!  :salute:
It's an old Record 181 chain vice
https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/irwin-record-chain-pipe-vice-ocv1181c

Very much like this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-0tF6_T8k

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 10:39:22 PM
Hello... that bowl has potential!  :tu:

I'm hoping it's Lignum vitae or I've just wasted 6quid on a hard slightly oval plastic ball  :think:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae

@Smashie
Yes Mate I'm happy with that lot  :D

And the BAK with the copper bail was made in 1939  :tu:

That's what I was thinking.  :tu:

I'm thinking knife scales, what were your thoughts?
I have seen people make mallets from them...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 01, 2018, 10:49:43 PM

So the easy questions first, yes another pair of mole grips, I'm keeping this pair
The handles fit (some of?) our man hole covers here in the UK, easier/safer than jamming in two big screwdrivers  :whistle:

The vice I've not looked at yet but I'm glad you are here Yadda to ask about the other rusty thing!  :salute:
It's an old Record 181 chain vice
https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/irwin-record-chain-pipe-vice-ocv1181c

Very much like this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-0tF6_T8k

 :cheers:

Neat!  That would gave followed me home too!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 10:56:47 PM

They will hold odd shaped stuff as well as pipe, not fragile stuff though 
Theres a fresh coat of paint on it drying at the moment   ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on July 01, 2018, 10:58:04 PM
Hello... that bowl has potential!  :tu:

I'm hoping it's Lignum vitae or I've just wasted 6quid on a hard slightly oval plastic ball  :think:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae

@Smashie
Yes Mate I'm happy with that lot  :D

And the BAK with the copper bail was made in 1939  :tu:

That's what I was thinking.  :tu:

I'm thinking knife scales, what were your thoughts?
I have seen people make mallets from them...

I was thinking mallet. Knife scales would be absolutely lovely, but you'd go mad trying to make them... you'd end up topping yourself!  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 11:17:10 PM

Mad why? the wood is too hard to work with?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 01, 2018, 11:43:24 PM
You could secure it to your bench with the chain vice.  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on July 01, 2018, 11:47:41 PM

Mad why? the wood is too hard to work with?  :think:

From what I've heard, it's quite labour intensive to shape. I'm working with a chippy next week who's used it - I'll ask him for some pointers.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 01, 2018, 11:50:22 PM
Thanks Mate, power tools at the ready,  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on July 01, 2018, 11:52:09 PM
I think you may need to stock up on cutting bits too!  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2018, 07:05:55 AM
You could secure it to your bench with the chain vice.  ;)

Yep, Bad attitude!




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   :D :D   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 02, 2018, 11:09:45 AM
Nice haul Tony  :tu:

We used to use lignum vitae in our liquid slip regulator tanks at work for crash plugs to stop the plates coming totally together.  They were permanently submerged in a soda crystal and water solution that was always hot as a result of the current passed through the electrodes.  I can't remember ever having to change any, they just lasted forever. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 02, 2018, 11:11:01 AM
A bit of info on lignum vitae

http://www.wood-database.com/lignum-vitae/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2018, 03:45:04 PM

Thanks Kev,
There's some more interesting stuff in that wiki link above  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 02, 2018, 03:57:13 PM
Looks like it should be easy enough to cut if you go slow and seeing as it's self lubricating. I wonder how well it'll take things like linseed oil  :think:

Might come in handy your linseed oil and white spirit mix to soak in easier
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 02, 2018, 09:22:13 PM

At the moment I'm thinking, reciprocatng saw until I get an idea of how the grain is running then hit it with a big axe  :viking:

That's my plan  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 03, 2018, 09:35:01 PM
You could secure it to your bench with the chain vice.  ;)

Ready for work. now I have to screw it to something  :salute:
(https://i.imgur.com/A5Qs73Y.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 03, 2018, 09:46:58 PM

For Fuzzy and Kev,

Thats some hard stuff!  :ahhh
I wasn't sure at first if it was wood or hard plastic  :think:
Didn't smell like wood or plastic when I was cutting it  :think: :think:
So I set the sawdust on fire..... smelt like burning wood  :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/vX2n5cX.jpg)

Not 100 % sure about how the grain is running  :think:
Even with added mineral oil  :think: :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/Gc0Y2Zc.jpg)


Took a guess then took it to the band saw
Some of them turned out almost flat and parrallel  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/G50ddJI.jpg)

I'm happy with that so far  :salute: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 03, 2018, 09:54:23 PM
Cool !  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on July 03, 2018, 10:00:32 PM
Nice one Sparky!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 03, 2018, 11:21:19 PM
Nice!  :like:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 04, 2018, 12:05:02 AM

I'm thinking of buying a couple more next week if he has some left  :think:

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 04, 2018, 01:46:10 AM

I'm thinking of buying a couple more next week if he has some left  :think:

 :whistle:

What are they or what were they used for originally ?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 04, 2018, 01:54:56 AM

I'm thinking of buying a couple more next week if he has some left  :think:

 :whistle:

What are they or what were they used for originally ?
The bowling ball? For lawn bowls.  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 04, 2018, 02:15:14 AM
Thanks,  l guess l missed that it was a bowling ball  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 04, 2018, 02:41:07 AM
Do they play bowls much (or at all) in the states?

From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls :
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Bowls are designed to travel a curved path because of a weight bias which was originally produced by inserting weights in one side of the bowl. This is no longer permitted by the rules and bias is now produced entirely by the shape of the bowl. A bowler determines the bias direction of the bowl in his hand by a dimple or symbol on one side. Regulations determine the minimum bias allowed, and the range of diameters (11.6 to 13.1 cm), but within these rules bowlers can and do choose bowls to suit their own preference. They were originally made from lignum vitae, a dense wood giving rise to the term "woods" for bowls, but are now more typically made of a hard plastic composite material.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on July 05, 2018, 12:43:06 PM
Nice Tony!  :cheers:

Lignum vitae.......saw something about this wood......somewhere, recently  :think:

I was wondering when I saw you OP.......was thining 10-pin not lawn bowls  :facepalm:

Namibia produced a world champion, and he grew up in the house next door  8)

we used to play bowls in their hallway  :facepalm: ........they sure do some damage!  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 05, 2018, 01:52:36 PM
Do they play bowls much (or at all) in the states?

From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls :
Quote
Bowls are designed to travel a curved path because of a weight bias which was originally produced by inserting weights in one side of the bowl. This is no longer permitted by the rules and bias is now produced entirely by the shape of the bowl. A bowler determines the bias direction of the bowl in his hand by a dimple or symbol on one side. Regulations determine the minimum bias allowed, and the range of diameters (11.6 to 13.1 cm), but within these rules bowlers can and do choose bowls to suit their own preference. They were originally made from lignum vitae, a dense wood giving rise to the term "woods" for bowls, but are now more typically made of a hard plastic composite material.

I'm sure it is played in some areas and in Brit style pubs with outdoor areas. We do most of our bowling indoors.   Bocce is a more popular outdoor ball rolling game, but it isn't widely played either.  We go for more dangerous games like horse shoes and lawn darts.  ;) :whistle: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 05, 2018, 01:53:42 PM
One house I lived in we played bowls with golf balls down a very uneven hallway (the piles were stuffed) and the jack was a glass of beer.  :drink:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on July 05, 2018, 02:01:36 PM
double post
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 11:01:18 AM
I wish you had been with me this morning Gerhard....  :tu:
You could have helped me to carry some of this heavy crap!

28 degrees out there this morning at 8;30   (yeah I know but it's too hot for me  :ahhh )

Nice little perfect pattern screwdriver, David   :tu:
Some strange plier things that need looking in to  :think:

Looks like I'm on a 'mole grip mission'  :D
(https://i.imgur.com/rvkLC7w.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 08, 2018, 01:49:52 PM
Looks like you did well Tony !    :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 08, 2018, 02:00:53 PM
Nice haul Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 02:43:12 PM

I  im-press-ed  myself  :D

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 08, 2018, 02:45:53 PM
We need to clamp down on that sort of language.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 03:05:48 PM

Bowls?

Even the hoover is rolling his eyes   ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 08, 2018, 05:24:46 PM
Is that a pin press?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 08:32:26 PM
Pin press? I don't know  :think:
Its being cleaned at the moment,
It looks like it's made for different jobs depending on the 'tooling'?

The little stubby screwdriver is very smooth,  :tu:
And the locking pliers are very nice as well, they open to about 7.5mm
(https://i.imgur.com/DIfnW8L.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/o4ipmq7.jpg)
And down to about 0  :tu:
(https://i.imgur.com/za8bNV1.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 09:34:13 PM

So Guys can any of you engineering types please tell me what this thing is called
I added  my own scribe but it's not the right size, I know you use them to hold stuff like a dial gauge

(https://i.imgur.com/nUg5bO9.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on July 08, 2018, 09:43:03 PM
I've always known them as a dti stand, for a dial test indicator like you said.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 08, 2018, 09:45:06 PM
It could be an indicator stand but the only ones i've used have had a fixed upright  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 10:08:47 PM
Cool thanks Lads  :tu:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOORE-WRIGHT-SCRIBER-DIAL-GAUGE-STAND-BLOCK-No-405-3199-/323226941041

Looks like it's a Sparky Scribe Stand  :D

 :cheers:

Added,
I love the internet!
http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/surgau1.htm

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 08, 2018, 10:22:09 PM
Bowls?
Even the hoover is rolling his eyes   ::)
Perhaps his eyes are made of lignum vitae...  :pok:
Is his name Jack?  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2018, 11:43:34 PM

That wood be right  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 09, 2018, 12:13:32 AM
Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2018, 12:26:05 AM
Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(

I will have a look at the text tomorrow, nice little things  :tu:
Yes the motors and hoover all work, I will get those details tomorrow as well 

The screwdriver is in not too bad condition just a little bent but better than some I've seen   ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2018, 09:33:52 PM

Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(

Speetog Plier Clamp, apparently manufactured in the United Kingdom in the 1940's.

Bigger motor made by Johnson Engineering 1/3 HP
And the smaller one is made by Parvalux 1/4 HP (I found in the past if you buy a second hand Parvalux motor and you need guidance with the wiring they are very helpful  :tu:)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 10, 2018, 01:48:59 AM

Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(

Speetog Plier Clamp, apparently manufactured in the United Kingdom in the 1940's.

Bigger motor made by Johnson Engineering 1/3 HP
And the smaller one is made by Parvalux 1/4 HP (I found in the past if you buy a second hand Parvalux motor and you need guidance with the wiring they are very helpful  :tu:)

 :cheers:

Speetog.  Clamp/hand vise.  Neat tool! Definitely on my search list now.  The motors look like really good buys.  Check out Jeremy Fielding's YouTube channel. He does neat things with all kinds of electric motors. He will have you bringing home broken hoovers.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 10, 2018, 06:26:56 AM

Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(

Speetog Plier Clamp, apparently manufactured in the United Kingdom in the 1940's.

Bigger motor made by Johnson Engineering 1/3 HP
And the smaller one is made by Parvalux 1/4 HP (I found in the past if you buy a second hand Parvalux motor and you need guidance with the wiring they are very helpful  :tu:)

 :cheers:

Speetog.  Clamp/hand vise.  Neat tool! Definitely on my search list now.  The motors look like really good buys.  Check out Jeremy Fielding's YouTube channel. He does neat things with all kinds of electric motors. He will have you bringing home broken hoovers.

I already watch his stuff, clever Guy  :tu:
The motors were a very good buy  ;) now I have to find somewhere to store them  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 11, 2018, 02:47:37 AM

Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(

Speetog Plier Clamp, apparently manufactured in the United Kingdom in the 1940's.

Bigger motor made by Johnson Engineering 1/3 HP
And the smaller one is made by Parvalux 1/4 HP (I found in the past if you buy a second hand Parvalux motor and you need guidance with the wiring they are very helpful  :tu:)

 :cheers:

Speetog.  Clamp/hand vise.  Neat tool! Definitely on my search list now.  The motors look like really good buys.  Check out Jeremy Fielding's YouTube channel. He does neat things with all kinds of electric motors. He will have you bringing home broken hoovers.

I already watch his stuff, clever Guy  :tu:
The motors were a very good buy  ;) now I have to find somewhere to store them  ::)

Need to restack a few axes? :D

I've got a few odd nooks and crannies if you can't find a spot.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2018, 10:29:13 PM
Nice find Tony!

What's the text on the locking pliers?   I've seen that plier type before, I think Bob has one.   Nice motors.  Do they work? What size?

I never see any Perfect Handles down here.   :(

 ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ASDD50-zQ8
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 11, 2018, 11:32:42 PM
He ruined it  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on July 14, 2018, 01:15:15 AM
Isn't it that Ave guy doing something like this but using Ti? I recall watching on of his videos (or vijayos) in which he talks about a prototype or something.

edit: really nice looking screwdrivers by the way.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 14, 2018, 01:40:11 AM
Isn't it that Ave guy doing something like this but using Ti? I recall watching on of his videos (or vijayos) in which he talks about a prototype or something.

edit: really nice looking screwdrivers by the way.

Yes he is
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 14, 2018, 06:34:36 AM
He ruined it  :whistle:

He does tend to over polish things and I think he should have just oiled the handle  :shrug:
He got rid of all that nasty patina  :whistle:

He would love my garage   :rofl:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2018, 05:48:46 PM
I got to two booties this morning,
And picked up another nice leather tool belt  :tu:
Got some more bowls, very cheap today..... I get them home and I think these are plastic  :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/tzemiZD.jpg)

Then a friend of my Mums said to her would young Sparky like some old tools?
So have a few more bits to add to the collection
(https://i.imgur.com/T8zJTE5.jpg)

 ;) :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on July 15, 2018, 05:53:33 PM
I got to two booties this morning,
And picked up another nice leather tool belt  :tu:
Got some more bowls, very cheap today..... I get them home and I think these are plastic  :facepalm:
(https://i.imgur.com/tzemiZD.jpg)

Then a friend of my Mums said to her would young Sparky like some old tools?
So have a few more bits to add to the collection
(https://i.imgur.com/T8zJTE5.jpg)

 ;) :cheers:

So who's this young Sparky fellow then? :rofl:

Good haul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2018, 05:59:30 PM

She's a very smart old lady!  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2018, 09:34:33 PM

She's a very smart old lady!  :whistle:

Of course she is!

Two or three more hatchets.  You should consider starting an axe throwing club. 

https://houstonaxe.com

Check out this one in Houston.

I can't say anything.  A coworker is bringing me a bag of camps, levels and other trusty rusty tools.

Nice little bicycle wrench and rock hound pic.

In the second photo.  Is that a round rasp with the black handle?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 15, 2018, 10:52:44 PM
Young Sparky may not have time for axe-throwing as it looks like he will have to take up bowls.
Got some more bowls, very cheap today..... I get them home and I think these are plastic  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 15, 2018, 11:02:53 PM
@ Yadda, Yes a rasp with a spare blade

Young Sparky may not have time for axe-throwing as it looks like he will have to take up bowls.
Got some more bowls, very cheap today..... I get them home and I think these are plastic  :facepalm:

I have a plan for one of them  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2018, 01:47:56 PM
Today's booty finds  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 22, 2018, 02:10:54 PM
Would anything in this lot be worth grabbing if I wanted something old and classic?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2018, 02:14:43 PM
Top left i*xl Barlow  :salute: grab it if under $20
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 22, 2018, 02:21:59 PM
Thanks Zed.  :salute:  That's where my eyes were drawn to. The horn and yellow ones not so much.
This was taken quite some time ago but I will try to see what is there next Sunday. Prices are NZD so $1NZD = 50p = 70USc roughly.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2018, 02:44:15 PM

Anything that doesn't say china

And take your glasses to look for makers names!  :pok:
As I always do  :whistle:

Good luck  :cheers:

ps, listen to Paul
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 22, 2018, 02:48:18 PM
I don't know anything about folding knives so don't really know any names.  :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2018, 02:58:35 PM
If they have a makers mark of some kind they should be OK
See if they open so you can inspect the blades, they are all there and not groud away  :tu:
If they feel like quality they probably are

I still have trouble identifying stag from plastic
if they are plastic handles doesn't mean they are junk, the steel might still be good


can't think of anything else at the moment...... but I have bought a lot of rubbish in the past  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2018, 04:47:02 PM
Plus don't pay too high for tabbed together construction Sheffield knives as there not worth a great deal but nice to collect  :salute: and Tony is right about stamp marks as that's what I go straight too  :salute: plus check all blades as I've been caught out with a few with busted blades etc  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 22, 2018, 05:59:52 PM
These guys have covered it pretty well   :tu:

Good luck !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2018, 09:50:06 PM
Plus don't pay too high for tabbed together construction Sheffield knives as there not worth a great deal but nice to collect  :salute: and Tony is right about stamp marks as that's what I go straight too  :salute: plus check all blades as I've been caught out with a few with busted blades etc  :tu:

Me too, lots of times

Lots and lots of times!  :facepalm:

You think I would by now  :shrug:

 :bnghd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on July 22, 2018, 11:34:38 PM
Plus don't pay too high for tabbed together construction Sheffield knives as there not worth a great deal but nice to collect  :salute: and Tony is right about stamp marks as that's what I go straight too  :salute: plus check all blades as I've been caught out with a few with busted blades etc  :tu:

Me too, lots of times

Lots and lots of times!  :facepalm:

You think I would by now  :shrug:

 :bnghd:

Me too Tony but sometimes you get caught up in the moment ,I didn't open most of these I got to today and was lucky as only one with a busted blade  :D  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 23, 2018, 06:25:59 AM
Plus don't pay too high for tabbed together construction Sheffield knives as there not worth a great deal but nice to collect  :salute: and Tony is right about stamp marks as that's what I go straight too  :salute: plus check all blades as I've been caught out with a few with busted blades etc  :tu:

Me too, lots of times

Lots and lots of times!  :facepalm:

You think I would know by now  :shrug:

 :bnghd:

Me too Tony but sometimes you get caught up in the moment ,I didn't open most of these I got to today and was lucky as only one with a busted blade  :D  :tu:

Yep  that's exactly it  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 15, 2018, 05:05:24 AM
Had a friend bring me the remnants of his father-in-law's tools.  Two 6 inch clamps, two 4 inch clamps, a square, a combination square, and a protractor square. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 15, 2018, 08:49:02 AM
Cool,
The protractor looks like a quality tool  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 15, 2018, 01:51:02 PM
Cool,
The protractor looks like a quality tool  :tu:

It is a Mohawk Shellburne manufactured by Millers Falls.  They made many quality tools for woodworkers.  I'm hoping to restore it enough to make it useful.  The level still works so if I can remove the rust it should be fine.  :salute: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2018, 11:35:28 AM

I think the machette is not as nice as it first looks, can't see any markings n the blade
and the handle is extra cheap

(https://i.imgur.com/WmhZt1K.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on August 19, 2018, 11:45:14 AM
More rust !   :tu:

I was wondering what the purpose was of the tool with the long straight wooden handle?    One end looks like a conventional pick, but the other end looks sort of like an extended hammer and I have no idea how it would be used.  The thinness of the handle indicates only light impact loads, so maybe some kind of precision work ?   Hopefully one of our old tool gurus can enlighten me  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 19, 2018, 01:42:51 PM
New Lignum vitae handle for the machete(s)?  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2018, 03:19:51 PM
More rust !   :tu:

I was wondering what the purpose was of the tool with the long straight wooden handle?    One end looks like a conventional pick, but the other end looks sort of like an extended hammer and I have no idea how it would be used.  The thinness of the handle indicates only light impact loads, so maybe some kind of precision work ?   Hopefully one of our old tool gurus can enlighten me  :D

I think it has been re-handled  :think:  :think:
Its made by Brades (UK) and I think it's something like a geologists hammer but I'm not 100% on that  :shrug:

New Lignum vitae handle for the machete(s)?  :pok:

I don't think the Lignum Vitae is quite long enough...… it needs a bit of thinking about  :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on August 19, 2018, 03:32:46 PM

I was wondering what the purpose was of the tool with the long straight wooden handle?    One end looks like a conventional pick, but the other end looks sort of like an extended hammer and I have no idea how it would be used.  The thinness of the handle indicates only light impact loads, so maybe some kind of precision work ?   Hopefully one of our old tool gurus can enlighten me  :D

I think it has been re-handled  :think:  :think:
Its made by Brades (UK) and I think it's something like a geologists hammer but I'm not 100% on that  :shrug:


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It's a slaters hammer with a too long handle on it  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 19, 2018, 05:43:30 PM
Another nice hatchet and bill hook.  With the machete your purchases have a theme today! The Danish oil will be useful in keeping all of those handles dressed.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 19, 2018, 05:44:48 PM

I was wondering what the purpose was of the tool with the long straight wooden handle?    One end looks like a conventional pick, but the other end looks sort of like an extended hammer and I have no idea how it would be used.  The thinness of the handle indicates only light impact loads, so maybe some kind of precision work ?   Hopefully one of our old tool gurus can enlighten me  :D

I think it has been re-handled  :think:  :think:
Its made by Brades (UK) and I think it's something like a geologists hammer but I'm not 100% on that  :shrug:



It's a slaters hammer with a too long handle on it  :tu:
[/quote]

With the long handle it looks like a dwarf's railroad spike driver.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Zed on August 19, 2018, 06:04:56 PM
Great finds Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 19, 2018, 08:11:02 PM

Thanks Smashie…. I'm still not sure I believe you yet  :D

The axe is in my freezer at the moment for the woodworm holes and the bill hook is keeping it company just in case
I bought the Danish oil because it was cheap  ;)
Hi Ho....

Paul  :salute:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 09, 2018, 10:59:07 AM

Todays rusty haul
(https://i.imgur.com/iU4K8eu.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 09, 2018, 09:28:51 PM

Todays rusty haul.

Nice toolbox! :tu:

The axe head looks huge! Of course, the perfect handle and the bicycle wrench were must haves in my opinion.  ;)
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 09, 2018, 10:25:12 PM

Todays rusty haul.

Nice toolbox! :tu:

The axe head looks huge! Of course, the perfect handle and the bicycle wrench were must haves in my opinion.  ;)
 :cheers:

I haven't weighed it but I think its a 4 pounder
It would have been rude not to buy them!
The 'bicycle wrench' is a King Dick
The two big wrenches are made in the USA, WOW they are very well made!

(https://i.imgur.com/Ir4whFE.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Cluv3Lw.jpg)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on September 10, 2018, 12:19:42 AM

Todays rusty haul.

Nice toolbox! :tu:

The axe head looks huge! Of course, the perfect handle and the bicycle wrench were must haves in my opinion.  ;)
 :cheers:

I haven't weighed it but I think its a 4 pounder
It would have been rude not to buy them!
The 'bicycle wrench' is a King Dick
The two big wrenches are made in the USA, WOW they are very well made!

(https://i.imgur.com/Ir4whFE.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Cluv3Lw.jpg)

Nice Ridgid King Dick, Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 10, 2018, 12:44:39 AM

Todays rusty haul.

Nice toolbox! :tu:

The axe head looks huge! Of course, the perfect handle and the bicycle wrench were must haves in my opinion.  ;)
 :cheers:

I haven't weighed it but I think its a 4 pounder
It would have been rude not to buy them!
The 'bicycle wrench' is a King Dick
The two big wrenches are made in the USA, WOW they are very well made!

(https://i.imgur.com/Ir4whFE.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Cluv3Lw.jpg)

I agree not buying them would have been bad form.  :D

I thought I recognized the KD wrench.  ;)

Those pipe wrenches are over 70 years old and possibly over 90.  AB Jardine went out of business shortly after WWII. The Rigid wrench appears to have been made by AB Jardine since they had a contract  to make pipe wrenches for Rigid around 1900. Definitely made to last several lifetimes.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 10, 2018, 08:41:19 AM

Thanks for that Yadda!

I have always used and thought Stillsons were a well made and heavy tool but these are in a different league  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 10, 2018, 08:53:42 AM
Ridgid wrenches I think are the best, where do you find all this stuff, that screwdriver is one that I had a collection of, my one grandfather gave me my first set of them when I was like 10?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 10, 2018, 02:02:20 PM
Ridgid wrenches I think are the best, where do you find all this stuff, that screwdriver is one that I had a collection of, my one grandfather gave me my first set of them when I was like 10?
JR

The perfect handle screwdrivers are supposedly quite plentiful in the Northeast corner of the US according to the old tool collectors I hang out with on another board. I've seen a few here in Texas.  Most are severely abused.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 10, 2018, 05:48:25 PM
Ridgid wrenches I think are the best, where do you find all this stuff, that screwdriver is one that I had a collection of, my one grandfather gave me my first set of them when I was like 10?
JR

The perfect handle screwdrivers are supposedly quite plentiful in the Northeast corner of the US according to the old tool collectors I hang out with on another board. I've seen a few here in Texas.  Most are severely abused.
Well he lived in Connecticut ever since making the trip across the ocean so I’d say that northeast!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 10, 2018, 08:19:36 PM
where do you find all this stuff?
JR

We have things over here where people sell all their old unwanted crap called Car boots JR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_boot_sale

Took this about 8 years ago

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/sparky_415/stuff/221010045.jpg) (http://s112.photobucket.com/user/sparky_415/media/stuff/221010045.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 10, 2018, 08:38:05 PM
Well I figured that, there called flea markets over here,
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_market
We just haven’t seen one in ages, there was one back at our old place we used to go to all the time, they had a food section and this one guy had the absolute best chicken, we’d get a large order and eat it while walking around, then get another order and tell the kids we’d have it when we got home, needless to say they would crash on the ride and we’d enjoy it all to ourselves :whistle:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 10, 2018, 08:51:23 PM
As you can tell I love going to these things, there's no telling what you are going to find  :shrug:
And there's often some very odd people there  :whistle:

 ;) :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 10, 2018, 09:05:20 PM
As you can tell I love going to these things, there's no telling what you are going to find  :shrug:
And there's often some very odd people there  :whistle:

 ;) :cheers:
Oh you don’t have to tell me, but the best thing is if there’s a price tag on it that doesn’t mean that’s what your going to pay!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 10, 2018, 11:54:00 PM
As you can tell I love going to these things, there's no telling what you are going to find  :shrug:
And there's often some very odd people there  :whistle:
I want to say something about the relationship between these two sentences but I can't quite word it politely correctly...  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2018, 06:20:36 AM

What are you trying it say Sin?  :shrug:

 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on September 11, 2018, 09:45:13 AM
SWINGERS!!!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2018, 07:44:57 PM

When we arrive at the 'bootie' everyone puts their car keys in to a big bowl....   

 :ahhh

You could end up going home with an old battle axe  :whistle:


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 11, 2018, 07:46:10 PM

Sometimes you Guys really lower the tone  :-[ :-[ :-[

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     :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 11, 2018, 09:19:57 PM
They are asking too much for tools at my local market. One stallholder oils up all his tools so that they look better and he can get more for them. I might be better off going to garage sales where people just want to get rid of stuff and not make a living off it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2018, 12:10:41 PM
Today stuff...
(https://i.imgur.com/pUI75R9.jpg)


And an Axe
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The most expensive axe I have ever bought  :ahhh 

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I actually found a second hand double-bit axe here in the UK  :woohoo:
  (https://i.imgur.com/OezdP0y.jpg) 

 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 16, 2018, 12:51:20 PM
Nice haul of spanners
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 16, 2018, 06:10:43 PM
Today's stuff...

And an Axe
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The most expensive axe I have ever bought  :ahhh 

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I actually found a second hand double-bit axe here in the UK  :woohoo:
  (https://i.imgur.com/OezdP0y.jpg) 

 

Nice axe!  I split a lot of wood with a similar axe.   :cheers:  great buy with a nice handle.

A couple of those spanners look familiar.  ;).

And now to the inevitable questions...



How long is that file?  It looks huge!

And what kind of probe is that item to the right of the ratchet? Alien minds want to know.  :rofl:. Just realized it is a spool of line.  :facepalm:
Finally, what is that bit below the ratchet?

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 16, 2018, 06:59:23 PM
Looks like a plumb line, not a probe
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 16, 2018, 07:52:19 PM
Looks like a plumb line, not a probe
Huh?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 16, 2018, 08:06:13 PM
Looks like a plumb line, not a probe
Huh?
JR

Despite me refreshing crapatalk it didn't include Yadda's edit
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 16, 2018, 08:09:02 PM
Looks like a plumb line, not a probe
Huh?
JR

Despite me refreshing crapatalk it didn't include Yadda's edit
:think:
I still want to know what that funky red handle thingy is
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2018, 08:30:48 PM
Nice haul of spanners


I umm slipped   :shrug:  :-[
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2018, 08:44:55 PM
Today's stuff...

And an Axe
Show content
The most expensive axe I have ever bought  :ahhh 

Show content
I actually found a second hand double-bit axe here in the UK  :woohoo:
  (https://i.imgur.com/OezdP0y.jpg) 

 

Nice axe!  I split a lot of wood with a similar axe.   :cheers:  great buy with a nice handle.

The handle needs a little work but I'm really pleased with it  :tu:

A couple of those spanners look familiar.  ;).

And now to the inevitable questions...



How long is that file?  It looks huge!

35cm long not inc tang and 34mm wide made by OBERG Sweden  about 14inches

And what kind of probe is that item to the right of the ratchet? Alien minds want to know.  :rofl:. Just realized it is a spool of line.  :facepalm:

Dang I thought it was a probe with a safety line  :ahhh

Finally, what is that bit below the ratchet?

That's a clever little sanding device, I will get better pictures in a day or two


 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2018, 08:47:03 PM

 :think:
I still want to know what that funky red handle thingy is
JR

That's a clever little sanding device, I will get better pictures in a day or two  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 16, 2018, 09:31:46 PM

 :think:
I still want to know what that funky red handle thingy is
JR

That's a clever little sanding device, I will get better pictures in a day or two  :salute:
Not the block sander but the red handle next to it? I was thinking some type of sander, interesting..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 16, 2018, 09:51:42 PM

 :think:
I still want to know what that funky red handle thingy is
JR

That's a clever little sanding device, I will get better pictures in a day or two  :salute:

I see it now. I imagine you can use broken sander belts on it.  Clever indeed!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 16, 2018, 09:56:02 PM
Nice haul of spanners


I umm slipped   :shrug:  :-[

It is a hard line to walk. They would have followed me home too!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2018, 10:42:06 PM
Nice haul of spanners


I umm slipped   :shrug:  :-[

It is a hard line to walk. They would have followed me home too!

They nearly forced me to buy them  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 16, 2018, 11:46:07 PM
Nice haul of spanners


I umm slipped   :shrug:  :-[

It is a hard line to walk. They would have followed me home too!

They nearly forced me to buy them  :whistle:

I feel your pain... so many orphan wrenches so little money and time..... :ahhh :D

I say save the ones you can while you can.  ;)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 17, 2018, 01:51:31 AM
Sweet haul  !   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2018, 10:32:11 PM

Worked on the lighters and knife this evening, they all work now and the knife is sharp  :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/mDeosfy.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 17, 2018, 10:40:48 PM

Worked on the lighters and knife this evening, they all work now and the knife is sharp  :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/mDeosfy.jpg)

Nice work mate  :tu:

Although that would have been a lot funnier if you'd have said the lighters are now sharp and the knife caught fire  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2018, 10:44:58 PM

My hands did catch fire while testing the lighters  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 17, 2018, 11:16:38 PM
Here are some more pictures of the sanding device
It holds 1inch wide strips of sandpaper

Empty
(https://i.imgur.com/QtEpkw3.jpg)

This bit is held down by a spring
(https://i.imgur.com/furBWuk.jpg)

Turn the wing nut to wind on the sandpaper
(https://i.imgur.com/jrq0ybW.jpg)

Loaded
(https://i.imgur.com/G2qzVPD.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BAhVSo0.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0xw4KAI.jpg)

Tighten the bras knob to stop the spool from undoing
(https://i.imgur.com/rQcEXBK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/U2gCJ4N.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on September 18, 2018, 01:01:38 AM
That's nifty, Tony! Unroll some fresh when you need more rather that changing out an individual "sheet"
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 18, 2018, 01:15:38 AM
Is the label legible?  Who makes them?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 18, 2018, 01:46:45 AM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 18, 2018, 02:28:01 AM
That’s what I was thinking it does, very nice! Just wish it was a little wider cause then it would fit my plumbing sandpaper which I think is 1-1/2”,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2018, 06:34:49 AM

This will take the broken belts from my inch x something belt sander  :D
The partial label says Handy  :shrug:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 18, 2018, 07:19:38 AM

This will take the broken belts from my inch x something belt sander  :D
The partial label says Handy  :shrug:
That is cool!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 18, 2018, 01:53:07 PM

This will take the broken belts from my inch x something belt sander  :D
The partial label says Handy  :shrug:

Thanks! Something to start with.  :tu:  Another gadget I can now identify.

  I have a couple of belt sanders in that size. I don't get to use them often so my first move each time is to replace a broken belt.   :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 18, 2018, 01:54:17 PM
That’s what I was thinking it does, very nice! Just wish it was a little wider cause then it would fit my plumbing sandpaper which I think is 1-1/2”,
JR

It wouldn't surprise me to find them made in different sizes.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 18, 2018, 05:27:09 PM
So what are they? 2nd chance belt blocks?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2018, 08:21:59 PM
I reckon this one is older than 1inch belt sanders so I guess its for sand paper or emery cloth

While googling I found this

http://www.skillsupplies.com/buy/sanding-block-01-1280
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 18, 2018, 08:47:35 PM
I reckon this one is older than 1inch belt sanders so I guess its for sand paper or emery cloth

While googling I found this

http://www.skillsupplies.com/buy/sanding-block-01-1280
Cute,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 18, 2018, 09:02:42 PM

I opened up and cleaned this 1/2 inch ratchet this evening (Britool, made in England)
I normally just oil them but this time I added some grease, made it run very smoothly  :drool:

(https://i.imgur.com/P1olscF.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 19, 2018, 02:11:24 AM

I opened up and cleaned this 1/2 inch ratchet this evening (Britool, made in England)
I normally just oil them but this time I added some grease, made it run very smoothly  :drool:

(https://i.imgur.com/P1olscF.jpg)

Rotation switch on the front.  That's different.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2018, 06:29:32 AM

Bugger! I've put it together backwards  :facepalm:

This is why we keep you around Yadda  :D  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 19, 2018, 07:21:35 AM
Oops :whistle:
Jr
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on September 19, 2018, 08:47:07 AM
Oh yeah, I've just noticed that...  :rofl:

Easily done Sparky!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 19, 2018, 01:32:26 PM

Bugger! I've put it together backwards  :facepalm:

This is why we keep you around Yadda  :D  :salute:

Been there, happy to help.  :salute:
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 19, 2018, 03:50:15 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2018, 08:18:22 PM

Thanks Yadda  :salute: I don't think anyone noticed  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/w46IedZ.jpg)

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 19, 2018, 08:27:10 PM
Too busy looking at that sweet knife with those lovely bone covers  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 19, 2018, 08:29:10 PM

OK, OK I will try to do them up a bit but it's your fault if I throw it across the garage!  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 20, 2018, 02:12:41 AM

Thanks Yadda  :salute: I don't think anyone noticed  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/w46IedZ.jpg)

 :whistle:

Very nice!  All is right with the world, or at least this ratchet.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2018, 06:35:43 PM

I was given a few bits today by a nice old lady  :angel:
inc
1952 BAK
CC1286
E BLYDE & CO LTD
Sheffield

A paraffin bike light I think  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/jZn8sJ3.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2018, 06:49:15 PM

The vice...
(https://i.imgur.com/PKSSBde.png)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 28, 2018, 07:23:03 PM
 :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 28, 2018, 07:24:51 PM
Nice!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 28, 2018, 08:24:10 PM

A paraffin bike light I think  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/jZn8sJ3.jpg)

That may even be a later carbide lamp (if you're lucky)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on September 28, 2018, 08:53:38 PM

The vice...
(https://i.imgur.com/PKSSBde.png)

That's fantastic!  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2018, 10:05:34 PM

A paraffin bike light I think  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/jZn8sJ3.jpg)

That may even be a later carbide lamp (if you're lucky)

I've had a closer look and it's paraffin  :tu:


The vice...
(https://i.imgur.com/PKSSBde.png)

That's fantastic!  :salute:

 :tu:
It's a really nice little vice, just needs a clean up and oil  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 28, 2018, 10:09:06 PM
Still cool  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 28, 2018, 10:11:56 PM
Thanks Mate,
sadly the glass is broken,  :( I will try to get a better picture tomorrow  :tu:

added
I was rummaging through some old piles of tools/rust and they said what do you want the old thing for?  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 29, 2018, 12:39:30 AM
Thanks Mate,
sadly the glass is broken,  :( I will try to get a better picture tomorrow  :tu:

added
I was rummaging through some old piles of tools/rust and they said what do you want the old thing for?  ::) ::) ::)


Oh yeah!  Loaded questions like that always lead to this kind of trouble.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 29, 2018, 12:40:19 AM

The vice...
(https://i.imgur.com/PKSSBde.png)

That's fantastic!  :salute:

Yep!  :tu: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 29, 2018, 12:40:56 AM
Nice little corner vise too. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 29, 2018, 12:49:49 AM

A paraffin bike light I think  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/jZn8sJ3.jpg)

That may even be a later carbide lamp (if you're lucky)

I've had a closer look and it's paraffin  :tu:

Don't let Mark anywhere near it. I've seen him trying to light a Tilley  :ahhh

I keep trying to tell him the flames should be on the inside, but he doesn't seem to believe me :dwts:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on September 29, 2018, 12:56:40 AM
OI  :twak: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2018, 07:38:15 AM
I keep trying to tell him the flames should be on the inside, but he doesn't seem to believe me :dwts:

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 29, 2018, 04:05:08 PM
Town wide tag sales, so me, the Mrs, and the little guy are going tag sale hopping very soon, sucks not having a car so we can only hit so many.. :(  but maybe we’ll find something to turn that frown from a very bad morning/night upside down..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2018, 05:45:56 PM

I had to google that..... you are either buying a new Tag Heuer watch
or
Quote
  tag sale
nounUS
noun: tag sale; plural noun: tag sales
a sale of miscellaneous second-hand items. 

Good luck JR,  :tu: Take one of those little red carts with you and get the lad to pull it  :D


 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 29, 2018, 05:56:16 PM

I had to google that..... you are either buying a new Tag Heuer watch
or
Quote
  tag sale
nounUS
noun: tag sale; plural noun: tag sales
a sale of miscellaneous second-hand items. 

Good luck JR,  :tu: Take one of those little red carts with you and get the lad to pull it  :D


 :popcorn:
Lol :rofl:
Yeah, normally you have to pay the town in order to sell anything at your own house, but twice a year they wave the fee so everyone jumps in and sells at their own house in the yard or garage.. we just got back cause the Mrs wasn’t feeling to good, that and there wasn’t many sales and for what sales we did stop at they kinda sucked, so nothing :(
Oh and the Mrs uses one of those walkers, so some stuff can just sit on that or we hang bags from the handles, when she was in her electric wheelchair I made a trailer and made it to attach to the chair, that was perfect, but I’d rather her walk..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 29, 2018, 06:02:23 PM
everyone jumps in and sells at their own house in the yard or garage.

That's a really great idea!  :tu:
Sorry you didn't find any treasure  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 29, 2018, 06:34:44 PM
everyone jumps in and sells at their own house in the yard or garage.

That's a really great idea!  :tu:
Sorry you didn't find any treasure  :salute:
Yeah, just sucks since everything is spread across town rather then just in one big field when you don’t drive.
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 29, 2018, 11:45:08 PM
Me and the little guy went out again, we got on bikes to spread the distance out a little, I’m kinda not suppose to get one one cause it’s a little unsafe for me, thus I haven’t been on one for 10yrs (I must say, riding was fun and easy, but the seat on that bike, OMG oh am I hurting!)
   Anyway, I did come across something, it ain’t a Dremel, I have one of those, but ain’t these suppose to be sooo much more heavy duty? The chick selling it didn’t have the slightest clue about it, unfortunately it didn’t have the key chuck or the foot peddle, but hey for $4, and heck she threw in the case even though it’s not the right one (big deal) heck I think the case alone was worth the $4, but I asked if I could plug it in and see if it ran and it freaking took off!
   Other then that at another I found another little something, tonight’s suppose to be game night and look what I found he he..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SAALOCIN on September 30, 2018, 12:23:37 AM
Look what I found 10 Layer Wenger But where can I Buy a Compass that's  the only major fault any suggestions
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 07:08:30 AM
but the seat on that bike, OMG oh am I hurting!)
JR
:rofl:
Really good score on the dentist drill, I have always wanted one of those  :salute:
And I'm not sure what to say about the game  :-\


 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 07:10:35 AM
Look what I found 10 Layer Wenger But where can I Buy a Compass that's  the only major fault any suggestions

Another great score   :tu:
Sorry can't help you with the compass
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 30, 2018, 08:17:02 AM

The vice...
(https://i.imgur.com/PKSSBde.png)
I'll give you 7/- for it.  :pok:  whatever that means
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 12:12:28 PM

The vice...
(https://i.imgur.com/PKSSBde.png)
I'll give you 7/- for it.  :pok:  whatever that means

Thats in old money Mate, means shillings (so I'm told)
http://projectbritain.com/moneyold.htm

That vice is probably worth your two best pigs  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 12:16:44 PM
I've been walking around a field for three hours this morning (last field carboot of the year near me  :( )
But I did find some good stuff  ;)

(https://i.imgur.com/agSS4ll.jpg)

Someone ask me what the thing on the left is  :pok:

(https://i.imgur.com/2xtgu1i.jpg)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 12:18:35 PM

Nope I can't wait, its the coolest sparkplug spanner in the world!  :ahhh

(https://i.imgur.com/X8Ud68P.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 30, 2018, 12:35:49 PM
That vice is probably worth your two best pigs  :D
How about my best pig, three chickens and a duck?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 01:47:22 PM

 :think: :think: how pretty is the pig?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on September 30, 2018, 02:23:44 PM
Never mind the pig. What's the duck called?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 30, 2018, 02:30:00 PM
:think: :think: how pretty is the pig?
With or without lipstick?

Never mind the pig. What's the duck called?
Alan.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on September 30, 2018, 02:32:19 PM
:think: :think: how pretty is the pig?
With or without lipstick?

Never mind the pig. What's the duck called?
Alan.

Ah... shame.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 30, 2018, 02:35:08 PM
That vice is probably worth your two best pigs  :D
How about my best pig, three chickens and a duck?
I guess it was a poultry sum.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 30, 2018, 05:53:35 PM
That vice is probably worth your two best pigs  :D
How about my best pig, three chickens and a duck?
I guess it was a poultry sum.  :whistle:

Cock-a-doodle don't.  :facepalm:   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 30, 2018, 05:57:01 PM
I've been walking around a field for three hours this morning (last field carboot of the year near me  :( )
But I did find some good stuff  ;)


My, my, that's a big King Dick wrench you got there.   :tu:

Nice little air compressor.  Any info on it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 06:06:13 PM
I've been walking around a field for three hours this morning (last field carboot of the year near me  :( )
But I did find some good stuff  ;)


My, my, that's a big King Dick wrench you got there.   :tu:

Nice little air compressor.  Any info on it?

I only bought it because of who made it  :facepalm: it's my biggest yet  :D

Don't know about the compresser yet except it worked when I plugged it in  :tu:


Yadda go look at the prices on the sparkplug spanner  :pok:   :ahhh
It is a Hazet 764 Beetle/Porsche spark plug spanner

I cleaned up the plumb bob, steel body with a brass top
Nice heavy little thing  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/YtCIzMi.jpg)


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on September 30, 2018, 06:15:24 PM
That vice is probably worth your two best pigs  :D
How about my best pig, three chickens and a duck?
I guess it was a poultry sum.  :whistle:

Cock-a-doodle don't.  :facepalm:   :D

 :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 30, 2018, 06:47:37 PM
That is one weird looking plumb bob..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 30, 2018, 09:30:45 PM
I've been walking around a field for three hours this morning (last field carboot of the year near me  :( )
But I did find some good stuff  ;)


My, my, that's a big King Dick wrench you got there.   :tu:

Nice little air compressor.  Any info on it?

I only bought it because of who made it  :facepalm: it's my biggest yet  :D

Don't know about the compresser yet except it worked when I plugged it in .  :tu:
Yadda go look at the prices on the sparkplug spanner  :pok:   :ahhh
It is a Hazet 764 Beetle/Porsche spark plug spanner

I cleaned up the plumb bob, steel body with a brass top
Nice heavy little thing  :tu:

Wow! Those Hazet spark plug spanners are pricey!   The plumb bob too. Nice find on both.  Lugging that King Dick home I don't imagine anyone bothered you, even with that lump of gold spark plug wrench in your pocket.   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 30, 2018, 09:59:24 PM
That is one weird looking plumb bob..
JR

Why weird JR?
They come in all shapes an sizes
https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1093&bih=521&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=7hyxW_M-0K2ABqiJhdgC&q=vintage+plumb+bob&oq=vintage+plumb+bob&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i8i30k1j0i24k1.2881658.2895641.0.2897525.29.26.0.3.3.0.412.3110.5j17j4-1.23.0....0...1c.1.64.img..3.26.3154.0..0i67k1.0._J83BsCpRe0

I've been walking around a field for three hours this morning (last field carboot of the year near me  :( )
But I did find some good stuff  ;)


My, my, that's a big King Dick wrench you got there.   :tu:

Nice little air compressor.  Any info on it?

I only bought it because of who made it  :facepalm: it's my biggest yet  :D

Don't know about the compresser yet except it worked when I plugged it in .  :tu:
Yadda go look at the prices on the sparkplug spanner  :pok:   :ahhh
It is a Hazet 764 Beetle/Porsche spark plug spanner

I cleaned up the plumb bob, steel body with a brass top
Nice heavy little thing  :tu:

Wow! Those Hazet spark plug spanners are pricey!   The plumb bob too. Nice find on both.  Lugging that King Dick home I don't imagine anyone bothered you, even with that lump of gold spark plug wrench in your pocket.   :D

I picked it up because I liked the look of it, clever/well made little thing, I nearly fell off my chair when I googled it  :D

The stag horn was the most trouble as it kept trying to poke people that were walking past me  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 30, 2018, 10:39:26 PM
That is one weird looking plumb bob..
JR

Why weird JR?
They come in all shapes an sizes

...and very collectable.  Similar examples on the 'bay run anywhere from $20 to $50+.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 30, 2018, 11:31:49 PM
That is one weird looking plumb bob..
JR

Why weird JR?
They come in all shapes an sizes

...and very collectable.  Similar examples on the 'bay run anywhere from $20 to $50+.
Oh I know they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, I found one and cleaned it up, idk where it is or if I still have it, if I do I’ll take a pic, but that one is just weird, it looks like a ball with a pen sticking out the bottom..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 01, 2018, 06:20:08 AM
That is one weird looking plumb bob..
JR

Why weird JR?
They come in all shapes an sizes
https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1093&bih=521&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=7hyxW_M-0K2ABqiJhdgC&q=vintage+plumb+bob&oq=vintage+plumb+bob&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i8i30k1j0i24k1.2881658.2895641.0.2897525.29.26.0.3.3.0.412.3110.5j17j4-1.23.0....0...1c.1.64.img..3.26.3154.0..0i67k1.0._J83BsCpRe0

I've been walking around a field for three hours this morning (last field carboot of the year near me  :( )
But I did find some good stuff  ;)


My, my, that's a big King Dick wrench you got there.   :tu:

Nice little air compressor.  Any info on it?

I only bought it because of who made it  :facepalm: it's my biggest yet  :D

Don't know about the compresser yet except it worked when I plugged it in .  :tu:
Yadda go look at the prices on the sparkplug spanner  :pok:   :ahhh
It is a Hazet 764 Beetle/Porsche spark plug spanner

I cleaned up the plumb bob, steel body with a brass top
Nice heavy little thing  :tu:

Wow! Those Hazet spark plug spanners are pricey!   The plumb bob too. Nice find on both.  Lugging that King Dick home I don't imagine anyone bothered you, even with that lump of gold spark plug wrench in your pocket.   :D

I picked it up because I liked the look of it, clever/well made little thing, I nearly fell off my chair when I googled it  :D

The stag horn was the most trouble as it kept trying to poke people that were walking past me  :rofl:

Big King Dick
Pokey horns
Plug spanner


So many jokes so little time.  >:D :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 01, 2018, 09:00:37 AM
I sometimes have trouble controlling myself  Yadda   :whistle:

JR, I will try to take a better picture of it  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 02, 2018, 12:55:21 AM
That is one weird looking plumb bob..
JR

Why weird JR?
They come in all shapes an sizes

...and very collectable.  Similar examples on the 'bay run anywhere from $20 to $50+.
Oh I know they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, I found one and cleaned it up, idk where it is or if I still have it, if I do I’ll take a pic, but that one is just weird, it looks like a ball with a pen sticking out the bottom..
JR

Don't do it.....  :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2018, 09:14:59 AM

I've had a closer look (can't get any better pictures   :( ) and I think it was 'home made' they made the weight then screwed the point through after
(https://i.imgur.com/opSU71m.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/dMOtrEL.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 02, 2018, 04:24:32 PM
There are simular plumb bobs but for some reason the shape of it just seems a little off, to me it kinda looks like the pear torture device, but it doesn’t open :whistle:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2018, 05:52:14 PM

 :o  A device for torturing pears

I really am not going to google this one!  :dwts:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on October 02, 2018, 07:51:44 PM

 :o  A device for torturing pears

I really am not going to google this one!  :dwts:

You really do not want to know, trust me...  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 02, 2018, 10:50:29 PM

The vice I was given looks like this now after a little clean (the knife is 9inches long inc the bail)
(https://i.imgur.com/NQ3ihNq.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 02, 2018, 11:38:53 PM
:2tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Smashie on October 02, 2018, 11:57:25 PM
Are the holes on the vice jaws threaded so you can fit soft jaws in it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 03, 2018, 01:58:41 AM

 :o  A device for torturing pears

I really am not going to google this one!  :dwts:

You really do not want to know, trust me...  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

Ouch! 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 03, 2018, 02:00:17 AM

The vice I was given looks like this now after a little clean (the knife is 9inches long inc the bail

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 03, 2018, 09:12:01 AM
:dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 03, 2018, 09:11:18 PM
Are the holes on the vice jaws threaded so you can fit soft jaws in it?

They are not threaded Mark so I you would just make your own out of wood

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on October 04, 2018, 12:00:25 AM
Are the holes on the vice jaws threaded so you can fit soft jaws in it?

They are not threaded Mark so I you would just make your own out of wood

 :cheers:

The idea might be to screw into the wood from the outside?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 04, 2018, 06:17:35 AM

You are right Rob  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 20, 2018, 11:31:38 PM
I picked up this little trinket at a local estate sale.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 20, 2018, 11:40:14 PM
Nice old toolbox !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 21, 2018, 12:36:22 AM
Nice old toolbox !
+1 :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 21, 2018, 06:48:47 AM

+2  :tu:

You know me, I love old toolboxes  :drool:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 21, 2018, 12:04:16 PM
 :iagree: Nice catch, Yadda  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 06:01:27 PM

+2  :tu:

You know me, I love old toolboxes  :drool:


I keep picking up tools. So I decided I needed somewhere to store them.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 21, 2018, 08:47:50 PM

Seems perfectly reasonable to me   :shrug:   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 08:54:56 PM

Seems perfectly reasonable to me   :shrug:   :D

One of the two reason why I cite you as the reason I buy rusty things.   The second being your location, which is outside local calling for my wife.   ;) :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 09:13:02 PM
I went back to the estate sale today.

A couple of large Plumb wrenches, a 3/8 Craftsman torque wrench, a Dewitt USA made Vice-Grip locking pliers, a Stanley 720 firmer chisel, and an unexpected find  in a $5 grab bag, a plastic handle Barlow knife, along with lots of other odds and ends. Not seen , a metal rake and a "The Mutt" oak handle scraper, root cutter.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 09:13:43 PM
I went back to the estate sale today.

A couple of large Plumb wrenches, a 3/8 Craftsman torque wrench, chisels, a Dewitt USA made Vice-Grip locking pliers, a Stanley 720 firmer chisel, and an unexpected find  in a $5 grab bag, a plastic handle Barlow knife, along with lots of other odds and ends.

Not. seen , a metal leaf rake and a "The Mutt" oak handle scraper, root cutter.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 21, 2018, 09:35:59 PM

Seems perfectly reasonable to me   :shrug:   :D

One of the two reason why I cite you as the reason I buy rusty things.   The second being your location, which is outside local calling for my wife.   ;) :rofl:

This is not the first time that I have been held up as a ummm shining example   :hatsoff:

(https://i.imgur.com/cqMw91C.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GFxOINZ.jpg)

 :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 21, 2018, 09:38:15 PM
I went back to the estate sale today.

A couple of large Plumb wrenches, a 3/8 Craftsman torque wrench, a Dewitt USA made Vice-Grip locking pliers, a Stanley 720 firmer chisel, and an unexpected find  in a $5 grab bag, a plastic handle Barlow knife, along with lots of other odds and ends. Not seen , a metal rake and a "The Mutt" oak handle scraper, root cutter.


What's in the plastic case at the top?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 21, 2018, 09:47:49 PM
I went back to the estate sale today.

A couple of large Plumb wrenches, a 3/8 Craftsman torque wrench, a Dewitt USA made Vice-Grip locking pliers, a Stanley 720 firmer chisel, and an unexpected find  in a $5 grab bag, a plastic handle Barlow knife, along with lots of other odds and ends. Not seen , a metal rake and a "The Mutt" oak handle scraper, root cutter.


What's in the plastic case at the top?

That is a Bear Stone by Bear Paw large hook and knife sharpening stone for fishermen. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2018, 08:17:14 PM
Opps sorry,  Thanks Yadda  :salute:

Nice stone  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2018, 08:23:50 PM
Had a chilly morning and picked up a few useful bits
(https://i.imgur.com/hEY5Euw.jpg)

A Zippo and a nice lighter marked Next
(https://i.imgur.com/6zD7CdX.jpg)

Oh and I paid too much for this worn out old thing  :whistle:
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/NYpoAbi.jpg)   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on November 18, 2018, 08:30:57 PM
Nice haul Tony !    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2018, 08:32:43 PM
Thanks Mate as you can guess I was very happy  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 18, 2018, 08:58:24 PM
Nice finds
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2018, 09:03:00 PM
Thanks JR  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 18, 2018, 09:05:58 PM
Thanks JR  :salute:
Is that a wood handle screwdriver, if so I had a couple just like it..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Kev D on November 18, 2018, 09:17:59 PM
Nice haul  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on November 18, 2018, 09:22:27 PM
Nice one Tony... especially the OC!  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on November 18, 2018, 10:00:58 PM
Old Red and Cross, hmm, who does that sound like?

Sweet find Tony.  Got plans for it or will you leave it as is?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2018, 11:06:24 PM
Thanks JR  :salute:
Is that a wood handle screwdriver, if so I had a couple just like it..
JR

Perfect pattern screwdrivers  ;)
https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1093&bih=521&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=OeDxW_DyLsOAgQbDp5rwAQ&q=perfect+pattern+screwdriver&oq=perfect+pattern+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l2j0i30j0i5i30l2j0i8i30l5.269479.283377..286736...1.0..2.140.2874.31j4......2....1..gws-wiz-img.....0..0i67.TPLwmUyKCZA

Fuzzy  Kev   :salute:
   
Old Red an Cross? What do you mean?    :shrug:

Need to get the main blade sitting lower, all the sharpening has made the point too high when it is closed
Then need to tidy up the blade a bit if I can  :tu:
Will try to be gentle  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 19, 2018, 01:01:38 AM
Yup, that’s them. My grandfather gave me a set of three for my first small tool set..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 20, 2018, 07:03:37 AM
Thanks Mate as you can guess I was very happy  :D

As well you should be !  :cheers:

Those Craftsman tool boxes are dang nigh indestructible.  Is that a Jack Daw adjustable? 

The long handled small ball peins and the eclipse padsaw are lovely too! The lighters, SAK and the PH screwdriver are like royal cherries on top.

For the record what is the meter and who made it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 20, 2018, 07:20:47 AM
Thanks Mate as you can guess I was very happy  :D

As well you should be !  :cheers:

Those Craftsman tool boxes are dang nigh indestructible.  Is that a Jack Daw adjustable? 

The long handled small ball peins and the eclipse padsaw are lovely too! The lighters, SAK and the PH screwdriver are like royal cherries on top.

For the record what is the meter and who made it?


But as always missing it's tray  ::) just need to give it a bit of a clean up
Yes it's a Jackdaw, you have good eyes Mate, will need a bit of work to get it moving  :tu:
It's a Megga wind-up insulation tester in a metal box, I used one when I first started work, will wack out 500v   :ahhh
I've only ever seen them before in leather boxes/carrying cases

Lots of cherries  :D :D

Oh and there's an old Marbles match safe thingy in there as well  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 20, 2018, 03:02:57 PM
Thanks Mate as you can guess I was very happy  :D

As well you should be !  :cheers:

Those Craftsman tool boxes are dang nigh indestructible.  Is that a Jack Daw adjustable? 

The long handled small ball peins and the eclipse padsaw are lovely too! The lighters, SAK and the PH screwdriver are like royal cherries on top.

For the record what is the meter and who made it?


But as always missing it's tray  ::) just need to give it a bit of a clean up
Yes it's a Jackdaw, you have good eyes Mate, will need a bit of work to get it moving  :tu:
It's a Megga wind-up insulation tester in a metal box, I used one when I first started work, will wack out 500v   :ahhh
I've only ever seen them before in leather boxes/carrying cases

Lots of cherries  :D :D

Oh and there's an old Marbles match safe thingy in there as well  :tu:

Never thought about it before.  Probably a biz idea in manufacturing replacement trays for old toolboxes.

That insulation tester, hmmmmm.... with long leads atttached dropped over the side of a boat.....  >:D....never mind....... :D ... :angel:

Those match safes are really nice for lots of uses!

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 20, 2018, 09:31:31 PM
You are a bad influence Yadda  :whistle:

I bought the  round tobacco tin for a pipe smoking friend, had some junk in it and some American keys (I do find some odd stuff sometimes  :think: :D )
Just a quick tip,
if you wash one of those match safes in the kitchen sink and put it in a hot oven to dry, don't forget to take out the rubber gasket  :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/IYN47Ni.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on November 21, 2018, 02:12:35 AM
Had a chilly morning and picked up a few useful bits
(https://i.imgur.com/hEY5Euw.jpg)

A Zippo and a nice lighter marked Next
(https://i.imgur.com/6zD7CdX.jpg)

Oh and I paid too much for this worn out old thing  :whistle:
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/NYpoAbi.jpg)   

A lot of nice stuff there! That toolbox has a lot of life left in it. I recently cleaned up one that looks identical to yours (though maybe a bit bigger?) my granddad had sitting in a corner of the farm shop (which at one point, held a bunch of tools in his company truck he had when working for a mine owner as a purchasing agent) and put the bulk of my tools in it.  Those Marble's matchsafes are often pricey--nice score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 11, 2018, 07:26:23 AM
A coworker spotted this at a garage sale.  He paid $2 and gave them to me.  Disston No. 5 searing Loppers.  18 inches with most of the original orange paint on the handles.  The blade is still very sharp. The No. 5. is listed in the .1939 and 1945 and earlier catalogs.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on December 11, 2018, 03:54:58 PM
Nice find !    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 11, 2018, 08:05:10 PM
Those are very cool and so simple. no extra nothing added just a simple working tool   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on December 17, 2018, 07:49:48 AM
I picked up these hand saws for about $10USD:
(http://gallery.multitool.org/var/resizes/Syncop8r/Hand-Tools/Hand-Saws/20181216_120447.jpg?m=1545026986)
- Unknown brand 16" 6.5 PPI (5.5 TPI) Compass Saw
- Nonpariel (with elephant logo) 26" 7.5 PPI (6.5 TPI) crosscut saw
- Disston probably No.7 26" 7 PPI (6 TPI) crosscut saw http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/7page.html
- Disston probably D-8 with thumbhole 28" 4 PPI (3 TPI) rip saw http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/d8page.html

They have hardly any rust on them, just grime and a few paint splatters. Unfortunately the handle with the thumbhole isn't complete.
I'm thinking just some steel wool and kerosene on the blades and for the handles sanding off the varnish and putting boiled linseed oil on.
(By the way, this is a really informative site: http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/ with a quick glance guide here: http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/quickglance.html )
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 17, 2018, 02:56:01 PM
I picked up these hand saws for about $10USD:
(http://gallery.multitool.org/var/resizes/Syncop8r/Hand-Tools/Hand-Saws/20181216_120447.jpg?m=1545026986)
- Unknown brand 16" 6.5 PPI (5.5 TPI) Compass Saw
- Nonpariel (with elephant logo) 26" 7.5 PPI (6.5 TPI) crosscut saw
- Disston probably No.7 26" 7 PPI (6 TPI) crosscut saw http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/7page.html
- Disston probably D-8 with thumbhole 28" 4 PPI (3 TPI) rip saw http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/d8page.html

They have hardly any rust on them, just grime and a few paint splatters. Unfortunately the handle with the thumbhole isn't complete.
I'm thinking just some steel wool and kerosene on the blades and for the handles sanding off the varnish and putting boiled linseed oil on.
(By the way, this is a really informative site: http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/ with a quick glance guide here: http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/quickglance.html )

Nice buy!  At $2.50 each you couldn't go wrong.  I went to an estate sale Saturday and came home empty handed.  All the tools left were broken.  The two pocket knives had retail prices.  >:(

Thumb hole or index finger?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 17, 2018, 05:30:36 PM
Score!
Nice looking saws  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on December 17, 2018, 05:57:14 PM
Score!
Nice looking saws  :tu:

 :iagree:

I bet they really sing !   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on December 17, 2018, 08:01:06 PM
Thumb hole or index finger?
"Thumbhole handle for two-handed use" apparently. But your index finger naturally goes there if using it one-handed.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 18, 2018, 01:36:17 AM
Thumb hole or index finger?
"Thumbhole handle for two-handed use" apparently. But your index finger naturally goes there if using it one-handed.

I learn something new every day!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on December 20, 2018, 10:48:30 AM
(http://gallery.multitool.org/var/resizes/Syncop8r/Hand-Tools/Hand-Saws/20181216_120447.jpg?m=1545026986)
- Nonpariel (with elephant logo) 26" 7.5 PPI (6.5 TPI) crosscut saw

I have just read that it is made by W.Tyzack, Sons and Turner of Sheffield. The word "Nonpariel" and the elephant logo were brands/trademarks of theirs.
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/W._Tyzack,_Sons_and_Turner
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 24, 2019, 07:00:35 PM
I picked these up this morning (not the OC SAK)

I am hoping the rusty knife is a Sabatier  :think:
Pliers by Elliot Lucas  :tu:
The long nose pliers are made by CK  :tu:
The wrench below them has been modified, was made by King Dick  :D ::)

(https://i.imgur.com/eYeSUOk.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on March 24, 2019, 07:05:11 PM
Is it carboot season already? Nice haul, mate

I like the C Spanner mod on the King Dick  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 24, 2019, 07:08:19 PM
Nice find sparky!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on March 24, 2019, 07:37:46 PM
Great haul, Tony!

I'm sure the particular King Richard had nothing to compensate for!  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 24, 2019, 09:53:50 PM
Is it carboot season already? Nice haul, mate

I like the C Spanner mod on the King Dick  :tu:

The one I went to this morning runs all year (It's on tarmac) but I've been a wimp until todays nice weather  ;) ::) :D
I haven't had a close look at that one yet, not sure whether to keep it how it is or not  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 24, 2019, 10:00:25 PM
Guys  :salute: :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on March 25, 2019, 12:16:06 AM
Good haul Tony!      :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 25, 2019, 12:58:00 AM
Is it carboot season already? Nice haul, mate

I like the C Spanner mod on the King Dick  :tu:

+1

Is that a brass impact driver below the oil can?   I believe that is a cousin wrench to the King Dick, called the Tricky Dick wrench.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 25, 2019, 06:57:33 AM
David  :cheers:

Yadda,
I think the brass thing is a grease gun, I haven't had a play with anything yet

Ah a tricky dicky   :woohoo:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 26, 2019, 07:16:20 AM
The grease gun is made by tecalemit
interesting article below
http://ariel-square-four.blogspot.com/2018/02/tecalemit-grease-guns.html


Snap Retaining Ring Plier/circlip pliers are Waldes Truarc no 34  USA  :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 26, 2019, 06:04:37 PM
The grease gun is made by tecalemit
interesting article below
http://ariel-square-four.blogspot.com/2018/02/tecalemit-grease-guns.html


Snap Retaining Ring Plier/circlip pliers are Waldes Truarc no 34  USA  :o

Neat find! :tu:  I imagine old biker restorers look for items like that to fill their tool kits.   Another item I can now identify in the memorydex file. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on March 26, 2019, 11:34:09 PM
The grease gun is made by tecalemit
interesting article below
http://ariel-square-four.blogspot.com/2018/02/tecalemit-grease-guns.html

There is a sort-of-similar-looking grease gun made for lubricating the nose sprocket on some chainsaw bars, but it isn't designed to work with any kind of grease nipples.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 28, 2019, 06:03:11 PM
Looks like sadly it will only work on the right grease nipples  :(

The good news is (as seen in other posts)
This
(https://i.imgur.com/PGpBrbh.jpg)
Now looks like this
(https://i.imgur.com/DNGTmLQ.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 28, 2019, 10:59:18 PM
Looks like sadly it will only work on the right grease nipples  :(

The good news is (as seen in other posts)
This
(https://i.imgur.com/PGpBrbh.jpg)
Now looks like this
(https://i.imgur.com/DNGTmLQ.jpg)

Nice job on the knife. :salute:

  Too bad about the grease gun.  What type of cleaner/oil did you use on the knife?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gerleatherberman on March 29, 2019, 04:46:46 AM
Nice job on the knife. :salute:

+1  :iagree:

Looks like a finely made, and expensive, knife. :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2019, 06:49:24 AM
+1  :iagree:

Looks like a finely made, and expensive, knife. :o

Thanks, I have always found Sabatier made good knives
I can mostly recognise them by the shape of the moulded tang
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2019, 06:53:59 AM
Nice job on the knife. :salute:

  Too bad about the grease gun.  What type of cleaner/oil did you use on the knife?

To clean the wood?
Washed it in the kitchen sink with cream cleaner (the kind with scratchy particles) I lightly sanded it then soaked it over night in linseed oil
Then a day later I oiled both the handle and blade with mineral oil  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 21, 2019, 05:47:59 AM
Recent acquisition.  Not pictured is a B&D recarchable screwdriver.  Looks to be dead, but the rest is what I bought it for so not disappointed. Stanley 41Y drill with 4 bits in the handle.  Stanley wood chiselstill very sharp.  Fuller 8 inch adjustable, made in Japan.  The needle nosed pliers are from West Germany.  The 10 inch adjustable is some off brand.  The hex bit set has the owner name etched on each piece.  It was made in Japan. Looks like a great user set.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 21, 2019, 06:29:23 AM
The wood chisel is Stanley? From here I would guess craftsman  :shrug:

The Stanley 41y drill, I had to google that, cool looking tool  :tu:
https://www.billyslittlebench.com/blog/push-drill-try-it-youll-like-it-the-stanley-41y

Good tool haul  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 23, 2019, 05:24:11 AM
The wood chisel is Stanley? From here I would guess craftsman  :shrug:

The Stanley 41y drill, I had to google that, cool looking tool  :tu:
https://www.billyslittlebench.com/blog/push-drill-try-it-youll-like-it-the-stanley-41y

Good tool haul  :salute:

Thank you sir.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on April 23, 2019, 07:13:17 PM
We have a couple Fuller Japan tools around the farm (mostly pliers and cutters); and they seem to be pretty good quality.

Great score on the Yankee. Any bits with it?   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 23, 2019, 07:21:56 PM
We have a couple Fuller Japan tools around the farm (mostly pliers and cutters); and they seem to be pretty good quality.

Great score on the Yankee. Any bits with it?   

Yes, 4 bits with it.  I found out Garret Wade carries replacement bits.  Little pricey, but considered to be great quality.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on April 25, 2019, 02:10:59 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/DNGTmLQ.jpg)

Freakin love it.   :like:   :gimme:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on April 25, 2019, 08:47:23 PM
Thanks Zoidie I'm very pleased with it  :tu: Not bad for about a quid  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on April 26, 2019, 04:36:29 AM
Recent acquisition.  Not pictured is a B&D recarchable screwdriver.  Looks to be dead, but the rest is what I bought it for so not disappointed. Stanley 41Y drill with 4 bits in the handle.  Stanley wood chiselstill very sharp.  Fuller 8 inch adjustable, made in Japan.  The needle nosed pliers are from West Germany.  The 10 inch adjustable is some off brand.  The hex bit set has the owner name etched on each piece.  It was made in Japan. Looks like a great user set.

Good haul Yadda!    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 26, 2019, 06:05:10 AM
Good haul Yadda!    :like:

 :hatsoff:  Thank you!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 03, 2019, 08:02:29 PM
Felt good yesterday went the flea market found an old carpet knife AKA carrot knife (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190503/0a71b575a4e1095085664e542e0395ca.jpg)with the tip badly rounded off scraped off the rust and sharpened it up. Also found a Craftsman mini  utility knife and a Gerber utility knife.


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 03, 2019, 08:48:46 PM

I love the look of that knife Mike, proper carbon steel  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 03, 2019, 09:20:33 PM
Thank you, They are old school but they cut carpet good and are great for trimming down walls when freehanding soft goods. They used to make a straight blade knife like it to cut pad we called them banana knives. I haven't seen one in years.  Nowadays they use a  razor knife for everything.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 03, 2019, 11:46:49 PM
Felt good yesterday went the flea market found an old carpet knife AKA carrot knife (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190503/0a71b575a4e1095085664e542e0395ca.jpg)with the tip badly rounded off scraped off the rust and sharpened it up. Also found a Craftsman mini  utility knife and a Gerber utility knife.


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I'd like to see more about that sharpening stone holder.

I got that same Craftsman (and a bigger one; that looks the same; guess both were sold as a set) in a knife lot. Really interesting design. Only draw back is that they lock shut, not opened. I'm thinking about taking them apart and adding an extra stop, so that just enough of the blade sticks out to open packaging. I really like a hawkbill, and am looking at seeing how those fixed carpet knives perform.

That's the first blue Gerber Edge I have seen. Mine's black, those at Walmart are orange.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 04, 2019, 05:40:54 AM
I'd like to see more about that sharpening stone holder.

I got that same Craftsman (and a bigger one; that looks the same; guess both were sold as a set) in a knife lot. Really interesting design. Only draw back is that they lock shut, not opened. I'm thinking about taking them apart and adding an extra stop, so that just enough of the blade sticks out to open packaging. I really like a hawkbill, and am looking at seeing how those fixed carpet knives perform.

That's the first blue Gerber Edge I have seen. Mine's black, those at Walmart are orange.

Cody, The stone is a Norton stone for flooring knives you can buy them at a flooring supply online or if you look it up there will be one near you. They will also sell the stone holder. If buy one be sure put a penny between the screw and the stone. https://www.tools4flooring.com/carpet-tools.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwza_mBRBTEiwASDWVvqv0NgxpxjcPSPIIFvlwEt3YqzkQVyMSgCaG52jql_gRiu2hY2rRtRoC1oAQAvD_BwE

The Craftsmen knife I bought was all dirty and gummed up with good cleaning and oiling I got it working smooth as glass. I don't know it you know it or not but there is lock on the rear of the knife that keeps the blade from coming out.

Hook blade carpet knives work good but you have to sharpen them more often on modern carpet. Carpet now of days mostly has a plastic backing whereas it used to a jute backing and latex that did not have fillers that were a lot easier on the blades.

I bought the blue Gerber knife for two dollars had to give it a good cleaning I also have one in black and orange. I have been carrying them a lot lately. They are nice and light and feel good in my hand. 



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 05, 2019, 03:54:09 PM
 :ahhh  It was freezing cold here at 6.30am..... but worth it

(https://i.imgur.com/zjNQm40.jpg)
Knives  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/alrBU5E.jpg)

I'm thinking the machete is one of these  ;)

http://www.edgedweapons.nl/en/bayonets-for-sale/england-1900-2000/english-military-machete-wwii-detail

https://bid.tennants.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/181/lot/452864/%22https:


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on May 05, 2019, 04:11:13 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/mJj4z9lSGvOmY/giphy.gif)

Where... Where does one start.  :like:  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 05, 2019, 04:18:36 PM

Blokes were looking at me just like that as I walked back to my car with that tool box  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: magentus on May 05, 2019, 04:53:54 PM
Sweet! That's a Scientist there isn't it? Very rare. Nice one Tony  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 05, 2019, 05:45:34 PM
Nice haul as usual Tony.  :tu: My wife and I are getting ready to go to the flea market as I type.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 05, 2019, 05:58:23 PM
Nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 05, 2019, 06:13:00 PM

Where... Where does one start.  :like:  :cheers:

Ok, I'll try, the tool box is just too good (Craftsman?) and the machete is fantastic, but the Barlow collection has me intrigued.  Looks like a couple with Tiger Eye Oak?  Also the cream colored pruner, saw combo is neat.  Any identifying marks on it?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on May 05, 2019, 08:40:51 PM
Wow! You excelled yourself there, Tony  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 05, 2019, 10:49:33 PM
Sweet haul Tony !   :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 05, 2019, 11:42:44 PM
Bottom left CK Electricians knife (I think they are still making these)
Top left the tourist version of the BAK
The next two are Sheffield made cheapies with hollow tin scales (one made by Richards)
Number three along the top is I think German needs a lot of re-work
Below that is the white one, missing a scale on this side and also needs a rebuild


(https://i.imgur.com/kT88N9i.jpg)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 05, 2019, 11:46:16 PM
Thanks Guys  :salute:

@Yadda
The tool box is 26" wide but I can't find a make
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 06, 2019, 05:43:24 AM
:ahhh  It was freezing cold here at 6.30am..... but worth it

(https://i.imgur.com/zjNQm40.jpg)
Knives  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/alrBU5E.jpg)

I'm thinking the machete is one of these  ;)

http://www.edgedweapons.nl/en/bayonets-for-sale/england-1900-2000/english-military-machete-wwii-detail

https://bid.tennants.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/181/lot/452864/%22https:

Great good haul Tony!    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 06, 2019, 06:49:39 AM

Thanks David,
There's even a billhook in there that someone has welded on a stainless steel tube as a handle  ::)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 20, 2019, 03:44:35 PM
A perfect description of a UK car boot sale  :rofl:

I must admit I look at some stuff and wonder why on earth they are even attempting to sell it. Landfill fodder to say the least. But amongst the muck there you occasionally find a diamond.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 20, 2019, 08:15:55 PM
 :D

I might have found one or two diamonds on Sunday  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/UPGF7OE.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: comis on May 20, 2019, 09:45:57 PM
:D

I might have found one or two diamonds on Sunday  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/UPGF7OE.jpg)


 :like:  Look promising!  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 20, 2019, 09:57:53 PM
:D

I might have found one or two diamonds on Sunday  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/UPGF7OE.jpg)

Some good finds there. But that brings me to another question. How do you all feel about buying power tools at car boots? Ive always been a tad dubious. Call it my untrusting nature. Im more of a transient care boot buyer i dont often return to them as i go ones down the coast quite a way away from my native London.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 20, 2019, 10:33:49 PM
I must admit I look at some stuff and wonder why on earth they are even attempting to sell it. Landfill fodder to say the least. But amongst the muck there you occasionally find a diamond.

In the age of eBay, I often suspect nowadays, a lot of the stuff at flea markets is eBay leftovers the individual selling it couldn't ditch that way. That would probably explain all the junk seen.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 20, 2019, 10:44:03 PM
Nice find sparky
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 20, 2019, 10:54:26 PM
 
In the age of eBay, I often suspect nowadays, a lot of the stuff at flea markets is eBay leftovers the individual selling it couldn't ditch that way. That would probably explain all the junk seen.

 :iagree: I admit i have found some nice scale model kits at car boots and hand tools too. There is nothing quite like finding a beat up old axe head to restore. But I will never understand why people try to sell VHS tapes at car boots. Charity shops won't even take them any more.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 20, 2019, 11:45:04 PM

 :iagree: I admit i have found some nice scale model kits at car boots and hand tools too. There is nothing quite like finding a beat up old axe head to restore. But I will never understand why people try to sell VHS tapes at car boots. Charity shops won't even take them any more.

I see a lot of them sold that seem to not even be actual movies--just shows people recorded on their DVR.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 21, 2019, 03:03:15 AM
:D

I might have found one or two diamonds on Sunday  ;)


Foot Prints and axes and gear pullers, oh my!  :salute: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2019, 07:16:30 AM
Some good finds there. But that brings me to another question. How do you all feel about buying power tools at car boots? Ive always been a tad dubious. Call it my untrusting nature. Im more of a transient care boot buyer i dont often return to them as i go ones down the coast quite a way away from my native London.

Yes you are right to be suspicious when buying but
A Guy said to me a few years ago that most of this stuff is from house clearance, the original owner would probably
throw away broken power tools so it's a good bet that they will be working

So far I have only bought two power tools that were no good from a guy that did me a great deal  ::)  :twak:  Bstard!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 21, 2019, 07:21:16 AM

Thanks Guys  :tu:


Foot Prints and axes and gear pullers, oh my!  :salute: :cheers:

I thought I needed some pullers for a while and found three sets  :woohoo:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 21, 2019, 11:53:27 PM
:D

I might have found one or two diamonds on Sunday  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/UPGF7OE.jpg)

Nice haul Sparky !   :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 22, 2019, 12:21:27 AM
:D

I might have found one or two diamonds on Sunday  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/UPGF7OE.jpg)

What isn't? Two decent looking power drills, two Footprint wrenches (at least in the States, they're exotic), axe head, hewing hatchet, plenty of gear pullers, and lots of small tools.

What are the punches with holes on the sides? And the roller chain with the piece stuck to it .Would like to know that they're for. And that Rodgers pruning knife--now that could be a perfect work knife to me. I only see the red handled SAK-clone "Regimentals" in the States.  Ever use the saw?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on May 22, 2019, 03:17:59 AM
What isn't? Two decent looking power drills,

I think they're heat guns
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on May 22, 2019, 03:18:57 AM
:rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 22, 2019, 03:22:28 AM
I think they're heat guns

Woops, you're right.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 22, 2019, 04:16:44 AM
The hollow punches are for making holes in paper, cork, fabric, and leather. I use them for making wads for my black powder rifles, and revolvers.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 22, 2019, 07:02:53 AM
Cody
The chain thingy is for undoing car oil filters, the lumpy bit fits on to a socket set  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 23, 2019, 04:52:09 PM
This is what I found at the flea market yesterday a Dexter  Russell linoleum knife, old school box knife and pouch, and a light duty Stanley staple gun. Cost me five bucks for all of it.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190523/497bd03e8db09e390ae61c4e58f97ee6.jpg)


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 23, 2019, 07:34:43 PM
Those are some nice finds Mike especially the lino knife. :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on May 23, 2019, 07:57:10 PM
Thank you, This one is a knife I normally use a handles that use replaceable blades. I bugged off the rust and put an edge on it.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190523/fbbffd6636cafbd795dd5053a3d14f13.jpg)


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 23, 2019, 08:18:05 PM

I like the look of that knife Mike  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 24, 2019, 01:12:16 AM
 :iagree: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on May 25, 2019, 06:58:34 PM
Antique fair sort of thing, some nice tools but nowhere near as cheap as I would like. Paid 110 moneys for these. The Wenger and Diamond (? as in diamond calk ?) pliers were the best deals, 30 and 20 moneys, respectively.

https://wjfpmq.by.files.1drv.com/y4pl8T2LZPcmUmcGWSQqK6YPvb9Y_QLWReTlyB6-Caeia7AEFLBrh2aBHA_8xaGhRNuRGLKJsvR2yk48-bJYgpAMpFC_1viIRmWqxER88jRE_H3MbwBVGGZTGV_MC-7oRyTwyBniljHVF1ubS7MSGmjg4q6thYem--89brTnF3ztHA1JToX4oYKs_nXzPc-UT21giY-M4i5en4MximZ1IJUUg/100_2279.JPG?psid=1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 26, 2019, 02:25:16 PM
This morning  :woohoo: ...

Box top left is a load of 4" cutting discs
The ratchet is Halfords with a slightly broken top (but still works very smoothly)
Bottom right is an impact driver
(https://i.imgur.com/VQT7Y2Z.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 26, 2019, 02:30:50 PM
Nice score! I'd love to buy that firefighter's belt axe off you, but I know the shipping would be ridiculous.

Channellocks, in the UK? That's definitely unusual; like me finding Lucas pliers at a flea market in the States.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 26, 2019, 08:24:29 PM
I could look in to the shipping if you really wanted it  ;)

Only the second pair of Channellocks I have ever seen here in the UK (I bought the other pair as well  :D )
How cool is the internet? we can talk about Channellocks  / Eliot Lucas and we all know what we are all talking about  :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on May 26, 2019, 08:43:09 PM
Nice haul, Tony!  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 26, 2019, 08:55:45 PM
Hey Alf, Thanks Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 26, 2019, 09:03:16 PM
I could look in to the shipping if you really wanted it  ;)

Only the second pair of Channellocks I have ever seen here in the UK (I bought the other pair as well  :D )
How cool is the internet? we can talk about Channellocks  / Eliot Lucas and we all know what we are all talking about  :tu: :tu:

Don't forget the Mole Grips!   The internet is indeed a marvelous place.  Nice chisel sharpener on the lower left corner.   That bill hook looks pretty worn.  I'm curious to see what it will become.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 07:10:56 AM
Don't forget the Mole Grips!   The internet is indeed a marvelous place.  Nice chisel sharpener on the lower left corner.   That bill hook looks pretty worn.  I'm curious to see what it will become.

I don't even know why I bought that billhook (slasher  ;) ) except that it was cheap  ::)
Oh and the Mole grips, I went through all my tools last year and gave away all my extra mole grips keeping just three pairs because who needs more than three?

So I bought these cheap with the slasher  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 10:29:56 AM
And this morning...
The kitchen knife is a Victorinox   ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/MRLrsut.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 27, 2019, 08:49:04 PM
I don't even know why I bought that billhook (slasher  ;) ) except that it was cheap  ::)
Oh and the Mole grips, I went through all my tools last year and gave away all my extra mole grips keeping just three pairs because who needs more than three?

So I bought these cheap with the slasher  :rofl:

Three Mole Grips, seems barely suitable.  :D  Vice-Grips on the other hand don't have an upper limit.  :whistle:  So obviously, you need to start buying Vice-Grips!  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 08:53:01 PM

Vice Grips is another slippery slope  :twak:

Yadda can you tell me what the brush cutter thing is called please it's totally slipped my mind  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 27, 2019, 08:56:24 PM
Vice Grips is another slippery slope  :twak:

Yadda can you tell me what the brush cutter thing is called please it's totally slipped my mind  :think:

Some folks call it a Sling blade?

https://youtu.be/sAgSUFT4cVk


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 09:05:56 PM
after googling sling blade it seems it's something else  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 27, 2019, 09:12:57 PM
after googling sling blade it seems it's something else  :think:

Brush axe or Swedish clearing axe.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 09:18:22 PM
That works, Thanks Yadda  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on May 27, 2019, 09:20:43 PM
Brush axe or Swedish clearing axe.

Or Swedish Brush Axe.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 27, 2019, 09:50:45 PM
How about Swedish Brush Clearing Axe?   :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 27, 2019, 10:00:22 PM
And this morning...
The kitchen knife is a Victorinox   ;)

Nice little file cabinet in the back.  Did you get that too? The church key on key ring in the lower right corner is a a handy item to have around.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 10:32:17 PM
Nice little file cabinet in the back.  Did you get that too? The church key on key ring in the lower right corner is a a handy item to have around.

Yes Mate picked it up on Sat morning, needs some work doing to it but it was cheap  :whistle:
I love those little bottle openers
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 27, 2019, 10:33:10 PM
Sin, Fuzzy  :P

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 09, 2019, 03:41:19 PM
 :whistle: :whistle:

(https://i.imgur.com/WIfFEUZ.jpg)


Another vice  ::)


 :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 09, 2019, 05:39:32 PM
Dang, you keep finding goodies!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2019, 10:03:15 PM
:whistle: :whistle:

Another vice  ::)


 :rofl:

Hi Tony,

I see nothing wrong with your vises!  In my opinion, one can never gave too many vises, pliers, axes, hammers, and adjustable wrenches.  I left out multi tools because it's silly to even talk about ownership limits on such things.  :whistle:  Does that large adjustable wrench have a bolt in the handle?  What brand is the vise?  What are those neat little carving knives at the bottom?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 09, 2019, 11:15:38 PM

And thats why I consider you a friend Yadda!
Firstly I really should take my glasses when I go booting the Laguiole has a broken back spring  :(

The vice is a Record no2 with 3 1/2 inch jaws  :tu:
The carving knives are made by Swann Morton they are 'craft' knives, so you replace the blades with whatever blade you need (I need to find some to fit)

The adjustable's are...

Britool 15" made in Sweden (the handle has had a short tube welded in to the hanging hole  :think: )
Irega 12" Spain
Bahco 8" Sweden
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on June 09, 2019, 11:29:47 PM
I need a vice.  :-[
And a workbench to mount it on.
And a workshop to put the workbench in. :dd:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 09, 2019, 11:37:46 PM
I need a vice.  :-[
And a workbench to mount it on.
And a workshop to put the workbench in. :dd:
I have all three yet it’s a freaking closet, lol,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 09, 2019, 11:44:50 PM
:whistle: :whistle:

(https://i.imgur.com/WIfFEUZ.jpg)


Another vice  ::)


 :rofl:

Good haul Tony!      :like:     But I dont see any Vise Grips in the pile?    :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 09, 2019, 11:51:00 PM
Good haul Tony!      :like:     But I dont see any Vise Grips in the pile?    :)
Still a vise!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on June 10, 2019, 12:24:13 AM
Another fine haul Tony !  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 10, 2019, 01:14:34 AM
And thats why I consider you a friend Yadda!
Firstly I really should take my glasses when I go booting the Laguiole has a broken back spring  :(

The vice is a Record no2 with 3 1/2 inch jaws  :tu:
The carving knives are made by Swann Morton they are 'craft' knives, so you replace the blades with whatever blade you need (I need to find some to fit)

The adjustable's are...

Britool 15" made in Sweden (the handle has had a short tube welded in to the hanging hole  :think: )
Irega 12" Spain
Bahco 8" Sweden

Britool? Cool! Something to read up on.  Those Record vise are darn near indestructable. The craft knives are also cool. The Bahco and Ireland are also nice finds.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2019, 06:16:04 AM
Thanks Guys  :tu:

@David, I nearly bought a pair I now regret not getting them  ::)

@Yadda, Ireland?  :think:
That vice was very very cheap and in very nice condition so it would have been rude not to buy it  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 10, 2019, 06:27:48 AM
Thanks Guys  :tu:

@David, I nearly bought a pair I now regret not getting them  ::)

@Yadda, Ireland?  :think:
That vice was very very cheap and in very nice condition so it would have been rude not to buy it  :D


Rude for sure!  You took the only honorable action possible!  :hatsoff:
Irega, smurfy autocorrect.
Leave the cannoli and take the Vise-Grips.... :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on June 10, 2019, 03:04:03 PM
Great haul! I really like the shape and design of those hobby knives.

I'm hoping I can find a good vise and maybe even a decent anvil this year. My current vise was some cheapie hobby-grade vise from the 1970s--and has some missing parts and damage (I found it in a shed); and the only anvil I have is a tiny jeweler's anvil I mounted to a wood block.  Hoping for both, I find American made.  I bet a bunch of them, particularly the larger ones, were hauled off for their scrap value, so few will show up around here. I've seen many an antique tractor (and in quite salvageable shape) hauled off as well.  Maybe I ought to check the scrap metal places to see if they have a vise or anvil--seen many people who have scored some nice tools at these places.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 10, 2019, 09:01:01 PM

Thanks Cody and I wish you good luck in your search!   :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 12, 2019, 11:04:33 PM
Went to the Flea Market this morning was pretty slow too hot 100 by 10:30. Did fined a size small carpet knife put a point and an edge back on it. All so found a ward knife. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190612/ea0fe99d7ac0d2ed180bfdc16c4e8cc9.jpg)


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 13, 2019, 09:52:04 PM

Nice one Mike
I had to google the Ward knife  :salute:
http://www.benojgundlachco.com/catalog/product/5/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 13, 2019, 10:14:55 PM
Nice find,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 13, 2019, 10:18:49 PM
A friend is coming next week and supposedly they know of a place with a bunch of venders and we’re going, what they have I have no clue
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 14, 2019, 05:50:04 AM
Thank you, Sparky, and MP
Good luck shopping with your friend. Here is pic of a Ward knife a razor blade. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190614/c7e5c86befec4d58416cc597cd99bc8d.jpg)


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2019, 11:39:59 AM

The two things on the right with wood handles are brass leather stamps,  the numbers 4 and 5  :ahhh just need to find a 1
The pinchers are made by knipex
And another Victorinox kitchen knife
(https://i.imgur.com/DyBk77W.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 23, 2019, 04:53:59 PM
OMG, you keep getting these good finds, I’m jealous, I mean we were out yesterday and I found this little tin I couldn’t pass up!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 23, 2019, 06:09:43 PM
The two things on the right with wood handles are brass leather stamps,  the numbers 4 and 5  :ahhh just need to find a 1
The pinchers are made by knipex
And another Victorinox kitchen knife.

Interesting jaw modification on that bicycle wrench.  What's in the white box upper left corner?  ???
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2019, 07:27:48 PM

Very cool little tin JR   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 23, 2019, 07:33:43 PM
Interesting jaw modification on that bicycle wrench.  What's in the white box upper left corner?  ???

That's second one that I have bought and the third one I have ever seen so I think it must be an option when they were new  :think: :think:
It's not very interesting to most people but it's a new toroidal transformer 240v to 12v 150w  ;) :D (at a very good price)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 24, 2019, 01:04:41 AM
That's second one that I have bought and the third one I have ever seen so I think it must be an option when they were new  :think: :think:
It's not very interesting to most people but it's a new toroidal transformer 240v to 12v 150w  ;) :D (at a very good price)

 :tu: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 30, 2019, 12:25:22 AM
Stuff I found at the flea market today. ;-)
Orcon Bloody Mary carpet knife.
Roberts vinyl roller
Red Devil putty knife I that like type a lot
Craftsman step tool box with trays

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 30, 2019, 12:55:04 AM
Nice find mike
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 30, 2019, 01:53:40 AM
Stuff I found at the flea market today. ;-)
Orcon Bloody Mary carpet knife.
Roberts vinyl roller
Red Devil putty knife I like type a lot
Craftsman step tool box with trays

 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 30, 2019, 02:35:17 AM
Thank You, Yadda  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 30, 2019, 07:55:16 AM

That vinyl roller looks really good quality Mike  :tu:
I used to have one of those step up tool boxes I can't remember who I gave it to now  :think:

All useful stuff and a very tidy workshop  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 30, 2019, 08:10:27 AM

Oh and I picked this up on Friday for three pounds at a junk shop

(https://i.imgur.com/fGKYta2.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on June 30, 2019, 10:21:35 AM
I used to have one of those step up tool boxes I can't remember who I gave it to now  :think:
Probably someone short.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 30, 2019, 04:11:01 PM
Thank you, JR  :cheers: :salute:

Thank you, Sparky, I picked the roller for five dollars it is a Roberts it is a good brand. Crain is the Snap-On of flooring tools. The handles extend on these rollers if you remove the outer handle and you can use one off an 8 inch stand up scraper and you can use it as a stand-up roller as well. So now I will be looking for one of those on the cheap. Someone spray painted some of the step toolbox I am going to clean it up and give it a nice paint job.
I like the knife looks like an oldie. :tu:

Probably someone short.  :whistle:

Hey who you calling short  :twak:  :rofl: I am 5' 6" tall.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2019, 04:55:39 PM
Todays Haul...
(https://i.imgur.com/6OT4toG.jpg)

Including the biggest 'Bicycle' wrench with the biggest  hand clamp I have ever seen  :ahhh

Show content
      (https://i.imgur.com/imQyxdf.jpg)     

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 07, 2019, 05:34:23 PM
Nice finds, what we’re the two doing, sitting in a bucket of water? There going to need some love!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 07, 2019, 05:58:33 PM
Nice finds Tony! Those x-large bicycle wrenches and hand clamps are rare!  :D

Nice storage boxes, can't have enough storage.  Like the flag, Rule Brittania! . The leather punch is a winner as is the Bosch trimmer.

Those Eclipse padsaw handles are the best!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on July 07, 2019, 07:05:00 PM
That weed eater really folds up really small! Electric weed eaters are kinda useless around here--we'd need hundreds of feet of extension cords; then we'd just end up cutting the cords by accident (we used to have a hedge trimmer like that, and Granddad cut it pretty much every time he used it).  I've been meaning to possibly get myself a small cordless chainsaw. I think the batteries now in them are good enough to where they last most small, light duty jobs.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2019, 10:10:07 PM
Nice finds, what we’re the two doing, sitting in a bucket of water? There going to need some love!
JR

I think they were but they were also very cheap  :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2019, 10:22:30 PM
Nice finds Tony! Those x-large bicycle wrenches and hand clamps are rare!  :D
Yep I was very happy with the little wrench  :D
Nice storage boxes, can't have enough storage.  Like the flag, Rule Brittania! . The leather punch is a winner as is the Bosch trimmer.
Very happy with my haul today, If you can't see the flag is on an old ammo box and I already have the same strimmer running on a Dewalt battery  ;) 
Those Eclipse padsaw handles are the best!

 :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 07, 2019, 10:27:48 PM
I think they were but they were also very cheap  :D

 :cheers:
Ain’t nothing wrong with cheap purchase, just so long as it’s not a “cheap tool”
Besides tool clean up is one of the jobs/hobbies, just seeing how good you can make it!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2019, 10:28:36 PM
That weed eater really folds up really small! Electric weed eaters are kinda useless around here--we'd need hundreds of feet of extension cords; then we'd just end up cutting the cords by accident (we used to have a hedge trimmer like that, and Granddad cut it pretty much every time he used it).  I've been meaning to possibly get myself a small cordless chainsaw. I think the batteries now in them are good enough to where they last most small, light duty jobs.


I already have one of those (we call them strimmers over here) weed eaters
It was second hand and the batteries were shot so I converted it to run on my Dewalt batteries
Now I have a spare strimmer  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 07, 2019, 10:29:50 PM
Ain’t nothing wrong with cheap purchase, just so long as it’s not a “cheap tool”
Besides tool clean up is one of the jobs/hobbies, just seeing how good you can make it!
JR

Ah yes Mate the clean up is half the fun  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 08, 2019, 12:12:56 AM
Ah yes Mate the clean up is half the fun  :tu:
:D
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on July 08, 2019, 01:14:24 AM
Sweet haul Tony !  :salute: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on July 08, 2019, 03:43:50 AM
Like that bicycle wrench and axe.     :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 08, 2019, 05:29:53 AM
Hey Sparky,
Get this, the little guy asked me if I wanted to get into restoring, sends a pic of a completely rusted hatchet, says we can get it cheap then clean it up and sell it for a better price so we can make a few,, lol
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 08, 2019, 07:07:17 AM

Thanks Steve & David  :salute:

Good Lad JR  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 11, 2019, 03:52:16 PM
Not all from the back of a car, but we've been on holiday this week and my wife and I spent a bit of time searching through bric-a-brac, second hand book shops and whatnot.  A cheap 3/4 sized guitar for my daughter to strum on, three small enamel bowls, a nice old book on swords and stuff and a excellent drawknife. 8)

(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=20179.0;attach=441424)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 11, 2019, 09:01:42 PM

I'm liking the draw knife Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 11, 2019, 11:14:14 PM
I'm liking the draw knife Mate  :tu:
:imws:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on July 11, 2019, 11:53:49 PM
Great scores!


At one point, there was a bundle for the Play Station 3 that included the game Rocksmith and an actual Epiphone Les Paul. In my teens, I noticed that bundle at my local Tuesday Morning for $30. I only had a Play Station 2, and back then did not realize the guitar was real; and $150 new. Had I known that, I would have likely bought the bundle, sold the game on; bought an amp and learned to play the guitar.  That's a rather big mistake over the years I've always felt.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 12, 2019, 08:18:25 AM
So... are you going to buy it?  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on July 13, 2019, 07:40:25 PM
I'm liking the draw knife Mate  :tu:
:imws:
:hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 21, 2019, 10:21:18 PM

This morning
Sadly the locking pruner is (I think) Chinese
Also but not shown is a huge bag of assorted screws  :woohoo:
(https://i.imgur.com/lZedu6D.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 21, 2019, 10:59:28 PM
Oh the kid would be mad! Especially with not just one but two hatchets!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on July 22, 2019, 03:32:39 PM
Assorted screws. I've amassed quite a pile, from my Granddad letting me have old toolboxes he was using to hold assorted hardware (which I then went back to using as toolboxes), and I halfway have organized them into a hardware organizer so that I can find them when I need them. Saves a trip all the way to Fastenal (Lowe's never carries what I need; and the Hillman stuff isn't that good) for one 5-cent screw/bolt/nut/washer.  And given Fastenal is about 20 minutes from my house, it's far more than 5-cents of gas to go there.

That belt pouch looks quite handy. I have a couple that are similar. Saves the aggravation of multiple sheaths on my belt, as well as a bunch of junk stuffed in my pockets when working.


That hawkbill might be Chinese, but a good knife to beat up.  In fact, at my local flea markets; I am probably the same with hawkbills as you are axes. If i see one fairly cheaply (around the $10 mark), and the blade is full, and the tip is good, I pick them up. Being heavily utilized by coal miners around here, they are easy to find. Most of mine are Klein Tools; while I do have a few fancier ones (i.e. Queen/Ontario).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2019, 07:38:54 PM
Oh the kid would be mad! Especially with not just one but two hatchets!
JR

JR, You know me and buying axes  ::)  :ahhh

Cody, A Guy there does house clearance (a lot of sellers at car boot sales do) and if stuff hasn't sold after a couple of hours they just want it gone
so I made an offer for a bag of screws and he said yes, I still haven't sorted through it yet.....
Although made in China it is not a bad little knife with good lock up, came in the pouch with the secateurs for not a lot of money  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2019, 10:22:13 PM

This is what a £6 bag of screws looks like
(https://i.imgur.com/FlSyFKl.jpg)

 ;)
Show content
  There were also couple of files, a spanner and a centre punch   (https://i.imgur.com/kVEVWOz.jpg)     
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 22, 2019, 10:23:47 PM
He sooo wants to make some type of like battle axe as I posted in a diff subject
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 22, 2019, 10:29:35 PM
Get your disc cutter out JR  :tu:

 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 22, 2019, 10:54:51 PM
Oh I got the grinder / disc cutter
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2019, 02:46:57 PM
This morning was quiet at the bootie but still managed to find
A pair of Eliot Lucas pliers in very good condition and a pair of CK pipegrips
Also one very sturdy toolbox  :tu:

(https://i.imgur.com/bAN1Qvd.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 28, 2019, 05:35:24 PM
This morning was quiet at the bootie but still managed to find
A pair of Eliot Lucas pliers in very good condition and a pair of CK pipegrips
Also one very sturdy toolbox  :tu:

Is that toolbox going on the project pile? Metal trays in its future? The CK pipegrips look very similar to the Knipex version.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on July 28, 2019, 05:38:25 PM
Those Lucas combination pliers are neat. Insulated? First I've seen with black handles--most I  have seen offered for sale (in the UK) were white.

The hammer head looks like it is just perfect for peening knife pins the way it's made. Compared to the little ball peen in my toolbox, it's different in a lot of ways. 

I'm assuming that old toolbox was a machinist's chest with drawers at one point. Still handy to have though.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 28, 2019, 05:51:41 PM
Interesting box!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2019, 09:12:16 PM
Is that toolbox going on the project pile? Metal trays in its future? The CK pipegrips look very similar to the Knipex version.

I was just thinking about metal trays this afternoon  :tu:
CK make very good tools but I think they are not quite as good as Knipex  :think:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2019, 09:22:54 PM
Those Lucas combination pliers are neat. Insulated? First I've seen with black handles--most I  have seen offered for sale (in the UK) were white.

The hammer head looks like it is just perfect for peening knife pins the way it's made. Compared to the little ball peen in my toolbox, it's different in a lot of ways. 

I'm assuming that old toolbox was a machinist's chest with drawers at one point. Still handy to have though.

I have only ever seen black insulation on these pliers Cody :think:
Yes I find a lot of these hammers seem 'elongated' I don't know the reason for the difference  :think:
The toolbox is also odd as some of it seems handmade  :think: ….another project to play with when I get time  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 28, 2019, 09:24:17 PM
Interesting box!
JR

Thanks JR it's very heavy and requires some work but I'm happy I picked it up  :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 28, 2019, 10:05:25 PM
Thanks JR it's very heavy and requires some work but I'm happy I picked it up  :tu:

 :cheers:
Cool! The heavier ones are better!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 29, 2019, 01:10:27 AM
I have only ever seen black insulation on these pliers Cody :think:
Yes I find a lot of these hammers seem 'elongated' I don't know the reason for the difference  :think:
The toolbox is also odd as some of it seems handmade  :think: ….another project to play with when I get time  :tu:

 :cheers:

I suspect the longer preening hammers are for whitesmithing. 

I look forward to seeing what you do with the toolbox.  :)

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 04, 2019, 04:39:07 PM
This morning
The two things I am happiest about are the clamp (very well made and strong)
and (very top left) the Hella 12v vehicle mounted 'hunting' spotlight  :woohoo:

(https://i.imgur.com/iiWqVQ2.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on August 04, 2019, 07:41:03 PM
Nice haul, Tony!  :tu:

What's that on the bottom middle? ChinaChamp?  :think:

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 04, 2019, 08:18:36 PM
Definitely exciting!  That Clamp is really sturdy looking. Is it marked? Another Footprint, always a nice find. The King Dick wrench is also a nice addition. Those spot lights are always handy. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on August 04, 2019, 08:47:23 PM
Are the Maglites LED or incandescent? While solid, I stopped buying the incandescent ones. A: I can't find the bulbs locally, and they blow on me once a month and B: they're dim.

Great selection of knives. The two SAKs should clean up quite easily.

Every time I see "King Dick" on a tool, I have to giggle. Dunno why.



Nice lights. Hella is a pretty good brand.  I'm looking at something similar to fit a Ford F-250 I'm looking at buying. Granddad had bought it new in 1989, sold it to my Dad in 1998 (we'd just bought a new Dodge Ram 1500), who in 2004 sold it (as he'd just taken delivery of a 2004 F-250 he'd special ordered) to a neighbor. While my Granddad and Dad babied the truck (and it still looked new in 2004), the guy it was sold to, and his adult sons made a mess out of it and tore it up. Dings, rust, body panel damage, ugly decals everywhere and dents are the main problem.  That's why my spending limit is $2500 (which is very lowball).   A rack (from a wrecked power company truck) was mounted to it behind the cab; and it does have mountings for two work lights and a beacon.

(https://assets.thiecommerce.com/production/4260-backrack-louvered-headache- rack/r/1024x768/fff/80/365f4db8c6a40edf5917db8d7c29ee17.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 04, 2019, 08:58:58 PM
OMG you just find the stuff!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 04, 2019, 09:39:46 PM
Nice haul, Tony!  :tu:

What's that on the bottom middle? ChinaChamp?  :think:

Alf Mate, It's a Swiss champ but the blades are very stiff beat up and dirty  :dwts:
Needs a good soak to see what happens  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 04, 2019, 09:42:55 PM
Definitely exciting!  That Clamp is really sturdy looking. Is it marked? Another Footprint, always a nice find. The King Dick wrench is also a nice addition. Those spot lights are always handy.

I haven't see any name on the clamp yet and the Hella spotlight is going to become a project I think  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 04, 2019, 09:54:35 PM
Are the Maglites LED or incandescent? While solid, I stopped buying the incandescent ones. A: I can't find the bulbs locally, and they blow on me once a month and B: they're dim.

The Maglights were four pounds each I don't know if that was too much but they are new old stock with advertising and incandescent bulbs   

Great selection of knives. The two SAKs should clean up quite easily.

 They are quite battered but I knew that when I bought them 

Every time I see "King Dick" on a tool, I have to giggle. Dunno why.

 Which is the reason I bought that one!  :D 


Nice lights. Hella is a pretty good brand.  I'm looking at something similar to fit a Ford F-250 I'm looking at buying. Granddad had bought it new in 1989, sold it to my Dad in 1998 (we'd just bought a new Dodge Ram 1500), who in 2004 sold it (as he'd just taken delivery of a 2004 F-250 he'd special ordered) to a neighbor. While my Granddad and Dad babied the truck (and it still looked new in 2004), the guy it was sold to, and his adult sons made a mess out of it and tore it up. Dings, rust, body panel damage, ugly decals everywhere and dents are the main problem.  That's why my spending limit is $2500 (which is very lowball).   A rack (from a wrecked power company truck) was mounted to it behind the cab; and it does have mountings for two work lights and a beacon.

(https://assets.thiecommerce.com/production/4260-backrack-louvered-headache- rack/r/1024x768/fff/80/365f4db8c6a40edf5917db8d7c29ee17.jpg)

I have a project in mind for the lamp, it's really well made, heavy and chromed  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 04, 2019, 09:57:58 PM
OMG you just find the stuff!
JR

Thanks JR, There was a lot of stuff I didn't buy  :rofl:

And I didn't show the tins of second hand paint, wood drawer knobs and hinges I bought
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 04, 2019, 10:40:36 PM
Thanks JR, There was a lot of stuff I didn't buy  :rofl:

And I didn't show the tins of second hand paint, wood drawer knobs and hinges I bought
Lol, all I want is two 20” bikes and a nice mountain bike with a spring back end, all cheap so I can build my special trike
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on August 05, 2019, 07:52:08 PM
Alf Mate, It's a Swiss champ but the blades are very stiff beat up and dirty  :dwts:
Needs a good soak to see what happens  :tu:

Nice :tu:

I thought it looked like a Swisschamp, but since you didn't mention it, I thought it wasn't... silly me  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 05, 2019, 09:37:32 PM

You can never tell what I'm going to buy next so it's always best to ask  :tu: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 12, 2019, 01:17:17 AM
Went to the flea market today found four SAKs and a Craftsman multitool for 20.00. The mulitool  has a broken main blade. I think it was maid my Bear and son?(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190811/b1ed3461783fe936ca8343b82e298ff0.jpg)


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on August 12, 2019, 01:28:34 AM
The 45201 is, in fact, a Bear and Sons. I recently got one--far better than any modern Bear Jaws I've handled, even though it still has the typical quirks of Bear's "agricultural" build quality (namely drivers that are unfinished at the bottom. Wonder if Bear and Sons would have a replacement blade for it?  I do have a spare Bear Jaws, but it's got the locks, meaning the blade won't fit.

Nice assortment of SAKs. Liking them all. Especially that Mettler Executive. And at $20, you did super well. I've seen a guy be firm at $20 on a beat up SAK that wasn't worth ten .
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 12, 2019, 02:26:09 AM
Thanks, Cody At flea markets, I have I get my deals if they have three or four SAKs for sale I ask for a price for all of them.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 12, 2019, 06:57:49 AM

Good score Mike  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 13, 2019, 04:48:53 AM
Thanks, Sparky and Cody someone poured something in the Hiker I got tools to open but I can't get them to open right. I tried hot water then a good soak in oil. The good news the tools look like new. I am going to take it apart and clean and polish everything and put it back together.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 13, 2019, 08:15:07 PM

 :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on August 14, 2019, 08:07:56 PM
I Already have one camper and two Hikers so I made a scientist out of it.

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2019, 10:44:58 PM
This morning
The two things I am happiest about are the clamp (very well made and strong)
and (very top left) the Hella 12v vehicle mounted 'hunting' spotlight  :woohoo:

(https://i.imgur.com/iiWqVQ2.jpg)
The Opie from the carboot now looks like this  ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/q1Pt3dK.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 21, 2019, 10:47:20 PM
Nice. We didn't get a very good "before" shot though.  :pok:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 21, 2019, 10:55:49 PM

Before
(https://i.imgur.com/2Q2L7oe.jpg)
After
(https://i.imgur.com/q1Pt3dK.jpg)

 :D :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 21, 2019, 11:27:05 PM
 :tu: That's better.  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: chip on August 21, 2019, 11:34:44 PM
:tu: That's better.  :like:

 :iagree: was it missing its tip.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2019, 08:15:03 AM
Chip,
Yes I had to re-shape the blade a little as 4 or 5mm was missing (Great steel and everything but a little brittle) from the tip
added a lanyard hole and added a 'nail nick'  in the handle  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 22, 2019, 11:30:09 AM
I like how the before pic has poor resolution and bad lighting compared to the after pic, just like a diet advertisement.  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 22, 2019, 03:50:58 PM

That was to done to make the hand model look good  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 22, 2019, 09:39:16 PM
And what lovely hands they are with nicely trimmed nails.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on August 22, 2019, 09:56:12 PM
That cleaned up nicely, Tony  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 23, 2019, 12:34:18 AM

Guys  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on August 23, 2019, 07:36:35 PM
Ooh, shiney...  :drool:

Very nice job on the Opie, Tony!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2019, 05:47:59 PM

The blue woodworkers vice is a cheap make I think
(https://i.imgur.com/bA0xWNP.jpg)

But the engineers vice  :woohoo:
(https://i.imgur.com/ySoJkzn.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 26, 2019, 05:48:49 PM
Ooh, shiney...  :drool:

Very nice job on the Opie, Tony!  :cheers:

Thanks Alf Mate  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 26, 2019, 10:07:18 PM
Nice finds Tony!  That machinist's vise is a handy gadget.  Neat oil cans!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on August 27, 2019, 06:39:25 AM
Thanks Yadda, I have been looking for a machinist's vice for sometime, very happy to find that one  :tu:
And the oil cans had to come home with me  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 27, 2019, 10:10:25 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on September 01, 2019, 07:30:03 PM
You've got some nice tins in there. I love these old oil cans. Also, nice vise.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 01, 2019, 10:22:10 PM

Thanks Steve
WWW, The little oil cans were a great find, I still need to clean up both the cans and the vice

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2019, 12:42:56 PM

And todays
Yep another router and another axe  :whistle:
(https://i.imgur.com/wc9qP5U.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 08, 2019, 05:26:16 PM
Dang look at all the goodies!
Nice finds
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 08, 2019, 05:30:21 PM
I like the look of the adjustable spanner.  Thin sides allow you to get into tight spaces. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 08, 2019, 08:29:34 PM

Thanks JR  :tu:

I like the look of the adjustable spanner.  Thin sides allow you to get into tight spaces.

 :tu:
And it has a wide mouth, needs a little TLC as it's not moving at the moment
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 14, 2019, 09:00:35 PM
Not a car boot find as such... But since Tony resides mostly here I need to post this here as well...

A friend of mine found this mora knife on his property couple weeks ago, apparently lost by the previous owner of the house.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48732929676_8576a06b04_b.jpg)

This is how it looks after vinegar and linseed oil treatment (as suggested by yours truly because of Tony's teachings)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48732601773_4bef6b7aed_b.jpg)

 :cheers:  :tu: Tony, you da man!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 14, 2019, 09:26:45 PM
 :drool: :drool: :drool:

That is beautiful Alf  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Juan el Boricua on September 14, 2019, 09:35:34 PM
 :iagree:  :like:
That's one beautiful knife, and kudos to you, Sir, on the restoration! :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 14, 2019, 10:01:04 PM
Wasn't me, but I did tell him to use Vinegar and Linseed oil...  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 15, 2019, 11:21:44 AM
I also thought it was your work Mate,

So.….. If this goes wrong in the future I'm getting all the blame?    :ahhh

 :D :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 16, 2019, 07:45:32 PM
I don't think you'll get any blame for that one, bro   :pok:

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AlephZero on September 16, 2019, 07:47:19 PM
I did have to explain him that the blade is perfect as is, it doesn't need to be all shiny  ;)

Oh and he did say it does take an edge like a smurf  :angel:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 16, 2019, 08:20:48 PM

 :D :D

 :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 19, 2019, 08:10:43 PM
An elderly customer had to move to assisted living. She has sold her house and her kids are clearing it out. Got a call from her son today to see if l wanted any of the tools in the garage.

Here is what l got  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 19, 2019, 08:57:29 PM
I don't think any of that is rusty enough for this thread Steve.  :think:

Good haul though. Is that an Estwing?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 20, 2019, 12:43:20 AM
That Proto 4 inch adjustable is neat.  I have part of your missing set of chisels here in Texas.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 20, 2019, 01:03:27 AM
Nice,
I haven’t seen one of those pencil sharpeners in idk how freaking long,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2019, 09:21:31 AM

Great haul Steve there's nothing there I wouldn't have picked up  :tu: :tu:
What's the thing sitting on top of the polishing mop? retractable knife?  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 20, 2019, 02:46:56 PM
Thanks Tony it's a thermometer and kind of interesting.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 20, 2019, 05:22:53 PM
That’s interesting!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on September 20, 2019, 06:22:00 PM
So, what are the threads for? It's exactly opposite what it should be for mounting onto something, say a stake stuck in the ground.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 20, 2019, 08:32:49 PM
 :iagree:

What's it all about Steve  :think:

Very interesting   :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 20, 2019, 09:43:50 PM
My quick googling suggests some sort of industrial (or ship's) thermometer.  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 20, 2019, 09:54:53 PM
Rectal thermometer for a hippo?  :think:

 :P

The "lumber" stamped in it doesn't help me much either.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 21, 2019, 01:20:57 AM
:iagree:

What's it all about Steve  :think:

Very interesting   :popcorn:

Not sure,  it's from a Lumber company, my first thought was that is almost looks like a plumb bob. I'm wondering if it had something threaded that allowed it to hang.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on September 21, 2019, 10:26:36 AM
Not sure,  it's from a Lumber company, my first thought was that is almost looks like a plumb bob. I'm wondering if it had something threaded that allowed it to hang.  :dunno:

To me, it looks more like it should be driven into something, and the thread used with a slide hammer for extraction if it gets stuck, but I can't think of a relevant lumber application.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 21, 2019, 10:52:33 AM
Not sure,  it's from a Lumber company, my first thought was that is almost looks like a plumb bob. I'm wondering if it had something threaded that allowed it to hang.  :dunno:
My guess is it screws onto a piece of (sawmilling) machinery.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on September 21, 2019, 11:25:52 AM

All very interesting  :cheers:

Not entirely sure about the hippo though  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 21, 2019, 05:11:52 PM
To me, it looks more like it should be driven into something, and the thread used with a slide hammer for extraction if it gets stuck, but I can't think of a relevant lumber application.

It's aluminium so I don't think so


My guess is it screws onto a piece of (sawmilling) machinery.

I think it's more of a promotional or advertizing item for the Lumber company.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on September 21, 2019, 08:46:01 PM
Perhaps it is screwed onto something to be stuck down into a container and measure the temperature of a liquid--say radiator fluid?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 22, 2019, 12:29:22 AM
I think it's more of a promotional or advertizing item for the Lumber company.
True - I should have read the words on it.
It screws onto something their customers would use perhaps?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on September 22, 2019, 12:41:26 AM
Similar sort of thing: https://www.sika.net/en/products/sensors-and-measuring-instruments/industrial-thermometers/sika-thermometers-industry-and-marine/item/820-industrial-thermometer-type-da-with-union-nut,-nominal-size-200-mm.html

Those have a stem though and yours doesn't. Can you see anything at the bottom of the threaded hole?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 06, 2019, 02:58:45 PM
I only got to pop into a carboot sale this morning for ten minutes.... still got these two  ;)
Yep the billhook has been truncated  :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/7sVryad.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 06, 2019, 05:44:42 PM
 :like:  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 06, 2019, 09:21:30 PM
I curiously await the end result of this bill hook find.  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 06, 2019, 10:03:56 PM

I think I can see a Golok in the future of this billhook  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Fuzzbucket on October 06, 2019, 10:10:12 PM
 :popcorn:...  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 06, 2019, 10:41:05 PM
:popcorn:...  :like:

Reply 188 here  ;)  ...
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,29267.180.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on October 07, 2019, 03:31:55 AM
I only got to pop into a carboot sale this morning for ten minutes.... still got these two  ;)
Yep the billhook has been truncated  :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/7sVryad.jpg)

Good scores Tony!      :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 07, 2019, 04:29:36 AM
Something different for the handle?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 07, 2019, 09:16:57 AM
Thanks David (and Steve and Fuzzy) :salute:

I'm not sure about the handle yet Yadda,It feels good so at the moment I am thinking of keeping it as it is  :think: :tu:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on October 10, 2019, 08:38:48 PM
Last week I found a 12 gauge shotgun Lee Loader. It was missing the instructions/Load chart and shot measure. I can get the instructions online and I can make the shot measure. Paid five dollars for it.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191010/61b370615af2be7d8e01a529a2b1411c.jpg)

I also found a old cross Farmer for three dollars

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191010/a63beb1a5880e667c02c5d254cd17616.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/
20191010/1f560ff5edaf26b2726969f39772861f.jpg)

The blades were gummed up and hard to open washed it with soap and hot water then soaked in PB Blaster  for a few days and got all the tools working good.

Just for grins I took a red sharpie to the scales

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 10, 2019, 08:45:32 PM

Very nice OC  :drool:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on October 11, 2019, 04:04:40 PM
 :iagree: Red Alox and worn Red Alox is gorgeous.  Nice find  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on October 27, 2019, 05:27:01 PM
Scored an old silverware storage box at the thrift store today for $6. Perfect for multitool storage   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 27, 2019, 05:43:25 PM
 :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: AimlessWanderer on October 27, 2019, 05:50:49 PM
Nice one, Steve  :tu: I have something similar for my shaving gear, but it's a cheapo "fake wood" laminated affair.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 27, 2019, 08:05:28 PM
Nice Steve,
I gave mine away  ::)

This morning I picked up this little pile
The thing top middle is a Tormek SVD-186 Gouge Jig  ;)
To the left next to the hinges is an Eclipse 44 multiple tool
And in the middle is 'The Ding Dong Junior Saw Frame'     :D

(https://i.imgur.com/866c0mS.jpg)

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=77591.0
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 28, 2019, 12:52:51 PM
Nice Steve,
I gave mine away  ::)

This morning I picked up this little pile
The thing top middle is a Tormek SVD-186 Gouge Jig  ;)
To the left next to the hinges is an Eclipse 44 multiple tool
And in the middle is 'The Ding Dong Junior Saw Frame'     :D

(https://i.imgur.com/866c0mS.jpg)

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=77591.0

How can you call that a proper pile with not a single axe head in sight?  :rofl: 

The rusty wrench does provide some redemption.  Those eclipse 44 handles are neat.

I wonder what the Senior Saw frame looks like?  :D

Update:  Found out Ding Dong Blades made a No. 6 hacksaw frame.  Nifty tool.  There is a YouTube video with background music on it.  Looking at a hacksaw while listening to Flight of the Valkeries is weird.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on October 28, 2019, 07:17:46 PM
How can you call that a proper pile with not a single axe head in sight?  :rofl: 
I thought something didn't look right.  :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on October 28, 2019, 08:23:38 PM
I thought something didn't look right.  :think:

 :D :D

Yep found that video and your right that's some very odd hacksaw music  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2019, 08:22:16 PM

A small pile this morning
The fork thingy is telescopic  :D
And to make up for last week the Axe is a 6lb er   :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/PZC7Ebp.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 03, 2019, 08:27:13 PM
Few interesting finds,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2019, 08:36:23 PM
Thanks JR I didn't really NEED any of them but the price was right
and the two orange push sticks will be a gift for a friend with a small table saw  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 03, 2019, 08:47:49 PM
Hey, so long as the price is right!
Just like our older kid who just bought a car, cause well the price was a steal! And not from a person but a dealer..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 03, 2019, 08:50:25 PM
 :tu: :tu: :tu: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on November 03, 2019, 11:30:51 PM
I have a set of those circlip pliers, Tony. There should be a spring to help keep the pin in place
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 04, 2019, 02:08:09 AM
Six pound, single bit axe? Nice! Tha ceartainly evens out the average axe haul.  The telescopic fork may be for campfire cooking marshmallows and frankfurters.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on November 04, 2019, 02:18:04 AM
Nice Steve,
I gave mine away  ::)

This morning I picked up this little pile
The thing top middle is a Tormek SVD-186 Gouge Jig  ;)
To the left next to the hinges is an Eclipse 44 multiple tool
And in the middle is 'The Ding Dong Junior Saw Frame'     :D

(https://i.imgur.com/866c0mS.jpg)

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=77591.0

Likin that adjustable wrench in the lower right hand corner.   :tu:

A small pile this morning
The fork thingy is telescopic  :D
And to make up for last week the Axe is a 6lb er   :cheers:
(https://i.imgur.com/PZC7Ebp.jpg)

Oh my a 6 lb'er. It make me tired just thinking about swinging that axe.    :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 04, 2019, 06:50:11 AM
I have a set of those circlip pliers, Tony. There should be a spring to help keep the pin in place

I will take a closer look Thanks Rob  :salute:
I do have another set with no pin but is still useable (I didn't know what was supposed to be in there)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 04, 2019, 06:55:25 AM
Six pound, single bit axe? Nice! Tha ceartainly evens out the average axe haul.  The telescopic fork may be for campfire cooking marshmallows and frankfurters.

Thanks it looks like a good one, my whole haul cost 10pounds (three different sellers) inc that axe so I couldn't leave it there
The fork might get a magnet stuck to the end  ;)  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 04, 2019, 07:06:03 AM
Likin that adjustable wrench in the lower right hand corner.   :tu:

Oh my a 6 lb'er. It make me tired just thinking about swinging that axe.    :D

Those are nice little wrenches and again I probably didn't need another  :D
And you know I couldn't pass that axe for a couple of quid David  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: TazzieRob on November 04, 2019, 10:26:30 AM
I will take a closer look Thanks Rob  :salute:
I do have another set with no pin but is still useable (I didn't know what was supposed to be in there)

Spring on the pin, then insert the pin in the pliers with the chosen head, turn the bit at the end 90 degrees  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 05, 2019, 08:59:21 PM
Spring on the pin, then insert the pin in the pliers with the chosen head, turn the bit at the end 90 degrees  :tu:

Thanks Rob,
I took a look this evening and yep it all goes together and is very useable
Incidentally this one is branded Kamasa The other one I have is branded Draper and they are identical except handle colour
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 17, 2019, 10:44:19 PM
Picked these up this morning
Record 3" vice and the penknife is made by Flli OLIVETO with I think Buffalo scales

(https://i.imgur.com/1EYeGEW.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 18, 2019, 03:29:07 AM
Nice vise.  Needs some TLC, but definitely a keeper.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on November 18, 2019, 03:41:49 AM
Striking knife looks solid! Been meaning to pick one up for ages as a work knife--they're not too expensive.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2019, 06:55:18 AM
Nice vise.  Needs some TLC, but definitely a keeper.

Thanks, Record make some good tools  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 18, 2019, 06:57:17 AM
Striking knife looks solid! Been meaning to pick one up for ages as a work knife--they're not too expensive.

Another one for the project box  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on November 20, 2019, 03:32:08 AM
Is the hack knife a Footprint? I saw a Draper the other day that looked too nice to be used as one. That Record will need a lot of time on the wire wheel, not sure if I would have the courage... I'm way too lazy!! By the way, how's the dumbbell vise base doing?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 20, 2019, 08:02:43 PM
Is the hack knife a Footprint? I saw a Draper the other day that looked too nice to be used as one. That Record will need a lot of time on the wire wheel, not sure if I would have the courage... I'm way too lazy!! By the way, how's the dumbbell vise base doing?

I'm not sure about the maker of the hack knife it's in a pile of future projects
I'm hoping the vice will be OK with a clean up and oil then depending on condition it might get a coat of paint
To be honest if the thing isn't broken it can be used as it is after a drop of oil  :tu:
The dumbbell vice is getting some use as a vise but mostly its being a heavy weight for gluing  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 24, 2019, 09:07:44 PM
A small haul this morning
Some bags and a box full of new bolts
The little 'pry bar' is a Crown Trade Center paint tin opener
A lovely old Stanley knife
I can't see a stamp on the hobo knife but the blade is carbon steel with a stainless fork

(https://i.imgur.com/nX0lp0a.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 24, 2019, 09:25:20 PM
Looks like a outdoor faucet key,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 25, 2019, 07:03:14 AM
Key?
There's a radiator bleed key attached to the paint tin opener :think:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 25, 2019, 05:52:51 PM
Key?
There's a radiator bleed key attached to the paint tin opener :think:
Is it a radiator key, it looks bigger then one,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 25, 2019, 10:35:50 PM
Is it a radiator key, it looks bigger then one,
JR

Yes it's only small
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on November 25, 2019, 11:40:52 PM

The dumbbell vice is getting some use as a vise but mostly its being a heavy weight for gluing  :D

 :tu:    Over here some call that yankee ingenuity others call it southern engineering. Me I just call it gettin ur done   :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 26, 2019, 07:14:11 PM
:tu:    Over here some call that yankee ingenuity others call it southern engineering. Me I just call it gettin ur done   :D

Thanks David  :D  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 12, 2020, 06:58:41 AM
Estate sale buy, almost 9 pounds of vintage rusty goodness.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 14, 2020, 09:52:45 PM

A good selection of sockets etc there Mate  :tu:
That square is going to take some cleaning up  :ahhh

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 15, 2020, 01:32:05 PM
A good selection of sockets etc there Mate  :tu:
That square is going to take some cleaning up  :ahhh

 :cheers:

Yeah, I threw the square in the lot because I don't have one that size.  :facepalm:. I have three larger ones given to me in similar condition. I'm planning on tackling them at the end of the month.  I'll try to take before and after photos.

The top pearhead ratchet is a Proto.  The slim ratchet at the bottom is a Thorsen.  The sockets are an interesting mix of Proto, Williams, SK, and Craftsman.  Not a single Thorsen socket.  :dunno:. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 17, 2020, 06:59:29 AM

You can't have too many...          :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 17, 2020, 01:34:41 PM
You can't have too many...          :D

The hatchet I saw was grabbed before I could get to it.  ;) :D

Those 80 year old grandmas move fast and throw elbows.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 17, 2020, 08:58:47 PM


 :rofl: :rofl:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 19, 2020, 10:47:41 PM

Picked up a few bits this morning
The Estwing hammer weighs about 11/2pounds so 16oz head? I'm not sure :think:
(https://i.imgur.com/psnTVfn.jpg)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on January 19, 2020, 11:24:57 PM
OMG you find such goodies, I get so jealous, like the skull, but what’s the block under the saw above the hatchet head?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2020, 07:22:31 AM
OMG you find such goodies, I get so jealous, like the skull, but what’s the block under the saw above the hatchet head?
JR

The skull is something I made Mate he likes to get in to my pictures :D
The block on the left is some kind of machinists base for marking/measuring devices and on the right just a flat piece of steel
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 20, 2020, 05:06:35 PM
Picked up a few bits this morning
The Estwing hammer weighs about 11/2pounds so 16oz head? I'm not sure

The hammer appears to be the Estwing Model E20S.  It is described as a 20 ounce metal shaft rip claw hammer.  Real leather cover on the handle.  Nice find.  They go for $30 US new.


Lots of other nice bits and bobs including the requisite hatchet/axe.  :D

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on January 20, 2020, 09:07:09 PM
The hammer appears to be the Estwing Model E20S.  It is described as a 20 ounce metal shaft rip claw hammer.  Real leather cover on the handle.  Nice find.  They go for $30 US new.


Lots of other nice bits and bobs including the requisite hatchet/axe.  :D

Thanks Yadda,
The leather on the hammer needs replacing I reckon as it's very dry and loose
I paid 5pounds for the axe and hammer together so I am happy with that!   :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 20, 2020, 11:39:46 PM
Thanks Yadda,
The leather on the hammer needs replacing I reckon as it's very dry and loose
I paid 5pounds for the axe and hammer together so I am happy with that!   :D

 :cheers:

I do like Estwing hammers.  I have one I picked up on the side of the road 10 years ago.  It came in handy when building my shed.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on February 05, 2020, 10:57:35 AM
The leather on the hammer needs replacing I reckon as it's very dry and loose
Probably not what you want to do but interesting nonetheless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH50sJKiYY8
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 06, 2020, 11:46:55 PM
Thanks, I'm already subscribed to his channel, He does some nice interesting projects 👍 👍
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 27, 2020, 03:37:27 PM
I picked up this lot this week.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on March 28, 2020, 06:04:39 AM
Looks like a good haul.   :tu:   :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 28, 2020, 06:30:05 PM

 :iagree: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 28, 2020, 08:43:56 PM
 :hatsoff:

Thank you gentlemen,  I bought it for the Vise-grip 12LC pliers. These are the big ones with the whale jaws.   Made in US so the are 2008 or earlier.  Everything else is gravy.  One of the ballpeen hammers is a Craftsman.  The pliers are Diamond NI6 pliers made in the US.  The drill bits I could identify so far are Millers Falls. The bit set in the plastic sleeve is Oxwall.  Made in the US.  Most of their tools are considered functionally just above junk status.  All but two of the sockets in the sets were made in Japan, Taiwan or unmarked. Brand names Pittsburgh Forge, Crew Line, and Tool Exchange.  I have two dollars in the whole lot of sockets and boxes so I will probably donate most of them.The two Craftsman sockets were marked -vv- so they are US made. The are probably worth more than all of the rest of the sockets combined. The fencing pliers at the far left of the bottom photo are Craftsman.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on March 29, 2020, 09:11:42 AM
Sounds Great Yadda
I have a pair of fencing pliers that J-sews very kindly sent to me a few years ago (I'm sure it was Bob but not 100%  :think: )
Very useful for fencing and repairs etc  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2020, 11:14:13 PM
My $10 estate sale buy today. The caulk gun is a Cox made in England.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 20, 2020, 11:30:02 PM
Ohh, look goodies!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2020, 11:43:11 PM
Ohh, look goodies!
JR

Yep, wore my mask, stayed to myself and dig up these goodies.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 20, 2020, 11:45:36 PM
Yep, wore my mask, stayed to myself and dig up these goodies.
Nice!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Captain Sabretache on August 01, 2020, 01:13:30 PM
Got myself a nice imperial Barlow. Needs a little work. A bit rusty and the blades are somewhat stiff, slight damage to one of the scales but not bad for 4 pounds
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on August 01, 2020, 03:42:54 PM
 :like: That will be a fun project. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 01, 2020, 10:14:50 PM
Estate sale buys, including the tool boxes.  Two vintage Stillson Pipe wrenches, a Toyota car tool kit, a huge Plomb pebble wrench several Craftsman sockets and lots of other goodies.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 01, 2020, 10:27:54 PM
Nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 01, 2020, 10:42:56 PM
This Allen wrench set was in the estate sale buy.  The box is an old Lucky Strike cigarette box.  The owner soldered holders into the box.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on August 03, 2020, 02:15:45 PM
 :like: Thats cool.  I like finding things like this.  Personal and handy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 31, 2020, 12:10:46 AM
Today's estate sale buy.   The vise is a Rigid 500-R.  5 inch jaws.  The anvils are inexpensive owner made, but the give me something to bang on. The motor is a GE 1/3 hp.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 01, 2020, 06:10:17 AM
It was hot here and the local market was pumping.
Some of the things I wanted were too expensive but I did get these.
The tenon saw is a Disston Canada (emblem on the other side).
He dropped the total to $23NZD (= $15USD).
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 01, 2020, 06:12:41 AM
Today's estate sale buy.
I thought you were at a BBQ for a second...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 01, 2020, 04:20:29 PM
Today's estate sale buy.   The vise is a Rigid 500-R.  5 inch jaws.  The anvils are inexpensive owner made, but the give me something to bang on. The motor is a GE 1/3 hp.
A freaking Ridgid? There so good, I had sooo many pieces of their equipment excluding a tripod, I need a good vice, all I got is some $20 4” the jaws screws don’t even fully tighten, and that one anvil to the left look perfect, I’d so love a nice piece of modified railroad tie!
Nice score!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 01, 2020, 05:17:55 PM
A freaking Ridgid? There so good, I had sooo many pieces of their equipment excluding a tripod, I need a good vice, all I got is some $20 4” the jaws screws don’t even fully tighten, and that one anvil to the left look perfect, I’d so love a nice piece of modified railroad tie!
Nice score!
JR

The railroad anvil isn't flat, but I don't do any smithing so it isn't much of an issue.  You'll love this part.  The Rigid vise was $7.50.  It has copper jaw covers.  The original jaw inserts look almost brand new. I paid $20, for the three homemade anvils. I bought the whole lot for $34.25. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 01, 2020, 05:20:39 PM
I thought you were at a BBQ for a second...

That would have been so much better.  I pulled these items out of a shed that hadn't seen sunlight in 20 years. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 01, 2020, 05:22:29 PM
It was hot here and the local market was pumping.
Some of the things I wanted were too expensive but I did get these.
The tenon saw is a Disston Canada (emblem on the other side).
He dropped the total to $23NZD (= $15USD).

Nice buys!  Hard to go wrong with a Disston saw.  I don't imagine you see too many there.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 01, 2020, 05:53:34 PM
The railroad anvil isn't flat, but I don't do any smithing so it isn't much of an issue.  You'll love this part.  The Rigid vise was $7.50.  It has copper jaw covers.  The original jaw inserts look almost brand new. I paid $20, for the three homemade anvils. I bought the whole lot for $34.25.
Oh I so hate you right now :twak:
If we were to look around rather then just sit for 3days trying to sell our own stuff and I came across that vice they would be asking at least $75 or up!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 01, 2020, 09:44:08 PM
Oh I so hate you right now :twak:
If we were to look around rather then just sit for 3days trying to sell our own stuff and I came across that vice they would be asking at least $75 or up!
JR


  :D

The vise was still attached to the bench.  I had to remove three bolts to get it off. I was the last person on the last day of the sale.  No one wants to work for good buys I guess.  I'm looking forward to getting the motor running again.  It is a General Electric 1/3 hp.  I'm hoping to replace the cord and get lucky.  For $2.50 it was worth a shot.  Looks to be circa 1950's.  I have a couple of potential project tools that need a motor.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on November 01, 2020, 11:05:11 PM

  :D

The vise was still attached to the bench.  I had to remove three bolts to get it off. I was the last person on the last day of the sale.  No one wants to work for good buys I guess.  I'm looking forward to getting the motor running again.  It is a General Electric 1/3 hp.  I'm hoping to replace the cord and get lucky.  For $2.50 it was worth a shot.  Looks to be circa 1950's.  I have a couple of potential project tools that need a motor.
My grandfather used to have his normal workbench, but then he had his motor bench, it had like four nice size motors with a switch box mounted on top to the back but each was a diff setup directly mounted to the motor, I think using a chuck, but one was a wire brush, another a grinder, another a buffing wheel, the unique thing was how they were setup on the bench each was like at a 45° angle  / / / /  so you had the room to move whatever you were doing..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 02, 2020, 12:21:32 AM
Nice buys!  Hard to go wrong with a Disston saw.  I don't imagine you see too many there.
Actually, most of the old branded saws I have seen here are Disstons. I have about 5 Disston panel saws awaiting restoration and there were a couple of other Disston tenon/dovetail saws plus a couple of unknown brand ones at the market.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 02, 2020, 04:44:26 AM
Actually, most of the old branded saws I have seen here are Disstons. I have about 5 Disston panel saws awaiting restoration and there were a couple of other Disston tenon/dovetail saws plus a couple of unknown brand ones at the market.

That is interesting. I guess because they had the plant in Canada it made it easier and more cost efficient to ship the saws worldwide.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on November 05, 2020, 06:36:42 AM
Today's estate sale buy.   The vise is a Rigid 500-R.  5 inch jaws.  The anvils are inexpensive owner made, but the give me something to bang on. The motor is a GE 1/3 hp.

Very nice haul  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 05, 2020, 02:59:52 PM
Very nice haul  :cheers:

Thank you.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on November 27, 2020, 11:49:53 AM
I've got these about a week ago and forgot to post it here.

The files are Vallorbe, The Footprint style (or Blitz Wrench as we call them here) is a German made Belzer, The plane is a nº4 Stanley made in Brazil with a nº3 lever cap, the duckbills are Brazilian made Belzers, and the adjustable is a Brazilian made Bachert.


It was hot here and the local market was pumping.
Some of the things I wanted were too expensive but I did get these.
The tenon saw is a Disston Canada (emblem on the other side).
He dropped the total to $23NZD (= $15USD).

Those are very nice finds! What's the maker of that saw set?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 27, 2020, 12:11:49 PM
What's the maker of that saw set?
It's a Morrill. I'm not sure if it has a piece missing or not.  :think:
It looks like the Improved #1: http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/saw%20set%20website/plier2.htm
I will know more when I have cleaned it up properly as I did see some dates somewhere...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: WWW on November 27, 2020, 12:36:11 PM
It's a Morrill. I'm not sure if it has a piece missing or not.  :think:
It looks like the Improved #1: http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/saw%20set%20website/plier2.htm
I will know more when I have cleaned it up properly as I did see some dates somewhere...

I was not aware of this site, it's always interesting to see what other people collect. I was not aware of this company either, not really into saw sets but I'll have to get some eventually. But first I need some saws to set.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 27, 2020, 10:29:56 PM
I only found that site when searching for Morrill saw sets on the internet.
This was another I found: http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/ftj/spring97/spring97.html
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on November 29, 2020, 05:21:34 AM
I found some old Disston saws and am trying to restore them,but they are good. It's all my folks had for many years--they couldn't afford power tools for many years. I need to learn to use a saw set, and buy one.

All old vises and anvils, I think, around here, get sold for scrap metal. I'm wanting to get into bladesmithing, and cannot, for the life of me, find a good anvil. My vise sucks--cheap Korean-made piece, probably from the '60s. And it's broken and missing parts. We have a decent (but too big for knife work) one mounted in the farm shop, and when I need a vise, I head down there. The upside also is that I don't get metal shavings in the house since they're not in the same building.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on November 29, 2020, 06:58:12 AM
All old vises and anvils, I think, around here, get sold for scrap metal. I'm wanting to get into bladesmithing, and cannot, for the life of me, find a good anvil.
What about a short piece of railway iron (if there's a railway near you)?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on November 30, 2020, 02:03:56 AM
What about a short piece of railway iron (if there's a railway near you)?

I might need to make a call to the Norfolk Southern Pocahontas Division (HQ is in the next town over) and see if they have any scrap they could sell/give me. I have a small anvil made from a railroad track Granddad gave me, but I'm gonna have to resurface it. It's pretty badly pitted, and somewhat crude.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 30, 2020, 02:49:42 AM
I might need to make a call to the Norfolk Southern Pocahontas Division (HQ is in the next town over) and see if they have any scrap they could sell/give me. I have a small anvil made from a railroad track Granddad gave me, but I'm gonna have to resurface it. It's pretty badly pitted, and somewhat crude.

Try Amazon, you can get a good 50 pound anvil for a decent price.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: pfrsantos on December 04, 2020, 12:48:42 PM
Try Amazon, you can get a good 50 pound anvil for a decent price.

Yeah, but how much will it cost in postage?!

 :facepalm:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 04, 2020, 11:42:18 PM
Yeah, but how much will it cost in postage?!

 :facepalm:

Over$25 is usually free
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on December 05, 2020, 05:43:39 PM
$140 shipped, gets a pretty good review as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Happybuy-Blacksmith-Equipment-Jewelers-Metalsmith/dp/B075YSCQ4Q
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Valkie on December 05, 2020, 10:37:27 PM
What about a short piece of railway iron (if there's a railway near you)?

Yeah.

I picked up a great piece of heavy rail.

Welded a nice hard flat plate to its top, gas axed and ground away a nice point and gave the thing the once over with a polisher.

Looks Ok and works great.

Ill post a pic when I get a chance.
Title: Today’s Estate Sale Buy
Post by: Yadda on December 06, 2020, 12:18:14 AM
$5
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 06, 2020, 01:13:08 AM
Nice find Yadda! :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 06, 2020, 01:23:36 AM
I kinda got a couple deals myself today, first somethings been staring at me from across the street for the past few days, and I’ve kinda been wanting to go check it out, needless to say it’s a broken hockey stick, still in good condition just broken, so I’ll just saw off the bad end, clean it up, and then make a hiking stick out of it..

Then, a buddy knew we’ve been sitting on a crappy loveseat for so long and a friend of his just got new furniture, so he asked if if we wanted it? They rarely used it because it was the “when family was over” couch, so yeah it’s old and the design is kinda ugly but that’s what covers are for, all I know is this thing is so much more comfier then the other! And it’s supposedly by some company by lazy-boy,
So two scores for $0..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 06, 2020, 02:42:41 AM
Nice find Yadda! :tu:
JR

Thank you.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 14, 2020, 05:25:48 AM
My latest rusty tool box haul.  Recognizable pieces, Vice-Grip 7R,  Rigid pipe threader ratchet head and one die.  Kraeuter 40-5 pliers. Nicholson file.  Irwin 300-3 wood handle screwdriver and a Waltham ignition wrench set
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 14, 2020, 06:01:14 AM
OMG what a score! Love the toolbox and little hammer!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on December 14, 2020, 01:55:36 PM
Good score !     :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on December 14, 2020, 04:44:40 PM
Nice scores. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on December 25, 2020, 09:36:59 AM

Lots of good stuff there and love the tool box    :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 25, 2020, 05:52:47 PM
Lots of good stuff there and love the tool box    :salute:
Good score !     :cheers:
OMG what a score! Love the toolbox and little hammer!
JR
Nice scores. 

Thank you!  I really got a lot more out of this than expected.  The only identifiable tools in the auction photos where the box and the Vise-Grips.  Everything else was hidden in a indistinguishable pile.  The only question is what to do with those two heavy jack handles? :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 13, 2021, 02:50:16 AM
This is my recent auction win.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on January 13, 2021, 03:11:49 AM
Holy crap, are you like running out of room to put all these tools? And what’s in the bag?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on January 13, 2021, 03:12:54 AM
I'm wondering, should I get a Workmate? The older ones have been tempting me for a number of years now.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on January 13, 2021, 03:50:32 AM
I'm wondering, should I get a Workmate? The older ones have been tempting me for a number of years now.
Yeah, I got a cheap knock-off one a few years ago and it has been useful. If you get two you can support large pieces. I made a sawhorse the same height as my 'Workmate' for doing this.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on January 13, 2021, 04:24:47 AM
I'm wondering, should I get a Workmate? The older ones have been tempting me for a number of years now.
Back on like 04 when I was working at a Lowe’s they had one on sale, the department found it up on the shelf like waaay up,, and they haven’t been sold for like 2yrs so they had to get rid of it, needless to say I snatched it up for like $8, I don’t remember the name on it but it was a good little unit to have around, little sawhorse but also clamp on what you were working on, totally worth it..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 13, 2021, 06:00:31 AM
Holy crap, are you like running out of room to put all these tools? And what’s in the bag?
JR

DAP blend sticks in the plastic bag.  No, still have some room.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 13, 2021, 06:17:41 AM
I have a couple of workmates, plus the Workmate Shopbox, a WORX Pegasus, and a Jawhorse they all work really well.  Pairing them with the saw horses and I can set up almost anything.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on January 13, 2021, 02:21:12 PM
 :like:
Title: Today’s Estate Sale Buy
Post by: Yadda on January 17, 2021, 09:46:49 PM
Kennedy tool box, Toolzall Pocketpro mini and some other odds and ends. The pocket pro was $1.  :D
Title: Re: Today’s Estate Sale Buy
Post by: MadPlumbarian on January 17, 2021, 10:30:42 PM
Kennedy tool box, Toolzall Pocketpro mini and some other odds and ends. The pocket pro was $1.  :D
Dang you luck out,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on January 17, 2021, 11:59:55 PM
A buck? That was a great price! Since they don't pop up too often, I feel I got great deals on the three I've had. I paid $10 used for the Toolzall Pocket Pro I lost, then $13 for two carded examples to replace that. I find the driver's aren't sharp enough to really grab a screw, but the pliers on that tool are really great in small areas.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 04, 2021, 03:03:55 AM
Auction win.  Pipe wrenches, hammers, files, screwdrivers, and a sidewinder 3/8 twist ratchet.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 20, 2021, 08:56:10 PM
I picked up this toolbox and the other tools at
Yard sales today.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 20, 2021, 11:51:54 PM
I picked up this toolbox and the other tools at
Yard sales today.   
Oh dang, nice box! :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 21, 2021, 12:01:02 AM
My wife and I went over to our older sons house to help out with a few things and as I walked by the kids truck I spotted something in the back of his pickup, I was like dang, I’ve been looking for one, he’s like $5, I’m like and what did you pay for it? $5, yeah right your full of it! Then he admits he found it on the side of the road with another larger one which he actually sold for $20, so he tried to work me over but he gave it to me by the end of the day, he he..
But the whole reason I was after one was because of my hiking staffs, I was originally after like a large milk jug, but this is a kids golf bag so it’s shorter so it will show off more of the hiking staffs, plus keep them in place, and if I need to move them just pick them up! So I just need to clean it up..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on March 21, 2021, 12:25:56 AM
I picked up this toolbox and the other tools at
Yard sales today.

Yadda   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 21, 2021, 01:16:26 AM
Not the best of pics but here, I kinda cleaned it up then put the hiking staffs in it and put it by the front door,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 21, 2021, 02:43:46 AM
Yadda   :tu:
Oh dang, nice box! :tu:
JR

Gentlemen.  :hatsoff:  Not bad for $10.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 21, 2021, 03:02:21 AM
Gentlemen.  :hatsoff:  Not bad for $10.
Oh heck no! NICE!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 03, 2021, 08:21:28 PM
Today’s $12 garage sale buy.  Why yes! That is a Leatherman PST in the corner.  Average price per tool $.20 US.  :D

Three Nicholson  16 inch files, a Craftsman 4 once ball peen hammer., a Craftsman screwstarter screwdriver, a Proto screwstarter, a neat unbranded Phillips screwdriver with knurled handle, two Starrett wire gauges, and the PST.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on April 03, 2021, 08:28:18 PM
Well that is just     (https://i.imgur.com/0KOPAuV.png)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on April 05, 2021, 05:36:11 AM
Found yourself some good stuff!  :tu:

Mike
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 10, 2021, 07:01:41 AM
Thank you Gentlemen.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 10, 2021, 07:03:29 AM
Picked up a few goodies at an estate sale.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 11, 2021, 04:26:48 AM
Estate sale buy.  Craftsman v and vv wrenches, cockers and 1/2 ratchet. Thorsen 77 1/2 ratchet, with two sockets, an extension and two wrenches. S-K Wayne 1/2 ratchet, Proto wrench, Snap-on flex head wrench, a full set of Craftsman ball end metric hex wrenches, a 9-in-1 Craftsman SAE folding hex wrench set,  a set of 10 Gedore Combination wrenches, and a Wheeler F.A.T. Torque wrench for guns.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 11, 2021, 05:09:06 AM
Dang, you make out good!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 24, 2021, 12:07:37 AM
I picked up these goodies at an estate sale today.  Walden ratchet set,  blue point and Bonney angle wrenches, a Craftsman 1071 plane,  Starrett screwdriver and lots of other neat little pieces.There is also a great Miller’s Falls awl. A Lufkin 6 ft folding rule, a 3 inch made in Taiwan adjustable wrench, a set of Skil driver bits, a General Ratchet and few odd  Craftsman extensions and sockets.  Oh yeah, a small Lansky sharpening set. Well worth the $12.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 24, 2021, 02:30:23 AM
Nice score! I swear you just keep finding all the goodies! Is the stick ruler an inside, outside or combo read?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on April 24, 2021, 02:51:28 AM
What's the markings on the metal-handled tape measure? I have one that's a Western Auto brand, and it's close to 70 years old. I suspect someone else made it, however.

The Craftsman plane is the biggest score, however. I have a Lakeside (said to be Stanley) and it's in horrible shape.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 24, 2021, 06:20:40 PM
What's the markings on the metal-handled tape measure? I have one that's a Western Auto brand, and it's close to 70 years old. I suspect someone else made it, however.

The Craftsman plane is the biggest score, however. I have a Lakeside (said to be Stanley) and it's in horrible shape.

Photo attached.  No other marking except Made in U. S. A.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 24, 2021, 06:29:37 PM
Nice score! I swear you just keep finding all the goodies! Is the stick ruler an inside, outside or combo read?
JR

I have more to learn about folding rules.  Both? Maybe?  It has measurements on both sides and a brass depth gauge. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 24, 2021, 07:09:37 PM
I have more to learn about folding rules.  Both? Maybe?  It has measurements on both sides and a brass depth gauge.
Nope, an outside, the numbers start on the outside on both sides, some start only on the inside like mine which I can’t find, yet others will do both, it’s basically down to how you hold the ruler to measure, with an outside you’ll be holding, say if you just opened the first 6” the rest would but up to a table unlike an inside, the rest of the ruler would be above the table, if I can find my ruler I’d explain better but idk where it went to?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 24, 2021, 11:30:07 PM
Ha ha, found it!
Ok, this is a both inside stick ruler, yours is a both outside with the brass slide, in some fields of work ones better then the other, I used to do ductwork and a inside was much easier because you didn’t have to have the ruler below the table in order to lay it flat, now they do also have combos, where one side is going to start on the inside like mine, yet flip it over and the other side is going to start on the outside, these are common but yours are probably the most common,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 25, 2021, 05:27:21 AM
That is too cool.  I was not aware of the difference. I have a half dozen of these and they are all probably outside.  I will be checking them and watching for inside rules.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 25, 2021, 03:52:15 PM
That is too cool.  I was not aware of the difference. I have a half dozen of these and they are all probably outside.  I will be checking them and watching for inside rules.
Well check them out, you might have a combo, you never know, let me know..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 25, 2021, 05:16:28 PM
I must add on,
That’s why I love this forum, if you don’t know with what your dealing with whether it be a sak or some oddball item, either somebody does or somebody will do enough research to figure out something on it!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 27, 2021, 06:54:33 AM
I agree.  This is a special place. 

BTW,  I checked my rulers. All outside.   I posted a pic and a list on the hand tool forum.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 27, 2021, 03:30:27 PM
I agree.  This is a special place. 

BTW,  I checked my rulers. All outside.   I posted a pic and a list on the hand tool forum.
Ah, I figured you might have one with all the tools you find..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 27, 2021, 07:56:56 PM
Ah, I figured you might have one with all the tools you find..
JR

It’s on the list.  Now that I know they exist I will be looking for one.!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 27, 2021, 08:08:06 PM
It’s on the list.  Now that I know they exist I will be looking for one.!
You have so many, so you really don’t need more but if you spot a combo then I’d go for it so you have something of both worlds, but hey, then again you can’t pass up a deal!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 28, 2021, 04:18:11 AM
You have so many, so you really don’t need more but if you spot a combo then I’d go for it so you have something of both worlds, but hey, then again you can’t pass up a deal!
JR

Yeah,  hard to pass up a deal.  Plus they make nice gifts for budding woodworkers. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 28, 2021, 05:45:24 AM
Yeah,  hard to pass up a deal.  Plus they make nice gifts for budding woodworkers.
True!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 30, 2021, 07:46:38 PM
I don’t usually buy knives, but sometimes.....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 30, 2021, 08:11:58 PM
Wow nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 30, 2021, 09:22:07 PM
Yeah for 50 cents I figured, why not.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 01, 2021, 12:08:38 AM
My estate sale buy today.  Stanley 10 and 12 foot power lock measuring tapes with pocket clips. And metal cases.   Disston crosscut saw, Two SAK’s a German letter opener multi tool, a five foot extension pole, a phone power bank,  a Plumb 20 ounce hammer,  and other little goodies.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 01, 2021, 12:54:23 AM
No stick rulers, bummer.. I have that same hammer!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 01, 2021, 01:26:52 AM
No stick rulers, bummer.. I have that same hammer!
JR

Yeah, this was a town home estate sale so everything was newer except the SAK's. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 01, 2021, 01:30:25 AM
I have that same hammer!
Go check your garage to make sure it's still there.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 01, 2021, 01:51:39 AM
No stick rulers, bummer.. I have that same hammer!
JR

Cost me $3.  I almost left it.  I have way too many hammers.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2021, 12:19:46 AM
Went to another estate sale today. 94 wrenches including SK, Proto, Snap-on,Armstrong, and a ton of Williams angle wrenches, Craftsman screwdrivers, Williams ignition pliers and lots of other goodies including a Rigid 620 folding Ruler.   Price per piece was under 30 cents
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 02, 2021, 01:06:24 AM
Holy crap! I see a stick ruler, so is it? I only see the one side,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2021, 02:06:07 AM
Holy crap! I see a stick ruler, so is it? I only see the one side,,
JR

No, another outsider, but it is a brand I didn’t have and at less than 30 cents why not.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 02, 2021, 02:37:55 AM
No, another outsider, but it is a brand I didn’t have and at less than 30 cents why not.
30 cents for a freaking ridgid? Wow, I so wouldn’t pass that up, ridgid is my brand of tools being plumbing brand, I wish I could find all these good deals!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2021, 02:46:20 AM
30 cents for a freaking ridgid? Wow, I so wouldn’t pass that up, ridgid is my brand of tools being plumbing brand, I wish I could find all these good deals!
JR

It was a lot price.  It worked out to about 21 cents an item or $1.76 a pound.  :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 02, 2021, 03:03:16 AM
It was a lot price.  It worked out to about 21 cents an item or $1.76 a pound.  :)
Still, nice find! Wish mine was a ridgid..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 17, 2021, 09:39:30 PM

You Guys have been picking up lot's of great stuff!      :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 18, 2021, 01:07:54 AM
You Guys have been picking up lot's of great stuff!      :cheers:

 :hatsoff: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 18, 2021, 01:18:30 AM
You Guys have been picking up lot's of great stuff!      :cheers:
I was about to put you on the missing persons list.   :pok:
How's things?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 22, 2021, 11:51:21 PM
My estate sale buys today.
 The hammer is a Miller’s Falls 1417, 16 ounce hammer. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 23, 2021, 12:04:27 AM
Nice find,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 23, 2021, 04:37:36 AM
I don’t usually buy knives, but sometimes.....

I'm really liking both! I have never seen a gray Pocket Pal before. Perhaps it had an ad at one point?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 23, 2021, 08:31:28 PM
I'm really liking both! I have never seen a gray Pocket Pal before. Perhaps it had an ad at one point?

I’ll check
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 23, 2021, 08:39:40 PM
Another estate sale.  The really cool items are the mini oil cans, a 6 inch early crescent wrench, a 6 inch Craftsman locking pliers, a 60’s era Shlitz church key (bottle opener)  :D and a Great Neck No. 12000 multi tool.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 23, 2021, 10:06:32 PM
Dang some more nice finds, I’m so jealous! Our town just had one but of course we couldn’t do anything because we were getting shipments and someone had to be here,, :-\
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on May 23, 2021, 10:53:37 PM
Very envious folks.  I'm looking forward to car boot sales starting up again.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 23, 2021, 11:00:33 PM
Yesterday at the market I saw a couple of things that I wanted including a slasher for cheap :drool:  but I had to save the little money I had for stupid food. :rant:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 23, 2021, 11:09:18 PM
Dang some more nice finds, I’m so jealous! Our town just had one but of course we couldn’t do anything because we were getting shipments and someone had to be here,, :-\
JR

Houston is a huge place.   The three estate sales I went to were all between 2 and 15 minutes from my house. There were probably 10 to 15 within 30 minutes. I stay close to home.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on May 23, 2021, 11:13:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZvQr-Mo5H4
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 23, 2021, 11:46:57 PM
Houston is a huge place.   The three estate sales I went to were all between 2 and 15 minutes from my house. There were probably 10 to 15 within 30 minutes. I stay close to home.
You have to pay to have a sale here, except twice a year the town waves the costs, thus when everyone goes nuts..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 24, 2021, 05:21:21 AM
I'm really liking both! I have never seen a gray Pocket Pal before. Perhaps it had an ad at one point?

No advertising.  Any idea what type knife the other one is?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Reinier on May 24, 2021, 07:00:28 AM
No advertising.  Any idea what type knife the other one is?

Alox Executive. That was a bargain :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2021, 02:17:22 AM
Recent auction buy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 29, 2021, 03:29:28 AM
Nice group!

I've never found a Handiman/Handiboy in the wild. I have a Handiboy, but it's in really rough shape, pliers are a tiny bit loose, and heavily worn. Wrench still works great. I think I need to upgrade to a better one. The CTA Tools knockoff is tempting, but I'd prefer the real thing for regular use. Been meaning for years to get several, and spread them around the farm and vehicles where needed.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 29, 2021, 03:41:39 AM
Nice finds, love the pliers/wrench
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2021, 01:32:43 PM
I bought the lot for the Handiman tool and the found out when it arrived that it was sanded thin by a previous owner.  I’ll get a photo later to show you.  I have several I’ve picked up over the past 10 years.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 29, 2021, 04:37:08 PM
A pair of those would go good in my mini tool carry, it’s got a pair of channel-locks, pliers and adjustable, but it would be nice to cut a few tools,  I made it up so I don’t have to lug the 5gal bucket around!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: schwartzstuart6 on May 30, 2021, 02:43:40 AM
Nice

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 30, 2021, 07:05:52 PM
A pair of those would go good in my mini tool carry, it’s got a pair of channel-locks, pliers and adjustable, but it would be nice to cut a few tools,  I made it up so I don’t have to lug the 5gal bucket around!
JR

If you are trading out then you want the DH18 Handiboy. with the slightly large adjustable wrench.  Even then the adjustables are tiny.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on May 30, 2021, 07:10:09 PM
If you are trading out then you want the DH18 Handiboy. with the slightly large adjustable wrench.  Even then the adjustables are tiny.

I'm trying to think:

DH-16's wrench size=4" adjustable DH-18 wrench size=6" adjustable, correct?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 30, 2021, 09:30:23 PM
I'm trying to think:

DH-16's wrench size=4" adjustable DH-18 wrench size=6" adjustable, correct?

Yes, you are correct.  I don't have an 18.  They are more expensive.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2021, 12:33:01 AM
Picked this up at an estate sale.  I plan to use the handle on a tool box.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 19, 2021, 02:13:31 AM
Pipe cutter, a midget cool..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 19, 2021, 06:46:27 AM
Recent auction buy.
I bought a Stanley Bloody Mary Knife like yours today a little cleaning, new blade and some 3in1 oil got it working like new.

What brand is your handyman tool Diamond? I bought a new unbranded one at a auto parts store about ten years ago. Found yourself some nice new tools.


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2021, 02:42:20 PM
I bought a Stanley Bloody Mary Knife like yours today a little cleaning, new blade and some 3in1 oil got it working like new.

What brand is your handyman tool Diamond? I bought a new unbranded one at a auto parts store about ten years ago. Found yourself some nice new tools.


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Hi Mike,

Yes, the Handyman is a Diamond.  Thanks, after receiving the lot I was actually happier about the knife, and tin cutters than the Handyman. It isn’t in great shape.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2021, 07:54:28 PM
Craftsman, Plomb, Ames green screwdriver, Proto pliers. Fleet locking pliers, Blackhawk 4 inch adjustable, an old Schlitz church key and 4 cans of machine oil.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 19, 2021, 10:17:31 PM
Nice find on the tape measures!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 19, 2021, 10:37:18 PM
Awesome tools I enjoy finding old tools. Here is a pic of made in China Handyman tool and my Stanley carpet knife. If need any help with your Stanley knife l can help you out.

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 19, 2021, 10:55:17 PM
Here a few flea market fines I removed the rust from the chalk line (Dandee-Reel)I (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210619/6402581f29d55841c18ea3959266fae4.jpg)
polished it and gave it a few coats of paste wax. The Stanley 199 was really dirty and banged up to top it off the casting was rough as well. I found the Miller’s Falls utility knife yesterday paid five dollars for it and was happy to get it. It is Almost mint for a tool that was probably made in the early 1960s


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 19, 2021, 11:19:36 PM
I’d love to find a real handyman like that, nice job on the restores! I love seeing them brought back to originality!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on June 19, 2021, 11:30:29 PM
Yadda, Mike etc: What do you do with all your old tool finds? Are they displayed or do they go in your toolboxers as users?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 19, 2021, 11:37:02 PM
Seriously, with all the stuff you pick up on a weekly basis I wouldn’t have room even in my two car garage!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2021, 11:50:51 PM
Yadda, Mike etc: What do you do with all your old tool finds? Are they displayed or do they go in your toolboxers as users?

Some I put in my user box, some get files away in the numerous tool boxes that I have for my pseudo attempt at putting together sets and some are given away.  I will probably hold some of them for a while then sell them.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2021, 11:57:01 PM
Close up of the Walsco fixed blade box cutter. It was 50 cents.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2021, 12:02:24 AM
Close up of the Fleet 9145 locking pliers.  This tool is a beast.  Heavier than similar size Vise-Grips. These only need a little soak and cleanup. Proto made Fleet tools.  This was $3.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on June 20, 2021, 12:17:37 AM
I like your Walsco utility knife. I am a retired carpet and linoleum layer that’s why I have a soft spot for utility and bloody Mary knifes. I picked up rip saw the other that I am going redo next. When I fix up an old tool I remove the rust polish it and tune and sharpen as  needed and ready for use. I do like working with old tools so yes I do use them. Plummerman I like your tool carrier.


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2021, 12:35:21 AM
A pair of those would go good in my mini tool carry, it’s got a pair of channel-locks, pliers and adjustable, but it would be nice to cut a few tools,  I made it up so I don’t have to lug the 5gal bucket around!
JR

You need some Knipex plier wrenches in this bag.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2021, 08:19:34 PM
I went back to the estate sale at half price.  Missing in the photo is a gallon of Preston anti-freeze, an 8 pound sledge hammer and some plastic containers.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 20, 2021, 08:34:38 PM
Dang! You seriously have got to be running out of space!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 20, 2021, 09:10:44 PM
Dang! You seriously have got to be running out of space!
JR

Not really.  I went back for the rest of the Plomb wrenches.  At half price they were well worth buying .  Early 40’s manufacturing.  The tool box was $2.5.   The hatchets were $3.50 together.  The sledgehammer was $5 and the antifreeze was sealed and cost me $2.50. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on June 20, 2021, 09:45:15 PM
Nice haul Yadda
The bottom hatchet handle is gorgeous!  😍😍😍

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 21, 2021, 01:39:49 AM
Nice haul Yadda
The bottom hatchet handle is gorgeous!  😍😍😍

 :cheers:

 :hatsoff:
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 21, 2021, 01:44:29 AM
This is the 8 pound sledgehammer.  It is a modern one it has the eyewear warning cast into it. No other legible marks so far.  I sanded the handle and coated it in boiled linseed oil. I still need to get rid of the rust on the hammer head. Before and after photo.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on June 23, 2021, 04:22:43 PM
Heck of a haul.  Its hard to go wrong with tools.  For the price youve paid especially.  Seems there is always someone to sell them to or set someone up with.  For a brief moment I went down the vintage hand tool hole.  What ended up happening was I got many hand tools I actually could use which was great.  I keep an eye out for inexpensive vise grips and ratchets sets.  I also like to get clamps. 

Not much in that regard as the sellers here like to price everything as if they are one off special run tools  :twak: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 24, 2021, 01:47:48 AM
Heck of a haul.  Its hard to go wrong with tools.  For the price youve paid especially.  Seems there is always someone to sell them to or set someone up with.  For a brief moment I went down the vintage hand tool hole.  What ended up happening was I got many hand tools I actually could use which was great.  I keep an eye out for inexpensive vise grips and ratchets sets.  I also like to get clamps. 

Not much in that regard as the sellers here like to price everything as if they are one off special run tools  :twak:

 :hatsoff: :cheers:

I have had some good luck lately.  Estate sale buys tend to have better prices than Craigslist or Marketplace for me.  Craigslist tends to be just less than full retail for tools around here even for beater tools.  :-\
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 24, 2021, 02:04:17 AM
Good  haul Y!     :ahhh      :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 24, 2021, 02:21:08 AM
Good  haul Y!     :ahhh      :D

Thank you!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 06, 2021, 04:41:36 AM
Facebook Marketplace garage sale. 

Ampro FS-3 analog multimeter.   17 inch Simmonds file, Klein 755 wire snips, 2 pound Japanese drilling hammer and a 20 inch Duralast 3/8 extension.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2021, 05:06:05 AM
My $2 yard sale toolbox.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2021, 05:31:06 AM
Stanley 5 jack plane. Sears fishtail box cutter, file and handle and a vintage box of aluminum plant labels. All picked up at an estate sale last week.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on July 23, 2021, 06:14:55 AM
Good scores.  :tu:
A No.4 and No.5 are on my list.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 23, 2021, 01:38:39 PM
Dang,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2021, 08:55:54 PM
Good scores.  :tu:
A No.4 and No.5 are on my list.

I have several 4's.  I need to work on cleaning them up.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2021, 08:58:35 PM
Dang,,
JR

 :pok:

It's okay. I'll run out of room eventually.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 23, 2021, 11:03:33 PM
:pok:

It's okay. I'll run out of room eventually.
The way you find things you should have by now!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2021, 11:28:39 PM
The way you find things you should have by now!
JR

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2021, 08:25:34 AM
Estate sale buys this weekend. All except the wrench are English in origin.  The router plane has at least two owner marks and is probably over 100 years old.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2021, 08:27:08 AM
And the rest.
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Post by: Syncop8r on July 26, 2021, 09:00:00 AM
Lovely.
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Post by: Mike 56 on July 26, 2021, 09:02:45 AM
Nice tools I like the jack plane and drill. I picked up some woodworking tools myself I will post some pics tomorrow. I got my dads old Stanley block plane and a newer Stanley plane in working order today. Trued the soles and sharpened the irons.


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2021, 01:38:49 PM
Nice tools I like the jack plane and drill. I picked up some woodworking tools myself I will post some pics tomorrow. I got my dads old Stanley block plane and a newer Stanley plane in working order today. Trued the soles and sharpened the irons.


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The plan and drill are marked Hobbies.  The drill is slightly bent, something I will try to adjust at a later date.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2021, 01:39:32 PM
Lovely.

 :tu: :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on July 26, 2021, 05:27:12 PM
Here is a Video on the Archimedes drill. He talks a little about the drill in the middle of the video and at the end of the video he shows the drill restored and demonstrates how to use the drill.

https://youtu.be/Yual8mdULfM


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 26, 2021, 06:11:12 PM
Here is a Video on the Archimedes drill. He talks a little about the drill in the middle of the video and at the end of the video he shows the drill restored and demonstrates how to use the drill.

https://youtu.be/Yual8mdULfM


Thanks for sharing!

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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on July 26, 2021, 06:23:08 PM
You’re welcome that guy can restore anything.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Mike 56 on July 30, 2021, 06:24:26 AM
Here is a link to thousands of old tool catalogs. https://archive.org/details/internationaltoolcataloglibrary
Title: Estate Sale 8/14/2021
Post by: Yadda on August 14, 2021, 10:19:26 PM
Lots of nice items.   The 1/2 drive Bonney pull bar, Thorsen wrenches, Proto wrenches, Kraeuter pliers, and a Bonney V50 1/4 drive socket set with a minty new Plomb  breaker bar amongst it all. Also 4 USA Vise-Grips.  Average price per item was $1.25.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on August 15, 2021, 03:41:22 AM
Good haul on some of the good old tool companies that are no longer around!     :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 15, 2021, 04:56:49 AM
Good haul on some of the good old tool companies that are no longer around!     :tu:

 :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 17, 2021, 05:58:52 PM
Good haul on some of the good old tool companies that are no longer around!     :tu:


 :iagree: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: richardwilde90 on August 25, 2021, 03:48:23 PM
They have been around for ever Bob

Their website says...

Founded in 1906 by innovative young engineer Frank Moore, Moore & Wright has been designing, manufacturing and supplying precision measuring equipment to global industry for over 100 years. With roots fixed firmly in Sheffield, England, the company began by manufacturing a range of calipers, screwdrivers, punches and other engineer’s tools.

Now part of the eminent Bowers Metrology Group and with production facilities in the UK and China, Moore & Wright continues its commitment to supplying worldwide industry with high quality, affordable products. Its ongoing pledge to research and development should ensure that Moore & Wright remains at the forefront of global innovation.

http://www.moore-and-wright.com/ (http://www.moore-and-wright.com/)

 :cheers:


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Title: Re: Car boot finds
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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 27, 2021, 11:17:09 PM
I needed some retail therapy today. Estate sale  #1. Fulton Tools plane.   Stanley 299 and Walsco  box cutters.  Mineral spirits and assorted nails and bolts. Red Devil paint scraper.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 27, 2021, 11:41:48 PM
Retail therapy estate sale #2.   Vise-Grips galore.   Also an 8mm Craftsman wrench to replace one I lost, two Craftsman screwdrivers, a craftsman 3/8 8 inch extension,  an Elephant brand 6 inch adjustable wrench and a Lufkin 656 Mason’s rule and this was the mundane stuff. More from this sale to come.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 28, 2021, 01:30:36 AM
OMG I swear you must be running out of space!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 28, 2021, 01:35:31 AM
OMG I swear you must be running out of space!
JR

You would think.  The star buys for this week are still to come.   :o
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 31, 2021, 04:56:05 AM
This is part two of my Estate sale #2 buy Saturday.  Payed $5. Looks like new.  Kindly three blade multi tool.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 31, 2021, 05:02:29 AM
Part three of Estate sale #2.   And this is the star buy.  Spyderco Police pair in a Nite Ize Mini sheath.  Another $5. A little wear on the stainless steel scales, but otherwise no real use .  These are marked G-2 which from my research indicates they were made 1992-1994ish.  I don’t usually buy knives, but this was too good to pass up.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Adam5 on August 31, 2021, 05:29:47 AM
This is part two of my Estate sale #2 buy Saturday.  Payed $5. Looks like new.  Kindly three blade multi tool.

Part three of Estate sale #2.   And this is the star buy.  Spyderco Police pair in a Nite Ize Mini sheath.  Another $5. A little wear on the stainless steel scales, but otherwise no real use .  These are marked G-2 which from my research indicates they were made 1992-1994ish.  I don’t usually buy knives, but this was too good to pass up.

Very nice!

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 12, 2021, 07:27:57 PM
My Saturday Auction buy.  Paid a little over $28.   Includes a skateboard multi tool. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 12, 2021, 08:57:43 PM
Nice find! I like that chisel set!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 12, 2021, 10:50:05 PM
Nice find! I like that chisel set!
JR

Yep, there is a second 1 1/4 chisel so kind of an extended set.  I bought the lot for that set. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 12, 2021, 10:55:00 PM
Yep, there is a second 1 1/4 chisel so kind of an extended set.  I bought the lot for that set.
Nice! :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 12, 2021, 11:55:59 PM
Nice score especially the chisels !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on September 17, 2021, 02:24:22 AM
My Craftsman just like that was my first real power tool (in other words, not a Dremel). I badly need to replace the cord, but it's still going strong. My Granddad bought it in the '80s, replaced it with a cordless drill in the early 2000s; and it sat unused for quite some time. I've mostly been using a 5/8 Hitachi for the bigger stuff, however. Got that on sale at Lowe's for $30.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 19, 2021, 07:19:09 PM
Estate sale buy this weekend.  Craftsman doweling jig, Millers Falls No. 18 vise, a saw vise, Stanley No. 20. Tri square, Stanley No. 25 pivoting bevel square.  Big Pal fishing multi tool, Great Neck six foot folding rule.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on September 20, 2021, 03:13:20 PM
 :like:

Great  vice !
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: pfrsantos on September 20, 2021, 04:20:02 PM
Part three of Estate sale #2.   And this is the star buy.  Spyderco Police pair in a Nite Ize Mini sheath.  Another $5. A little wear on the stainless steel scales, but otherwise no real use .  These are marked G-2 which from my research indicates they were made 1992-1994ish.  I don’t usually buy knives, but this was too good to pass up.

Wow! Those two Police were a steal!

 :o :o

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 21, 2021, 04:28:47 AM
Wow! Those two Police were a steal!

 :o :o

I was wearing a mask.  Actually two masks!  :whistle:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 21, 2021, 04:29:23 AM
:like:

Great  vice !

Thank you!  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: pfrsantos on September 21, 2021, 11:56:15 AM
I was wearing a mask.  Actually two masks!  :whistle:

One for each Police. You're smart!

 :cheers: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on September 23, 2021, 03:45:20 PM
Some really great finds Yadda.  Theres a lot of garage sales this weekend in my community.  I'll be working  but my partner is a pro when it comes to seeking out neat things I like.  We'll see if she scores anything.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 24, 2021, 01:02:30 AM
Some really great finds Yadda.  Theres a lot of garage sales this weekend in my community.  I'll be working  but my partner is a pro when it comes to seeking out neat things I like.  We'll see if she scores anything.

Thanks!  There are a couple of nearby estate sales with tools starting tomorrow. I don't know if I'll get to go, but look very interesting.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 24, 2021, 07:12:37 PM
The kid and I just got back from tag sale hopping throughout the town and I ended up buying a little toolbox full of tools along with zippo imposture being also with butane, for the kid, and at another I bought a antique multi bit screwdriver that has light! I’ll have to take pics
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 24, 2021, 09:09:00 PM
Ok, took the toolbox down to the basement workbench so I could lay everything out and see what I ended up with, and well, here it is..
I must say some of the things were worth it! That quick slide adjustable wrench is pretty freaking cool, the pliers not bad, but the one large one is really nice, those combo wrenches are craftsman, the Allen wrench is pretty cool, one of the knives you can adjust and you squeeze it for the blade to come out, kinda cool but junk, but lastly I picked it up at another lot is the multi screwdriver, it’s also a flashlight so it lights the tip up, I so couldn’t pass that up!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 24, 2021, 11:52:10 PM
Are those screwdrivers Stanley? 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 25, 2021, 02:41:58 AM
Are those screwdrivers Stanley?

Yup! :D
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 25, 2021, 06:29:00 PM

Yup! :D
JR

Then you made out better than you thought.  Check out the prices for those drivers on eBay.  :D

The Helix adjustable wrench is also a great pickup.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 25, 2021, 07:57:10 PM
Then you made out better than you thought.  Check out the prices for those drivers on eBay.  :D

The Helix adjustable wrench is also a great pickup.
Oh that one wrench is $15-25, so I think I scored..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 25, 2021, 07:57:40 PM
Walked a few blocks again and found a few more things, this time with the Mrs and the kid and we got a few things, they just put out these cool salt and pepper shakers, you push the top down and it pops open, but the last stop we made was just around the corner because I wanted the Mrs to see, the glass stand I figured it would be good for her to show off her baking stuff, but also those little pots, I figured perfect for chili!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 03, 2021, 02:44:53 AM
Estate sale buy today. Craftsman v mark tools, Stanley 404 corner clamp set.  Craftsman chisels.  GM co screwdriver, plumb bob, and a Ridgid E-110 9 1/2 offset wrench. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 03, 2021, 03:44:43 AM
Nice pipe wrench!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 31, 2021, 01:23:01 AM
$5 estate sale buy,   The little wrench is marked Fiat.  The rusty sledge hammer head is almost 6 pounds.  Lots of NOS and lightly used firearm cleaning accessories.  There is also a set of General brand,  made in USA crevice tools. There are two 2 inch clamps. Craftsman and Cotton & Brinks. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 07, 2021, 10:53:36 PM
Estate sale buy.  Not much to see or buy this weekend.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on November 08, 2021, 01:09:59 AM
Nice!

My 45170 (S-K in a diamond) is even older than yours is, and it's still going strong. The only thing I had to do was tear it down to remove a combination of grease, grit, and dirt from the mechanism, regrease, and then reassemble. Solid ratchets that aren't that expensive on the secondary market, but will still last several lifetimes if taken care of. Even if the mechanism croaks, S&K will send a rebuild kit at no charge.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 08, 2021, 01:48:34 AM
Nice!

My 45170 (S-K in a diamond) is even older than yours is, and it's still going strong. The only thing I had to do was tear it down to remove a combination of grease, grit, and dirt from the mechanism, regrease, and then reassemble. Solid ratchets that aren't that expensive on the secondary market, but will still last several lifetimes if taken care of. Even if the mechanism croaks, S&K will send a rebuild kit at no charge.

$8 for the lot.  The ratchet needs cleaning, but as you described, it is a solid tool.  I have a 1/2, now I need the 1/4 to complete my three piece set. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 14, 2021, 12:43:36 AM
Today’s estate sale buys,  Craftsman 5 inch orbital sander, full can of Danish oil, Adjustable 3 inch 1430 clamp. Loctite epoxy, new pack of mini hacksaw blades, X-acto coping saw, two Samauri Shark blade sharpeners, and two huge metal plant trolleys.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 05, 2021, 05:21:47 AM
Wilton Electronic Vise. I picked up this vise at an estate sale.  It was in a pile of junk.  Essentially a hobby vise they mini power arm base is adjustable and allows the user to place the vise in many different positions.    [ This attachment cannot be displayed inline in 'Print Page' view ]  
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 05, 2021, 01:52:33 PM
I swear, where do you keep all this stuff you find? Cause with everything your not going to have any room to work!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 05, 2021, 03:55:48 PM
I swear, where do you keep all this stuff you find? Cause with everything your not going to have any room to work!
JR

 :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on December 06, 2021, 02:44:40 AM
Gonna have to start looking for a vise like that. I do need a decent big vise, but a small one that can be put in different positions was also on the list as I plan to get into knife repair.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 06, 2021, 03:03:44 AM
Gonna have to start looking for a vise like that. I do need a decent big vise, but a small one that can be put in different positions was also on the list as I plan to get into knife repair.

Wilton's Baby bullet vises with the mini power arm would be the direction you might want to seek.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 11, 2021, 10:36:59 PM
$5 estate sale buy.  Craftsman single bit axe.  Stanley 747-1 cold steel chisel.  US made splitting wedge. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on December 14, 2021, 03:38:49 PM
You're getting some good tools and accessories Yadda.  Those big sledge hammers make nice makeshift anvils.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 14, 2021, 06:55:22 PM
You're getting some good tools and accessories Yadda.  Those big sledge hammers make nice makeshift anvils.   

Thanks!  I felt a little like Sparky finding that axe!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on January 10, 2022, 12:15:02 PM
My Saturday Auction buy.  Paid a little over $28.   Includes a skateboard multi tool. 

If it isn't too much hassle I sure would like a few more pics of that skate tool please.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 11, 2022, 03:18:36 AM
If it isn't too much hassle I sure would like a few more pics of that skate tool please.

Will do.  Need to dig it out.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 25, 2022, 04:24:49 AM
If it isn't too much hassle I sure would like a few more pics of that skate tool please.

See attached per your request.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: zoidberg on January 25, 2022, 10:27:25 AM
See attached per your request.

Thank you.   :cheers:

Super cool. And I'm a little shocked it is still in the package.   :like:

Looks like it is not a skateboard tool though but rather an inline skate tool.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 25, 2022, 06:11:33 PM
Small estate sale buy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on February 12, 2022, 08:25:25 PM
That little vice is lovely Yadda  :like:

And don't think I missed the axe comment   :viking:

 :D   :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 13, 2022, 05:14:23 AM
That little vice is lovely Yadda  :like:

And don't think I missed the axe comment   :viking:

 :D   :cheers: :cheers:

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 13, 2022, 05:20:03 AM
Today’s estate sale buys.  Lots of NOS or almost NOS tools and some nice rust.  Price per piece was around $2.50.  17 pounds.   So many great items Craftsman, Stanley, Thorsen, Barcalo, diamond, Crescent, Penncraft, Mossberg, HD Smith and others.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 13, 2022, 02:35:14 PM
Holy crap, talk about the mother load!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 13, 2022, 03:49:02 PM
Holy crap, talk about the mother load!
JR

It was the best tool sale I've been to in a while. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 13, 2022, 04:21:22 PM
It was the best tool sale I've been to in a while.
I’d say!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 16, 2022, 10:58:14 PM
(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;ts=1644726003;topic=20179.0;attach=530962;image)

Today’s estate sale buys.  Lots of NOS or almost NOS tools and some nice rust.  Price per piece was around $2.50.  17 pounds.   So many great items Craftsman, Stanley, Thorsen, Barcalo, diamond, Crescent, Penncraft, Mossberg, HD Smith and others.

Wow. Nice bunch of tools, but my eyes are zooming in on that Loggerhead. I haven't seen one of those for years!

<sigh> There's just something about a mechanically complex / borderline unusable multitool that just warms my heart. :angel: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 17, 2022, 12:52:00 AM
(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;ts=1644726003;topic=20179.0;attach=530962;image)

Wow. Nice bunch of tools, but my eyes are zooming in on that Loggerhead. I haven't seen one of those for years!

<sigh> There's just something about a mechanically complex / borderline unusable multitool that just warms my heart. :angel:

Ain't it the truth?  For $4.50, I couldn't leave it.  :D

Good to see you Bob!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Reinier on February 17, 2022, 07:21:24 AM
(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;ts=1644726003;topic=20179.0;attach=530962;image)

Wow. Nice bunch of tools, but my eyes are zooming in on that Loggerhead. I haven't seen one of those for years!

<sigh> There's just something about a mechanically complex / borderline unusable multitool that just warms my heart. :angel: 


Wait, what? You have returned! Good to see you here again.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on February 18, 2022, 04:14:15 PM
Wait, what? You have returned! Good to see you here again.

I concur  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 20, 2022, 02:51:28 AM
Today’s $15 tool haul includes a Kennedy toolbox.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 20, 2022, 03:58:46 AM
Dang, nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on February 22, 2022, 11:58:15 PM
Kennedy makes (made?) a good toolbox. I bought three of them new, several decades ago. Other than a thick layer of shop dust they are all in pretty good shape. :)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 23, 2022, 12:30:54 AM
Kennedy makes (made?) a good toolbox. I bought three of them new, several decades ago. Other than a thick layer of shop dust they are all in pretty good shape. :)

The  box was open with no tray, I found the tray on the floor pushed under a shelf.  I popped the tray in the box and walked over to the price guy. He looked inside and said $7.   :D.   The rest of the nicer tools and hardware cost me another $8. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on February 23, 2022, 02:53:16 AM
The  box was open with no tray, I found the tray on the floor pushed under a shelf.  I popped the tray in the box and walked over to the price guy. He looked inside and said $7.   :D.   The rest of the nicer tools and hardware cost me another $8.

Good score!    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 02, 2022, 01:15:22 AM
Today’s second estate sale buy.  The tools were $5 and the Workmate was $20.   My first old Stanley 199 box cutter. A really rough perfect handle screwdriver, also my first. CrAftsman, Plomb, Williams, and Barcalo Buffalo wrenches.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmer X on April 02, 2022, 05:13:56 AM
 :like: And I sure could use a WorkMate!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 05, 2022, 04:57:29 AM
M6 other estate sale buy last Friday.  Nails, insulated and specialty screwdrivers. Razor knives, Ace Hardware pump oil can, 2 Irwin L8 bit extenders, a Tasco drill chisel, old brake drum tool, files and other goodies.  The best item is the Case half whittler pocket knife.
 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 05, 2022, 12:52:07 PM
God damn you freaking nail it every time!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 06, 2022, 01:15:40 AM
 
God damn you freaking nail it every time!
JR

 :D  :salute: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmer X on April 06, 2022, 02:17:19 AM
The best item is the Case half whittler pocket knife.
:iagree: Every one of those items is a winner, though!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 06, 2022, 04:50:43 AM
:iagree: Every one of those items is a winner, though!

 :tu:  I should gave some neat cleanup photos next week.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on April 09, 2022, 04:50:39 PM
You know,,, by the title I always thought this thread was referring to items found in a recently purchased used car. My brother used to work at a auto salvage yard and was always finding goodies.

I'm glad I finally took the time to stop and read a bit of this thread. My local flea market that I enjoy so much is indeed a "car boot sale" event. Moving forward I am sure I will be posting here. Just to be sure,, are yard sale finds appropriate for this thread too?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Farmer X on April 09, 2022, 09:20:49 PM
Just to be sure,, are yard sale finds appropriate for this thread too?
I would say yes. And I'm looking forward to nicer weather, which will make me more willing to visit my local flea markets.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 10, 2022, 01:29:43 AM
I would say yes. And I'm looking forward to nicer weather, which will make me more willing to visit my local flea markets.

Definitely, yard sales, estate sales, flea markets, Craigslist,  Market Place, all fair game. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on April 21, 2022, 02:25:05 AM
I forget who here has some of these, but I smiled and pounced when I noticed two Avon make-up racks at the thrift store this afternoon.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 21, 2022, 02:28:11 AM
Score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: cody6268 on April 21, 2022, 02:34:44 AM
I forget who here has some of these, but I smiled and pounced when I noticed two Avon make-up racks at the thrift store this afternoon.



Nice! That looks pretty good for the job.

Just because it ain't a knife, tool, or diecast doesn't mean you can't use it.


I use Tupperware containers for basically everything but food and am always on the lookout for them. Older ones made in the US are always best. In addition, I also like to do my baking and cooking with older borosilcate (not the inferior modern soda-lime glass) Anchor Hocking Fire King and Pyrex bakeware. I have several different dishes (including some that are the milky white type instead of clear) and not a one has cost me more than a dollar.  Next time I go to Goodwill for diecast hunting, I need to actually pay attention to their glassware.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on April 22, 2022, 02:39:40 AM
$25 wrench purchase at a garage sale.  Several jumbo wrench sets and lots of other wrenches. Continental, Delta, Wisdom, to name a few.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on April 22, 2022, 03:15:19 AM
$25 well spent!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on April 28, 2022, 03:38:56 PM
As always nice scores.  That Case is a neat find among all the other goodies you usually see. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on May 01, 2022, 02:45:54 AM
This morning's flea market haul,,, $40 spent

Quartz pocket watch $2. At the time of purchase the watch was not operational and the hour hand was loose and spinning around under the minute hand. This afternoon I opened it up and realized the second hand was off and stuck near the edge of the face. All hands have now been re-attached, a new battery installed and the watch is working great.

G Shock GA-140 $10 ,,,, Fully operational

Gruen quartz watch ,,,, $3 ,,,, currently not operational

Mandalorian decals for my daughter and I,,,, two for $5

Vice grips $5 ,,, needed for work,,, the only item I actually went looking for

Case 2104L $10

Gerber Mini $5 ,,, had to have it simply because it matched my full sized one

All in all, I think I did okay today.




Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on May 01, 2022, 03:40:02 PM
 :tu: Always fun.  I think you did very good. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2022, 03:11:45 AM
I picked this up in an auction. It weighs right at 30 pounds.  I ‘m hoping to restore it to respectability.  Restoration on this scale isn’t usual my thing, but lately I’ve had a desire to give it a try.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on May 02, 2022, 03:18:53 AM
Skil saw? That's an oldie, great project!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2022, 03:31:23 AM
Skil saw? That's an oldie, great project!

Yep, Craftsman circular saw circa 1960’s.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 02, 2022, 03:46:43 AM
OMG what a tank! That should be some fun to clean up, I worked with an older guy back in the day who had a reciprocating saw, all metal actually wasn’t that big, but it was a freaking antique, I told him he should take a pic and write the company and send the pic, they’d prob pay him a pretty penny so they could put it up for display, that’s how freaking clean he kept it!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 02, 2022, 04:35:47 AM
OMG what a tank! That should be some fun to clean up, I worked with an older guy back in the day who had a reciprocating saw, all metal actually wasn’t that big, but it was a freaking antique, I told him he should take a pic and write the company and send the pic, they’d prob pay him a pretty penny so they could put it up for display, that’s how freaking clean he kept it!
JR

It is a tank.  It has a cement cutting blade in it.  The cord is in really bad shape so I won’t test it until the cord is replaced.  From what I’ve seen there isn’t much to be gained financially from restoring them.  It is mostly self satisfaction.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on May 03, 2022, 04:20:15 PM
The arms on the person who used  :D. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 04, 2022, 01:19:28 AM
The arms on the person who used  :D.

You know it! :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2022, 05:09:13 AM
Fantastic day at the estate sale Saturday.  I took a huge step forward in completing my Craftsman =v= or -v-  tool set.   100 plus sockets:  SAE and Metric, 1/2, 3/8, 1/4 drive, wobble, hex, 12 point, 6 point, and 8 point.  2- 3/8 ratchets, 3/8 and 1/4 breaker bars, wrenches, and Allen wrenches.   Non Craftsman includes a lot of Large Unbrako hex wrenches, a NOS Starrett 159M screw pitch gauge in the box still plastic wrapped.  12 metric Snap-On 1/4 metric sockets. A set of Stanley nail sets, two Williams punches, two tool trays, Williams chisels, several large punches, a feeler gauge, a 2 ton MAC Tools hydraulic floor jack (Needs a rebuild).  All for the sweet price of $21.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2022, 05:15:32 AM
And more
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
And more
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: gregozedobe on May 09, 2022, 06:13:43 AM
That is a great haul for an excellent price !   :salute:

And you get to practice some more rust removal too as a bonus  :pok:   :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2022, 06:18:03 AM
That is a great haul for an excellent price !   :salute:

And you get to practice some more rust removal too as a bonus  :pok:   :rofl:

Yeah, will probably spend my savings on Evapo Rust.  :facepalm: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 09, 2022, 01:40:25 PM
Dang, how come I can’t find anything, like this..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 09, 2022, 01:55:43 PM
Dang, how come I can’t find anything, like this..
JR

The estate sale app is fantastic.  Local for Houston is up to 50 miles from my house, but I limit the search to 15.  My favorite estate sales are the ones in areas that were solidly middle to upper middle class 30-40 years ago.    Photos help, but sometimes you have to take a flyer and just go.  Cash helps with negotiations.  This one was in my favorite area, but nothing in the photos indicated the tools were there.  I should have taken photos.  Both trays and a small box were covered in an inch of sawdust.  I didn't move any of the dust and asked for a price. The jack was almost a throw in because it is frozen.  I believe a $50 kit and some time  spent rebuilding will put it right.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 09, 2022, 02:01:18 PM
Twice a year we have a town wide “free” tag sale it’s so the police can collect off you, they will drive around and ticket anyone running signs and other violations, but it’s the whole town, our only problem is we only walk and can only cover like 1/8 of it, but our younger son just got his drivers license along with a very unique hatchback that has room, heck the back two seats fold down 60/40, so next time they have which will be in fall we should be set!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 13, 2022, 10:35:55 PM
Ha, my turn!

Our older kids been living here for the past idk how long, but he’s been using our garage to store stuff, well he has a large crappy toolbox that I wouldn’t even take so his friend will take it, we opened it up and well there were three hammers in it, he took one and gave me the ballpeen, I was like cool, I said if anything I’d take the small draw toolbox, and he’s like “it’s yours” so I moved it over to my workbench and it felt a little weighted, so I opened it up and he was like what’s in it? I was like nothing you gave it to me, “dude what’s in it, naw naw, let’s see” so I opened it up and there were a few things, he took a pair of dikes and something else I think a screwdriver, but left me the rest, I must say I was going to hit him with that 6in sharpening stone if he started reaching for a few things! But here’s my find, another pair of channel locks,idk what the others are, the dikes are Utica’s? Nice little saw, and a pair of robo-grips, I had a large / small set way back in the day, but I guess I got them back! Here’s some pics
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 14, 2022, 04:23:42 AM
Nice!  Toolbox, Channel  locks, and a ballpeen hammer? Bonus!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 14, 2022, 02:35:41 PM
Yeah but the best part was the price, nothing! :neener:
Yet there’s a old wood claw sitting in the other large box in which he’s just giving to a friend, I just might go back out and make it a pair :think:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 14, 2022, 02:51:38 PM
Yeah but the best part was the price, nothing! :neener:
Yet there’s a old wood claw sitting in the other large box in which he’s just giving to a friend, I just might go back out and make it a pair :think:
JR

Can't beat free!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 14, 2022, 09:31:06 PM
Can't beat free!
Nope, and I went out and got that hammer too, I forget what name it was, yet there was also just a head, the claw was a little on the curved side but hey, can’t beat free!
JR

Maybe I’ll go out and sneak a pic,,
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 14, 2022, 10:16:52 PM
Here’s a few pics, the one is a Vaughan 999L 20 oz Smooth Face Rip Hammer 16" Handle, still in production and $30, the head of the other is a Plumb, idk weight, but again still in production but they switched to fiberglass, I’m going to guess a 20oz cause I found someone on eBay with the same identical hammer shape and all just with a wood handle and they want $20,
So I guess I’ll have to get a handle kit for if and when I fix these up and make them shine,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on May 22, 2022, 03:38:29 AM
Nice tool hauls y'all!

I got to the flea market today and brought home a few cutting tools, including a couple of less than common Case knives. Quality scissors are always worth having around.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 22, 2022, 03:46:05 AM
Interesting find,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on May 22, 2022, 04:35:11 AM
Nice tool hauls y'all!

I got to the flea market today and brought home a few cutting tools, including a couple of less than common Case knives. Quality scissors are always worth having around.

Score!    :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on May 22, 2022, 05:37:01 AM
 :iagree: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 30, 2022, 12:34:50 AM
Last day of an estate sale in my neighborhood. Craftsman pipe clamp, 11/32 nut driver, screwdriver, and pocket 4-way driver. Klein nut driver. Stanley screwdrivers and utility knife. Mercedes Benz wrench, 4 inch Diamalloy adjustable wrench, and a Lenox jab saw handle. Plus a
Box of deck screws and a box of sandpaper.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on June 02, 2022, 04:02:30 AM
Nice variety in that haul, Yada  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 02, 2022, 05:12:10 AM
Thank you sir.  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on June 02, 2022, 05:37:39 PM
You find some good things.  Taking a bit of a break myself from the fleamarket.   I find some great things but I also want to carry each new thing  :rofl:

I'll go back in July since part of the trip there is all the walking we do and chatting with the sellers we've come to know. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 05, 2022, 12:33:45 AM
Today’s estate sale buy. Craftsman quick wrenches , metric 11-16mm. Inside read folding rule,  4 inch combination square, and some sort of gauge marked General Model No. 23.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 05, 2022, 01:19:58 AM
Ha, an inside read stick ruler, finally got one! :clap:
Is it both inside or a inside and outside?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2022, 06:23:07 AM
Small machinist tool box I picked
Up at an estate sale this weekend.  60’s or
Older.  SK or Park?   [ This attachment cannot be displayed inline in 'Print Page' view ]  
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 09, 2022, 06:33:26 AM
That things pretty cool! Nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2022, 02:07:23 PM
That things pretty cool! Nice find!
JR

Thanks!  Someone on Instagram identified it as a Kennedy Model 620b. I paid $10.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2022, 02:08:39 PM
Ha, an inside read stick ruler, finally got one! :clap:
Is it both inside or a inside and outside?
JR

Both inside.  I have three now.  I found two in the wild. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 09, 2022, 02:16:48 PM
Both inside.  I have three now.  I found two in the wild.
See, I told you sooner or later you’d find them,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on June 09, 2022, 03:20:05 PM
Thanks!  Someone on Instagram identified it as a Kennedy Model 620b. I paid $10.

Always someone out there who can identify things.  Really nice box.  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2022, 06:41:26 PM
 
See, I told you sooner or later you’d find them,,
JR
:tu: :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 09, 2022, 06:42:10 PM
Always someone out there who can identify things.  Really nice box.  :like:

Thank you sir.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 13, 2022, 04:14:01 PM
I bought this $5.25 bundle at an estate sale this past weekend.  Disston Countryside crosscut saw. Buck Bros hacksaw (blue handle), Wyoming game saw, pneumatic oil, a couple of chuck keys, and a package of Stanley utility knife blades.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 13, 2022, 04:54:24 PM
I swear where do you put this stuff? I have a two car garage and with everything you bring home I would have ran out of space by now!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on June 13, 2022, 05:12:10 PM
He's highly organized.  Nice finds btw  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 13, 2022, 05:13:06 PM
He's highly organized.  Nice finds btw  :tu:
You think?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on June 13, 2022, 05:22:47 PM
Yes I really do.  Before my lovely partner invaded my shed <<< cough cough >>> it was highly organized.  Is she behind me?  :ahhh

With all the estate sales he goes to I bet he has a designated spot for tools, liquid stuff, large stuff, etc.  IIRC he refurbishes things for resale too.  Who knows I could be totally making this all up  :facepalm:. 

I have a shelf specifically for fasteners.  I recently got a parts organizer for all the random fasteners we have.  I have a tape box.  Duct tape, packing tape, electrical tape, etc.  I have a rattle can area.  My WD40, rust remover, etc all in one place.  I have my saws in a space. 

Now my trads and lights and other edc stuff  :whistle:. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 13, 2022, 05:44:47 PM
Lol,,
Well yeah organization is key, my workstation is organized even though the bench is totally covered case more things keep getting throw on it and I have no time to do anything, I mean heck I do have a rack for tape!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: David on June 13, 2022, 06:10:44 PM
I bought this $5.25 bundle at an estate sale this past weekend.  Disston Countryside crosscut saw. Buck Bros hacksaw (blue handle), Wyoming game saw, pneumatic oil, a couple of chuck keys, and a package of Stanley utility knife blades.

Good score on that Disston saw!     :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 14, 2022, 04:11:33 AM
Good score on that Disston saw!     :tu:

 :hatsoff: 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 14, 2022, 04:11:57 AM
He's highly organized.  Nice finds btw  :tu:

 :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 14, 2022, 04:16:18 AM
He's highly organized.  Nice finds btw  :tu:

I swear where do you put this stuff? I have a two car garage and with everything you bring home I would have ran out of space by now!
JR

 :D
It's a little of everything.  I have a few mumble mumble tool boxes that I sort the tools into.  The saws hang.  The garage is junky at the moment because of all my wood working tools. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on June 18, 2022, 10:35:05 PM
Another good score.  :tu:
I must finish restoring my Disstons sometime...
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2022, 01:00:00 AM
Another good score.  :tu:
I must finish restoring my Disstons sometime...

 :hatsoff:  Thank you sir!  I'm in the same situation. I need to remove the rust on several  and sharpening all my hand saws.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 19, 2022, 05:36:49 AM
Today’s estate sale buys.  Unusual and interesting over quantity.  Yankee 41Y drill marked He’ll Systems-B, Ampco P51 Beryllium punch. Crescent Bridgeport 262-4 Phillips screw holding driver. Plumb 1 3/4 ball peen hammer head, S-K Wayne 45170 3/8 ratchet, and a No-Slip Grip utility knife.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 19, 2022, 02:33:07 PM
Nice find, that funky head hammer I found well the kid gave me in that toolbox was a plumb!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 25, 2022, 04:21:44 AM
Estate sale today.  RIDGID 36 inch pipe wrench.  This one one cleaned and painted will probably sit on a shelf or hang on the wall unless I am menaced by a large person or pipe!  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 25, 2022, 04:34:37 AM
I also picked up five pipe clamps and  a Champion Tool Co. 2 pound ball peen hammer.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on June 25, 2022, 05:39:38 AM
Online reference for Disston saws: http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 25, 2022, 05:24:34 PM
Oh dang, a 36” Ridgid I had one of those, I had a lot of wrenches, but my trade was I would totally clean them down to the metal then put a clear coat on them vs a paint, then spray like 1/4 of the handle area with a gritty clear grip, so the whole thing was clear down to the metal but it was all protected as if it was painted and even had a grip!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on June 26, 2022, 01:53:10 PM
It was quite slow at the flea market yesterday. No inexpensive, quality knives or watches to be had.

I did notice a new in box Fulmer motorcycle helmet in my size. The seller said he wanted $30 for it, but would consider offers. I swung for the fence and offered $15. He replied with "can you do $20?".  A good deal for sure, but again I swung for the fence and said I would do the $20 if he threw in the new in package Craftsman tool pouch on his table,,,,,, he accepted. I guess the tool pouch has been discontinued as I cannot find any new ones for sale on the internet. The helmet reminds me of Ponch and John's helmet from CHiPs.

 

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 26, 2022, 02:16:37 PM
Nice find, I’d say yeah on a match, maybe get some paint and tape and really make it a match!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 27, 2022, 07:49:06 PM
Great buys!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 09, 2022, 09:08:14 AM
Small machinist tool box I picked
Up at an estate sale this weekend.  60’s or
Older.  SK or Park?   [ This attachment cannot be displayed inline in 'Print Page' view ]

Love that tool box Yadda     :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 10, 2022, 08:38:06 PM
Thanks Tony! Trying my best to keep the rust content at a consistent level round here.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on July 16, 2022, 10:35:48 AM
Thanks Tony! Trying my best to keep the rust content at a consistent level round here.  :D

 ;)  :D  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on July 16, 2022, 09:35:52 PM
Made a fleamarket run today, and did quite well. First off, let me say that every trip to the fleamarket starts with a stop at the ATM where I withdraw $40,,, (two  twenties). Today I got all this and returned home with one twenty still in my wallet.

Schrade Walden #825 Stockman $3.00
Fishing lures $1.00 each bag
Solar G Shock GR-8900 $5.00
Fossil watch $1.00
Two 20 ft. telescoping fishing rods $2.00 each. ( will be used for amateur radio antenna deployment )
Crimpers $1.00
Blue extension cord to match the color of my toolbox at work $1.00
New In Box (old stock) Igrill2 $3.00 ( will be used when I do BBQ cookoffs )


Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 16, 2022, 10:16:59 PM
Wow!  Great buys!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 18, 2022, 04:17:06 AM
Craftsman sockets (V, VV, G), screwdrivers, punch and
Chisel set, and clamps.  Empire speed square made of steel with what looks like gray japaning. Nicholson 4 on hand file, Fuller file,   and 3-way C-clamp made in Japan.   Two of the Craftsman screwdrivers are almost 17 inches.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on July 18, 2022, 11:44:39 AM
Good variety of tools. I don't reckon I've ever seen a 3 way clamp, but can sure think of a few times it would have been handy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on July 18, 2022, 03:30:43 PM
Well done Gdad. Its nice to come home with cash left over yet still come home with nice stuff. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on July 19, 2022, 02:48:18 AM
Thanks :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 06, 2022, 07:38:30 PM
I picked up a few things today. The big score is the Blackstone outdoor cooking table that I got for $20. Really looking forward to using this.

I'm putting together a toolbox for my 17 year old daughter to keep in her Jeep. I found her a standard wrench set and an adjustable wrench for $5.

The balance went to some fishing lures, a reel, a box full of assorted treble hooks and a cool courier/laptop bag evidently from a Zac Brown Band tour. I had been looking for a bag to carry to the fleamarket to put finds in,, this one will be perfect. The guy who sold me the hooks explained that customers bring him lures to custom paint and upgrade the hooks. These were the brand new original hooks that he took off the lures. There must be 150 or more of them.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 06, 2022, 07:54:51 PM
Nice buys!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 06, 2022, 11:34:20 PM
Nice score, like the table and bag!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 11, 2022, 02:44:03 PM
 :iagree: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 16, 2022, 11:03:57 PM
One of the tools that was sitting in that toolbox I got but the kid tried taking I took back, :neener: but this thing was totally seized up and it had orange paint all over the handles, so I hit it with a little “liquid wrench” I’ve always liked it better the wd40, but I worked it in a little, then sprayed it all over the joint and let it sit in a little trough I had overnight, so today I went down and that thing open and closed like it was new, I cleaned it up p, took some elbow grease but I got all the paint off of it and gave it a little shine,, nice piece!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 17, 2022, 12:36:15 AM
So I found my diagonal cutters and there not the same name, and these needle nose which has no name? But I guess they make a good set, better then these crappy ones you get now a days, even better when you get them free :whistle:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 17, 2022, 11:41:50 AM
Nice work!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 19, 2022, 12:56:41 AM
Nice work!
Thanks, I guess I should add the pair of channellocks to it and make a nice set,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 19, 2022, 12:57:18 AM
But I found this little guy out in the garage, must say neat little tool, ratcheting hex on one side yet then a ratcheting 1/4” drive on the other,, totally cute!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 23, 2022, 01:23:15 AM
There I finally brought in the channel locks, they need a little clean up to get that whatever that little goop is, but heck to dig through a old tool box and find a few tools names I’ve never heard of but I’d rather have them old ones, only this those needle nose, they have no name?
I’ll also have to take a pic of the robo-grips, kinda like a pair of channel locks but self adjusting, I had a small small pair but found a larger so now got two diff sizes!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 23, 2022, 11:04:22 PM
Here I told you I’d take a pic of the robo-grips, there like brand new, I left the small ones on my desk and the kid would walk in and just reach for them and use them like a stress ball as he walked around then put them back as he left,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on August 24, 2022, 12:57:17 AM
I like those.   :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 24, 2022, 12:57:45 AM
My estate sale buy Friday last week. Matco and SK boxes.  The was exactly one little Matco 1/4 socket.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 24, 2022, 01:00:21 AM
Breakout photos from Friday's estate sale buy. SK 3/8 drive set, missing the extension, several 1/4 drive sockets.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 24, 2022, 01:03:59 AM
Powr-Kraft 3/8 ratchets and Snap-On sockets, with one Plomb knuckle socket.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 24, 2022, 01:06:47 AM
Craftsman Flying V 3/8 drive ratchet with sockets. This will clean up and look great.  I oiled it and it sang as it turned.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 24, 2022, 01:19:18 AM
Nice finds!  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 25, 2022, 12:55:38 AM
 :hatsoff:

Thank you!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 25, 2022, 01:04:27 AM
Nice find!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 25, 2022, 10:45:01 PM
Thank you!   :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 26, 2022, 12:33:24 AM
Saturday estate sale buys
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 26, 2022, 12:34:30 AM
And a couple of plant misters and pruners.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 26, 2022, 12:35:58 AM
And the last bit from Friday.  I got these three for $2 total.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 26, 2022, 12:40:11 AM
Dang another nice find, I could use and oil can, I like that one on the right in the last photo,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 26, 2022, 01:50:46 AM
Oh wow. I need something like the one on the right to squirt fuel directly into the carb of neglected chainsaws.

And is that a lawnmower blade balancer?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 26, 2022, 04:12:04 AM
.... And is that a lawnmower blade balancer?

Yes it is. :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 28, 2022, 06:59:49 PM
Some for the toolbox I'm putting together for my teenage daughter,,, some for my toolbox,,, some for my tackle box. Have you noticed how expensive drill bits are now,,, and locks too. Based on the cost of just those, I'm thinking my budget of $40 was well spent this weekend.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on August 28, 2022, 09:09:30 PM
Nice :tu:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Syncop8r on August 28, 2022, 11:06:41 PM
Have you noticed how expensive drill bits are now
Yes... they're a bit expensive.

Good haul!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 29, 2022, 01:48:28 AM
Great buys! Define got your money’s worth plus some.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 29, 2022, 01:57:56 AM
Estate sale buy.  I went for quality over quantity.  Craftsman 1/4 ratchet, Stanley 199 utility knife, Quick Wedge screw holding screwdriver, and a Walden Worcester 1/4 nut driver with a custom brass handle. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 30, 2022, 01:15:41 AM
Estate sale buy.  I went for quality over quantity.  Craftsman 1/4 ratchet, Stanley 199 utility knife, Quick Wedge screw holding screwdriver, and a Walden Worcester 1/4 nut driver with a custom brass handle.

Is that a solid brass handle on the nut driver? Bet that is kinda hefty!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 30, 2022, 01:21:42 AM
The micro-driver set I bought this weekend was for a specific project I had to do. Dang old chrome book won't run unless it's plugged in. Needed to open it up to access the battery for a changeout. I guess even if I never use it again, I got my couple of dollars worth out of it now.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 30, 2022, 04:08:00 AM
Is that a solid brass handle on the nut driver? Bet that is kinda hefty!

Not solid, but still quite hefty.   I'll post some more close ups.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 30, 2022, 04:13:18 AM
The micro-driver set I bought this weekend was for a specific project I had to do. Dang old chrome book won't run unless it's plugged in. Needed to open it up to access the battery for a changeout. I guess even if I never use it again, I got my couple of dollars worth out of it now.

You'll probably find more uses for it than you imagine.  I received a similar set a few years back.  I use it 3 or 4 times a year. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 12, 2022, 04:46:39 AM
Estate sale buy.  Craftsman  metric socket set with a mix of 6 and 12 point sockets.  Two Craftsman DOE wrenches, a Stanley Mad in France tape measure, a BON-E-CON combination wrench, and a Wizard 3/8 T-handle and 1/4 and 5/16 DOE wrench.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 12, 2022, 04:49:02 AM
B&D mouse sander I picked up a few weeks back.  It also came with $20+ in sanding pads.  I spent $5. 

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 12, 2022, 04:51:10 AM
Slow week, I picked up this B&D drill with a keyless chuck for $3 at a yard sale.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 12, 2022, 04:53:11 AM
Dang, nice finds,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 12, 2022, 07:11:51 AM
Dang, nice finds,
JR

Thank you!  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 24, 2022, 02:50:55 AM
Well the kid and I went out garage sale hopping, and well, he only got one thing, me on the got a few little things, I got,
1, pack of zip-ties, $1,
1, very nice hockey stick to make into a hiking stick, $2,
And 2, 6” Ridgid pipe wrenches, $1 each! I talked her down! So a total of $5.. I just put the sak up to show size,,

The kid on the hand only found one thing, a IRobot Roomba, original price $20 but the kid talked the lady down to $15, the Mrs had the biggest smile on her face when she saw it, we cleaned it all up and let it charge, and sure enough after a while we tried it out and well, it works! Oh the Mrs is freaking loving this, look at how good it did in the living room..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 26, 2022, 05:28:24 AM
Great buys!  I'm truly envious of the Roomba buy!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 26, 2022, 05:32:40 AM
Kennedy 520 Machinist toolbox.  Picked it up at a garage sale.  It was the end of the day and they made me an offer I couldn't refuse.  Once I clean it I will show a before and after.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 26, 2022, 03:21:42 PM
Ohh, a Kennedy, nice find! They don’t get much nicer then that!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 28, 2022, 04:32:00 AM
Another garage sale buy.  Everything in the tote was $40.  Price per piece was less than a dollar.  Craftsman, Penncraft, Sears, hand made table saw jig, 10 Chinese 4 inch clamps and 6 American made 3 inch clamps.  And a grinder jig for sharpening tools and more.  Plus a drill chuck key for the Jacobs chuck I bought last week.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on September 28, 2022, 11:46:41 AM
Wow!  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on September 28, 2022, 03:35:12 PM
Holly crap! Nice finds!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on September 28, 2022, 05:08:46 PM
Thanks!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Gareth on October 03, 2022, 01:05:49 AM
Kennedy 520 Machinist toolbox.  Picked it up at a garage sale.  It was the end of the day and they made me an offer I couldn't refuse.  Once I clean it I will show a before and after.

Now that's a thing of beauty mate.  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 03, 2022, 01:47:28 AM
Ohh, a Kennedy, nice find! They don’t get much nicer then that!
JR
Now that's a thing of beauty mate.  :tu:

Thanks!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 08, 2022, 01:10:45 AM
Another estate sale buy, Craftsman spiral push drills, screwdrivers, hex sets, locks, clamps, sand paper, an Easydriver screwdriver set, Red Devil tool, and a chef’s knife with a 12.5 inch blade (no photo)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 08, 2022, 01:51:36 AM
Dang you and your finds!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on October 08, 2022, 05:00:00 AM
Dang you and your finds!
JR

 :D :salute:  All right here in the neighborhood.  About 5 minutes from my house.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 08, 2022, 03:07:01 PM
:D :salute:  All right here in the neighborhood.  About 5 minutes from my house.
Keep rubbing it in,, I still want to know where you keep all this stuff, I mean even with a two car garage like mine, and all the stuff you keep getting you’d be using it as storage rather then a workshop!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on November 07, 2022, 02:24:37 AM
Estate sale buy this weekend. Craftsman metric wrenches, VACO and Craftsman Torx drivers, Starrett radius gages, a Workshop screwholding driver and a can of Liquid Wrench.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on November 11, 2022, 04:04:32 PM
Super finds.  We have random garage sales here but rarely do I see anything as good as you find.  Its mostly baby clothes or really random things.  I hope one day I'll stop in a see a table with knives or tools. 

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 04, 2022, 05:06:41 AM
Estate sale buy.  S-K ratchet and socket, Diamond Auto Wrench, Lectrolite Tru- Fit DBE wrenches, Snap-on, Craftsman, and Thorsen wrenches.  Wiss pinking shears and utility knife, Ka-Bar scissors, the flex head ratchet is a no name product. The pliers in the middle are Pli-Rench made by the Whale Tool Corp.  The hammer is a 3 pounder made by Ludell in Italy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 04, 2022, 05:12:30 AM
Estate sale buy.  S-K ratchet and socket, Diamond Auto Wrench, Lectrolite Tru- Fit DBE wrenches, Snap-on, Craftsman, and Thorsen wrenches.  Wiss pinking shears and utility knife, Ka-Bar scissors, the flex head ratchet is a no name product. The pliers in the middle are Pli-Rench made by the Whale Tool Corp.  The hammer is a 3 pounder made by Ludell in Italy.
Ka-bar scissors? Wiss is a good company, their all I’d use for sheet metal, what’s the wrench on the bottom, kinda looks like it has a hammer backside? Good score!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 04, 2022, 08:18:46 PM
Ka-bar scissors? Wiss is a good company, their all I’d use for sheet metal, what’s the wrench on the bottom, kinda looks like it has a hammer backside? Good score!
JR

Yep Ka-bar scissors.  The bottom wrench is an Auto Wrench or monkey wrench made by Diamond Horseshoe and Tool Co.  They are often used to hammer things although the aren't necessarily designed for Hammering.  :D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 06, 2022, 12:34:33 AM
I picked up these two Eagle oil cans in an online auction.  Good users.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 06, 2022, 01:41:16 AM
Nice find! I so gotta find me one of those..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 06, 2022, 04:55:35 AM
Nice find! I so gotta find me one of those..
JR
Thanks!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 07, 2022, 12:49:32 AM
This is the second of my estate sale buys this past weekend.  Two wood splitting wedges.  The small, wider wedge was made in Japan, the longer narrow wedge is a Husky.  Kobalt mini prybar, Irwin 900 screw starter Great Neck folding rule and Husky stubby metric wrenches.  I have a soft spot for stubby wrenches.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 07, 2022, 01:17:45 AM
This is the second of my estate sale buys this past weekend.  Two wood splitting wedges.  The small, wider wedge was made in Japan, the longer narrow wedge is a Husky.  Kobalt mini prybar, Irwin 900 screw starter Great Neck folding rule and Husky stubby metric wrenches.  I have a soft spot for stubby wrenches.
Nice little pry bar, is the stick ruler an inside or outside or both?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 07, 2022, 03:54:35 AM
Nice little pry bar, is the stick ruler an inside or outside or both?
JR

Outside ruler, yeah that Kobalt prybar will be very handy.  :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 07, 2022, 04:54:15 AM
Outside ruler, yeah that Kobalt prybar will be very handy.  :salute:
I just never could stand an outside, is it yellow or white, I really can’t tell in the pic if it’s faded? You should like clean that prybar up and like paint it wacky or something!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 07, 2022, 04:59:31 AM
I just never could stand an outside, is it yellow or white, I really can’t tell in the pic if it’s faded? You should like clean that prybar up and like paint it wacky or something!
JR

It is white.    It needs cleaning and oiling.  I'll definitely need to also clean the prybar.  Wacky paint job? Hmmmmm....
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 07, 2022, 05:28:36 AM
It is white.    It needs cleaning and oiling.  I'll definitely need to also clean the prybar.  Wacky paint job? Hmmmmm....
Yeah, like this, I know you have a ton of wrenches, but something interesting like these,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 07, 2022, 01:42:51 PM
That would require artistic talent.  I am sorely lacking in that department.   :rofl:  My better half has all the artistic talent. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 07, 2022, 02:51:04 PM
That would require artistic talent.  I am sorely lacking in that department.   :rofl:  My better half has all the artistic talent.
Yeah well, it’s Xmas!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on December 07, 2022, 04:53:03 PM
Yeah, like this, I know you have a ton of wrenches, but something interesting like these,,
JR

Now there's something I've never seen before. Pretty darned cool  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 08, 2022, 01:40:42 AM
It was a good weekend. This was my third and last estate sale buy from this past weekend.  Brink & Cotton No. 146 six inch clamp.  Easco flarenut wrenches.  Stanley 55-033 Cat's paw and No. 68 square.  The bottle jack works. It is from Taiwan.  The hex wrench is a 17mm Allen brand.  The pocket screwdriver is Phillips frm Ace Hardware.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 08, 2022, 01:55:48 AM
Nice find, ooh look a disk brake compressor! lol
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 08, 2022, 03:50:41 AM
Nice find, ooh look a disk brake compressor! lol
JR

Six inch clamps are good for working on brakes.  I'm building my clamp collection so I can build a kayak or canoe in a few years.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 08, 2022, 04:32:38 AM
Six inch clamps are good for working on brakes.  I'm building my clamp collection so I can build a kayak or canoe in a few years.
I’d so love to do something like that, heck I’d love to just get into woodworking, just so limited on my able to dos,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on December 08, 2022, 04:00:11 PM
Those painted wrenches are neat.  Nice finds as always Yadda.  There was a time when a few fellas at the flea market had tools worth looking at.  Not sure where they've gone. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on December 10, 2022, 09:24:57 PM
I haven't been to the flea market in a while. Decided to give it a go this morning. Wet weather had attendance at a minimum, but I still found a couple of small items. Nine dollars was spent. I really liked the box of unused bugs (flies). For $3 they were a great score. The inexpensive pocket watch is non-working, but is made in a way that it can be disassembled for possible repair. If nothing else, the locomotive on its face brings some cool factor.

Also this week I picked up a wet saw. In the next week or two I have to do a new kitchen backsplash. My original plan was to rent a saw from the local hardware store. Then I checked on "Offer-Up and found one with box and papers for $20. At that price, the heck with renting.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on December 10, 2022, 09:28:00 PM
Nice find,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on December 11, 2022, 12:03:44 AM
Great buys!  Fantastic buy on the wetsaw!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on December 11, 2022, 03:51:11 AM
I hope the watch can be serviced.  Sometimes its a simple tweak/clean/lube that'll get them running. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 11, 2023, 01:59:44 AM
My first estate sale buy in 2023.  Paid $3 for the lot.  The Craftsman  93558 hacksaw.  A no-name pistol grip keyhole saw to add to my collection.  A Benjamin Moore paint can key.  Two wood handle screwdrivers made in the US, a couple of US made sockets, and a wood handle nail puller.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on January 16, 2023, 05:26:38 PM
 :like: There is certainly $3 worth of fun in that score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 12, 2023, 12:16:39 AM
Estate sale buy today. Proto, Snap-On, Plomb, Thorsen, Herbrand, Vulcan, Indestro, and Craftsman. Made in India set of Crowfoot  wrenches and a three piece Alden racheting wtench set. Great buy. These fill a lot of holes.  I'm very happy with this buy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 12, 2023, 12:31:49 AM
Dang the things you find,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 12, 2023, 01:23:22 AM
Dang the things you find,,
JR
:D
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on February 12, 2023, 01:58:05 AM
Awesome!!! Lots of tools in that haul!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 12, 2023, 02:36:32 AM
:D
Don’t you give me that dirty look! :twak:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 12, 2023, 05:27:28 AM
Awesome!!! Lots of tools in that haul!!
:hatsoff:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 12, 2023, 05:27:51 AM
Don’t you give me that dirty look! :twak:
JR

 :rofl: :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 12, 2023, 02:48:59 PM
:rofl: :cheers:
Oh come on I was bored out my mind, don’t tell me you didn’t get one little curve of a smile..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 13, 2023, 01:46:46 AM
Oh come on I was bored out my mind, don’t tell me you didn’t get one little curve of a smile..
JR

Of course I did.  ;)
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 19, 2023, 05:14:30 PM
The last two weeks I've lucked into Proto wrench purchases at estate sales.  This week's buy was four large wrenches the largest 1 5/8.  I don't have a personal need for them or a work need, but I don't often see five pound 23 inch long wrenches so I bought it.   :D The photo show my current larger Proto wrenches, the 1 5/8 wrench and a 1 1/4 SK wrench I also picked up.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 19, 2023, 05:22:22 PM
OMG how do you find these things, let alone store everything?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on February 19, 2023, 06:51:35 PM
Some recent finds

While in Portland Oregon this week I hit a few pawn shops. Scored my wife a Kate Spade watch, me a G-Shock, a Leatherman and a 20V Craftsman jig saw. The jig saw was $10 without battery, but I already have plenty of batteries to fit it. Used it this morning, so I guess it has paid for itself already.

At the fleamarket I picked up a non-working Elgin wrist watch from 1950/51 for the huge price of $1.00. Also an older non-working Medana pocket watch. One of my favorite finds yesterday is the vintage double reed harmonica. It is marked 1926. Not sure if it's really that old but since it is not assembled with screws, and it has wooden chambers,,, it might actually be that old.



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 19, 2023, 08:39:33 PM
OMG how do you find these things, let alone store everything?
JR

That Proto/Plomb box is getting quite heavy.  Probably 60+ pounds.   That 1 5/8 wrench was too big.  It will probably become a wall hanger.  I use the Estatesale.net  app.  I use the pics and descriptions to locate tools I might want.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 19, 2023, 08:41:18 PM
Cool finds GA1Dad!  I like that Elgin watch.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on February 19, 2023, 10:17:06 PM
 :hatsoff: Thanks
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on February 20, 2023, 03:55:29 PM
Nice pocket watch.  Is it running?  Love to see more pics of it. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 21, 2023, 05:55:58 AM
I purchased this Matco punch and chisel set at an estate sale this weekend.  It was full of punches and chisels.  I didn't have much time, so I took a flier, hoping the contents were all Matco. When cleaning them, I found 12 Matco, 6 Snap-On, one each Craftsman,  Blue Line, and a 1/4 Allen wrench turned down to make a punch.  Not bad for $8. The Snap-On punches have a little pitting, and a few punches in both sets have tips that need to be reprofiled
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on February 21, 2023, 05:58:36 AM
Errrr.. :rant:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on February 21, 2023, 02:22:55 PM
I purchased this Matco punch and chisel set at an estate sale this weekend.  It was full of punches and chisels.  I didn't have much time, so I took a flier, hoping the contents were all Matco. When cleaning them, I found 12 Matco, 6 Snap-On, one each Craftsman,  Blue Line, and a 1/4 Allen wrench turned down to make a punch.  Not bad for $8. The Snap-On punches have a little pitting, and a few punches in both sets have tips that need to be reprofiled

Dang! What a score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on February 21, 2023, 02:26:24 PM
Nice pocket watch.  Is it running?  Love to see more pics of it.

Thanks

Currently it is not running. It feels as if it is wound to the max. Shortly I will open it up and release the spring tension and see what happens then. More pictures to come.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 22, 2023, 12:59:17 AM
Dang! What a score!

Thanks! The guy pricing stuff in the garage was hit or miss. The set was filthy and rusty.  He took a look at it opened it up, let it lie there and slapped an $8 price tag on it.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on March 12, 2023, 10:18:49 PM
A few weeks back I needed one of these impact tools while working on my wife's car. I wound up struggling to come up with an alternate method to achieve the task,,,, but boy did I struggle. So yesterday when a flea market seller gave me a price of $5 for this Craftsman unit,,,, I didn't hesitate. I also picked up this Vostok Komandirskie watch. It is in good working order with only a couple of light scratches on the crystal.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 13, 2023, 12:43:28 AM
Nice buys!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 13, 2023, 12:45:31 AM
Estate sale buys for today. Diamond Duluth N16 and KB3 slip joint pliers, Craftsman 41991 driver, True Temper No. 1038 ball peen hammer, SK 4408 spark plug socket, a tiny Kobalt pocket scredriver, and an empty 1/4 drive Craftsman socket set case with the crown logo.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on March 13, 2023, 02:59:25 PM
Nice watch Gdad.  Great its working tho not too surprised. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on March 13, 2023, 10:07:29 PM
Nice watch Gdad.  Great its working tho not too surprised.

Lol,,, right. They are pretty tough. Now I have 3,,,,with varying levels of accuracy.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on March 15, 2023, 03:04:48 PM
From what little I know, they can be quite collectable too. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Tasky on March 15, 2023, 09:56:32 PM
UK peeps - Do you tend to find much in the way of SAKs and general knifey things at car boots these days... or is it all rusty gardening tools, hand-crafted coasters, artisanal fruit preserves, and plastic tat from when they had a baby 15+ years ago?
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: pfrsantos on March 23, 2023, 12:11:00 PM
UK peeps - Do you tend to find much in the way of SAKs and general knifey things at car boots these days... or is it all rusty gardening tools, hand-crafted coasters, artisanal fruit preserves, and plastic tat from when they had a baby 15+ years ago?

General Knifey!

 :salute:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on April 30, 2023, 12:31:10 AM
The fleamarket was  good to me today. In fact, I spent my $40 limit in the first row.

Picked these up today.

2009 Soldier 08
Wenger Pocket Tool Chest
Gardner
Shiny Red Cadet
Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Royal Express



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 30, 2023, 01:13:42 AM
Hit over 30 today, the kid found a movie he’s been looking for and I got me two little finds only $2 for unused bits!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on April 30, 2023, 04:20:15 AM
The fleamarket was  good to me today. In fact, I spent my $40 limit in the first row.

Picked these up today.

2009 Soldier 08
Wenger Pocket Tool Chest
Gardner
Shiny Red Cadet
Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Royal Express

 :hatsoff:  Great finds. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 06, 2023, 03:18:07 AM
:hatsoff:  Great finds.

+1
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 07, 2023, 06:02:53 AM
Today's estate sale buys.  Obstruction wrenches and Xcelite nut drivers.  All SAE sizes, but those two extra long drivers are special.  Westcraft Grip Loc pliers , Utica needle nose pliers, a Black Hawk 3/4 to 1/2 adapter, two 3 inch 1/4 Craftsman extensions.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on May 07, 2023, 06:18:28 AM
Good bunch of tools  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 07, 2023, 06:29:45 AM
Good bunch of tools  :like:

Thanks! 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 07, 2023, 03:15:48 PM
OMG you find tools, are the nut drivers hollow? I can’t tell,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 08, 2023, 02:50:32 AM
OMG you find tools, are the nut drivers hollow? I can’t tell,
JR

The larger ones on the left are hollow. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 28, 2023, 03:39:46 AM
I picked this toolbox lot up in an online auction. Fleet ratchet set, Tjorden pliers and wrenches, and many other odds and ends.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 28, 2023, 05:20:13 AM
Dang, always a good find, I am so jealous! Like the universal wrenches haven’t seen them in a long time, what’s to the left of the electrical tape, is it a pocket tape measure, or a bicycle bell? Lol,,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on May 28, 2023, 04:33:49 PM
I like the small size of the toolbox. Looking at its inventory, you could just about put it in a vehicle and be covered for most needs. Cool score!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 28, 2023, 10:25:47 PM
Dang, always a good find, I am so jealous! Like the universal wrenches haven’t seen them in a long time, what’s to the left of the electrical tape, is it a pocket tape measure, or a bicycle bell? Lol,,
JR

It is a West Germany measuring tape.  Unfortunately it is missing the first few inches and the mechanism is broken.  :(
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 28, 2023, 10:26:17 PM
I like the small size of the toolbox. Looking at its inventory, you could just about put it in a vehicle and be covered for most needs. Cool score!!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 29, 2023, 02:30:25 AM
It is a West Germany measuring tape.  Unfortunately it is missing the first few inches and the mechanism is broken.  :(
Bummer, I thought about finding one, then I think it was Stanley came out with some anniversary and I was like perfect, yet I could never find one.
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 29, 2023, 04:15:06 AM
Here I found a pic of one of them, I’d so like to find a old pocket tape, not that I need one but still,
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2023, 06:15:11 AM
Bummer, I thought about finding one, then I think it was Stanley came out with some anniversary and I was like perfect, yet I could never find one.
JR

I have one.  Will post some pics tomorrow.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Sparky415 on May 29, 2023, 08:03:49 AM
Lot's of Great stuff in this thread Guys, some of you must be running out of space by now   🛠️👍😊
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on May 29, 2023, 03:44:34 PM
Lot's of Great stuff in this thread Guys, some of you must be running out of space by now   🛠️👍😊

I learned from the best.  There's always room for another axe, or three.   :cheers: :rofl:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on June 01, 2023, 08:19:00 PM
Walsco six foot push button tape measure. Imported more pica on the vintage hand tool thread on the Hand Tools forum.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 01, 2023, 11:52:59 PM
Estate sale buy today.  Collins Commander axe, Plumb hammer, Craftsman 1980's era 1/2 drive ratchet, -v- mark, bicycle chain repair tool, Stanley nail punch and center punch. ARTISAN punch, and a bunch of Crafysman sockets.  Average price per item ignoring the sockets was $1.50.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 02, 2023, 04:08:46 AM
Nice, not ridgid pipe cutters? Any have spare cutting wheels in the handles?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 03, 2023, 02:31:52 AM
Nice, not ridgid pipe cutters? Any have spare cutting wheels in the handles?
JR

No Rigid, They are Craftsman, Union Tools, and Fuller.  Nonextra cutters, but all three are slightly rusty, but look relatively unused.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 03, 2023, 02:33:09 AM
$6 estate sale buy.  Lucas grease gun and grease, Ryobi DS-1000 detail sander and sanding pads, Snap-On  STD 3 screwdriver, Stanley 10-079 utility knife, Craftsman combination wrench, and two no name thumb pump oil cans.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 03, 2023, 04:12:34 AM
Dang two oil cans and part of a flare tool!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 03, 2023, 05:11:05 AM
Dang two oil cans and part of a flare tool!
JR

The oil cans are quite nice.  The darker one may be brass.  The other is painted.  Totally unexpected find.  I had looked in that cabinet the day before and didn't see them.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on July 03, 2023, 02:27:17 PM
$6 estate sale buy.  Lucas grease gun and grease, Ryobi DS-1000 detail sander and sanding pads, Snap-On  STD 3 screwdriver, Stanley 10-079 utility knife, Craftsman combination wrench, and two no name thumb pump oil cans.

Wow! $6 is a crazy good score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 03, 2023, 05:31:18 PM
Wow! $6 is a crazy good score!

Thanks!  I was quite pleased myself.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2023, 02:22:36 AM
Estate sale buy last week.  Bernard pliers, no name fixed blade utility knife, Quick Wedge Phillips screw holding screwdriver, a tiny Phillips Ace Hardware screwdriver and some unopened brake fluid and old school paper can of STP Oil Treatment.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2023, 02:24:11 AM
Day off, so I went to an estate sale.  Craftsman Professional Mechanic ball peen hammer, three files with handles, an unusual folding ruler, a tiny oil can, Stanley chisel, three marketing screwdrivers and a Craftsman Combo wrench.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on July 15, 2023, 02:26:25 AM
Cool finds!  :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2023, 02:40:47 AM
Estate sale two weeks ago. Collins Commander axe, Plumb hammer, Craftsman 1980's era 1/2 drive ratchet, -v- mark, bicycle chain repair tool, Stanley nail punch and center punch. ARTISAN punch, three tube cutters, a basin wrench, and a bunch of Craftsman sockets.  The average price per item, ignoring the sockets, was $1.50.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2023, 02:44:23 AM
Cool finds!  :like:

Thanks! :cheers:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 15, 2023, 04:15:21 AM
Look at that, finally an inside face stick ruler.. nice finds!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2023, 05:40:26 AM
Look at that, finally an inside face stick ruler.. nice finds!
JR

It was quite dirty, but I was able to make it presentable.  Well worth the $1 I paid for it.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 15, 2023, 02:34:32 PM
It was quite dirty, but I was able to make it presentable.  Well worth the $1 I paid for it.
Looks nice!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: J-sews on July 15, 2023, 06:01:47 PM
Estate sale two weeks ago. Collins Commander axe, Plumb hammer, Craftsman 1980's era 1/2 drive ratchet, -v- mark, bicycle chain repair tool, Stanley nail punch and center punch. ARTISAN punch, three tube cutters, a basin wrench, and a bunch of Craftsman sockets.  The average price per item, ignoring the sockets, was $1.50.

Nice pick up. Which reminds me, I bought a basin wrench like that about ten years ago. I didn't have a specific need for it at the time, but it looked really cool, and I figured SURELY a useful application would come along sooner or later for such a unique tool.

A decade-plus later, it's still laying there in my toolbox, looking at me with hopeful eyes every time I open that drawer.  :P
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 15, 2023, 09:22:59 PM
Nice pick up. Which reminds me, I bought a basin wrench like that about ten years ago. I didn't have a specific need for it at the time, but it looked really cool, and I figured SURELY a useful application would come along sooner or later for such a unique tool.

A decade-plus later, it's still laying there in my toolbox, looking at me with hopeful eyes every time I open that drawer.  :P

Hi Bob!!!!!  Good to see you posting. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on July 23, 2023, 01:06:39 AM
 :woohoo:

I've actually been studying up on cordless nailers lately,,, but man are they pricey! I just couldn't justify the price for the small wood projects that I have. Needless to say, I was super stocked to pick this one up at the flea market today for $40,,, and it even came with the bigger battery.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 23, 2023, 01:36:24 AM
:woohoo:

I've actually been studying up on cordless nailers lately,,, but man are they pricey! I just couldn't justify the price for the small wood projects that I have. Needless to say, I was super stocked to pick this one up at the flea market today for $40,,, and it even came with the bigger battery.

Nice score!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on July 28, 2023, 04:13:38 PM
 :tu:

For the small jobs where we are not wanting to hammer a bunch of finish nails or smaller sizes, that looks to be great. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on July 29, 2023, 10:29:44 PM
Today's estate sale buys.  Price was $1 for each item.  The aluminum folding ruler is a Lufkin. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on July 30, 2023, 02:13:55 AM
Ooh it’s aluminum, nice! I have a saw similar but it doesn’t have a trigger..
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: BPRoberts on August 06, 2023, 06:41:59 PM
$2 for this fine "grit" DMT stone. Tested it on this trapper that I got as part of a lot. First time I've been flea marketing in a while, so nothing crazy, but a good enough deal.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on August 06, 2023, 08:51:47 PM
$2 for this fine "grit" DMT stone. Tested it on this trapper that I got as part of a lot. First time I've been flea marketing in a while, so nothing crazy, but a good enough deal.

That;s a great score on that stone!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on August 07, 2023, 11:11:55 PM
 :iagree:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on August 08, 2023, 03:09:02 AM
That;s a great score on that stone!!

+2
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: BPRoberts on August 08, 2023, 03:57:27 AM
Thanks awl!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: IMR4198 on August 14, 2023, 08:35:48 PM
Nice diamond sharpener at a steal.  Trapper looks fine too.  Hard to beat a full sized trapper.  Best wishes.  Gary
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on December 16, 2023, 09:15:17 PM
Picked up some quality items at the flea market today. Ironically, my Klein cable tester started acting up just this week.



Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on December 21, 2023, 01:48:37 PM
Nice grabs !    :like:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on December 21, 2023, 04:18:29 PM
I agree, those are some good finds. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 09, 2024, 04:08:54 AM
A few recent buys.

Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on January 09, 2024, 05:06:17 PM
 :salute:  VERY nice haul.  That mini and those chisels are great.  Lots of terrific things in that haul  :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 09, 2024, 07:30:19 PM
:salute:  VERY nice haul.  That mini and those chisels are great.  Lots of terrific things in that haul  :tu:

Thanks!  Actually parts of three  buys.  I am stoked about the Mini.  It has been on the acquisition list a long time.  Also, really happy with the chisels and the Cleveland No. 60 drill index. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Aloha on January 09, 2024, 11:18:32 PM
The BUCK too and the neat plumb bob.  That haul is a really nice assortment of goodness. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on January 10, 2024, 02:24:52 AM
Great haul!!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 10, 2024, 07:06:02 PM
The BUCK too and the neat plumb bob.  That haul is a really nice assortment of goodness.

The Buck has issues.  I'll post later.  I cleaned the plumb bob.  It had too much paint.  I was initially disappointed, but okay now.  Those last buys of the year were very good.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 10, 2024, 07:06:22 PM
Great haul!!!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 13, 2024, 05:12:54 AM
The good and the bad.  This Buck Whitaker X-Tract is a discontinued multi tool.  It's unique in design, but unfortunately, it's just not worth much in this condition.  The problems are numerous.  The plastic is sticky, the battery cover is missing, the plier lock is missing the extension tab, and the Phillips screwdriver  blade is chipped.  Fortunately, this came in a bulk lot that had a Leatherman Mini, so this tool was a bonus.  The knife and pliers look unused.  Too bad the rest of it is trashed.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 13, 2024, 06:47:36 AM
Another estate sale buy from late last year.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on January 13, 2024, 06:50:00 AM
And one last estate sale buy from last year.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on February 03, 2024, 01:36:46 AM
There's all kinds of goodness on that tailgate! Great haul!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 05, 2024, 02:16:55 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: 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 !

 :cheers: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 11, 2024, 06:27:54 PM
Yadda, You've really been scoring some awesome finds my friend,
So much good stuff in this thread !

 :cheers: :tu: :tu:

Thanks Tony!  I've been lucky.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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.   
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: SteveC on February 17, 2024, 02:03:29 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on February 18, 2024, 01:53:15 AM
This week's estate sale buy for $7.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Murphy Slaw on February 26, 2024, 02:26:31 PM
Love that old green SK box.

My Dad had one of those.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 04, 2024, 05:09:32 AM
Love that old green SK box.

My Dad had one of those.

Those green SK boxes are iconic.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian 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
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian 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
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad 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!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 06, 2024, 02:25:54 AM
Cool pliers!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad on March 10, 2024, 07:35:20 PM
Nice clean up!!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: GA1dad 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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Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 11, 2024, 03:29:34 AM
Nice buys!
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: 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
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 11, 2024, 06:34:56 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 11, 2024, 01:00:50 PM
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
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 18, 2024, 12:47:36 AM
Dang nice find! Haven’t seen any stick rulers in a while, lol
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 19, 2024, 12:00:48 PM
Huh, inside and outside, but sideways :think: never heard of,, :dunno:
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda 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.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 20, 2024, 04:11:15 AM
Huh, interesting,, that could kinda work for left handers too, no?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 21, 2024, 01:23:53 AM
Huh, interesting,, that could kinda work for left handers too, no?
JR

Yep
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 28, 2024, 03:21:20 AM
First of two estate sale buys this past weekend. Craftsman magnetic torpedo level, Pexto tin snips, Barcalo DBE wrench, Disston tape measure, wizard combo wrench, two no-name prybars, a Husky mini Torx driver set, and an Indestro sliding T bar. Not bad for $4.50.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 28, 2024, 03:31:21 AM
OMG you score, what’s the hook thingy above the tape measure?
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 28, 2024, 03:40:16 AM
Hoof pick.  I believe it was being used to open paint cans. 
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 28, 2024, 03:43:28 AM
This is my second estate sale buy this past weekend, and I am really excited about it.  I've been wanting an SK toolbox and a sharpening tool.  Now I have both.  Also picked up a Rigid 24-inch pipe wrench, an Atkins and Company No. 7 hacksaw, two oil cans, and a box of dowels, paint stirrers, and shims.
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 28, 2024, 04:28:44 AM
A hoof pick, huh, so for horses, never seen one,, nice 24” Rigid, they were always my fav, I had like two of every size from 8-30” + a 36”, now I found those two 6” and only have like a 12”,, my trade was to take all the paint off then put an invisible grip on 1/3 of the handle and then an invisible protectant over the whole thing, I thought they looked cool, yet everyone else thought they were worthless and wouldn’t take them because they figured they would instantly rust being bare metal,  :whistle: nice oil cans too!
JR
Title: Re: Car boot finds
Post by: Yadda on March 28, 2024, 05:29:25 AM
I now have a 36, 24 10, e110, and 6 inch Rigid wrenches.   There was a really nice 15 inch at the sale,but I was out of cash.