Todays Garage Sale Finds

[Dustincoc]

Not sure if this the right forum or not for this.


The $20 Box

Just for reference, the table is 6' long. The big Adjustable wrench is worth what I paid for the whole box, as are the padlocks. There are some Snap-on and Mac wrenches in there too.

Here's a list of the boxes contents:
(2) Groove Joint Pliers - 10" & 6"
(2) Slip joint pliers
(1) NAPA Wire crimper/Stripper
(3) Needle Nose Pliers
(3) Diagonal Clut Pliers
(1) Linesmans Pliers
(1) Adjustable Wire Stripper
(2) ViceGrips
(18) Screwdrivers
(2) Nutdrivers
(1) 6" Pipe Wrench
(1) 10" Monkey Wrench - Diamond Tool & Horseshoe Company - In like new condition other than a bit of rust
(1) 15" Adjustable Wrench - Like New - costs $15+ new
(1) 12" Adjustable Wrench - Rather beat, somebody used it as a hammer and one side is mushroomed and it doesn't close all the way because of that
(1) 10" Adjustable Wrench
(1) 8" Adjustable Wrench
(~63) Wrenches, including a 1 1/8" Proto Combination wrench in like new condition that retails for $52.80 ar Grainger
(2) Chipping Hammers
(1) 16oz Claw hammer
(2) Padlocks w/ keys - look relatively new, cost ~ $20 ea
(1) Lutz82 Utility Knife
(1) Pack of TV Antenna wire standoffs
Large handful of large Crosbys
(1) Piece of pipe w/ socket ends

$5 Bench Grinder

This is after I took it apart and cleaned it a bit, seems like it has hardly been used. From a bit of digging around online, I can see it was made in the 1960's. The next picture has one of the wheels I took of it as well as another I got at another sale. It looks to be the original Sears and Roebuck grinding wheel (Red), The other is a Montgomery Wards(Blueish).

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$1 Tool Box

It was empty when I got it, I stuck all the wrenches from the $20 box in it.

Also picked up this Bow for $5.

 

[cvar]

Lucky you! Good deal.

 

[wildbill23c]

Good find. One can never have too many tools, just not enough space sometimes. Haven't been to any yard sales for many years now, the cost of gas to drive around to them kind of makes the finds at the yard sales pretty expensive.

 

[Andy D]

just bought 10 cans of R12 0ff craigslist for 100$ Not for the Rat but for the BMWs .

 

[doorgunner]

Good score on the tools---I collected enough to make a emergency-set for my truck tool box......



I got this at a "yard" sale! It was hardly used..........

 

[FritzTKatt]

Hell yeah, nice find.

 

[tmcalavy]

Musta been an estate or divorce garage sale.

 

[doorgunner]

Musta been an estate or divorce garage sale.

sounds like estate....from the age of the tools/grinder.....

divorce sale? He should have taken the truck & tools first/underwear last

 

[Ranger-rick]

Good find! On everything except the bow. You wouldn't catch me pulling that thing back! It looks like the limbs would explode when at tension, and I dont know if you've ever had a bow explode on you before or not, but it is not fun!

 

[Dustincoc]

Everything came from different sales. Was a townwide garage sale day & homecoming weekend as well. I got the $20 box of tools at one place, the grinder at another, the bow at a third, and the toolbox and a couple wire wheels for the grinder at a fourth.

 

[Dustincoc]

Good find! On everything except the bow. You wouldn't catch me pulling that thing back! It looks like the limbs would explode when at tension, and I dont know if you've ever had a bow explode on you before or not, but it is not fun!

What makes you think the bow will explode? I've been over it very thoroughly and the only defect I find is a scratch in the upper limb.

 

[FritzTKatt]

Age, the resins and composites may look fine, but they can degrade rapidly and especially in sunlight. I'd say play it safe and get it restrung or if you have a bowpress. Doing that should put enough pressure to see if a catastrophic failure will occur. Also an educated bowsmith? Would be able to see if it's jacked up. He's just looking out for you.

 

[97RangerXLT]

I am callling the police because you stole those tools!

Nice find man.\

AJ