Another Road Trip?

[bandit571]

Well.....Friday Garage Sales....were a bust.  only one was opened, anyway....nothing I needed.   had to drive to pick up the GrandBRATS later....part of the route took me past a little store, again..

Afraid i spent most of my allowance on two tools
  even then, I got $2 off.
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4" x 24"  backsaw, maker unknown.....Medallion says Warranted Superior.   SHARP, well set teeth.  As for the little eggbeater...
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Buck  Rogers No. 104 by Millers Falls.   Had a spot or two of rust on the chuck, was missing the drill bits from the inside of the handle

Total price was $11 for the two.   May have paid too much
$4 for the drill, $7 for the saw. 

Might have been worth the stop?

[hbmcc]

Nice haul. Justifies the fuel cost. Unless you are walking ....


When I do donations will check the attached store for stuff I can't leave behind. Rarely spend over $5. The last trip gave me a Disston with one of those wart thingies on top of the plate for $2. Can't push a western saw, but status quo must be biting. I'll try to clean it. Garage sales are the equal of stroke and heart failure combined, so we never look for those; passing a yard sale is bad enough.

[bandit571]

Ever try to drive past a sale...when you can smell the rust from the street?   Have turned around more than a few times, gone back and found a rusty bit of Goodness waiting to be picked up.....like a Minty D-23 8ppi...for free?   Maybe a Stanley SW No. 4, type 13...for $2?    Some days, it s just the thrill of the hunt......never knowing what there will be on a table somewhere......


Drill was made between 1949 and 1960.......not sure about the saw, yet.   Last 4" x 24" back saw cost me $20......$7 sounds a little bit better?

[bandit571]

Ok, saw has been cleaned up, and taken for a test drive..
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Had to raise the depth stops a hair....otherwise, it cuts into the deck..
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Swung the mitre box around for a 45 degree cut, just to show off the saw...
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Might just be worth the $7 I paid for it?


Cleaned the price tags off the Millers Falls No. 104 drill.....he used a sharpie to mark it.....might need to open it up, and add a spot of oil inside....not sure which oil they used, though..
Price was marked as $5, got it for $4.    Works for me...

[bandit571]

There is to be one of those "Village wide garage sale"  days on the 25th of this month....might be something worth the walk around that village....

[Bill_Houghton]

Clearly, you need to go on more road trips. Pretty decent suckage there.

The M-F eggbeater drill is a nice thing to have if you've got little ones in the shop - exposed gear mechanisms are invitations to pinched kid parts - arms, fingers.