Yard Sale Season, 2020

[bandit571]

Has started back up.....
Bought a big box of Lego parts, for the GrandBRAT...$8.....as for me?
Spent a grand total of $6...
 

   
This baggie was a dollar...and
 

   
These two totaled $5....not too sure about that pencil...

   
I did clean the Wm Johnson of Newark,NJ 6" compass, and give it a new pencil
 

   
And, have sharpened the factory edge of the iron on that Stanley No. 110 Bottlecap block plane ( chose it, over a Millers Falls No. 75, that was also there)

   
Sale was actually the second sale of the day..first one was just clothes, and nic-nacs
 
So...about that baggie...
 

   
And...

   
And...
 

   
Not sure why there was a letter stamp in there ( S ), and what holder for those two HUGE tips I' d...

Not too bad, for the first of the season....

[farmerj111]

That's a pretty nice haul for 6 bucks!

[Bill_Houghton]

Nice hauls, but you don't get any points for the grandkid unless you post a picture of him/her.



You're no doubt aware that, if you find a suitable length of 5/16" rod of the right quality (like drill rod, for instance), you can grind a point on it and have a pair of 6" dividers, too.

I've never heard that type of block plane being called a "bottlecap" plane, but the name's sure right.  And, yes, smart move over buying a No. 75 paperweight rabbet plane of pretty much any brand.

[bandit571]

hmmm...he's too busy with the X-Box...
but..

   
Large Flat Rate Shipping box...1/2 filled....

   
Been digging down through all these pieces, trying to find out what all is in here..

   
Work in Progress...

[bandit571]

The Millers Falls No. 75 was a block plane that looked just like the Stanley No. 110......instead of a "bottle cap"....it had a lobed wheel.    Besides, I already had one in  the shop.

That letter stamp....

   
Is for the letter "S"....not too sure about those two HUGE bits....others in the picture are 1/4" hex.  

Sale had quite a few metal toolboxes, some power tools, LOTS of hand tools.   

Still, not too bad, for the first of the season.....

[bandit571]

Alrighty....Stanley No. has been cleaned up, and the iron is sharp...

   
Took a bit of "hammer adjust"....from Moxxon TP down to see through shavings....


There is a Millers Falls clone in the shop...
 

   
Stamped in the left side...Millers Falls No. 75

Was putting the Stanley through it's paces, today..

   
Seems some of the parts needed flattened...

   
Resaws weren't quite flat....

Might be a decent enough block plane....for under $3?

[Bill_Houghton]

People think you have to have a fancy block plane with adjustable mouth and fine adjusters and all that...not always.