Was a bit hit and miss.......will post a few of the hits and the misses when I get back home....
Just a tease...I bought a tool box full of stuff for $10.....those be R. Jennings bits under that Millers Falls brace.....bits are in two piles, since some where coarse threads, and some were fine threads. There is even a 1/4" bit in there..
A few Irwins....7/8" and 1" along with the 1-1/4" expansive bit...
These are for use in a brace. have since found a 3/16" one in the bottom of the tool box.
The coarse thread Jennings bits...can't seem to remember what model number these were. Large bit is an 16 ( 1")
Have been digging down into the boxes, found these things. The LONG bits, smaller one is a 3/16"
The tap is just a normal tap, the brace twist bit is a 3/16".....but...anyone know about that fuzzy thing. Those are very sharp, pointy teeth on that shaft.
There is enough other normal drill bits in the box to fill one or two drill indexes.
Yes, there was a few mistakes along the way, over two days of rust hunting/picking...
The plastic handles were THE ONLY good part about this $2 brace. I thought it MIGHT have been a late model Holdall....
Turned out to be a "Hold-none" model. Has a "Jobsmart" logo on the handle. Chuck was never machined, cast crooked, wobbles more than a weeble..trash can
From one of the two $1 junker saws. Yes, that is a nib. But....
Handle was broken, did NOT match the saw plate. Plate had about ...15 holes where handles were tried out. Plate also had been bent in about four places. I got it mainly for the Disston brass.
Now, as for the Disston pruning saw....
Champion pattern. I think I have a tree or two that needs a bit of a trim...
Less than $30 for the entire haul...and Lunch. Not too bad a weekend?
Chuck the fuzzy thing into a drill, then? Might come in handle making handles....
Back out and about today....8 deepwell sockets, in sizes I don't have.....$2
3/4" wide chisel with that see-through yellow handle...$1
6" ruler that fits a combo square's head ( someone had cut the ruler in two)....$1
Parts block plane, mainly for the knob and cap...$1
Village-wide sales tomorrow, hopping in don't rain...too much.
Ok, as for that "other" brace in last week's hunt..
Not a great one, but..for $2?
As for today's road trip..
3/4 " wide chisel...$1
Grabbed this $1 stamped steel block just for parts...
Someone had cut an old steel ruler in half,...for a dollar bill, I can add that Combo Square's head for a small square
As for last weeks parts saws.....Plate from one saw, handle from the other....switch out a few brass bolts...
Just a run of the mill cross cut saw. Plate is sharp, and straight, handle is sound, brass is good enough to hold it together. Warranted Superior. Will just have to do, for now
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Has a "Jobsmart" logo on the handle. 
Chuck was never machined, cast crooked, wobbles more than a weeble..trash can 
