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Car boot sale bargain finds
S. Heslop:
--- Quote from: Skyrocket on November 21, 2013, 02:28:07 PM ---hello! a little video on my latest finds ,regards chris
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Just employed this advise in a second hand shop. Bought a beat up toolbox for a fiver that'd been sitting in a dark corner for a year with stuff piled on it, along with with a nice big n sharp crosscut file. Had to use my phone to see what was inside and decided to buy it before sorting through. It has a few taps, split dies, die nuts, drills, and handles. No idea what thread type yet but they're pretty rusty and look as if they got flooded, but they still feel sharp and should hopefully clean up fine.
RussellT:
Hi Chris
I agree with you about buying toolboxes, you get much better value and there's generally something interesting at the bottom.
I like your Yankee pump action screwdriver. I still use one regularly. I find the batteries are normally charged when I come to use it - unlike my cordless drill. You commented on the cost of bits - as I understand it they aren't made any more so some sizes are impossible to find - so I thought I'd show a picture of my home made solution.
I've used two hex bit holders to make bits that will hold hex screwdriver bits in the Yankees. The small one is made from a broken pozi bit and the large one I made using a bought one for the dimensions. The two big ones fit a big Yankee (from a £5 toolbox) and the ones on the right a small one (inherited).
Your sash cramp also reminded me that I found one and a half sash cramps like that in a skip. The other bit was in there somewhere but I couldn't find it so I made a replacement. The replacement part is the one at the bottom right in the picture.
You may not be able to resist a rusty box. My weakness is interesting looking skips.
Russell
The Steamer:
So ive spent all year drooling over some of the epic finds you guys have had and not found a thing all year!
I gave up several weeks ago but decided on a last minute whim to head out at 6.30am in the cold and dark this morning!
it looks as though my new hunting grounds have finally paid off :) :) :) :) :) :)
This is my haul after having to leave half way through to find a cash machine! There seemed to be plenty more left for next time too!
12 MT2 Drills, 1 off MT3 (all dormer and presto) and a mint Sheffield made Jacobs no.34 chuck! came from 4 different stalls prices all 50p and £5 for the chuck!
A morse taper 4 to 2 sleeve and a big counter bore on a MT2 (Head is removable) another 2 different stalls! 50p each
A matched pair of Starrett no.268 v blocks and a nice little hardened and ground v block with clamp again from 2 other stalls! £8 for the starrett and £2 for the other one.
A pair of Starrett dividers, moore and wright dividers, dog leg moore and wright dividers and a really really nice un marked scribing block £10 for the lot.
A home made ball Turner not the best but I couldnt refuse for £3!
A nice rabone level for £10
3 grubby but full and in date bottles of loc-tite for a massive £1
A nice boxed 12x8 surface plate with minor surface rust (seller said is wasn't but got rained on at last weeks sale!£10
Turns out to be a decent vintage!
An Ex MOD grade B 24" straight edge A little bit more than I like to pay at boot sales at £20 but after thinking for a while it came home with me :coffee:
I might just have to have another trip out next sunday now :proj:
micktoon:
Quality haul Steamer :thumbup: :clap:, maybe you have the tactics right :smart: .......... instead of going every week and getting this and that ..........just go once a year and get the lot in one go :lol: ..........its just hitting the right week to go :scratch: , It will be good to see what there is next week or if this was your lucky day :drool:
Cheers Mick.
Skyrocket:
Wow that's a haul ,steamer the "dash to the cash "machine made me smile :)
Nothing worse than running out of funds when your on a roll, "tool roll"? Lol you can't get to the cash machine fast enough in case the item goes!
Also We've all done this ,seen something nice and thought " I'll come back for that" only to find it's been sold It's not a good feeling I can tell you
I hope my advise on buying the " whole box of tools for extra hidden goodies" pays off for you chaps on your future forays
Russell, nice mod on the pump driver, and well done on the skip find/ repaired sash cramps!
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