Author Topic: What deals have you gotten at yard sales - thrift shops. (Read 63421 times)

SIXFOOTER · « **Reply #150 on:** January 15, 2016, 04:44:19 AM »

Your going to find all kinds of ways to use that thing

upthecreek · « **Reply #151 on:** January 15, 2016, 10:35:24 AM »

Compressed air is a magical thing

especially at a deal price. You'll need a ratchet and an impact drive for sure.

Creek

wolfy · « **Reply #152 on:** January 15, 2016, 11:08:50 AM »

I see a visit to Harbor Freight in your future.

I would suggest a couple of accessories that you'll find yourself needing constantly......an extra 25' of hose, a blowgun attachment and some couplers to allow you to attach and detach wrenches, paint sprayers, the gun and extra hose. You already know that an extension cord is not the way to go.

We use an 'air pig' to carry air to where the hose won't reach, too......all cheap at HF.

imnukensc · « **Reply #153 on:** January 15, 2016, 11:37:16 AM »

Already have all that stuff, wolfy, and this thing came with 50' of hose so I can easily reach anywhere inside the shed and most anywhere outside I would need it, too. If I get real energetic, I may run some PVC distribution line with a few quick connects inside and outside the shop. I've got a little, portable 2 gallon air compressor (oil free, noisy little bastage) that I use for pumping car tires, etc. but it doesn't have enough butt to even operate the spark plug cleaner I have mounted on my work bench.

SIXFOOTER · « **Reply #154 on:** January 16, 2016, 10:53:48 PM »

GF picked up an old singer model 15 off the side of the road a couple weeks ago. It was frozen and looked pretty bad. I cleaned it up and got it running, its from May of 1954.
Need to order a couple small parts and this one gets a new life, for about $10

imnukensc · « **Reply #155 on:** February 02, 2016, 06:43:37 AM »

$15 for a Blue Point 3/8" drive air ratchet. Works fine. These are sold by Snap On.

jeremyctry · « **Reply #156 on:** February 03, 2016, 10:43:58 PM »

I picked up a pair of wool Belgium army trousers for $4.88

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Unknown · « **Reply #157 on:** February 03, 2016, 11:01:44 PM »

I assume they fit?

thrift stores locally seem really poor around here, almost like they are culled. I like estate sales, yard, and sometimes flea mkts but often I end up with nifty stuff I dont really need.

I was happy to snag 1 pound of Tremont 1.1/2" headless brads for $18. Approx. $60 + shipping on their website. Not from any of the above but ebay. Around here at least, estate sales have proved to be the best source for the kinds of things we adore.

jeremyctry · « **Reply #158 on:** February 04, 2016, 08:07:13 AM »

They are 1 inch to large in the waist but that actually works in my favor for layering purposes. Goodwill, Salvation Army and similar chain thrift stores have caught on to the online auction fad you can still find good deals but its harder. I scored 2 Swiss m39 packs for $36 last year. On goodwill's online site.

Unknown · « **Reply #159 on:** February 29, 2016, 12:06:14 AM »

Remember at Christmas when I asked for that slipstone? Finally bought one myself, and bidding on another.
Not thrift, tag,yard sale-too much time driving place to place.

Price was not too great, but much better than what you pay at Dan's or many others for novaculite. The best part, this one is a genuine Wash-i-ta yep.(wa

a gets censored lol) It is an old Norton. Should be fun, since all I have now is a soft JPN synthetic for smalls, a coarse India cone(don't use), and one good synthetic I shaped myself.

dancan · « **Reply #160 on:** March 08, 2016, 04:29:56 PM »

Got a call to bring 50$ and pick this up the other day .

dancan · « **Reply #161 on:** March 08, 2016, 04:31:53 PM »

Quote from: Quenchcrack on November 16, 2015, 06:40:05 AM

That old leg vise needs a spring. Very easy to make and it really doesn't even need to be heat treated. I would guess that vise would get $100+ at a flea market. Nice score!

Thanks for that , I didn't notice but will make one up .

Orbean · « **Reply #162 on:** January 21, 2017, 12:34:10 PM »

Just picked up over a hundred national geographic maps for five dollars. Makes me very happy. Some will go on the wall in the garage, some I will sell or trade

wolfy · « **Reply #163 on:** January 21, 2017, 02:05:18 PM »

Heckuva deal!

I remember when NG include those maps in almost every other issue......I pored over them for hours as a kid. Beautifully prepared charts are a joy to behold!

Apercula · « **Reply #164 on:** January 21, 2017, 02:57:53 PM »

I picked up 2 Disston hand saws this afternoon for $3 each. I am not sure of manufacture date, but I suspect they are post 1955, so not the collectable Disstons but still decent saws.

Orbean · « **Reply #165 on:** January 21, 2017, 03:43:38 PM »

Quote from: wolfy on January 21, 2017, 02:05:18 PM

Heckuva deal! I remember when NG include those maps in almost every other issue......I pored over them for hours as a kid. Beautifully prepared charts are a joy to behold!

If I could get away with it I would hang maps throughout the house, but I am afraid I would hear "damn it Robert its me or the maps". Women they just don't understand

Quote from: Apercula on January 21, 2017, 02:57:53 PM

I picked up 2 Disston hand saws this afternoon for $3 each. I am not sure of manufacture date, but I suspect they are post 1955, so not the collectable Disstons but still decent saws.

Neat, good score.

windy · « **Reply #166 on:** June 21, 2017, 06:17:17 PM »

Comin' back from a dove hunt/bass trip I stumbled into a long yard sale in Packwood, WA, that was just winding up. A feller had a display case of cutlery and old doo-dads; he was sportin' a long face--hadn't made much money at the sale and needed gas money to get home. He had a handle-less Jukes Coulson trade dag blade that carried a $150 tag; when I offered him $40 (which was all I had on me) he sez "do you know what that is? Nobody else seems to!" I said I had a notion, but just didn't have any more cash on me--and he sold it to me! I've since parted with it--for $400 and several other 19th-century trade blades--but I'll never forget the history it told. It had been sharpened so many times the edges had taken on a concavity to 'em--used fer a double-edged dagger or a lancehead, for decades, probably, back in the buffalo days--but then one edge had been purposely dulled, to make a tamer, more civilized single-edged knife fer kitchen chores after the glory days were gone. Some brave's big medicine, gone sour. I've found good bamboo fly rods, a passel of old fly reels, a couple of wicker creels and fair few Collins machetes and axes, but that old Injun relic was the best, by far.
mind yer topknots!
windy

wolfy · « **Reply #167 on:** June 21, 2017, 06:45:05 PM »

I've never even seen a Jukes/Coulson blade outside of a museum.....ya' done good, pilgrim!

ThoseWhoWander · « **Reply #168 on:** July 07, 2017, 09:55:11 AM »

best deal I've ever gotten was a Kelty Redwin 3500 for 10 bucks. I just lent it out to a buddy for our backpacking trip. I've been on the lookout for wool blankets and old hickory knives but no luck.

xj35s · « **Reply #169 on:** July 31, 2017, 11:06:38 AM »

I went to our regional market and picked up a cool little knife crazy sharp $6, It has a 1/8th" full tang. no makers mark.

A dog back pack $3 so she can take her own food!!

The straps are way too long for Julia. It fits Xena fine but she doesn't go hiking with me

I also picked up a set of hammock straps $3, 2 10' sections with sewn loops.

Using an old nikkon cool pix 14MB. I think the lens needs cleaning...

xj35s · « **Reply #170 on:** February 16, 2019, 04:18:40 PM »

I found a very cool boy scout canteen/tank. It's over 1.5 liters. The sheath is rubberized on the inside and cloth on the outside. Should cool nicely when dampened. It even has it's own belt hook on the back. Ever seen one like this?

I also found a cool old knife, very Arkansas toothpick like. I have vinegar soaking on the makers mark. The little trench lighter was $18 but a new flint and it's good to go. Not an Imco but the same concept.

wsdstan · « **Reply #171 on:** February 16, 2019, 04:56:44 PM »

Neat canteen, enough water to last all day in hot weather too. Full, it weighs about 2.2 pounds so that is a lot to hook on a belt. I like that shape too.

Neat knife, do think it is as old as it looks or is it made a few years ago?

wolfy · « **Reply #172 on:** February 16, 2019, 05:50:41 PM »

I remember that style of canteen.....it was the new style after the round, 1 & 2 qt. aluminum, shoulder-slung, pancake-style went the way of the buggy whip. The one quart size was not big enough and the 2 quart was too heavy for carrying with that one-inch-wide strap cutting into your shoulder and banging against your hip.

xj35s · « **Reply #173 on:** February 16, 2019, 06:06:42 PM »

Quote from: wsdstan on February 16, 2019, 04:56:44 PM

Neat canteen, enough water to last all day in hot weather too. Full, it weighs about 2.2 pounds so that is a lot to hook on a belt. I like that shape too.

Neat knife, do think it is as old as it looks or is it made a few years ago?

I think it's an old bakelite handle. So old but inexpensive?

The canteen fit's in the side waterbottle pocket on my big backpack

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