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ron darner · July 18, 2014, 02:46:44 AM

I had a deal offered to me today (well, yesterday: it's late) that was too good to pass up. A tool-&-die man's home shop is in a home that will soon be put up for sale, and the owners want this stuff GONE. The lathe is not part of the deal, but stuff on shelves, benches, wall hooks, and on nails in the joists, plus all of the stuff in the drawers and boxes, is offered to me for . . . $0.00. Yes, I'm competing for the "You Suck!" award, big-time, but I think that I can live with it. There are multiple wrench sets, mostly Craftsman, but some Snap-On, Williams, MAC, etc. I have carried out about 10 corded power drills, but the haul will take several van loads to carry off, and I need to figure out where to put it all, there's so much. Photos mostly start at the right, and swing left, with some overlap. ALMOST every area is visible, but there is one additional niche with a wall full of hooks & tools.
The lathe is a 1951 Craftsman, looks like 12+ inches swing, appears in very good condition: I might buy it and sell off my worn-out 9" South Bend.

Chillylulu · July 18, 2014, 04:30:32 AM

Congratulations Ron! Those kind of deals are far and few between.

Have fun with all those goodies!

Chilly

Lostmind · July 18, 2014, 07:41:32 AM

Nice haul. That happened once in my lifetime . A dealership I worked at got a new service manager.
He wanted all the old tools gone. Some back to 1929 when they opened. I made three loads with my full size wagon. I have one item left. This was in 1974

Papaw · July 18, 2014, 09:03:14 AM

All I can say is-

Aunt Phil · July 18, 2014, 01:24:18 PM

Are you changing your name to ShopVac or Captain Hoover?

oldtools · July 18, 2014, 06:38:24 PM

WOW!! Nice haul, you suck big time!!!

Plyerman · July 18, 2014, 09:50:58 PM

I only wish that I could suck as much as you!

john k · July 18, 2014, 10:14:57 PM

That is a score, big time. Thinking of the price, and sellers remorse, I would clear it out quickly, very quickly. Before grand nephews and such show up. With that much, I'd look into a storage locker, and make as many quick trips as I could. Don't fill up your own shop, you won't have room to move!

bear_man · July 19, 2014, 01:09:55 AM

I dunno. A storage locker implies a drive, to me. I'd be tempted to crowd my shop and fondle everything slowly. Anyway, what a nice score!

Chillylulu · July 19, 2014, 11:13:11 AM

Quote from: Aunt Phil on July 18, 2014, 01:24:18 PM
Are you changing your name to ShopVac or Captain Hoover?

That was definately a "hoover maneuver."

Chilly

Bill Houghton · July 19, 2014, 12:23:33 PM

You poor man. Alll those decisions - keep to replace an existing tool? Keep to supplement existing tools? Keep because I don't have one of these yet? Sell? Find a worthy friend, grandson/daughter, nephew/niece, etc. to give stuff to? Donate to the local Habitat ReStore? A hard, hard job, but one you're competent to take on.

I spy what looks like a glazier's point setting tool in the photo second from last, right front box. I had one of those for a long time; finally donated it, because we have just one window left that uses points, and the point design that you set with a screwdriver works just fine.

Later edit: left out one possible choice, which is "keep because it's just really cool." This is the one that we all tend to stumble over, leading to CSS, or Crammed Shop Syndrome.

mrchuck · July 19, 2014, 12:29:15 PM

Let us all know what is left over that you might get rid of.

Chillylulu · July 19, 2014, 02:09:09 PM

Quote from: Bill Houghton on July 19, 2014, 12:23:33 PM
Later edit: left out one possible choice, which is "keep because it's just really cool." This is the one that we all tend to stumble over, leading to CSS, or Crammed Shop Syndrome.

What is the official term for the level(s) above CSS, but not at the hoarding level?

Chilly

rusty · July 19, 2014, 02:16:28 PM

SOIY Syndrome.

(Shop Overflowing Into Yard, often leads to unannounced yard sales..)

ron darner · July 20, 2014, 12:40:13 AM

Thank you, Papaw, Aunt Phil, Plyerman, & Chillylulu for making it official! Just thinking about winning the coveted "You Suck" award brings a big ol' S.E.G. to my face. Mrchuck - count on it: if I have items to sell, swap, bestow, etc., the gang at Papawswrench will be among the very first to know. It's not that I have anything against Ebay, Craigslist, or other sites - but here, I know that tools will be going to a good home.
Update: I counted the power drills as I took them out of my car; there were 12 of them. Some were already set up with a buffing disc, Phillips bit, rotary file/rasp, a long drill bit about 3/16" diameter, a paddle bit around 3/4". a wire cup wheel, and so on. Why keep changing tools in one drill, when you can have several, with each one preloaded for common tasks?
Hoping to do the first substantial bit of moving tomorrow. I know that we can't put much of a dent in the pile, but we can sure give it a try!

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