Small Tool Gloat

went to an estate sale this morning - a garage full of tools! There wasn't much that the old guy had that I need or can take with me to our next place (otherwise I might have bought the cute little drill press for $50 or a Kennedy box for $45) but I managed to find a few bits'n'pieces.
Super lovely group of ladies too, managed to get all this for $20:


the least bargainaceous part was the hacksaw and 5 new 24tpi blades for $5! Filled out my tap wrench sizes rather nicely, got some screw extractors, a handy pulley puller and a bunch of other bits'n'pieces. Best of all was the Craftsman router and variety of bits, some of which had never been used! Not sure what I'll use them for, but I'm sure I'll find something

Nice little find!

That style router was one of their best. I've got two, one is mounter to an aluminum plate as a table, the other is loose.
They're not top heavy like their later designs.

You done good

Nice to see someone else that goes to sales like I do. You just never know what you will find.

thanks guys! Sadly (or thankfully, depending if you're me or my wife) these kinds of sales are few and far between around here and people often want the earth for stuff, which is why I was so pumped with this one. Had to fight through about 15 old guys who were lined up on the garage door at 8.30am! Next time I'm going to suggest we line up 200yds back and have a sprint start

middle.road - I've never used a router before, but that's good to know! I'm sure I'll find a use for it eventually, one way or another. I'm really excited about the router bits too, that'll give me some extra options for milling such as chamfering and corner rounding.

2 pieces of news, one good and one bad. Bad one is that I trashed the Rohm chuck last night, which I'm really annoyed about. It was sticky and I tried pressing it apart = bent up outer casing and a busted chuck That'll teach me to do stuff late at night when I'm tired. Good news is that the spanner thing fits my ER25 collet nut perfectly, so that's saved me $7-10 for a nut spanner. Now I just have to make the collet chuck..

While on the subject, watch out if you decide to take the Supreme chuck apart. Those come apart opposite to the standard Jacobs design. The Supreme chuck has an outer sleeve that is pressed off--but it is pressed off toward the mounting side of the chuck instead of toward the jaws.

good point Arrak! I gave it a little go last night but decided to stop before I screwed it up - I wish I'd heeded my brain before starting on the Rohm. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! I keep trying to console myself by the fact that the Rohm jaws didn't line up when closed, I only need 1 drill chuck for a live tooling idea etc etc. Still pisses me off though.

mattthemuppet said:

I trashed the Rohm chuck last night, which I'm really annoyed about. It was sticky and I tried pressing it apart = bent up outer casing and a busted chuck That'll teach me to do stuff late at night when I'm tired.

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My Dad always said never to make project decisions at the end of the day, you're always better to put it down and "sleep on it", and as Brooks (Brav65) said here:
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/what-is-a.38648/
let your subconscious work on it.

But Matt, don't let that little oops sting more than the great feeling of finding of a bucket of useful tools for $20.
You still came out ahead, both in tools and in knowledge.

-brino

yep, terrible idea that's for sure. It's compounded by the fact that I often work until 10pm or so and then have 30-60min to get something "done", so not only am I shattered after a 12-14h day, but I also feel compelled to have a "result". Not a good combination.

Anyway, **** happens and perhaps this is a lesson that gets learned better the more often I have to learn it!

I'm really chuffed about the nut spanner though

Nice find

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