Garage Sale finds

[jussi]

Got pretty lucky and came away with a decent hall. Beall wood threader, 2 freud forstner bits, biesemeyer mitersaw stop, magnetic featherboard (old wooden version), zyliss vise, cmt dado set, stanley no 3 plane, 3 clamp guides, long 6 feet rule / straight edge, Ryobi spindle sander, Keller dovetail jig, Fein vac, and 5 bridge city tools (small square, miter square, adjustable 24" t-square, small bevel gauge). Also some smaller cheaper stuff. My wallet left $150 lighter but I'm pretty happy.

I'm most happy with the Fein vac find as I need something dedicated for my new mitersaw and my ridgid was so loud.

Anyone know anything about the 6 ft rule? It says it's made by Warner tools. Who was it marketed to? The markings 1/2" away from the edge would make it hard to use accurately. Regardless, I thought it looked cool and will probably just hang it above my bench.

[cwsmith]

WOW !

You've certainly made some great finds there. I'm glad that you were able to take advantage of as much as you did.

Tell us, has the poor fellow passed on, or has he just given it all up?

(I'm afraid that is going to happen to me someday... for certainly when my time comes, there is nobody in my family who is the least bit interested. )

CWS

[durango dude]

definitely rates a "you suck"

[jussi]

I'm not sure of the details about the previous owner. It was an estate sale advertised online. The sale was run by a company and not anyone related to the owner. Which I believe is how most estate sales are run now a days.

Yah and the running joke is your wife is going to sell it for the price you told her you paid for it.

WOW !

You've certainly made some great finds there. I'm glad that you were able to take advantage of as much as you did.

Tell us, has the poor fellow passed on, or has he just given it all up?

(I'm afraid that is going to happen to me someday... for certainly when my time comes, there is nobody in my family who is the least bit interested. )

CWS

[JR]

Excellent find, Jussi!

[atgcpaul]

Good haul. You definitely suck.

[Pappy]

Easily worth a buck and a half without the vac or the spindle sander.

Assuming everything is original, the plane is WWII era as evidenced by the painted knob and tote. All the other type runs used Rosewood.

[jussi]

Thanks for the info Pappy. Any idea how to tell if the parts are original? Do u know what species the handles are made of? I like the look of natural wood better than painted. I'd like to sand it down and apply some clear finish. Is it ok to do that with these handles? If so, what type of finish do u suggest?

Easily worth a buck and a half without the vac or the spindle sander.

Assuming everything is original, the plane is WWII era as evidenced by the painted knob and tote. All the other type runs used Rosewood.

[toolguy1000]

Great deal. Rates a "you suck".

[Pappy]

Thanks for the info Pappy. Any idea how to tell if the parts are original? Do u know what species the handles are made of? I like the look of natural wood better than painted. I'd like to sand it down and apply some clear finish. Is it ok to do that with these handles? If so, what type of finish do u suggest?

What I can see looks to be in line with the Type 17 (1942 - 1945). The adjusting screw appears to be steel rather than brass, although some of the early 17's may have used left over brass nuts from stock. I can't see if the frog adjusting screw is missing or not. The casting on the base looks to be heavier than normal (labor saving on machining).

Various hardwoods were used in place of Rosewoods and were either painted black or stained red. I refinish with lacquer for Rosewood, since that was what was originally used, and wipe on several coats of a 1 to 1 1/2 pound cut. If you finish those other than the original black paint, I would do the same thing.

[durango dude]

I like the look of natural wood better than painted. I'd like to sand it down and apply some clear finish. Is it ok to do that with these handles? If so, what type of finish do u suggest?

(sorry --- old tool semi-puritan, here)

[jussi]

Plans aren't set it stone. I'll strip down the paint and see how much I like the wood. If it's nothing special I may go ahead and paint it. Any special type of paint?

(sorry --- old tool semi-puritan, here)