Friday Estate sale find

[Papaw]

"Slim Pickins" Friday. Went to several garage sales and one estate sale. All I bought was this Chicago Specialty Mfg Co faucet repair kit.
Includes #s 1-4 thread chasers, a seat reamer, a seat removal tool, several allen wrenches, and a cone-shaped tool that I can only guess was for chasing threads on a larger spigot.
I have seen lots of Chicago Spec Mfg Co basin wrenches, but not this set of tools.

[bonneyman]

Cool find! Probably be useful on older valve seats (which can be reground several times) unlike newer designs which you just replace.
I found a cheapo seat dressing tool, and I thought I hit the jackpot. Till I saw your little set!

[rusty]

Wanna come over and fix my leaky shower faucet?

[HeelSpur]

Ever see anybody try to take out a seat that has a round hole instead of square or hex, its comical.

Eventually you have to tell them its a throw away faucet.

[Nolatoolguy]

Ever see anybody try to take out a seat that has a round hole instead of square or hex, its comical.

Eventually you have to tell them its a throw away faucet.

Once doing work for a elderly gentleman I tried to explain why get a new faucet when he insisted on a repair. He didn't believe me till after he had a "real plumber" come out.

[bonneyman]

Ever see anybody try to take out a seat that has a round hole instead of square or hex, its comical.

Eventually you have to tell them its a throw away faucet.

Once doing work for a elderly gentleman I tried to explain why get a new faucet when he insisted on a repair. He didn't believe me till after he had a "real plumber" come out.

Ouch, that's a hit below the belt!

Wonder if my old style C.S. 4-in-1 is from the same company?

[Papaw]

Probably is, or at least was produced as an advertising piece for them.

[amecks]

The cone shaped piece centers the cutter over the seat to be cut.  Nice set.  I have a couple cheaper seat cutters.  I have used them a few times.  Saved the boss a lot of dough here at work fixing those big chrome double sink faucets.
Al.

[scottg]

 I'm with the "old guy"

  About 5 years ago the Fire Hall sink was leaking. Leaking bad. I ignored it as long as I could stand (everybody else was).
  But one day I just brought my toolbox in.

 A small group was holding something out like it was a prize.
 "Oh we have a new faucet. We bought it. Its from Lowes. Its new new new"
as they jumped up and down like puppies. As if buying $9.99 worth of crap from another Chinese warehouse was some kind of a feat.
 
   I took a look at the new faucet. Die cast zinc and plastic. Paper thin plating. Paper thin castings. Weighed about 3 ounces. Can't be repaired at all when the time comes.
Takes an hour for a proper installation, if you don't break the flimsy thing in the process.
 
  I take a look at the old faucet.  3 pounds of solid brass. Sterling brand. Cast and machined in the USA. Plating that has already lasted 40 years.

  "Yeah, not as long as I'm alive" I say,  as I push them out of the way.
 I shut off the water, popped it open, reamed the seats and installed new washers. Greased the packing nuts and drew them up a little tighter. Turned the water back on.
   
  Maybe 10 minutes and 10 cents for the washers. That faucet still has another 40 years in it.
     That crap-o--riffic thing that they wanted?
  Would be dead by now and it would take another hours installation to replace it.

 I carry 3 different sets of seat dressers in my box.
None are as good as what you found today PaPaw! Major score, in my opinion.
    yours Scott