Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: john k on April 25, 2019, 10:32:52 PM
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Stopped at a resell shop last week. See some bargains there on occasion. Mostly furniture and household but this time I really came out on top. Off to one side was a Black & Decker Workmate folding bench. Looked good so checked it over. When I turned it around saw that it was a first series with the aluminum crossbrace. this thing had never been used, not once. never sat outside, the boards on top were smoother than my kitchen table. Now I already have one, but it sat in someones backyard for at least a year. Also have a little 200 model, that I use a lot. And some others that I won't mention. So I bought it, think it was $15 well spent? Also been stopping at the Habitat store, and recently came up with a Perfect Handle screwdriver, a Proto 7/16 war finish wrench, and a Milwaukee Sawzall. The Milwaukee has been lighty used, plugged it in, quiet gearbox, I blew $20 on it. Got to quit stopping there.
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Some fine scores there !
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Great buy on the Workmate, the aluminum cross brace models are the best, and are getting harder to find.Regards, Lou
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Great buys all around. I never see anything worth buying at our local Habitat restore.
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I'm a sucker for the Restore. Have found some great buys there. An old Stanley swiveling miter box with a 23" blade Disston saw for $3? Yes!
Last week, it was two larger Plvmb DOE, a Plvmb DBE, a NASH #3 DOE, a Brooklyn Williams DOE, a nice Gooddell push screwdriver and this nice Wakefield stamped DOE for $10.
BTW, Bridgeport sold the same wrench. I wonder who made the both of them.
https://picclick.com/Vintage-Wakefield-No-45-Wrench-Open-End-1-2-312513671673.html
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Bridgeport-Hardware-Mfg-Co-BHM-9-16-Open-End-Wrench-Early-Tool-/152960614973