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Offline coolmercury

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Bought an auction clean-up table
« on: November 14, 2018, 03:53:58 PM »
This WEN saber saw was what I wanted and for $5.00 got it, a drill and another saber saw plus a bunch of hardware.  The WEN is called a Zipp Saw and made by Wen Products Inc., Chicago, Ill.  Looked on line and WEN is still in business and have some modern products.  A different looking saw.  Will put the others on later, batteries on camera quit.  I have been passing up these old aluminum bodied tools up until you-all put on this thread---they go cheap at farm auctions, nobody wants them.

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2018, 05:00:19 PM »
WEN made good stuff -- Congrats!

I have one of their cheap 14" electric chainsaws from the late 70s that I just use to do some light trimming and it keeps me from hauling out the gas monsters. That cheap saw has cut a lot of wood -- and it still keeps on ticking. Frankly I'm amazed at the quality -- considering I bought it at a drugstore of all places back in the day.

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2018, 05:18:09 PM »
Good grab!

I've got a soldering gun of theirs. Nice quality.


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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2018, 05:23:07 PM »
Wow -- looks like a ray gun. What vintage do you reckon that gun is? -- 50s/60s?

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2018, 06:22:21 PM »
Wow -- looks like a ray gun. What vintage do you reckon that gun is? -- 50s/60s?

Couldn't say - an expert in soldering guns I'm not. Paid $5 at an estate sale by a company that does good ones - and I attend most of their sales so he gives me good prices. The wife spied a set of three 'connected" paintings, and he gave them to us for about 1/2 the listed price because we show up at most of his sales.

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2018, 07:31:47 PM »
I love that saw, I could so collect those vintage power tools.
I have a Thor belt sander that's way cool.
Is the need enough? Or does the want suffice?

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2018, 07:50:54 AM »
Would like to see your Thor belt sander.

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2018, 09:44:32 AM »
Good grab!

I've got a soldering gun of theirs. Nice quality.
I have that same gun

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Re: Bought an auction clean-up table
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2018, 02:55:43 PM »
Here is the drill that was in the clean up table lot.  Manning Bowman Div. McGraw Edison Co.  Boonville MO.