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Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« on: May 20, 2019, 05:07:06 PM »
Gang,

Mining operations at the local dirt market have been very poor this year; I don't know what's worse-- bad weather, lack of vendors, or lack of worthy tools.

But, things are slowly looking up.  Here's what I've managed to dredge up over the last 6 weeks or so:

About 6 weeks ago I found an interesting body hammer that I had to have;  it was a useful design I had never seen before and was made by a USA company (Majestic Tool Co.) I had never heard of.

I paid $5 for this gem and am sure I will get my money's worth out of it.  I'll post another photo of it when I finish the restoration.



About 2 weeks later I found a couple of more worthy gems; a Diamond HLI 10 groove-joint plier.  It was rough and grungy, but cleaned up nicely.  I also found a K-D No. 2011 C-clip tool that also cleaned up nicely and works like the day it was made.  I paid a $1 each for these tools.




This last Sunday, I scored 5 great vintage tools, consisting of:

1) a MAC VR5 1/2" drive ratchet in Very Good working condition at a cost of $15. 

2) a Duro-Chrome 2033 long pattern 1/2" combo wrench.  The only one of this design I have ever seen.  Cost $1.

3) a Snap-on TM4CS 1/4" drive spinner handle in pristine condition at a cost of $1.

4) a Snap-on SSD2 3" x 3/16" hex bolstered blade driver in VG condition, also $1, and

5) a Stanley 100 Plus 3" x 3/16" clutch head driver in pristine condition for $1.

Here's a group photo:


So, I'm hoping this bodes well for the rest of the summer at the dirt market mine.

As usual, questions, comments, and friendly pokes are always welcome. 
« Last Edit: May 20, 2019, 08:41:22 PM by lauver »
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2019, 05:11:27 PM »
Gang,

Sorry about the giant photos.  Does anybody know how the reduce the size to normal?
« Last Edit: May 20, 2019, 08:42:40 PM by lauver »
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2019, 06:02:36 PM »
Gary -- install this little app on your computer and it will allow you to resize any pics to a desired resolution.

https://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/

I've been using it for many years and it works. For the GG, I resize all my pics to "medium" size and they fit up just right.

Also -- I noticed you use Photobucket, and they have some resizing tools to make the pics smaller

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2019, 07:26:56 PM »
GF,

Thanks for the help.  I'm going to start at photobucket.  I've been using PB for years and never ran into this problem before.  We'll see.
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2019, 07:41:50 PM »
Trying something with the IMG code to see if it works....................................

Looks like it worked, at least on my PC. What I did was change {IMG) to (IMG width=800). Just use the original square bracket things. I had to use the rounded ones to get this to post right.

Anyways nice haul Gary. Someone must have really wailed on that body hammer to bend it like that ;D

Gang,

Mining operations at the local dirt market have been very poor this year; I don't know what's worse-- bad weather, lack of vendors, or lack of worthy tools.

But, things are slowly looking up.  Here's what I've managed to dredge up over the last 6 weeks or so:

About 6 weeks ago I found an interesting body hammer that I had to have;  it was a useful design I had never seen before and was made by a USA company (Majestic Tool Co.) I had never heard of.

Here's a photo of it after I cleaned it up and am in the process of restoring it:
 

I paid $5 for this gem and am sure I will get my money's worth out of it.  I'll post another photo of it when I finish the restoration.


About 2 weeks later I found a couple of more worthy gems; a Diamond HLI 10 groove-joint plier.  It was rough and grungy, but cleaned up nicely.  I also found a K-D No. 2011 C-clip tool that also cleaned up nicely and works like the day it was made.  I paid a $1 each for these tools.




This last Sunday, I scored 5 great vintage tools, consisting of:

1) a MAC VR5 1/2" drive ratchet in Very Good working condition at a cost of $15. 

2) a Duro-Chrome 2033 long pattern 1/2" combo wrench.  The only one of this design I have ever seen.  Cost $1.

3) a Snap-on TM4CS 1/4" drive spinner handle in pristine condition at a cost of $1.

4) a Snap-on SSD2 3" x 3/16" hex bolstered blade driver in VG condition, also $1, and

5) a Stanley 100 Plus 3" x 3/16" clutch head driver in pristine condition for $1.

Here's a group photo:



So, I'm hoping this bodes well for the rest of the summer at the dirt market mine.

As usual, questions, comments, and friendly pokes are always welcome. 
« Last Edit: May 20, 2019, 07:53:27 PM by Matt_T »

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2019, 07:57:22 PM »
Those are great quality and price grabs. I have a K-D snap ring plier set with the box of tips like that. I really like that body hammer and haven't seen that company before. And the pics are a good size now.

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2019, 08:17:27 PM »
Matt_T,

Thanks for the help.  I will try your fix and see what happens.
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2019, 08:48:05 PM »
Matt_T,

Your fix worked for me on my original post.  I had a snag on the third photo for some reason; pic would not display.  I decreased the width of this photo to 700 and it displays now. 

Go figure :-\

At any rate, thanks again...
« Last Edit: May 20, 2019, 08:51:02 PM by lauver »
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2019, 12:09:04 PM »
Nice stuff you got there.   I switched from Photobucket to Postimage.org . It's the simplest thing to use. They give you choices - resize for websites & emails or message boards. It's fast , easy and free. For me PB was the worst website I've ever been on.

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2019, 12:30:46 PM »
ken w,

I hear you.  But I've got lot's of time and photo's invested in PB; I feel trapped.
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2019, 01:00:26 PM »
Do you still have the photos on your hard drive, Gary? It's easy to just use those with Postimage. On the other hand, JAFE turned me on to Flicker, and it has been great. Nice finds by the way.

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2019, 03:23:02 PM »
Gary , I felt the same way. But , I had to take that leap to better pastures.

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2019, 05:57:45 PM »
Nice grab on that Mac V5R! Those SK/Mac ratchets aren't super common.

As for the pristine clutch head screwdriver- I think every single one I've found was pristine. :D

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2019, 07:39:39 PM »
Great haul, dig the body hammer and the Mac ratchet!

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2019, 04:10:08 PM »
I'm finding out K-D makes some nice tools. Great snag!

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2019, 04:31:36 PM »
I'm finding out K-D makes some nice tools. Great snag!

Bman,

K-D Tools are nothing fancy, but they're well made and really get the job done.  Typically, they are "problem solver" tools.
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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #16 on: May 24, 2019, 08:07:54 PM »
I'm finding out K-D makes some nice tools. Great snag!

Bman,

K-D Tools are nothing fancy, but they're well made and really get the job done.  Typically, they are "problem solver" tools.

Gary is right, they were specialty and problem solver specialists. Sadly K-D is no longer a company. It was gobbled up by Apex/Gearwrench and the old favorites are long gone. K-D and Lisle were the two big specialty tool companies that produced for the general automotive market -- lots of their tools were rebranded by other companies -- notably Wards and Sears.

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #17 on: May 24, 2019, 11:59:00 PM »
I'm finding out K-D makes some nice tools. Great snag!

Bman,

K-D Tools are nothing fancy, but they're well made and really get the job done.  Typically, they are "problem solver" tools.

Gary is right, they were specialty and problem solver specialists. Sadly K-D is no longer a company. It was gobbled up by Apex/Gearwrench and the old favorites are long gone. K-D and Lisle were the two big specialty tool companies that produced for the general automotive market -- lots of their tools were rebranded by other companies -- notably Wards and Sears.

Figures. If it's a good company, it'll get absorbed by someone.   >:(

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Re: Dirt Market Redemption: April-May 2019
« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2019, 11:10:32 PM »
bman,

It was a great company that got absorbed by a mediocre company that gave it a cheap funeral with nobody in attendance.

Sad :'(
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