They way I look at it, I get the best deals on vintage items at flea markets and thrift stores. The problem is: you can’t “search” them, it’s the luck of the draw. With eBay and Craigslist, at least you can search for what you are looking for, but the price goes up, not to mention shipping costs which sometimes can make the item not worth buying. At “collector” shows, or antique stores, it’s true that most people are going to be charging the “right” or the “book” price, but sometimes it’s still worth it to pull the trigger and pay retail if it’s exactly what you want. Some people just dont have the time to search the flea markets, and some people find online shopping too risky. In my mind, the little more I might pay for certain items on eBay is offset by the deep discounts I get at flea markets.
You’re one of my favourite you tubers. Your videos are always so entertaining and informative, a boon to our community. Thank you for your hard work in providing your videos three days a week.
I have a set of leading tools I used during the journey man plumber license test nearly 30 years ago and haven’t touched them since. The yarning tool really brought back some memories. Thank God for “no hubs” and pvc.
Thanks for taking us along to the meet John, it looked like a lot of fu, with lots of interesting gear to mull over ! You bought some interesting items there too, quite diverse, I like the Crick-it ratchet, and I have soft spot for putty knives and scrapers, particularly the old ones with Rosewood or Ebony handles and brass ferrules and rivets. It will be interesting to hear in the comments about the Starrett punch ! I would love to see you make one of those darts, brushing up on your Fletching skills, I'm sure you must have made arrows with the Scouts, my old Dad always talks about making arrow heads out of barrel hoops to shoot rabbits with, glued in with natural resin and bound with gut !
John, you're so right like always. First thing any tool sells in a building you know the prices are going up ,second, any place with a name of antiques or collectors you know is going to hurt , also stay away from tool auctions usually people get in a price competition and over pay just for the ego of beating the other guy
At an auction, decide ahead of time the max bid you are willing to make and stick to it. Don't get in a rush to bid. Sometimes the bids will stop before your max price, then you can bid once and win. I've done that a number of times. Another way to win is to raise the bid by more than the normal raise. If it is going up by $1 bid up by $2 or $3.
Nice show, the yarn iron, I have more experience with its use than I care to think of, but, it is definitely the tool for the job, no getting away from that. A lot of interesting tools you came away with, fun video to watch sir, thank you.
Wow that ATTIC show is really awesome, l saw the spud wrench in the video and thought “l would have grabbed that”… l already have four of them, one l purchased new from the Home Depot and three in similar condition l picked up in my travels
The variety and look of those tools in CT is great. Many beautiful vintage tools. I guess I would expect to see beautiful and rare tools like this in New England because that's where the country's serious manufacturing got started, and there must still be fine tool specimens floating around. I have a Cricket tool, and although I don't consider it a gimmick tool, it is close to it. It is meant for one-handed operation and sometimes you need more power than what squeezing can do. I have rarely used mine. If my dim memory recalls, you included this tool in a video you did quite some time ago. Ken Bocco is a really good craftsman.
Pat! Yes you are right, the Cricket tool looks like it would work well but provides no torque, I remember trying it once to see how it worked and was only good to spin a free fastener. 🫣😂👍
I love when I read the whole patent application and I still don't understand it. All I can say is there must have been a time when layout lines were marked with a bunch of closely spaced punch marks...........Well if nothing else you got me to open up my Squeeze Wrench Kit and check everything over and give it a coating of protestant. At least it wont be rusty next time I need it, which is usually about once every 5 or 10 years.
Hi Scout, you are just so generous with your praise for other people but not for yourself. I really appreciate you putting out three shows a week, every week and always have interesting topics. I don’t know how you do it, I figure you must spend most of your days either making a video or thinking about the next one. Those swap meets are good because even if the prices are a little high (they still look cheap to me) they can be a gold mine for finding that last piece to a set or for a collector that can’t restore items. You also get to feel and touch the items before buying unlike eBay. I’ve been bitten a couple of times buying an item on Feebay but the seller “didn’t notice” a fault. Kurt Bocco is one of those rare humans that is very good with his hands, is very artistic and can turn what he sees in his head into a finished item and is liked by everyone. I think I hate him😂😂. I love that Starret punch, what a brilliant idea. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- You hit the nail on the head, when you are putting together a nice collection it’s important that you are getting your money’s worth. There are lots of scammers on eBay who try and hide defects or do shoddy repairs and call it original…. It’s wonderful to be able to touch and inspect pieces up close! 😃👍
This was great! All the tools looked very good and the ones you cleaned up look great. I can't say I have heard of a Pricking Punch but it certainly is interesting. Thanks for sharing this.
I really like the swivel head ratchets. I have a 1/4 drive that I bought for one specific job because nothing else could really reach (1999 Suburban heater rheostat up under the dash!) It's a wonderfully useful tool!
Another great show, ScoutCrafter. Those tables at the ATTIC swap meet were a pleasure to view. There is nothing wrong with raising the bar and exposing ones self to some finer tools that you might not ordinarily see. That Russell putty knife is a gem. I believe I have an older one and several others that have a tapered tang that is similar to early well made kitchen cutlery. I got frustrated just looking at that Starrett punch. I've never seen the kind. What an artist and craftsman that Kurt Bocco is. I'm glad he got some exposure on you fine channel. Thank you for another great show and all the best.
I bet that punch could give you evenly spaced marks for stitching leather, if you didn't have a pricking iron. It's cool though, nomatter what its actual purpose.
Some real interesting stuff there! The survey instruments are super intriguing. I have to be careful they can eat up space real quick on the bigger items, lol. Great show you went to.
Scout, The "#118 Spacing Center Punch" still appears in the catalog circa 1988 and is gone by circa 2000. In 1938 it would set you back $0.90. Someone with more than three catalogs would probably be able to tell you more. Thanks for sharing !
2 Things: 1.) That 'putty' knife, I believe is not a putty knife, but rather a printers ink knife -- for spreading ink on a press. 2.) I think I almost bouught a squeeze ratchet like that from J.C. WHITNEY! I Used to get their catologues and would pour over them page by page. I bet a lot of viewers here did too
Yes- I believe you’re right, I usually call anything that looks like a putty knife just that. 😂 JC Whitney was fantastic. As a young man with limited income it helped me buy many items for my car and motorcycle. Their catalogs were great! 😃👍
I spotted more than a couple of nice hand plans I wouldn't mind giving a new home to. Man alive that guy that made that knife and axe is some craftsman! That the kind of talent that you are either born with or your not. Sure you can learn how to make em but when they are made by guys like him...they just turn out with that "something special" look too them.
Very enjoyable episode Mr. John! Loved seeing the new show and the great items you ended up with.. never seen one of those starrett punches.. thanks for sharing!
The Starrett prick punch is way cool!!! I can see it being useful for offsetting punch marks from an edge too. Like a marking gauge for metal. I have a small collection of early Starrett tools, including two that might be related, but I haven't been able to identify yet! Cool stuff!
I think that long piece with the unusual fluting is a taper pin reamer for, not surprisingly, taper pins. These reamers come in straight flutes and helical flutes. I love your videos Scout.
Great video 👍 The Attic Winter ❄️ 🧰Tool Swap Meet looked like a fantastic show. Those ratchets weren’t to bad in price. I liked that Husky indexing ratchet, pretty cool. I have a early Stanley Indexing ratchet, it works pretty good in tight areas were you can’t get a normal ratchet into. I Loved seeing those awesome wooden handle screwdrivers 🪛. Again great video of the show there 👍. You got some fantastic stuff at the show. I thought that Crick it squeeze ratchet was a cool interesting ratchet, great find👍. That putty knife with the Russell name would look fantastic with the name highlighted also great flexibility in that knife 👍. You did a awesome clean up on it also, now it’s ready for service. You got a good deal on those small end mills, great find. That Proto caulking iron was a cool find and you did a great job on the clean up on that one also, looks fantastic . That Starrett prick punch is pretty interesting That Ridgid Tools spud wrench was another cool find and will make a great clean up restoration video for the show👍. Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze with that beautiful blue sky. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday. 😄👍👍
THANKS and all matters of stuff I could use IF I was able. Nope. Tha pipe wrench knife was OVER the top by a MILE and I've seen the squeeze ratchet with a socket set and carrier But no on the punch. SWEET meet though.I've seen the oakum and lead poring years ago. Happy week, John and God Bless Yall!
Not sure if they even have them anymore, but Retirement Farm Sales used to have auctions. Outside in the cold, lots of old tools going cheap off the hayrack, and usually delicious goodies prepared by a local Church ladies group with HOT coffee. Good times past.
I have one of the plier handle ratchets. They were useful back before right angle air ratchets appeared on the home shop circuit. You could break the bolt loose and then the plier let you spin it loose even if you couldn't move the ratchet handle. I never used it because I had other tools that did the job easier.
Looks like a really cool show. Some pretty gorgeous wares there--but wow the prices. Sure makes me appreciate the good find at a yard sale or estate sale for a couple bucks so much more. Nice job cleaning up the Proto and that putty knife--those are gems!
99.5% of my driving is on snow free roads. My last set of tires was Goodyear Wrangler tires, very good in the snow but horrible on dry pavement. So I learned the hard way! 😂👍
Great video ScoutCrafter. I really enjoyed the putty/scraper knifes. I have gone through about six auto ice makers in the past three or four years and they are all junk. What I do now is freeze water in freezer containers and break them up with an ice pick. Trouble is, those too are really cheap and too short. I would really like to see you make a nice ice pick on your video. The ones you can buy are too short or have horrible handles and the cheap chrome plating comes off in your ice. 😊
How do you get the tape off the blade?? Let me paraphrase: What kind of maniac only has one scraper? You just use a second scraper to scrape your scraper!
The curve of the packing tool allow you to move it around a hub you were preparing to pour, oakum was made of "HEMP" I was plumber in the bldg trades and used caulking irons both inside and outside, yarning and packing irons...how's Pipes, thxs for sharing
Well John that seemed like a pretty high end tool show. You take old rusty tolls and make them brand new. So why don’t you consider getting a table there. It’s only once a year and you can sell some of the tools you have seconds and thirds of etc. and make yourself a profit.
Frank- It’s funny, I didn’t see much buying or selling going on there. At Jacktown guys are selling stuff every two minutes but the higher price shows seems very slow. 🤔😃👍
Great mosh scout thanks for taking us along Some amazing tools love the puddy or putty Knife nothing beats a flexible knife great stuff God bless take care 🪖🙏🇺🇸🇳🇿🦅🗽 47 /FJB
Good to see the ATTIC tool meet video. The Starrett tool is very interesting. I also have not seen this before. I would not have a use for the tool, but it would be tempting to pick one up. Dave.
Happy New Year John. Is Jacktown coming up this month? Have you thought about a video on soldering? What is the best solder and flux to use to be effective. From wire to sheet metal types and limits. Is resistance soldering the best way to go?
You know you wanted that surveyor's set just to have. 😝 Good thing you aren't rich. That Brush Hook looks like the one I have which some day needs to be cleaned up. Got to ask how many machettes do you have? I don't think there is ever enough.
I can’t for the life of me find any of these meets/swaps/shows near me in MA. We have two used tool stores in waltham and Worcester that buy and sell, that’s it. And they want top dollar for the rust buckets lol.
I have that indexing ratchet. Husky Pro with a red and black comfort grip. Has U.S. Patent number, not pat. pending. I think Stanley had the same ratchet back then too.
John, I'm glad you made it to the meet. I wanted to go but life gets in the way too many times it seems. You got some nice items. Even though there were a lot of high-priced items there you can always find things in the sensible price range and the cool factor of seeing tools you've never seen before and looking "pretty" works too. Just the knowledge and talent of the people you meet makes it worthwhile. Thanks for making this video. George P.S. Are you going to Jacktown?
I have one of those punches but mine is not a Starrett, And it doesn't have the little screw on the side. it seems to be a newer style. I still have no idea what to use it for. We'll be selling it on ebay with a bunch of other punches and stuff eagle hey
Thanks for the tool show walk-through. And that knife Kurt Bocco made from the pipe jaw is amazing. I have a question about the Rigid spud wrench. I have a similar Trimo wrench and it has “SPUD” printed on it. Otherwise just a typical pipe wrench. From what I’ve seen, a spud wrench has a tapered handle that comes to a point. It’s used in metal work to line up two pieces of metal using a hole in each. Is there something special about these wrenches?
Hi Robert, There are two common SPUD type wrenches. One is an open ended wrench (fixed or adjustable) with a tapered round handle used to align bolt holes. The other SPUD wrench is for plumbers and Steam fitters and refers to a pipe wrench with smooth jaws. (Non marring). 😃👍
I never heard of that happening, if the shellac was dry, the only thing I could think of is there might’ve been some residual moisture in the wood that couldn’t escape. 🤔
Growing up, our neighbor traveled the flea market circuit. When I asked about it my dad said, "We buy junk and sell antiques."
😂😂😂😂👍
They way I look at it, I get the best deals on vintage items at flea markets and thrift stores. The problem is: you can’t “search” them, it’s the luck of the draw. With eBay and Craigslist, at least you can search for what you are looking for, but the price goes up, not to mention shipping costs which sometimes can make the item not worth buying. At “collector” shows, or antique stores, it’s true that most people are going to be charging the “right” or the “book” price, but sometimes it’s still worth it to pull the trigger and pay retail if it’s exactly what you want. Some people just dont have the time to search the flea markets, and some people find online shopping too risky. In my mind, the little more I might pay for certain items on eBay is offset by the deep discounts I get at flea markets.
Absolutely true- The best place to buy tools though is Tag sales and auctions. Pennies on the dollar! 😃👍
Liked when you picked up the Stanley 199! That's how I found your channel and I've enjoyed it ever since!
What a great show it's always awesome to see the old tools thanks for taking us along
You’re one of my favourite you tubers. Your videos are always so entertaining and informative, a boon to our community. Thank you for your hard work in providing your videos three days a week.
I have a set of leading tools I used during the journey man plumber license test nearly 30 years ago and haven’t touched them since. The yarning tool really brought back some memories. Thank God for “no hubs” and pvc.
Eric- I’m not crazy about everything they are making out of plastic today BUT PVC pipe for drainage is just great! 😃👍
What’s up brother thank you for taking us along for the ride - I enjoyed it as well as the learning experience.. ttys
Kurt Bocco is a real craftsman!
Great guy too! 😃👍
I always enjoy your posts. I learn new things and learn how to use unusual things too. Even at my older age, I still enjoy learning. Thanks so much.
Thanks for taking us along to the meet John, it looked like a lot of fu, with lots of interesting gear to mull over !
You bought some interesting items there too, quite diverse, I like the Crick-it ratchet, and I have soft spot for putty knives and scrapers, particularly the old ones with Rosewood or Ebony handles and brass ferrules and rivets. It will be interesting to hear in the comments about the Starrett punch !
I would love to see you make one of those darts, brushing up on your Fletching skills, I'm sure you must have made arrows with the Scouts, my old Dad always talks about making arrow heads out of barrel hoops to shoot rabbits with, glued in with natural resin and bound with gut !
You're great John. How you can post videos regularly and alwa6be interesting is amazing. Keep it up.
Thank you.
Good show with quality tools! Thanks for an enjoyable video.
John, you're so right like always. First thing any tool sells in a building you know the prices are going up ,second, any place with a name of antiques or collectors you know is going to hurt , also stay away from tool auctions usually people get in a price competition and over pay just for the ego of beating the other guy
I got caught up in auction bidding one time! Never again! 🫣😂👍
At an auction, decide ahead of time the max bid you are willing to make and stick to it. Don't get in a rush to bid. Sometimes the bids will stop before your max price, then you can bid once and win. I've done that a number of times. Another way to win is to raise the bid by more than the normal raise. If it is going up by $1 bid up by $2 or $3.
Great video. Pretty sure I was the first person to hit the like button, but the competition was tough. Cannot wait for the next ScoutCrafter video.
All those wonderful tools were so nicely displayed and in good shape. It was a pleasure to watch your video.
I really enjoy all the meets you attend and the tools you find. Thank You so much for sharing them.
Nice show, the yarn iron, I have more experience with its use than I care to think of, but, it is definitely the tool for the job, no getting away from that. A lot of interesting tools you came away with, fun video to watch sir, thank you.
Terry- Some tools can really make a job so much easier, that yarn iron being a perfect example. Today PVC makes for quick and easy drain pipes! 😂👍
Wow that ATTIC show is really awesome, l saw the spud wrench in the video and thought “l would have grabbed that”… l already have four of them, one l purchased new from the Home Depot and three in similar condition l picked up in my travels
Frank- Ridgid spud wrenches are just beautiful! 😃👍
wow, that knife and hatchet are GREAT! Survey kit too!!!
The variety and look of those tools in CT is great. Many beautiful vintage tools. I guess I would expect to see beautiful and rare tools like this in New England because that's where the country's serious manufacturing got started, and there must still be fine tool specimens floating around. I have a Cricket tool, and although I don't consider it a gimmick tool, it is close to it. It is meant for one-handed operation and sometimes you need more power than what squeezing can do. I have rarely used mine. If my dim memory recalls, you included this tool in a video you did quite some time ago. Ken Bocco is a really good craftsman.
Pat! Yes you are right, the Cricket tool looks like it would work well but provides no torque, I remember trying it once to see how it worked and was only good to spin a free fastener. 🫣😂👍
I love when I read the whole patent application and I still don't understand it. All I can say is there must have been a time when layout lines were marked with a bunch of closely spaced punch marks...........Well if nothing else you got me to open up my Squeeze Wrench Kit and check everything over and give it a coating of protestant. At least it wont be rusty next time I need it, which is usually about once every 5 or 10 years.
😂😂. I felt the same way after reading the patent and scratching my head! 😂👍
Hi Scout, you are just so generous with your praise for other people but not for yourself. I really appreciate you putting out three shows a week, every week and always have interesting topics. I don’t know how you do it, I figure you must spend most of your days either making a video or thinking about the next one. Those swap meets are good because even if the prices are a little high (they still look cheap to me) they can be a gold mine for finding that last piece to a set or for a collector that can’t restore items. You also get to feel and touch the items before buying unlike eBay. I’ve been bitten a couple of times buying an item on Feebay but the seller “didn’t notice” a fault.
Kurt Bocco is one of those rare humans that is very good with his hands, is very artistic and can turn what he sees in his head into a finished item and is liked by everyone. I think I hate him😂😂.
I love that Starret punch, what a brilliant idea. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- You hit the nail on the head, when you are putting together a nice collection it’s important that you are getting your money’s worth. There are lots of scammers on eBay who try and hide defects or do shoddy repairs and call it original…. It’s wonderful to be able to touch and inspect pieces up close! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Thanks Scout 👍👍
What an interesting show, Thanks John 🛠👍😊
Kurt Bocco is a very talented man.
This was great! All the tools looked very good and the ones you cleaned up look great. I can't say I have heard of a Pricking Punch but it certainly is interesting. Thanks for sharing this.
I really like the swivel head ratchets. I have a 1/4 drive that I bought for one specific job because nothing else could really reach (1999 Suburban heater rheostat up under the dash!) It's a wonderfully useful tool!
Hey John 😃squeeze ratchet… fantastic idea, never seen one.. it’s on my list now!
Another great show, ScoutCrafter.
Those tables at the ATTIC swap meet were a pleasure to view. There is nothing wrong with raising the bar and exposing ones self to some finer tools that you might not ordinarily see. That Russell putty knife is a gem. I believe I have an older one and several others that have a tapered tang that is similar to early well made kitchen cutlery.
I got frustrated just looking at that Starrett punch. I've never seen the kind.
What an artist and craftsman that Kurt Bocco is. I'm glad he got some exposure on you fine channel.
Thank you for another great show and all the best.
Joe- The best thing about Kurt is how friendly he was and open to sharing techniques of his hobbies. Thanks!! 😃👍
I bet that punch could give you evenly spaced marks for stitching leather, if you didn't have a pricking iron. It's cool though, nomatter what its actual purpose.
Some real interesting stuff there! The survey instruments are super intriguing. I have to be careful they can eat up space real quick on the bigger items, lol. Great show you went to.
On the Sterett center punch, if you tighten up the screw at the top, the two points will separate The knob is for fine adjustment.
A very interesting episode, Kurt Bocco definitely is a great craftsman. Lots of great stuff you showed us! Thank you and see you on Wednesday!
Hello from England.
Scout, The "#118 Spacing Center Punch" still appears in the catalog circa 1988 and is gone by circa 2000. In 1938 it would set you back $0.90. Someone with more than three catalogs would probably be able to tell you more. Thanks for sharing !
Frank- What a strange tool it is- Max separation is 5/16”. Not much! 😂👍
2 Things:
1.) That 'putty' knife, I believe is not a putty knife, but rather a printers ink knife -- for spreading ink on a press.
2.) I think I almost bouught a squeeze ratchet like that from J.C. WHITNEY! I Used to get their catologues and would pour over them page by page.
I bet a lot of viewers here did too
Yes- I believe you’re right, I usually call anything that looks like a putty knife just that. 😂 JC Whitney was fantastic. As a young man with limited income it helped me buy many items for my car and motorcycle. Their catalogs were great! 😃👍
Scout you get to visit the best shows and as always, some great finds!
I spotted more than a couple of nice hand plans I wouldn't mind giving a new home to. Man alive that guy that made that knife and axe is some craftsman! That the kind of talent that you are either born with or your not. Sure you can learn how to make em but when they are made by guys like him...they just turn out with that "something special" look too them.
You are spot on- that kind of talent is like being an artist. 😃👍
Very enjoyable episode Mr. John! Loved seeing the new show and the great items you ended up with.. never seen one of those starrett punches.. thanks for sharing!
I have a 6" Allway putty knife . I had it in my hand yesterday how strange .
That Allway knife was considered an economy model but it has served me very well and the flex is perfect. 😃👍
The Starrett prick punch is way cool!!! I can see it being useful for offsetting punch marks from an edge too. Like a marking gauge for metal. I have a small collection of early Starrett tools, including two that might be related, but I haven't been able to identify yet! Cool stuff!
I think that long piece with the unusual fluting is a taper pin reamer for, not surprisingly, taper pins. These reamers come in straight flutes and helical flutes. I love your videos Scout.
Great video 👍 The Attic Winter ❄️ 🧰Tool Swap Meet looked like a fantastic show. Those ratchets weren’t to bad in price. I liked that Husky indexing ratchet, pretty cool. I have a early Stanley Indexing ratchet, it works pretty good in tight areas were you can’t get a normal ratchet into. I Loved seeing those awesome wooden handle screwdrivers 🪛. Again great video of the show there 👍.
You got some fantastic stuff at the show. I thought that Crick it squeeze ratchet was a cool interesting ratchet, great find👍.
That putty knife with the Russell name would look fantastic with the name highlighted also great flexibility in that knife 👍. You did a awesome clean up on it also, now it’s ready for service. You got a good deal on those small end mills, great find. That Proto caulking iron was a cool find and you did a great job on the clean up on that one also, looks fantastic . That Starrett prick punch is pretty interesting That Ridgid Tools spud wrench was another cool find and will make a great clean up restoration video for the show👍. Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze with that beautiful blue sky. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday. 😄👍👍
Thanks Steven!!! 😃👍
THANKS and all matters of stuff I could use IF I was able. Nope. Tha pipe wrench knife was OVER the top by a MILE and I've seen the squeeze ratchet with a socket set and carrier But no on the punch. SWEET meet though.I've seen the oakum and lead poring years ago. Happy week, John and God Bless Yall!
Not sure if they even have them anymore, but Retirement Farm Sales used to have auctions. Outside in the cold, lots of old tools going cheap off the hayrack, and usually delicious goodies prepared by a local Church ladies group with HOT coffee. Good times past.
Enjoyed your video.Thank you
STARRETT 118 Spacing Spring Center Punch should have a small pin that the screw pushes through to set the width. The screw head pushes on the pin.
Turns out you are 100% correct! Thanks so much! 😃👍
8:53 I might be wrong, but many of those tools were used in the Whale Oil Industry? To cut up the blubber, which Google says is called flensing.
You might be right! That table is set up with rare and unique tools to try to stump people for their intended use! 😃👍
what a great deal on that spud wrench!
Nice addition to the collection love the homemade knife from a pipe wrench jaw
Cool tool show. Prices might not be very low but you're sure you're going to see some good stuff!
I’d love to see that Ridgid restored! Excellent video, thank you!
I have one of the plier handle ratchets. They were useful back before right angle air ratchets appeared on the home shop circuit. You could break the bolt loose and then the plier let you spin it loose even if you couldn't move the ratchet handle. I never used it because I had other tools that did the job easier.
Dave- The air and battery right angle ratchets are great! 😃👍
Looks like a really cool show. Some pretty gorgeous wares there--but wow the prices. Sure makes me appreciate the good find at a yard sale or estate sale for a couple bucks so much more. Nice job cleaning up the Proto and that putty knife--those are gems!
That’s what makes our hobby so awesome, finding a 2 dollar tool and making it beautiful again. 😃👍
That looked like a great show. That punch is interesting. Good buys.
A double bit mortising axe on the "What is it" table: I have one along with several single bit.
and another thing...... the 1938 catalog claims a range of 5/64 to 5/16, but by the time 1988 rolled around the claim was 5/64 to 3/8 !
What sort of maniac gets rid of their snow tyres .. 😂😂😂
99.5% of my driving is on snow free roads. My last set of tires was Goodyear Wrangler tires, very good in the snow but horrible on dry pavement. So I learned the hard way! 😂👍
Great video ScoutCrafter. I really enjoyed the putty/scraper knifes. I have gone through about six auto ice makers in the past three or four years and they are all junk. What I do now is freeze water in freezer containers and break them up with an ice pick. Trouble is, those too are really cheap and too short. I would really like to see you make a nice ice pick on your video. The ones you can buy are too short or have horrible handles and the cheap chrome plating comes off in your ice. 😊
My buddy John Fix on TH-cam just restored a few really nice heavy duty ice picks and choppers! 😃👍
My catalog says the No. 118 Spacing Center Punch has a variation from 5/64 to 5/16.
Such limited use! I wonder who used those? 🤔👍
Those darts would be a fun project. Thanks for bringing us along, what a neat show. Cheers
Fabulous as always.
How do you get the tape off the blade?? Let me paraphrase:
What kind of maniac only has one scraper? You just use a second scraper to scrape your scraper!
😂👍
The curve of the packing tool allow you to move it around a hub you were preparing to pour, oakum was made of "HEMP" I was plumber in the bldg trades and used caulking irons both inside and outside, yarning and packing irons...how's Pipes, thxs for sharing
Pipes is on the mend! He has developed a taste for scrambled eggs! I have to make him 2 a day! 🫣😂👍
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hope he stays home, your a good friend@@ScoutCrafter
Make a video of the making of the darts. 🎯
Well John that seemed like a pretty high end tool show. You take old rusty tolls and make them brand new. So why don’t you consider getting a table there. It’s only once a year and you can sell some of the tools you have seconds and thirds of etc. and make yourself a profit.
Frank- It’s funny, I didn’t see much buying or selling going on there. At Jacktown guys are selling stuff every two minutes but the higher price shows seems very slow. 🤔😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Well then Jacktown. You can get rid of the excess and get your shop in order. Just a thought.
The starrett punch is used to layout for chain drilling. Jeffandar
Jeff!!! I was hoping an experienced machinist would have a clue! Thanks so much! 😃👍
Great mosh scout thanks for taking us along
Some amazing tools love the puddy or putty
Knife nothing beats a flexible knife great stuff
God bless take care 🪖🙏🇺🇸🇳🇿🦅🗽 47 /FJB
Queens NY = PUDDY Rest of world = PUTTY. 😂👍
Really cool stuff. I need to find a local show.
Good to see the ATTIC tool meet video. The Starrett tool is very interesting. I also have not seen this before. I would not have a use for the tool, but it would be tempting to pick one up.
Dave.
Dave- It was $3 so I thought it would be a good investment. 😂👍
Wow looks like some amazing stuff at that show and some more great finds and I have no idea what that mystery tool is but it’s really cool 😎
Gotcha 👍👍🔩🔩
5:59 I own that same Husky ratchet. Very cool but don’t often use it at an angle.
Yes- I like gimmick tools especially if they are well made- I couldn’t imagine a use for that ratchet for what I do. 😂👍
Happy New Year John. Is Jacktown coming up this month? Have you thought about a video on soldering? What is the best solder and flux to use to be effective. From wire to sheet metal types and limits. Is resistance soldering the best way to go?
Hi Ken! Jacktown has a show on the 20th of this month! 😃👍
That was an interesting video! Thank you.
You know you wanted that surveyor's set just to have. 😝 Good thing you aren't rich. That Brush Hook looks like the one I have which some day needs to be cleaned up. Got to ask how many machettes do you have? I don't think there is ever enough.
I think I have 7 machetes. You’re right! 😂👍
I can’t for the life of me find any of these meets/swaps/shows near me in MA. We have two used tool stores in waltham and Worcester that buy and sell, that’s it. And they want top dollar for the rust buckets lol.
I have that indexing ratchet. Husky Pro with a red and black comfort grip. Has U.S. Patent number, not pat. pending. I think Stanley had the same ratchet back then too.
John, I'm glad you made it to the meet. I wanted to go but life gets in the way too many times it seems. You got some nice items. Even though there were a lot of high-priced items there you can always find things in the sensible price range and the cool factor of seeing tools you've never seen before and looking "pretty" works too.
Just the knowledge and talent of the people you meet makes it worthwhile.
Thanks for making this video.
George
P.S. Are you going to Jacktown?
Hi George! Yes! I will be there if there is no snow. Thanks again so much for the heads up!!! 😃👍
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I have one of those punches but mine is not a Starrett, And it doesn't have the little screw on the side. it seems to be a newer style. I still have no idea what to use it for. We'll be selling it on ebay with a bunch of other punches and stuff eagle
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Please let me know if that works? Never seen one myself just an educated guess.
Scoutcrafter there was some lettering on the blade of that Russel putty knife. Did you catch that?
Yes, I think it said Russell Green River Works. I believe that was their knife company.
Thanks for the tool show walk-through. And that knife Kurt Bocco made from the pipe jaw is amazing. I have a question about the Rigid spud wrench. I have a similar Trimo wrench and it has “SPUD” printed on it. Otherwise just a typical pipe wrench. From what I’ve seen, a spud wrench has a tapered handle that comes to a point. It’s used in metal work to line up two pieces of metal using a hole in each. Is there something special about these wrenches?
Hi Robert, There are two common SPUD type wrenches. One is an open ended wrench (fixed or adjustable) with a tapered round handle used to align bolt holes. The other SPUD wrench is for plumbers and Steam fitters and refers to a pipe wrench with smooth jaws. (Non marring). 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Thank you for clearing that up for me. Always good info on this channel.
There is a pin missing on that punch that is under the knurled head and it pushes the movable side out further.
John- I was contemplating adding a floating pin for just that reason but the tool still baffles me! 😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter I think that 118 is the Starrett model number of the punch. I saw photos with the pin when I searched.
Scout Crafter, did you check to see if the Russell putty knife is part of the Case knife family?
On the blade it says Russell knife works I think
J. Russell Green River Works
Greenfield Massachusetts
Cocobolo handle is beautiful
I use the same brand of shellac as you do …. When we got freezing temps, my wooden bench turned a chalk white. Is shellac not meant for cold temps?
I never heard of that happening, if the shellac was dry, the only thing I could think of is there might’ve been some residual moisture in the wood that couldn’t escape. 🤔
I thought a spud wrench was just a pokey thing to line up holes in sheet metal!?!?
Normally, it is but for a plumbing or steamfitters, it refers to a pipe wrench with without teeth.😃👍
Thank you!
Do you have a PO box
No- bicycleguy@aol.com
I think the next question is; How many putty knives does a guy need? 😂
In reality the different thickness and flexibility of the blades really make more than one useful! 😃👍
WOW WHAT GOOD VIDEO THANKS Ed Loretto Ontario Canadia