Tool Gloat

[Snag]

SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score in
some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the stone
dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going to take
some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are several stones
that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters . All for 40 bucks
... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor , and it also runs .
I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a local shop for the labor to
swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've got all the parts , just
haven't gotten a round tuit yet .

[Bob La Londe]

Post by Snag
SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score in
some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the stone
dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going to take
some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are several stones
that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters . All for 40 bucks
... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor , and it also runs .
I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a local shop for the labor to
swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've got all the parts , just
haven't gotten a round tuit yet .

In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.

My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool. I decided I wanted a
second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility
winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few months.
I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue" mission a
week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.

For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I wanted.
They also had a 10% off any single item coupon. A few days prior I
had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool carts for the
manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping was pretty high
(nearly $200 maybe). Even logged in with my Inside Track Membership.
When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my shopping cart it
applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less than ten bucks. I was
pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks worth of stuff for just a
thousand bucks AND getting it delivered cheaper than I could go get it.

Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous, and
take all the wind out of my sales. Seriously, congratulations on what
sounds like a great score.

[Snag]

Post by Bob La Londe

Post by Snag
SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score
in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the
stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going
to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are
several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters .
All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor ,
and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a local
shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've got all
the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .

In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.
My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a
second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility
winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few months.
I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue" mission a
week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.
For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I wanted.
 They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days prior I
had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool carts for the
manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping was pretty high
(nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my Inside Track Membership.
When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my shopping cart it
applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less than ten bucks.  I was
pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks worth of stuff for just a
thousand bucks AND getting it delivered cheaper than I could go get it.
Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous, and
take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on what
sounds like a great score.

Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning up
, it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since his
Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is a
major thing .
Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15
bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

[Bob La Londe]

Post by Bob La Londe

Post by Snag
SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score
in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the
stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going
to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are
several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters
. All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor
, and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a
local shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've
got all the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .

In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.
My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a
second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility
winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few
months. I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue"
mission a week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.
For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I
wanted.   They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days
prior I had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool
carts for the manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping
was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my Inside
Track Membership. When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my
shopping cart it applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less
than ten bucks.  I was pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks
worth of stuff for just a thousand bucks AND getting it delivered
cheaper than I could go get it.
Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous,
and take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on
what sounds like a great score.

  Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning up
, it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since his
Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is a
major thing .
  Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15
bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

Did I mention... You Suck. LOL

[Snag]

Post by Bob La Londe

Post by Snag
SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score
in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the
stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going
to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are
several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters
. All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor
, and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a
local shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've
got all the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .

In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.
My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a
second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted
utility winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last
few months. I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my
"rescue" mission a week or three ago it started to cut out spooling
in the cable.
For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I
wanted.   They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days
prior I had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool
carts for the manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the
shipping was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my
Inside Track Membership. When I went back to add the winch and
coupons to my shopping cart it applied both coupons and gave me
shipping of less than ten bucks.  I was pretty stoked about getting a
thousand bucks worth of stuff for just a thousand bucks AND getting
it delivered cheaper than I could go get it.
Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous,
and take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on
what sounds like a great score.

   Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning
up , it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since
his Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is
a major thing .
   Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for
15 bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

Did I mention... You Suck.  LOL

Chuckle , yeah , I know . I've had extraordinary luck at yard sales
recently . My wife has commented on that , repeatedly and at great
length . Hey , yard salin' was her idea , can I help it if I keep
finding great bargains for stuff I can use ... and have the cash in my
pocket ?

[Leon Fisk]

On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:56:26 -0500
Snag <***@msn.com> wrote:

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Post by Snag
Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15
bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

Nice finds!👍

Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last year
that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not sure what
you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

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[Mike Spencer]

Post by Leon Fisk
Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
time. Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write. I
never saw that done before either.

Post by Leon Fisk
https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg

[Bob La Londe]

Post by Mike Spencer

Post by Leon Fisk
Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
time. Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write. I
never saw that done before either.

Post by Leon Fisk
https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg

My first thought was cast iron spatula. Maybe they made something out
of damaged cookware.

[Bob La Londe]

Post by Mike Spencer

Post by Leon Fisk
Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
time.  Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write.  I
never saw that done before either.

Post by Leon Fisk
https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg

My first thought was cast iron spatula.  Maybe they made something out
of damaged cookware.

Just for the heck of it I just did a web search for cast iron spatula
and found they sell such things on eBay and Etsy.

[Jim Wilkins]

Post by Mike Spencer

Post by Leon Fisk
Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
time. Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write. I
never saw that done before either.

Post by Leon Fisk
https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg

My first thought was cast iron spatula. Maybe they made something out
of damaged cookware.

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Perhaps they were someone's experiment for cooking high volume items too
delicate to shove a spatula under in a limited space, like a lunch wagon.
Fried eggs 'over easy' aren't pretty after I've tried to flip them.

[Bob La Londe]

Post by Mike Spencer

Post by Leon Fisk
Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
time.  Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write.  I
never saw that done before either.

Post by Leon Fisk
https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg

My first thought was cast iron spatula.  Maybe they made something out
of damaged cookware.
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Perhaps they were someone's experiment for cooking high volume items too
delicate to shove a spatula under in a limited space, like a lunch
wagon. Fried eggs 'over easy' aren't pretty after I've tried to flip them.

Same here, but only if I miss catching them with the pan...

I use a small non-stick pan and do the slid and flip in the air method.
I usually don't miss, but I do flip them over the sink. LOL.

[Jim Wilkins]

"Snag" wrote in message news:v4j09k$39jps$***@dont-email.me...

SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score in
some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the stone
dresser plus the valve face grinder . ..
Snag
It's great to be straight !

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Good for you.

I've been helping move large stuff from an estate in my 7 foot bed truck and
acquired a stairlift for free, they are over $1000 to install new. I
previously helped install a few.
https://www.acornstairlifts.com/stairlift/stairlift-straight-staircase
This house was built into a slope, the living quarters are a floor above
ground level and my knees tell me installing it may soon be necessary so I
can stay here.