comp56 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 so I have been putting flooring in at my sisters yesterday and today and a lady neighbor of my sisters comes over to see her while I working .....she see my tools laying around and says my husband is selling off some of his tools as we are down sizing and moving into an old folks home...and chuckles as she say cause we are very old....lol she says if you ant you can come take a look.....so I thought hmm what kind of tools is this old guy gonna have hope he isn't just selling some crap stuff....but I go across the street to see anyway.....well it turns out he had a few good things... 250 piece titanium drill bit set brand new got for his 90th birthday never used it.... 6 extra heavy duty old school pipe clamps with 6 pieces of 36" pipe and 6 pieces of 72" pipes 4 smaller german clamps 10" block plane and a smaller plane with stone so I gather this stuff all up and ask him how much....he says tell you what, give me $60 for the drill bit kit cause they were over $160 brand new and says you give $60 for them and I will throw in the rest ....I said are you sure and he says yes I'd rather them go to good use and you showed some good interest in it all........woot!.... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I'm jealous of the drill bit set that looks really nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glassey Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Nice score, and a really nice man to do that. Talk about being in the right place Comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Very cool Comp. Wow, I thought I had too many drill bit sets. I'm going to show my wife that picture the next time she gripes about me buying more! Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99_XC600 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Nice score. This is one of the main reasons I like going to estate sales. You can find major deals on some unique items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Those drill bits look amazing. Great score Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77Ford Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Nice score Comp.....???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Great score! That's one of several reasons to be kind to your neighbors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano123 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 That's awesome Comp! That is also amazing they both made it to 90! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano123 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I meant that they grew old together Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Now that's a set of drill bits, you never know what you might run across wherever you might go. I got an old delta scroll saw from a customer for free, works great too! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Comp hell of a score my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Can't go wrong with only 60 bucks for all that stuff Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 thanks guys ya the drill bits could drill a hole or two each I could care less, that No.10 block plane alone is worth more than twice I paid......let alone everything else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I see, I'm not up on my block plane knowledge, so that didn't exactly cross my mind looking at your pile of goodies Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 1 minute ago, KnarlyCarl said: I see, I'm not up on my block plane knowledge, so that didn't exactly cross my mind looking at your pile of goodies Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk ya some of these vintage hand planes can fetch hundreds of dollars, probably the best tool out there for resale. Like everything else not all of them but many good quality models do. if my wife ever drags me out to yard sales for thing I look for...... that is a kinda new side hobby is to start restoring them..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Yup, the drill bits set is just gravy, the real meat is in the planes. Older planes can fetch some pretty decent bucks, and $60 for just the large plane by itself is a steal. I see a lot of those bit sets on Woots "Tool and Garden" section, typically at a cheap price. I think along the same lines as Comp though...if the bit drills two or three holes it served its purpose, and there's 5 more in the set to use. Just in material alone and the fact that they'll drill more than three holes is enough to make a set like that worth something. I have a Ryobi 29pc black oxide set that I've had for years, so far I've only had to sharpen two of the bits and replace one other. Otherwise that set has went through everything with no fuss. We sell bits at work and they're shit, the little ones snap easily...however, they drill until they die and they're free...so there's really no loss. I have a quality index that I keep locked up at work, that's for serious drilling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Yup, the drill bits set is just gravy, the real meat is in the planes. Older planes can fetch some pretty decent bucks, and $60 for just the large plane by itself is a steal. I see a lot of those bit sets on Woots "Tool and Garden" section, typically at a cheap price. I think along the same lines as Comp though...if the bit drills two or three holes it served its purpose, and there's 5 more in the set to use. Just in material alone and the fact that they'll drill more than three holes is enough to make a set like that worth something. I have a Ryobi 29pc black oxide set that I've had for years, so far I've only had to sharpen two of the bits and replace one other. Otherwise that set has went through everything with no fuss. We sell bits at work and they're shit, the little ones snap easily...however, they drill until they die and they're free...so there's really no loss. I have a quality index that I keep locked up at work, that's for serious drilling... I have a set of ryobi titanium bits and even if they are just gold dipped them are very nice, I do want to get a good set of drill bits though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 We should do a new episode, show off all your bits! I love bits, do you love bits? We all love our bits to bits, so why not show our bits off? Cough, the ones in the cases lol I should do a video of my drill bit bag 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 12 hours ago, JimboS1ice said: I have a set of ryobi titanium bits and even if they are just gold dipped them are very nice, I do want to get a good set of drill bits though. Get a set of cobalt drill bits. They drill through steel like butter. Don't get the cobalt coated ones though. I have a set of Irwin cobalt bits and they have held up fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Good score Comp !! bits look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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