Flea Market- Vintage Tool Haul, Best Yet!

[@ydocproductions5593]

You got an awesome deal on that Kennedy tool box, and how cool is it that it came with all that stuff inside especially that vintage micrometer. Plus that perfect handled screwdriver is definitely worth restoring. Great finds Tom😀👍!

[@TomGunnTools]

Thanks Cody, keep up the great work on your truck project 👍

[@RenegadesGarage]

Tom Gunn Tools.. Nice vintage tool haul.. I need to get to our local flea markets and check them.. I find some cool stuff there from time to time.

[@TomGunnTools]

Always a good time for sure.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Brilliant haul Tom 🔨👍😊

[@TomGunnTools]

Thanks Sparky!

[@yadda_tools]

Another great buy on the tool box and cart!

[@TomGunnTools]

Thanks Lyndon!

[@TechMay]

I love watching and seeing what you get!

[@TomGunnTools]

Well I appreciate you watching. 👍👍

[@greghomestead8366]

Nice finds. I enjoy your videos also 👍👍 Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@TomGunnTools]

Thank you Greg appreciate it!

[@jamesstanley9839]

Thanks Tom Gunn! We enjoyed the video and looking forward to seeing more of them!

[@TomGunnTools]

Hi James, appreciate you watching!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Great stuff Tom! 😃👍

[@tony1721]

Great tool haul, some real classy tools……🇬🇧keep the vids coming

[@TomGunnTools]

Appreciate it Tony!

[@timeflysintheshop]

Great haul! The toolbox with goodies was a YESsss moment!

[@TomGunnTools]

Absolutely!

[@rawbacon]

15 bucks was a real bargain for that heavy duty adjustable cart/stand..........The Williams SuperPlier is SuperCool.

[@TomGunnTools]

That old cart is just so well-made can’t even imagine what they would charge for something comparable today.

[@MorrowSind]

Awesome haul. I never seen those chain link pliers. Thanks for sharing. You can't beat the old Starrett micrometers. Very nice find! :)

[@TomGunnTools]

I wish I had those chain link pliers many times over the years. One of those tools you don’t use much but you’re glad you have it when you need it.

[@danohstoolbox]

great video tom 👍🇨🇦

[@waynemiracle8928]

Another great deal Tom. You can find some of the best tools and the best deals! I am envious!😀

[@TomGunnTools]

I put in the time and do my homework and with a little bit of luck I usually do OK. Appreciate you watch it as always!

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Good stuff Mr. Tom. Really dig the super wrench channel locks and the perfect handle style screwdriver as well as that very cool hacksaw.. never seen that before! Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed

[@TomGunnTools]

Keep your eyes open for those hacksaw’s it is a very handy design. I use it quite a bit.

[@glengrossnickle4985]

All were good buys. I really liked that little cart and the tool box. The cart is something I have started looking for. I am trying to get started on restoring an old drill press. And that old cart would work perfectly. Thanks

[@TomGunnTools]

I’m always looking for stands and carts it means you can have more machines. Lol thanks Glen.

[@saxon1376]

That tool box is sweet , great condition

[@TomGunnTools]

Appreciate you watching and appreciate the comment 👍

[@LilasTools]

Amazing haul Tom, I’ve never seen a 6 point Craftsman Wrench before, those S Wrench Adjustables are super cool aio hope I come across one! The Starrett Micrometer is an amazing find!

[@TomGunnTools]

The six point craftsman wrenches are out there just not as common. Keep your eyes open you’ll see them from time to time.

[@smartman123]

love these 40 and 50 s tools

[@_P0tat07_]

Those curved adjustable wrenches are really cool. They’re beefy, but they’re bulky!

[@alexstools]

I think the Westcott factory building is still standing there in Buffalo, from what I remember it's housing an antique shop now. I looked it up on Google Street View. My mechanics buddy always tells me to get six point sockets, I still don't own any. I'm not really listening to his advice apperantly... I should he's the smartest guy I know. Really enjoy your video's, thank you!

[@TomGunnTools]

Lol! Thank you pal!

[@shanesmaineshop]

Nice toolbox for sure.

[@asmautollc]

I’ve got a very similar looking Screwdriver! It was standard issue to many soldiers in WW2. My great uncle was a tank mechanic. The blade on it and the shaft are pretty much indestructible and protect the handle amazingly well.

[@TomGunnTools]

Appreciate the insight!

[@micknolen]

That cart is awesome. Great find!

[@fernandoboss1740]

You did it again my friend great find👏

[@TomGunnTools]

Thanks Fernando appreciate you checking it out. 👍

[@lotsabirds]

Great pile o' stuff! Of course I'm OCD about the loose change.....I gotta know the dates on the coins! L0L!

[@TomGunnTools]

Hahaha!

[@readysetsleep]

I've been going to Bellmore Flea Weekly, but was pretty exhausted this weekend and didn't go. I guess Spice guy Bob didn't set up his tools. I bought $20 in SK and craftsman V from his last Sunday. He has loads of cool stuff. 11:55 Cool on the chain link pullers, I learned about a new tool! Man that would have been such a useful tool when hanging florescent lights. I've seen them before, but probably mistook them for a saw tooth tool.

[@TomGunnTools]

Lol, it was my first time going there. I’ll have to learn about spice guy bob!

[@ronrichard141]

your adjustable wrench, thumb screw looseness might be missing a small spring inside it. thanks for the video.

[@TomGunnTools]

Thanks for the heads up on that it very well could be as I’m not too familiar with them. Appreciate the comment👍

[@joesteffens613]

Nice haul. Great Kennedy box, clean and straight and full of stuff, bonus! Looks like your getting hooked on those boxes. It’s a slippery slope my friend. It starts with a couple Kennedy’s, maybe a craftsman or a simonsen or 2, and before you know it, you have 40 boxes up on your wall. That’s ok, I feel your pain, it’s hard to walk past a nice vintage tool box at a good price. We could start a support group for guys with tool box addiction. Anyway keep having fun with it, I love seeing what you bring home.

[@TomGunnTools]

Lol Joe, I think they say the first step is admitting you have a problem.

[@danohstoolbox]

i always grab the 6 point wrenches whenever I see them don't matter what brand i find 👍🇨🇦

[@TomGunnTools]

Hi Danoh! Hope your well buddy. Appreciate you watching!

[@danohstoolbox]

@@TomGunnTools i am doing good just been busy and i have to make a new KZbin space for recording 👍🇨🇦😁

[@noahduppler619]

Another Kennedy? Awesome love it totally jealous you got it for a steal I might be picking one up soon to also never seen a pair of Williams pliers those are really neat!

[@TomGunnTools]

Noah, hope you well! Yes, another Kennedy. I was willing to walk away at $40 but not $25!

[@noahduppler619]

@@TomGunnTools thanks I would have done the same

[@jpsimon206]

Hard to be sure from the pictures, but I think that very cool cart that you got may have been rigged up as a welding cart. I think those brackets may have been for chains to come down diagonally. One of the legs looks like it has a peg style hook, presumably to hold the ground wire and stinger.

[@TomGunnTools]

Not sure but it is so well made!

[@jpsimon206]

It looks like the smaller tap handles may have been made out of a chunk of Babbitt. The long one is manufactured that way. Well not necessarily that exact one, but the design is common. It's called a pulley tap. As you can imagine, if you have to thread a set screw on a large-ish pulley, you will have a hell of a time turning the handle if it does not clear the pulley

[@TomGunnTools]

That Makes sense for sure about the pulley tap, be glad I have it if I ever need it.

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

Wery nise toolz 👍

[@jpsimon206]

Those Williams super wrench really has beautiful lines. Almost looks like a diving bird, much more elegant than channel lock 420s

[@TomGunnTools]

Agreed!

[@B-leafer]

Internet says "s" wrench is used for repairs on steam locomotives... Always wondered

[@TomGunnTools]

Great design!

[@B-leafer]

@@TomGunnTools Q? Have you ever used one ,in a tight space for instance? Is it better leverage wise than a regular size or maybe a stubby?

[@larryborkstrom3580]

Williams pliers are great find

[@TomGunnTools]

Thanks Larry, something about it caught my eye.

[@jpsimon206]

What an odd thing! Why would Kennedy make a 17 in wide box? Everything else from them was two standardized sizes, at least in the machinist series. Also, is it black? It looks unusually dark and shiny for a Kennedy, and I have never seen brown drawers inside, always green. Nice find! That's a unicorn

[@TomGunnTools]

I’m no expert but I think the brown draws were newer models probably 80’s/90’s. The outside finish is the traditional brown crinkle coat paint. Maybe my lighting was bad and it needs to be cleaned as well.

[@craigchiddo2794]

Pissed I let a grummans kennedy 3 drawer rolling box go on marketplace but I have my eye on another even more interesting box

[@TomGunnTools]

Hopefully the new one will help you forget. I know the feeling though, that’s why I hang onto stuff sometimes longer than I should.

[@scottmadara9416]

Great video. You still buying vintage tools? I have some you might be interested in. Let me know. Thanks

[@jpsimon206]

You should look up the padhacksaw, All one word like that. I just got introduced to it from another creators video and scored one on eBay immediately. I think you will really dig the mechanism, I've never seen anything like it.It is manufactured by Hale & Hamilton

[@TomGunnTools]

Omg! That thing is sweet! What a fair price for one?

[@jpsimon206]

@@TomGunnTools I paid $14. The majority of the listings separated out the three words. Those were all in the 12 0 to $200 range

[@jpsimon206]

@@TomGunnTools I'll tell you a little trick I have discovered. Highly collectible European tools cost virtually nothing in the states. Exact opposite is true as well. There is a great opportunity for arbitrage between collectors across the pond. The English collect English tools that carry far less value here in the states. Strangely, rigid pipe wrench is worth a ton to the English where it is standard garage sale fodder here in the states. That and common misspellings are the two tricks that I use for eBay. I only buy absurdly underpriced tools this way.

[@jpsimon206]

Might want to delete this comment after you read it. Trick will stop working if too many people are aware of it

[@danohstoolbox]

i have a s wrench from grey Canada 👍🇨🇦

[@stevenc6256]

Gareat haul. I guess I missed it , but where is this flee market you went to?

[@TomGunnTools]

It in Bellmore LI

[@stevenc6256]

@@TomGunnTools thanks

[@pennywise8182]

You the man!....I just scored an identical Kennedy toolbox for $2.50.....The guy had various toolboxes at 2 for $5.00...I got a Craftsman standard issue #6500 for the other $2.50.....Now granted it's not as good of shape as yours but it's still a Kennedy and isn't bent anywhere......People must be ashamed to be an American anymore as they are giving these away like hotcakes.

[@TomGunnTools]

Wow you scored a deal!

[@kenbarthelette8079]

Looks like the Wescott has a split head. That crack will need to be welded.

[@davidcoats1037]

Dang Tom you’ve been killing it at the sales lately! Some really great stuff there. That rolling cart looks just like the ones they used to put projectors on at the schoolhouse. I like that hacksaw. Never seen one like that before. Love those Kennedy toolboxes! Take care.

[@TomGunnTools]

David you might be right about the cart. It is built so well has to be from 60’s or older. Definitely, look for one of the hacksaws they are so handy in fitting in tight spots.

[@AndyM.]

DUDEZILLA!!! What site do you go to, to find all these estate sales?

[@TomGunnTools]

This one was a flea market. For estate sales check out estatesales.net

[@AndyM.]

@@TomGunnTools THANKS GHOST RIDER!

[@jpsimon206]

I have kind of an odd question. I noticed that you collect a lot of sockets, ratchets, and box wrenches. There are quite a few other members of the scout Crafter Mafia that do the same. I often hear people saying, oh that's a $20 socket in reference to some particular socket. I have a full set myself and have never really shopped for them. I'm trying to understand the economy of it all? People aren't listing individual sockets on eBay are they? Is the money in completing sets? Or is the money in having the one off that someone needs to complete their set? Forgive my ignorance, I'm no mechanic, so there are subtleties that I am probably missing. That said, I certainly use these tools regularly, I just don't often break them. Is there a very big difference in the quality of older sets compared to new?

[@jpsimon206]

Just to clarify, I'm not remotely critical of this, I just don't understand. I certainly can relate to the pleasure of filling a formerly incomplete set, but there are so many channels that seem to be only sockets. Anybody with insight is welcome to respond

[@joesteffens613]

Everybody probably has their own reasons but for me it was about completing sets. I hit yard sales for a couple years hunting sockets to put together s-k sets. I didn’t buy them to resell. I would take what I could use from a socket lot and trade the rest for other stuff. It was always exciting to find items you needed to complete sets. To many people out there now who just buy up all the tools to resell them. That makes it a little harder on guys like me who collect.

[@jpsimon206]

@@joesteffens613 thank you very much for the answer. Your reasons are the few I understand. I often see people leaving flea markets with 5 gallon buckets of socket. Kind of hard to see the appeal cleaning all those up

[@TomGunnTools]

Complicated question for me! Lol. I usually buy sockets in an effort to collect and completed sets I have more sets than I could ever need. I also do buy sockets at times that I don’t need to resell when I know I can make a good profit to fund future tool purchases. Yes, people often but single sockets on eBay to replace lost sockets especially ones that are no longer made in USA. The other reason they often buy is to expand sets with either smaller or larger sockets then their set originally came with. Example most metric 3/8 drive set run 8mm-19mm. So 6,8, and 20mm and up are a little more rare. Hope that helps and I never take offense to your questions. I always value your comments.

[@jpsimon206]

@@TomGunnTools thanks very much! It's getting a little bit clearer from responses, but I would really like to hear from someone who does this for money. I'm not interested in doing it myself, I would just like to understand the market better

[@heru-deshet359]

It was Christmas!

[@rudedogcansurvive]

To bad the microphone sucks,can barly hear u

[@TomGunnTools]

Sorry about that haven’t heard that before.