Adam Savage's Latest Garage Sale Finds!

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[@edwinsuijkerbuijk5106]

I think @KCRambles put us on the right track they seem to be nobs from a IBM Typewriter typewriterdatabase.com/img/g6_35_1360007443.jpg

[@John-yf8qh]

Knobs! KNOBS!! :::Demonetised:::

[@Zeaiclies]

The Blue ribbed things are wobble rollers off of something, but I just can't remember from what. lol

[@JohnCHansen01]

Has anyone asked: "Did the seller recognize Adam?"

[@MakeDo-Turner_Smith]

I think the blue knobs are from electric typewriters. Can't remember the model, but common in schools.

[@ryan_j_peck]

Can you imagine, setting up your yard sale then having Adam Savage just stroll up to buy stuff. My day would be made; I'd literally be walking around with a smile all day after that and telling everyone about it.

[@PUBHEAD1]

Can you imagine if Adam Savage had a garage sale. It would be insane

[@ryan_j_peck]

@@PUBHEAD1 I’d fly out to SF just to witness it.

[@geirmyrvagnes8718]

@@ryan_j_peck You could sell tickets for that!

[@YeaItsEdgar]

I’d cave and just give him all my shit for free, but like in a cool low key kinda of way. Lol

[@ryan_j_peck]

@@YeaItsEdgar top reply. I’d likely end up doing the same. Though knowing Adam I don’t think he would allow it and would insist on some payment.

[@lucasmedina3916]

Adam getting excited at knobs like a kid on Christmas morning brings me a strangely deep sense of comfort. Thanks for sharing team!

[@dgundo]

Same energy as me when sorting thru bulk Lego buys from garage sales.

[@68CHUCKLES]

I get just as excited over stuff like this.

[@terrylong8894]

@lucasmedia, I was just thinking that. Only Adam Savage could make a fifteen min video about a random garage sale box AND make it entertaining.

[@AutismusPrime69]

What?

[@wakjagner]

When Adam emptied the box and those two knobs went rolling off the back, and he frantically snatched for them and missed; those little human moments are why I will always watch whatever this channel puts out.

[@RossReedstrom]

A soon as he started to tip the box, I knew something like that was about to happen.

[@Panda-rb7fl]

It also seemed as though he retrieved the gray one (right), but not the brown one (left) when he went to recover them, but that might have just been cut from the edit, or I missed it.

[@KCRambles]

Those 2 blue plastic knobs are off an old elctric typewriter (Underwood? Olivetti?) I believe. Fantastic haul! :)

[@crankypants4509]

This was my guess as well.

[@detroitboy65]

I thought I recognized those things! I remember my IBM Selectra from the 70s had black knobs that looked just like them.

[@Raeilgunne]

@@detroitboy65 yup, they also made knobs that were blue and brown for that model.

[@Merennulli]

IBM Selectric model 71 is almost spot on. I think you are right.

[@bobd2659]

I think that might be it! Made a guess (based on weathered colour and some of the other knobs) that it was Arri Lighting...

[@bootsnthejeep]

“A RAYTHEON KNOB?! IN THE WILD?!??” Jesus, I love me some Adam Savage. 😂

[@mudpuddle8805]

The energy and thought process was outstanding as always! I managed to find a moving sale of a wealthy hoarder. It was pure bliss. The guy didnt care about the money, he cared about who was getting his lifetime collection of tools and equipment. It took me three days of moving stuff with my full size truck and 8'x14' trailer. It has been a year and I am still glowing with joy from what I have acquired in that sale. I occasionally write to the seller to thank him again and tell him of how I am using the things I have gotten from him. I was certainly blessed.

[@granitest8ofmind]

All of these videos are therapy, straight up - so thank you, Adam. It's heartening to see a T-shirt that reads :Empathy Kindness Respect and hear the thoughtful self-reflection of the lived experience in your storytelling. I am trying to make art & design my professional gig at 60 and your approach to flow and process have my ADHD brain spawning ideas faster than I can write them down. I haven't been employed much since becoming physically incapable of doing my old job, but still plan on becoming a Tested member - your perspectives on...just about everything, really, have inspired me to re-familiarize myself with a shop I have been neglecting so long it was starting to compost.

[@CheapCheerful]

Agreed. His videos are like therapy to many.

[@jpkatz1435]

​@CheapCheerful A.S. is that most rare nonstop dreamer and DOER.

[@atticbrother8062]

I really appreciate the attitude to haggling. When you both know the value, I feel a fair price is about respect. I went to an estate sale once, and an older gent was clearing his garage workshop. You could tell it was bittersweet for him, I think it was for medical reasons. He had a pillar drill for 200cad, which is a lot for a garage sale, but well worth it and exactly the infrastructure I needed. He was wary when I asked him over to talk about it. I said "I'll give you 80 to hold it while I go get the rest from an ATM. This is perfect for the home shop I'm trying to start." When I came back, his face completely changed. I got a deal on some vintage hand tools, a router, and some bits and bobs he threw in for free. It was pretty obvious he was glad not just that I was willing to pay fairly, but that I was going to use it, not flip it at the flea market.

[@TribalGuitars]

Can't tell you how much I LOVED this video! I worked at a 2nd hand store for 15 years and one of the jobs was to cannibalize the junk appliances and other stuff that came in. I had drawers upon drawers (all labeled) with all kinds of knobs, values, handles adaptors, and doodads. I couldn't begin to tell you how many times being that packrat came in handy to bail us out in some way.

[@TheMyeloman]

I helped set up a cannibalizing system for the telephones on the AF Base I served on buck in the early 90’s. With rare exceptions, all the phones were the same make & model and have surprisingly few parts, and in short order we had not only the parts to repair said phones, but a wealth of pre-repaired units to take to jobs so we could simply swap them out and only disturb the “customer” very minimally. Learned that from my WWII era grandfather who lived through the Great Depression and grew up a Midwestern farmer. Nothing goes to waste.

[@TribalGuitars]

@@TheMyeloman Had the opposite issue with appliances. While some used shared parts many did not, especially if it was an off-brand; or the high-end brands that wanted a lot of things to be proprietary. Cannibalizing also came in handy when someone was looking for a rare part and we could sell them a knob or something for a nice (not outrageous) profit. We used to get the "junk" haul-aways from the appliance stores, and what we couldn't use we took the recyclers. I put a lot of ranges together using several haul-aways. To me, this is how it's all supposed to work, recycling-wise for materials and consumers.

[@TheMyeloman]

@@TribalGuitars yeah, I can see how all the different brands & models would mean you’d need a LOT more space to store cannibalized parts. We were lucky in that regard.

[@PhilsJunkDrawer]

My garage sale find this year was at MY garage sale. I was helping an older man load a stool he bought into his trunk, and I saw boxes and boxes of machinist tools. He said they were for sale! I picked up an imperial tap set that had each associated lettered/numbered drill bit, a mini crescent wrench, and some bits and bobs all for the price of the stool he bought!

[@jerrik-415]

The editing on this one was so good, the clinking/sorting sounds mixed into the music at hyperspeed was really enjoyable, like tactile auditory pleasure.

[@robotparts]

14:50 Those are typewriter knobs from a 1962 IBM Selectric 721 aka “the Blue Bomber.” Cheers!!

[@PUBHEAD1]

Can you imagine if Adam had a garage sale. Instead of the usual assortment of old crock pots, lava lamps, desk chairs and fish tanks it would be laser blasters, trex skulls and space suits! It would be insane.

[@oreubens]

... and boxes full of tongue depressors. :D

[@tchevrier]

No, I can't imagine him having a garage sale. Maybe his estate would have a garage sale, but not him.

[@jonathanwright5550]

​@@tchevrier came here to say his poor kids having to sift through all his stuff

[@SpotAllen]

Adam can make anything fun to watch. Blows my mind 😆

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Including watching paint dry.

[@chongli297]

Adam is one of the greatest storytellers of our time

[@garetkonigsfeld2]

I can't think of anyone I get more of a kick out of when they are passionate about something. He's infectious when he is passionate. Thanks for sharing your passion. It was fun.

[@kathrynbuxton1698]

I relate to Adam’s joy. I get just as excited about finding a good deal on someone’s old stash of embroidery supplies.

[@richardhayes722]

Your joy is great to see. My favourite find was not at a garage sale. When my great uncle passed, he gifted me all his old tool boxes. When I opened them, I found all of his wartime aircraft servicing tools, which are just petina perfect, oiled, but clean and stamped. He worked on Lancaster's as an electrician. Within the same box was a bakerlite bombers button that was used during the war from a Lancaster.

[@wintyrqueen]

I find that if you make a fair offer, you tend to get a fair deal. I’ve often made an offer only to have the person selling refuse it, & counteroffer lower. If you don’t try to rip people off, they tend to treat you well

[@Prophes0r]

I agree. But budgets can be tight. $5 should be meaningless in the long-term, but if you are trying to stick to a budget it can mean the difference between eating plain eggs for breakfast this week or being able to toss some cheese/onions/peppers in there. And this can count for both sides of the sale.

[@patrickyork2975]

I love when Adam get super excited about well... A box full of junk in most peoples eyes. But he sees the potential in it.

[@TheZooman22]

"saddling you with as many problems as solutions", I just realized that this is the reason I watch this channel. Waiting for one of those unique Adamistic lines that could only come from Adam, is very rewarding.

[@blackbeard63]

Always love Adams enthusiasm, it is so infectious. Thank you for giving me endless hours of fun watching your many projects.

[@noahlathrop4111]

As someone who regularly repairs things and used to clean out hoarder houses, videos like this are my absolute favorite tested videos. A joy and a delight to join you in exploration of that tote. You could label these vids "bin there, done that"

[@sheariley1910]

I love that Adam can continue to humbly and enthusiastically enjoy something as simple as a bin of knobs from a garage sale; even after all of the amazing experiences he's had throughout his life. I aspire to channel that mentality during the rest of my life.

[@neverendingstudent]

Adam, your childlike enthusiasm over such things as a box of knobs from a garage sale brings an unjustifiable amount of joy to me. Thank you.

[@haroldparker3487]

Your joy at finding these "treasures " is fun to watch, thank you for sharing.

[@joolzanzleaux]

When I was a kid my dad would take me with him to auctions all over Ohio. He collected clocks to tinker with and fix, and I would always wander to the boxes of random bits and bobs, old pocket watches in various states of decay, old art supplies, hardware, and the inevitable knobs.When Adam opened that box an involuntary squeal of delight leapt forth, and I couldn't wait for him to dump it out. Such precious memories this brought up, and a super fun video, thank you!

[@mkbuike7895]

I do so enjoy Adam’s enthusiasm. He always lifts my spirits.

[@ravefox6766]

The extreme joy and enthusiasm in his voice at 11:19 delights and astounds me. "A RAYTHEON knob?? An IN-THE-WILD raytheon knob??" I don't know what that is or even if I'm spelling it right, but that reaction is priceless.

[@shirleyjest8838]

Thanks for pointing out that not everyone is a haggler, especially for haggling’s sake. I know what I will pay for someone. Either they accept it or I move on. I always default to trying to be fair. It’s less stressful for me.

[@Panda-rb7fl]

I get heat sometimes for not haggling more aggressively, but I prefer when both parties are happy with the outcome, and it's usually a somewhat negligible difference anyway.

[@johntatman7477]

Haggling isn't just demanding a lower price. Realise the seller has to make some profit, don't penny pinch on a single item, but ask it your buying enough items for there to be room for a discount, Treat people fair and they tend to remember next time round.

[@tedium37]

My father was a hoarder. Mom's a picker and upcycler. It pleases me no end to know these things found their rightful home. Not the dump. Pop got a similar thrill to Adam's here, off any old dumpster dive. Bless him. He had it bad.

[@delsydsoftware]

When I worked in electronics contracting in the 90s, we used those exact plastic bins to store and handle circuit boards through the build and testing process. They were great, because they could be stacked really high without bending or sagging.

[@MandoYooooda]

One of the coolest things i found at a yard sale was a DMC badge from a deloreon. I was in nerd heaven and still have it to this day. Not sure what i will incorporate it into, but ill use it someday

[@maggies_drawers5525]

The blue knobs very much give me the feel of being back in 10th grade typing class. I believe those may be knobs from the IBM Selectric

[@ToasterStud]

I want someone who looks at me the way Adam looks at knobs. 😂

[@carrolbrooks2143]

Perfect Comment for an Adam Savage T-shirt. Bravo😋

[@davidfuller764]

With background music.

[@dcho4791]

The blue knobs are from a 1967 IBM Selectric Typewriter in Nasa Blue and Space Gray. Very rare.

[@glollwest3834]

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[@Merennulli]

Glad someone found the right model. I knew the 71 was close, but wasn't quite right.

[@dcho4791]

Yes, there is one unit listed for $3750 on Vitnage for the collector missing one.

[@samphillips4925]

My dad was a radio engineer and as a kid i always loved his collection of knobs that came off of old radios and army surplus.

[@rippah14]

I think one of my favorite things about watching these types of vids is finding out I am not some sort of weirdo for having boxes of odds and sods in my shop to aid in repairs, reconditioning, etc. I even take apart stuff that is broken to the state of not being repairable and keep parts for spares, reuse, or the like. I think I got it from my dad; I'd feel crappy if I had to go buy a new one of something I could have just saved or restored.

[@heatherferguson3933]

Two antique coffin stands - foldable, saw-horse-like, decorative. Topped with a board, we use them all the time for temporary shelving at our indie bookstore. We also use folding, vintage wallpaper tables - light, just the right height, compact, and also found at a garage sale.

[@jackdavidson8708]

I always appreciate the audio that goes with the time lapses! Great editing for some great finds

[@paulkinzer7661]

I noticed that, too. And I have seen similar in other KZbinr's montages. It used to be that, if there was audio in montages at all, you'd often hear just sped up audio with sped up video, but that always seemed off and distracting and of little value (to me, anyway). This kind of chosen-sound-bits ADDS to the content and is really pleasing.

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, I snorted my drink when you let out a Tim Allen ‘Tool Man’ esq growl when you started sorting thru the box on knobs. Your enthusiasm is infectious dude.

[@tmunk]

The blue/grey knobs are off an early Selectric I in "Accent Blue" trim. They're platen knobs for each side of the platen.

[@musachi5999]

I don’t own a workshop and I don’t make stuff but I really appreciate a box full of random bits and bobs being sorted, the satisfaction of an organised box is exceptionally pleasing to me.

[@nak3dxsnake]

That's what she said.

[@johnc6228]

So happy to see Adam today.

[@RMJ1984]

One man's knobs, is another man's happiness.

[@ryanshorts339]

Boxes of old hardware will always be some of my favorite yard sale and auction finds. I bought a 5 gallon bucket full of old brass hardware for 20 bucks last year. Tons of intricate door knobs and escutcheons dating back to the mid 1800's. Can't wait to see how Adam repurposes all these knobs in future projects!

[@5stringaustin]

I could watch Adam geek out on stuff like this for HOURS. So joyful!!! ❤❤❤

[@salemgraves1692]

Oh goodness. I wish you were on the east coast. My uncle passed in March at 84 years young and he was a maker. Worked and played everyday of his life. His entire back yard was what most people would consider a junk yard, especially his bougie uppity millionaire realtor daughter, who bought a couple giant dumpsters and had it tossed sight unseen. We saw so many endless possibilities!!! I cried. I still cry. I helped him with so many treasures in that yard. But nothing means more than the memories ❤❤❤ Its nice to see people who actually appreciate things, and the purpose they have, no matter how small.

[@nerdind]

For 20 years now Adam continues to inspire me!

[@benstrait333]

I love going through collections of things like that. Particularly when he found the little red knob and then found more like it-so good! I start thinking of the possibilities that multiples open up❤❤❤

[@SHAD0WZOMBIE]

I have always felt very strongly about not bargaining when you know its a decent deal..And its always well to do people that do it..

[@valeriebrincheck6034]

Just love the look of pure joy on his face when he finally opens the bin. I’m right there with ya Adam! I found a similar box full of old glass and brass door knobs as well as the etched brass escutcheon plates, key plates and various others parts for $50.00. It was a totally worth the price.

[@matt25876]

I could literally watch hours of Adam just sorting random stuff in his shop. So relaxing

[@violinmiata]

I totally understand finding a box of something wonderful. Recently on eBay I found a lot of Japanese woodworking tools, slightly rusty, in the deal were a good number of Sotomaru nomi. They are a incannel gouge that functions like a chisel and are wonderful for rough work and trimming fine things at the same time. Most American and European tools come out of somebody’s grandfather’s shed smelling like old milk and wd40, these had a completely different aroma, and were individually wrapped in Japanese newspaper and packaged with care. It was a complete score. Whoever sold them, thank you! Adam, enjoy those knobs!!

[@Warshipmodelsunderway]

Not a garage sale, but a Facebook Marketplace find. Someone was selling a "box of brass tube" for 25 bucks. I hop in the car and go over there to look at it, and it is a bankers box so heavy that you couldn't lift it full of K&S rod, tubing and strip, all NOS and as an added bonus, without those tenacious stickers they have been putting on the stuff the past few years. Score!

[@SeventhSwell]

Nice haul. Wish I had that pressure cooker topper you pick up at 13:22 - 13:23. I still have all the other parts from my parent's '60s or '70s pressure cooker.

[@jmacd8817]

That grin when he opens the box.

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

What a nice and comforting video to watch. Only Adam can sort stuff and make it entertaining and somehow educational.

[@DoGuov]

That worktable of yours. Remembered the video when you first got it and showed it. The amount of abuse and how dirty it has gotten since then is wild haha. Shows you that it's not a showpiece.

[@darrellclaunch1518]

Not esoterica that I found, but when we lived in LA a buddy called me and said "There is a garage sale I drove by full of nerd stuff. You're a nerd, you should go." I got there and a lovely lady came up to me and said "he is inside for a couple seconds, but he will sign whatever you want." "Um, who?" "Oh, Paul Dini. This is our house." So the creator of Batman the Animated Series, Harley Quinn and all else was cleaning out a storage unit and selling off a bunch of normal household stuff along with comic books and other batman paraphernalia. Wonderful guy. An animator friend of his two blocks over was having a garage sale as well so he gave me the address and on the way over we passed Wil Wheaton walking his dog and the animators sale was full of random crew gifts and whatnot back to Fox and the Hound. It was the most surreal and Los Angeles experience day we had.

[@bennyfactor]

The blue and gray knobs that Adam "especially digs" are really lovely. There was a small Delta Machinery logo in the batch that was a similar if not the exact same blue - I wonder if those knobs came off an old Delta table saw or the like.

[@joecichlid]

I am sooooo glad to see someone gets as exited as I do about awesome garage sale finds!

[@Goosewaffles]

I love how Adam despite his wealth still has a realistic concept of money. I mean the fact that he said $60 is fine but $80 would be too much is funny when you consider $20 to him has got to be pennies to a normal person. I love it.

[@patricksanders858]

His money was hard earned...he KNOWS the value of a dollar.

[@nak3dxsnake]

Companies will charge what people will pay. No apple product has ever been worth it's price tag.

[@agelessstranger964]

$20 is basically pennies to a normal person as well these days.

[@firescale8912]

​@agelessstranger964 not if your watching where the cash is going, 20's turn into 100's really quickly.....

[@falconwind00]

Adam often reminds us that he’s not making “TV money” anymore so it’s not like he’s flush with cash. Edit: I’m just saying he’s not “rich”. He’s certainly doing better than most.

[@rawf22]

Favorite part is seeing adams excitement. The pure energy about something he is into. Makes it very relatable. And i cant believe there wasnt a single polishing knob joke, unless i missed it.

[@timolynch149]

Promise me you never walk into a pub in Ireland shouting "I want to talk knobs" 😂

[@ek-nz]

Adam, while I’m almost as enthusiastic as you about your new knobs, it’s your domes that have made this video particularly special to me. Life changing, maybe. I’m 100% serious.

[@Mikeper94]

"I want to talk knobs! KNOBS!" 🤣

[@tristanbuckoke9121]

Great video Adam. I went to a town garage sale where I live in south Australia. I bought a box with about 12 brand new metal holes saws . It was the end of the day . All of the bosch hole saws were brand new in boxes from 10 mm upto 60 mm and I paid 5 dollars. Best buy ever for me

[@Militiaman71]

11:19 The knob you call a Raytheon knob is the same knob that is used by the MRC Throttlemaster HO scale Hobby train DC transformer.

[@scordalus]

"I love adding bigger knobs to stuff that had a smaller knob", wouldn't we all Adam XD

[@mikenorton1621]

As always, I don’t have to be interested in what you’re interested in but I enjoy listening to someone who is passionate talk about the things they have a passion for.

[@BaJleathers]

Maaaan! I wish there was more of a garage sale culture in the U.K. you guys are so lucky!

[@GrantA321]

Yet - I wonder what Adam would do if he was let loose into a local Car Boot Sale? 🤔

[@voltagedrop]

Never feel bad about bargaining. Give the other personsome credit. You have to remember what it's worth to you and and it's worth to them are two different things. By definition if you reach a deal the price is bellow your number but above their number, and everybody wins.

[@inlangford]

On the box itself it says knobs .25 each or 5/1.00.. so if your estimate of 300 knobs is accurate, that would have been exactly the total price he was asking at $60! I would have said $50.. that is something i would buy as well. I buy almost all bits and bobs at garage sales.

[@Chris_Adams1]

Just watched this video and thoroughly enjoyed it. The best Garage sale haul that I have had was a gamble. Pay $50 and pick an envelope. You cannot object or complain, just accept what you get in the envelope. The types of items in the envelops where worth at least $50 but could be more. Ok. I will bite. I gave $50 and picked an envelope. They said get your truck. Boxes and boxes of garage type stuff was loaded into my truck along with a full size drill press and a full size band saw. I went through it all and had a stick welder and multiple sizes of drills/ bits/wire and bins of miscellaneous items. One other haul that a friend brought me parts to a car that I enjoy. Some of it roadkill but others are new in the box. I am running out of space and need some organizational skills.

[@GearsAndBricks]

One of the weirdest (yet greatest) dumpster dives I ever had was finding not one, but TEN, ten different sections of extruded aluminum honeycomb. Come to find out, it is most often used for the walls of aircraft engines!! Whattt??!? Yeah, and these were sitting there free for the taking. Yes, for those wondering, I did ask the owner to purchase them, and they said it was only worth pennies and was just taking up space. “You may have them as long as you never bring them back.” Hexagonal structures are fascinating, and extruded with less than 1/10” wall thickness in a giant sheet of it is really intriguing. They are strong enough that I can stand on them. I’m told that someone once parked a car atop the stuff and it didn’t budge! Later when I came back, they gave me five copper/tin/brass/ceramic sensor doodads that apparently once upon a time cost between $7,000 - $14,000 a piece… 😮 “Some of these are broken now, and the others work but are out of spec. Just take them home. They’ll have a better life with you, and they tell a story,” he said. 😊

[@ChristopherHillman]

WhAT kind of business was thAT!? :)

[@GearsAndBricks]

@@ChristopherHillman a unique business, for sure!

[@charlie-jay]

The look on Adam's face at 14:40 is one of pure joy!

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

Adam would love my odds & ends kitchen draw. My Dad started it with 1 bent nail, and a buggered head screw. lol!

[@MisterJWJ71]

It's fun to watch someone be so excited about something like knobs.

[@markschwarz2137]

Adam is like Scrooge McDuck swimming through his vault full of gold.

[@pigeon_muffin]

At 13:28 you can see a top cap and base plate to a double edge safety razor in the top right corner of the unsorted pile. I bet the handle was floating around in that bin as well.

[@allenfitz1]

Fun video. Loved the box. The knobs in question look like they are off a short wave radio. I've seen something similar on an old Motorola radio. Not 100% certain

[@huevacho97]

Not many people will understand that feeling. Love you adam, you and jaimie made me study engineering. Greetings from Argentina!!

[@jonathanryals9934]

I worked at an antique store for years, restoring old furniture to a useable/saleable state. There is definitely some sort of "inside joke" aspect to it, like deja vu from a previous life, as I more often than not would encounter multiple layers of restorations and repairs to the oldest, most cherished pieces. To which I would add my own for the next repairman to find in 50-100 years...

[@billunderwood5453]

The blue knobs are from the platen of a Selectric I typewriter.

[@patrickdiehl6813]

So cool, garage sales are like a treasure hunt 👊 I once found a Starrett 1-2" micrometer and asked the elderly lady how much she wanted for it, she said a dollar, before I could tell her I would give her 20 she said "you should have been here yesterday, there was a whole box full of those clamps and a guy gave me 35 dollars for them.... I gave her dollar and left, sometimes it's better to not say anything.....

[@jlander9940]

I just love watching your pure excitement while exploring this bin of knobs that most others would not take a sdcond look at. It reminds me of my many containers and bins of "good stuff" I have a accumulated myself and through my father and his Dad before him. There is potential in most things and seeing your pleasure in finding that makes my day.

[@robertspeer]

My favorite weird garage sale finds: “The Model” swing arm saw that I eventually shipped to HandToolRescue. It is as scary as he makes it out to be. Life sized Jesse Ventura cut out that I use for dev meeting backgrounds with secret messages to see who is paying attention A 70’s external frame pack with an American flag pattern. That only seems appropriate to wear with pocket Parker jean shorts

[@Warshipmodelsunderway]

"The Model" You have to say it in that voice 🙂

[@robertspeer]

@@Warshipmodelsunderway that thing bucked in my hand when I turned it on like it was hungry for man flesh. It had serious hillbilly Bond villain vibes :)

[@psmitty6721]

Love how excited you are and love your willingness to pay a fair price. Great person you are!

[@DamienDusk]

He's gonna find that second knob he dropped one day and scratch his head for an hour trying to figure out what it feel off of. 😊

[@StumpkillerCP]

Two thumbs up (if I could) for not lowballing sellers for what you know is of higher value. I feel the same way.

[@robertspeer]

I do like when Adam goes into Ferengi mode :)

[@robertspeer]

I need a “Savage Rules of Aquisition” poster for my workshop

[@movingforwardLDTH]

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[@2006illuminati]

While holidaying in Cambrils. Spain found small yard sale , got a full tool box and small ratchets set for 20€ 😊, bought the lot for one old hammer in the box of tools 16:17

[@inlangford]

Imagine how many projects the previous owner might have done to collect that many knobs..

[@mm9773]

Possibly none. People sometimes keep bits that “might come in handy some day” when they throw stuff out, but never end up doing anything with them.

[@thetinkeringtypist]

Those knobs that Adam was loving so much came off an old IBM Selectric 72 Typewriter. They were the platen knobs that you'd use to roll your paper in and out with.

[@SiCrewe]

You know you've got it bad when you sort through a bunch of stuff, separate out all the "junk"....and then just keep the junk anyway.

[@Mudsuitable]

Early this summer I bought seventy nine pounds if n.o.s. files and rasps!!! All different types shapes and sizes I felt it was the score of a lifetime and I cannot think or talk about that experience without a huge smile and butterflies in my tummy! Thank you for reminding me and making me think about them again.

[@ScottFenstermacher]

That thing in your hand at 1:17 might be NSFW 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deepscuba7384]

I have the same thing, but it's old cockpit parts dating back to the 1930s! I don't see any aircraft related parts in your bin though! The "newest" parts I have are from the F4 Phantom. The oldest is from a 1931 WACO QDC Biplane.

[@DustyChapter]

As Somone who also deals with ADHD, seeing you organise that box of stuff looks so damn Cathartic, I'm not surprised you get so exited with finds like that 😄

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who collects cool knobs, got a set that look like mini wrenches, and some work, you can close the jaws. It's so awesome.