Ultimate Market Place Find! Machinist Tool Box "I Hit The Lottery"

A deal of a lifetime for me!!

[@Music10161]

An old boss of mine had his dad's machinist tools. The most fascinating thing in the collection was the cabinet the guy built for housing tiny parts. It had 24 slots and each slot housed a cigar tin, Dutch something cigars, Dutch Masters maybe. Anyway they were all matching and each of the slots held their tin firmly. To pull them out you used an old ham tin key to hook the lip of the top of the cigar tin. The ham tin key fit into it's own little slot that you had to know where it was to see it. Early form of anti theft technology, or machinist going full machinist mode, whatever the motivation it was a work of art.

[@bruceshook1781]

You got a hell of deal!! The 6 inch calipers are worth what you paid.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

LOL "im not a real machinist, I just play one on KZbin" Fantastic find and you must have seen that quick to get it for that price.

[@dougw6211]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!GREAT SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MichaelJones1527]

Man you did hit the lottery. The old early bird did get the worm.

[@michaelmurray9154]

I agree the box was owned by a moldmaker as evidenced by the polishing stones and ejector pins. The little thing you thought might be a reamer is actually for lapping holes. When tool steel is heat treated it leaves some scale and holes can close up slightly. You need to lap them to clean and bring back to size. I expect someone will someday be looking through my tool boxes wondering about stuff too.😊 Good buy, enjoy! Mike

[@rogerj7327]

Really glad to see someone like you get these tools because we know you'll actually put a lot of them to use.

[@grandprismatic]

Jonathan, you can't beat that. Big time scores!

[@rdeanbenson217]

great find! many of your prizes are for gunsmithing; , the stones, pin stock, ect. I'm sure you can figure out and use most of it!

[@ballockybill2277]

I'd be like a kid at Christmas too , lol .

[@gnescom]

That pin that you found in the drawer with the height gage is called an ejector pin. It’s used in plastic injection molds. It appears as though the box belonged to a mold maker or mold maintenance guy. All those stones are for polishing mold cores and cavities. The tools are well worth what you gave for them..

[@rickashay6023]

Your exactly right about the pins and stones, l used to work in a injection mold making and repair shop . For Dana corporation.

[@birdman4505]

Lots of good stuff in that box Merry Christmas to you 👍🏿💯

[@johnhull6363]

Definitely a tool and die makers box

[@pkuudsk9927]

100 % agree I should know I did mold maintenance in a plastic injection factory.

[@xmodriver]

@@pkuudsk9927 x2

[@melchristian3638]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Nice find

[@williamisch]

this is a Very Nice tool Box U Def Got a Good Deal on it MY Grandfather had one like this Not sure where it is now I gotta ask my mom about it Congrats

[@peterwilson2884]

Congratulations jonathon , An amazing deal for an amazingly talented man as you are who will appreciate what the previous owner has possibly collected over his lifetime and put them to work like they where made for.well done sir. All the best from Aus

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

I traded work for an old rolling tool box from a guy that really didn't know anything about it. When I dug through it, I kinda felt like I was digging though someone else's tool box! A big NO NO! Kinda fun to try to figure out what type of work the guy did. Yours has much nicer stuff!

[@jamesstanderfer6449]

The center drawer withers the book in it, on the bottom is a hole that's how you get the book out then tip it back in in reverse. Great box. I have the exact same one along with the 3 drawer box that goes underneath it

[@suewyke2845]

Nice boxes Johnboy and hi Johnboy and Norh.

[@Cyberpuppy63]

Those turns are pretty sharp. Usually a motorcycle banks curves, which shows up in a video feed; not the hood of a car, which might be construed as fake prop adding. Must be hard to mount that camera (or smartphone) giving away your secret methods. :)

[@lewisbrockman3533]

As for the negitive comment on the 59 you know more than he ever will go for it you do great work

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Great find! Bottom draw right, back. 1,2,3 blocks

[@timothynewkirk2654]

Nice haul. I was lucky enough to inherent my dad's 3 Kennedy boxes...plumb full! I've found the Machinery Handbook to be a valuable tool! Newk from Kentucky

[@brandonfloyd6321]

My dad found a 3 drawer Kennedy box in good shape throwed in our woods and he still uses it. Ironic I was looking at Kennedys website lastnight no joke. That many drawers box is up to maybe a $1000 box.

[@aleblanc3547]

I've said it before, when you do good things for others, good things happen to you. Great find, but more importantly you deserve it and it will get used. Thanks JW!!

[@rayeddy528]

You did good Jonathan !! I appreciate you allowing us to look through your tool box with you !! That is a nice blessing ! You and Noah have a lot of nice toys !! You all be safe and God bless you !!!!! Eddy

[@chriswalker2529]

Jonathen W. You lucky man you .that box is werth way more then you got it for truely a good Christmas gefted for you may it help you out as the years go by . I for one am DEEPLY gellus lol ly marry Christmas buddy and god bless you and your family

[@mikecox3659]

Scored ... all the best!

[@smoothbore4377]

The pins with the discoloration from heat-treating, are "hot work ejector pins". They are intended to move freely inside mold bases operating at high temperatures, and are therefore normally .0001" undersized. Similar looking pins that lack the discoloration, are commonly known as "accelerator pins", and are more likely to be "full diameter" pins. Both types are considerably harder than "drill rod".

[@ms90sbabyy]

I got my grandfathers tool box and he was a Sylvannia and Eureka dealer/repair and I ended up with a ton of old vacuum tubes and fuses and tube testers- I actually needed to use one but I won’t let myself take anything out

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Bingo! that is a very good deal. I hope you get much pleasure using the tools in your shop.

[@Tshade67]

You did good Sir. Now the fun of learning to use them begins.

[@btpearce]

Awesome buy , I hit an Estate sale last year of a machinist fellow that had passed away. I bought a quart bag of drill bits for $2 and a bunch of craftsman and snapon tools for $1 each , I wish you could have been there there was a lot of stuff I had no clue what they were left ( tool and die stuff) . I know that giggling on the inside feeling when you get a great deal on something :-)

[@skipstein744]

What a find! Each drawer is a happy adventure... enjoy! I know all these tools will be sued and definitely appreciated.

[@flatlandwelder]

good for you. As they say, when you do good, good things happen. Hope you get a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment out of the tools.

[@gosportjamie]

I'm sure there'll be plenty of viewers on here who can give you chapter and verse on a lot of the unknown items in that box. I think it's fair to say that the price was an absolute giveaway, and it's nice to hear of someone meeting a seller on one of those sites who wasn't out to make all the money on his item but just wanted to see those tools back being used as they were made to be. There's still some good guys out there, though they seem to be getting fewer by the day...

[@parkermcwilliams1058]

great find and deal

[@pkuudsk9927]

Every one of them stones were shaped by hand for different molds , Nothing special about them unless you have the mold they fit. The pins are from injection molds to release the parts from the mold , the reamers are for cleaning out pin holes. Gene Neseth is 100% correct , this was not a Machinist box but a maintenance box for molds. The tools are worth much more than 150, good find , EDIT Lots of love in that box ,to care and detail.The drill bits and end mills are probably not new but only ever hand used kept to perfect condition My first hand polished mold was/ is in millions of people homes , it was the crisper drawer in a Westing house refrigerator. That same mold was used in many other brands over many years. It was the first clear plastic drawer back in 1982 to my knowledge. Probably more than 400 hrs to hand polish that mold, before cnc could get anywhere near that kind of finish. Seeing the first part come out so clear was like a new baby for me. Making a mold is not easy , keeping one in good shape is harder after a million parts are made from it , running 24-7 for years.So what ever them stone's are for someone is wishing they had them to fix that mold if they were the original stones to copy from.

[@ronicard]

I'll give you $250 for it! :) Great find and couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Glad to see it work out for the good guys sometimes

[@totensiebush]

I think the funny mic is for measuring diameter of cutters (reamers, end mills, etc) with an odd number of flutes

[@barneyeckert9702]

This is the first video where I seen you this excited, I'm sure we'll get to see these tools used in future videos.

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Really pleased for you......can understand your excitement. They'll be used, it's what they're for and you'll get pleasure using them for years. On par with your hardware store.

[@LarryDeSilva64]

That's a great find. I have my Dads wooden Machinist box with some of the same things you have there. My Father was in two trades he was a machinist and an Electrician. I was missing a couple things in my machinist's box and found some decent calipers and micrometers and a machinist's Handbook on ebay. It's always great to have the tools handy because sometimes you just never know when you will need them. Thanks for sharing.

[@benspeedschannel888]

Nice score for a nice guy 👍😎

[@xmodriver]

12.04 Ejection pins for injection moulds, the rod you put in the bike, is for layout with a height Gage into pockets of slides on moulds most likely , bottom drawer 1-2-3 blocks for set up or layout . the cutter that says warp , can be fixed , the stones are for polishing MOULDING surfaces ie slides and plastic injection Moulds seal off areas. The stones are worth over 150 bucks alone , some will be 2000 grit , Best Regards John

[@peter2recycle]

Great find . You got an old Toolmakers Box .I worked in that trade some 30 years ago , and immediately recognised them ejector Pins as pointed out by Gene Neseth. They are used to eject the plastic part's the mould produces .

[@kickit59]

Jonathan that was pretty lucky to get that tool box for that price! Like you said it's almost like hitting the lottery for someone who uses & likes tools!

[@notajp]

Those two replaceable insert cutters are worth some big 💰! I actually had two of those exact same boxes. One was mine, and the other was my Dad’s from when he worked as a toolmaker. Unfortunately lost them both when my old shop burned....... Those pins are ejector pins for use in dies. Used to work in a die casting factory..

[@allenlackey116]

Nice buy my uncle was a machinist I got a lot of his tools real nice stuff has came in handy on some of my projects

[@ZippoVarga]

Awesome Score Brother!! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. A Lot of great scores there for sure. 1 2 3 blocks in the bottom drawer with all the holes in them. In bits alone, I estimate in the $1,500 range alone. The mechanics bible as it's called is an invaluable tool in and of it self. Worth thumbing through if your reading glasses script is up to date. Cheers! Zip~

[@douro20]

Both very good dial calipers, especially the older Brown & Sharpe.

[@davidcraddock7011]

So nice to see your excitement. You really got a super great deal. Congrats.

[@wvrockcrusher]

Nice score! You definitely got a deal all the way around. Start pricing some of those drills and endmills and see what you come up with, you'll be shocked. Just the box alone is probably 600$ plus. Those Kennedy boxes don't come cheap at all. Those Helios/Fowler dial calipers are good ones as they should be German made. I have the same ones which I use every day without fail. Nice 24" rule in there also which is not cheap. I've made a couple scores like that myself over the years and I still get excited about finding stuff like that because I use those tools every day at my home machine shop, which is my second job and my first love. I always scrounge around for tools, supplies, and machinery because I can't afford much new stuff. I am always looking at auctions for something I need and you have to be patient at auctions because more often than not, the deals come at the end. I just bought a real nice 10" Brown & Sharpe dividing head with tailstock and 3 jaw chuck for 150$ at auction 2 weeks ago. I was really tickled because it wasn't one of those cheap Chinese knock-offs either. I also watched a K&T 2H Plain horizontal mill with tooling in immaculate original condition sell for 250$! I had to exercise great restraint on that one.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Mold makers box , You scored BIG TIME ! .. The stones are in good shape to ..

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

I have the same Kennedy box. Got it for free last summer. No tooling, just the box. They are good tool boxes.

[@jerrywatson7176]

I am glad to see you score like that Jonathan.

[@johnapel2856]

Yay! Merry Christmas! I get excited when I get a nice coffee can full of old nuts and bolts, that would be a dream find! Thanks.

[@mjmcomputers]

Wow what a good find. I found a sears Kennedy style box at a garage sale full of cheap hand tools and I thought it was a bargain at $20. Your find was a steal.

[@r1mein54]

You are a lucky man,,,that box full is 'by the piece' at least $300. or more

[@keithlalonde4308]

Alot of those stones are used for high lighting body panels. They are used in such away that if drawn across a flat surface the high and low surface can be identified.

[@Rebar77_real]

Great find and a bike part to boot! High end indicators are not cheap. Well worth the drive!

[@martinandjackthecat.554]

Nice find Mr W. The" blue stuff" is used to stick the ball bearings to the lathe chuck face to act as back spacers.

[@Kickinpony66]

I'm guessing all of those Stones are for Sharpening Tools. The "Blue Stuff" is like Cutting Oil, it lubricates the Taps/Dies (I dare Noah to taste it ;) ). SCORE on the Calipers! Wow!

[@larndavies6954]

Can't think of a more deserving person Jonathan, you will put it to good use. Merry Xmas

[@johnhull6363]

Larn Davies i could...I'd donate to a promising student from an at risk background

[@larndavies6954]

@@johnhull6363 wow take a nice comment and twist it into something else. Douche bag

[@johnhull6363]

Larn Davies nothing wrong with him enjoying a good find, but what's a better use? Him using 10% of it's potential, while storing precion instruments in poor conditions, occasionally. Or the personal geeling of giving a productive career that could support a family for the future and help save a dying art?

[@larndavies6954]

John Hull so why do you watch? Go out and buy a machinists toolbox and give it away if you feel so strongly, if he hadn't bought this then I'm certain it would have ended up split up on ebay being sold for profit. There is always someone like you who can't just be happy for someone else without jealousy etc raring it's ugly head. I feel sorry for people like you

[@bigd2203snuffy]

5:49 The pin with a slot in it. It is for a cartage roll sanding sleeve. Kind used for porting and polishing from years ago. Dad passed down some from grandpa. He was a mechanic for Ford in Yreka California in the 60's.

[@jamesmaroon6161]

Jon Those stones I believe are for sharpening knives I think. Or for pencils.

[@ce7618]

You did well Jonathan sir the box it self is about 100 dollars I would say. I paid about 100 pound for a box in UK. Abit smaller than that one. ,..................................... bye 🇬🇧

[@79tazman]

That Kennedy Tool chest is worth more then you paid for the whole thing I would say you hit the jackpot on that one. That was a deal of a lifetime someone selling something that cheap I would wonder if it's hot or the guy is not right in the head LOL!!

[@radracer2033]

It's nice that some people stick to their word when they agree to sell you something. That almost never happens anymore unfortunately...

[@andrabailey5276]

God bless you

[@martinsmith8417]

Excellent, good find, they went to a good home.

[@dobermanpac1064]

I'm so glad you were able to get there first J. It looks like a great find.... Merry Christmas!!

[@jeep2003]

Nice Deal. Iv found a couple full boxes in dumpsters chock full of starrett and b&s stuff. It comes in handy for sure

[@Moppemannen_mattias]

jeep2003 😱lucky you!

[@cranki6316]

WHAT?!?!

[@kcraig51]

I'm calling B.S. on that!

[@jeep2003]

@@kcraig51 no joke man people will throw away anything. it was half under water so the wood box got pretty messed up but i fixed it up. I just found two jars full of silver coins a couple weeks ago and a gold watch. I should really record my finds but people wouldnt believe it anyway

[@kcraig51]

@@jeep2003 You need to carry a video camera and invest in lottery tickets! LOL

[@daved7024]

Nice find and buy Johnathan! Looks like quality tools. Enjoy.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Good grief, what a great find! Congrats.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

Wow that's like Merry Christmas right there with all those machines you're starting to get set up before long you'll have you a dadgum operational machine shop going

[@OnlyTheEd]

$300.00 would have been a "steal".....A lot of them drills are worth that in total. Add in that height gauge, the 2 dial calipers, and a couple endmills.....my oh my.....Oh and the box it self is worth some change.

[@keithkuckler2551]

The stones are hones for gouges and other wood chisels.

[@andywilkinson3792]

As u done so well on that Jonathan u can give noha a bit extra in his pay slip this week. Nice find glad you managed to get it.

[@Rebar77_real]

You heard the man, once he gets through the handbook there'll be a test. :D

[@ZVONIMIR172]

what a deal :)

[@TheMrShinagami]

Yep you got a hell of a deal on that. Nice find!

[@brianfoley4519]

india stone is for polishing a cutting edge, removing a very tiny ding, on soft or hard material...

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

Nice find

[@MrOilcountry]

More Tooling, More Cool Projects.

[@eddiekilby]

Many times over 150.00 worth in that box man you hit the jackpot...........

[@p.thadeushornswoggler4987]

Yeah, the toolbox empty is worth $150. You done good!

[@verdellgutierrez3522]

Nice.

[@brianfoley4519]

glad to see you snagg a good box!!

[@Moppemannen_mattias]

Omg what a deal(steel)! Lucky you ❤️

[@jamiewaddell1598]

Brilliant deal Jonathan 👍👍👍

[@declanm5088]

Amazing find! Very lucky indeed.

[@josephfine3394]

I had my full set of nice Starett mikes I lying on a table, in the next room. I heard my friend's brother in law say "What are these funny clamps!?"

[@birdman4505]

Sure got your money's worth on that deal Merry Christmas to you 👍🏿💯

[@oldodger]

Handy if you never use them ! Great find !

[@forty6andtwofan]

The stones in the top can be used for light deburring and chamfering edges. The flat ones can be used for removing light tool marks. Just use them with some cutting oil so they don't load up. They are expensive and if you take care of them they will last a lifetime plus.

[@Jim-ie6uf]

Good score, the box alone is worth $150.00. I have an older model of that box I’m looking to sell. Unfortunately no tools included, I’m not a machinist.

[@johnnybsbasketcaseprojects3835]

Happy you where the lucky man on that deal.

[@Goomer]

I have a Kennedy box "Kennedy Kits 620" that is smaller than that, just use it for regular tools, nicely made.

[@gregoryolson1782]

Good for you bud

[@paulcondie2520]

Awesome! One trade i wished i picked up a little more knowledge in for sure! Lol

[@PackratsFabrications]

The odd shaped micrometer at 10:10 is for measuring the diameter of 3-flute end mills.

[@kevinclevenger8741]

Wow what a great deal you got on it