I inherited a ton of old tools. My dad was a carpenter and a shop teacher. Google says some them might be worth money. Can someone help me identify some of them and what is worth anything? There is also also a ShopSmith missing pieces. I have about six more items to show including a number of planers.
I live in Buffalo, NY if anyone is interested.
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Hand drill, corner clamp, metal chisel, scroll saw, and miter gauge from some sort of power tool. Probably a table saw. Nothing jumps out as having much value. At least in my area where I live. Possibly the scroll saw
Agreed. Unless the miter gage is from an unusual, old table and someone needs it to complete his saw, I see nothing much there either. Pretty common items.
Echo what the others have said, that none of the leap out as particularly valuable. But that is not to say they are necessarily completely *valueless*, as in trash. You may still be able to get a nominal amount for them on Fleabay or a 2nd hand outlet of your choice. And perhaps I'm sentimental, but I always prefer not to see an old craftsman's tools end up in the junk. I've bought an old eggbeater drill, and a cold chisel, not for a lot, but still. I'm sure there are others the same. Now that you have the names of the items, might be worth looking at what prices you could realistically ask for them in your local market, and decide if it's worth your time/effort shipping and packaging them.
The miter gauge would probably delight someone that is missing the original from his ancient saw. Finding that person is not easy. If it were mine, I would see if I can find any names stamped on it and post some pictures on https://owwm.org/. You'd make someone's day, but not likely much money.
The corner clamp is worth the price of a small cup of coffee. The chisel like object has no value. The scroll saw I wouldn't touch, but someone might be mildly interested. Hard to tell from the picture.
The drill in the first picture might be something. Again, the picture is not helpful. It's an egg eater drill, probably Millers Falls. Folks like doing them over to look like new. Depending on its condition, I could see it going for 30 to 50 bucks on ebay. Or 10. Depends on a bunch of things.
I know they aren't the best pictures. I also have part of a Shopsmith lathe. I just don't them to end up in a landfill and I know the kind of thing is hard to scrap.
What are my best local options? Shipping this stuff doesn't sound easy. I know Facebook is an option, but I'm nervous about security for getting the lathe out of my basement. I doubt any of the other stuff is good but I'll share anyway. My friend teased me about the things hanging off the insulation were part of a jetpack!
The first picture shows pinch dog clamps. They are tapped in across the glue line until the glue dries. Pic two is a Sears radial arm saw. It likely has an Emerson motor which was recalled for $$ http://radialarmsawrecall.com/
Looking at all the pictures and not really seeing any diamonds in the rough.
Yeah, there are some useful things that some people might like. But I haven't seen anything with real resale value. Sorry.
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