/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2790978

Thrift store General

Tips for getting deals and what to look for in thrift stores.

>from the look of things in my city if you need a sewing machine now is the time to get one, they are showing up in droves at all the Goodwills here. Not the old timey foot treadle machines I mean really well made ones from the 50's to 80's. looks like old lady boomers are kicking the bucket and their kids don't know what sewing is.

>>1182625
So you got a couple of boxes of tubes and no tube tester, well op what you need to do is GET A TUBE TESTER! That is pretty much the only way to tell if they are good.

also most of the tubes in those cases are TV tubes and not worth much. Look for 12ax7, 6v6gt, 5u4, 12sq7, 6sq7, 1L6 (very rare), 35L6, 50L6, 35c5, 50c5, 35w4.

Really these cases contained tubes that went in to things to heavy to bring in to a repair shop (TV's and Consoles).