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What to do with various bench tools and a lot of files?
Half of them feels new and most of them dont have an handle. I tought of maybe forging something out of them its good steel but i dont have the equipment to forge.

>> No.1617301
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1617301

Throw them the fuck out
Don't be like my uncle
Pic related he died and I had to clean and sort his workshop
I threw out probably 70% of the shit, rest was saved. Why I saved it I don't know.

>> No.1617308

>>1617289
If they are sharp, use them as files you dingus
Good files arent cheap.

>> No.1617310

>>1617301
Looks like he collected junk tools worthy of throwing away

>> No.1617312

>>1617301
this is hoarding

>> No.1617314

>>1617310
And you should see the junk I threw away already.

>> No.1617315

>>1617301
should have pawned them instead of throwing it.. $1 a hammer or screw driver adds up

>> No.1617320

>>1617289
Ebay/Craigslist
Wrong type of steel for forging anyways.

>> No.1617323

>>1617315
That table is going towards estate sale. I scrapped the rest. I'm keeping the 12foot steel brake though

>> No.1617326

>>1617289

If they are dull and don't cut metal , only thing I can think of is forging them to blades . It's w2 steel or something similar.

>> No.1617328

>>1617323
>12foot steel brake though
wish i had a metal brake

>> No.1617333
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1617333

>>1617328
This beast apparently did work for every home a family member currently owns from 1941 to 2015. Everything in my house was done with it. At first I was going to sell it but after talking to my aunt(his sister) and learning the history of it I'm keeping it.

>> No.1617344
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1617344

I got them for free from a learning shop from a powerplant that closed down
I also got this stabby thing, its a scraper for paint on cars. It has 3 edges that are 1/3 sharpend

>> No.1617357

>>1617289
Wtf sell me all those, Iove files and buy any I can get, especially if they are American made ones

>> No.1617365

>>1617333
That's a heck of a machine, definitely a keeper.
I'd just get some handles for the files, either some of the plastic fit on ones or just a bit of inch dowel and fit that up

>> No.1617369

>>1617344
3 pointed blades are banned by the Geneva convention.

>> No.1617370

>>1617369
This ain't war baka desu.

>> No.1617374

>>1617301
Would the metal from these items even be worth melting down to forge something or is it all basically pig iron that can't be used for shit?

>> No.1617376

>>1617357
Yo I'm dead ass I wanna buy these lol
Let me know

>> No.1617388

>>1617374
He could melt them all down and make one huge fucking file.

>> No.1617391

>>1617289
Grind them into various types of scrapers and blades. Handles are shit anyways and get in the way more than they help.

>> No.1617396

>>1617374
https://hackaday.com/2018/06/15/move-over-aluminum-cast-iron-for-the-home-foundry/

It's probably a good source and you can add some additives.

>> No.1617397

>>1617333
yeah, thats cool as hell. i would hold onto that thing

>> No.1617411

>>1617388
Based
Going to do this.

>> No.1617450

>>1617289
Throwing them out would be an error 404

I waited my entire life to say that

>> No.1617479

>>1617396
Not sure about that one but hackaday is fantastic.

>> No.1617488

>>1617320

why wouldn't a high carbon tool steel not be suitable for annealing and forging, say, a knife or some shit?

>> No.1617748

>>1617301
I need that many tape measures. I fucking always put mine down in the dumbest places.

>> No.1617750

>>1617748
Dude they get taken by little blue men.

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1617752

>>1617750
Damn them

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>>1617450
So what you're saying is that your life is no longer worth living?

I'll drink to that.

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1617851

>>1617301
>acting like that is a lot

>> No.1617853

>I have a bunch of like new files
maybe use them as a fucking file and remove metal with them you fucking mongoloid

>> No.1617890

>>1617851
I threw out easily 2times more at least of random shit than is on that table

>> No.1618080

>>1617333
Does this rusted piece of shit even work? Scrap it dude that's at least 40$

>> No.1618093

>>1617289
Poke a hole in a golf ball and use that for a handle.

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1618111

>>1618080
Yes it works. As new as the day it was bolted to the workshop floor.

And you're low ball as fuck
You don't happen to own a scrap yard do you?

>> No.1618115

>>1618111
>he doesnt know the scrap prices of steel right now

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>>1618111
Sorry
Here's my equivalent of recent models.

>> No.1618121

>>1618115
>He thinks this brake is made of steel
>He thinks the day work of a brake this size wouldn't pay it's weight in "steel" off in 4 hours

>> No.1618124

>>1618115
call it 450 pounds?probably 23 bucks right now depending what state you're in that is

>> No.1618126

>>1618121
Scrap prices of literally everything but copper is absolutely nothing.
Fitting, as you are going to make literally nothing with that machine sitting there. You know damn well you arent going to use it. You know damn well its not worth most peoples time to come and buy it.

You talk shit about your dead uncle for hoarding, yet you are going to keep this hunk of shit around because of some stupid sentimental value?
You inherited a burden, not something special.

>> No.1618129

>>1618126
Those "tools" aren't worth shit I know this. After learning this history of that brake and seeing the plumber I work alongside with wiring houses face when I showed him it made me look into it. Now I know. And yes maybe I'm the only one right now who could competently use it I'm sure when I buy my home in the next year(in between of doing upkeep and work to the home I was left) it will be put to good use. Don't scrap shit if it ain't actual scrap. Besides I already cleaned the workshop, there's plenty of room now for this beast

>> No.1618135

>>1618126
>he thinks a table full of random hard board fright shit can compare to the use of a sheet brake
l-lol?

>> No.1618136

>>1618135
He's gonna start a tin knocking business

>> No.1618290

Files are often made into knives with the stock removal process. they are usually too brittle to forge.

>> No.1618502

>>1617853
>>I have a bunch of like new files
>maybe use them as a fucking file and remove metal with them you fucking mongoloid
Yeah i'll grow some extra arms use them all at once

>> No.1618550

>>1617301
>Throw them the fuck out
Good, send more money to China. Why are women this short sighted?

>> No.1619021

>>1617369
Doesn't matter in the slightest, even in war

>> No.1619082

>>1617315
>should have pawned them
If a pawn shop gave anything for them, it would be about $20 for the whole lot. $30 if the lot includes the break, which I doubt a pawn shop would want.

At a 3-day estate sale, you might net $40 for the handful of things that actually sell. An estate sale company that has the geetus to draw the buyers who have any interest in this shit will be 40% commission, minimum.

Even a high-school vo-tech class has no use for old used tools. Unless your time is worth absolutely nothing, chuck it all into a metal recycling skip and move the fuck on.

>> No.1619088

>>1619082
Most pawn shops I have been to hate dealing with bare tools anyway. They will buy tool truck ratchets and boxed sets, but they don’t want your $5 tape measures because it’s not worth the time for them to inventory the shit and sell it. They often have a random box of sockets and wrenches that you can dig through but I’m pretty sure that’s loose crap that came in with boxes.

>> No.1619091

>>1619088
>>1619082, again.
The only place you can get anything for shit used tools is at a big flea market. You'll have to pay for a spot to park and set up your tables and awning-tent-thing. The thing to remember is that you want to take NOTHING back home - not even the shitty tables and awning. Around 1:00 PM on Sunday, start giving the tools away to other vendors and/or lookie-loos. Better if you can get another vendor to take them. Well, better for your tires, anyway.

You're not going to retire on the couple of nickels you might get from shifting all this garbage. You're not going to have fun doing it, either. Old tools are heavy, and a pain in the ass to carry out of the basement up rickety stairs, and haul around in something sturdy enough to carry more than a pair of pliers and a center punch. You should have a solitary goal: get someone else to carry ALL of this shit away. If you pocket enough for lunch, you won.

>> No.1619097

>>1619091
That’s what I did with the tools I just sold on CL-OfferUp. I could’ve made an extra $30-$50 if I held out, but I wanted to be done with the shit.

Honestly I would rather give the small stuff away than try to sell it for $5 here and there. I give stuff to the GF’s dad and my little brother a lot.

>> No.1619104

>>1619097
>I give stuff to the GF’s dad and my little brother a lot.
That's the most rewarding method of disposal.

>> No.1619199

>>1617289
Find whatever that blacksmithing association is called. Get on their facebook and give them to a lucky newb

>> No.1619200

>>1617301
Gasp.

I want to die surrounded by outbuildings full of my shit but not be a cunt.

Are there companies i could pay to do all of the hard work while my family just points at shit they want?

>> No.1619202

>>1617333
RIP Richie. You had some cool shit man.

>> No.1619203

>>1617369
So is razor wire but look at prison

>> No.1619205

>>1619104
When I bought my little 3gal compressor awhile back, I really wanted to get a 6-8gal but kept thinking to myself “fuck it, I’ll get this and then grab a 20+ gal if I use it a lot and just give this to her dad”

>> No.1619211

>>1617301
What would a man need 8 ball peen hammers for?

>> No.1619354

>>1617851
>read that as be hard. Kek

>> No.1619358

>>1619205
>not buying the 20+ gal out the gate
its $40

>> No.1619378

>>1618290
wat. No. They are often made into stock removal knives because they are already close enough to knife shape and are hardened. Unless it is cast iron, you can forge it. And there are no cast iron files.

>> No.1619379

>>1619199
ABANA

>> No.1619384
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>>1619358
What you mean $40?

The 3gal was $60 with hose and fittings and a blow gun and air chuck, all that I wanted it for. A 6gal with good cfm was $99, but then I would need to spend another ~$40 on the other shit, and I didn’t want to spend $150 at the moment if I was going to get a bigger one in the future. At least now I have a better line and good tire inflator so I can get away with just the cost of the tank.

There’s a couple 120V Northstars and IRs for <$500. Pic related is tempting, it’s only 8gal but it has a good motor (4CFM @ 90psi) and would fit real nice in the garage, has a 4yr warranty too. Also the NT manager gave me a coupon for $50 off $250. I was going to grab one of those blue 21gal compressors from HF based on just the numbers, but then I saw the build quality of these NorthStars and the IRs and it’s night and day for the extra $100-$200.

>> No.1619411

>>1619091
Same but have anons come load it up free but must take all. Then you don't even need the table

>> No.1619413

>>1619379
Yeah, that was it. I half assed looked but got busy

>> No.1619414

>>1619384
The hf wont run an air ratchet. It makes for a nice air bubble if you wanna bulldog the fucker around

>> No.1619418

>>1619211
We just inherited hardly south of 300 fucking hammers.

Dude had a big family. In his 80s with a monthly family get together he'd take people around and talk about all this old antique shit. There's millions out there in old hand tools and lawnmowers and wtf is an 84 year old gonna do for fun anyway kickbox?

Kinda bumbed i never jumped at the chance to take the tour. He was the happiest guy I've met.

>> No.1619424

>>1619384
Nigga, the 21 gallon HF oiled compressor is one of the gems that vindicates the entire shitty store and it’s $190

>> No.1619449

Knife making?

>> No.1619560

>>1619424
I know what you mean, it’s one of the few items that is worth buying from that place. But if you go look at those Northstars or IRs, you can see so easily that the $170 HF models are made to last a couple years while the $499 models are made to last a couple decades, then you buy a new pump and they last a couple more decades.

>> No.1619630

https://youtu.be/vXnBbmJGF1M

Handle issue solved

>> No.1620574

>>1619630
>8 minutes for this faggot to say what was already mentioned in this thread

>> No.1620747

>>1619211
>need

>> No.1620754

>>1618126
>make literally nothing
It owes him nothing, and considering the cost of a new one, it'd pay its weight in iron the first time he uses it for something. Hell, Just having a break press that size is a good reasonto find something to use it for.
As long as he's got room to store it, there's no good reason to get rid of it, especially for the ass rape prices of scrap iron right now.

>> No.1620997

>>1617301
You dumb fuck. Threw them out? What a fucking cuck you are. What a fag. You could have easily sold all that or given it to someone instead is disgracing your uncle and forever shaming his legacy.