I made a puchase on "the" auction site over the weekend, and it was nothing special other than:
- I'm no longer an auction virgin
; and
- I have a "rust bucket" project or two
.
I bought a Stanley #4, which I was after. I selected this one because I want to rehab a "user", and it was being sold from my town...no shipping expense. I say "or two" because the seller threw ina no-name #5/jack.
I may have taken it in the shorts, but I got them both for $26. The #5 has given me that much entertainment so far trying to get it cleaned up. It was far enough gone that the steel and the polished part of the cast is pitted to some degree, but I may be able to make a "user" of it. Where appropriate, I'll probably even use metallic paint!
The Stanley is also rusty and I suspect pitted, but I haven't started on that one yet. I'm sure it'll be o.k. as a user, but I may not bring it to show and tell.
Wish me luck learning how to tune and use these things. When I get a better handle on that I'll go for some nice ones, I'm sure. Sorry, no pics (I know, didn't happen). Remember, these aren't for show...only tell.
Thanks for sticking with me so long over such a little thing.
Andy Haney
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