Interesting weekend. I had some actual time again due to circumstances, and
decent weather, so hit a couple fleas.

Nothing very exciting, just a couple Disston saw plates sans hardware, not
rusty, not rare, a few plane irons, and some machinist tools. The saw plates are
retoothable and good steel. The plane irons are better than half life left. The
price was good. A Miti-mite magnetic base work light from the Brown and Sharpe
era. Not rare, but useful. Needs a new cord.

Only real finds were an iron for a No 8 (2-1/2+ wide, thicker than a Stanley but
no identifiable marks under light surface rust) and a Brown&Sharpe 498 (3", with
the offset slot) universal bevel. I now have a  498, 499, and 500. I am now a
collector. I feel shame, but not much.

Cap on the day, unfortunately, was taking the end off a thumb. Making dinner. I
shoulda ordered pizza.


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Old magnetic work lite sounds like a great find! (sadly, the front cover of
the 73 year old Neaderbuddy is cast aluminum)

Sorry about the thumb, hopefully its the sinister hand and not too
debilitating.

Michael-with a bad habit of looking away when cutting in the kitchen.
Doesn't happen in the shop, only the kitchen

On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 2:25 PM Erik Levin via OldTools <
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> Interesting weekend. I had some actual time again due to circumstances,
> and decent weather, so hit a couple fleas.
>
> Nothing very exciting, just a couple Disston saw plates sans hardware, not
> rusty, not rare, a few plane irons, and some machinist tools. The saw
> plates are retoothable and good steel. The plane irons are better than half
> life left. The price was good. A Miti-mite magnetic base work light from
> the Brown and Sharpe era. Not rare, but useful. Needs a new cord.
>
> Only real finds were an iron for a No 8 (2-1/2+ wide, thicker than a
> Stanley but no identifiable marks under light surface rust) and a
> Brown&Sharpe 498 (3", with the offset slot) universal bevel. I now have a
> 498, 499, and 500. I am now a collector. I feel shame, but not much.
>
> Cap on the day, unfortunately, was taking the end off a thumb. Making
> dinner. I shoulda ordered pizza.
>
>
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Michael