Mr. Pete, I don't think anyone thinks you are showing off or bragging when you do these videos. I always enjoy them, sort of going to an auction vicariously. You seem a humble man, as indeed are most men that I have met that were worth knowing.
I live in Central Montana and we get auctions all summer long. Usually tools, guns, farm/ranch equipment and on occasion stuff for the women (books, furniture and such. But a really fun component to many auctions are the sales of antique vehicles. It seems like every rancher has old tow along farm equipment and of course, trucks, cars etc. Some are already restored and many are not. Lots of fun!!! The auction house here always sends me a notice of upcoming events!! A great way to spend the day and sometimes I find something I can't live without!!! Great video... Love it!!!
I was watching this great video, and my wonderful wife brought me my breakfast. She asked if I was watching Mr 222, and I didn't have the heart to correct her. I have so many of those Starrett calipers , yet I continue to buy more. I too have the sickness, but enjoy it. Thanks for sharing these tools with us. It was fun to watch you open the boxes. Now I know if some shrink is watching and reading my comments he will be thinking ah, my next client. Again thanks for making my day, and you have a blessed day. ..Ken
As a Ebay Seller I agree with ClipperDays. The dial indicator lot alone (Starrett 196B) are on Ebay's Sold listings from between $50 to north of $100. The sold listings on Ebay are real current market value, not what someone is asking. You do not need to be concerned about paying too much for this lot you did very well! I love being able to buy tools, keep what you want, sell the rest, and wind up with free tools plus a profit. I spend a lot of time at yard sales and 95% of them are a waste of time, but the remaining 5% make it all worth it. Please do not feel like you are bragging about your great finds, I personally enjoy watching these and it makes me look even harder for deals myself. Thank you!
LOVE IT, I was a machinist for 30 years & have 10x the Starrett tooling & Proto hand tools I'll ever need but my Addiction will NEVER let me pass up a deal on MORE..
Mr Pete and new set of the Starrett indicator points on the holder list new for $134. You got a lot more value than you thought. I always enjoy your tool buying videos,
Mr Pete, thanks for another great video! Your auction hauls are a very educational. The vast number of different tools Starret manufactured is amazing!
I never had any special attachment or interest in Starrett tools over any other brand, say, Mitutoyo and others. In fact Mitutoyo was my first choice when purchasing measuring tools as I have a great respect for Japanese manufacturing whereas today, sadly, Made in USA can mean anything. I was trained with Starrett tools and literature as part of my diesel certification in which we learned how to use precision measuring tools (the college also just got a massive set of brand new Starrett precision measuring tools, wish I got to use those!), and I think as such, I took them for granted. This was also a set that had been pretty well used by students and so weren't anything special in my eyes, and again, Made in USA isn't the biggest selling point to me as often times lesser companies will seek refuge behind that phrase. That was until yesterday where I bought my first Starrett tools at an estate sale. I bought it almost entirely because of your recommendation and endorsement of Starrett tools and in one of these videos you said something along the lines of, "if you see a red box, bid on it." I picked up the 12" combination square set with all 3 heads for $65 and it was in like new condition with a few spots of rust and it even had an extra blade from Products Engineering thrown in, though it was covered with rust. But that was to my benefit as it was the reason the price was so low. The genuine Starrett blade, I found out once I got it home, was hiding between the split of the top and bottom half of the cardboard box, stuck to the sides! It was the only Starrett measuring tool at the sale, most of the man's humble collection of measuring tools were the usual cheap import stuff. As I was cleaning up the square the way I always do when I buy a vintage firearm or other quality tools, I began to see the amazing craftsmanship, beauty and engineering that went into the tool. Afterward I started actually looking into the history of L.S. Starrett and now I'm down the rabbit hole of scouring ebay for every Starrett tool out there... Well I guess I'm a Starrett fan now. Thank you for re-introducing me to this wonderful company. I actually made an account on their website and ordered all of their brochures and catalogs, which they will still send to you for free, even the 700 page main catalog! It's too bad the pickings are slim here in Texas for anything related to machining and precision measuring.
@@mrpete222 I've been rebuilding/ repainting a 1920 15" South Bend over the past month and the color I chose just so happens to match the Starrett color scheme: black gloss/semi-gloss and bright metal! They will look great together once the painting is complete!
Hi mrpete, you probably know by now, but at 11:14, those dark coloured handles, knurled at the top, thread at the bottom, are to screw into, spring loaded, or manual adj. Internal micrometers, different lengths, to get further down into the bores ect. Love the vidios, takes me back, as I'm know retired from engineering. Still have all my tools, keep my hand in, doing jobs for the lads on the boats, turbines, pumps, hydraulics ect..still love it... ho ho
Tubalcain, it is true, people down South and out West don't have tool auctions like these. Living where you do in the industrial Midwest is why these tools are available. I live in Ohio and it is similar here. Finding machinery and tools outside of the rust belt is much harder.
Great sale and what a load of fun at auctions always , last 2 auctions bought only one item at each and loved every second of the bidding, I miss my Starrett aircraft gauge, It was 0 to .01 where 10 thousand's would normally be, great for checking runout work, Thanks for showing us !
I just did a craigslist search for Starrett here in Houston... It scared me!!! New prices couldn't be much higher!!! I guess people are proud of their Starretts!!!
Mr. Pete at the end of your video you made a comment about "what are those tools wrapped up for". I am a Machinist that overhaul's Turbine Generators and it appears those tools would be used to measure the studs on the turbine shells. You would put your dial indicator in one end and measure a rod that would go to the bottom of the stud to measure your stretch for each turbine stud.
Sweet score Mr. Pete. I love the old craftsman thread pitch gauge. I collect old craftsman tools like you do Starrett tools. I'm a Pre 70's craftsman tool monger such as yourself.
It's a disease and we can't be helped. There weren't any tool trucks that ran in our area back in the 70s so you either drove 60 miles for tools or you ordered them from Sears or Montgomery Wards satellite stores in our town. I love the old rounded corner tool boxes in the gray cracked ice finish from the forties and fifties. I have a few of the roll around chests from estate sells. Most all the tools are marked with initials and they are still living on when I use them. You don't know these people but somehow you have a connection with them through their tools and you imagine what they repaired or built with them or at least I do.
That's millwrights stash, the #196 are used in pump alignments and the long feeler gages are used for big bearing clearances. You have to get both sets of rollers.
Mr. Pete, Nice auction haul. I do so hate it when the dealers show up though. I used to restore antique furniture and was often out bid by dealers who would then bring their purchases to me for restoration and expect me to do my work at bargain prices. They literally burned me out and I didn’t touch my wood working tools for 20 years. I like the speed but on the Sterrat dividers. I’ve never seen one. Pretty neat and definitely helpful.
Congrats. After seeing the rest of the video, i tend to believe that was one of the best catches, i´ve ever seen. Nearly no real junk, a lot of fine or new items, mostly starrett. That was well done, and good spent time. Of course i will never get, why Starrett tools are so pricey, compared to other quality name brands. But, it is, what it is. Here in Germany, Starrett is not all that common, but i could manage to lay my hands on a few Starrett tools, new and used, and, of course, they are good. So be it.
Thought you paid a lot? Many of those indicators are around $50 to $100 each used. And up to $200 new. The quick action calipers are about $100 each new. I would say you did well. We have good auctions in the South but don't get the tooling as we don't have that kind of industry. So we end up paying higher prices for good quality.
ClipperDays Yeah, the only time I find a deal on tools is when some widder lady puts her late hubbies stuff up on Craigslist; the old guys who worked up north, retired down here and brought their best toys with them, then die about a year or two later. I am an admitted carrion feeder. ☺
Hi Mr. Pete. You did VERY well purchasing all those items for under $400. From the items that you showed the part numbers for and that are still available from Starrett, the following items would be just under $4300 if purchased new from Starrett. So you paid just 10% of that and got even more than what I could look up. Nice haul indeed. Thanks for sharing. Pricing for new Starrett parts (in the order that you showed them): $275 - S154LZ Adjustable Parallel Set: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/S154LZ $198 (you got at least 3 of these) - 196B6 Universal Back Plunger Dial Indicator: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/196B6 $148 (you got at least 7 of these) - 196B1 Universal Back Plunger Dial Indicator: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/196B1 $35 - 28 Shock Absorbing Anvil for Dial Indicators: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/28 $134 - 25R Contact Point Set: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/25R $84 - 299 Rule Clamp: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/299 $147 - 289B Attachment for Combination Squares: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/289B $87 - C493B Protractor / Depth Gage: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/C493B $103 (you got at least 2 of these) - 83B-8 “Yankee” Spring-Type Dividers, 8" Size and Capacity, Quick Spring Nut, Flat Leg: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/83B-8 $78 - 73A-8 “Yankee” Spring-Type Calipers, Inside, 8" Size and Capacity, Solid Nut, Flat Leg: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/73A-8 $77 - 83B-6 “Yankee” Spring-Type Dividers, 6" Size and Capacity, Quick Spring Nut, Flat Leg: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/83B-6 $90 (you got at least 2 of these) - 79B-8 “Yankee” Spring-Type Caliper, Outside, 8" Size and Capacity, Quick-Spring Nut, Flat Leg: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/79B-8 $143 - 657P Magnetic Base Only: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/657P $173 - S829EZ Small Hole Gage - Set: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/S829EZ $121 (you got at least 3 of these) - 270 Taper Gauge: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/270 $143 (you got at least 2 of these) - 267 Taper Gage: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/267 $51 (you got at least 2 of these) - 473 Screw Pitch Gage, 6-60 TPI, 30 Leaves: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/473 $66 (you got at least 2 of these) - 66 Imperial Thickness Gauge: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/66 $165 - 25-441/5J Dial Indicator: www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/25-441~5J
I use the long feeler gauges for checking bearing wear on ball mills need the long ones to reach down 20”. The man loved his Starrett back plungers. Wish they were still 29 dollars.
Mr Pete, I recently was blessed to purchase a few Starrett tools. A 98-8 level and a last word with mag base. My first Starrett tools. I have absolutely fell in love with the last word! If you want to sell some of those Starrett indicators, I'm really starting to appreciate and love Starrett tools! But they're hard to find up here in Canada and expensive.
Nice haul. I have the feeling that any items you let go will more than pay for the lot. I can give you several reasons the slim taper gauges might be doubled up: Extra thin adjustable parallel, for measuring a gap where there is no clean edge, and for measuring a gap when one feature is convex. Starrett also says they can be used a shims, but they are rather pricey shims, in my opinion. I keep a pair together for the measurements.
Every time I go to an auction with machinist stuff I half expect to see you there. I probably run farther south than you do, only going so far north as Carol Stream generally
A lot of nice precision tools there, Mr. Pete. Good luck finding the time to put them ALL to use ;-). We all have that problem. BTW, please don't bang dial indicators from end to end. It can be quite damaging to the rack and gear drive.
We used the long feeler gauges in the automotive machine shop to check piston fit after boring and honing cylinders. We never bought full sets, only replacement blades in the .001, .0015, .002 and .003.
Nice lots. It is a good think I'm in Wisconsin on 10/27 so I wasn't tempted to go down to the Auction in Argenta, IL, for a machine and weld fab shop going out of business.
Mr. Pete: PLEASE DO have an eBay auction on your duplicates. Out here in the Texas Hill Country life is good, but NO auctions. So, I would much rather buy a nice Starrett instrument from Mr. Pete than somebody else. MY2c
I am a bit South of San Angelo. Do not ever see a haul like that! I too am a Lufkin and also a Pratt and Whitney tool fan. My prized possession is a 6 inch hooked rule my Father gave me that is a Pratt and Whitney.
There is a 10 power telescope attachment and some ailerons that go with the feeler gauges. They stopped selling the long feelers in the mid 60s because so many machinists that tried to use them ended up jumping off of bridges or tall buildings because of acute jitteryness. A sure sign of "the jitterys" was their use of way too many indicators. If you ever find that you have more than 7 indicators set up for any process, destroy the feeler gauges and have your wife lock you in a dark basement for a couple of months.
We don’t have sales like that here in Virginia. I did stumble across a family that wanted to clear out Dad’s shop. He died 20 years ago. I got a late model 12 inch Atlas lathe and a huge bench top Grizzly Mill. 2 big precision vices, boxes and boxes of reamers, end mills, big mill bits , precision measuring tools and shoeboxes of various tooling. I spent all summmer rubbing everything down with emery cloth and oil. Not to brag, but I could never have afforded this stuff otherwise. It’s old American made stuff and no chinesium. I felt badly because I paid so little, but they just wanted it all gone. So keep an eye out and who knows what will fall in your lap. Frank
"It was either 2 or 3 dollars..." Lyle, someone should call the cops, because you STOLE that! About 2 months ago, I went to the local auction, and saw a Kegerator NOT sell. After the auctioneer dropped the price to $20, and no takers, he sent it back. I had not signed up to buy, so I couldn't bid. Next week it went for $35, and I got it. The 5 pound Co2 bottle, OR the gauges are worth twice that. Everything looked pristine, except for the tank date. That was 10 years past the no-go date. If I had to guess, the bottle had never been refilled. Since my brother has my antique Cast Iron Shopsmith, I've made a bunch of tap handles. steve
If it's the bigger vial, I'd be interested into it, I got a 12 inches Starret level with a broken one... Just let me know if we can make an arrangement... At 11:10, those are extensions for use with dial gauges, practical for long reach measurements...
You got well over a thousand dollars worth of items for 400. Those two 24 inch rulers are about 200 new. The 196 indicators are 120 you got a great deal.
Mr Pete check the prices on those before selling I just checked the 270 taper gauge new are $100-$150 and used around $50 I think you may have done OK considering much of your haul is new.
The only thing that comes to my mind for those feeler gauges is when you want to check for consistency down a line, but even then it would work only for when it's too tight, odd tool. Never seen alike.
Well after you make comments on many .001 dial indicators,then near the last few seconds of the video, there was a dial indicator that indicated to 10ths, (.0001), which didn't get any comment except it was "sluggish" I luv watching your videos,and thank you muchly for doing what yo do. but methinks you were a bit too dismissive of an indicator which is an order of magnitude above the commonplace .001 indicators. Really it was not a plebian tool and deserved a more elaborative comment Eric in Calgary
I enjoy watching your unboxing, especially when's there a tool that I've never seen before. Do you own at least one of every Starrett catalogue item yet Mr Pete? If not you better keep going to your actions. :-)