Fishfiles 20,145 Posted October 20, 2020 Picked up some aluminum chairs from the flea market this weekend , $10 each , didn't paint them flat black yet , wife picked up some pads for them , still don't like the gloss table top --ready for that card game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted November 8, 2020 i was looking abouts, fish came up with these two carvings, talk about skill. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 8, 2020 My real hobby is the flea markets , garage sales , etc , finding things to repurpose and stuff to use , yesterday I found some stuff for $20 , got me a extension cord for my generator for $5 , 10/4 cable that need one plugs , great find , I can put the generator around the corner of the house and it will be much quieter $10 for the two walkie talkies and they work , $2 for the tie rod fork tool and $3 for the miter saw jig , already have a saw for it the other guy has a Kawasaki Bayou 300 , starts right up and sounds good , needs a battery for $500 , not for me but I spread the word The Honda 1000 watt generator in the pic is for sale but he is proud of it wants $400 , very quiet I picked up the soldering iron for my buddy with the sheet metal shop for $20 , sent him a pic and he was like get it , it came from the Lacombe Museum over flow sale , it had a tag 1957 , he said he didn't care if it worked or not , just wanted to hang it on his shop wall , but if it did work he could use it , I didn't want to plug it in , LOL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 8, 2020 11 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: i was looking abouts, fish came up with these two carvings, talk about skill. Awesome owl , that's talent ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 9, 2020 The wife very seldom goes to the flea market , she went and picked the lantern looking thing hanging on the column , it is made of wood , glass and brass sheet metal , I bought it for her for $20 and I hung it for her , and got her some remote control battery powered candles I had a small port hole that I cleaned up and had hanging on the wall , this weekend I found a thermometer that fit perfect in it , cost $1.00 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted November 11, 2020 On November 8, 2020 at 6:11 AM, Fishfiles said: I picked up the soldering iron for my buddy with the sheet metal shop for $20 , sent him a pic and he was like get it , it came from the Lacombe Museum over flow sale , it had a tag 1957 , he said he didn't care if it worked or not , just wanted to hang it on his shop wall , but if it did work he could use it , I didn't want to plug it in , LOL that cord does sketchy ... I've got something close to that at the big shop, and the cord on it is sketchy to, i got it at a farm auction with a few other tools including these 3 jaw posi lock pullers << those i got for $10 ... 1st time i used a set of these was on a rear output bearing on a 5 speed tranny in a c-70 chevy truck, a friend of mine at kings transmition in Columbia loaned them to me, best manual puller i have ever used! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,611 Posted November 12, 2020 You got a helluva deal on that puller at $10! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) yep, i wish i had the complete set, but talk about pricey! lol! made the mistake of loaning to the idiot (older sisters ex husband) some how he messed the threads up on the push rod, and didnt won't to pay to have them sent in to be fixed, so that ended me loaning those pullers out, so i got a new threaded push rod, from posi loc, and if someone needed a gear, pulley, or bearing pulled, they had to wait, till i could do it myself. Edited November 12, 2020 by _Wilson_™ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 12, 2020 Those posi-lock pullers are nice , I had a small one for years on my truck and it walked away or maybe I left it on a job ---- 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 15, 2020 There is a new couple at the Lacombe Flea Market , and they do embroidering on shirts and hats and vinyl graphics , I had a tin beer cap that said , Free Beer with an arrow saying Next Door , the paint had faded and you could barley read it , so I gave it to her last weekend and asked for Coors Lite , she done an excellent job and only charged $16 , I gave her a $20 and told her keep the change , I think it might have been worth more than that -------- then her husband says I got something you might like , brand new in the box , magnetic bottle opener , it catches the caps , magnets are very strong and plastic coated to not scratch , $10 , really kicks up the side of the fridge 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted November 15, 2020 i believe i see LSU up in the left hand corner ? (thumb up) the setup loos great! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, _Wilson_™ said: i believe i see LSU up in the left hand corner ? (thumb up) the setup loos great! Thanks , That LSU Tiger was a rubber floor mat for a truck , the lady at the flea market had just one , it was brand new and I got it for like $2 , cut it to fit the frame for $1 , so that is about a $3 piece of art , LOL , bet I might get $5 for it , LOL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 1,127 Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/8/2020 at 7:11 AM, Fishfiles said: My real hobby is the flea markets , garage sales , etc , finding things to repurpose and stuff to use , yesterday I found some stuff for $20 , got me a extension cord for my generator for $5 , 10/4 cable that need one plugs , great find , I can put the generator around the corner of the house and it will be much quieter $10 for the two walkie talkies and they work , $2 for the tie rod fork tool and $3 for the miter saw jig , already have a saw for it the other guy has a Kawasaki Bayou 300 , starts right up and sounds good , needs a battery for $500 , not for me but I spread the word The Honda 1000 watt generator in the pic is for sale but he is proud of it wants $400 , very quiet I picked up the soldering iron for my buddy with the sheet metal shop for $20 , sent him a pic and he was like get it , it came from the Lacombe Museum over flow sale , it had a tag 1957 , he said he didn't care if it worked or not , just wanted to hang it on his shop wall , but if it did work he could use it , I didn't want to plug it in , LOL whats with the mannequin in the middle picture. been a while since i seen electric cord like that. i trust it a lot. 😇 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 15, 2020 The mannequin is for advertisement , but I am sure he would sell it to you for the right price , are you looking for a buddy to hang out with ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted November 16, 2020 there used be a older fellah around here who was a taxidermist, who also did wood carvings , so really beautiful work, did something close to this, i was only 12 when m pop help me start helping out with filling up the planter with soybean sead, and David, (no relations to my next door neighbor) happened up,mand asked us would we like to see his new shop, and then gave us the walk around, did great carvings, he's sence moved on, godbless him. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted November 16, 2020 Nice eagle !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted December 1, 2020 thank you, fish, here's another one the detail on the face, and ears must have took some time. now we need a good snake carving, lol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 1, 2020 Wow , that mountain loin is amazing !! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 24, 2020 My buddy Carl was a Sea Bee in the Navy , he has a booth at the flea market here in Lacombe , he makes some cool stuff , he just made this head , I I didn't ask him how much he wants for it , I might have to try my hand at making one 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 24, 2020 Another pic from a different angle , I think I could do better on construction , but lack the artist-ness !!! ----- I like it , one could be made to look really wicked 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted December 24, 2020 my bud Steve, makes items like that, the last one he told me about was building a custom rot iron stair case, for some actress's daughters who lived in the house or used to, i used to cut the hay on her place a few years back, i had to drive the the equiptment right by the house, never did get to meet those two girls, lol the mother sold the place and they moved, and some rich doctor took it over, and started raises horses. he's a nice down to earth guy, live just a few miles from Steve's home. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turbo Twister 545 Posted December 25, 2020 Merry Christmas everyone! A folding chair I made for my partner in crime this year, I've been very busy at work but you always find time somewhere! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 25, 2020 Hi Turbo ,Happy Holidays to You , Blue Zulu and the Family ----- nice chair , have seen many varieties in design , but not one like that , sweet !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites