Gloat

Here it is with all my other ones. Only true craftsman is the three stack black The others are Stanley’s that were yellow and black. I painted them red cause I like the craftsman look

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-- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might

Yep, you’re a goat…....uh…I mean you got a gloat!

Nice score!

A couple of years ago a neighbor put a Generac generator out on the curb. I talked to him and he said that it wouldn’t start and he didn’t want to mess with it and if I wanted it to take it.

Got it home, cleaned the carb…..BAM, fired right up. Sold it two days later off of Craigslist for $500.

Yes, free decent tool kit! == GLOAT!

-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR

Yeah I obviously don’t need it but I was excited to get it. I’ve never had any luck at getting something lik this before.
Gilley23 – those r always the type of stories I’ve heard. I’ve never been able to stumble into anything lik that tho.

-- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might

Wow, that’s a great find.

-- Allen, Colorado (Instagram @bobasaurus_woodworking)

Nice score. Around here it wouldn’t have lasted long enough to get your truck.

-- Rick M, http://thewoodknack.blogspot.com/

The law of averages says that everyone will be lucky once or twice. Nice to see that something so useful fell from the sky into the OP’s lap.

I’d be happy to find a toolbox like this (or the generator cited above), but so far I’ve had to settle for smaller things, like a Stanley 78 given to me by a friend who doesn’t care for woodworking, a Keen Kutter #5 from my brother who found it in his new old house, and then a Stanley #45 branded as Craftsman with nearly all of the parts and cutters for $12 (guy selling it said “take it, I’m a machinist, not a carpenter” so I did).

-- - Crud. Go tell your mother that I need a Band-aid.

it’s really amazing what people will throw away. i’ve gotten some decent kid’s bikes and razor scooters from the trash. also an elliptical machine and a treadmill. fixed the elliptical machine with a $2 bolt and sold the treadmill on CL for $40.

Rick- yeah I figured it would b gone by the time I got back. It took me mayb 15-20min to get back there. It was flat pouring the rain is the only reason I’d say it wasn’t gone
Fuigb- I rarely am able to catch stuff on sale even. I do hav some buddies tho that are always getting stuff. One guys wife An mom were cleaning out a house that was gonna b tore down An found a old shotgun for him. I know another couple guys that have had ppl give them old Martin An Gibson guitars that are worth thousands of dollars. Some ppl are just blessed that way. I guess I’m glad I just stumble onto one every now An then

-- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might

It’s not totally free, because its taking up space in your garage. And it will take time to figure out where it goes and what’s going to go into it, and then get stuff into it and get comfortable using it. That being said, I would have done exactly what you did, dragged the thing home and then figure out what to do with it. Congrats.