It's Auction Time!

[rake60]

My wife and I are auction hounds.

Every spring I remind everyone to check their local listings on AuctionZip.

I just check our local listings for this weekend.
Give THIS ONE a look.
Click on the "View Photo Gallery" for pictures.

They have a 1950's model saw mill, 2 Jenson stream engines, Mamod steam engine, treadle jigsaw
and a treadle wood lathe.

Guess where I'll be Saturday morning!

Rick

 

[lazylathe]

Good luck!!!

I like the sounds of the treadle lathe and jigsaw!

Andrew

 

[rake60]

I've even got a date!

My wife collects pink depression glass.

As you can see, we need more of it. :

When she saw the child's set of pink depression glass on that listing she's was all IN!
I had missed that somehow, when I viewed the listing......

Rick

 

[lazylathe]

How could you miss the glass???? ;D
Must have been more focused on the
man cave items.... :big:

Depression glass has made quite the
comeback in the past few years!
Lots of good pieces in an antique store
in Stratford Ontario. Some of the better
pieces can cost a fortune!!

Let us know how you make out at the auction!
And we want pictures!!!

Andrew

 

[rake60]

Just got back home from the auction.

The wife's bidding on the glass didn't go so well, but she did win some.

I won two of mine. (Paying closer to retail than I'd hoped, but what to heck.)

The Mamod is missing the safety valve. That will cost me another $20.
The Jensen is complete, just needs some cleaning up.

The treadle lathe sold for $65 and the treadle jigsaw went for $75.
I wasn't bidding on them but it they were cool to see.

All totaled we spent $200 and had a great time doing it!

Rick

 

[rake60]

I couldn't wait.

After a quick cleaning and oiling, I set the regulator on my compressor to 35 PSI.
It runs!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBt6o1olknc[/ame]

NEVER use full pressure air to test run one of these engines,
Especially when you are using the safety valve port to introduce that air pressure. :

Rick

 

[lazylathe]

Sweeeeet!!!!! ;D

Looks like you came out smiling!!!!
When is he next auction! :big:

Andrew

 

[rake60]

Couldn't do another auction next weekend if there were one.

The Pittsburgh Golf Show is next weekend!
The wife won't go with me to that sale, it's a guys day out.
Beer carts open at 9:00 AM there, AND they have all kinds of new golf stuff!

Last year one of the guys who went with us said he had to buy at least 2 new golf clubs this year.
We asked him why?

"Because my wife said if I bought ONE more new golf club, she'd kill me!"

I'm sure there's some logic there. scratch.gif

Rick