Hi,
Once again today was Rufforth Auto Jumble day; this is the first Saturday of every month and weather permitting I look forward to attending. Rufforth is near York but it's possible similar events are run elsewhere; I know there is an enormous jumble held in Newark but it's a bit far for me to attend; it's commonly called "Normous Newark" due to its size.
I met up with my best friend David at Rufforth this morning and we enjoyed wandering around looking for urgent items we needed but didn't know about. I arrived on site at 6:50 and David arrived at 8:30. By the time David arrived I was on my fourth trip back to the car with more goodies.
For anyone who can attend one of these jumbles they are a goldmine for tools and materials; much of the tooling is old stock but of superior quality to the rubbish now often sold at high prices; I'm happy to show what I came away with this morning whilst I was £109 lighter in the pocket; I got real value and am delighted with the items I brought home. Here's the list for interest with prices; I hope these low prices don't bring tears to your eyes Ian?
Pair of very old electric coach lamps seen in a big cardboard box on the ground at the side of a stall; both for £4? I was undecided but then the young lady owner said you can have them for £3; they were soon in the car and will make a nice project restoring them; I think they will look excellent wall mounted outside our front door.
On another stall I saw a pair of heavy duty sash cramps and for years I've always wanted a decent pair; I've a project coming up where I'll need to cramp up a front door so I asked the usual question "how much" these cramps are 50" long and at £20 the pair they too were soon in the car but it was surprising how heavy they became as I carried them to the car.
Again for the new project I need frame sealant and having wandered around a couple of hours only seeing silicone sealant David spotted more cartridges on a stall; brilliant two cartridges of Acrylic sealant were mine for £3.
I was amazed to see a tin box containing quite a number of assorted twist drills the price £3; I was even more amazed these hadn't been grabbed earlier so they were mine; included in the assortment was 7mm counterbore which alone if it was new would cost a lot more than £3; the car was loading up nicely.
The number of times I've needed a pad saw and had to make do wrapping cloth as an handle around an hacksaw blade; I've now got a nice pad saw for the huge sum of £1.
Many years ago I always wanted an Arkansas honing stone these being regarded as "the best" but their cost was way out of my league; I've now got one costing only £10 in a nice wooden box; I think it's 9" x 2" being a bench stone.
Knowing I need screws to attach new door frames to the stone wall I bought a box of 100 concrete screws M7.5 x 80 c/sunk £4 the full box.
5L of WD40 cost me £20; when I bought mine there were at least six of these on the stall; a short while later the lot had been sold; I like WD40 because it's useful stuff to have to hand; spray cans can cost £5 so 5L at £20 is excellent value.
I like to make my own tools whenever possible and I've been doing quite a bit of woodturning recently; I fancied trying carbide tipped turning tools but not at the new price from a store; there is always a stall run by a young lady who sells all kinds of carbide tips; I asked her if she had any tips suitable for woodturning because these have much sharper edges than those used on metal. I have lots of tips suitable for metal but these are of little use for woodturning; WOW from the back of the stall she said she was often asked for tips suitable for woodturning and what shape tip would I like? I replied 1/2" dia which she didn't have but she had plenty of 12mm plus some smaller diameter tips; these tips are £3.50 each; I bought a pack of ten for £30; she then said woodturners also buy pointed tips from her and she showed me one; I bought 3 of these for £10. I had taken along a selection of my metal cutting tips with the intention of buying locating screws; I bought five assorted screws at £5 for the five.
I bought three plastic tubes of a kind I've never seen before from the plastic box stall; the young lady said these were actually for documents the smaller size being A4; Bron has lots of artists pencils and paint brushes so I bought two small and one large; these tubes are threaded in the middle and unscrew; on the same stall I bought sealable plastic bags suitable for Bron's cards she enjoys making; each pack costing only £1 so I bought five packs which should last a while.
At 11:30 David and I parted heading home but what a most enjoyable morning; entry to Rufforth is only £2 and fuel for the Yeti about £12.
Plastics; aluminium and steel stock; tools of all kinds; chainsaws; mowers; top quality drill bits; taps and dies even an industrial Karcher floor cleaner which would cost a great deal of money new; it's all on sale; car refinishing products such as body filler and paint plus spray guns and panel beating tools; power tools of every description they are all there.
It was David who introduced me to Rufforth about ten years ago and I believe David has visited Rufforth since 1995; it's like a candy store to a child.
Did I say I like visiting Rufforth Auto Jumble?
Here's some pictures of what I bought.
Kind regards, Colin.
50" sash cramps.
My selection of useful goodies.
How many novices would jump at the chance of these quality drill bits the whole lot for a mere £3.
Carbide cutters suitable for woodturning; £3.50 each but I paid £30 for the pack of ten.
These two coach lamps grabbed my attention and at £3 the pair I grabbed them.
7mm counterbore found in the tin of drill bits.
Once again today was Rufforth Auto Jumble day; this is the first Saturday of every month and weather permitting I look forward to attending. Rufforth is near York but it's possible similar events are run elsewhere; I know there is an enormous jumble held in Newark but it's a bit far for me to attend; it's commonly called "Normous Newark" due to its size.
I met up with my best friend David at Rufforth this morning and we enjoyed wandering around looking for urgent items we needed but didn't know about. I arrived on site at 6:50 and David arrived at 8:30. By the time David arrived I was on my fourth trip back to the car with more goodies.
For anyone who can attend one of these jumbles they are a goldmine for tools and materials; much of the tooling is old stock but of superior quality to the rubbish now often sold at high prices; I'm happy to show what I came away with this morning whilst I was £109 lighter in the pocket; I got real value and am delighted with the items I brought home. Here's the list for interest with prices; I hope these low prices don't bring tears to your eyes Ian?
Pair of very old electric coach lamps seen in a big cardboard box on the ground at the side of a stall; both for £4? I was undecided but then the young lady owner said you can have them for £3; they were soon in the car and will make a nice project restoring them; I think they will look excellent wall mounted outside our front door.
On another stall I saw a pair of heavy duty sash cramps and for years I've always wanted a decent pair; I've a project coming up where I'll need to cramp up a front door so I asked the usual question "how much" these cramps are 50" long and at £20 the pair they too were soon in the car but it was surprising how heavy they became as I carried them to the car.
Again for the new project I need frame sealant and having wandered around a couple of hours only seeing silicone sealant David spotted more cartridges on a stall; brilliant two cartridges of Acrylic sealant were mine for £3.
I was amazed to see a tin box containing quite a number of assorted twist drills the price £3; I was even more amazed these hadn't been grabbed earlier so they were mine; included in the assortment was 7mm counterbore which alone if it was new would cost a lot more than £3; the car was loading up nicely.
The number of times I've needed a pad saw and had to make do wrapping cloth as an handle around an hacksaw blade; I've now got a nice pad saw for the huge sum of £1.
Many years ago I always wanted an Arkansas honing stone these being regarded as "the best" but their cost was way out of my league; I've now got one costing only £10 in a nice wooden box; I think it's 9" x 2" being a bench stone.
Knowing I need screws to attach new door frames to the stone wall I bought a box of 100 concrete screws M7.5 x 80 c/sunk £4 the full box.
5L of WD40 cost me £20; when I bought mine there were at least six of these on the stall; a short while later the lot had been sold; I like WD40 because it's useful stuff to have to hand; spray cans can cost £5 so 5L at £20 is excellent value.
I like to make my own tools whenever possible and I've been doing quite a bit of woodturning recently; I fancied trying carbide tipped turning tools but not at the new price from a store; there is always a stall run by a young lady who sells all kinds of carbide tips; I asked her if she had any tips suitable for woodturning because these have much sharper edges than those used on metal. I have lots of tips suitable for metal but these are of little use for woodturning; WOW from the back of the stall she said she was often asked for tips suitable for woodturning and what shape tip would I like? I replied 1/2" dia which she didn't have but she had plenty of 12mm plus some smaller diameter tips; these tips are £3.50 each; I bought a pack of ten for £30; she then said woodturners also buy pointed tips from her and she showed me one; I bought 3 of these for £10. I had taken along a selection of my metal cutting tips with the intention of buying locating screws; I bought five assorted screws at £5 for the five.
I bought three plastic tubes of a kind I've never seen before from the plastic box stall; the young lady said these were actually for documents the smaller size being A4; Bron has lots of artists pencils and paint brushes so I bought two small and one large; these tubes are threaded in the middle and unscrew; on the same stall I bought sealable plastic bags suitable for Bron's cards she enjoys making; each pack costing only £1 so I bought five packs which should last a while.
At 11:30 David and I parted heading home but what a most enjoyable morning; entry to Rufforth is only £2 and fuel for the Yeti about £12.
Plastics; aluminium and steel stock; tools of all kinds; chainsaws; mowers; top quality drill bits; taps and dies even an industrial Karcher floor cleaner which would cost a great deal of money new; it's all on sale; car refinishing products such as body filler and paint plus spray guns and panel beating tools; power tools of every description they are all there.
It was David who introduced me to Rufforth about ten years ago and I believe David has visited Rufforth since 1995; it's like a candy store to a child.
Did I say I like visiting Rufforth Auto Jumble?
Here's some pictures of what I bought.
Kind regards, Colin.
50" sash cramps.
My selection of useful goodies.
How many novices would jump at the chance of these quality drill bits the whole lot for a mere £3.
Carbide cutters suitable for woodturning; £3.50 each but I paid £30 for the pack of ten.
These two coach lamps grabbed my attention and at £3 the pair I grabbed them.
7mm counterbore found in the tin of drill bits.
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