September 9, 20223 yr Annual Labor Day Tractor Fest down in West Liberty, OH. Managed to go half of Friday, before the heat started to get to me...event was mainly about.. What else..Tractors....but, I was there for.. Hunting rusty tools....This was the second tent full, the first one didn't start out too well.. I think I will pass..besides, I don't think I can carry one of these around all day.. Just around the corner from these saws. Was 2 rows of tables....filled with plastic trays... Along with a lot of stuff UNDER the tables... Got to digging through a few trays... Nope, nothing here...next tray... And hiding below that back saw (turned out to be a Jackson) was a Crown Gent's saw...$2 each....another tray, more digging around.. Buried under all of this, was a push drill, for $0.50...so, so far the "booty" is.. I think I can carry this 3 around, the rest of the day. Another tent of tools... Not much here...move along to the next tent... And this was just walking in past that first photo.... and.. and... Planes? Planes? And.. Was trying to get out of this tent with most of my cash intact... Wasn't looking good... Finally found me way out...the sign on that tool chest? There were acouple others selling old tools, though, some seemed to think they were made of gold....Parked meself on a bench a few times, inhaling a cold water bottle or two.....1400 hrs in the afternoon....about half of the vendors won't open until 1600 hrs, with the Vintage Car Show....all the food vendors, too...no lunch for me....did I mention Tractors? Part 2 coming up..
September 9, 20223 yr Author Popular Post The "working" Saw Mill at the Lion's Park, where this event is held....was down, awaiting parts...but, since it was in an open building (SHADE!) decided to look around.. And that is the small saw blade... As the 5' diameter saw blade is over with the Log Wagon... Which has a small, portable saw mill on it.. This is the front carriage, connected to a rear carriage by a large steel pipe.. Both pulled back and forth with a cable, driven by a drum.. Driven via pulleys from the same wide belt from the side PTO drum on a Farmall Tractor. That wooden frame/and chain? Extracts all the saw dust from under the mill...to where it goes into a Cyclone, that dumps into a large dumpster.. Looked like they were busy at one time, nice supply of logs, too.....like that cut-off saw? Did I mention they had tractors? Happens every Labor Day weekend.... Those rusty saws? Aren't so rusty, anymore...Backsaw is by Jackson.. (top one) Might be by Crown....bottom one is a Disston No. 68 The $0.50 push drill, only had one bit, and is from Japan...has been cleaned up and stashed in with the other push drills. And THAT was it for a Friday....unless you all want to hear about the Saturday Yard Sale trip....?
September 9, 20223 yr Popular Post 1 hour ago, steven newman said: ...unless you all want to hear about the Saturday Yard Sale trip....? Bring it on. I don't get out much so good to see what's happening out there.
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