Weekend Garage Sale Purchase: Bolts, Nuts, and Hydraulic Pipe Fittings
Saturday mornings, I love to peek at the local garage sale listings on Craigslist, usually to see what people are unloading in the way of tools. This weekend, I saw a “handyman special” nearby, and strolled over to it with an early morning coffee. As usual, the bigger goodies were all sold immediately, but I spotted a few bags of fasteners that seemed to have potential for yet-to-be-determined project work. Bolts, nuts, washers, a couple tie-rod ends, and a box of hydraulic pipe fittings. Not bad for a couple bucks — probably could find it cheaper (like, free), but if I’m going to make an impulse purchase, it’s nice to keep it in the five dollars or less category.
Anyone else find any treasures this weekend?
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Hi, I'm Mike. I’m the executive editor of Make: magazine, and host of Discovery channel’s Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, TV shows where I build and explain crazy machines that crush stuff, blow things up, shoot fire, all in the name of science.
I've previously worked at Wired and ReadyMade magazines, writing about how to utilize new technology in our everyday lives.
This site is where I keep a list of instructions for fun projects I've done, am working on, or draw inspiration from. I encourage everyone to get involved — get up and do something!