Too_Many_Tools wrote:
I would be interested in hearing what items fellow home shop owners
find in thrift stores and dollar stores that end up being useful in the
home shop environment.
....

What other poster said thrift stores -- if they actually recycle
stuff like that, there's no telling what one might find. I've found
old planes, chisels, etc., but nothing really priceless, just decent
stuff.

For dollar stores, Snickers bars are about the limit of anything
useful...