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    Warsaw, IN Prices 07/29/2011

    Took in a load yesterday to our local yard.

    3# Stainless @ $0.75 = $2.25
    4# Y. Brass @ $2.00 = $8.00

    18# Breakage(push mower motor) @ $0.15 = $2.70

    11# Bare Bright Copper @ $3.85 = $42.35
    25# #2 Clean Copper @ $3.35 = $83.25

    79# #1 Insulated Wire @ $1.75 = $138.25
    74# #2 Insulated Wire @ $1.35 = $99.90

    16# Cast Aluminum @ $0.55 = $8.80
    132# Old Sheet Aluminum @ $0.55 = $72.60

    413# Electric Motors @ $0.35 = $144.55

    $603.15 Total

    Not bad for what little we have broken down recently.


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    Nice bank. I'm always seeing prices on here way higher than what I'm getting. Maybe I should build up bigger loads and make longer drives.
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    I couldn't help but imagine how much more you could have made had you broken down those motors.....yet, I take in a lot of insulated wire that I could have stripped !!! It's all in the time and choices isn't it ?? Good take snod.

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    I tried breaking down a couple of the big transformers and some of the bigger electric motors, with both a Saw-zall and a Dremel w/ the big cut off wheel. It wasn't too bad, but I just don't have the patients I guess. I breakdown some of the electric motors with the Dremel because they are super easy to get the copper out of. If I could hold onto this stuff for a while longer so that I could have the time to break it down I would, but I'm swamped with just breaking everything down in a timely manner and cleaning out our garage. just don't have the proper room yet to store things like this. Plus the money isn't bad for what little time it takes just to get the stuff out.

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