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    Our yard, in Superior, WI., only pays for loads...

    Our yard, in Superior, WI., only pays for loads greater than 500 lbs. It seems to help a bit with the thieves around here. But penalizing everyone for what a few people do is just stupid. When will...
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    The stainless drums from Amana machines work very...

    The stainless drums from Amana machines work very well for this. As a business, we have been selling them for years now.
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    1. Remove the refrigerant with a reclaimer. A 300...

    1. Remove the refrigerant with a reclaimer. A 300 lb tank of R-12 can yield over $2000. Of course, you need your refrigerant handling license.
    2. Cut out all copper lines. There is also a "sausage"...
  4. Maxum Metals is located in Deerfield. We have...

    Maxum Metals is located in Deerfield. We have used them twice now and they offer free pickup, which helps immensely.
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    VERY detailed E-Scrap informaion

    I got another link for you E-scrappers. Hopefully it will be enlightening.

    Scrap Parts Comp Identification
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    Valuable Substances in E-Waste

    I ran across this while surfing and wanted to share with you. Quite an interesting breakdown if you want to know more about what ewaste consists of.

    Valuable Substances in e-waste |...
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    I would be very interested in learning how to...

    I would be very interested in learning how to identify these caps. I've looked around a bit and can't find any solid info on identification. Anyone have any pointers?
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    If you have access to a sawz-all and a vice, Its...

    If you have access to a sawz-all and a vice, Its great to stick the rad in the center, saw the copper macaronis off, and hammer off the steel ends. Totally worth doing especially if you go through a...
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    Great thank you for this!

    Great thank you for this!
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    Cyclopentane in 134a Refridgerators

    We just received a newer fridge in our intake and discovered there is something called "Cyclopentane" in it which appears to be better blowing agent for the environment. I need to to know whether...
  11. Hi Jeremiah, Check out About DBAN | Darik's...

    Hi Jeremiah,

    Check out About DBAN | Darik's Boot And Nuke. Deriks boot and nuke is what I have used and works very very well as far as I know. It's open source and free for use.

    *edit - sorry,...
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    Anyone ever heard of Guzu.com?

    I got an email from a representative of Guzu.com the other day. They have a strange business model that involves the client sending them a large amount of electronics. They sell the working items on...
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    A major part of our day is spent recycling...

    A major part of our day is spent recycling refrigerators and AC/Dehumidifiers. The first step is investing in a machine to reclaim the freon in a proper way. Your going to need a tank as well,...
  14. Just opened up a dryer the other day and outside...

    Just opened up a dryer the other day and outside the steel drum in the cabinet, there we about 25 thongs bunched up. That dryer sure had an appetite lol.
  15. If any of you find watches, as hobo finds did,...

    If any of you find watches, as hobo finds did, you can sell the gears in them for a whole lot more than the actual watch is worth in scrap value. There is a sub culture out there called cyber-punk...
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    Our record is about 9000. Id have to check the...

    Our record is about 9000. Id have to check the papers but Im real lazy right now so maybe a bit more. Every month we we trade and usually the big months, like this one, include e-scrap. #2 copper,...
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    Thanks you for this CLR. It seems reselling...

    Thanks you for this CLR. It seems reselling computers is much more complicated than I had thought.
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    Ozzy, sorry but I think the best thing we can do...

    Ozzy, sorry but I think the best thing we can do is use the quad cores for our work staff. They are definitely business oriented pcs anyways so you might not want them anyways. We have 3 Dell Vostro...
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    Thanks everyone for the great ideas. We receive a...

    Thanks everyone for the great ideas. We receive a large volume of PCs so any cheap and cost effective way to go about it would be a huge help. Im leaning right now towards trying out the method that...
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    Do I break down or do I refurbish?

    So we have been working for a while on an account with a bank. Today it finally showed its fruit and we received a load of about 50 computers and monitors. 4 of them are quad core desktops and the...
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    Well it is definitely a silver alloy. I just used...

    Well it is definitely a silver alloy. I just used a torch to heat up the solder and the pieces fell right off. By the weight alone, I can say with certainty that it is not aluminum. Thanks for the...
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    Thanks a bunch man. I wasn't sure if it was...

    Thanks a bunch man. I wasn't sure if it was aluminum or silver and I didn't wanna make a stupid mistake lol.
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    I got this out of a transformer...

    I received about 30 or so transformers and as we were going through them, we founds these in there. I dont know how a transformer actually works but I was suspecting the silvery metal on them to be...
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    We tend to shy away from buying appliances as we...

    We tend to shy away from buying appliances as we get so many in for free anyways. Between all the accounts we have from the Duluth/Superior area, we have our work cut out for us. However if the...
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    Hey everyone!

    Hey guys, my names Nate and I came here with intentions to both form some relationships with others who are involved in the same business and to learn from everyone out there who's smarter than me...
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