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  1. This is what forum members do to annoy people who...

    This is what forum members do to annoy people who they think are either trolls or an undesired forum member.

    They take one thing the thread-starter says he doesnt want or cant do and then beat it...
  2. All the scrap yards within reasonable driving...

    All the scrap yards within reasonable driving distance wont take phone wires. Things have gotten incredibly restrictive around here.



    Thank you for the hydrogen P tip. Just the thing I was...
  3. What are some methods to turn lesser class metals into premium class metals?

    Like turning copper pipe that has corrosion into bright and shiny pipe. ANyone do this? If so... what are the methods? I want to maximize my profits. I have a lot of stockpiled pipe that would be...
  4. I am on a month to month lease so thta means he...

    I am on a month to month lease so thta means he can kick me out within a month's time. Plus my state doesnt have very many tenant's rights.
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    I recently tried this & the blade would...

    I recently tried this & the blade would grab/break the individual wires & send them flying everywhere, making a mess. It was my first compressor teardown. I still havnt finished cutting off the...
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    I am in the metal detecting hobby and clean my...

    I am in the metal detecting hobby and clean my modern pennies in a rock tumbler with lime away (so I can cash them in/spend them). It shines them up like crazy. The pennies have to be rid of dirt &...
  7. One of the reasons why I keep my scrapping hobby...

    One of the reasons why I keep my scrapping hobby to myself. Terrified of my landlord finding out & booting me out because he thinks I am a methhead.

    Note: I do all my tearing down of scrap at my...
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    I read an article a while back about unscrupulous...

    I read an article a while back about unscrupulous tow truck drivers in Kansas city that were snatching broken down vehicles along the highways that were older vehicles and taking them to crushing...
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    I dont know about you, but I wouldnt use my...

    I dont know about you, but I wouldnt use my telephone number on any website (craiglist, ebay etc etc) because there are web-crawling bots out there that search websites for telephone numbers & they...
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    FOr the past couple of months I have been...

    FOr the past couple of months I have been separating my copper pennies from the zinc ones since I heard about penny hoarding. I dont use cash/coins much, so it is a very small pile. As a person in...
  11. Recycling aluminum beer cans vs "open container" laws?

    Talking about the open alcoholic container laws when it comes to aluminum beer cans. Luckily there are no "open container" laws in my state, but before I found out about it I was always afraid of...
  12. But does he live in one of those states where you...

    But does he live in one of those states where you can get a deposit back (5 or 10 cents per can), instead of a state like mine where we get 35 cents a pound for aluminum cans? (note: I am not sure...
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    I opened my first yesterday. Just to say I have...

    I opened my first yesterday. Just to say I have done it. Was not fun. Had to use a sawzall with a metal-cutting blade. Took me about 3 hours. I tried to cut around three fourths of the way around it...
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    New Jersey | For Sale - Try to sell it on ebay & make sure you list it as...

    Try to sell it on ebay & make sure you list it as "pickup only" AND make that VERY prominent in your description.... mention it multiple times. You will probably get a lot more than $150 for it.
    ...
  15. Mostly old coins. I have metal detected for civil...

    Mostly old coins. I have metal detected for civil war relics. I have one site that produces very little. Just bullets and a single cavalry button. For the past couple of years I have been focusing on...
  16. I dont think this applies where I live (Missouri).

    I dont think this applies where I live (Missouri).
  17. I see so many cans on my way to & from work that...

    I see so many cans on my way to & from work that it would be a serious pain to stop & pick them up. I once DID stop to pick up a coin I saw shining in the light of a streetlight while I was about to...
  18. Do most of you guys bother with the little stuff? And also.. aluminum cans?

    I have a few questions for the scrappers on this forum.

    First off let me admit that I scrap on the side basically to keep from being bored at work. I have a LOT of downtime at work, so I fill a...
  19. What do you mean "drilled out"? I called up my...

    What do you mean "drilled out"? I called up my scrap yard & he just said that they pay 18 cents per pound for every sealed compressor. I weighed the four I have (three small and one medium that is...
  20. Hey, Anybody have an idea on how much a...

    Hey, Anybody have an idea on how much a compressor from one of those weighs? I figure I'd ask here instead of making a new thread. I was quoted 18 cents a pound by my local scrapyard. I dont have the...
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    What you can do with a shopping cart the yard...

    What you can do with a shopping cart the yard wont take .....
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    A few years ago i got ahold of a giant electrical...

    A few years ago i got ahold of a giant electrical box. It was OLD. And really BIG. About four feet wide & five feet tall. Had a big black slab that had all the electrical parts mounted to. It was...
  23. Toro brand Instrument panel electrical/battery gauge (no pics)

    I scavenged a Toro brand instument panel electrical/battery gauge the other day that was in the trash at my work. I figured I'd get some brass bits out of it like I have before from various other...
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    this is how I used to do it. Keep in mind I am an...

    this is how I used to do it. Keep in mind I am an amateur scrapper & had to figure it out on my own. It was very labor intensive.

    I did it a bit @ss-backwards though. I would put it in a vice,...
  25. I tried it again last night on some regular...

    I tried it again last night on some regular insulated wire (the kind without the clear, easily breakable coating over the insulation) and it worked surprisingly well. Just gotta get the depth of the...
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