Search:

Type: Posts; User: sheepdogtx; Keyword(s):

Search: Search took 0.28 seconds.

  1. Water heaters, work scrapping out to pieces for more than shred?

    Whats the main pieces here and whats it all worth?
  2. Silver plate and Cuponickel non-ferrous silverware?

    Got a bucket of this growing from buying at sales looking for silver. Hear this is all nickel, copper, or a mix such as german silver or cuponickel. How best to talk the scrapyard to get best value...
  3. Thanks Mick, after I hunted around a little I...

    Thanks Mick, after I hunted around a little I found the sticky.
  4. Replies
    13
    Views
    7,337

    Because the lead in batteries is paper thin with...

    Because the lead in batteries is paper thin with alot of space and quite bulky with the cases. In fact the lead in a passenger car battery minus the posts would melt into an ingot not much bigger...
  5. New here, can anyone point out whats the terms mean?

    Such as shred, whats the classes of copper, alluminum, brass, etc are? I want to be able to tear down my scrap better for higher payout. Right now I only know lead and zinc terms.
  6. Replies
    24
    Views
    17,425

    +1 here. My yard seperates brass because people...

    +1 here. My yard seperates brass because people will pay premium for brass cases. One day i was selling some copper bus bar when a guy came through with a bag full of shell cases. I asked and he said...
  7. Replies
    13
    Views
    7,337

    ########WARNING########### Just FYI all you...

    ########WARNING###########

    Just FYI all you cant melt battery lead like you can wheel weights. They have a massive amount of stored chemicals released as a gas that will kill you dead on the spot...
  8. Good source for nickel scrap, silver besides roll checking?

    Any tips here? I'm wanting to cast my own nickel and cuponickel ingots. Also any other sources for silver scrap other than roll checking?
  9. Replies
    18
    Views
    24,528

    As said dont buy from yards, too easy to buy a 5...

    As said dont buy from yards, too easy to buy a 5 gallon for $20 or less (for 6 pack of brew) for your local tire shop. Dont bother with big chains, they have contracts. Small mom & pops usually scrap...
  10. Replies
    17
    Views
    31,101

    So silverplated light to non-magnetic (from a...

    So silverplated light to non-magnetic (from a rare earth) should be sold as yellow or red brass?
Results 1 to 10 of 10

The Scrap Metal Forum

    The Scrap Metal Forum is the #1 scrap metal recycling community in the world. Here we talk about the scrap metal business, making money, where we connect with other scrappers, scrap yards and more.

SMF on Facebook and Twitter

Twitter Facebook