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  1. Thanks JJ! I called Champion yesterday, they told...

    Thanks JJ! I called Champion yesterday, they told me no sales to public, I've got a big old boiler gracing my backyard, maybe I'll load it up and get my foot in the door. When you say the others...
  2. Scrap Yards that SELL in SLC or Las Vegas?

    Been a while since I posted here, I am now out in the middle of BFE Nv and needing some steel, closest major cities are Salt Lake City, or Las Vegas. I realize that I may need to buy what is needed...
  3. Thanks! Great info, I've been wanting to use one...

    Thanks! Great info, I've been wanting to use one of these for a solar setup. Any idea if these need to be de-rated for continuous use?
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    If you have Rally racers up there try advertising...

    If you have Rally racers up there try advertising with them.
  5. Ship Breaking, one of the most hazardous 3rd...

    Ship Breaking, one of the most hazardous 3rd world jobshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRJYgNc_TNc

    Lots of youtube videos, just search ship breaking and Chittagong. No hard hats, no respirators,...
  6. Ryanw I tried sending you a PM, not sure if its...

    Ryanw
    I tried sending you a PM, not sure if its going through. I'm interested in that lead case. Thanks, Kristin
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    We had one of those steam baths when I was young,...

    We had one of those steam baths when I was young, great on a cold winter day, and you could still watch TV:D.
    Check that thing out to see if it works, probably worth more in re-sale than scrap...
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    If you buy/sell cars in Texas it does apply to...

    If you buy/sell cars in Texas it does apply to you. I believe the sticking point is if you buy a car and do not transfer title into your name and then resell it. A friend is working towards getting...
  9. At one of the yards I haunt, today someone...

    At one of the yards I haunt, today someone dropped off a couple thousand "fleshlight" cans8-l, some things you really don't want to know about..........
  10. "Am I the only girl here:)" No, it just feels...

    "Am I the only girl here:)"

    No, it just feels like it somedays :-) Good luck with your ventures!
  11. A lead brick full of radioactive material inside...

    A lead brick full of radioactive material inside a piece of lab equipment:-o
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    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the...

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not eureka! But rather hmm....... thats funny!"
    Isaac Asimov
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    This thread is an urgent one - The only places that I know of where you could...

    The only places that I know of where you could dump shingles without paying would have you arrested if they caught youv:). So unless you can find someone to BUY the shingles, I fail to see how you...
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    I do not know about zinc/lead mixtures, but I do...

    I do not know about zinc/lead mixtures, but I do know that zinc/aluminum mixtures (pot metal) does not age well, over time it absorbs moisture and cracks all by itself.
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    Throw a few handfulls of nuts and bolts in the...

    Throw a few handfulls of nuts and bolts in the tank along with enough diesel to make it a slurry mix, then bungy it real tight on the car wheel and take a slow trip around the neighborhood. If that...
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    I agree, that is an old automotive generator...

    I agree, that is an old automotive generator tester. Clean it up a little and list it on fleabay, might be worth something to the right person.
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    No way in HELL I'd eat barbeque out of that...

    No way in HELL I'd eat barbeque out of that thing, just can't get the image of what that tray used to hold out of my head...........
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    Years ago I looked at a furnace for melting dirty...

    Years ago I looked at a furnace for melting dirty aluminum, idea was to get it hot enough to melt the aluminum, but not the steel, then pour off the clean aluminum into ingots. Then I talked to a few...
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    All high pressure bottles, oxy, nitrogen, CO2 etc...

    All high pressure bottles, oxy, nitrogen, CO2 etc will have a date stamped on them, IIRC they can only be refilled for 10 years from that date, past that date they need to be hydrostaticlly tested to...
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    Hi Glen, well you know a girl can't give up all...

    Hi Glen, well you know a girl can't give up all her secrets:). Best advice I could give to someone wanting to get into the surplus equipment biz is find some cheap storage, buy it cheap and stack it...
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    Hi Glen, ok a couple questions, what is a...

    Hi Glen, ok a couple questions, what is a management systems registrar? And what is 3rd party certification? And how does Texas define "electronics recycling? My main business is buying/reselling and...
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    This is a how-to thread - Umm, any chance you can send me some info/pics of...

    Umm, any chance you can send me some info/pics of those? Are they a newer style elevator or an older style? Is it possible to remove it so that its reusable? I could use an elevator:), four flights...
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    Thanks guys, trust me, it has not all been...

    Thanks guys, trust me, it has not all been peaches and cream, there have been some pretty dismal days where I contemplated the un-thinkable, getting a real job:lol:. Seriously, some days the driving...
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    Well actually I have 2 places to rest my head,...

    Well actually I have 2 places to rest my head, central Texas where my yard was, and middle of nowhere Nevada, its not close to anything. Texas was hounding (and threatening to imprison me for failing...
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    Howdy From Texas

    Hi everybody, my name is Kristi, I've been lurking for the past 2 days and reading up on your adventures in scrapland. I'm not exactly a scrapper in the same sense as most of y'all, I just haunt a...
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