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  1. so the magnets are AlNiCo, are the inner cores of toroids also???

    or are they just compressed Fe powder??
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    I HAD TO REPAIR MY WIFES CHLOTHES DRYER...well...

    I HAD TO REPAIR MY WIFES CHLOTHES DRYER...well wouldnt you know it, i broke a internal clip that holds the 2 sections of steel together, so i just slapped one of the microwave magnets on it and it...
  3. i took apart a large microwave..just wondering

    what is in the very inside of the magnetron?? it is obviuosly steel casing, but is there copper inside??? i have collected at least 2 small motors, 1 large and a large transformer, atleast 2 lbs of...
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    hey thanks guys and gals... im new and over...

    hey thanks guys and gals... im new and over zealous...lot of good ideas though..
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    as per ehow 2010 Tantalum Capacitor Scrap Specs...

    as per ehow 2010 Tantalum Capacitor Scrap Specs



    Tantalum scrap capacitors can themselves contain a bevy of recoverable materials in addition to the tantalum foil used in their construction....
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    http://okabe.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/japanese/for_studen...

    http://okabe.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/japanese/for_students/parts/pdf/031113_tms_proceedings.pdf
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    tantalum recycling???

    does anyone do this??

    http://recyclebiz.com/tantalumrecycling.pdf
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    i looked at the website that makes the copper...

    i looked at the website that makes the copper foundry flux it is mostly salt, borax and olivine sand...i looked at their msds sheet..
  9. I myself plan on smelting my own copper. foundry...

    I myself plan on smelting my own copper. foundry work was what I did in the navy. its not hard to melt aluminum of copper/brass,bronze. it can be done with charcoal and forced air...you can achieve...
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    did you use charcoal dust as a degasser??( the...

    did you use charcoal dust as a degasser??( the carbon gets converted to co and co2..I would also burn the wire prior to smelting to burn of the plastic pvc coatings..
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    hello everybody

    Hello I am Lou from Memphis..

    I do not work in the scrap industry,
    I actually work for target in the photo lab.
    but I have worked in foundries and in a steel mill lab.

    I was in the navy way...
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