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    Sticky: A scrapper's blessing for Mick: May your...

    A scrapper's blessing for Mick:

    May your copper always be bare and bright,
    and your stainless steel always be clean.
    May the sun always shine warm upon your route,
    and may the road to heaven be...
  2. Someone in NJ should try to hit the jackpot....

    Why Hoboken is Throwing Away All of its Student Laptops - WNYC
  3. Inco 604 is 74% nickel and 16% chrome. So no,...

    Inco 604 is 74% nickel and 16% chrome. So no, they are not the same thing because "stainless" has significantly less nickel. Inconel is a trademarked name for different particular alloys just like...
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    Actually 304 stainless is also called 18/8. This...

    Actually 304 stainless is also called 18/8. This means that it is ALWAYS 18% chrome and 8% nickel, not 11% nickel like CTscrapman said. 11% nickel is 316 SS, which today is trading at around $1.15....
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    Based on the LME (London Metal Exchange) nickel...

    Based on the LME (London Metal Exchange) nickel price today at $8.78 and knowing that 601 is 60% nickel, the get on this commodity would be around $5 lb. delivered to the mill. I would quote you...
  6. There are about 2 dozen flavors of Inconel. Inco...

    There are about 2 dozen flavors of Inconel. Inco 604 is 74% nickel and 16% chrome
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    Some of the buyers also threw out the idea of...

    Some of the buyers also threw out the idea of giving away a new set of tires. I like that idea, because its probably something every scrapper needs, but always puts off. Maybe I will sweeten the deal...
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    Thanks y'all for all the great ideas! Every month...

    Thanks y'all for all the great ideas! Every month we also give away 3 gift bags that include a coupon for a price increase on your next load, magnets, gloves and hats with our logo on them. We also...
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    Giveaway Ideas?

    Over the last few months my company has been doing monthly drawings to try and drum up more peddler business. So far we have given away a couple $200 Walmart gift cards, a 52 inch TV and some great...
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    Looks like the Denver EPA has their own internal...

    Looks like the Denver EPA has their own internal problems...

    EPA Memo To Employees: Please Stop Pooping In The Hallway
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    A creative way to sentence a thief

    Man admits violating Clean Air Act during AC thefts | Local News - WLWT Home
  12. A shiny heat shield and or a wide flange, an...

    A shiny heat shield and or a wide flange, an arrow or the words "flow", sloppy welds...
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    I also grew up in Syracuse. Lafayette to be...

    I also grew up in Syracuse. Lafayette to be exact. I lived right next to the Onondaga Reservation.
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    High grade telecom. Worth $6-$9 depending on your...

    High grade telecom. Worth $6-$9 depending on your buyer
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    April Fools!

    I am sort of the prankster around our office. This morning I sent my boss an email saying that there was a 50 ton demo job that wanted container service immediately. I told him to contact Amanda...
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    The best scrap buy of the century!

    Scrap metal dealer becomes a millionaire thanks to Faberge Egg - UPI.com
  17. OK...Which one of y'all is this article written about???

    John Carlisle: Marine City man's home reflects his obsession with electronics | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
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    As well as being the inside buyer for my company...

    As well as being the inside buyer for my company and running our e-scrap sector, I also do all of our marketing and advertising. I like to hear what y'all think about giveaways and freebies. What...
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    Now would be the absolute worst time to bring in...

    Now would be the absolute worst time to bring in a large load of copper. It has dropped further in the last week than I have ever seen it drop.
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    I do the same thing at my yard for a myriad of...

    I do the same thing at my yard for a myriad of reasons.

    For one, even if I sent you a price sheet, it would have your head reeling. There are so many categories on there that the layman would not...
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    I'll tell you what...this whole state is gone...

    I'll tell you what...this whole state is gone Broncos crazy! Every day of the week people are wearing their orange and blue gear. Around the office and on the news that's all you hear about. If the...
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    One thing that nobody discussed when talking wire...

    One thing that nobody discussed when talking wire recovery is the spread. The spread is essentially how much cost per pound it would take to get a copper commodity to pure copper bullion that is...
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    Saved a 3-ton hoist's life

    Yesterday I had one of my customers try to scrap a Coffing 3-ton hoist. Before he threw it in the scrap pile I asked him what was wrong with it, and he said nothing. The company he got it from gave...
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    From Wikipedia: Prior to commercial electrical...

    From Wikipedia:

    Prior to commercial electrical generation in the early 1880s, and the Hall-Héroult process in the mid 1880s, aluminium was exceedingly difficult to extract from its various ores....
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    For your viewing pleasure... The Bottle...

    For your viewing pleasure...

    The Bottle Deposit (The Economics of Seinfeld)
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