Things that you could scrap that you normally wouldnt think of. - Page 2

Old porcelain bathtubs. The are up to 300+lbs of cast iron, and they blast right apart with a sledge hammer.

Breast pumps.. yes used.. we got like 4 of them with other baby items..of course my gf wouldnt have ever used them..knew there would be a motor in there..very small motor n misc steel..not really worth it but hey had to try

Back in the early 80's I scrapped 4 miles of spur line and 2 RR bridges.

Originally Posted by freonjoe

Back in the early 80's I scrapped 4 miles of spur line and 2 RR bridges.

Wow 2 rr bridges! Thats impressive.

we are in the process of scrapping a 30ft tractor- trailer. the diamond plate has so far been the most lucrative part. it really isnt worth much as a whole, because the oxy/ace it takes to cut it all up is really eating into my profits. without the funds to rent a plasma torch, I dont know how long i will continue working on it. I have burned up (2) sawzalls and an angle grinder trying to get this thing into small enough pieces to transport.

Any ideas?

Originally Posted by theelectronrecycler

we are in the process of scrapping a 30ft tractor- trailer. the diamond plate has so far been the most lucrative part. it really isnt worth much as a whole, because the oxy/ace it takes to cut it all up is really eating into my profits. without the funds to rent a plasma torch, I dont know how long i will continue working on it. I have burned up (2) sawzalls and an angle grinder trying to get this thing into small enough pieces to transport.

Any ideas?

Use propane it's cheaper and safer.

Tons of things are brass. You should always test everthing with a magnet and then do a a scratch test. One off the top of my head I had some bath sink legs chrome plated that were nice hunks of brass. I love brass made some of my first green from brass. Keys, faucets, pipes,flatware,silver plate dishes bowls tea sets, door knobs, locks, hinges.vases, knickknacks, candle sticks, lamps. Tag sales can be loaded with brass. Rule one for me is if magnet does not stick find out why. I love brass.

Originally Posted by Jonniebrass

Tons of things are brass. You should always test everthing with a magnet and then do a a scratch test. One off the top of my head I had some bath sink legs chrome plated that were nice hunks of brass. I love brass made some of my first green from brass. Keys, faucets, pipes,flatware,silver plate dishes bowls tea sets, door knobs, locks, hinges.vases, knickknacks, candle sticks, lamps. Tag sales can be loaded with brass. Rule one for me is if magnet does not stick find out why. I love brass.

One of my first scores was 2 huge candle holders, ended up being 50lbs of brass
I pulled it out of my neighbors dumpster(old couple moving away)
I love brass

If any of you find watches, as hobo finds did, you can sell the gears in them for a whole lot more than the actual watch is worth in scrap value. There is a sub culture out there called cyber-punk and the gears in watches are in high demand from them in lots.

Brass is defiantly a nice find. A friend of mind bought a couple of acres that had some trash laying around a few years back. On a walk through with him I spotted an old piston style pump that looked interesting. Half an hour with an impact wrench turned it into 380lbs of clean red brass