wierdest and oddest and coolest finds

i been scrapping for about 4 years now ,mostly full time ,.....i must say ,i've come acrossed some crazy stuff ,stuff i didn't know what it was ,....gross stuff ,....why did they throw that away stuff... and just plain old ,...'m keeping that stuff,...stuff

wierdest finds ...,friend found a labotimy device ,with instructions ?? a 40s cattle prod ,a homemade sex device ,a sword-gun ,a 1920s mousetrap ,an 1800s grim reaper sickle ,lead cased romex wiring ,....hard to say out of all the strange stuff ive found that i couldn't identify ,what was the weirdest ,but i think the labotimy machine tops the list



coolest finds ,the laptop i've been using for two years ,a 1939 working refridgerator ,brand new flat panel tv ,a smith and wesson 45. ,1982 craftsmen riding mower that works perfectly ,a 1920s traincar potstove ,an 1800s chandleir ,....and thats not mentioning cool finds that meant bank ,...theres too many of them to list ,but it be a draw between a complete home boiler ,radiators and pipes found buried in the woods ,or the 300 lbs of copper and brass a genourous plumber put at the curb for me

anyway ,part of doing this stuff that fascinates me is all the weird cool or odd stuff scrappers find ,...so i wanna hear what everybody else has found

I picked up an old george foreman grill today while grabbing a tv. I didn't realize this, but those black metal plates are aluminum. Must have been like 4 pounds.

Originally Posted by cptroses

I picked up an old george foreman grill today while grabbing a tv. I didn't realize this, but those black metal plates are aluminum. Must have been like 4 pounds.

think i've had almost every george foreman grill model he ever made ,at least once ,i use a pair a flat nosed pliers to pull the steel heating elements out of them to get clean aluiminun ,....thier trcky to get the elements out of stuff like that

Yesterday I found a pair of 14 karat gold hoop earrings in a dryer. Also, about $5 in change in there too, and a button!

Originally Posted by ryanw

Yesterday I found a pair of 14 karat gold hoop earrings in a dryer. Also, about $5 in change in there too, and a button!

Nice score on the button!

Yes, all of George Foreman's kids are named George, after the grill I think. I use to go to school with one of them.
The coolest thing I found was an all aluminium Cool Master case.

good to know...i'll start keeping my eye out for these...

Lets see, I got a .410 pump action shot gun from Coast to Coast. Needed some work so I gave it to my dad who spruced it up into a neat working bird gun. I got a working pressure washer, a brand new Hummer h2 wheel, a working 50cc moped, a junk motorcycle that I traded to a guy for a working 1980 Honda cb750c. Countless tools. A truck tool box that I mounted to a trailer. vintage computers. I'm the same way. if I can use it or resell it outside of scrap, I will. Otherwise it makes me money either way.

Never been one to jump in dumpsters, but yAll make it sound appealing. What kind of places are you finding this stuff?

not everything comes from dumpster jumping ,i get alot of stuff thats just put at the curb ,i do clean outs and talk to people every chance i get ,....sometimes they find out who you are and what you do and they go ,"hey you want this too "......i once found a bunch of stuff from a barn cleaning and the guy who put it out offered me work in exchange for scrap ,.....guy gave me probably over a 1,000$ of scrap and tools since then ,i did grunt work in exchange for him ,...still deal with him and get regular stuff as he cleans up his property ,.....gave me a drill press 2 weeks ago

i do dumpster jump ,but anymore only in places i've talked to property owners and got permission ,met a few bigger property manager/owners and have permission to jump in quit a few dumpsters on my various routs......i also deal with the maintenance guys at a few apartment complexes that give me stuff as tenants move out ,.... i also have a few construction guys and garage owners that give me stuff in exchange for work

i think the trick is to talk to people every chance you get ,be friendly and help educate them of the benefits of a private scrapper ,and how private scrappers are more thorough ,were good for the economy and good for the planet .....you'd be amazed at the stuff people will just give you if they like you

Got my first stereo out of a dumpster when I was eleven or so. It worked great except for when it warmed up it smelled like old milk and feet.

Also that year I got over one hundred Playboy magazines. Loaded them up on my sled and dragged them home in the snow.

my weaknesses are stereo stuff ,and construction tools ,....anything to do with either are hard to scrap
.....as for brass ,i've had so many knick knacks and yard orniments ,i'm kinda getting immuene to it ,......i have a brass plack with the ten commandments on it i saved ,....i figuered the world needed the commandments more then it needed the brass ,lol

Thanks Mick.

That's awesome, did you have it authenticated? What are your plans for it?