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    Old schooling it

    When I think back to my first dismantling of Appliances it's a fond memory of discovery . Then in time it becomes a blur
    & gets over whelming & I became - realistic ? complacent ?
    Copper was either , easy to get to copper #2 or sell as copper bearing
    Aluminum as clean or sell as dirty
    TV boards toss as is to Mix

    The new pricing , the weather has slowed me down , I'm taking a good look at what I have & what I still can find
    I feel it's time to old school back to when each and every piece was reduced to Clean
    I set up buckets and I'll make it more a daily Hobie treasure hunt to clean it to what it can be sold off as
    - the good stuff .

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    Me too. In the beginning I was terrified I'd run out of scrap and kept a large "to do" bin. Then I found my score and couldn't scrap fast enough. The "to do" bin went to the yard dirty. Now I sell off my E-scrap as fast as possible and relax with my new "to do" bin until the next haul comes in. I forgot how much fun all my other tools are. Die grinder - Yeah baby!!!

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    I stated this in another thread, maximum breakdown for maximum return. At these prices there is no reason to leave any meat on the bone for the scrap yards.
    I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” John Wayne-- The Shootist

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    C. H. are you still working the trash truck??
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    I've been doing the same thing. Instead of scrapping whole vacuums minus the cord I'm tearing them apart again all the way down to breaking down the motors. I'm also cleaning boards a second time taking off what I left on the first go round.
    Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    C. H. are you still working the trash truck??
    Still going strong at one year.

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    Experience with non ferrous has been limited because tonnage of ferrous was the priority scrapping farms. At the same time non ferrous metals were hauled to the shed for a rainy day. Guess it is a rainy day now and experimentation with dismantling and preparing these items is a priority. Been reading on the forum more than responding because of the learning curve. Many threads have discussed the business value of stock piling or continuing to sell regardless of the price. This is why I cannot sell and must stock pile with these prices:




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    Patriot if you have any questions or need any help fire away my friend. YOU have contributed so much to us here. It would be my pleasure to help!!

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    Patriot76 nice setup
    I'd say the problem you could encounter is cash flow
    stock piling is fine as long as you have cash flow
    the time it could take to collect motors or condensers from A/C's and all the
    other variety of things takes time . Cashing in as you dissemble
    is good income if you have product . But performing the task and filling those large bins
    is fantastic for the future but with out reaping reward as you go might seem like
    what am I doing this for.
    But that day will come .

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    BC - Thank you and I might be sending you a PM asking for insight. I have learned that asking for insight without research will lead to 50 lashes from the forum.

    CH - Cash flow is a concern for any business. To many things have been put on the back burner because of cash flow. Now it is time to pick up the pieces, clean up the shop, do chores, diversify, and improve the business model. The time of low prices is looked at as a time to better prepare for the future. It is a gamble, but one worth the risks.

    And to Op this is not a hijack. It is a reinforcement of you original thread. It is time to maximize what you have.

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    aren't we are allowed one stupid question every 100 posts?
    "anyone who thinks scrappin is easy money ain't doin it right!"

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    Ok Mike that was yours

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    Patriot76 those bins have possibilities , I'd say long term stock piling is not the aim . I'd say fill them as fast as possible
    with what you have . If what you have on hand broke down fills them , at that point you may feel this is enough , then
    your objective would be to treat bins like your cash flow buffer with an objective to keep them filled yet use the product to sell regardless of yard pricing
    just maintain stock. You can gauge your scrap financial health based on inventory .
    I firmly believe cashing in ( some ) scrap to buy silver by the ounce is a fine way to retain a metal hoard and not concern ones self if scrap is
    on the low side.
    I feel scrap can out preforms silver due to scrap being often a free find. Still you have to equate if you find an A/C unit
    and fully dissembled make $16 - that you then buy some silver with is that silver also free ??

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    A room only a scrapper could love! Nice pics, Patriot76!

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    I love that it looks like a bike exploded when it hit the tanks

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