From 1983 to 1997, I worked in maintenance at a retirement home and when I got there, the crew would scrap and split the proceeds. I learned there to tell the different metals and how to sort to get the most from a trip to the yard. Once I started my own handyman business, I would save the goodies I could as well as what I would find curbco. I also love to shop garage sales and have found I can buy brass and copper for pennies on the dollar. It all gets processed as a dollar gained to effort spent. It is all put into the garage sale/scrap proceeds/ebay/craigslist purse. It will get spent on items that I can turn for more money or on items I believe will be a store of value or things that would be helpful in a survival situation, if things get tough, or even if they don't. It is the closest thing to alchemy I have been able to find.... Turn nasty, trashy metal into gold and silver.
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