Father & Son Newbie Scrappers in Virginia

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Originally Posted by Metalbestos

Welcome to the forum ! Tons of knowledge available in these old threads . Don't be ashamed to ask questions just try to research them first and 9/10 the answers are there .

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I'll try to do my research first, I know it can be pretty annoying to you all to continually get the same newbie questions.
The only problem is, there's **SOOO** much to learn. I'm completely new to this, so I'm like a kid in a candy store with a limitless credit card!
WoooooHooooo!!
So many questions, so little time =)

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Originally Posted by Patriot76

The only other tip I would add is get your son his own magnet. This is the most valuable tool for a scraper because it distinguishes between ferrous and non ferrous metals. If dad has the tool, son should to.

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Yep, it's one of the first tools I bought him =)

"My son loves it when I say "I've got a job for you" and I have him come out and pick up all the screws with his magnet tool, and put them all in a bucket."

Thanks!
Nice to meet you!

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Originally Posted by Metalbestos

So I have to ask Is your name from a popular 80's flick ?

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...ge.jpg1_78.jpg

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Yes it is, and thanks for playing along =)
Wow, what a photo op that was for Chunk!

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Originally Posted by Tincankeith

Welcome to the forum from the other side of the water, Virginia beach.

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Awesome! Nice to meet you neighbor =)

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Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

Copperpot is The Penguin from Batman. ;) Oswald Chester Copperpot.

Watch Gotham. It's awesome. Young Penguin, Joker, Riddler, Scarecrow, an many other Batman Villains. It's a fun show to watch on Monday evenings with the wife an face munchers.

Oh..an uh..to the OP..welcome to the forums from a sandbar off the coast of NC.

Sirscrapalot - Keeper of the traveling cooler, Founder of the Cooler Pullers, an someone who has watched way to much Gotham.

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Yep, it's from Goonies.
Although I *do* like Gotham also. Oswald's my favorite character...so complex.

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Originally Posted by olddude

Welcome from the West Florida Republic.

I want to say your post sends shivers of guilt down my spine for the last 22 years I have been too busey working to share much with my son. and I regret it with all my sad heart. I just want to caution you this is a dangerous business. By all means share all the time you can with your kids They will be grown before you realize it, but be extra careful.

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I'm curious, why's it dangerous?

Welcome to the forum from China scrap metal baler manufacturer

Welcome to the forum from Indianapolis, IN. and Rocky Mount, VA. where I also have a home. I have the same story but with my great grandson, has his own magnet, actually several, hard hat and glove's, NOTE glove's are a MUST when scrapping and breaking down. His favorite is e-waste, computers, vcr's and the like's. Each time he open's up a computer and see's the ram, finger card or cpu he tell's me that's GOLD and that mean's MONEY grandpa, he can break them down faster than me, he just turned 6 years old. Good luck and enjoy.

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/attac...1&d=1430229510
These came out of a vcr & something else (I forget).
Are they copper-bearing motors?
Or should I just rip the copper out of them & sell it like that?