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    I am tunch and im new to junk, I joined because i want to learn and not get burned.

    Hello from Joliet IL, I am 39, new to scrapping and work with hospice patients providing medical equipment. My supervisor gave me 17 O2 concentrator motors and figured I would make more taking them apart than selling the whole thing, that's how I got started scrapping. I also live in my deceased grandfather house which is jam packed with all kinds of various metals. He was a machinist and the basement has tons of brass, copper, steel and aluminum. There is everything from copper wire, pipes, and 20 lbs chunks of brass and copper. I also have portable oxygen tanks. I have taken beer cans to local junk yards a few times but I'm pretty sure I got ripped off. I know about the grinding test to find out if its stainless or aluminum but I never knew there are so many different types of brass, copper, aluminum and steel and DO NOT want to get taken advantage off! Any help/advise you guys can give me will be greatly appreciated.

    So I'm glad I found this place and hope to learn and get honest advice from veteran scrappers. thanks


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    Welcome to the forum. My best advise remains: Read the old threads and explore what others have done. You will learn to recognize other opportunities. 73, Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Welcome to the forum coming at you from the north of you. You need to read pass treads and get familiar with the metals you have. Don't be afraid to call around to different yards for prices. Happy reading and Happy scrappin
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    Welcome to the forum.
    If your grandfather was a machinist, some of the metal you have could be sold for more than scrap value.

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    welcome , may the prices be with you
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    Going to get burned a few times its part of the learning process... but if you read some of the info on here the burn will not be as bad. Information to help is waiting!

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    thanks everybody. I'm going to learn as much as I can before I take anything.

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    Welcome to the forum.
    As other's have said the old threads and sticky's have a wealth of information. Try all the scrapyards in your area, and call them for pricing before you go in. Knowing your rough weight before hand can help as well, if you feel you have been cheated in the past. Sounds like some of that metal of your grandfathers may have a lot more than scrap value as stock.
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    I know I should look up old posts but what do you mean by " more value as stock"?

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    Stock metals are pieces of metal that are bought to be machined into parts.
    round stock, bar stock, square stock, large sheet metals, ext.
    I can only guess from the information you provided that there is some laying around your grandfathers workshop.
    this link is to give you an idea of what to look for.
    Online Metal Store | Small Quantity Metal Orders | Metal Cutting, Sales & Shipping | Buy Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Stainless | Metal Product Guides at OnlineMetals.com

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