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    New to all of this. Closing my business and have a lot of metal to scrap. I have scrapped some and it is time consuming for some items, primarily since I have never scrapped on a large scale before. Bought a wire stripper which has saved a lot of time. But I have some wire that is too large for the largest opening and some to small to strip. I think that is something that I'll have to find a solution. Watching your scrapping videos while scrapping has been a great asset. The first big issued encountered was a large transformer, which is about 3 to 4 times larger than any I have seen on this site. Plus, some of the smaller ones seem to have different construction than some seen stripped. The issue is some of the assemblies the metal that surrounds the copper coil, and has two seams, which are broken apart allowing access to the copper, does not exist on a few of these. Some of these appear that the U shaped pieces were altered during the assembly with one "U"s facing up and the next one facing down. As a result there is no seam to attack. If there are any ideas on how to approach this, your thoughts would be appreciated. There is one that is about 10 inches high and 4 to 5 inches wide. The thickness of the material will probably require using a circular saw with some type of grinding cutter. Any thoughts on how to address this issue would be very much appreciated.



    Will have many circuit boards most with the gold tabs. After removing these tabs is there a market for what remains?

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    Welcome to SMF from the Buffalo Commons. You have a challenge regardless of the amount of ferrous and non ferrous metals you are trying to scrap.

    A couple of options for your consideration:

    1. Contact several local scrap yards to have them bid for the lot as is.

    2. If your metal is worth the investment, hire a consultant to negotiate on your behalf and guide you through the process.

    3. Continue to learn as you go. This is an excellent site with many experts.

    If you are interested in help, I have been a consultant for scrapping a major power plant, several high rise office buildings, a civic center, a pet food plant, and community water tanks. My adventures and challenges are documented on this site. Most of my business is farm restoration, and I am just an individual that helps corporations, private businesses, and individuals. I have used barges, trains, and trucks to transport metal to the Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, and the East Coast. If you are interested you can provide your email. After 10 posts you can PM me. Good luck regardless of the path you chose.
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    Welcome to the forum. I would follow Patriot76's advise. Look up his threads on some of the projects he has done and some he advised on. 73, Mike
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    "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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    Why would you remove the gold tabs from circuit boards?

    Is it because you saw someone do it on a youtube video?

    And welcome to the forum.
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    Welcome to the forum Haydad. I would hope that you don't remove things from those CB's but I am sure there is a market for them. Talk to your buyer. Are you going to be doing this on a continuous time? With buying a wire stripper I would hope so and that you have the means to feed that beast if its a power stripper.

    All the items you mention have value, except maybe the old insulation you took of the wire. Don't discard anything you haven't look into on the forum, check out the buyers thread here and you will find some of the best resources to sell to.

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