(Q) Have a bunch of metal need advice

So the factory my father in law runs had a large amount of machinery and other things they had not used in years sitting on the top floor of the factory. They needed room so I went and pulled all this stuff out.

I know to separate the wiring, aluminum, copper, motors etc.

I will be left with blank frames mostly made out of box beam type steel.

When I take it to the scrap yard should the box steel scrap higher then just "tin"? Does it change if the joints are welded? I know I have to be sure all other bolts, fittings etc are removed.

The bigger question I have is this....

I have 7 solid cutting dies, they are round roller dies that material was feed under and cut. They are machined from one solid chunk of high grade steel. they are about 3 feet long and probably 8" diameter.
They weigh somewhere around 400# each and as stated are one solid chunk. I may be able to find out what the actual steel grade is, what should I do with these if either I can or cant find the grade?

The only real experience I have at our local scrap yard is soda cans and an occasional small amount of mixed misc stuff that I just get "tin" prices on.

Thanks very much for any guidance.

Awesome!!! Do Your Double D's (not those!) Due Diligence and search your area for more scrap yards and fire off these questions to them! You got $$$s on your hands! The bigger scrap yards in my neck of the woods (L.A. Harbor) will pony up the dough for the good stuff you have and can delineate the different grades you as well!

Welcome to the forum. 3 ft. x 18 in. without non ferrous would be sold as prepared. It does not matter if the bolts are attached. Get a metal gun to distinguish the different types of metal. This would be valuable for the rollers.

Feel free to introduce yourself in the new members forum. You will get more responses to your questions in the future. If you provide more details and pictures more members will respond. Good luck.

One thing I am certain of is that often times there are better places to sell some old equipment. Parts off old machines can be valuable don't sell too soon if you can hold on to the stuff.

I am thinking that fabrication shops might be willing to pay far above scrap for some of what you have. Mike.

wanted to drop back in and day thank you for all the replies. it was very helpful. Unfortunately I had no place to offload this equipment or the forklifts to do it with.
Went to the local yard and negotiated a price above prepared steel price for all of it and they had to unload the Uhaul it was in.
I kept the pallet Jack a large wall Mount industrial fan with a Dayton motor on it a steel Stand and swing arm dock light and a few other misc things and still ended the day with a touch over 1k in my pocket after truck rental, gas and etc.

Thanks again!!!

Unfortunately I seen this thread too late and I realize it's already gone.....but, was this a cnc machine (I'm assuming by the dies)??? And, if so, did you at least pull the servo amps, power supply, etc.? If you didn't and it was a cnc, do yourself a favor and never look those up on ebay. I'm certain if it was a cnc, it didn't take them long to negotiate with you on a price. If it had Fanuc stuff, they'll make up the grand plus some by just selling 1.