Soobthang's Stash

Haven't been online much, limited internet connection. Been busy on a couple different gigs. Went up to a friend's property up in the hills doing some land clearing (blackberries). Got a few things from him, an old microwave, digital satellite receiver dated 2007, picked up a cast iron tub I left there a while back that I previously removed out of my ex dog groomer van. And a working pellet gun with ammo and accessories, keeping that for pest control around the house, I live in the city so can't shoot the dubba deuce.

Yesterday I helped some friends move into their new home on an island. Removed the old washer dryer set that came with their new house to make room for their nicer set. Haven't taken possession of that washer dryer set yet but gonna ask them to give them to me assuming they both will fit in the back of my Brat. Also they live a good 35 miles from me so I hope the haul will be worth it, I get maybe 25 mpg if I'm nice to the skinny pedal.

I'm going to go back up to my friend in the hills to do more land cleaning work and hopefully score more scrap, like the dish that goes with the receiver.

The tub SHOULD be iron, right? It's thin and I can pick it up myself but everybody is telling me it is. It's a regular type of modern bathtub that gets built in, not a big claw foot type.

Might be porcelain.

Check it with a magnet, if you can pick it up pretty easily by yourself it may not be iron.

It might just be a regular steel tub, I can lift those thin steel ones myself.

Well the tub appears to be steel from the way the rust looks. Hoping it would be sheet iron, oh well. I have a pile of iron consisting of an engine block, a few exhaust manifolds, brake rotors, clutch master cylinder (I'm a backyard mechanic). Also have an old contractor air compressor that I got from my old employer for free, still works after being left outside for half a decade, plus we always had it outside in the weather when working rain or shine. Been thinking of stripping it or fixing it. It has alot of iron, some copper and brass, and a big motor.

I have a paint sprayer that lists at a big box home improvement store for $480 new, pretty well used but works somewhat, needs a good cleaning, and a gas powered pressure washer that may have engine problems, not sure yet. It has a Honds GC 5 hp OHC, pretty sweet engine. Might fix them or scrap, depends on the condition. Most of the stuff I have is considered material until I load it up and haul it in.

I'd hang onto that air compressor, keep it for yourself or sell it!

I agree with the No Ear cat owner above me.

Keep the compressor. Handy things. An sell really well if you decide to resell it.

Sirscrapalot - Calling NA, NE now.

lol.

I lurvs compressors, I'd be keeping that thing for myself or down at dads even though he's got a big one there already.

Yeah air compressors are very handy, air tools are worthless without them. I also have another compressor, a homeowners model five gallon tank, takes forever to get up to 120 psi because the piston and cylinder sleeve are torn up. Easy to fix though.

I have an RV roof mounted A/C unit that doesn't blow cold and doesn't warm much at all, thinking of adding that to the next load(s) due to be hauled in, mostly because I don't really need an A/C for my van (rv conversion). I put it on CL a few times but no bites.

Tore down the microwave and paint sprayer yesterday. Got some copper, brass, cast aluminum, stainless and regular steel. I'm keeping the turntable motor, it's 21 volts but 24 should work fine. Also plan to get the magnets from the magnetron. The paint sprayer motor has permanent magnets, gonna keep those too. Also got some circuit boards too, the sprayer board showing some nice color (gold prospector hobbiest). Going to start saving e-waste, every little thing counts. I'm hoarding the aluminum, been meaning to build a foundry.

Scored two lawnmowers today, was worried both wouldn't fit in the back of my truck but I managed. One should run but needs a couple things, the other supposedly has blown motor.

Just picked up a little tabletop type charcoal grill shell next to the dumpster at the store around the corner from my house. I have so many grills it reminds me of an episode of the Trailer Park Boys when Ricky and co. were lifting grills off apt. balconies and reselling them.

Kicking myself for not asking the storekeep about the newspaper vending machine next to the dumpster, was there yesterday, gone today, either the garbageman picked it up or a scrapper swiped it. There's some competition around here and they all have full size pickups and I got the only subcompact 4x4 truck ever imported to the US.

The tub is enamel coated steel

Yep, steel for sure. Had a couple old timers arguing that it was sheet iron......

Photos? Would sure like a pic of your truck, too!!

Jon.

I'll get a pic or two of my truck when I get it loaded to haul in some material. I don't want to take pics without a load because it just doesn't seem right on this forum......

Hopefully tomorrow I'll haul in a load or two, might try a couple different yards, one close by and another out in the woods. The one in the woods pays better, bigger yard, better overall. The close by one is a feeder yard, they stiff people if they can.

Got both mowers fired up, one needs carb work, the other must have been ran half choke because that's only when it blows smoke, but it's a **** good mower, I'm keeping that one. The other is good for parts. Deck's a little rotted out but I got it fired up with a little starting fluid. After I pulled the spark plug and float bowl because it filled up with rain water due to not having an air cleaner box cover.

Finished stripping the majority of my copper wire, acetone is so nice to have to soften the insulation. Too bad I ran out because I have to disssolve the epoxy resin on the paint sprayer motor armature winding.

Brought in a load of al cans, sheet al and copper. $.35 a lb for the al and $1.70 for #1 cu, stiffed me on the cu by 1 lb. Normally I'd take the copper elsewhere but needed gas money to get to the better yard(s). I'll only use that yard for al from now on. Lousy $23. I'm gonna buy a couple beers too.

That seems pretty low, is that just your part of the country?

No, it's a bad yard. I can get $3 lb for #1 cu elsewhere. I could probably find better prices on aluminum too. Just didn't have enough petro. Gonna take in a load of tin soon to a better yard now that I have some gas money to get there.

Tore down a lawnmower today. Keeping the engine, wheels, maybe a couple other things, thinking about the height adjusting axles not sure yet but the deck is scrap.

Trash day tomorrow in my neighborhood so I plan on do a little curb shopping on my bike early in the morning.

Took a load of tin in yesterday, 420 lbs of the steel bathtub, microwave shell, several vehicle wheels, lawnmower deck, misc other sheet steel and three alternators. Got $41.10, steel is $150/ton, alternators $.30/lb. But the bank I went to stiffed me $7.50 to cash the check. The yard prints out checks instead of cash, no 10 day waiting for a check in the mail for anything over $30 like alot of other places, stupid clucks ruining everything. Got a few pix of my truck and the load. Still trying to figure out how to post them.

While I was loading the truck my neighbors across the alley came over and gave me two lawnmowers, an old sattelite receiver, microwave, even tore up a couch just to give me the springs, and an old hubcap, think it's off an early '60's Chevy, I'm keeping that one, wall art for the garage. I think they're going to give me an old 55 gal barrel that was converted into a smoker. Maybe a few other things I hope. Helps them clean up their yard while I build up a stash for the next trip.

Tore down the microwave, has a 120 volt turntable motor, keeping that and the cooling fan. Also tore down the two lawnmowers, one is a 5 hp Briggs, the other a 6.5 hp Briggs, big boy. I'll hold onto the engines for a while along with the 4.5 Tecumseh that came on the last mower I tore down. The mower I'm keeping has a 5 hp Briggs. Found a side discharge chute in the carport, perfect fit for it. Gonna go scouting the alleys for more scrap. Love to score car/truck steel wheels, they're about 25-30 lbs each. Used to find a truckload of them in a day 15 years ago.

Keep in mind if you go to Wally World they will cash your company check for $3.00 at the service desk. I've cashed Ohio checks at mine.

Yeah my neighbor friend told me that too. I do have an account with a credit union but it's about ten miles from where I was. The bank was a few miles from the yard. Used to be only a charge for any check over $50, I guess they changed it. The teller didn't seem to like that policy but I was very polite and accepted it anyway. Gasoline is a precious commodity these days.

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Gasoline is a precious commodity these days.

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So is the cash in your pocket!

Well, scored a truck wheel with tire. I have a HFT tire changer. And a bunch of used tires I gotta take in somewhere. I once put an ad on CL for free tires and somebody took most of them haha.

Dismantled some kind of medical air pump I received from a friend a while back and had laying around getting in the way. Something called Easy Air 15 by Precision Medical. Don't know much about, it worked somewhat, pressure regulator was damaged when somebody tossed it in a dumpster. Hope it wasn't worth too much because it's in pieces now and won't be going back together. I think the windings on the pump motor are coated aluminum. Still have to separate the motor housing and pull the armature. Salvaged a 120/240 switch and a liter per minute gauge and an hour meter. Plenty of cast aluminum, some copper wire and a few brass fittings. 120 volt fan too, cooling fan I think, similar to window fan motors. May have a use for it but I got a few fans, both axial and squirrel cage blowers. Also have a nebulizer laying around, haven't taken it apart yet.

Took in a load yesterday, 400 lbs steel, 1 lb copper, 15 lbs aluminum, 3 lbs brass. Also brought in an alternator and three auto a/c compressors. The compressors went as ferrous aluminum, at 46 lbs combined weight at $.20/lb=$9.20. Pretty good deal on that one, probably only a couple pounds of aluminum on them. Total payout $54.70.

Haven't been out looking for scrap too much lately. Scored some electronics, a somewhat large dvd player, stereo receiver, several computer monitors and a couple tvs.

Just scored several loads of scrap............wood. But, it counts because: I like to dismantle material in front of the fire with a tasty beverage, and all the ferrous fasteners I pull out of the ashes with a magnet add up some weight. Also, the folks giving me the wood have an old iron block V8 they're giving me too.

I admire your pluck :)! Keep on picking things off when you can. I hope you can find a place that doesn't loan shark percentages of your scrapping check. That one was about 18% if I figured right. Check out rummages sales if you get a chance. Sometimes a person can get some good stuff to scrap or re-sell at low prices (then again, sometimes not...).

So this weekend I tore down the stereo receiver, a couple tv's, and several monitors. I have another tv buried in my closet I need to dig out, and an older flat screen monitor too. Got the last of the scrap wood. Some of it was old furniture with die cast(zinc) handles and such. Got the short block V8, supposed to be a 350 SBC. Then the folks who gave me that had a few dvd players, couple speaker towers, a microwave, an automotive starter and a 40lb bucket of bolts for me. Also picked up another tv off the curb, then scored a vacuum cleaner and a few other things(not metal scrap).
Missed out on a washer dryer set with a few extra scrap material this morning though. Otherwise I'm managing to keep busy.

Well, that bucket of bolts actually turned out to be wheel weights. No wonder it was so heavy for a small bucket.

Tore down the microwave and the vac yesterday. Microwave is the exact model my folks have so I'll keep a few spare parts for it.

The tv works. I plugged it in and hooked my camera to the a/v jacks and watch a video in the back of my truck. Might keep the tv, could set it up outside and watch the Seahawks by the fire.

Got plenty of material to process from the other tv's and monitors, separating all the copper, etc.

Trash day tomorrow so I might hit Curbco in the morning.

Hit Curbco on Wednesday morning, eyed a few car/truck wheels while scouting on my bike. Got sidetracked the rest of the day so I didn't pick them up. Went out Thursday morning, gone!! So I scouted another area and scoped an espresso machine with stainless, a car wheel, a flat screen tv. Saw a few tv carcasses where they were stripped and left. One still has the degaussing cable on it, another still had the board and a few wires.

Picked up the wheel and espresso machine. Later, saw a hot water tank a block from my house, threw it in the back of my truck, barely fit with the tailgate up. Then went to get the flat screen, somebody took a few things off the back but there's still some harvestable material. Plan on getting the degaussing cable and circuit board off the other tube tv's eventually.

Stripped the hot water tank. Pretty disappointing, got a brass valve and some #1 copper, and a bunch of foam to dispose of. And a big steel tank, what could I use it for? Thinking of cutting it in half and making a couple burn barrels maybe. Also stripped the LCD flat screen. Fair bit of copper, plenty of gold plating and steel and some aluminum out of it.