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Those buckets & boxes in the posts are thinsg of beauty, almost too perrrtttyy to scrap (almost).
The ceiling fans, what if the copper is too brittle to unwind? I have some that the only way to remove the copper is to cut it and pull short pieces off, and even then it's very brittle. Guessing there was some kind of electrical short or just the copper's really old. Is it worth it to cut the copper off under these circumstances??
TIA
I wouldn't have the patience to unwind a whole ceiling fan!!
I cut each loop in the outer ring with tin ships, then use my channellocks to pull the goods out, then repeat with the inner ring.
I'd bet someone has an easier method. Seems a cutoff wheel would prevent palm blisters, for sure.
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Originally Posted by scrapme
Cut one end of loop with angle grinder with cut off wheel . Then put fan In vice and pull it out with a big screwdriver
Hmmm, Biggest copper load was years ago around .40-.50 a pound i got around $300 and change so 600+ pounds. I cant get a load like that now with the prices where they're at. Well that and the amount of people scrapping now has increased exponentially.
I am hoarding. Biggest haul was about 150lbs. when it was $3.25/lb. bare bright. More recently about 80lbs. #1 at $3.10/lb and some #2. I got a pool heater and that sucker had 30lbs. They graded those finned copper pipe at #2, is that the same for the rest of you? I've got another one to surgically operate on so I want to check that I'm not being taken for a ride.
When I cashed a pool heater in last week they bought the copper as #2Quote:
Originally Posted by thekeith
I done good with this lot from a mine electrical up grade cost 10 cartons of coke.1 carton per tonne.
Wow, what can you get for a 12 pack of beer and a goat? Great deal Mike
Yesterday I pulled 70lbs of bright copper tubing out of the trash from a Liebert AC system they are replacing at my work. (Data Center for a hospital) I watched as the construction crew carried all the pipes out to the dumpster?? I didn't ask them why they were throwing it away ..(conflict of interest for them maybe?) So, after I asked my boss if it was fair game.. I, in broad daylight while my cohorts are laughing at me, jumped into the can and filled up my trunk. Having no more room in my trunk, I left maybe two 1-2" thick 10yard pipes. This morning I went back to check the dumpster and it's empty/clean. First time for me getting copper pipes!!
how many kg's of copper do u think u have there?Quote:
Originally Posted by KIWI
and how much per kg do u get for it?
congrats on that score
wish i were u
Haha im lucky half the population here are Muslim so they dont drink, and the other half are to pissed to do any thing else
Hi I think there is about 10 tonne or more from this lot ive done some break downs on some of the bigger stuff 1 was 47% copper and another big one was 70% copper some ill run threw the wire stripper the smaller stuff ill granulate when my new machine arrives.Im hopeing for about 3 to 4 tonnes #1 and #2 at $6.600 per tonne and $5.500 per tonne im stoked.My next door neighbor just droped of anouther 3 tonnes the other day as well im in copper paradice, ill keep you posted also at the moment this is still a part time job happy scrapping
Almost vacation time and that means my hoard will be going in next week.
Right now I have 153 lbs of #2, 64 lbs of #1 and 60 lbs of BB.
I wasn't going to weigh it 'til I loaded it in the truck but dam a guy has to know
Man, when ship that container out, I bet your paydays gonna be well into the five figures.......Quote:
Originally Posted by KIWI
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Actually, I ment six figures.....
I hope so I plan to ship at lest 10 tonne copper then as much brass as I can find and then fill the rest with ali and radiators.Where are you In NZ im a Mangere boy my self thats where I started to do scrap with my dad 40 odd years ago , its been in my viens ever since.This is a peice of brass I got today out of a crusher plant 123kgs .
for a part time job, u seem to be doing quite wellQuote:
Originally Posted by KIWI
makes me wonder what u could do if u went into scrapping full time?
just remember:
when u eventually get paid- dont spend it all in one place!
Ive thought about going full time but ive got a great job that I love and all the crane truck , manato and wharehouse space for $25.00 aweek and they pay pretty good to , im a lucky chap and loyal to the ones that are good to me , im not religious but beleave that what goes around comes around .Ive chased the big bucks , its all about life style to me now.