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    Your copper stash

    So what's the biggest load of copper you hauled to scrap? Have any pics? Just curious how much copper you people get. I'm stilling collecting...have probably 75lbs.

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    I have trouble stashing that much copper. After about 30 or 40 pounds worth I tend to get impatient and cash it in.
    I actually took all my stuff in this morning, this is my stash as of now... sadly.

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    what's this off of?

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    four ceiling fans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuckStacyBuck View Post
    four ceiling fans.
    Will you take the copper off of those?

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    Yes Sir,
    There's about half a pound in each one.

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    Good stuff those ceiling fans. If I recall the stand up fans also have copper like that in them. Pain in the butt to get out but oh so worth it.


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    Wow..that is bragging rights right there...nice..

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    what's that other stuff in the barrels? aluminum?

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    And what kind of machine are you using to shred to that consistency?
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    U ain't kidding sirscrapalot. That is the end of the rainbow for me.

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    I had 2 1/2 tons of #1 copper pipe i got out of a demo job of mine, brought it to scrap yard, people looked at me like I was a rockstar and the crackheads were drooling. Sadly it was only $0.98/lb at the time

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    Quote Originally Posted by copperhound View Post
    I had 2 1/2 tons of #1 copper pipe i got out of a demo job of mine, brought it to scrap yard, people looked at me like I was a rockstar and the crackheads were drooling. Sadly it was only $0.98/lb at the time
    .98 cents a pound? was it green/dirty or was this decades ago?

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    $.98/lb was tip dollar bout 8 yrs ago. At the time I never thought it would get to the price where it is today

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    One thing that people seem to forget...copper can get down to .48 lb....thats what they claim is cost to produce from ore.

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    I just turned in 62 lbs of copper pipe. It was from a weeks WORTH of 2 boiler removals I did for my furnace guy. Plus I had 30ish lbs of brass cut off the copper. 22 lbs bare bright. And 30 lbs of wire. This was all from a week or 2 or collecting. The wire was over a month or 2.

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    My paltry stash:



    Only around 25 pounds, but still pretty.

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