Good luck, Wafflemason.
It seems this world is all about connections and networking. I have a friend who is in the metal fabricating business. It just so happened that his next door neighbor was a local manager of a multinational heavy equipment dealer. They were having problems assembling mining haul truck boxes fast enough for the local demand. (These trucks are so big the boxes come from the factory built in halves. The trucks are also shipped broken down as well.) One thing led to another, and now my friend has had an auxiliary assembly shop and a very large crane set up specifically to do the truck assembly work, and has been doing it, for at least 5 years now, in addition to his core business.
You've got a similar opportunity to make a decent living and, just as importantly, make your friend look like a hero in his company. Talk about win-win!
And you have also been able to gain the consulting assistance of one of the savvy business guys on this forum for help! I'm sure there are also resources here that can help you identify the premium buyers that this scrap can go to.
Keep us posted!
Jon.
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