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    I mean no disrespect, but you have heard of...

    I mean no disrespect, but you have heard of automotive salvage yards, right? The local self-serve junkyard here will pay some fluctuating value per ton for any old piece of crap car you have the...
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    I do separate the materials as I load them onto...

    I do separate the materials as I load them onto the truck, roughly in the reverse order that I know I'm going to unload them at the yard with weights taken in between. All of the sheetmetal/shred...
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    What kind of scale do you use? I'm interested in...

    What kind of scale do you use? I'm interested in investing where it makes sense.
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    Thank you for your reply. My main job is as a...

    Thank you for your reply.

    My main job is as a software developer. The scrap metal business started out as a hobby, but I'm looking for a steady source of secondary income. Traveling from place...
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    The $100/month idea is interesting. If the stuff...

    The $100/month idea is interesting. If the stuff wasn't sitting outside in many cases that would be an interesting angle to work. Thank you for your reply.
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    I highly doubt it. There is no sign of that...

    I highly doubt it. There is no sign of that going on, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who buys scrap metal in the area and what it's worth. This is a large garage, not a mom...
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    Interesting point. So the scrap material...

    Interesting point. So the scrap material includes a lot more than just rotors; there's all manner of suspension components, engine parts, etc. If rotors is all the typical scrapper pays on and he...
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    Buying automotive scrap

    I've been scrapping for many years now. At least 10 or 11, maybe more.

    Long ago I learned that curb picking was a money losing operation. It's typical for me to travel 25 miles just covering one...
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    The latest URL link to the IRS document is here:...

    The latest URL link to the IRS document is here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/cashchapter16_210743.pdf
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    This thead is a question - Hard to say for certain, there are a number of...

    Hard to say for certain, there are a number of different surface mount components that are packaged in that shape. Last time I had anything to do with them they were fuses. Sometimes the board...
  11. I own a Stripmeister Original. StripMeister...

    I own a Stripmeister Original. StripMeister Original Automatic Wire Stripping Machine - StripMeister Wire Stripping Machine

    Not cheap but it works good.

    --Geoff
  12. Three words: turn and burn! Not a lot of value...

    Three words: turn and burn!

    Not a lot of value here. Unless they're something particularly complex and expensive, they're just a motor and some wiring in a plastic case. Don't spend a lot of...
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    Thanks, Jon. Yes, about 60% is roughly what I...

    Thanks, Jon. Yes, about 60% is roughly what I got. The plastic bag is a non-factor since it was weighed with the copper and without. I also double-checked the weight of the copper by inference by...
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    Scrap Romex: Should you strip it?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpTH0FFcSVQ

    In my analysis, unless you can process a lot of material very quickly, you're wasting your time stripping scrap Romex, or worse, working for China at...
  15. Thread: Your truck?

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    I just got a "new" truck too! This past November...

    I just got a "new" truck too! This past November I traded in my Grand Cherokee on a 2011 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 with the Hemi! I don't even know that trailer's back there anymore, and it's great...
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    I live in the Detroit area, and I scrap fairly...

    I live in the Detroit area, and I scrap fairly regularly, although not every day, or sometimes even every week. That said, there's a few things I've learned along the way:

    1. Don't let seeing...
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    Same here, brother. If it wasn't for the money...

    Same here, brother. If it wasn't for the money I'd be spending my time woodworking or boating or just hanging out with my wife and kids. As it is, it's a small secondary income that helps pay for...
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    Excellent article, thanks for sharing it!

    Excellent article, thanks for sharing it!
  19. 07 Grand Cherokee towing a 10' trailer. --Geoff

    07 Grand Cherokee towing a 10' trailer.

    --Geoff
  20. Scrap yard fixed their mistake, but I learned a lesson

    Saturday was a busy day for us. We brought two loads to one of our local yards, GLE Scrap Metal in Warren, MI, one a 1440 pound load of steel and one a 2600 pound load of mixed ferrous and...
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    This thead is a question - I'm sure that in the case of the Blockbuster,...

    I'm sure that in the case of the Blockbuster, there was probably some deal that forbade them from destroying the local market for the movies by dumping them in the dumpster intact. Some assistant...
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    This thead is a question - My best trash find ever was on the day I decided...

    My best trash find ever was on the day I decided to walk my dog behind the Blockbuster video and discovered their dumpster was *full* of the video tapes they had stopped carrying that day. I dug...
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    You might be a scrapper if...your car hasn't been...

    You might be a scrapper if...your car hasn't been parked in the garage for years because it's too full of metal....you've got the Sanford and Son theme as your ringtone on your cellphone....your wife...
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    The refrigerant disposal keeps me away from them....

    The refrigerant disposal keeps me away from them. I called around and could not find anyone willing to extract the refrigerant from one for less than $65. Since I don't get them regularly enough to...
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    ...and they wonder why nobody with two nickels to...

    ...and they wonder why nobody with two nickels to rub together wants to live in that freakin' dump. *Amazing.

    For the rest of you who aren't local, a child died in a fire today in part because the...
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