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Hey SMFers!
I have been planning to get together with a friend of mine who is a Sys Admin. He had quite the haul for me, and there may be more in the future. It was a 5 x 10 cage trailer full, plus...

That's funny that you just posted this. I stripped down a 75 inch Samsung and got 10 strips out of it. I want to use them as under cabinet lighting and so I was trying to figure out what the voltage...

Hey there,
Those are some great questions and hopefully recycling some metal can help you and your family out a little bit. The best way to get started is to search the vast resources here, as there...

hey olddude,
what's the best way to ship these to you so they don't get broken?
I'm interested in helping your project because I'm also building an alternative energy business using lots of solar...

Whats up SMF!
I've been busy with spring clean up the last coupla weeks, before that I was building shelves and a workbench in my garage. Spring cleaning has been really good, but I've only been...

Hey folks,
Its been a while since I've posted, but I have been reading regularly.

Here's another safety warning for ya...

Hold pieces you're grinding on with long pliers, a vice, clamps, or...

You might try the larger DLP's or rear projection TVs. I broke down a 50 some inch rear projection and still have the plastic sheets. When I get home, I'll check the thickness of the layers. I also...

Here's one I saw on big trash night. I really like his truck tho, probably good fuel mileage, and plenty of cargo room, and dat lift gate! In the other side of the refrigerator was a bunch of bikes...

Alright, I do not know if there is another thread on this topic, but post up the most outrageous, dangerous, or comical loads you've seen while out scrapping. I'll start, I have a picture that I...

Alrighty then, here are some promised better than shred pics! Took a load of non-ferrous in yesterday that had been sitting around. Prices are up a bit, and I needed to pad the checking account as...

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w168/sooneraviator/Urban%20Mining/IMG_20140618_144359_zpsoi7umo4e.jpg

Ack! post editing issues, will fix the image in the last post later.

Haven't posted much lately. Been busy with vehicle maintenance and family affairs.

Took a small load of shred and aluminum in last week. Had picked up a Pepsi cooler someone left by a dumpster....

I haven't done a breakdown, but there is an electric motor, which I would break down for the copper, a bit of wire, and a bit of shred usually. Mainly plastic bodies. Maybe 2-3 bucks a piece. Maybe....

So, a thought occurred to me the other day. I have quite a few electric weed eaters procured from CurbCo. I want a new 40 volt cordless to replace my trusty gas/oil that's becoming not so trusty.
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I'm also sure the EPA is fully aware of these practices by yards. Its too obvious not to notice if they did any kind of inspection... Double standards

Thanks for all of the replies. I'll have to get to my desktop for the thanks.

It sounds like it is SOP for a lot of places. The thing is, if I were to break open a system, and say a neighbor...

What would you do if you discovered that a yard was taking refrigerated items in the shred pile, refrigerant or no? Really concerned about this, because I love my atmosphere.
UMR

One I pulled from curb Co had a stainless wall section where the pump was mounted, like 24 lbs. You bet I'll take that 12 bucks off your curb for you.
UMR

Well, I always thought it was cool when my mom would take in cans at the Reynolds aluminum trucks.
In middle and high school, I would go through the piles on big trash day to find whatever suited my...

I see that SUV like Limo parked at metal Check all the time. Does the owner have a limo business? Mob? What gives?
UMR

Hey new scrapper,
Don't worry, the first time I went to the yard I had taken off any plastic or rubber on the steel. Was I in for a surprise when folks were putting complete bikes and plastic...

I second all the thoughts in this thread...
UMR

I totally do not have enough room for my hometown's Spring Clean Up. Its over 5 weeks on Fri/Sat. I have a full 10x10 storage unit, a full garage, and a full truck. Ive taken like 5 loads of shred...

I would think yes. Its got copper and solder on it. Sounds like low grade to me. Some of the boards out of remotes or other things I've turned in weren't
even plated. Just had a few components tied...