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    This thread is a serious one - Hmmm let me think...january 2014 getting 320 for...

    Hmmm let me think...january 2014 getting 320 for shred & paying peddlers 220 a ton so spread 100 per ton or 31%. July 2015 getting 115 for shred and paying 44 a ton spread 71 per ton or 61%. lets...
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    This thread is a serious one - ? what does that mean? Scrap prices adjust for...

    ? what does that mean? Scrap prices adjust for market prices? Since January of 2014 price from shredder to buy from smaller yards has fallen by around 60 percent in my area. If the price of what...
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    Yep not illegal in AZ but.....once the cans are...

    Yep not illegal in AZ but.....once the cans are hauled to California and presented for crv it becomes crv fraud a felony for the yard operator.
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    7??? When I look at the the steel dot org map...

    7??? When I look at the the steel dot org map (steelplant_north america 2013) I see a whole lot more than seven melt shops in the united states. where did you get that number from? it is obviously...
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    Eight million dollars... if only that was enough...

    Eight million dollars... if only that was enough money to open and run a yard with a shredder. Lets do a shopping list without prices. Hammermill (shredder),machine shop to work on...
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    Poll: this thread has a poll - As a scrapman I'd like to tell you I use a die...

    As a scrapman I'd like to tell you I use a die grinder with finishing touches from a plumbers torch but really I have a subscription with Harry's.:)
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    Oh just something I tell my granddaughter (when...

    Oh just something I tell my granddaughter (when she calls me daddy))who at this time is being raised by me and my wife. In yiddish your zaydeh is your grandfather.
  8. many aluminum heat sinks are extruded, for sure...

    many aluminum heat sinks are extruded, for sure not all. Buying at my scale I have seen more than a few heat sinks that are aluminum plate with fins in them like this:
    Progressive Stamped Heat Sink...
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    P&S Means Plate and structural steel heres the...

    P&S Means Plate and structural steel heres the spec from ISRI
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    Plate and structural steel, 5 feet and under.
    Cut structural and plate scrap, 5 feet and under.
    Clean open hearth steel plates,...
  10. Thread: Zinc Prices

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    Unfortunately what you have wayne1956 is not even...

    Unfortunately what you have wayne1956 is not even close to pure zinc. What you have is zinc aluminum die casting alloy which has been plated or coated. Zinc or zinc aluminum alloys are dull grey in...
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    New to this board but old to the scrap business. ...

    New to this board but old to the scrap business. The penalties to a yard are ginormous (not to use a technical term) check this out

    Metal Dynamics Agrees To Settlement With
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