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  1. Anyone know a tool or trick to cut insulated wire completely through?

    I found that if you cut small and medium braided insulated wire all the way through it is a breeze seperating the copper from insulation.
    Basically cutting it into half instead of just slicing the...
  2. what does that have to d with scrapping?

    what does that have to d with scrapping?
  3. Need hekp to become CAR - Certified Appliance Recycler in Northern California

    Hi folks,
    anyone on here has that CAR license and is willing to help us obtain it ourselves?

    We are located south of Sacramento in the Central Valley.

    Willing to pay for your time and help in...
  4. Not just to me, but everybody else. I am...

    Not just to me, but everybody else.
    I am perfectly ok GIVING the appliance scrap away. Make plenty of money on the good stuff. But all the guys I talked to aren't getting paid either. Not really...
  5. Well, dip**** SIMS here in Stockton requires all...

    Well, dip**** SIMS here in Stockton requires all scrappers (except the 2 or 3 that are special) to have a CAR license, which NOBODY has, except the yards themselves. Without they don't take...
  6. Anyone here has or is familiar w/ CAR Appliance Recycling Certificate in California?

    Hi all,
    does anyone on here have a CAR Certified Appliance Recycling permit for the state of California?

    How hard is it to get. Seems like a lot of dumbass paper work they want us to create.
    ...
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    Quick advice with ewaste shipping from CA to OH?

    Hi all
    I just got 150 or so desktops from a neighbor for cheap.
    Also got about another 50 that I accumulated over time.
    Ewaste is not my day job, so I kept collecting until now.
    Figured I put in...
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    I despise dumpster divers,because they ALWAYS...

    I despise dumpster divers,because they ALWAYS leave a mess.
    Numerous times I had convos with them abiut how I let them do it if they just keep it clean.
    No chance, those idiots always burned the...
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    Thanks for your magical assessment of my business...

    Thanks for your magical assessment of my business model.
    I am quite busy, thank you very much.
    I rather work and make money than spending umpteen hours on here accumulating knowledge I never will...
  10. Got a call from a storage facility to pick up 15...

    Got a call from a storage facility to pick up 15 appliances a couple weeks ago.
    Got there and it was a 15x40 unit packed and stacked.
    Ended up 80 appliances and a few scrap items, ACs, furnace....
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    This thread is a serious one - Looking for sheep? Check with SIMS they are from...

    Looking for sheep?
    Check with SIMS they are from Australia!
  12. Score, motherload, or otherwise awesome thread. - Dozens of working appliances, due to upgrades or...

    Dozens of working appliances, due to upgrades or wifey not likey no more.
    Basically anything mechanical often times works just fine or needs minimal work.
    Thank you America for being such a...
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    Need advice on Plasma Cutter for sealed Units

    Planning on breaking down sealed units/compressors mostly from fridges soon.
    What kind of plasma cutter should I get?
    Certain model etc would be appreciated.
    Thanks
    Martin
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    Everything which is widely klnown and readily...

    Everything which is widely klnown and readily accessible will likely attract idiots that have no colue that will bid it through the roof making you ZERO profit.
    You need to find your own sources and...
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    Sticky: Hi Joe, me again, still trying to get into the...

    Hi Joe,
    me again, still trying to get into the sealed unit breakdown game.
    Got a 2nd location finally and figured I can do it there, back of some old ass warehouse. No public traffic, nobody to bug...
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    Sticky: I might just need to plan a road trip to Idaho....

    I might just need to plan a road trip to Idaho. Lol. Would love to see your setup and operation.
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    Sticky: I was under the impression that you put the...

    I was under the impression that you put the compressor on the side when you cut it on the cutting table just moving it around as you go along the seam does that not make this oil spill out as soon as...
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    Sticky: I am confused .... don't you spill oil all over...

    I am confused .... don't you spill oil all over the place that way?
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    Sticky: Joe do you drain them sum*****es first or do you...

    Joe
    do you drain them sum*****es first or do you cut them with oil inside?
    It looks like you have a bucket under the table saw, is that for the oil when it spills?
    Martin
  20. 30+ in one day incl 24 from an appliance store,...

    30+ in one day incl 24 from an appliance store, over 75 in a week.
    Newest less than a year old a few times.
    People are wasteful, they remodel and want everything same style so they dump brandnew...
  21. This thead is a question - Actually I don't drill. I take a grinder cut an X...

    Actually I don't drill. I take a grinder cut an X into the top (highest part) then a chisel and hammer and tap inwards one of those corners created by the X. My Sims loves them that way and everybody...
  22. This thead is a question - Our Sims pays 13 cents with a hole drilled and...

    Our Sims pays 13 cents with a hole drilled and oil drained.
    Another place takes them as is no hole for 8 cents.
    I have a super basic setup where I can drill and drain in less than 1 minute each...
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    I sell a lot on eBay and after over 20 years I am...

    I sell a lot on eBay and after over 20 years I am finally sick and tired of them.
    Not so worried about the changes, but the glitches are INSANE!
    My sub tenant is moving out in August and I will get...
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    I don't judge ANY pickup based on geography. I...

    I don't judge ANY pickup based on geography.
    I got some of the nicest **** out of the hood and some of the worst garbage from so called rich neighborhoods.
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    Just cut the plugs off, turn it into #2 wire that...

    Just cut the plugs off, turn it into #2 wire that way and `move on.
    Stripping wire is a waste of time, if you can spend the same time getting more stuff.
    I don't even cut the wire harness out of...
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