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    Scrap Yard Mistake

    Today I took a bunch of AL storm window and door frames, and some AL wire. One bucket was bare AL wire the other was insulated. Well the guy at the dock gave me the sheet AL price of .55/lb instead...
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    I was curious so a quick google search says that...

    I was curious so a quick google search says that it is an industrial alloy. Not sure what to tell you to do with it though. Probably throw it in with the light irons, though you may want to just...
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    Stripping Wire

    Anyone who has stripped a bent, folded, stepped on, and twisted wire knows how much of a pain it is. Today I thought of a way around that. Wouldn't wire be so much easier to strip if it was...
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    Deep/chest Freezers

    I had a friend tell me he'd give me 3 chest freezers if I wanted them. I know about the freon but are fridges and freezers worth the work? Should I break them down? Or take them as is or not at...
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    What exactly is gold on the motherboards and...

    What exactly is gold on the motherboards and cpu's. And what is the best way to get it off? I would imagine a pair of dikes would work but you'd have a lot left on the board and cpu, right?
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    Hot Water Heaters

    I broke down my first two hot water heaters today. My scrap yard said they paid $9.?? per hundred pounds?? So I let my curiosity win. One tank, possibly the older was wrapped with fiberglass on...
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    More than just Light Iron

    I have just started taking scrap to the yard on the day's I don't have work. So far I have made two trips. The first was a bunch of copper and misc stuff, I got $1k. The second trip I had mostly...
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