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  1. What is a funny, professional sounding title for a scrapper?

    What is a funny, professional sounding title for a scrapper?
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    Residential electrical panels

    I've been buying wire from an electrical contractor for some time now. He started giving me loaded electrical panels. My question is what to do with them. Does it make sense to break them down to get...
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    Tilt Deck Trailer

    Looking to buy a tilt deck trailer (plus winch) to add to my collection for scrap/equipment hauling. Today I looked at a CAM brand name trailer and it seemed poorly built. What brand trailer to buy?
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    I took quite a few commercial boilers out....

    I took quite a few commercial boilers out. Easier to cut them up in place. Not sure if your able to truck a 15' load due to permitting. I had a demo company before did mostly mechanical demo for a...
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    Ty for helpful info

    Ty for helpful info
  6. U probably be better off investing in a good wire...

    U probably be better off investing in a good wire stripping machine. Save up wire for when work is slow.
    Look on internet, u can find a decent machine for bout $1000..
  7. About how much wire do u need granulated. Is it...

    About how much wire do u need granulated. Is it consistent supply.
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    I'm gonna start going after the little metal ball...

    I'm gonna start going after the little metal ball in the points of a bic pen. Jk.
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    Ty for everyones help. Just trying to b fair...

    Ty for everyones help. Just trying to b fair enough with my pricing for both me and customer to b happy with. Hopefully picks up a little, just spent $300 on portable bench scale.
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    I have a wire stripper and I'm buying insulated...

    I have a wire stripper and I'm buying insulated wire from others then stripping it, selling it to yards. I'm trying to figure how much to pay people for insulated wire.
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    Need help on pricing copper wire

    Ok, I started buying insulated wire. I've been reading old post on insulated wire to c what kind of formula others use to come up with a fair price. Found threads about recovery rates for different...
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    Yeah we'll see...

    Yeah we'll see...
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    Metal recycling laws/requirements?

    Looking to rent a building to sort/prep metals I buy from commercial accounts. Does anyone no if special licenses are required by new jersey. It will not be open to public, just for my on metals. Any...
  14. Every individual town in the united states counts...

    Every individual town in the united states counts on recycling returns. It keeps cost down on trash pick up as well. It is illegal to pick through and take trash. Alot of people on this forum have...
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    I have an account I'm working on that is a 3 yr....

    I have an account I'm working on that is a 3 yr. contract producing alot of metal, I just want to be 100% sure about my bid.
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    Scrap metal accounts

    I've been part time scrapper forever. I'm looking to buy a roll off truck a few, dumpsters and go after accounts. my question is does anyone deduct a transportation cost right of the top, or is the...
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    I would look at maybe a dozen attics and idea of...

    I would look at maybe a dozen attics and idea of what your scope of work is. Put a price on your time/material. How long its gonna take you to do one attic times that by 109 units. Assume all is...
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    Illegal to take it. If it is attached to the pole...

    Illegal to take it. If it is attached to the pole it belongs to electric company.
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    $.98/lb was tip dollar bout 8 yrs ago. At the...

    $.98/lb was tip dollar bout 8 yrs ago. At the time I never thought it would get to the price where it is today
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    Resell them

    Resell them
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    I had 2 1/2 tons of #1 copper pipe i got out of a...

    I had 2 1/2 tons of #1 copper pipe i got out of a demo job of mine, brought it to scrap yard, people looked at me like I was a rockstar and the crackheads were drooling. Sadly it was only $0.98/lb at...
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    U ain't kidding sirscrapalot. That is the end of...

    U ain't kidding sirscrapalot. That is the end of the rainbow for me.
  23. Program a couple local scrap yards #'s in your...

    Program a couple local scrap yards #'s in your phone call around b4 u go.
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    That's funny. I picked a window unit off the side...

    That's funny. I picked a window unit off the side of the road from a lady cleaning out her house. I didn't know her but she recognized me and said aren't you so/so's husband... Went home told my old...
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    That might b more work than its worth.

    That might b more work than its worth.
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