New to Scraping.

[Shawn]

Hi everyone just wanted to introduce myself.

I would also like to thank everyone for all of their posts, lots of great information in here.

I've only been scrapping for about two months now part-time, with a car (no truck yet) and a one car garage Im using for my workshop. Ive picked up some of the suggested tools like an angle grinder and manual feed wire stripper to name a coulpe of my favorite new additions.

I've made a couple of $100 loads and have about $200 worth of merchandise I need to prep.

I live in a complex with six dumpsters that I pull from. Its amazing how easy it is to find stuff the only problem is I'm still learing what to mess with and whats not worth my time.
I feel like I'm putting too many man hours in right now. Putting so much time in breaking stuff down hopefully Ill get better with experience.



Another place that i find a lot of metal like brass and alum die cast is from a locksmith. This company probably throws 50lbs of mixed metal away a week. This stuff is pretty hard to break down though. A lot of the brass is coated with stainless, I ve been using the angle grinder to expose the yellow brass. There is a big difference in price $2.15lb vs $1lb.


Anyways just wanted to get a little more invloved here in the fourm.

Thanks

[Mick]

Welcome, Shawn. I see you've actually been around for a couple months.

[Dumpster-Dee]

Hi....you are fortunate to have so many dumpsters close by. That makes for a good start. Stay on the forum and keep learning.
I seem to be stuck on the $100 loads,too, but I'm optimistic ! I never leave anything with a motor in it....I love breaking stuff down. Love that copper !

[easyrecycle]

Welcome to the forum. If you happen to come by any computer kind of waste (or anything long those lines) hit me up. I will love to buy it an since I live in dallas as well I can even give you a helping hand here an there.

[dustmuffin]

hey just wondering would that wire stripper work on wire that you would get from say for example a lamp?

[Dumpster-Dee]

I may be wrong, Dmuffin, but I think this stripper is only for stripping the outer layer of cable wire....which a utility knife does just as well. I haven't seen anything under $200 that would serve our purposes for small wiring. You'll find that on another thread submitted by mechanic688.

[Shawn]

Strips 18 AWG - 3/4" Wire (1mm - 20mm). It works pretty good, paid $100.

http://stores.affordabletool.com/Wire%20Strippers/

[junkdude1959]

WElcome.....

[ocedy]

Welcome!!! If you have any questions just ask.

[EcoSafe]

go get em. how well does that stripper work on small wire ?

[Shawn]

The smallest wire that I have stripped is 14 AWG braided wire and it worked great on that. It already paid for it-self.

Don't get me wrong I would like to get a fancy auto wire stripping machine but can't justify the expense at this time.

I use to use a utility knife method and for me (a beginner) this stripper was well worth the $100 bucks.

Thanks everyone for the welcoming party..haha

[Mechanic688]

Thanks everyone for the welcoming party..haha

Shawn, you haven't seen anything yet. Wait till your asleep and we all show up at your house and drink all your beer and leave the mess for later. haha

[KzScrapper]

As a professional courtesy, we will leave the cans for you though.

[ComputerScrapper]

Shawn, you haven't seen anything yet. Wait till your asleep and we all show up at your house and drink all your beer and leave the mess for later. haha

And I am one for the great practical jokes.....I like the classics...Putting vaseline on the trigger for your sawzall, filling your truck full of silly string...lol

[parrothead]

Don't forget doggie doo under the door handle of the truck.