Possible Avenue for CRTs - Page 3

Oh, and most importantly I need to add one more thing to the CA CRT program - the TV has to have originated in California (bought/owned here). No importing truckloads, sorry!

Around here if we don't take the CRT monitor or tv they end up going to the road or in a dumpster. So rather than just the tube in the landfill the whole unit is.

Heh, our Cali Tube Cartel is full of info an a couple of laughs. Keep it up you two.

Glad to see others doing it an making some money..way more then me, but then you two have to put up with the state of California. lol.

I dig it ain't something for everyone. Just like Refining isn't or scrapping ac's or whatever. I've taken no offense to any posts, other then it setting me off on my soapbox. It happens now an then, ya'll know this.

At the end of the day, an I've said this before, an I'll keep saying it... It's your business or hobby to run as you see fit.
Unless your being a **** fool an unsafe, then a I reserve the right to call you a dumbass an kick you in the ass for being said unsafe fool.

Sirscrapalot - Bang! Bang! Have a Nice Day! - Mick Foley

Originally Posted by ryanw

logansryche - There is no hunk of lead lying inside of the tubes for you to grab. It's in the glass. Old TVs had lead in all sections of the tube. Newer models had barium oxide in the panel glass, and lead in the funnel, neck, and solder glass.

Have you taken one apart? I've seen them taken apart and the lead is in an insert not in the glass. I'd need one of those spot guns to be sure though.

I have not opened up a CRT. That insert is the shadow mask. It's made of steel. There is an abundance of information out there on the composition of CRTs if you look...

Originally Posted by logansryche

Have you taken one apart? I've seen them taken apart and the lead is in an insert not in the glass. I'd need one of those spot guns to be sure though.

Two things. Ryanw is correct about the leaded glass and maybe you should get a spot gun so you will know what you're talking about.
So many things I want to say but I won't. You stated that people don't have to read your threads and you are correct, we don't. As of right now I choose not to and will change my profile settings so hopefully I will never again see that little bear with the confused look on his face.

Cathode ray tube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lots of good info.

Always good to know what your dealing with.

Sirscrapalot - It went from 1am to 3 am...gotta love it when you forget about the Spring time change.

Shows that I Live in a time capsule as I had no idea that the time change thing was now. I looked at the clock on the computer that changes automatically and then at the clock on my VCR (yes I still use them) and noticed that it was daylight savings time or whatever,lol.

Good thing that I have a computer that helps me stay a bit updated with the ever changing world around us.

I didn't know either till I looked at the time. I had just looked 15 minutes prior an then it was 3. I've not had so much of the cooler I lost that much track of time. lol.

It's times like this I miss Arizona. No setting clocks forward or back.

Curse you Hobo!



Sirscrapalot - Hobo hugs three armed cacti.

First..

MMarro...thanks for the kind words! Right back atcha..I hear lots of good things about you.

On to the fun,

My good sir, you assume. I use neither Good Will ( Feel free to search past posts on me about them, I'd not put them out if they were on fire. ) or Best Buy. I live on a sandbar. I don't have a Best Buy. LOL. I use a service available to me on my little sandbar. An I am a business. A one man band if you will.

You are correct tho, I have no labor costs above myself an whatever help I need on a daily basis. Your comments just gave me an opportunity to remind everyone...we deal in trash, stop judging others for it! I've said before I understand exceptions. I just ask ya'll stop telling people they can't do something with tubes..because you can do something with them. Somebody can do something with them. Whether it's me, the Cali Tube Cartel (Ryan an units!) or someone else.

Thankfully, my state lets me do what i need to with a limited amount of Hoop Jumping.

YMMV,

Sirscrapalot - You may not agree with me, an that's fine, but I kindly thank you for keeping things civil. - Me to anyone.

It seems I have learned first hand what assuming can do lol. I am envious of you, I suppose that's where my intensity on the issue comes from lol. I am in no way discouraging people from taking CRTs in and recycling what bits they can. I just can't wrap my head around anyone thinking there is money in a CRT if you go the full route of having the CRT glass processed yourself. Although it may seem like I am beating up on Logan I am actually trying to help. I think I get frustrated because his enthusiasm reminds me too much of myself, I can become blinded by everything else when I get fixed on one idea. I am also not above getting down to the nitty gritty, I have worked in a scrapyard for the first half of my life and I still am not afraid to do a little dumpster diving so I do not judge the idea of breaking down a CRT but just leave the tube processing to the professionals. Either get rid of the tube properly through another company after you picked the goodies from them or don't touch them.

Come visit the sandbar, things are easier to understand with a full cooler an waves.

Don't listen to BC, Long Island doesn't count.

Sirscrapalot - Dig it? Oooohhh Yeaaaa! - Macho Man Randy Savage.

BC your getting senile it's ok tho bro.

Yea MMarro...if you come..leave BC. Or I'll have to charge you for the beverages.

Sirscrapalot - Awaiting the grief he shall get next he chats with BC.

I say use them for fallout shelters. Lol