Selling Ingots?

**James708** · 12-08-2014, 03:49 AM

Hey fellow scrappers!
I'm just wondering would it be a good idea to smelt ingots and sell them to the end users, like a foundry or refinery. I have an ill feeling that they will only accept MASSIVE bulks of ingots like 10 tons when I could only supply them with less.

**travistemple202020** · 12-08-2014, 08:47 AM

huge question best answer really I have is that you have to find a buyer and have to either do that bulk or be able to do the purity research research research and lots of calling

**hunterandscrapper** · 12-08-2014, 09:13 AM

I melt down lead wheel weights and almost all lead and pour it into muffin tins make ingots and sell it that way

**scrappinlife** · 12-08-2014, 09:29 AM

I doubt you'll find too many buyers except for maybe Ebay. If they were stamped, it would help you out a lot, but then you have the purity issue. Most scrap yards don't buy ingots

**DevinThaScrapper** · 12-08-2014, 11:20 AM

Depends what you are smelting, what melting heat you need, which in turn will dictate what equiptnent u need. It will be hard finding a buyer.

**EcoSafe** · 12-08-2014, 12:23 PM

too much hassle and hard to sell if not pre arranged.

**eesakiwi** · 12-09-2014, 04:56 AM

This is the general consences. For the actual value of the Ali its not worth it.
Also, by changing the shape you are turning it into a unknown Ali alloy. Or 'Domestic Ali' @ the lowest price.
You can only cast ex cast Ali, any other Ali will not cast well.

So far I know of only two exceptions, you are casting the ali into something more valuable.
You are melting the Ali off ' Irony Ali' to increase its value.