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    coffee maker quest

    coffee makers are mostly plastic & a time ago my yard took them ,but now if they see you give them one
    they will reduce your load 20 pounds , that happens once and it gets old fast. so for a wile did not bother with them ,till I took to a challenge to my self
    To collect the horseshoe shaped or the round espresso heat element, wile there might be some copper in there, the main thing is it will pass as Aluminum . I am up to 100 or so .But I want to fill a 35 gallon trash can, going to take a wile

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    which type of coffee maker are you talking about??

    If you are talking about mr. coffee type automatic drip machines, yes way too much plastic but you can get the heating element thingy out fairly easy with a hammer....

    If you are scrapping an Espresso machine: brass, copper, alu, SS and wiring. Most of these types are put together quite well considering the amount of steam pressure they produce.

    Going to make a Cappuchino now. MMMMMMMM
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    I just through those in with my irony aluminum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
    I just through those in with my irony aluminum.
    My yard takes them as AL ,But thanks cause now I guess if I was to sell them 35 gallons worth yes they will be Irony AL .In the past I would just toss some along with my AL load

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    A long time ago a stoner buddy of mine who was quite the MacGyver split open one of the elements, mounted it to a block of wood with insulation, hooked power and a potentiometer to it, and made a vaporizer way before anyone really knew about vapping.

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    Haha that takes some skill , where there's a will there's a way

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    5 pound coffe maker 50 cents as is for shred, 1/4 pound of aluminum 25 cents + 1/4 pound insulat copper wire 25 cents = 50 cents. I say just sell them as shred if the yard will take them like that, around here we can. Cut the cords off reguardless.
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