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    Can I flatten aluminum?

    Example that is in my mind is a all aluminum trash can. It will not fit in my car.

    If I am able to flatten it (or other things) then I can haul stuff I otherwise could not.

    Does flattening aluminum (or any other metal) lower the value of it? or change it quality?


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    Is it by the lbs no matter what?


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    As long as they can ID it your fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KzScrapper View Post
    As long as they can ID it your fine.
    Good to know.

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    hammer it, stomp on it, run over with it in the truck, squish it down till it fits : D (then grab the next one and repeat ; )

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    Have to love how malleable aluminum is

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    Yep bought as long as it is aluminum but I'm like ocd don't flatten but ya gotta do what ya gotta do

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    Use a log splitter. If you have access one. In the summer I was running a non profit, but my ex partner helped kill the business deal. Long story. But I took the log splitter and he made a plate to sit on the wedge...flat plate. Crushed everything including server cases...so it would work with alumnum no problem.



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