Ok Been reading this thread. Did I miss something along the way? What is the copper motor wire remover? Please point me in the right direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geiser093
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Ok Been reading this thread. Did I miss something along the way? What is the copper motor wire remover? Please point me in the right direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geiser093
Probably referring to this thread.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/disma...om-motors.html
Ya that was it. Sorry I should have been more specific. I took a motor apart for the copper and it was 100% one of the most frustrating things I ever did scrapping. So as my usual process goes, do it my way, then look to see if anyone could possibly have figured out an easier way. I ran across that thread. But **** $60 for that thing. It is $6.00 worth of steel and that is paying to have it cut and ready to weld. Now I would pay for the thing if it wasn't so expensive, $30, even $39.95 but $60 seems just plain expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper
Ed Jackson, Amix Salvage started out with a pick up truck and a wheelbarrow in Penticton BC on IR land, today all his yards are still located on IR land. Amix Recycling is the largest scrap metal recycler in British Columbia with over 60 years of sales experience in industrial equipment and steel products.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geiser093
Slater Salvage started out without a truck working from a small piece of ground located behind a Foundry in Surrey BC. Scrap Metal Recycling and Electronic Scrap Recycling at Slater Iron and Salvage
Rip Roche started out with a home build car crusher, no website
Davis Trading started out with a hand cart rag and bone now into 4th generation family run business. Davis Trading & Supply Ltd. - Recycle Vancouver
Captain Crunch two brothers started out from the home farm plot in Abbotsford BC. Home | Capt'n Crunch Auto Wrecking
For a laugh Be sure to read the Capetian Crunch History, http://www.captncrunch.ca/history
I personally think your goals a bit optimistic, it is going to take more than 5 years to realize your ambition. Especially the part of having 1 million liquid dollars at your disposal, you may however have a million in assets.
A good friend of mine once told me it was best to work with the banks money, a good line of credit never hurt anyone.
A few weeks ago I had the idea to take a tire iron, sharpen the end to a point, then pry it out that way. I clamp the motor in the vise and use the edge of the vise to leverage against.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geiser093
The name of the tool is a sleever bar. It is a straight prybar with a point on one end and a curved flat tip on the other end. We use them for prying and aligning bolt holes. Hardware stores dont carry them as its an industrial tool. Like a halligan bar. I still give props to anyone that makes there own tools though.
even staples sells them, just in case you feel the need to take your frustration out on your office equipment:
Klein ToolsŪ Forged Steel Connecting Bar, Round Shape, 30 in | StaplesŪ
I was thinking about hosting an "Office Space" day as a fundraiser. I take all my printers to a location along tools, bat, and other impliments of destruction. For a donation you get a printer and may select your tool. Smash at will. I get all the scrap and split proceeds with charity!Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
Long week spent mostly roofing in the rain. I have a large amount of stuff to process and it is piling up quick. Good problem. Took a load to the yard today it was about $150. Just misc. stuff I had accumulated this week. That puts me at about $300 for the week. I have still not sold any e-scrap as I am waiting for one build load.
I have the new website up and running. If you guys would be kind enough to take a look and critique what I built I would appreciate it greatly.
Home Page
I also registered a junk removal site and it directs to the computer recycler site, it was an oversite but I will be fixing that this week.
the url will be 4PittsburghJunkRemoval.com
I posted your CL adds today. Lets see if I can get some action.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geiser093
Thanks again
They can be real hit or miss. I wish you luck. They have done well for me. A couple of the things I have done are:
1. Ask for a picture of what they have if they say it is a large amount.
2. Be very clear on what you pay, I always tell people the money I pay is just an incentive for doing the right thing.
3. Don't run out for little loads set them up for a run that you can do at the end of the week. That way calls will come in and you can set up a route.
It has been a very busy time for me. I have completely lost my desire to deal with construction. After completing the roof we were to move on and repair a porch. The roof was way more involving than expected. I replaced a few hundred square feet of decking for free. Now twelve days before x-mas she wants to cancel the porch work. It seems like most people I deal with want to order a Big Mac, fries, and coke. BUT when they get to the window they demand a Shake or because they though it was included. It really just makes no sense to me and it happens over and over.
I have been processing lots of material and have a few more pick ups scheduled. I am liquidating a lot of tools I will no longer be using and investing them into the e-waste business. I know I will do well and if I do not then I will look for anther opportunity away from construction. I will be working the rest of the week in the workshop and hope to get a bunch of pics posted.
Good luck on your endeavors if you strive hard enough it can happen only you can choose where you go in your business
I hear you bro...After 20 + years of being in the construction biz and adapting to the economy, illegal immigrants, getting beat up over a couple hundred bucks when the budget was half mill + and having to put up with someone elses wife I walked away on my terms and do what I do now. I couldn't be happier and I feel like working on my own house again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geiser093
I wish you the best.
The worst part is I spent 5 years in school at Pitt for Computer Science/Business. I did not like the office setting and went into construction. Suffered for a few years and things got better. Now the suffering years seem like the good old days and I feel like the industry is just mangled. Sears sells windows for $1000.00 and window world does them installed for $188. Every worker is either completely inexperienced AND knows it all or so strung out on various drugs that I get more done alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by KZBell
The little screws holding the computer parts inside the towers are like Prozac. I go into my workshop turn on the radio and everything is OK in the world. The biggest let down is something I used to love has become a nightmare. I am grateful that after I started scrapping more I found this forum and all the information it contains. I have used this forum to gain an education that is worth more than anyone that is not on here really using the information could understand.
I am starting a new chapter walking away from from the construction work I once loved and am excited to move on but depressed at the same time. I can not keep dividing my energy between the two. Th efforts I put the scrap are rewarded and the more effort I put in the better results I get. I keep straddling the fence and just have not been able really go at 100%. I know that once I do Things will take off.
I read somewhere I think Andrew Carnegie said "Place all your eggs in one basket, then watch that basket."
Spent the last night breaking stuff down with a buddy and both our sons. It was a good time to hang out and watch the kids figure out the tools.
Went to the scrap yard this morning to clear out some stuff and make room.
5 lbs #1 Copper.................................$2.95...... .....$14.75
6 lbs #2 Copper.................................$2.80...... .....$16.80
18 lbs Alum.......................................$0.57.. .........$10.26
23 lbs Stainless.................................$0.50... .........$11.50
58 lbs. Mixed Comp Wire.....................$0.85............$38.40
320 Shredder....................................$12/100........$49.30
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$141.05
I also sent off a little bit of Ram and Slot Proc to PhillyBuyer from the buyers section. I emailed him and he said to send an invoice which I did. He got the invoice while I was out and paid it for $41.06 before I got home. Sent out the box priority mail it cost $8.00 so I was up $33.00 on a little box. I would like to find more cost effective shipping metod and send a larger load next time. This was just a test run and I needed the money on Paypal to reinvest in business cards.
Craigslist Lead
A young kid wit no car called with 15 towers. When I got there they were pretty much broke down into boxes! $5.00 each for a total of $75. I also purchased 2 X-Boxes, all his shredder, and some other stuff at 90% of his yard price which is a little lower than my yard price. The guy is a landscaper and got the computers from a dumpster where he cuts grass. He says the company gave him permission to take all the computer stuff is a 20 yard dumpster. He has no vehicle. We will be going out during business hours and removing from dumpster at which time I will reaffirm the permission to do so and then they will load them and I'll pay the two kids $5.00 each.
1/2 lb. P2 slot
16 lb MB
8 lb Finger Cards
5 oz Silver Mem
15.2 oz Gold Mem
13 lb Hdd
35 lb Mixed Drives
35 lb Power Supply no Wire
7 lb Laptop complete
4 lb Wire
3 lb Alum
3.6 oz Pent Celeron Blk
2.2 oz P4
100 Lbs Shred
20 lb Mixed Copper from low grade boards ( for the kids to unwrap)
1/4 cell phones
1//4 lb gold connectors
40 GB Hdd
60 GB Hdd
Paid $95 - $200 approx value
Referral Lead from above call
The boss of the above 2 kids has over 100 towers in his garage. I will be going out to get the as soon as we can get together.
Here is a pic of my scrap yards price sheet:
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5ca6cf01.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...pseb5614f2.jpg
It sounds like you could have crammed them into a flat rate envelope and printed the label yourself online and it only costs 4.80 each, just tape the envelope up good so the seams don't pop open.Quote:
Sent out the box priority mail it cost $8.00 so I was up $33.00 on a little box. I would like to find more cost effective shipping metod and send a larger load next time.
That is what I will do with the next small load. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Your thread inspired me to make a cl wanted post
Good luck, be patient and repost regularly. The results will be mixed. Over time the people calling with good qty dealing with.Quote:
Originally Posted by landmine
That's a great find and I really enjoy your post by the way. I have dreams of doing what your doing but I just don't know what to do with all that plastic waste. Can you shed some light as to how you dispose of your waste. Is it legal to take to the city dump?
There are several options for disposing of plastic.
#1 I can pay $55.00 per ton and deliver to the trash place.
#2 I had a dumpster that was for plastic for a local fire compay. I guess it was some kind of fund raiser.
#3 I can deliver to the recycling place and not get paid but do not have to pay either.
#4 Contractor bags from Home Depot hold a good bit of stuff and are always an option. I do not like this option because it is opposed to the goal of reduce, reuse, recycle. I would rather give it away and pay for gas and time to do so than put it out for trash. Doing the right thing means more than a little extra profit. I find when I start cutting corners and working in terms of gray areas it compromises my integrity. Some monitors I get go up on freecycle even though I could sell them for a few buck, or crap them. I feel obligated to give back on the site because I take from it.
Te number one thing you can do int his business is ask for help. Some people just say sorry, but many, many others, are willing to share resources. Google plastic recyclers in your area and see who takes it. Try to find a buyer if you can't then take it to a drop off. The problem I encountered was computer shells and the such are not baleable. Most places wanted baled plastic. The one place I did find to buy wanted to pay like $0.05 per pound. I think it worked out to a couple hundred a tractor trailer load. Which after loading and transporting is a huge loss.
Found a company called Atlas Materials Recycling. Might want to try to get them to get a roll-off compactor delivered to the back of your location, or get some plastic gaylords and have them emptied when full.
Paper & Plastic Recycling | Atlas Materials Recycling
You also might want to call Industrial Recyclers Inc, it says they recycle ABS and ABS Regrind (Ground up ABS).
Plastic Recycling in Pittsburgh, Recycle Scrap Plastics in Pittsburgh, and Sale Plastic Regrind & Virgin Resins in Pittsburgh
I will look into this again on Monday morning. Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gravitar
I got seriously sick over the weekend. I hardly ever get sick but this was like wow.
I pretty much slept Friday and Saturday away.
In the shop I just messed around. I ended up stripping some stuff for gold pins and ended up with about 14 grams.
I clipped some finger boards and they are on ebay, along with a cell phone.
I put up 2 500 GB Hdd's and checked closed listings first. I started the auction at $0.99 and out a Buy Now of about $10 less than what I seen a few others close at.
SOLD in less than 3 Hours $45.99
Lot of 2 Seagate Pipeline HD 2 500GB SATA Hard Drive | eBay
I know I could get more but want to get some positive feedback.
Hey, I was considering doing the same thing as you diving head first into the full time scrap business from a construction background. I just wanted to say thanks for this. It really shows me that it is possible. I just wish you would update this a little more than you do.