Hello from SC Carbide recycling facility

First post here and I havent seen anything posted about Scrap Carbide. We are a recycling facility in SC dealing only in scrap carbide with most of our business coming from scrap being shipped into us through the mail. I dont know if im allowed to post our website or price per pound but just thought I would say hi from south carolina.

g'day, welcome.
i'm sure you'll learn the basics in no time here, like how to go about advertising ect.
but in the mean time, how's about telling us where to find carbide, is it in anything specific that one could find scrapping?
sounds like it would come out of specialised stuff that only a few could ever find but maybe not.

inserts, endmills, drills, dies, round tools, boring bars, and sludge. Its mostly found in machine shops and in manufacturing plants....its basically the second hardest substance on earth next to a diamond and it is heavier than it looks ( kinda like gold). Machine shops are the first place I would look..... 2 coffee cans usually way about 100 pounds and our current price is 11.00 a pound.....and 10.00 a pound with braze on it. Also tons of recycling facilities have lots of it and buy it for about 3 to 4 dollars a pound and have no idea how much its worth.

i would get in touch with the utility companies, ive seen them throw away hundreds of pounds of the stuff at power plants or toss it in with shred

thanks for the info mechanic688, I just purchased a membership for scrap purchasing and will post all our company info as soon as it goes through. Should I make a new thread or edit this one.

Thanks Filthy, will do

welcome to tha nabor hood....good folks...great info...btw what part of SC are you located...I use to go to Greenville back in the 70's and 80's buying cars...

hmmm...something else for me to look for. I'm not far and for that price i'll gladly drive up to SC with a pickup truck full!

Ia there a way to tell carbide from reg. steel?

Originally Posted by happyscraper

Ia there a way to tell carbide from reg. steel?

spark test on a grinder is one way

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_testing

the spark test really doesnt work that good.....plus if you are buying scrap from somebody they might not have a grinder plus your going to ruin the wheel on that persons or shops grinder.

CARBIDE DOES NOT RUST OR PIT

carbide is dense like gold so it is heavier than it looks it is brittle so if you drop it, it will most likely shatter

only carbide or a diamond will scratch carbide, it is the second hardest material on earth next to a diamond and scratching it by hand is very difficult. It will not have a peel when scratched

the number 1 test is with a magnet and the one I use the most, it is LIGHTLY magnetic! at our shop I have a steel drill bit to compare the pull from the magnet.

Heavy and slightly magnetized are the key factors

If you are unsure of it being carbide you can also send me pictures and I can usually tell right away.

Hey dave can u call me sometime i would like to do some business christian 4027077474. Private messaging not working for some reason

I havent heard anything about my membership going through but I am going to make a video on everything about carbide because they make **** near everything out of it and if I wrote out a list of what to look for it would take forever. nebrs13 I think my inbox was full or I was only allowed so many messages but its clear now.

Im pretty sure i threw drill bits/ tools from a mill+cnc machine in with cast before.

Never again

tnjunkjockey what a coincidence because we are located in greenville

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