Father & Son Newbie Scrappers in Virginia - Page 2

Originally Posted by Metalbestos

Welcome to the forum ! Tons of knowledge available in these old threads . Don't be ashamed to ask questions just try to research them first and 9/10 the answers are there .

I'll try to do my research first, I know it can be pretty annoying to you all to continually get the same newbie questions.
The only problem is, there's **SOOO** much to learn. I'm completely new to this, so I'm like a kid in a candy store with a limitless credit card!
WoooooHooooo!!
So many questions, so little time =)

Originally Posted by Patriot76

The only other tip I would add is get your son his own magnet. This is the most valuable tool for a scraper because it distinguishes between ferrous and non ferrous metals. If dad has the tool, son should to.

Yep, it's one of the first tools I bought him =)

"My son loves it when I say "I've got a job for you" and I have him come out and pick up all the screws with his magnet tool, and put them all in a bucket."

Thanks!
Nice to meet you!

Originally Posted by Metalbestos

So I have to ask Is your name from a popular 80's flick ?

Yes it is, and thanks for playing along =)
Wow, what a photo op that was for Chunk!

Originally Posted by Tincankeith

Welcome to the forum from the other side of the water, Virginia beach.

Awesome! Nice to meet you neighbor =)

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

Copperpot is The Penguin from Batman. Oswald Chester Copperpot.

Watch Gotham. It's awesome. Young Penguin, Joker, Riddler, Scarecrow, an many other Batman Villains. It's a fun show to watch on Monday evenings with the wife an face munchers.

Oh..an uh..to the OP..welcome to the forums from a sandbar off the coast of NC.

Sirscrapalot - Keeper of the traveling cooler, Founder of the Cooler Pullers, an someone who has watched way to much Gotham.

Yep, it's from Goonies.
Although I *do* like Gotham also. Oswald's my favorite character...so complex.

Originally Posted by olddude

Welcome from the West Florida Republic.

I want to say your post sends shivers of guilt down my spine for the last 22 years I have been too busey working to share much with my son. and I regret it with all my sad heart. I just want to caution you this is a dangerous business. By all means share all the time you can with your kids They will be grown before you realize it, but be extra careful.

I'm curious, why's it dangerous?

Welcome to the forum from China scrap metal baler manufacturer

Welcome to the forum from Indianapolis, IN. and Rocky Mount, VA. where I also have a home. I have the same story but with my great grandson, has his own magnet, actually several, hard hat and glove's, NOTE glove's are a MUST when scrapping and breaking down. His favorite is e-waste, computers, vcr's and the like's. Each time he open's up a computer and see's the ram, finger card or cpu he tell's me that's GOLD and that mean's MONEY grandpa, he can break them down faster than me, he just turned 6 years old. Good luck and enjoy.