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    A selling question for HT1

    Since you are in the scrap yard business, I have a question for you. Is it worth keeping nichrome wire separate from shred? Every time I get some kind of heating element that has this, I will remove it. I talked to my main yard (they have since turned over their entire staff) some time back, and they said they only paid tin prices for it. I was just wondering if it is worth putting aside, or should I just leave it. I guess what I am wondering is do you pay for it separate from shred, and if you do I will do some calling around here in the DFW area to see if any of the yards around here pay separate for it.

    Thanks for any insight.

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    A selling question for HT1

    in my experiance it goes as shred. most yards dont see it in enough volume to do much with it and then theres the recovery rate off it which I believe is to the low side.
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    Keep it. I buy it but your gonna need to save some quantity and I don't expect price to come up much until the end of the year.
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    you are going to have to shop around on that, some people will give a nice price others just wont deal with it, it is a specialty item... Right now even people that would normally buy it might not be since nickle is so low

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    Quote Originally Posted by armygreywolf View Post
    Keep it. I buy it but your gonna need to save some quantity and I don't expect price to come up much until the end of the year.
    I will start to save it. How much per pound for it?

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    Right now nickel is low... about a 1.50...keep it, expected to be 4 or 5 in a year or less

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    Quote Originally Posted by armygreywolf View Post
    Right now nickel is low... about a 1.50...keep it, expected to be 4 or 5 in a year or less
    Thanks for the info, I will hang onto it for a while, as it is not taking up a whole lot of room.

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    I had some bare Chrome/nickel wire for a while and ended up just chucking it in with my Stainless steel.



    Since I think its compatible with stainless because stainless has both Chrome and Nickel in it. (?)

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