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So I turned in a bunch of those heating elements at a sims metals a long time ago, I think I got ss price
then I stacked up a bunch more and took them to aaron metals and they said they could only pay steel price so I just took themback home with me
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I always get stainless price
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Usually Dirty Stainless.
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Thanks for the links i just picked up a pile of electric heaters from a re mod. I am assuming the outer case is aluminium and the magnetic wire running through the middle is ni-chrome although it is around 12 ga thickness.
Selling around here will be a long shot for sure.
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i normally get 30 cents a lbs for them if i remember right
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mine are bought as steel also, something about the stuff inside them
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Going to take some down and see what they say...
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Dirty stainless even though I cut of the steel ends .10 lb.
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iF you ever get one off a high temp one...like a lab or somewhere I assume...the really high temp ones have a platinum center...nothing consumer has this..so dont get excited...but keep the other in ki d if you happen across some weird higher end high twmp one from somwhere...
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ive always got stainless for them. if it doesn't stick. some of those heating elements are magnetic
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Well if they are going to give me dirty stainless price I am going to keep them intact. I told the guy I cut off all the steel and he said dirty cause the white powder in them.... And now that I know they have a dirty stainless priece any stainless that is marked but sticks to a magnet I will try and see if I get dirty stainless price for them...
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I gave up with them.. Same yards and one day they are steel other days they are dirty Stainless. Now I just throw them in my shred steel pile and save myself the grief each time I go to the yard. Take my .10 to .12 and call it-- DONE
I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!
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Dirty Stainless makes me laugh! But if they pay more I will try!
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Well they may just have a brain there in AZ.. seriously! Here.. just the run around.
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that's rough guys , it must get frustrating
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they vary in quality and value. the out side tube is usually stainless. next is a ceramic like coating over a wire that is ni-chrome. really old ones were platinum wire.
factoid: back in the 19th and early 20th century lightning rods were made of solid platinum. one company alone sold over1200 in new england. sure wish I could get a copy of their invoices
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They usually go for a higher price, based on recovery, if you have high quantity. Also depends on the yard you take it to, a lot of the old school yards keep that stuff separate and usually takes them a long time to get a Gaylord box of them. At my yard I don't waste my time with them they go in S/S brkg. or Alum Brkg. I don't have time to keep stuff like that separate if I wanna turn my inventory and make money
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Thanks I go into barns/houses from this era all the time.Originally Posted by olddude
they vary in quality and value. the out side tube is usually stainless. next is a ceramic like coating over a wire that is ni-chrome. really old ones were platinum wire.
factoid: back in the 19th and early 20th century lightning rods were made of solid platinum. one company alone sold over1200 in new england. sure wish I could get a copy of their invoices
Last edited by NHscrapman; 12-14-2013 at 09:20 AM.
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Ive been hanging on to them because of this forum, but my yard just keeps telling me it's steel... Haven't tried another yard yet.
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