Commercial Bathroom Fixtures and a Firing Kiln......

Hi everyone,


I am picking up some commercial bathroom fixtures and a firing kiln tomorrow...

Any ideas on what kind of scrap might be in these items??????



Thanks for your reply's!!!!

id try and see if that kiln works first and then sell it. We have one in art class and the teacher always tells us how much they paid for it and i think it was 5k?

wow thanks!!! That is big money!!! How about the fixtures????

I still need information on the commercial fixtures please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of brass in plumbing fixtures. Hit em with a grinder and see what's underneath the shiny outer color....

the kild must be transported carefilly, the brick are fragil. slso put a piece of cardbord between the lid and the top row of brick, or the brick will grind down quickly. going down the road. I am an old Kiln builder, the kild is very easy to fix, it is a simple machine. the eliments are nickle/cadmiun or nickle chrome 90% nickle as is the kilnsetter rod and cone holders, the skin is probably stainless. and a few wires in the box, thats about it. (former owner of FireMaster and FireKing kilns)

Originally Posted by TulsaScrapper

I still need information on the commercial fixtures please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The fixtures are going to either be copper, copper zinc alloy (brass) or copper nickel alloy (Cupronickel which is still technically a brass) If they are cupronickel, they will be white and heavy like regular brass. Cupronickel is worth more then regular brass, so make sure to ask your yard what pay for it. Some yards pay a heavy premium for it because it is a nickel alloy. DON'T LET THEM CONFUSE YOU! When I brought in a cupronickel drain cover a few months ago, they were adamant that it was "zinc" and that is why it was heavy like brass... Then they hit it with a hammer until it broke; told me that "proves" it was zinc... I chuckled and said, "Brass breaks when you hit it with a hammer too, and I'm not selling that to you for zinc unless you shoot it with a XRF gun"

Well, I knew it had copper in it for sure, because it had started to tarnish green. Sure enough, it was copper nickel. The owner (who has the gun) didn't even shoot it with a gun. He looked at it and said, "This is copper nickel, and handed it back to the kid." lol.

Depending on the type of kiln, you could be looking at an assortment of metals; but don't forget about extra valuable nickel alloys (which I guess includes stainless steel). They are used as heating elements, and I think olddude knows his stuff..

I would recommend selling the kiln used. It may be worth more as a kiln then as scrap if it is useable.

just thought I'd bring this very valuable thread back up for review in case anyone missed it. I remember reading it when I was very new, but not all of it "sunk in" ! The kiln part is interesting, but few of us will be lucky enough to be given one. but nice to know it's here and also of olddude's expertise in that area, but most of us get bathroom and kitchen fixtures....and most of us have lost money on them, too. This info by the irrationalist is priceless. Review, review !!!!

I don't know if any yards here have a gun. I have some 304 and 316 stainless. I understand 316 is more valuable, but I can't tell what is what. The only reason I know what some of it is is because it has a stamp stating 316 or 304.

According to Iron Mike, it's 61 cents/lb spread between the 2 grades.

I know my yard will pay the least they can for it.