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    Scrap it or sell it?

    Today I was able to get an old belt driven air compressor that is cast iron or steel or something (very heavy). It still works, with the exception of some of the tubing being broken. Should I scrap something like this or try to sell it for more than scrap? Pics are below.





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    Keep it, scavenge some tubing to repair it, buy a HF angle grinder, and increase your scrapping capabilities.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scraphawk View Post
    Today I was able to get an old belt driven air compressor that is cast iron or steel or something (very heavy). It still works, with the exception of some of the tubing being broken. Should I scrap something like this or try to sell it for more than scrap? Pics are below.

    looks old very old how old is this thing?

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    its at least 25 years old. My friend I got it from and I used to air up our bike tires with it. It was hooked up to empty propane tanks for storing the compressed air


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