New Guy
Hi All,
I'm a newbie scrapper and I hope my questions are not silly. I collect a lot of small ferrous metals (i.e. bolts, nuts, washers, small metal pieces etc.) that I place in 5 gallon containers
that when filled weigh 120-140 pounds. Do any of you do the same and do the scrap yards frown on such a practice? Also, if metal objects cannot be picked up with a magnet and one cannot
ascertain exactly what type of metal they are can they be scraped as "alloy"? Thank you for your help.
Connie
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
|
guilty as charged... here's a "tip" for ya too. If you empty them outta yer pockets 'before' the o'lady does the laundry, you'll be much happier
I once took a 25 gallon barrel of old rusty bent nails in, no complaints from the yard.
"Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know WHY I look this way. I've traveled a long way, and all of those roads weren't paved"-Will Rogers
|
I was going to say Saturn's BUT you said Metal So I have to go with Kia'sOriginally Posted by Connie123
|
screws from computer cases, tons of them lol
I buy and sell all types of scrap and escrap. I buy specialty and hard to sell escrap. I buy resale items. PM me or contact me at jghilino@hotmail.com
I AM ACTIVELY BUYING ESCRAP OF ALL TYPES. BOARDS, RAM, CPUS AND MUCH MORE
" Also, if metal objects cannot be picked up with a magnet?
Aluminium(Al) or stainless steel(SS) are two possibilities both of which pay 5 to 6 times as much as steel. So you need to do some more learning in how to identify which metals you are dealing with. The good news is you are here where all the information you need is readily available. All you need to do is read a lot of the old threads and start with the sticky threads first. Trust me what you will accidentally run across reading the old threads will make you more money. Mike.
"Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}
Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
|
Great advice Mike, that's how I learned!!
I also connect anything metal and put it into coffee cans and then transfer into larger containers like 5 gallon buckets. No room in the budget for waste
|
twist ties and the metal thing from floss
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
|
Second the screws from computers.
Urban Mining: When people give you free money.
|
Im always surprised how many brass small screws are used in electronics and other eletrical items. Standoffs from computers are a good place to find them, but they are usually tin coated and that makes them slightly magnetic, but i still get brass price for them.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
|
anything that sticks to a magnet, I got a magnet sweeper from HF , pIck up anything that sticks and throw it in a 5 gal bucket. when the bucket gets filled I throw it in one of my big plastic drums I use for steel scrap
|
The metal pieces from lighters after they run out of fluid, handles from Chinese carry out, all screws and etc, twist ties even though they weigh nothing.
Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''
|
The only person who will complain about screws and nails at the scrap yard is the guy that pulls in after you and runs over them.
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” John Wayne-- The Shootist
NEWBS READ THIS THREAD ABOUT REFINING!!!!
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/off-t...ning-read.html
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
|
|
^^ true unless your poor them in a appliance you have OR a appliance that's already in the pile . Less of a chance for flat lol
|
|
I always seem to pull into the spot where the nails were dumped out all over the place
|
Grinder and sawzall shavings get swept up and put into my small pieces bin
Thornton Scrapper
|
Steel tops from pickle, Ragu, or off of any misc glass jars.
|
|
I do that after cutting fingers off of ramGrinder and sawzall shavings get swept up and put into my small pieces bin
|
I try to dump them in the pile, not where people drive
|
|
I try and put mine in old paint cans, coffee cans and put the lid back on then tape them closed. Microwaves and other appliances are good as well, if you tape them shut. Best for everyone if these stay contained until they go into the shredder
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
I thought I was the only one who took them handles off!
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
|
Browse the Most Recent Threads
On SMF In THIS CATEGORY. 
OR 
|
Posting Permissions
Register To Reply
Bookmarks