Mike1 you started this thread "09-11-2024, 09:31 PM" two weeks ago, how many AC's have you dismantled with your copper weight from those units.
Give us some hard numbers.
Waiting.
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Mike1 you started this thread "09-11-2024, 09:31 PM" two weeks ago, how many AC's have you dismantled with your copper weight from those units.
Give us some hard numbers.
Waiting.
Last edited by alloy2; 10-01-2024 at 06:51 PM.
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Originally Posted by alloy2
Last edited by alloy2; 10-02-2024 at 09:22 AM.
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I agree, we need a progress report
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I was just rummaging around youtube for scrapping videos today. Ran across this one in my wanderings. It's a little interesting in that he posted his totals at the end. (188 lbs of copper out of 2775 lbs of sealed units. 6.7% yield of copper by weight.)
Nothing from Mike yet. Maybe he's busy scrapping window ac's. It looks like he's got his work cut out for him.
Last edited by hills; 10-02-2024 at 06:46 PM.
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Mike1's last login was 09-30-2024 at 10:25 PM. I hope he has not had a power tool accident, cutting AC compressors open can be very dangerous.
Hopefully we'll hear from Mike soon.
Last edited by alloy2; 10-04-2024 at 05:42 AM.
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Well the weekends coming up so maybe he will check in.
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Thanks for the tip on driving sheet metal screws through with a hammer. I had a couple more window ac's waiting on the bench when i got into work this morning. First thing i did was flip em' bottom up and drove the screws through with a 3lb maul. It worked beautifully.
It seems like they are getting easier & easier to do. They're not bad once you develop a method.
I've been setting the fan motors aside for one of the local scrappers to process. Quite a guy. He's turning 88 years old in a few days and he's still at it. That man has one heck of a work ethic.
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No problem. Window units are pretty easy. But theres always that one screw thats rusted out and you cant get out. usually its the last one lol
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Nice to know people care for my safety ��. I wear half respirator p100 filters and goggles I should probably wear long sleeves to since that compressor metal is kinda hot when flakes come off of them from the sawzall. I cut through 2 central ac compressors and one window ac I had already done. I used a. 12 inch carbide blade for all three. I'm not sure how many I'll be able to cut open with one blade. I have a 9 inch diablo amped carbide blade for the window ac compressors. Good news is they guy at the yard said I can mix the num 2 tubes with the wire so it saves me on buckets haha. So now I'll have 3 buckets of copper bare Brite,num 2 and num 1
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I'm hopefully going to get 50 next Friday if the boss lady cooperates it's been tough she's been giving me the run around😡🤬 keeps changing her mind. If my boss was the head boss I wouldn't be having this issue. I would have had them already.
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Dealing with a KAREN,can be frustrating.
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It's a hard thing Mike. Us guys ... ya know ... we can be like a dog with a bone once we get an idea in our head. Men don't listen very well sometimes.
Now ... a man boss will straight up tell you NO ! If you aren't listening .... he will whack you off the side of the head with a 2x4 just to to get your attention and then tell you no. Men know how to talk to men.
If a woman boss talks to a man this way .... it offends his male pride. He will become angry and call her a bit*ch.
She's not giving you the run around or being indecisive. She's telling you no in her own fashion.
Always,always,always ... respect the woman. No means no. Maybe means no. Yes means yes .... but she reserves the right to change her mind.
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Mike1 should just leave her a business card, phone number and email address. Woman do not like to be pestered.It's a hard thing Mike. Us guys ... ya know ... we can be like a dog with a bone once we get an idea in our head. Men don't listen very well sometimes.
Now ... a man boss will straight up tell you NO ! If you aren't listening .... he will whack you off the side of the head with a 2x4 just to to get your attention and then tell you no. Men know how to talk to men.
If a woman boss talks to a man this way .... it offends his male pride. He will become angry and call her a bit*ch.
She's not giving you the run around or being indecisive. She's telling you no in her own fashion.
Always,always,always ... respect the woman. No means no. Maybe means no. Yes means yes .... but she reserves the right to change her mind.
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Well ... see ... Mike was saying that she is his boss at work.
I can see why she would say no. Most bosses aren't really crazy about one of their employees moonlighting on another job after work. They know their employee is burning the candle at both ends. It affects their job performance when they show up for work the next morning. Instead of being well rested, refreshed, and ready to work ... they look more like the walking dead when they clock in.
As an employee working for somebody else and earning their money ... you gotta keep your priorities straight. Your first priority has to be your regular day job cause that's what pays the bills. The side gigs that bring in a little extra have to come a distant second.
At least that's my understanding of the situation. It might be that i've got Mike's story all mixed up.
Last edited by hills; 10-05-2024 at 06:06 PM.
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You got it right, she is Mike's boss but not the top dog who has the final say in the disposal, therein is the issue. looks to me middle boss was trying to make herself look good by saving the company a huge sum of money offloading AC's that had not been evacuated.
The top dog boss realizes the potential liability to the company and any shareholders, his/her first responsibility would be to the company and share holders.
Last edited by alloy2; 10-05-2024 at 08:27 PM.
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It's just my opinion ... but i think the main thing in this situation is to respect the chain of command.
Mike works for her. She is his boss. She is the one responsible for keeping her end of the operation running right. She is the one that has to answer to the big boss for any screw ups. It's her head on the chopping block.
If she's tactfully telling Mike no .... he can't have the window ac's to take home to dismantle on his own time ?????
She's not being a woman that can't make up her mind. She's just being a boss. It's her judgement call to make.
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