Best Investment? - Page 2

I'm fairly new so my wire cutters are mine

I would have to say bolt cutters have been very handy. Got a cheap set at harbor freight for one job and they paid themselves off a long time ago. wether its small copper pipe, wires, bolts, or even just brackets holding something I want, a great tool.

Well I just added a bottle of Dawn dish liquid to my ''must haves.'' A couple hours soaking clothes in that stuff before washing is miraculous, plus I use it to soak oil laden copper in before turning in.

My best investments are my Ingersoll-Rand electric screwdrivers, and then a ballancer to hang this from the ceiling. 1200 rpm make short work of computers and hard drives. Much faster then the 400-600 rpm cordless screwdrivers give you... also having them mounted on the ceiling reduces the pain in my wrist completely.

I scored 2 for $50 each on ebay. New they are $700. Just make sure they have a plug and don't require a power supply, unless the supply is included..

I recycle computers. Lots of screws all the same angle.

The right tool for the right job. I'm learning.

a 12 pack of mountain dew i bought for a guy that drives a bulk item crane truck for the city i live in he calls me every peice of metal he sees and wont pick them up also gives me the areas of town that the other trucks are working so i can try to beat them to picking up large items it really helps having a person on the insid e if i could just get a couple more of them to do this i would be set

That's neat, a keyboard without punctuation.

Omg M688, I read the post above yours and then I read what you wrote. I was laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes. I could hear sarcasm and or perplexed way of that being said.

small cutting torch kit. Its the original multi-tool!

Well, my three favorite tools would be my bolt cutters, side grinder, and my truck. Need a new sawz all. My most favorite and absolute best asset would be my 20 y/o son! It won't be long and he'll be doing his own thing, but for now our time scrappin together is priceless. Wouldn't trade that for the world.

hmmmm...I'd say my tin snips, my angle grinder, & my cordless drill are my top three!

When all is said and done the best investment is educating yourself. I have been scrapping off and on for over 50 years. I have worked from a wheel chair at times. you can hire people to do the labor, you can rent trucks, and you can even walk the highways and find cans, but if you dont learn how to maximise all of it, you are wqsting time and money. this sight is the secound most usefull tool on the planet, tied with knowledge. but when all is said and done the most important tools of all are common sence and your brain.

Well put olddude!

GPS, grinder, sawzall, truck and internet. you can make serious moves with some basic tools

Originally Posted by MilitiaMetals

NA I use a sawzall on condensers to remove the tin flashing, cut on the inside if the metal. Then the strip of tin falls off the side and usually half of the loops of copper fall out too, if not, they come out easy with a pair of pliers!

if you cut on the outside, it's even easier.... just tap the tin flashing off with a hammer

Originally Posted by skylinejackjr

Well, my three favorite tools would be my bolt cutters, side grinder, and my truck. Need a new sawz all. My most favorite and absolute best asset would be my 20 y/o son! It won't be long and he'll be doing his own thing, but for now our time scrappin together is priceless. Wouldn't trade that for the world.

Absolutely Sky, my 19yr old son scrapped with me all summer and it was the best time I've ever had. Add to that the fact that he is the size of a house with legs and strong as a bull made moving heavy stuff a lot easier LOL. He is back in college now (veterinary medicine) but he says he can't wait to scrap with me next summer.