I've been cleaning up with vaccuums... (no pun inteneded...lol) Got five the other day. Great for electric motors and the cords are extra long. Filling my wire bucket quick.
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Did the vaccuums work? I've been pretty successful at selling vaccuums at yardsales even if they were older models (as long as they worked).
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Am I the only one around here who doesn't fool with them? When I see them at the curb I simply clip the cord and move on. Disassmbling for a few wires and a small electric motor just isn't worth it to me.
Am I the only one around here who doesn't fool with them? When I see them at the curb I simply clip the cord and move on. Disassmbling for a few wires and a small electric motor just isn't worth it to me.
Having done so many, I'm less than 10 minutes to take it apart and get everything I want. There is a lot of junk plastic but the motors are piling up and thats a good thing. I hate when I get a vaccuum and its got the cord cut off... NOW I know who to blame...lol
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The plastic ones come apart in less than a minute.
I just take a 4 pounder or a pick and whack the $#8it out of it. What's left is the motor and wires. Pick up the pennies that were in the hopper, scoop up the rest with a flat shovel for disposal.
Agreed. These are a great source that often go overlooked. Most come apart very easily.
I sell many items at flea markets and in classifieds, but have not had very much luck with vaccuums unless they're a good brand, a larger shop-type vaccuum or an older collectible. Sometimes the very small compact units are also worth selling intact.
I find the lower tanks of broken shop vaccuums are more valuable than scrap - they're large plastic buckets with wheels!
I've done lots of vacuums! Some of the motors have a nice chunk of copper, and the impellor thiny is usually AL. I really like to find old Kirbys or Hoovers that are made with AL instead of plastic.
Been doing this for many years and now I just cut the cord and toss the vac in my sheet iron pile. I always test the nicer ones first as they usually only need the hose cleaned out or a belt. Most people are too lazy to fix something simple.
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