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 Posted - 09/25/2006 : 23:34:01
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recently we threw away a cordless phone BUT...before we did i took the copper wiring out of the cord for the AC adapter and even tore the AC adapter apart for the copper coils inside.
its not much but it counts.
so now im kinda looking into stripping anything with a cord i find in other people's trash. also old ignition coils people view as trash, those have nice copper windings in them and are kinda heavy. even fans they use copper windings in the motor.
so on top of pennies im looking at trash for copper.
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 00:08:29
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 00:50:51
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no doubt, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
and its good for the environment! less mass in the landfills. |
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Canadian_Nickle
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 15:27:24
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| I remember my chemestry teacher back in highschool (mid nineties) telling us to cut off and save the cords from old electronics. |
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pencilvanian
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 15:54:20
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Old car radiators and heater cores consist of brass tubes.
Sometimes DIY mechanics throw away used car parts made of copper, aluminum or brass not realizing the value of their junk. Keep an eye out and you will be amazed at what you can find.
There is gold on them thar’ curbs come trash day. |
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pencilvanian
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 16:07:47
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True story
Near where I used to live there was a flea market held on Sundays.
I used to go picking up cans and any other neat little nick-knack left behind.
One day when the dealers had all gone for the day I was picking up cans and I came across a small metal dish that I thought was aluminum. I took it home with the intent of recycling it.
It turned out it was marked pound sterling. I verified that it was silver by scratching the surface and testing the metal with a chemical silver test kit. It was silver, not silver plate, but silver.
You just never know what you can find if you look. |
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 17:35:59
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| on top of old radiator, new radiators have aluminum cores. |
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 01:38:28
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Copper my new love. My hand hurts from stripping copper cord. God bless the campus dumpster bin.
Anyone knows if there are decent metals inside a vacuum cleaner. |
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 13:14:51
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Originally posted by AluminiumMan
Copper my new love. My hand hurts from stripping copper cord. God bless the campus dumpster bin.
Anyone knows if there are decent metals inside a vacuum cleaner.
Depends on how many copper pennies you swept up with it.
All communication presented to this forum is private commerce by this forum user/member. All terms of private commerce are as this forum user/member understands it. Member F.D.I.C. Substantial penalty for early withdraw. |
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cakesea
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Posted - 06/19/2007 : 13:48:48
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| one thing i like doing is gor for a walk and looking where i am walking for scrap metals at my feet. i find a lot of screws and washewrs but alsoo i occasionally find copper wire or aluminum cans. besically if i see it i pick it up. i mean it may not be worth much but after a while it adds up. |
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Posted - 06/19/2007 : 21:25:41
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i scrap anything i get my hands on if the yard will take it.lol one time the lady there ask me if i was on a savage hunt because i had so many diff items , #1#2 copper ,alum sheet,siding,brass,insulated wire , alum wheels,al cu rads,stainless,ele motors,bbq and just scarp steel dont rem all the weights but i walked out there with over 2 grand |
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cakesea
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Posted - 06/19/2007 : 22:50:23
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nicely done hobbit things i currently have to scrap are:
Copper:Wires
pipes
fittings
brass:hinges
door knobs
fittings
misc. (yard sale scrap)
aluminum: foil
cans
gutters
flashing
steel: bulk
stainless
thats a pretty detail list of things that i scrap. i dont have nearly as much value in scrap metal as you did but its at least a little extra cash.
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