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 Posted - 02/06/2009 : 22:18:07
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i have 3 old washers and 2 dryers that i want to scrap, is there anything i have to do to them befor i bring them to the scrap yard ? i also have 4 very large boxes of stainless steel forks and spoons i bet almost 120 pounds plus 60 or so aluminum pots and pans.. are stainless steel forks and spoons and aluminum pots and pans something a scrap yard will take ? what kind of prices should i get for the forks and spoons and pots and pans ?
thanks alot for the help everyone
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Kurr
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Posted - 02/07/2009 : 06:26:37
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| If the washers and dryers are electric, the motors may have copper windings. They are a pain to pull but when copper was high it was worth it. The price for the pots and pans will not be very much. |
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Bluegill
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Posted - 02/07/2009 : 10:15:37
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"are stainless steel forks and spoons and aluminum pots and pans something a scrap yard will take ?"
Absolutely, as far as scrap yard fodder, that is up there with Cu and brass. Good stuff. But as Kurr pointed out, bad time to sell. I would sit on it and wait.
As far as the appliances, the scrap yards will take them as is. Or you can refine them down if you want for the different metals.
You have to decide if the extra time and effort is worth the increase in prices the seperated metals will bring compared to scrapping as is.
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hobo finds
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Posted - 02/07/2009 : 20:36:02
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| i would pull the motors and what wire i could and then take them to to yard. hold on to the motors and wire with the other stuff you have until the prices go up. |
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hobo finds
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Posted - 02/07/2009 : 21:03:46
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| also seperate the stainless as some is magnetic and worh less |
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simplicitycounts
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 01:37:59
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| I agree with holding the items. When I brought in aluminum pots and pans I received 65 cents a pound in August. I removed all plastic and steel bolts. As for the stainless forks and knives you are going to find that a lot of it is magnetic. One yard payed me 8 cents a pound for magnetic stuff, another paid 2.5 cents in August. |
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psi
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 17:37:08
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| So non-magnetic steel is worth more? What makes it special? |
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simplicitycounts
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 19:29:04
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| Non magnetic steel is considered stainless. When yards were actually paying for it they were paying 40 cents to 60 cents per pound, compared to 2 cents to 4 cents per pound for magnetic steel. The whole non ferous metals thing makes it special. Any metal that isn't magnetic is worth more. |
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Bluegill
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 19:47:53
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Originally posted by simplicitycounts
Non magnetic steel is considered stainless. When yards were actually paying for it they were paying 40 cents to 60 cents per pound, compared to 2 cents to 4 cents per pound for magnetic steel. The whole non ferous metals thing makes it special. Any metal that isn't magnetic is worth more.
Granted, it has been over 4 years since I scrapped, but I was getting a lot more for forks and spoons than that compared to the non magnetic. I was getting about half what I was getting for the non magnetic.
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RyanAKL
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Posted - 02/19/2009 : 10:05:11
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| how much are microwaves worth as scrap? |
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bruce hylton
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Posted - 02/19/2009 : 17:29:20
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| Non-ferrous metals are usually non magnetic. Copper, brass, lead, zinc, tin, gold, silver etc. However stainless steel can be both ways and nickel alloys can be magnetic. 18-8 stainless is magnetic and so is 404 stainless, but 404 pays the same as steel while 18-8 pays the same as non magnetic stainless usually. If you have a volume of 316 it pays to seperate it from the 304 and other grades as it pays more on average. All stainless prices are figured according to the type of metal used in the particular alloy. Good luck |
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El Dee
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Posted - 02/19/2009 : 20:26:03
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Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
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Computer Jones
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Posted - 02/20/2009 : 00:35:33
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Originally posted by RyanAKL
how much are microwaves worth as scrap?
Mot much unless you strip them down.
You can usually get $10+ per unit, if they work at a flea market or yard sale, probable more than scrap value right now. |
There's profit if you melt things!!
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bruce hylton
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Posted - 02/20/2009 : 07:10:14
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| Try looking up 'spark test', and do a lot of online research on non ferous metals to start. Then pay your dues just like you do with every thing else. I have been doing scrap metals for 45 years and do not remember why. Go hang around a scrap yard for awhile on saturday or any weekday and ask questions. |
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Flbandit
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Posted - 02/22/2009 : 17:39:33
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| A magnet is your friend when you're scrapping! Other than that I learned by having stuff rejected when I took it in. After awhile you get a feel for the different items. After they see you a few times most people at the yards will help you out. After all, the more you sort, the less they have to. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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