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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: pirate-blues]
#23656520 - 09/18/16 06:21 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah, he pretty much just picked up your car and drove it over the scales himself for at least $150. The brighter side is you cleared that trouble off your plate and got a little more then you were expecting for no real effort except maybe calling ol' boy to come pick it up.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: PartoftheSource]
#23656526 - 09/18/16 06:22 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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It made for a fun night out drinking, so it's no skin off my back.
Different priorities, I suppose.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: pirate-blues]
#23656540 - 09/18/16 06:26 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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You traded a running vehicle for a fun night out drinking? Yeah. Different priorities, i suppose.
Did you say that your new car lives two hours away?
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: PartoftheSource]
#23656555 - 09/18/16 06:30 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yup. Had not the time nor the patience to give many shits while I already had another working vehicle. I consider myself lucky.
I live in the middle of a big city. Keeping a car where I am right now is completely unnecessary and very expensive, as you really have to rent a spot in a parking garage monthly to keep one here without paying even more in parking tickets, possible towing bills, and dealing with the headache of just trying to find parking in general.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: pirate-blues]
#23656565 - 09/18/16 06:32 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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That's whats up.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: PartoftheSource]
#23656595 - 09/18/16 06:41 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would have put it up on craigslist for like 900 bucks, then someone would buy it that or the next day for 300 - 900 bucks.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: PartoftheSource]
#23656597 - 09/18/16 06:42 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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A lot of places will give better rates for more material. Like the hundred pound club. Make sure to ask ahead of time.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: trees]
#23656608 - 09/18/16 06:43 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
trees said: I would have put it up on craigslist for like 900 bucks, then someone would buy it that or the next day for 300 - 900 bucks.
yeah but it wasn't street legal, and I wasn't sure how much that would hamper prospective buyers. I thought about craigslisting it but honestly I was willing to get less in return for more convenience and getting it out of my poor parent's driveway, because they already house my other car free of charge too.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: pirate-blues]
#23710643 - 10/05/16 05:38 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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4 kilos or just under $20 of copper. Honestly I was thinking it would be a bit more. Definitely not going to waste time stripping wire by hand. Someone told me I can put it in a fire or burn off the insulation with a butane torch. Anyone have experience with that?
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: moonrockmushy] 1
#23710710 - 10/05/16 05:54 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I saw a cheap to make wire stripper awhile back that's never really left my mind. It's basically just a block of wood with a hole drilled in it and a blade put into the opening. Push the wire through until it's a few inches through then go to the other side and just pull it through and it cuts open the casing and you can easily just pull the wire out.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: Shroomslip]
#23710742 - 10/05/16 06:03 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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this?
not really how I was picturing it, you may have given me another similar idea.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: moonrockmushy]
#23710783 - 10/05/16 06:15 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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That one is a lot more complicated than the one I saw.
I can't find the video I saw but it's essentially this, just wood instead of metal plate.
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Re: Any scrappers here? Is the price of steel worth it? [Re: Shroomslip]
#23710807 - 10/05/16 06:18 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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well defintely thanks for the idear That's a good one. Maybe I won't burn all that plastic
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