[widgitmaster]

Last week I was at a machine shop in my neighborhood, when their Scrap Man showed up to take their chips. I watched as he loaded everything on to a large electronic scale in the back of a box truck with a lift gate.

They took all types of metals, and handed the owner a wad of cash! So I asked him for a business card!

That evening, I drew a map to my place, along with my address and faxed it to the scrap guy. He called the following morning and we scheduled a stop at my place.

So here is the list of materials he took, the weights, and the price/lb:

Extruded Aluminum Solids, 150lbs, $.65/lb = $97.50
Aluminum chips, 52lbs, $.45/lb = $23.40
#1 copper, 34lbs, $2.25/lb = $76.50
Brass chips & solids, 24lbs, $1.10/lb = $26.40
Dull/broken carbide, 2lbs, $2.50/lb= $5.00
Stainless chips & solids, 20lbs, $.60/lb = $12.00

Total cash = $240.50

Now I had no idea Carbide was worth more than Copper!

The scrap man's name:

Liberty Scrap Metal Plant II, Inc.
417 Angle Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34947
772-460-6844
772-460-9023 FAX

Widgit