scrap yard or junk yard in Toronto area

[Talex]

Hi,
I'm trying to find a scrap yard that will let me walk around the yard so I can
try and find some linear rails from old machines.
Anyone know where I can find such a place around Toronto?

Thanks,
Alex

[DareBee]

Any scrap yard I know of shreds this stuff as fast as it comes in. Not to mention huge liability issues.
What brand/style/size are you looking for?
I have some used on my shelf and 1 of my customers will likely have me scrapping a bunch of equipment in the next couple of months.

[Talex]

Pretty much any size and length will do DareBee. I need it for a home made cnc mill project.

Alex

[DareBee]

Accuracies vary greatly amongst all the different styles of rails.
I telescopic drawer glide is a type of linear rail and is suitable for certain projects, just as railroad track, dovetail slide and printer mechanisms are .
You will need to provide more specifics to be of any use to me.

[Talex]

I could use most 20mm or wider rail. Type Rail + bearing.

pic: http://www.linearmotion.skf.com/uplo...bc/linear4.jpg

Alex

[DareBee]

I thought I had a couple of surplus SR20 here but I can't find them.
I have a whole box of .5" for Thomson type shaft.

Over the last 5 years or so we have moved a LOT of machines to scrap with linears on them. It is generally not worth my while to strip any of that stuff.
I have a few huge servo motors here though - heh

[Talex]

Interesting.
If you are going to be stripping any machinery with rails I'd love to come by and take the rails out.

It would really help me a lot if you were able to find those rails you are talking about.

Alex.

[DareBee]

I didn't have the rails, just bearings.
Must have used them somewhere, they were in my storeroom for a long time.

As I said I rarely strip any of the scrap machines.
There is no knowing when and if my customers will need equipment moved that is scrap. I did 75 ton last spring so they may not have devalued too much stuff this year.
1 LARGE CNC universal grinder (ways needed redone) was 1,000,000 replacement cost. No one wanted it or any other machines that I thought might be of interest.
I have learn t to look the other way and collect my charge-out to dispose of these things.
My customers whom I build machines for don't want used stuff on their equipment.

Scrap steel is very high right now, got 235/ton last week

[Talex]

Thats an interesting company to work for.
Thanks for checking for me.
If you do come across any scrap rails/bearing give me a shout Id love to take/buy them off you.

Alex

[JustSomeGuy]

This won't be of use to you as they are auto wreckers but I assume that this is the kind of "You pull it" place you are looking for.
http://www.standardautowreckers.com/
These guys are kinda cool because they have this $50 for all you can carry thing.

You may want to call around to some of the guys who offer free scrap removal on Kijiji. http://toronto.kijiji.ca/f-scrap-ser...QKeywordZscrap
Maybe some of them can keep an eye out for what you want.

[Talex]

Do they have old machinery at standard auto wreckers or is it just cars?

As far as the kijiji idea; Ill give that a go. Hopefully something turns up.

Thanks,
Alex

[JustSomeGuy]

[QUOTE=Talex;442882]Do they have old machinery at standard auto wreckers or is it just cars?

Just cars as far as I know.