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stephaniet1123 · #1 03-18-2011, 10:19 AM

Can anyone help me? Magnesium chips/turnings in our shop are building up! What do i do with the chips? Can i sell them? Recycle them? Are there any laws about giving them away? I saw some for sale on ebay and didnt know if that was a legal option. Does anyone have an answer for us? ll the scrap metal places we contacted don't deal with magnesium. Some one must know. Thank you

kelef · #2 03-18-2011, 02:32 PM

hi'ya stephaniet, you could try arranging with your stock\casting supplier to take them if they are set up for the process for re-cycling, or contact a smaller bespoke foundary (they make specialty one-off castings)

kman

packrat · #3 03-18-2011, 06:50 PM

Just watch that they don't get near a fire. Where I served apprenticeship they stored them in 55 gallon steel drums with clamp on lids. Magnesium fires are not easy to put out.

christinandavid · #4 03-27-2011, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by packrat

.. Magnesium fires are not easy to put out.

Gets rid of the stuff quickly though...

DP

Taz43055 · #5 02-03-2012, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by stephaniet1123

Can anyone help me? Magnesium chips/turnings in our shop are building up! What do i do with the chips? Can i sell them? Recycle them? Are there any laws about giving them away? I saw some for sale on ebay and didnt know if that was a legal option. Does anyone have an answer for us? ll the scrap metal places we contacted don't deal with magnesium. Some one must know. Thank you

I would like to get some off of you if you want to sell about 20 lbs of it? I'm looking for smallchips/ shavings. The smaller, the better. If not, I'd b e willing to pay for the shipping and handeling of 20 lbs.

Taz43055 · #6 02-03-2012, 05:11 AM

I'm willing to purchase about 20 lbs of your finer chips / slivers , Stephaniet.

RICHARD ZASTROW · #7 02-03-2012, 08:24 AM

You might want to check how they can be shipped. Fire hazard and all that. We used to make explosives with powdered magnesium.LOL

Dick Z

rocketflier · #8 02-03-2012, 08:17 PM

Doesn't matter. Stephaniet hasn't logged in since that 1 post.

asdfasdf · #9 02-04-2012, 09:10 PM

*removed*

asdfasdf · #10 02-04-2012, 09:28 PM

Hey, would you sell me a couple pounds? I am located in illinois... just let me know.

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