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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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what prices are you guys getting for scrap metal lately?

i have lots of brass, copper, aluminum and steel to take in
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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in oregon i get $.05 for every soda can or bottle i take back in.
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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ahaha same here, but i get $0.10 for a glass bottle

for scrap aluminum... i have some old snowmobile blocks here, would they cars if theres steel bearings cats into the aluminum?
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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aluminum needs to be pure not steel in it


if it does it scrap and worth basically nothin


I just got .25 pound for some scrap alumium
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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hmm pure aluminum huh? does it gotta be clean too or can it have paint and greese on it?

i may just cut teh blocks up with teh grinder
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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I just got rid of some scrap metal. Copper and aluminum pay really well.
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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I took some old rotor housings in hoping to get the "big bucks" for aluminum and was disappointed when they told me the little thin layer of steel makes them worth their weight in mild steel.
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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hmm pure aluminum huh? does it gotta be clean too or can it have paint and greese on it?

i may just cut teh blocks up with teh grinder
what i meant was what you bring in cant have steel studs etc so you have to strip any non aluminum hit of or just throw it in the trash


scrap meatl was worth 2 cents a pound so ya wont even pay for gas
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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I get .35 a pound for cast alum.

I would post pics, but in the process of moving pics to new (FREE!) server......
Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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lol here in michigan we get 10 cents a can

---- scrap yards are full of ------- ------s arround here.. we took in a truck load of ------- aluminum window sills and siding.. and only got 35 dollars for it they can kiss my ------- ***..



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