Giant abrasive haul!

[Beerhippie]

That I can't use:



Buddy found these at the local dump. Say's there's a semi-trailer-load up there. He grabbed a few unopened boxes for me.

His picture:



I hope he checked out that mashed toolbox.

I no longer have a die grinder to use these with. If anyone wants to come out to Wallowa County, I'll let them go for what I paid--nothing. The box of cut-off wheels is full and probably weighs thirty pounds. All the boxes are full. For that matter, if anyone wants to pay shipping....

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Spread the ****!

 

[LXCam]

That I can't use:



Buddy found these at the local dump. Say's there's a semi-trailer-load up there. He grabbed a few unopened boxes for me.

His picture:



I hope he checked out that mashed toolbox.

I no longer have a die grinder to use these with. If anyone wants to come out to Wallowa County, I'll let them go for what I paid--nothing. The box of cut-off wheels is full and probably weighs thirty pounds. All the boxes are full. For that matter, if anyone wants to pay shipping....

Whoever trashed all that should be FLAPPED!!

 

[Beerhippie]

Whoever trashed all that should be FLAPPED!!

I have absolutely no idea what the reason was. As you can see in the pic, there are unopened CASES of abrasives in that pile!

Maybe this is a sign that I need to get a new pneumatic die grinder?

 

[OccupantRJ]

I have absolutely no idea what the reason was. As you can see in the pic, there are unopened CASES of abrasives in that pile!

Maybe this is a sign that I need to get a new pneumatic die grinder?

Ya Think?

 

[rharman]

Finding the mashed toolbox was like a "Where's Waldo" for me.

 

[WildBill]

That's insane, I would make fat stacks selling that stuff.

 

[Beerhippie]

Finding the mashed toolbox was like a "Where's Waldo" for me.

My eye was drawn to it immediately! But I have a Tool search image that's strong.

That's insane, I would make fat stacks selling that stuff.

Y'reckon?

I'm happy giving them away. Being able to save even a portion of that pile is a reward in and of itself.

I'm betting next time I run down valley to Back Achers, I find these abrasives for sale there.

 

[Junkman]

Most likely, some factory shut down and was paid to dispose of all of those boxes. I would get as much as you can and start selling them on Facebook Marketplace. Use the income to buy yourself some tools you might not need right away, but will need when you do.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I wonder how much it would cost for a box of 3" abrasives to Calgary, Alberta? Pm if interested.
Shipping would probably kill any savings but who knows...

 

[djbmw]

Is there a date of manufacture on any of them? The glues used to bind the media can age and result in failures.....
Judging by the font on some of the boxes, these might be quite old. I imagine this could also be a reason why they were tossed.

 

[Beerhippie]

Most likely, some factory shut down and was paid to dispose of all of those boxes. I would get as much as you can and start selling them on Facebook Marketplace. Use the income to buy yourself some tools you might not need right away, but will need when you do.

There's one big problem: I live in bumflick, Oregon. You'd have to ship anywhere from here, which would eat up a lot of profit.

I rather recently gave away a pallet of very expensive Cutler Hammer motor control boxes and a bunch of enclosures, switch boxes, etc, just 'cause remote.

Is there a date of manufacture on any of them? The glues used to bind the media can age and result in failures.....
Judging by the font on some of the boxes, these might be quite old. I imagine this could also be a reason why they were tossed.

Good point and I agree. I think the cut-off wheels would be fine, but the flapwheels might be shrapnel. Only one way to find out.

 

[BigMike782]

I thought you were posting about picking up my ex-girlfriend, her attitude could strip every project vehicle on this site.

 

[gregs]

Is there a date of manufacture on any of them? The glues used to bind the media can age and result in failures.....
Judging by the font on some of the boxes, these might be quite old. I imagine this could also be a reason why they were tossed.

I bought some grinding wheels off Ebay that were good name brand ones that I have used in the past. These turned out to be junk as they didnt last near as long as they should have. My guess was that they were old, old stock that the binder had aged out.

 

[Beerhippie]

I'll probably just take what I have to one of the local honey-holes (junk stores) and see what I can swap them for.

 

[dutchgray]

I bought some grinding wheels off Ebay that were good name brand ones that I have used in the past. These turned out to be junk as they didnt last near as long as they should have. My guess was that they were old, old stock that the binder had aged out.

I often see "expired" cut off or grinding discs at the car boot sales we have over here, (think flea market, estate sales, auto jumbles all rolled into one thing) not allowed to use them at work because of "health and safety" but never had a problem with using any at home as long as it's only a year or so past their time and not really cheap brands.
They are so cheap because the only market for them is home use and the people selling them got them for nothing from wherever they were thrown out.
I never worry about keeping much of a stock and only buy the better brands, I don't get through that many anyway.

 

[NUTTSGT]

It's amazing to see what gets trashed instead of resold or scrapped.

 

[Beerhippie]

Update: I gave the load to friends at a local truck and heavy equipment maintenance shop. Currying a little favor never hurts, as this is where i buy most of my metal stock and have some machining done.

 

[bwringer]

Around here, Habitat ReStore ends up with a lot of these industrial leftovers.

As noted, be very, very careful about the manufacture/expiration dates and the overall condition of the container, especially for stuff that spins and can kill you if a binder fails.

Also, make sure the store hasn't priced them like new.

But I've picked up stuff like rolls of emery cloth, bundles of sandpaper, wire wheels, etc. pretty cheap.

 

[PCustoms]

I wouldn't use these...

Didn't we just have a thread about how dangerous cheap cutoff wheels are?

 

[Beerhippie]

I wouldn't use these...

Didn't we just have a thread about how dangerous cheap cutoff wheels are?

I thought that was a thread about blaming the tool. I don't see how a cheap wheel of any kind causes kick-back.

 

[dr_clyde]

It's amazing to see what gets trashed instead of resold or scrapped.

In a lot of cases with business, it has to do with taxes.

If I buy equipment, supplies, materials, or anything that I write off or depreciate on my taxes, then sell that item, I have to pay capital gains tax on the money I reclaimed from the sale.

For most businesses, the accounting headache doesn't make it worth the very real cost to sell surplus.

Most of the time, these items are paid for in a project's budget and billed to the customer, so it's not like the company is out money.

Scrapping metals and machines makes some amount of sense, as they're being recycled and the money kinda "disappears" with the rest of the scrap income as it isn't itemized. But If I were to sell a whole semi-load of abrasives, I'd have to account for that income somehow for the gooberment.

Obviously there are a lot of people who just don't report that income, but in the case of these larger businesses, the probability of an audit is real and the consequences just aren't worth the headache.