86turbodsl
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Awesome welds!
HOLY SH*T!
I hope the dude doing the bird poop welds got let go. My kid did better than that on day one.
Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
HOLY SH*T!
I hope the dude doing the bird poop welds got let go. My kid did better than that on day one.
86turbodsl
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That weld didn’t even stick, the paint was holding it together.
As for the drums, anything is turntable if there is enough meat left to stay within spec. The newest vehicle I own is a 2006, most is from the nineties and is heavier duty than regular vehicles. People buy these machines new so there is clearly still a use for them. I am excited to be able to turn big drums, hopefully all the parts will be there so I can use it, Clark is a great candidate for having the drums turned.
As for the drums, anything is turntable if there is enough meat left to stay within spec. The newest vehicle I own is a 2006, most is from the nineties and is heavier duty than regular vehicles. People buy these machines new so there is clearly still a use for them. I am excited to be able to turn big drums, hopefully all the parts will be there so I can use it, Clark is a great candidate for having the drums turned.
It looks like I will find out, still need to confirm PTO info, but it looks like the trans does have provisions for it, they told me to confirm I need to pull the cover and look for the gear. Apparently you could order the trans without PTO and the case was not only lacking the PTO covers, but it was shorter in length too.
Dumped the final load of scrap with my Brother’s trailer, should be able to use mine next week, may even haul it up to the warehouse on Sunday, a bit sketchy since it is not registered yet, but it isn’t like a car, so I feel better about chancing it, especially on a Sunday.
Got to clean up some of the copper so I can get the brake lathes inside. I would like to test them and get one listed for sale. Looks like I will be listing a lot of beloved treasures for sale, bombardier mini tank, F700 crew cab 4x4, planetary axles, deuce and a half axles, along with other treasures that don’t make the cut. The 1956 Chevy truck is going to be sold, think I even have a buyer. This year is going to be interesting, it will most likely make or break me.
Got to clean up some of the copper so I can get the brake lathes inside. I would like to test them and get one listed for sale. Looks like I will be listing a lot of beloved treasures for sale, bombardier mini tank, F700 crew cab 4x4, planetary axles, deuce and a half axles, along with other treasures that don’t make the cut. The 1956 Chevy truck is going to be sold, think I even have a buyer. This year is going to be interesting, it will most likely make or break me.
And to top everything off, ran out of heating oil in the shop. When the temps warmed up for a while, I filled up the excavator, then we have had another couple weeks of cold temps and I didn’t think much about it. It is colder inside than outside, on a good note, supposed to be almost 70 this weekend.
Cleared an area of the shop so I can get a gaylord inside and start chopping up the bigger pipe, I am pretty sure that I have a lot more weight than I originally thought, plus since the other scrap yard will pay more for some of my other stuff, should be a very good haul. The regular steel was a bit over $150, probably be another load like that of steel. There will be a decent load of aluminum too. I need to make some room and set up the scale, perfect excuse to use it!
That blue fold up tote weighs 134 pounds!, no wonder it was such a PITA to load onto the trailer by myself. As you may have guessed, got the scale up and running, will be setting up at least two more gaylords inside, that way I can start loading them up, I hope to have all the copper cut and ready to go tomorrow, then I can take it to the scrap yard on Monday. I am almost ready to bring in the brake lathes, just need to move a bit more stuff and they should fit, of course they will be in the way for a little bit, but that is how things always seem to go at my shop. 
113 pounds of #1 copper so far, probably have another 100 pounds, then most will be #2, but it is only about 10 cents difference in price. The crappy part is that I am going to have to handle the copper way more than I would like to, note to self, next time charge more for removal.
I will say, I need to learn how to use the scale, I turned it off and now it is back to zero, so I guess I will need to remove the bin to check my total. At least I know how much was on there to start with. I don’t plan on doing this for a living, but, you never know.
I will say, I need to learn how to use the scale, I turned it off and now it is back to zero, so I guess I will need to remove the bin to check my total. At least I know how much was on there to start with. I don’t plan on doing this for a living, but, you never know.
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Looks like both lathes work, even the lights, will be curious to see what attachments there are, hopefully I will have every attachment I need. One thing that is funny, they are both the same model and size, one looks a lot smaller to me, but it doesn’t have the shaft installed or the rotor cutting attachment and the bench is smaller, the good thing is that they are the 4100 models, so they will do the large drums!
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I need another 1000 square feet of shop space, dealing with all this copper is proving difficult with the lack of space. I can see now that I should have cut them in half prior to bringing them inside the shop. I am making a dent in the longer tubes, but it is slow. Cutting the big tubes in half with a sawzall was the easiest way to do it, probably just cut them up that way, because it will take longer to dig out the bandsaw.
86turbodsl
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Got a chopsaw?
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dr_clyde
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Dumb question. You clearly have a way to haul the long stuff, as it is now at your shop. Why are you cutting it down just to take it to the scrapper?
Just take it long and save the labor?
Just take it long and save the labor?
BajaScout
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Dr Clyde, they won’t take anything over four feet. Most scrap yards have certain rules, if you don’t follow them, they hack the price.
86, chop saw would be pretty messy, once I started opening up some space it got easier, took maybe two hours to cut the 20’ pieces down, also I had to remove the flanges since they were brass.
In the end, if I had planned things appropriately this would not have been a big deal. Trying to juggle things is bad enough, then the auction messed me up a bit too. My helper will only work from 8 to 2 on Sunday and that complicates things a bit.
I do not anticipate there being a next time, but if there is, I will work on a better plan.
86, chop saw would be pretty messy, once I started opening up some space it got easier, took maybe two hours to cut the 20’ pieces down, also I had to remove the flanges since they were brass.
In the end, if I had planned things appropriately this would not have been a big deal. Trying to juggle things is bad enough, then the auction messed me up a bit too. My helper will only work from 8 to 2 on Sunday and that complicates things a bit.
I do not anticipate there being a next time, but if there is, I will work on a better plan.
I am now at the point where I need to decide what to keep, I am thinking four small pipes with the flanges, about 36” long. And then I am thinking one of the large tubes about 10’ long, the other three I would cut to 48” and save them. This equates to about $200 in scrap, but I know I will never find this stuff for $200 if I want to make something cool out of it later. What do you guys think?
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dr_clyde
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Ok, scrap yard requirements make sense.
My local scrap yard has a useables department, so they would actually pay a premium for material they can re-sell. I forget some places don't have that.
I would hang on to a couple of those bigger pieces. Those are super expensive if you had to buy them new, and you could always scrap them later if you end up not using them.
My local scrap yard has a useables department, so they would actually pay a premium for material they can re-sell. I forget some places don't have that.
I would hang on to a couple of those bigger pieces. Those are super expensive if you had to buy them new, and you could always scrap them later if you end up not using them.
I am in agreement on the big ones, my conex is a high cube, so whatever will fit in there standing up is the length I am going to use. Two at 8' 6" and two at 4’, this should give me good future possibilities, I am thinking bar/island uprights and then I also thought about outdoor patio, copper would looks nice and not rust.
Measured the conex, 8' 6" will fit vertically nice.
Measured the conex, 8' 6" will fit vertically nice.
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Got those flanged pieces out into the conex, makes the place feel a lot more open. I now have room for another gaylord, my Monday timeframe for the scrap yard is no go, lots of rain headed our way. At this point, Tuesday or Wednesday will have to work, no big deal, like everything else, it always takes longer than I think.
I am hopeful that tomorrow will be the last day at the warehouse, I am bringing the new dump trailer and my Brother's F-550, fingers crossed I can make it all happen, I have my helper, so I am going to give it my best shot.
I am hopeful that tomorrow will be the last day at the warehouse, I am bringing the new dump trailer and my Brother's F-550, fingers crossed I can make it all happen, I have my helper, so I am going to give it my best shot.
dr_clyde
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I'd just take those all outside and cut them apart with an abrasive wheel on a gas cutoff saw. I'd have them all cut down in a hour or two.
dr_clyde
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I didn't realize you were in a residential area. From the pictures I've seen it looks like your shop is out in the sticks.
Just trying to provoke some thoughts for saving you time. Not trying to pick on you.
Just trying to provoke some thoughts for saving you time. Not trying to pick on you.
There are a dozen houses around, it is this one acre grandfathered commercial property, but I try to be a good neighbor. I didn’t think you were picking on me.
I plugged up the shop again, got another load of scrap/trash, straps fell off the rear load as I was turning into my shop driveway, thought that was good, roads are so bumpy, we stopped and tightened things three times.
Rain is supposed to be here this evening and take over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday look good, so that will be when I start really getting rid of the scrap.
The burb did well hauling the trailer, I am curious to see what it weighs with the load in it.
I plugged up the shop again, got another load of scrap/trash, straps fell off the rear load as I was turning into my shop driveway, thought that was good, roads are so bumpy, we stopped and tightened things three times.
Rain is supposed to be here this evening and take over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday look good, so that will be when I start really getting rid of the scrap.
The burb did well hauling the trailer, I am curious to see what it weighs with the load in it.
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I spent an extra hour up there removing wire from the conduit sections that were getting scrapped, I couldn’t get anything longer than the 50’, but 50’ of 4 gauge wire is pretty nice to have. Each section had five wires, three were 4 gauge, two were 8 gauge. I will mess around with it by weight to see about labeling approximate lengths, would be nice to know for the future.
There is a total of about 1200’ of 4 gauge and 800 feet of 8 gauge, this bin was very heavy for two people to load by hand. Almost all of it is still usable, also saved the heavy duty junction boxes. I still have about 6 bundles of new steel conduit to pick up, should be able to use that at the shop.
There is a total of about 1200’ of 4 gauge and 800 feet of 8 gauge, this bin was very heavy for two people to load by hand. Almost all of it is still usable, also saved the heavy duty junction boxes. I still have about 6 bundles of new steel conduit to pick up, should be able to use that at the shop.
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jakemac
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When I worked in theatre, we color coded e-cords with colored electrical tape. Fast and easy. The code was :
5’ (or less) - white
10’ - green
25’ - yellow
50’ - blue
100’ - red
Other lengths determined by the closest color combinations.
Red/blue, yellow/green, etc.
I still use this system for e-cords and air hoses at home.
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5’ (or less) - white
10’ - green
25’ - yellow
50’ - blue
100’ - red
Other lengths determined by the closest color combinations.
Red/blue, yellow/green, etc.
I still use this system for e-cords and air hoses at home.
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xtremek
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Sand blast cabinet?!?!? I'm totally jealous. Is your place a total mudfest? Mine was finally drying out until yesterdays snow/freezing rain.
It isn't too bad now, a couple weeks ago it was really bad, like don't drive a car through unless you want to risk getting eaten alive by the mud monster.
I am kind of excited too!
This morning, I tweaked my knee somehow and now it hurts to put weight on it, I was not doing anything, just trying to get to my socks in the dresser. At least the rain has stopped, headed out of the office now, getting lunch with the GF then headed to the shop so try and make some floor space.
I am kind of excited too!
This morning, I tweaked my knee somehow and now it hurts to put weight on it, I was not doing anything, just trying to get to my socks in the dresser.
At least the rain has stopped, headed out of the office now, getting lunch with the GF then headed to the shop so try and make some floor space.45 minutes of Tetris has gained me a bit of floor space, going to shuffle some copper now, should create enough room to allow for the new toy. I am looking forward to the next couple days, should be uninterrupted shop time with good weather. Scrap will be top priority as that will get money and shop space back.
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It has arrived, set it up quickly, used it for a couple parts, works well. Definitely a cheap machine, nicely built, nicely sealed, but the motor is all exposed, that was not shown in any of the literature I saw, I guess I expected a bit more from them. I can already see the need for a couple modifications, but it does work well and it is green, so really that is all that matters.
Having dangling wires and exposed cap, just feels unfinished to me.
Hose was way too big, had to be mushed down to fit tight.
Having dangling wires and exposed cap, just feels unfinished to me.
Hose was way too big, had to be mushed down to fit tight.
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86turbodsl
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Wow that is a bright green. :Wow:
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xtremek
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Glad to hear the knee is improving a bit. I agree on your criticisms of the cabinet.
dr_clyde
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We had the same SO cabinet at the last shop I worked in.
It was ok. Not the best, but ok. I agree with your criticism.
They cost a lot for what you get.
It was ok. Not the best, but ok. I agree with your criticism.
They cost a lot for what you get.
The only reason I bought this particular cabinet was that it had the flip up lid and the side door (plus the color ). It was priced reasonable in my eyes, and I needed to buy something else to get me over the threshold for the next tier rebate, it fit the bill. I have a much larger unit waiting to be rebuilt, this one will be used for now, and when I go to sell it, there will be decent resale value due to the Snap On part number.
). It was priced reasonable in my eyes, and I needed to buy something else to get me over the threshold for the next tier rebate, it fit the bill. I have a much larger unit waiting to be rebuilt, this one will be used for now, and when I go to sell it, there will be decent resale value due to the Snap On part number.Scrap was a bit over 3000 pounds, I did encounter one issue, the tie down in the bed really caught the steel, so it was bordering on lifting the *** end of the burb, definitely unloaded the suspension. I need to figure a better way to have those mounted. I am headed off to do some more errands, then I may come back to the shop for a bit, depends on how the knee feels.