Scrap Metal Price

Bob lincs · Apr 2, 2021

Will 1594 said:
190 with the scrap and have check weighed their bridge got a print out ticket from quarry need to find some clean copper wire £5900

A good friend of mine has been stripping cable and electric motors for years , he has even built a machine to pull the wire out of the motors and another to clean it . As I said he’s been doing this in his spare time for a long time and has never sold anything . This week he’s cashing it in , I estimated it at 6ton ish he reckoned nearer 10 and after loading several dolavs of copper for him I think he maybe right .

bobk · Apr 2, 2021

Bob lincs said:
A good friend of mine has been stripping cable and electric motors for years , he has even built a machine to pull the wire out of the motors and another to clean it . As I said he’s been doing this in his spare time for a long time and has never sold anything . This week he’s cashing it in , I estimated it at 6ton ish he reckoned nearer 10 and after loading several dolavs of copper for him I think he maybe right .

Shame he won't get paid in notes .

Bob lincs · Apr 2, 2021

bobk said:
Shame he won't get paid in notes .

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No he won’t but knowing him it will all be above board or he wouldn’t sleep .

Meallydave · Apr 2, 2021

has anyone ever had any dealings with BB Metals? Had them in earlier today looking for some scrap. Looked a bit suspicious to me.

d williams · Apr 2, 2021

Meallydave said:
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has anyone ever had any dealings with BB Metals? Had them in earlier today looking for some scrap. Looked a bit suspicious to me.

That’s a man with a van probably a pikey do not leave anything go without payments
Do not allow him to take away to weigh and call back with the money

TheTallGuy · Apr 2, 2021

Meallydave said:
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has anyone ever had any dealings with BB Metals? Had them in earlier today looking for some scrap. Looked a bit suspicious to me.

No landline... "free, fee, free...." and take a look at the aerial view for the postcode on Google maps

grainboy · Apr 2, 2021

Oh yes
lyneburn travellers site,
To be fair, there are genuine Travellers, but all get tarred with the same brush, and yes believe me they have had plenty of me over the years, !!

Buggerallbandwidth · Apr 2, 2021

Whats lead at the moment? I have an old lead topped roof been on pallets in barn for 3 years- now might be the time?
Also got about 10 ex electric fence batteries. These used to get approx 1.50 per kg. Anyone got a recent price?

Meallydave · Apr 4, 2021

d williams said:
That’s a man with a van probably a pikey do not leave anything go without payments
Do not allow him to take away to weigh and call back with the money

Thanks. That sums up what I was thinking.

Yonlass · Apr 4, 2021

Buggerallbandwidth said:
Whats lead at the moment? I have an old lead topped roof been on pallets in barn for 3 years- now might be the time?
Also got about 10 ex electric fence batteries. These used to get approx 1.50 per kg. Anyone got a recent price?

Batteries £450/tonne last week. Central Lancs.

mar · Apr 4, 2021

Steevo said:
Thanks. Got some copper and lead to go so better to shift it when it’s worth decent money.

Buggerallbandwidth said:
Whats lead at the moment? I have an old lead topped roof been on pallets in barn for 3 years- now might be the time?
Also got about 10 ex electric fence batteries. These used to get approx 1.50 per kg. Anyone got a recent price?

The price of Lead doesn't really go up and down that much compared to steel and doesn't follow steel prices either, the best price for lead I think was around the end of 2017, beginning of 2018.

I look at this an odd time https://www.letsrecycle.com/prices/metals/ it's not the price you'll get in the scrap yard but it is handy to see if the market is up or down. At the minute lead is at 1150 on it, I think the best was 1400.
I have some in the shed and I 'll let it sit there another while

YorkshireAndrew · Apr 4, 2021

Off on a slight tangent but what is the best gas mix for cutting , oxy/acetylene or oxy/propane ? I’m feeling the need to cut things up now scrap is a decent price .

Mur Huwcun · Apr 4, 2021

YorkshireAndrew said:
Off on a slight tangent but what is the best gas mix for cutting , oxy/acetylene or oxy/propane ? I’m feeling the need to cut things up now scrap is a decent price .

Oxy propane will be a lot cheaper and more than good enough for scrapping. Do they need cutting up though? Amazing what a digger will bend, crush and squash in to a hook lift skip!!!!

YorkshireAndrew · Apr 4, 2021

Mur Huwcun said:
Oxy propane will be a lot cheaper and more than good enough for scrapping. Do they need cutting up though? Amazing what a digger will bend, crush and squash in to a hook lift skip!!!!

Assuming I posses a digger . [emoji849]

Forever Fendt · Apr 4, 2021

YorkshireAndrew said:
Off on a slight tangent but what is the best gas mix for cutting , oxy/acetylene or oxy/propane ? I’m feeling the need to cut things up now scrap is a decent price .

Propane , keep bottle stood up

shumungus · Apr 4, 2021

Work this out.
Propane gives more useable heat for heating but Aceytelene is better for cutting.
Propane is cheaper than Aceytelene but when using Propane you will use 4 times more Oxygen.
Clear as mud.

livestock 1 · Apr 4, 2021

What’s the crack with getting refills now? I have air products and boc bottles. Was told you need to register to rent bottles

David. · Apr 5, 2021

BOC are barcoded now, they will know if you return somebody else's bottle for a sly refill.

livestock 1 · Apr 5, 2021

David. said:
BOC are barcoded now, they will know if you return somebody else's bottle for a sly refill.

Yes I wasn’t wanting to do that I heard there’s rent on bottles rather than just swap returns

tomlad · Apr 5, 2021

No doubt a skilled man will find ways around the barcode issues.

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