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First off I work at one of the biggest Aluminum extrusion plants in the states. Other then the 1,000 degree metal and 100 plus temps. Is is not a bad job. Its just a stop in till I get my degree.
But any way back to the good part. We throw away tons of scrap every day. Raw virgin aluminum. For you people that don't know squat about the metal world. What we are throwing away is like gold. If you took a ton of metal we threw away. Then took a ton of metal you can find. I would get at lest 20 bucks a lb, or more vs your 2-4 bucks a lb.
Well I went to work the other night and there was 60ft of 1 1/2-2 in square stock. With about 1/8in thick walls. It was labeled for scarp not for use. Nothing is wrong with it. So I talked to my boss. I now have 40 ft of it sitting on my driveway. The street value of what I have. Would be close to about 800 bucks. That would be if you called a metal dealer up . My cost is nothing.
Any way I plan on building a sim cockpit with it. I just need to find a guy to weld it. I will also post a picture of the metal later.
But any way back to the good part. We throw away tons of scrap every day. Raw virgin aluminum. For you people that don't know squat about the metal world. What we are throwing away is like gold. If you took a ton of metal we threw away. Then took a ton of metal you can find. I would get at lest 20 bucks a lb, or more vs your 2-4 bucks a lb.
Well I went to work the other night and there was 60ft of 1 1/2-2 in square stock. With about 1/8in thick walls. It was labeled for scarp not for use. Nothing is wrong with it. So I talked to my boss. I now have 40 ft of it sitting on my driveway. The street value of what I have. Would be close to about 800 bucks. That would be if you called a metal dealer up . My cost is nothing.
Any way I plan on building a sim cockpit with it. I just need to find a guy to weld it. I will also post a picture of the metal later.