Trip to the scrapyard today

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Took a load of low value scrap to the yard today for a friend who is moving away. I saw a Lincoln welder/generator  all smashed up and a sweet older small bandsaw.  I got $7 for the garbage scrap and gave $5 back to take the bandsaw home.[ATTACH]undefined[/ATTACH] Attached ImagesEventual master of the obvious, practitioner of "stream of consciousness fabrication".  P.S. I edit almost every post because because I'm posting from my phone and my fingers sometimes move faster than my brain.
Reply:I hate seeing the death of an old welder.Lincoln Power Mig 216Lincoln AC/DC-225/125Miller  625 X-Treme PlasmaMiller 211 Forney 95FI-A 301HF 91110Victor Journeyman O/PMilwaukee DaytonMakita  Baileigh NRA Life Member
Reply:did the guy run over his welder with a bulldozer?  Sheesh, that poor thing!   We had a big old generator fall off the back of the ladder truck one day, we'd only use a few bungees to hold it down.  Well it took one hell of a tumble and ended up in the scrap pile.  It took about four or five hours of careful banging and bending but managed to get all the sheet metal bent back, replaced one volt meter and it ran just fine for another ten years.
Reply:You can always sell the copper from the Lincoln..............
Reply:many a welder generator that is rented with a daily charge had been replaced with small inverter welders with a long extension cord.even $10/day at $3650/year adds up. i am not saying you do not need them occasionally but i have done jobs where i took plug off 240 volt extension cord and wired it directly to basement electrical panel on a 30 amp breaker and did job and when done just unhooked it and put cover back on electrical panel. .HF sells 100 foot 10ga 120 volt extension cords with 3 outlets on end which is usually able to plug in somewhere to run power tools. just saying with battery tools and inverters welder many jobs are done different now a days.running a 4.5" disc grinder with a lithium battery was unheard of 40 years ago. now a days contractor can have many batteries in use and many being charged on a job site
Reply:That round barrel off an SA 200 would have been what I would have wanted..The saw is pretty cool tho.Expert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:yeah I hate seeing the death of an old welder too... they just don't make 'em like that any more; inverter or not.Sent from my MB865 using TapatalkSynchrowave 250Lincoln WeldPack 180HDPropane torchhandyman's encylopedia collection of all types of toolsJack of all trades, ace of none...
Reply:Originally Posted by Dan Huygensyeah I hate seeing the death of an old welder too... they just don't make 'em like that any more; inverter or not.Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk
Reply:for some guys that's certainly true; and I can't and won't discount it.I just know for me I do all my welding in my garage. A hoist and a small crane meet my lifting needs, and I can diagnose almost any problem with a multimeter... if I can't find parts, I can find comparable replacements that work as well or better (I've almost never had any problems to begin with, and my syncrowace is over 20)...And on top of that all, I have a nastalgic love for the more "historical" items...Sent from my MB865 using TapatalkSynchrowave 250Lincoln WeldPack 180HDPropane torchhandyman's encylopedia collection of all types of toolsJack of all trades, ace of none...
Reply:Originally Posted by Dan Huygensfor some guys that's certainly true; and I can't and won't discount it.I just know for me I do all my welding in my garage. A hoist and a small crane meet my lifting needs, and I can diagnose almost any problem with a multimeter... if I can't find parts, I can find comparable replacements that work as well or better (I've almost never had any problems to begin with, and my syncrowace is over 20)...And on top of that all, I have a nastalgic love for the more "historical" items...Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk
Reply:I've made a ton of money with my old Miller Passport rather than lugging a generator welder. Sold it and got a new Miller Multimatic 200. First job with the machine Was a $1500 invoice. LOVE LOVE LOVE inverters. Rarely do I even break out the generator set anymore.RyanMiller Multimatic 200 tig/spool gun/wireless remoteMillermatic 350P, Bernard/XR Python gunsMiller Dynasty 350, Coolmate 3.5 & wireless remoteCK WF1 TIG wire feederMiller Spectrum 375 XtremeOptrel e684Miller Digital EliteMiller Weld-Mask
Reply:Originally Posted by xryanI've made a ton of money with my old Miller Passport rather than lugging a generator welder. Sold it and got a new Miller Multimatic 200. First job with the machine Was a $1500 invoice. LOVE LOVE LOVE inverters. Rarely do I even break out the generator set anymore.
Reply:Originally Posted by fast*stdid the guy run over his welder with a bulldozer?  Sheesh, that poor thing! .
Reply:In front of the red Lincoln looks like the business end of a grey SA or classic Lincoln DC welder also.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:Great find. Went to my local yard Friday and it was a barren wasteland.Scrap prices are so low, nothing is coming in.
Reply:My buddy and I use to scrap and get .10 cent a pound on steel/light iron. Haven't done it in a couple years but just checked prices a few weeks ago and was seeing 3 cents... really? It's not worth the labor at that price!
Reply:I found an old motor driven Hobart welder, the kind where it has a 3 phase motor turning a DC generator all on one housing, at my local scrap yard. If I had the space I would have bought it. It a shame to see good US made welders turned into KIAsMy "collection":Homemade Stick WelderVictor O/A TorchAC 225Ideal Arc 250HF 90 Amp Flux CoreHF Mig 170Solar 2020 Plasma CutterPower i-Mig 140EHarris O/A torchHF Dual Mig 131140STAlpha Tig 200x
Reply:Scrap is so low if i had nothing to do, i wouldnt waste the time scrapping.esab 260 multimasternew tech 150 invertorlincoln 140 cheapo