? on scrap aluminum

[SS MAYFLOAT]

I have these aluminum plattens that have heating elements in them. They weigh about 60 pounds each. The scrap yard will only give me about 3 cents a pound in the contaminated aluminum.<br /><br />I was thinking about building a fire and toss them into it. Would the aluminum puddle up in the ashes? I have 7 of these things which would come out to about 490 pounds. I would like to get the 40 cents plus per pound, but not sure if this idea will work. Guess I could try one and see.<br /><br />Any thoughts? Sawing out the elements would take way too long. These plattens are 18"x18"x1".

 

[ZmOz]

Re: ? on scrap aluminum

It will if you make a hot enough fire. Lots of hot coals. Maybe make some kind of grate above the coals to hold the aluminum. Charcoal BBQs work great for this...

 

[Bondo]

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I was thinking about building a fire and toss them into it.

It'll puddle up,... Just try Not to Stirr the fire......<br />I've burnt up wood,+ stuff from boats,+ pulled the little puddles pieces out after things cooled down..............<br />Some of them Look Pretty Cool......<br />I Don't Know what you'd get for a Grade on it,..... I just Mix it into a larger lot of Other Aluminum Stuff...........<br /><br />I don't know what a platten Is,.......<br />What Else is it made of ??? Other Metals ?? Plastics ??

 

[Ben Konopacky]

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Try another scrap yard. OR a foundry that would smelt them down into ingots.

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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Hi Bondo, These plattens are the upper part of a clamshell grill. We don't flip burgers anymore, we cookem from both sides at the same time to ensure a properly cooked burger. Some of these would still work, but due to them being a little out of specs is enough for the company to replace them. They wanted me first to rebuild them, but I just can't find the time to do it. So to the scrap yard they go.<br /><br />After all the stainless is removed, all that is left is the aluminum with cast in calrods for the heating elements.<br /><br />Thanks....

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Some of the aluminum may puddle, but some of it will burn off also. Stay away from the smoke.

 

[rwise]

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There was a place here I would take tranys and other stuf to, they would smelt it then weigh it and pay top price. EPA got them and they moved to Ark. a bit too far for me to drive. but there may be a place near you, just have to call around.

 

[ndemge]

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Try to find big player recyling yard....<br /><br />Here in st. louis we've got 2 large players, one of them is owned by a foundry, next door to the foundry.<br /><br />They usually give the best prices, and can work around the mixed in garbage.<br /><br />..and on a Side note. SS.... we got that pneumatic cylinder working on our machien now, THANKS!,,,, drop me an email and I'll show you a quick vide of it

 

[TilliamWe]

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SS, in East Liverpool, OH is Waste Technologies Industries. When it was built in the early 1990's it was the largest hazardous waste incinerator in the world. I don;t think they take stuff retail, but you may find out how they would dispose of something like this.