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I was cleaning up my big lathe and manual Bridgeport mill after a project and it suddenly popped into my head....How do other hobbyists dispose of their chips? I used to keep aluminum and steel separated in order to get the highest price at the scrap dealer but they got so picky with their magnets, (The slightest trace of steel in the aluminum chips, and they would only give the price of steel shavings) that I no longer try to separate my chips anymore.
I use large cardboard boxes, maybe 20" square, to put chips in and a small steel drums and small cardboard boxes to put solid pieces in. I do separate my solid scrap steel, aluminum, copper wire, and brass as the scrap dealer will pay a decent price for those. The containers tuck under my big lathe quit well so that they are out of the way until it is time for a trip to the scrap dealer.
How do you guys deal with your scrap and chips?
Richard
I use large cardboard boxes, maybe 20" square, to put chips in and a small steel drums and small cardboard boxes to put solid pieces in. I do separate my solid scrap steel, aluminum, copper wire, and brass as the scrap dealer will pay a decent price for those. The containers tuck under my big lathe quit well so that they are out of the way until it is time for a trip to the scrap dealer.
How do you guys deal with your scrap and chips?
Richard