Nice find, my guess is that Kurt is at least 25 years old. Mainly due to the ears where it is bolted down. the early models had holes, the later models had slots.
I don't know why anyone would be surprised at what ends up in the scrap yard, it happens every day and has for as long as time. In industry space is precious and if they asked around and nobody wanted it or to buy it, it sit for awhile and then headed to the scrap yard. We do the same thing at work all the time. I have bought a lot of stuff for a $5 bill that would have ended up in the scrap yard if I hadn't bought it. I bought about $2000 worth of linear rails 2 years ago for $10, sold most of it and used what I wanted, made nearly $150 off of what I sold and still sold it cheap, kept 8 trucks and let the rest go. Have done the same with stepper and servo motors.
I don't know why anyone would be surprised at what ends up in the scrap yard, it happens every day and has for as long as time. In industry space is precious and if they asked around and nobody wanted it or to buy it, it sit for awhile and then headed to the scrap yard. We do the same thing at work all the time. I have bought a lot of stuff for a $5 bill that would have ended up in the scrap yard if I hadn't bought it. I bought about $2000 worth of linear rails 2 years ago for $10, sold most of it and used what I wanted, made nearly $150 off of what I sold and still sold it cheap, kept 8 trucks and let the rest go. Have done the same with stepper and servo motors.
