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Suitable Steel for repairs
Topic Started: Jan 20 2011, 11:07 AM (813 Views)
BillHoo
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I've been looking for FREE scrap to use in repairs.

I was wondering what kinds of things folks have used and the creative ways they used them.

I know bed rails have been used for rusted out frames and car roofs used for floor plating. I'm looking at stainless steel sinks and 55 gallon drums.

What have you used and how was it utilized? (Not limited to object made of steel, could be old sailplane canopy glass, plastic bubble wrap, etc.)
Edited by BillHoo, Jan 20 2011, 11:09 AM.
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Johnny Mullet
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Fear the Mullet

55 gallon drums work well!
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Wobblybob


Water heater skins are a good source of thin sheet metal and there's plenty of them out there. Almost 5' x 5' when they're laid out flat - a few holes but the price is right.
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Memphis metro


If your working on Toyotas, beer cans are good. For metros, road signs are good, but I recommend obtaining them legally. I have made floor mats and such out of conveyor belts. Coathangers have been used in many applications. Wire ties, colored tape, alumunum foil all also have been used. I even repaired a broken belt on a tape player one time with a rubber band! Emergency belts made ouf of panty hoses. Oh the list is endless.
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Bad Bent
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I've seen patches made out of sheet aluminum and pop riveted to the body with a ring of RTV around the hole for sealant. ^o)
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Quote If your working on Toyotas, beer cans are good. For metros, road signs are good, but I recommend obtaining them legally. :gp :gp Be very very careful about using road signs. NEVER use a stop sign, I dont care if it is all beat up and you bought it at a yard sale. I almost went to jail for possessing road signs. I had bought them legally from a scrap yard. Long story but It happened in Seminole Al. Baldwin Co. Just sayin.... If you find a store closing down some types of shelving has some very good box tubing in them. :banana :banana :banana
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Rooy


Someone mentioned water heaters. The outer skin is usually really thin--around 24 gauge. Not good for too much, and it would be difficult to weld if you're using a flux core mig rather than gas.

However, the tank is much thicker steel--around 16 gauge. It's glass lined on the inside, which can be ground off if needed. And the tank won't unroll flat as one big piece, at least not by hand. It's also a bit of work to disassemble a tank.
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Rooy
Jan 20 2011, 07:07 PM
Someone mentioned water heaters. The outer skin is usually really thin--around 24 gauge. Not good for too much, and it would be difficult to weld if you're using a flux core mig rather than gas.

However, the tank is much thicker steel--around 16 gauge. It's glass lined on the inside, which can be ground off if needed. And the tank won't unroll flat as one big piece, at least not by hand. It's also a bit of work to disassemble a tank.
If you have access to a bull dozer they will flatten out nicely! :lol
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BillHoo
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I would think old washing machines could be good.

Body panels from old Cadillacs?

Good idea on retail shelving. I just saw this:
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No longer used Metal and/or Wooden fixtures from Old Navy store being discarded. Fixtures include rolling metal units, grids, wooden and metal shelving. Great for storage or scrap metal. Email xjpsx01@hotmail .com or call store at 703-845-8156 and speak with David or Jon Paul between 7am and 4pm for details.
Location: Bailey's Crossroads - Falls Church, va
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billy508
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Take what you can use and scrap the rest. Scrap prices are going up a little bit around here. But they dont pay much for light metals, such as tin. washing machines . some pretty good wire in washing machines. some have wires about 36 inch long different colors, good for dash , radio hook ups and the like :banana :banana :banana
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