Tips on salvaging cheap to free metal for projects
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- Опубликовано: 7 мар 2019
- In this video I go over some Tips on salvaging cheap to free metal for projects, I cover places I go to for sourcing metal and other useful tips on talking with people about salvaging.
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This is a very good topic! I recently bought a multi process welder and want to learn more about working with metal. As a wood worker hobbies I wanted to make turning tools from 1/2 bar solid square stock. I contacted a metal supplier they had it in 20 foot sticks, not only was it more than I needed the price was out of my pay grade. That was two years ago. The piece is still sitting on a 55 gallon drum.
I called a machine shop this place was built in the early 1900’s 5 generations have worked there. It was like a museum,
The lathes were leather belt driven by a single motor via shafts. Old Bridge Port mill a 1930’s Delta Lathe, this place was cool.
And do not recall the other brands. I told the owner what I was doing and he gave me a piece of 1/2 square material 30 inches long with old welds on it. I took it home and put a flap disk to it. Wow that pretty shinny steel. I took them back to show the owner how they turned out. He was a proud of them as I was. Last week I needed and 8 inch x 3/4 bar stock for another project, I gave him $6.00 and told him thank you very much he did not want to charge me for it. It is all about making friends and helping each other.
Thanks for sharing this, I appreciate you taking the time to comment! There’s a old machine shop like that in my town, the floors are concrete but over the years of oil and grime there black and smooth from years of use. It’s a cool place. That’s great those guys at that shop sound like there good dudes and appreciate seeing those tools you made! Thanks for commenting and take care :)
Great video Mike!. I've made more things from salvaged metal than I can count. Last fall I landed the holy grail of metal salvaging with about 18,000 lbs worth of I-beams / H-beams. Recently, I've found the handiest thing is knowing a friend whose wife works at the metal yard - and gets metal for wholesale price. Really nice working with new metal.
Man you did score a BIG quantity of salvaged metal! That’s also a great deal your getting on new metal! Thanks for commenting :) What projects have you been working on this winter?
Holy mother fuck that’s like 100 holy grails
i wish the internet embraced the style of this video more. why you dont have 10 million subscribers, i have no idea. awesome stuff bud
Thanks I really appreciate your comment! Well who knows why my channel is slow to gain subscribers, I think RUclips doesn’t really promote small channels like mine that much. Well I hope I gained one more subscriber from you?! Thanks again for checking out my video and taking the time to comment :)
Great info, I work at a tractor supply, we get a lot of mowers in metal crats. if you stop by and ask they will be glad to give you the metal for projects. I personally try to save it from the scrap man that just wont to turn a buck, but you are a person that uses it for projects or for teaching a kid how to weld I will always help you out.
Hi Mike, so nice of you to give us all on RUclips a little one on one of information. I have used your tricks on getting metal recently so often that I am just surprised that I did not think of them myself. Really like your videos about all your stuff you do hands on. Look forward to seeing more from you Sir. Good day too.
Your advice was awesome thanks man! I Agree being respectful and polite can get you a long way!
Right on thanks for checking out my video 👍 I just picked up about 50lbs of salvaged metal again the other day from that same fabrication shop! Take care Jordan
I just ordered that little Flux125 welder. I have always wanted to teach myself how to weld and your channel has been of great help. Subscribed.
Appreciate the advice man, I’m only working 40 hr weeks right now so I’ve been getting things together and trying to find side weld work this video helped me alot
Awesome advice I've never thought of ,thank you ! And I'm with you 100% on the be Respectful of the Business your trying to Get Stuff From !
You offer some really great advice, especially for young guys who are just starting out and could use some ideas.
I love our local scrap yard. I score heaps of cool stuff including metal for projects.
One of the BEST suggestions for a noob like me. Took your suggestion and received a 45min crash course, live welding test, and free practice material from a local autobody shop! Tried to but the whole shop pizza and they declined, wouldn't even let me insist. Respect & Honesty went a long way. Thank you personally for sharing!
I have found some good metal in "curb found" bed frames. The area around apartment complexes might be a good source for beds. One bed was a massive King sized one with heavy duty casters on the legs and a bunch of good hardware along with the angle iron frame.
I make all sorts of stuff from bed frames. Take a look at my intsta account weldmor My buddy has a motorcycle shop and he lets me dumpster dive.
I was gonna say the same thing
Yes definitely a good source of angle iron for sure, I have cut a few bed frames up over the years :) thanks for commenting! Take care
Bed frame rails are often made from high carbon steel that is heat treated for extra strength and still be lightweight. It is great stuff, but don't plan on drilling holes in it. Often impossible to drill. You need to be aware of the hi carbon. It can fatigue crack next to the welds with repeated stress. Also, use abrasive discs for cutting it, it can be hell on metal cutting saw blades intended for mild steel.
@@practicalman45 I agree I killed a brand new blade on my portaband on a pos bed frame that didn't weld worth a crap. Won't make that mistake again.
Yours is my new favorite welding and fab channel, keep up the good work! Also I've hauled soo much stuff from my local scrap yard
Great tips AGAIN, build relationships as well at parts, tools, etc.
👍 you get it, kindest and respect goes a long ways! thanks for checking out my video. Take care
Tool relationships are great as mentioned. I cant afford tig welder and not really have welding talents yet to do some of the more complicated things my self, hence i usually go to local fabrication shops and talk straight with the welding guy. They usually have lots of experience and can do minor things on coffee brake for few bucks or packet of coffee that is common trade item around here. Some of the old guys even get little spark into their eyes when i give them something very complicated, guess they like challenge time to time.
Also you never know where you find these connections. For instance i was getting few hydraulic hoses made and while doing those went to stores back room and lord behold there is a cute little lathe there. I havent yet but i have few minor things that need turning and from what i talked with them i might even get to do them my self, or at least get things done for that coffee packet if they are not in a rush.
Material side is same thing. ALWAYS check any dump container you see near construction sites. Too bad weather had ruined them, but local supermarket had chanced their placard inside and those were trown away. Perfect light separation walls for welding station etc, just screw couple of board on the one and and lift them up, or screw them together and get a light wall. Birch flooring panels i carried home from neighbors place when the were doing remodeling, don mind if i do. So far i have been able to use them in several projects and dont even need to surface finish them and if i glue them into sheets, it can be pretty much any size or shape :D Just check what you find, look what you can do with it and salvage with owners permission. Company usually do not complain if you want to take their trash, specially ones they need to pay for to dispose and long as its not pile of metal that is worth the scrap metal value and even then you can get it for that price, as they do not care from witch the money flows, long as it flows.
Some great tips here, going check out the area and see what's available to make a waste paper press in to fire logs. Thanks Mike.
great video Mike thanks for all the good info.
Take care of your friends... Great video series. Started with your Titanium Vs Vulcan review and kept watching. Cheers!
Right on I really appreciate it 👍
Take care of your friends and show respect to others. I like your message, Mike. Subscribed!
Right on Thanks 👍 I appreciate your comment, you definitely get it 🙂
Respect!
Love your work 👍
Great tip if you take care of your friends they will take care of you being stingy dosen't help at all I agree don't keep tabs on what you give your friends it creates rifts
Very inspiring Mike! I share the same philosophy about helping others. I will check out the local metal fab shop in my area.
Good points about trading with friends. I do that a bunch. Always brings good karma. I get bed frames a lot free from neighbors, trash etc. Not the best quality steel but good simple angle in long pieces for lots of projects.
I found a place to get metal is Tractor Supply Co., the riding mowers get shipped in crates made of square tubing, some locations will let you take it, while others will ask for like $5.00 for a bunch, just need to ask the store manager first
Tractor supply in California?
Cool! Thanks for the great info 👍👍
Wanted to give a big thank-you to Mike
Went to a local steel company out in the industrial area of my city with my gloves and boots and now they’re selling me $1 a pound 12 GA mild steel. Real game changer for me!
Trailer repair places always got good scrap metal to. Definitely a great informative video!
Good suggestion for sure 👍
This is an excellent vijeo. Thank you!
I know it’s an old video but man great info and awesome philosophy on friends!
Just found your channel!! I named my channel Salvage Workshop for just about every reason you gave on the reasons to salvage and what can be done with salvaged things that you spoke about in this video! Another good tip is to make friends with the guys who drive around and pick up scrap metal from other peoples garbage. I have gotten some amazing tools and materials from them for cheap or by just trading other scrap metal I don't want. You and I seem to be a lot a like!! Keep up the great work!
Well my friend you just got a new subscriber! I just had a quick look at your channel, I’m looking forward to checking out a few videos on there later this evening when I get time. Thanks for commenting, yes we both have the same interests in rebuilding and re purposing things, there’s just so much good stuff people tend to throw away. Take care :)
Right back at you! I Subscribed and have watched quite a few of your videos already! It truly amazes me what people toss out! We're treasure hunters in a modern world! @@Mikefestiva
Great info like always! I like how you keep it real.
Thanks Rob
As usual ... EXCELLENT, well made video with great advice!!! Reno scrap and salvage has a scrap side to the yard and a new products division. they won't let anybody go to the scrap side to dig around anymore, because they got sued multiple times from money grubbing assholes that don't want to work and want free money.
Sad really, because 90% of the scrap comes in on rail cars. They buy scrap, but no longer sell it. It was 18 cents a pound last time I was there. The new products division is awesome, just pricey. Here's my advice... here in Nevada, I can go out to the desert and ALWAYS find exercise equipment that was tossed. such as tread mills, stair steppers, shitty weight lifting benches, more tread mills , etc. The bonus to finding tread mills is the variable speed DC motors that can be used in them.These are great for powering lathes, drills, saws, etc. sometimes they are shot up and full of holes, because everybody hates them and is pissed off they got one for Christmas, or a birthday instead of getting a new mig welder, but the metal chassis are still good. Just a thought. Thumbs up on the video and thanks. Your videos keep me going.
Thanks Joe for checking out my new video! Yes it’s a bummer that there’s dirt bag people looking to sue all the time now days, that stuff really makes me pissed!
I like your salvaging style :) going out and finding stuff that’s been dumped off, it’s kind of like a treasure hunt, haha! People around here also can’t seem to get there garbage to the dump but instead of tread mills and stuff like that, they drop off fridges and old mattresses and shit couches, slob Hill Billy’s. I just found out about a place close by my house that sells used treadmills for $5 for that price the motor and speed controller is well worthy it. I would have re powered that old drill press I fixed up with a treadmill motor recently if I knew about the $5 treadmills at that time. Well take care and it’s always good to hear from you!
Friends are the best! Your a rad one! Thanks
good life advice, cool channel- subbed! Can't wait to see your son rippin around on that 100
Great informative video brother keep up the great work
I went to the scrap yard today looking for some angle iron, but was told since they were busy that only a small area was available for me to browse. I found a go-kart rack and pinion steering box in good condition. I then went to a drop off box and got enough Vintage and newer USA tools to fill a bucket, which Included two air drills and an air palm sander. I got offset wrenches, screwdrivers and some other odds and ends, and some random hardware. Overall it was a good day, but NOT for free.
Love your style man, good ppl are hard to come by, maybe we’ll cross paths burn down this side or the other
O man I wish we lived closer. You do the same thing I do... salvage most everything. I was thinking that the tips you were going to be something that would work in my area.....WRONG...I have tractor supply down the road and a ATV place a few miles away both have shipping crates. So I win twice wood and steel. Thanks Mike.
Those are great tips. One of my buddies is giving me a bunch of security gates from windows he removed. Its a bunch of square tubing. The trade off is a coyote cutout I will do for him with my plasma cutter from a 4x4 16 gage sheet of metal.
I was sent here from one of your other videos. I was planning on welding for years. I found your starter kit video and the only thing I need to start is the Titanium Flux welder. On my way to get that today. Oh yeah, and the welding vice. 😁 Thanks for the guidance. - New Subscriber
Right on! I’m glad you found my videos useful 👍 you will enjoy welding! Take care
Great video. Sweet KTM. I used to ride a 250 EXC.
$300.00 at metal supermarket, Sunday morning diving the metal recycle bins, free.
Thank you Mike 👍
Nice tips gonna try this at my local suppliers and scrap yards
ha. When I was out looking for scrap metal, I went to a metal shop with my beach clothes... flip flops, shorts, t-shirt... even though they let me look for some scrap in a huge pile, I should have wore some boots, took gloves, etc. Digging around in scrap metal is no joke! Thanks for the pointers, going to go out again Saturday!
Thanks for checking out my video! Yes definitely a bit of safety gear will go a long ways in salvaging metal along with giving the owners of the business less concern that your going to get hurt looking for scrapes. Take care
Another good video! This new welder is going to be a metal sponge . I'm going to start tracking more metal down this weekend and get whatever they will allow me to take
Yes salvage what you can, it’s definitely good to have extra metal for practicing and projects. Thanks for checking out my new video! Take care and enjoy that new welder.
@@Mikefestiva
Will do! Keep up the good work and great videos
I can go to a salvage place that sells stuff like that, but they get 60 cents/lb. New metal I have to order it full lengths, the wholesaler order minimum is $400. For delivery: the wholesaler semi truck cannot get into my place, plus I have no forklift to unload it, so I tow my flatbed trailer to the building supply and must hire their forklift for another $25 to transfer my order to my trailer. I'm in rural Southern Oregon and the wholesaler steel supplier is the only one available for hundreds of miles. Every fab shop has to all go to that one source for wholesale orders. I scrounge and recycle whatever I can, but for many things you just have to have full lengths. Fortunately, there's often remnants and I accumulate a little bit of inventory. I have a pretty lovely scrap pile, myself. Thirty years of doing fabrication work (and being a hoarder who can't throw anything away....) and you end up with a pretty big junk pile.
That sounds like it gets expensive to buy new, definitely helps to have a good selection of salvage metal at your place, I’m sure it’s saved you a trip to town a time or two! Thanks for commenting and checking out my video :)
Good tips, thanks
A couple of places that one may get good fasteners is first, garage door distributors. The second source is truck and van accessories distributors.
Good advise 🤠👍
Those are great pieces. I'm always looking for chunks like that. I gotta scrounge some more.
Definitely some good stuff! Thanks for commenting and checking out my video :)
Most shops around here sell their steel to the scrap yard. The scrap yard leaves a dumpster just for the shops to put their scrap in, and then pick up the dumpster every month.
That’s a bummer, maybe you can offer them a little cash for some scrap, so the fab shop will still make scrap prices on it?
Sounds like it’s time to do some nighttime dumpster diving, if you want to be nice about it leave a little cash in it.
I got some near commercial metal wall stud sections in back of a Harley dealership years ago. It was their shipping crate system at the time. It was stacked by the dumpster. Same level of disinterest from staff. They are motorcycle guys, have it.
Built a Secretary/Receptionist surround wall in a trucking office with it.
I'd suggest any motorcycle dealership may have thinner gauge scrap up to 6 feet in their crates. Just a thought.
MarkH10 Right on Mark thanks for commenting 👍
Helpful tips. I am a total beginner and would like to find scrap metal.
Old bed frames discarded by the curb give an endless supply of free, soft steel angles.
Very true, lots of excellent advice for all levels of experience.👍
I think I see a KTM there on the right looking for some video time attention, but no idea what model lol
Going to take a stab in the dark and say... not a 2 stroke exc/sx/xcw but perhaps some streetable enduro of larger bore proportions?
I've owned so many flavors of bikes over the years, but never a KTM.
Currently restoring 3 bikes (yikes) a lil 87 JR50 for my kids, a 1980 YZ125, annnnnd my....
Super Frankenstein 1980 CR80 with:
An 86 KDX80 bottom end, 85 KX80 factory 100cc bigbore cyl that was replated and a NOS piston and rings.
Head sent out for squish re-cut and compression increase for the VP race gas (currently running c14 mix with pump) Might switch to MRXo2 or T2 straight.
KX60 clutch cover which has the liquid cooling on it, so I modded a threaded adapter to drive the pump off the crank.
Put on KX60 radiator and shroud.
Cut the expansion chamber and clocked it about 90 degrees so it ran along the left side and fit a KX85 silencer.
Swingarm from an xr100, modded.(Still need to mod in the adjuster blocks and tensioner bolts).
76 CR125 rear shocks.
86 CR80 front forks and triple, disk brake.(needs resprung and gold valves)
Newer CR80 front wheel.
KX85 rear wheel and disk brake setup.
...which is my current W.I.P back yard ripper that I take to the coal dump place once in a while.
And will go to whichever kid is brave enough to ride it lol As long as they don't ruin the tank! Lots of work on that!
I was going for the "Factory race bike" 1 off type deal with that one...
I blew all my inspiration on that one and kind of recouping from fabricators burnout lol
Still need to get my Yamaha DS7 on the road, and thinking about parting out the KDX250 I have to fund that project.
Man you definitely have put a lot of work into that bike! That’s awesome! You probably saw the video where my nephew and I pulled a blown up motor out of a CR80 big wheel, and swapped a Honda XR 100 Motor that we installed a BBR 120 big bore kit in, high comp piston, big cam, big carb, FMF modified exhaust, and a few other goodies I definitely was burnt out of bike mods for a bit, haha it takes a lot of work so I can only imagine the time you have into yours. Do you have a video posted of your bike? If so I would like to see it! The KTM is my first KTM I have ever owned, so far I really like it! It’s a 2014 XCW 200, it’s a great trail bike, after fixing up the KDX 200 I was sold on that size for the tight woods up here in Washington. I’m in the long process of rebuilding my Honda XR650l, long process because I lost interest and got sidetracked on other things, I have put a lot of miles on it, it’s been a good bike. I’m also slowly fixing up my old 1973 Honda CB 350 four, it’s a cool little street bike and sounds amazing at 10,000 RPM! I gave my nephew a old 72 CB 200 twin, I have done a lot of work on, fiberglass solo seat, drop bars, two into one exhaust, rear sets, and removed a lot of unnecessary weight. Let me know if you have a video of your bike! Take care :)
@@Mikefestiva Have not seen the video, but would like to. Have to search on your video list and see if I can find it. Those XR100's are great, I have an 86 xr80 and a 2001 CRF100 Frame that I was waiting to try and find a good 100cc bottom end for it to do the bbr120 or the powroll mods. But that can wait, that one will be a street legal conversion. I have to agree that the 200's/220cc bikes are perfect technical/tight woods machines.
KTM should have kept the 200 and not went with the 150... So they could/would have the 50/85/105/144/200/300 Pretty perfect dirt lineup.
Ok I knew it wasn't a newer 250/300 from the plastics :P
I was trying to find a KDX220 and came across this 91-94 KDX250 for free, but it has a cracked tank and needs re plated and rebuild crank and probably bearings and seals and $$$$ soooo yea, I figure I'll part it out :/
But now that Honda released the crf450L and I'm not getting any younger, I might go that route for a factory road legal bike that is excellent at off road. So I'll probably end up getting one of those used in a few years.👍
Those older CB's are sweet little bikes lol
I used to work at a bike salvage yard and drove a 1980? CB400T to and from work during summer. Great machine, always got compliments :D. I drove soo many bikes working there, good memories haha
Some day... I will have to make my way over to Washington, when my kids are out of school. I don't have a video of the Frankenstein yet, but I'll try to get one this summer!
I keep thinking KTM definitely should have kept the 200 and dropped the 250, it’s strange that they got rid of the 200 and instead offer the 150
Dual sport bikes are a good way to go, I have not looked into the crf450 but I bet there great bikes, my 650 even though it’s pig heavy , I have had some great trips on it, the longest ride was from Washington, Idaho Montana Oregon, I covered a lot of Idaho on dirt roads and a few trails, I was out riding and camping for 24 days! It was awesome, I had my tools, camp gear, food and a few beers, it was nice to cover some ground and get off the beaten path, I soaked in a lot of hot springs along the way.
Man that’s a bummer about the state you live in! You definitely need to get to a more laidback state. It’s a little up tight here in western Washington, but nothing like that, Washington a few years back finally relaxed there laws on platting bikes, it’s now fairly simple to get the street plate for any bike, just have to make it legal looking for the test and take most of the crap back off after it’s plated, the motorcycle shops can sign it off saying it’s legal. Take care!
i need to find a place to do this...paying $8 for a 4' piece of small angle iron adds up fast when doing small atv, go kart, 4 wheeler builds.
These tips give you some good places to start looking for metal, you should be able to start tracking some down, once you get some metal stocked up you will definitely do more fabrication projects 👍 take care
Great tips and tricks and the bonus is pretty neet
Thanks Antonio! I appreciate your comments! Thanks for watching :)
Great video as always
Thanks 👍
Good tips.😀
I found it! Great video! I’ll start building those relationships with local fabrication shops... hopefully!
I would need $20 for lunch. I’m a fat azzz! 😆 great tips. Love your channel
Trail Adventures USA Haha 👍
What electrode would you recommend for mixed metals?
Where I live people throw away riding lawn mowers, and all kinds of other usefull stuff, Riding mowers make awesome scrap for projects! I just picked up one last week got it running (called the guy I got it from told him it was running and id bring it back to him but he said no he hated it and bought a new throw away one from lowes)...sold it as a mud mower for 200 bucks minus the body..., the deck had very little rust and brand new bearing pillars, belts and blades, I have it listed on Cl for cheap at 60 bucks (no hits yet) and im using the fenders on my fraud quad project... it just amazes me the stuff people throw away....
That’s some good salvaging! There’s definitely some goodies on riding lawnmowers. I’m hoping to track down a older 1970s or early 80s garden tractor in the next year or two for a project for my son, I think it would be fun to build a hydraulic plow and a few other useful things and let him push dirt around :)
Thanks for commenting and checking out the video!
Mike I just picked up a 1965 Allis Chalmers Big 10, Im gonna repower it as the legacy motor is shot no compression no ignition, but its got a good mower deck and a snow blade, not that I need a snow blade here in Florida..@@Mikefestiva
Deepblu dude That’s awesome! I just looked that tractor up, it looks stout! You should make a video of your project, if you do please share it with me, I would like to see how it comes along :) Take care
Id like to but I don't have the bandwidth to upload it takes for ever just to upload a 3 min video.. I can send you pics if you want. Im just trying to decide on what to power it with one lung diesel or predator....@@Mikefestiva
Deepblu dude Haha I know your struggle, I gave up on uploading videos to RUclips from my house, it would take about 5 hours to upload a 10 minute video, and sometimes it would mess up. I now upload at my work, way quicker!
Good video
I have a slightly different strategy: just drive around Manhattan. Constant construction, people relocating, renovating. Enormous volume of discarded materials right at the curb.
Great video thanks for the information. I just subbed. I love me some scrap metal for fabrication. I have a video on a scrap steel score on my channel I have already built a tractor implements out of this pile next up Hay Speer.
Sorry I missed your comment till now. Thanks for subscribing! I will check out your channel!
there's nothing free in Houston, they charge for everything and same price as new item.the metal stores even charge for shipping even if local pickup.
10:40 you don't need to put hydraulic jacks upside down. You just put them right side up. They still press. You might have to weld something to the bottom to extend down into the pressing cylinder.
Your welcome for the idea 🙂👍
I got to be good friend with my local metal recycler and he gives me scrap at 15 cents a pound which is a 10 cent discount. Also my town has free local trash pickup where a truck with a claw comes and pics stuff up off the side of the road. I recently made a tow behind trail mower out of a lawnmower deck my neighbor gave me, a power washer I found on the side of the road for free and the swivel wheels off a wheelchair someone threw out.
It’s definitely nice to have good hookups like that for cheap metal! Dude that’s sounds like a good project you built there, do you have a video posted of your build?
Mike festiva no I don't, but I could take a little video on my phone and upload it. I might just have to do that :)
great video man, thanks for the tips!
I see you have a wood stove for heat, have you thought about turning it into a waste oil burning stove. It make a great video building it, and they put off a ton of heat.
Hey Mike great videos . Are you still happy with the titanium? Is the omni pro worth paying the extra money? I want to buy one of them but still have reservations with it being harbor freight. Thanks
Hey Chris I’m definitely still happy with my Titanium 200! It’s a great machine.
I chose it over the Omnipro mostly because of it’s compact size and lighter weight, that fit my needs better then the Omnipro, I was willing to give up the extra options of the Omnipro for portability of the Titanium.
The Omnipro has some nice features like spot weld and the auto set is extremely handy, I would say If you want a solid welder with a wider range of options, like a amp pedal for TIG, and a overall bit more robust welder buy the Omnipro. If you want a really good welder that is lighter easier to pack around and can live without a TIG pedal but it comes with the TIG torch in the box ( The Omnipro you need to buy separately) the Titanium fits my needs the best, one thing you will need to do is replace the ground clap, it’s completely crap, harbors freight sells one for $8 and it’s a lot better, I don’t know why they cut the corner on that.
Bottom line if you work on projects like I do around your shop the Titanium is great, if you plan on using a welder in a fab shop setting every day the Omnipro is the welder. Well I hope this helps you out.
@@Mikefestiva thanks for the feedback. The tig is not that big of a deal. I have an ac/DC tig rig. If I'm not mistaken the titanium doesn't offer a mig only machine larger than the 170 so my decision is between the titanium 200 and the Vulcan migmax 215. The titanium just seems a better quality build but the Vulcan seems to be more robust to me. With the warranty options available I guess you can't go wrong either way.
hey mike. what specifically would you call this type of metal? i will be looking in a salvage yard and would like to know what to ask for. looking for some stuff to practice welding on, and also looking for stuff to eventually build a log arch and bandsaw mill. would appreciate any help you can give me, thank you!
It’s just called mild steel, it’s probably the most common steel you will find. I use a lot of 1/8” 3/16” and sometimes a little 1/4”
My sawmill was almost completely built out of 1/8” thick 1.5”x1.5” square tubing and some 1/8” thick 1.5” angle iron. The only thicker parts I used on my mill would probably be the engine mount plate and it was probably 3/16”.
Good luck on your salvaging 👍 and I think you will have fun welding and building stuff. Start off with scrap and practice on welding small pieces together, try butting two pieces together and weld down the seem, then try two pieces 90 degrees and weld them together, try taking two pieces of square tubing and join them together to make a larger piece. This will give you lots of practice. Look over your welds and try to travel slow and constantly when welding. I hope to hear a update on your progress! Take care
Mike festiva thank you! i’m excited to get started. going to be basing my builds off of your designs as i think they’re the best i have seen. simple yet very effective and efficient.
Hi Mike , came to this video by way of one of your welding videos. Good tips in both of them. I started with the HF 90 amp. Went through 3 of them. The feed on them just stopped working. Was able to return 2 but got stuck with one, I passed the 90 days. I now have the 125, as far as I can tell it is the same as the 90?? Once I get better at welding I am looking to upgrade. But for now the 125 is able to handle most of what I do. New $ubscriber & 👍 # 413.
Stay well, Joe Z
I just bought a mig welder and its still on its way. I have never welded before. I want to get some junk metal to practice with. I was thinking about asking for some scrap to learn on then telling them I will buy my metal there once I'm ready to build my project.
Never hurts to ask. If there's what we used to call the dump in your town, now they're called" transfer station " , if the workers are cool they'll let you pick from the metal pile , maybe show up with donuts.
@@kingplumber I just checked a few shops that I regularly buy metal from and they all basically told me to go pound sand. Luckily a place I use to work had some scrap metal I could grab to cut up and practice with.
A timely video - the energy it takes to recycle steel is horrendous, far better to use scrap in its raw state than let it get smelted and formed back into stock. All those 3 foot lengths can quickly and accurately become 6 or 9 foot lengths with a little mig wire. I get to be cheap and environmentally sound.
Thanks for posting.
Right on I like your comment! You’re definitely are right. Thanks for checking out my video and commenting :)
Rule #1 for salvaging metal: own a truck.
Or a car, bike, maybe a moped?
Rule 2: Find time to snowboard as an adult.
Albert Billman I like that Rule 👍
A van is useful, too.
I knew a guy in NC who drove a little 125cc scooter around. Very vintage looking thing. Lived in my grandparents neighborhood, and I got to see his house during some neighborhood party they had years ago. He mainly did commissioned art as well as fancy home decor. Whole yard was full of sculptures that were pretty lifelike, and he had an impressive workshop, and I think he also rented a warehouse somewhere. But yeah id say a truck is generally gonna be pretty necessary. He had a lot of freedom cause he's make these pieces for people and then when it was time to move them he'd point out that they agreed that shipping is their responsibility. Lmao
That's alot of good metal
great tips. Im bring my gloves next time!
1.abandoned buildings in east detroit jkjk
The scrap yard in my town lets me look around and sells me what I need most of the time they don't charge me. I am going to turn a equipment trailer into a goose neck trailer and they took my list of what I needed and they will call me when they get it in. they are very interested in what I build. I just take it into them and show them what I have built and they get a big kick out of seeing it in the end. They love the sawmill and I have 2 jobs from the employees cutting logs for them and they did not charge me to weigh the sawmill on their scales all 3400 lbs of it LOL Have a good night and thanks for the tips
That’s great! It’s definitely good to let people know what your building, It helps for salvaging stuff and I’m sure when you show up the guys are happy to see you because your a nice and creative person. Thanks for commenting :) Ps we finally got snow, 30” after it packed down, still waiting for it to melt off. Darn snow! Haha
@@Mikefestiva We are in a melt off now everything is muddy LOL
Plz do part 2
So hard to find useful metal in my area that I've actually ordered some online. Not bad tho, and can get almost anything.
The part about friends at 12 minutes in is why I hit the subscribe button.👍
Its like Christmas in March!
Haha! Yes :)
Almost all of my stuff is jobsite scrap. Generally, the demo contractor is the only person on the job that recycles metal, and anything less than about 4' is usually just tossed in the dumpster at a jobsite. I can make a few pieces of stuff like that last for months.
If you are not associated with the job, ALWAYS go to the project trailer first and find the superintendent. Don't just walk into the work zone. Outside of the obvious safety aspects, it is a show of respect to the superintendent, and will get you a long way.
Thanks for commenting!
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Agricultural zones and salvage yards
Hell around where I live they charge 2.00/pound for scrap cutoffs.
In my area it's $10 for 100lbs of steel lol
Ha! Great videos.. just what I need as I'm just getting into metal fab and it's bankrupting me.. I'm not asking for your home address but where are you.. what country state.. NIce.. thanks
While your at it, ask for his PIN numbers and passwords as well. lol
What race was that Kenda number plate from?
It was from the Washington Odessa Desert 100, I finished it on a free KDX 200 😂 it was tiring but I did it 👍
@@Mikefestiva awesome!
-Nick 😃👍
What king of your lathe do you have ???
I have a 13”x40” metal lathe, it’s a gear head lathe so you don’t have to change belts to switch speeds. I can’t remember the manufacture of it, I do know it’s made in Taiwan in the mid 80s there’s a lot of these lathes that are sold under different names, Jet, Enco, Grizzly and so on. It’s definitely not the nicest lathe out there but it does everything I need it to do 🙂
You have a nice little shop. I really like that little plasma table. That's sweet. Thanks for the video's Mike.
Hello out here in California they charged 70 cent a pound so I send $25 for scrap metal not alot of it just small pieces very small pieces not big one like the ones you got 😁😆
how is bed frames for projects?
They work great!
I made a small motorcycle dyno from bed frames, can’t say it doesn’t scare me when it’s vibrating tho
Too bad I don't have any friends and am too introverted to go out and just talk to people :(
Stop making excuses, you’re the one holding yourself back. Good luck brother.
@@williamsprout925 exactly
These guys need to realize who are making these.comments about metal being expensive even scrap that this video was made 2 years ago lumber is up 300% metal to right now
A little hint Mike !!
GLOVES MICHAEL !!
USE GLOVES !!!
Haha 👍
Doing business with good people, be respectful...... bring donuts as an ice breaker
Bringing coffee works too, even if it is unbrewed.
Invest in gloves....handling rusty metal is bad for your skin... I have not had a tetanus shot in 20 years and don't want one.
I would melt them done to ingots for further casting and eady storage also free money if you sell them🤑
I've had a fab shop for years,,there is not way in HELL I would "GIVE" this kind of metal away...NOPE, Don't know who this guy is dealing with,,but they must have more money the sense. LOL
No use for lazy people None. Well the guy that owns this fab shop does big jobs and sometimes it’s not worth trying to use every last scrap when time is money.
Most shops accumulate so much metal, or wood in the form of cut offs left over from various jobs they eventually have to get rid of some one way or another or be buried in it. I do woodworking at my home as well as metal work. I have lots of wood scraps that I have to find ways to dispose of. Some is good for kindling but plywood, PT, OSB and composites I won't burn in my stove. Even though I do hobby metal work, eventually I end up with many pieces so small they are of no use to me. I keeps some and the rest gets sold as scrap, at which time I take the opportunity to walk through the local scrap yard and buy for pennies on the pound what large shops have scrapped. I am amazed at the large pieces of new metal I find there, so much so I've considered buying it up and opening a metal sales shop for people who need to fab small projects and don't want to buy full lengths of material.
No use for lazy people none.....You are not so nice. I fart in your general direction.
fun one People like yourself never seem to amaze me the stupidity in your comments. I forgot you are 12 years old 😂
@@Mikefestiva Not a Monty Python fan? You realize it's a joke pointed at the 'no use' person?? He's dissing your fab shop guy for being nice to You. Or just lack of sense of humor I guess. And you're wrong, I am 10 not 12.