On 2009-10-05, Jim Stewart wrote:
SteveB wrote:
How many are hopeless scroungers who will stop on garbage day and grab
something someone's put to the curb?

I check out the metals bin at the recycling center
several times a week. Here's the major items
I've gotten over the last few years:

I always dive into the Fermilab dumpster whenever I visit (with
permission). I wish I had something closer to home.

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Gas pressure washer - fixed, use
Dynaco Stereo 70 amp - good, sold for $300
12" spool mig wire - gave to friend
Tektronix scope - fixed and sold
Crown 800 watt stereo amp - awaiting test
Rototiller - fixed, used, gave away
lawnmower - fixed, use
Industrial controller - full of good solid state relays
several full to half-full propane bottles
several horizontal shaft B&S engines - fixed and sold

A few years ago I'd see machine shop "drops"
at regular intervals. They dried up after the
big AL price runup.