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Bob Engelhardt Bob Engelhardt is offline
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Default Cutting fittings off copper pipe for scrap?

Rich Grise wrote:
Just had another thought - wouldn't they have more value if they were sold
as tube/pipe than bulk scrap?


Yes and no. IOW, maybe. Depends. G

The supply pipes (1/2 & 3/4) have to pretty new before there would be
much of a market. What with mineral build up, whatever, over the years.
And if you priced it at 25% of the new price, it's not much. And
$4/lb scrap is pretty good.

The heavy drain pipes, on the other hand, are SO much more expensive new
that there might be a market. In other words, the crud build-up might
be acceptable for the savings involved. For instance, 2" drain pipe is
about $150 for 10' length.

Bob