Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

On Jul 28, 12:08 pm, RB wrote:
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?


I see it for sale for about $6/lb, I see it asked for, willing to pay
$1.50/lb.

Find a taker for any price, its more of a liability (in the current
eco-climate) than an assett.

Googling ' mercury scrap price ' turns up a few listings.


Dave

wrote:
On Jul 28, 12:08 pm, RB wrote:
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?


I see it for sale for about $6/lb, I see it asked for, willing to pay
$1.50/lb.

Find a taker for any price, its more of a liability (in the current
eco-climate) than an assett.

Googling ' mercury scrap price ' turns up a few listings.


Dave

Just beware -- it's hazardous, and he's trying to get rid of it, so by
the EPA's logic it's not 'useful scrap' it's 'hazardous waste'. If you
accept it from him you're not an amateur 'scrap dealer' you're an
'unlicensed disposal facility'.

In the Portland, Oregon area a homeowner can take that sort of thing to
the Metro gov'mint garbage transfer station and they'll deal with it for
you, where a commercial enterprise would have to spend a day signing forms.

Then instead of seeing it recycled they put it in a drum and ship it off
to a hazardous waste dump in Arlington, OR, where it sits until the drum
rusts through (but at least, as a homeowner, you don't have your name on
the drum forever more so you can be blamed for following the law 50
years down the road).

I'm so glad I have a wise and benevolent government taking care of me.

--

Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

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"Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" gives you just what it says.
See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html

wrote:
On Jul 28, 12:08 pm, RB wrote:

Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?



I see it for sale for about $6/lb, I see it asked for, willing to pay
$1.50/lb.

Find a taker for any price, its more of a liability (in the current
eco-climate) than an assett.

Googling ' mercury scrap price ' turns up a few listings.


Dave


You could also check around for your local gold prospecting clubs.
Maybe a prospector has a use for it. GPAA can provide you with the name
of GPAA clubs in your area. If you have a prospection/metal detector
store in your area, check with them.

Jim

"RB" wrote in message
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Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.
--
DT

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:37 -0400, "DrollTroll"
wrote:


"RB" wrote in message
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Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.

One of the kids WILL lift it, then drop it. That could be a problem.

Thank You,
Randy

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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:37 -0400, "DrollTroll"
wrote:


"RB" wrote in message
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Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.

One of the kids WILL lift it, then drop it. That could be a problem.

Thank You,
Randy

Some idiot science teacher in a local middle school sprinkled a small amount
of mercury on a lab table to show the kids how the drops roll. That episode
cost the school district a few thousand dollars in monitoring and cleanup.
If a quart of mercury was dropped, there would be a financial disaster.

"ATP*" wrote in message
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"Randy" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:37 -0400, "DrollTroll"
wrote:


"RB" wrote in message
.. .
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons:
some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly
heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.

One of the kids WILL lift it, then drop it. That could be a problem.

Thank You,
Randy

Some idiot science teacher in a local middle school sprinkled a small
amount of mercury on a lab table to show the kids how the drops roll. That
episode cost the school district a few thousand dollars in monitoring and
cleanup. If a quart of mercury was dropped, there would be a financial
disaster.

Which of course was a knee-jerk bureaucratic reaction by some asshole.

Of course, the above quart demo would be done with frozen mercury.
--
DT

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"ATP*" wrote in message
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"Randy" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:37 -0400, "DrollTroll"
wrote:


"RB" wrote in message
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Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons:
some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly
heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.

One of the kids WILL lift it, then drop it. That could be a problem.

Thank You,
Randy

Some idiot science teacher in a local middle school sprinkled a small
amount of mercury on a lab table to show the kids how the drops roll.
That episode cost the school district a few thousand dollars in
monitoring and cleanup. If a quart of mercury was dropped, there would be
a financial disaster.

Which of course was a knee-jerk bureaucratic reaction by some asshole.

That's today's reality, whether you agree with it or not.

ATP* wrote:

Some idiot science teacher in a local middle school sprinkled a small amount
of mercury on a lab table to show the kids how the drops roll. That episode
cost the school district a few thousand dollars in monitoring and cleanup.
If a quart of mercury was dropped, there would be a financial disaster.

This is sad, and quite unnecessary. You pick up all the drops, and check
it isn't spilt under the bench, and you'll be fine. Anything remaining
which is too small to see is insufficient to cause harm. The biggest
danger is if you get a hidden spill, which doesn't get cleaned up.

Best wishes,

Chris

In article ,
Christopher Tidy wrote:

ATP* wrote:

Some idiot science teacher in a local middle school sprinkled a small
amount
of mercury on a lab table to show the kids how the drops roll. That episode
cost the school district a few thousand dollars in monitoring and cleanup.
If a quart of mercury was dropped, there would be a financial disaster.

This is sad, and quite unnecessary. You pick up all the drops, and check
it isn't spilt under the bench, and you'll be fine. Anything remaining
which is too small to see is insufficient to cause harm. The biggest
danger is if you get a hidden spill, which doesn't get cleaned up.

In the 1960s, the standard lab cleanup approach for spilled mercury was
to sprinkle flowers of sulfur on the floor, sweep it around, wait a
while, and vacuum it all up. One can do this periodically to catch
undetected spills, as the sulfur is cheap and harmless.

I recall reading this in lab handbooks of that day as well.

Joe Gwinn

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:37 -0400, "DrollTroll"
wrote:


"RB" wrote in message
...
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.


Except 5lbs is a lot less than a quart - and, obviously, weighs only 5
lb, not 28.
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clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:37 -0400, "DrollTroll"
wrote:


"RB" wrote in message
...
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.


Except 5lbs is a lot less than a quart - and, obviously, weighs only 5
lb, not 28.

Just a guess, but I'll hazard that your density exceeds that of mercury.
--
DT



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Yeah! And if one of them get a hernia who's to blame?

Bob Swinney
"DrollTroll" wrote in message ...

"RB" wrote in message
...
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.
--
DT


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"DrollTroll" wrote in message ...

"RB" wrote in message
...
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

Suggest someone bring it to a local HS/college lab.
Makes a great class demo:
Put it in a clear quart container. Put water in another clear quart
container. Have class pass by, each student lifting the quart of water,
then merc.
Most will not be able to lift the quart of mercury--for two reasons: some
simply don't have the strength, but for many, it is so unexpectedly heavy,
they think it's actually glued to the counter top, and stop trying.

2# vs. about 28#, more than a 25# barbell plate--not easy to lift off
balance or out of position.
--
DT

Yeah! And if one of them gets a hernia, who's to blame?

Bob Swinney


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Whatever you do with it, ITS A FELONY! Just kidding, but you need to send
it to me. It is useful here in the Mother Lode for gold recovery.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

"Stupendous Man" wrote in message
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Whatever you do with it, ITS A FELONY! Just kidding, but you need to
send it to me. It is useful here in the Mother Lode for gold recovery.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

I still have a little over three pounds of it, which I intend to keep as
long as I keep my Hi-Standard Supermatic pistol. Lead builds up in the
muzzle brake, and mercury is the only thing that will get it out without
damage. I used it in a single-shot rifle in which I shot lead bullets, too,
but that one is long gone.

--
Ed Huntress

Make motors,
Make mirrors

It is useful in the right hands, causes chills in some if they know, and
hasmat.

Martin
Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
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RB wrote:
Estate sale, fellow has about 5 lbs of liquid metallic mercury.
it was used as adjustable mass/weight in benchrest rifles.
Owner/heir is concerned about EPA issues etc.
But it has a value somewhere.
Do scrap metal dealers buy it?
Is there a price/lb?

It isn't worth a lot, unless you have large quantities that you can sell
to a company which purifies it. I have an almost full 76 lb flask of
mercury, which I'm going to use one day for building a real showpiece of
a barometer. Probably in an art deco style. I bought the mercury for
next to nothing. People just want to get rid of it.

It is insanely cool, though. Great fun to play with. You can float
chunks of lead in it. Pour it, play with the drops. It's especially
surprising that it has a similar viscosity to water.

You can also pretend that the flasks contain nuclear waste, which is funny.

Best wishes,

Chris