Waste

[jcp]

If you were to ask my wife she'd tell you that I strew it randomly about the house.
Nothing is off limits the carpets, the kitchen floor, the laundry machines, the pets.
It seems to ride in on pant cuffs, boot tops and in my beard.

-brino

LOL!! When I worked a machine shop for a living and it came laundry time, the wife would not allow my clothes in with hers or her washing machine....had to get my own washer!

 

[ericc]

Metal will go a lot farther if you can do some welding. I'm not sure that fiddly MIG is the right welder for saving metal. Perhaps a combo stick TIG welder? I have a Miller Maxstar, and it saves a lot of metal. Instead of machining something down, I can just add a stub. You have to be careful, welding can take a lot of time.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

I keep my alu and steel/shreds separate so I can take them to the scrap yard and exchange them and some $ for more metal to make into chips! Last time I actually came out of it a dollar richer, so that was a good day

 

[DavidR8]

Metal will go a lot farther if you can do some welding. I'm not sure that fiddly MIG is the right welder for saving metal. Perhaps a combo stick TIG welder? I have a Miller Maxstar, and it saves a lot of metal. Instead of machining something down, I can just add a stub. You have to be careful, welding can take a lot of time.

Clearly you've been reading my welding thread
I definitely can see a MIG/TIG combo in my future. Hard to justify at this point as a hobbyist who's trying to outfit the shop and reno the shop.

 

[NCjeeper]

I save mine in 5 gallon buckets. Once I have 5 or 6 buckets full I take it to the scrapper. I usually hit their used steel section up for some deals since I am there.

 

[MikeInOr]

SCRAP IT????? GASP!!!! I might be able to use that little off-cut nub some day... I'd better hang on to it!!! LOL!!!!