meatheadmerlin
Well-known member
While scrapping, I sometimes end up with pieces
of mixed metal that I cannot separate mechanically.
I could still get a price at the scrap yard for them as is,
but I wanted to get more out of them.
For instance, I frequently get small-ish pieces
that contain both steel, and either copper or brass.
It occurred to me that I could use these in a stock pot
to drop values from my waste solutions.
They aren't exactly very selective in what they precipitate,
but are cheap, plentiful, and effective.
Often, they have some corrosion from just being the scrap they are.
I that case, I can pickle them with plain distilled vinegar to remove oxides.
I keep them in a glass jar labeled Stock Pot Drops.
of mixed metal that I cannot separate mechanically.
I could still get a price at the scrap yard for them as is,
but I wanted to get more out of them.
For instance, I frequently get small-ish pieces
that contain both steel, and either copper or brass.
It occurred to me that I could use these in a stock pot
to drop values from my waste solutions.
They aren't exactly very selective in what they precipitate,
but are cheap, plentiful, and effective.
Often, they have some corrosion from just being the scrap they are.
I that case, I can pickle them with plain distilled vinegar to remove oxides.
I keep them in a glass jar labeled Stock Pot Drops.