dleonar1(at)maine.rr.com
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 Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: Collection of Junk( off topic don't waste yer time, but on |
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All these junk collection posts ( on the Aeroelectric list) brought me to mind.
I live in an affluent town. At our dump, there is a " Bargain Barn" for items discarded but in working order. Recently I bough a whole reel of Romex wire, and a whole roll of 1/4" copper tubing, for about $2.00. A neat-o Regulated 12v power supply, for $.50..... a $600 Schwinn aerodyne exercise bike for $2... A Ford 351 waterpump pulley, powder coated fitting my ski boat...Also many Thule Car rack components for about the same price.
There are some good deals there, but for the SERIOUS scavenger, the "toxic waste" section is a lot more fun, after all, the "normal people" don't "browse" there. It seems as though the town is filled with people who throw out full, unused gallons of Paint thinner, lacquer thinner, Transmission fluid, denatured alcohol ( not sure what to do with all that denatured alcohol) , full propane cylinders, with the seal still on, Gallons of Awl-grip paint ( think Imron for boats) and related reducers, ( like a $800 box of this stuff) and 3 mostly full gallons of $150/gallon marine anti fouling paint. A full pint of Marine tex.
We are a seaside community, so the boat stuff is rampant.
I junked a Buick recently and had to keep the engine.. after all, you never know when you'll need a 5.7 GM engine, with the ECM and harness..fits many boats and my truck...
It is a disease. The Bridgeport Milling Machine with DRO in my garage bay sez it all...Got it free on a machinery deal, made the tractor do wheelies getting it off the flatbed...
I really find I use the stuff I collected, I mean, what if you need some carbon brushes for an alternator??.. I have a few spares..You should see my basement, or just come on over if you need something to build with.. I probably have two sitting around and I'll give you one. A rich mine of project raw materials.
I would never fit into a "normal neighborhood" Too many boats fired up at midnight on trailers, compressors running air tools at odd hours, Trucks unloading boat carcasses, airplane fuselages....snowmobiles ridden by the kids around the yard endlessly...( we call it " packing the yard.. "you missed a spot there Jake...") And the blue and green plastic tarps, they really add to the Martha Stewart seaside cottage look that the suburban moms yearn for...and the gunfire ...and fireworks..
Oh well, I guess I just needed some online communities like you guys , because I feel ( delusionally so, but they are MY delusions, it took me a while to get here.. ) connected with you all.
I just upgraded my used once every 10 years ( 6 days no power of '96 ice storm in Maine ) emergency generator to a 5kw Honda as I got it for $300.00 and sold the 4kw Coleman ( plenty of backup power but the Honda was soooo much cooler) for $200. Did you know that the 240 line on some of them has no neutral, they just go phase to phase for 220, and if you want to run your Gen-Trans switch you need a neutral, as the transfer switch separates the legs for 110 in the house.( The gens with the 4 pin connector have a neutral as well as a ground, had to rewire that bad boy...nice learning process.. It now has a cool 20' 4 pin female connector cord) You got to have back-up power don't you.. I mean, once a decade you REALLLY need it, if you want heat and the well pump, and I don't want the beer to get warm or the pizza cold.....
Dave the scavenger/collector
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