Scrap Yard Cutting Tools

[Metal Butcher]

In the course of my weekly scrap yard visit I came across a full pallet of boxes containing sorted groups of cutting tools. Most of the cutters were to large for my needs, but one of the boxes contained a huge amount of small slitting saws. I took a few bundles of the smaller ones and paid $8.00. They look pretty good under magnification, but I can't tell if they were ever used or sharpened. Trying a few out will tell me if it was worth buying them.

A while back I ruined my only 3/32" blade trying to cut some mystery metal and added it to my 'buy list'. I was going to add it to my last Enco order, but when I saw the price the idea was dropped. I decided I would make due with the smaller saws on hand if and when when the need arose.

Today's lucky find solved the problem! I bought 70 small slitting saws that include seven .093" and one marked 3/32". The rest includes ten .032", two .047",twenty one 1/16", nineteen .064:, five smaller 1/16", and five 1/8".

I didn't get any machining done today. But the shopping is done, the crust is washed off the car and snow blower, and I'm grinning from ear to ear! ;D

-Rick

 

[1hand]

Wow........Score.

I just got two 1/16ths blades from Grizzly and cost me $18. You hit the jack pot Today. Thm:

Matt

 

[vlmarshall]

great find!

 

[rake60]

Man, did you ever get robbed!

I'll send you $10 and pay all shipping cost to save you from
that embarrassment.

GREAT SCORE! Thm:

Rick

 

[vlmarshall]

I'll send you $10 and pay all shipping cost to save you from that embarrassment.

I'm sure we could take up a collection to rescue him from those cutters... of course, we'd have to spread the embarrassment around amongst ourselves...

 

[Twmaster]

I'm in!!

 

[rake60]

"As You Were" Gentlemen!

I made the first offer, so I call dibs! LOL

If it isn't totally apparent by now, you made one hell of a score
there Rick!

Congrats on the find!

With the economic issues at hand these things are more common
than anyone would suspect. Most large machine shops kept stocks
of tooling in their inventories. Those inventories are taxable capital.
Who needs to be taxed on things they may not be using?
So, those tools that haven't been used for years are sold for scrap
value. The deals are out there. You just need to know where to shop.

Rick

 

[websterz]

In the course of my weekly scrap yard visit I came across a full pallet of boxes containing sorted groups of cutting tools. Most of the cutters were to large for my needs, but one of the boxes contained a huge amount of small slitting saws. I took a few bundles of the smaller ones and paid $8.00. They look pretty good under magnification, but I can't tell if they were ever used or sharpened. Trying a few out will tell me if it was worth buying them.

A while back I ruined my only 3/32" blade trying to cut some mystery metal and added it to my 'buy list'. I was going to add it to my last Enco order, but when I saw the price the idea was dropped. I decided I would make due with the smaller saws on hand if and when when the need arose.

Today's lucky find solved the problem! I bought 70 small slitting saws that include seven .093" and one marked 3/32". The rest includes ten .032", two .047",twenty one 1/16", nineteen .064:, five smaller 1/16", and five 1/8".

I didn't get any machining done today. But the shopping is done, the crust is washed off the car and snow blower, and I'm grinning from ear to ear! ;D

-Rick

Go buy the rest of the smaller saws and sell them here. I'll buy 20 or 30 of them!! :bow:

 

[Maryak]

MB,

Good one, it's nice to see a good guy get some good luck, we won't mention how envious I am . :bow: :bow:

Best Regards
Bob

 

[dgjessing]

A metal fabricating / machinist buddy of mine (for real, not just a hobbyist) gets all sorts of milling cutters from a scrap yard. Apparently big shops replace them after x amount of time regardless of whether or not they are dull.

 

[Metal Butcher]

A metal fabricating / machinist buddy of mine (for real, not just a hobbyist) gets all sorts of milling cutters from a scrap yard. Apparently big shops replace them after x amount of time regardless of whether or not they are dull.

Its more cost effective to shut down a machine at a pre-determined point and change out the cutter(s). It would be too costly If they were to wait for a cutter to crap out and produce scrap before some one noticed. I try to stay away from 'those type' of used cutters as they are usually already done, or close to it. And since I don't have the knowledge or ability to touch them up for another round. The saw blades I got in this batch appear to have never been used.

-Rick

 

[shred]

Its more cost effective to shut down a machine at a pre-determined point and change out the cutter(s). It would be too costly If they were to wait for a cutter to crap out and produce scrap before some one noticed. I try to stay away from 'those type' of used cutters as they are usually already done, or close to it. And since I don't have the knowledge or ability to touch them up for another round. The saw blades I got in this batch appear to have never been used.

I've got some from a similar source. The trick is to get the cutters in the tool changer carousel that don't wear fast since often they swap out all the tools at once. Those often have quite a bit of life left in them. Brand new ones from the scrapyard are even sweeter!