Best scavenged items
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PILOON
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One recent find was a Toro snow blower left out for pick up.
I knew that the owner was not at all a handy person so I collected it.
The only things wrong were the starter cord was missing and the electric starter unserviceable.
Cord was a no brainer and dismantling the starter I discovered that the brushes were sticking. A bit of fine sandpaper fixed that in no time.
I use it to clear the snow on my porch!
More than once I retrieved electrical devices that merely needed a new plug or a simple switch.
Drills needing a new chuck, skill saws missing the guide return spring are another common find.
Labor rates is what discourages most folks.
I knew that the owner was not at all a handy person so I collected it.
The only things wrong were the starter cord was missing and the electric starter unserviceable.
Cord was a no brainer and dismantling the starter I discovered that the brushes were sticking. A bit of fine sandpaper fixed that in no time.
I use it to clear the snow on my porch!
More than once I retrieved electrical devices that merely needed a new plug or a simple switch.
Drills needing a new chuck, skill saws missing the guide return spring are another common find.
Labor rates is what discourages most folks.
Walkin Horse
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Yesterday we had a pallet of 6" x 6" x 1/2" angle that we kept moving around the shop with no place to keep it. I asked the boss if I could have it. He said sure. 9 pieces about 7' long.
Then I looked in the dumpster and there was a 12' step ladder in there. Tool guy threw it away because the hinge was missing a rivet and somebody put a welding rod in it.
Then this morning a truck came back from a job with some leftover cable tray. 10' lengths,12" and 18" wide. Flip it upside down it looks just like the wire shelving that Lowes sells. I need to make some brackets to sit it on. 2 lucky days in a row.
Then I looked in the dumpster and there was a 12' step ladder in there. Tool guy threw it away because the hinge was missing a rivet and somebody put a welding rod in it.
Then this morning a truck came back from a job with some leftover cable tray. 10' lengths,12" and 18" wide. Flip it upside down it looks just like the wire shelving that Lowes sells. I need to make some brackets to sit it on. 2 lucky days in a row.
chopped
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:thumbsup::thumbsup: Should have played the lottery lol
