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martin perman	27/12/2011 15:33:44
2095 forum posts 75 photos	Gentlemen, I had to recently replace an old stairlift with a new one for my wife as I could no longer maintain it. We bought the old one off of EBay for £26 five years ago so cant complain. The reason for starting this topic is to find out whether other engineers, model or otherwise, look at equipment in the same way as I do. The old Stairlift has sat outside for a couple of weeks waiting for me to dispose of it so today I have spent several hours stripping it for useful parts i.e. switches, micro switches, nuts,bolts, washers, bar stock, 90 deg reduction gearbox, rack and pinions the list goes on. You will notice that the motor is not listed as it is this item which was causing me most grief with its flywheel and brake assembly. All parts I feel I should not take down the tip. The alluminium stair track (fourteen steps long, approx 15') is going to the metal scrapman as I can get my money back by weighting it in. Is it just me that does this. Martin P
NJH	27/12/2011 15:48:03
2314 forum posts 139 photos	Martin I understand what you are saying and I applaud your recycling and generally frugal approach. The problem is though that all that takes time and time is what I find to be in short supply. My workshop and garage is already full of " stuff " some of which could probably be recycled. I expect in the end the easiest course will be to take it to the dump! Regards Norman
V8Eng	27/12/2011 15:53:07
1826 forum posts 1 photos	I always check our "throw outs" for useful stuff before taking it to the tip. Have also seen some impressive models that people made from scrap. Edited By V8Eng on 27/12/2011 16:08:02
Stovepipe	27/12/2011 16:56:11
196 forum posts	Posted by NJH on 27/12/2011 15:48:03: Martin I understand what you are saying and I applaud your recycling and generally frugal approach. The problem is though that all that takes time and time is what I find to be in short supply. My workshop and garage is already full of " stuff " some of which could probably be recycled. I expect in the end the easiest course will be to take it to the dump! Regards Norman I suspect that most of us have that "save it just in case" attitude, whereas if we were honest most of it could go to the dump without being missed. (Keep SWMBO though, she might come in useful ! ) Dennis Edited By Stovepipe on 27/12/2011 16:56:56
Stub Mandrel	27/12/2011 17:07:45
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	I love dismantling things for useful(useless?) bits. Your mention of a troublsome brake reminds me of the scene in Gremlins - I hope you don't have a repeat of that! Neil
Les Jones 1	27/12/2011 17:50:45
2292 forum posts 159 photos	One thing I find useful for all sorts of things is the two springy stainless steel strips that fit in the grooves at the side of windscreen wiper blades. Les.
Stub Mandrel	27/12/2011 18:18:54
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	Les, Damnit. my last wiper disappeared over teh top of the car at 60 mph on the way to get an MOT Fortunately, as good model engineer, I still; had the old one in the boot... Neil
magpie	27/12/2011 19:35:01
508 forum posts 98 photos	Martin, I am with you all the way on this one. My son-in-law's brother has a concession to remove any metal ( or whatever takes his fancy ), from a local tip. He makes a VERY good living from this, because it would appear that it is mostly theives that realise how much scrap is worth. I also strip items that are beyond repair A-for usefull bits, and B-because seperate metals are worth lots more than when mixed together. Cheers Derek
Tel	27/12/2011 22:18:20
157 forum posts 28 photos	Repeat after me ..... NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY - EVER! You'll be sure to want it about a day and a half later.
DMB	27/12/2011 23:22:40
1585 forum posts 1 photos	`Ere, `Ere!
colin hawes	28/12/2011 15:38:20
570 forum posts 18 photos	I've got so many scrapped things I can't bear to get rid of that I forget what I've got and go and buy one!! £!x%!!!. It hurts. Colin

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