Re: Treasure Hunting Tips (Junkyard, Scrap yard, etc.)

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

This seems a little unlikely to me, most of the recycling centers around
here look like for profit places.

---Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: RE: Treasure Hunting Tips (Junkyard, Scrap yard, etc.)


 > Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi,
 > I have the same situation. At my local recycling center I have found
 > everything from mots to obits. Not only is it free, the employees will
even
 > help you load it in the back of your car!
 > Cheers,
 > John
 >
 > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "Randy & Lori"
 >
 > Hi Rick,
 >
 > I don't have anywhere real close to me except a recycling place. They
 > take anything metal for free, and let me get anything metal for free. A
 > manned landfill that takes metal often keeps it in one area from the
 > other stuff, and if you are good at talking, they don't care if you look
 > around. If you find somewhere like this, you're set. I have found
 > large circuit breakers, terminal blocks, relays, heavy wire, switches,
 > my controller box, indicator lights, wheels.... My MOT collection is
 > about 30 now, and I don't open MOs much anymore. The best place to find
 > stuff is the FREE PLACE.
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:40 AM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Treasure Hunting Tips (Junkyard, Scr! ap yard, etc.)
 >
 > Original poster: "Rick Richter"
 >
 >
 > I live in Houston, Texas and assume there are numerous scrap
 > yards and
 > junkyards around here. However, I've never been to one. Can some of you
 > who
 > have had success scavenging useful TC parts from such places give me a
 > few
 > tips? I remember going to junkyards as a kid and having a BLAST. But
 > that
 > was in the days of personal responsibility instead of liability
 > lawsuits.
 > Here are my questions:
 >
 >
 >
 >