Scrounging for brass & copper?

Rick Marchand said:
Have you melted down copper to make ingots, Count? The solder is long gone before it hits the melting point of copper. All the crud collects on the surface. Unless you are using it to electroplate or something, any minor alloying will not be noticeable. I keep it on hand and do a melt at the end of a forging session. It takes literally minutes and I yield 1/4"+ ingots 2.5" x 3.5". Only a few times have I ever had voids... and you can "heal" those with a MAPP torch and a length of copper wire. I have not purchased copper in over 8 years... and I use it a LOT.

All I'm saying is try it. Copper pipe, electrical wire and rivet cut-offs are my main sources.
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I've half ass cast copper / brass scrap - it was a messy pita.

I suppose you're right, the actual make up doesn't matter but I just like new material - the colours always match.
 
kuraki said:
I'll melt currency before I melt rifle brass! :eek::D
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++++++1 on that. :thumbup: :thumbup: I save ALL my brass casings. I even have a brass catcher for my AR when I'm out "wasting" rounds so I don't have to pick up 1000 of them.
 
If they went bang and came out of a barrel they weren't wasted :triumphant:
 
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