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<DIV>In a message dated 1/5/2005 1:56:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
Wimblees@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3> Wim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> You completely forgot the fun factor. Not o=
nly
this but If one owns a chain saw the post are quickly removed in a mat=
ter
of minutes I don't save everthing. Yes a minimum wage worker can get a=
n
upright un -strung in 1 & 1/2 hours strings & pins removed & or =
just
loosen the tension so it doesn't explode when the post get removed. Also the=
wood I recycled is probably worth 300 dollars. I'm looking at it primarily f=
rom
a rebuilders point of view & what quality of wood is not available anymo=
re
for any price.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Any one sell an old plate to the scrapers
recently?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> How much are they worth?in an</FONT> </DIV>
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size=2><FONT size=4>Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Your idea is great. but I think the reason more technicians aren=
't
doing this is time. If you have the time, it's worth it. But if you have t=
o
take time, time that could be used for more productive things, or even
spending it with the family, then it isn't cost effective.</DIV>
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<DIV>A number of years ago I kind of did a time study to figure out how lo=
ng
it would take two guys , getting paid $10 and hour, to completely tear apa=
rt
an old upright, and save all the screws, hinges, caster, and of course lum=
ber.
Then I figured out how much the parts could be sold for. I think each upri=
ght
would have cost me something like $30. And that didn't even include paying=
for
the space, the storage, the advertising, overhead, taxes, etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>But, if you've nothing else to do on a Sunday afternoon, why not?</DI=
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<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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