Posted on August 20th, 2010 by Scrapman
Recently we received a call from an artist in need of some help. He was going to be holding a demonstration at the Detroit Maker Faire on how to cast iron, and was in need of some raw materials to melt down. Always wanting to help out the community, we jumped at the opportunity. We [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by Scrapman
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An exciting, upcoming event at the Henry Ford Museum will be hosting a wide assortment of exhibits showing people how to get hands-on and make things on their own. The “Maker City Faire” will be taking place July 31st through August 1st, and the family-friendly event celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, [...]
Posted on June 29th, 2010 by Scrapman
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They are the best pick-up guys in the business. Of the scrap metal business, that is. Spike TV debuts the new weekly comedic reality series “Scrappers,” set in the take-no-prisoners world of the Brooklyn scrap metal business, with back-to-back episodes airing on Tuesday, August 3 at 10:00 – 10:30 PM, ET/PT and 10:30 [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2010 by Scrapman
MCKENNA, Wash. — The parents of a young man shot to death earlier this week say the fatal measure wasn’t the answer, whatever the problem may have been.
Vernon Tobeck said his son, Joe Tobeck, and his friend were driving around, collecting scrap metal on Wednesday.
They loaded what they thought were some discarded pipes into the [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2010 by Scrapman
Congratulations are in order to the winner of our latest Plasma TV Giveaway – Sam Esse!! A regular here at our Mount Clemens yard, Sam is still enrolled at Dakota High School and scraps after school. Enjoy the TV, Sam!!
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Scrapman
A metal coffin dropped off as part of a load of scrap metal at County Auto Wreckers in Jersey City this morning led to a major police response, snarling traffic at Tonnelle Avenue and County Road, officials said.
Workers found the casket under a load of metal dropped off by a man known only as “Rocco” [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2010 by Scrapman
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Scrap metal thieves have not been known for sophistication or overall intelligence when it comes to their category of criminal activity. Stories from fried thieves attempting to cut down live power lines, to unlucky would-be thieves running out of luck as laws and scrap yard practices become tighter – it goes without [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by Scrapman
In early April, a machine from Delhi University containing cobalt-60, a radioactive metal used for radiotherapy in hospitals, ended up in a scrapyard in the city.
Rajendra Yadav, a 35-year-old worker in the congested yard in Mayapuri, western New Delhi, died due to multiple organ failure on April 26. Seven others were hospitalised. The International [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Scrapman
Congratulations are in order, as today we did our second raffle giveaway…giving away a brand new Nintendo Wii. The winner this month was none other than Clifford Lowery. It’s always great to see a dedicated Basic customer who visits us regularly win something when we’re giving it away. He’s a little camera [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Scrapman
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McCook’s Fox Theater has been named as one of seven theaters throughout the state of Nebraska chosen to premiere a new film featuring the 1942 Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive.
The film, titled “Scrappers: How the Heartland Won World War ll,” features the 1942 Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive that supported the World War II [...]