Cheap copper radiator...no more!
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Cheap copper radiator...no more!
Our supplier of copper cores just doubled our price! Today's USA today newspaper (money section) will explain why. Since June 2005 copper cost has tripled, from $1.23/lb to 3.66 today and climbing. It might take a while to work it's way down to the final user (you) but it wouldn't surprise me to see copper rads selling in the $400-$500 range real soon. Aluminum radiators won't look that bad then
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Reported on the evening news a few nights ago, a fool trying to steal copper wire cut into a cable carrying 12,000 volts 
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
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Originally Posted by yellow 72
Reported on the evening news a few nights ago, a fool trying to steal copper wire cut into a cable carrying 12,000 volts
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
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From: Surrey
Originally Posted by yellow 72
Reported on the evening news a few nights ago, a fool trying to steal copper wire cut into a cable carrying 12,000 volts
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
I read last month that China is now using more copper than the US & Japan combined. That's probably caused the price hike. I'm going to do my bit for our economies by boycotting special fried rice & chicken chow mein. That'll show 'em
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Originally Posted by UKPaul
I'm going to do my bit for our economies by boycotting special fried rice & chicken chow mein. That'll show 'em
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Originally Posted by Tom DeWitt
Our supplier of copper cores just doubled our price! Today's USA today newspaper (money section) will explain why. Since June 2005 copper cost has tripled, from $1.23/lb to 3.66 today and climbing. It might take a while to work it's way down to the final user (you) but it wouldn't surprise me to see copper rads selling in the $400-$500 range real soon. Aluminum radiators won't look that bad then
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Our bronze has gone from $1.25 to $2.86 in the last 16 months no good for our customers.Check it out www.bronzes.com
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Originally Posted by yellow 72
Reported on the evening news a few nights ago, a fool trying to steal copper wire cut into a cable carrying 12,000 volts
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
Gods way of cleansing the gene pool............
stuff like this never ceases to amaze me
Melting Slicks
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Last week we had copper/other precious metals thefts from the local power company with damages in excess of 2 million dollars. A band of thieves broke into a soon to be operational substation and dug up and stripped all the copper in the area. Its a very messy situation.
We also have homeless people going into the closed gas station bathrooms ripping the copper from the walls to resale. Its hotter than gold right now.
We also have homeless people going into the closed gas station bathrooms ripping the copper from the walls to resale. Its hotter than gold right now.
Melting Slicks
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by Tom DeWitt
Today's USA today newspaper (money section) will explain why. Since June 2005 copper cost has tripled, from $1.23/lb to 3.66
Theyre worth more recycled than face value
Melting Slicks
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Geeze....I gotta stop throwing away pennies...
Theyre worth more recycled than face value
Theyre worth more recycled than face value
