Tungsten carbide scrap

[steamdaveParticipant @steamdave]

Has anyone tried to sell tungsten carbide scrap?

I thought it was worth something but when I recently tried to sell some the scrap man wasn’t interested.  His reason was that most of my bits were coated and he would only accept uncoated pieces.

Is this the same for anyone else?

Dave
The Emerald Isle

[David George 1Participant @davidgeorge1]

When at work we would collect all carbide tips,  cutters etc and they were collected by cutter supplier for money when box supplied was full. Not a large box around six inch cube. I dont know how much for.

David

[VicParticipant @vic]

I watched a video some time ago about recycling carbide inserts. I think it was by Sandvik. I also saw another one where they packed them into safe doors to prevent drilling so they do have a value.

[steamdaveParticipant @steamdave]

It’s not the amount that I would receive for my ‘collection’, it is that the scrappie wasn’t interested in my tips at all because most of them were coated.  He would only accept uncoated tips.

And I thought that there was a world-wide shortage of tungsten carbide in the industrial nations (except China!)

Dave
The Emerald Isle

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

Its 10000 a ton at the moment And I take two lots of 10kilos a year it helps the workshop. dont ask where I get it

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