Scrapyard Sculpture

[Seano]

I'm very interested in scrapyard sculpture, ie, rooting around scrapyards for bits and bobs, or even steel if its available, does anyone have any experience of buying bits and bobs from scrapyards and what prices are like ? It seems like everywhere local to me are all car breakers as opposed to old school scrapyards.

 

[Stingray]

I think you may have trouble finding scrapyards nowadays that shall let you rummage about due to health and safety, in the old days you could take a handful of tools and take bits of cars but nowadays it’s an internet job or go into the used parts department and everything’s removed, cleaned and sold to you at a premium...

 

[Parm]

Plenty of scrap yards round here where you can take bits off cars without any issues.

A scrap metal dealer may be a different kettle of fish

 

[Ruffian]

I'm very interested in scrapyard sculpture, ie, rooting around scrapyards for bits and bobs, or even steel if its available, does anyone have any experience of buying bits and bobs from scrapyards and what prices are like ? It seems like everywhere local to me are all car breakers as opposed to old school scrapyards.

Whitfield's in Cullompton, will if you ask sweetly let you look around through the cages,
And newbury's in exeter will resell scrap stainless bits and pieces.
(Great for when needING to bodge exhausts etc)

Also try Larry out at Woodbury car braker for oddball cat parts to make stuff with.
If all else fails let me know what your looking for and can have a look around the sheds and may be able to find something

 

[Ruffian]

Also if your after off cuts and some normal steel stock,
I find md fabrications over Cullompton helpful,
(Get most my steel stock through them)
Little family run welding company which are so helpful.

(I'm only Cullompton so know some places

 

[Seano]

Is MD the stove people ?

 

[Ruffian]

Nope that's metal developments,

Md fabrications is Martin Disney.
Just off horn cross, cully to Honiton road

http://www.steelfabricationdevon.co.uk/

 

[Seano]

Cheers Ruffian, yeah buying small amounts of steel can be problematical, and larger suppliers aren't interested, been trying to find a shrared unit to work on some projects.

 

[jimbo84]

A long way from you up here but my local yard has some cars but much more of the traditional type of scrap, they let me wonder round and buy whatever I find I like. Prices seem fair (I'm happy to pay what they charge).

I find the local fabrication shops very helpful for small amounts of steel if you're after any new. The bigger steel stock holders are next to useless if like me you're very small scale.