Current stainless scrap price?

[rubber duck]

Does anyone know what the current scrap price is for 316 stainless? I have the opportunity to purchases a 100lb wine fermentor for 1.40 us per pound. I don't know what the hell I would do with it but it seems like a deal and I'll find something to ferment in it.

Guess I'm just looking for some conformation before I go spend a 140 bucks.

Thanks, RD

[mrhooch]

I just got 0.70 a pound for nonmagnetic stainless, but put it back into copper at 4.00 a lb.

Ah the things we do for this hobby.

Hooch.

[rednose]

Do you have a picture of it?

What is the volume of the vessel?

Is it conical in the lower part?

Joe

Guess I'm just looking for some conformation before I go spend a 140 bucks.

Thanks, RD

[rubber duck]

No I don't have any pictures. It's not a conical. It looks like it was a custom job, really nice clean welds. looks to hold 30-40 gallons.

it's a little big for hobby but to small for commercial. If nothing else it would make a great cook pot.

[cob]

316 is $1.25 and #1 copper is $3.25 out the door +tax local scrappy, ~ same coast. cob

[rednose]

Hmmm, not shure if I would go for it, for the same reasons you pointed out.

A conical fermenter would be another talk.

No I don't have any pictures. It's not a conical. It looks like it was a custom job, really nice clean welds. looks to hold 30-40 gallons.

it's a little big for hobby but to small for commercial. If nothing else it would make a great cook pot.

[rubber duck]

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to think on this one a bit.

[ol'blue]

depends where you're at.
I've been quoted prices from $2 to $4 a lb for stainless of any type.

if you're buying by the pound think of the added cost of not having to build it yourself.