Had some mixed experiences around the traps, mainly been chasing bigger stuff as it seems harder to get. The week or two before Christmas is the prime time as all the plumbers cash in what they have for their end of year bonus or piss up
Geebung - generally dont deal to public, but went in on a sat and got a bunch of 4" veiga'd together $10/kg, worth a shot if the right guy is there?
Caboolture recyclers- $10/kg, been 2 times, First time got 2x70cm legnths of 2" and 126cm of 4" 6kgs - plenty of smaller stuff inc 2 1/2 and a few shorter bits of 4", all of which was gone when i visited 2 weeks later - had phoned ahead the sat b4 and they had another 196cm of 4" that they held for me - 9kgs, woot! even on the second visit i would have been able to get all the sub 1" you would need
Gympie Scrap - $8/kg been 3 times, small stuff only so far
United Murarrie - been once forgot to ask price :angry-banghead: didnt find anything that day, but they are huge - not much in the way of clean copper on the day
Recycal Murarrie - Effing Pirates, So i go in on a monday, cop a younger guy with tats, takes me around to a bin full of stuff you could have made 100 stills with, most of it clean, got any 4" or 6" i say, he thinks, say yes but is under a heap of stuff in another bin - will be processing all of thier copper for the next couple of days, can pull it aside for me, $8 a kg, So im pretty happy at this point and leave my number and written list of what i was after, - speccified any 1m+ of 2"& 4" and any 6" over a foot, didnt grab anything, was comming back. No Phone call, called them sat, get a different guy, ah yep, theres a couple a large pieces pulled aside for me, told him when id be there (a week later). Called up that day to make sure - got "i was about to throw that back in", grumble... so i get there and they have got 2 legnths of 65mm there for me ffs... check their current incomming bin and look, theres a piece, 2m+ of 4", it seemed a heavier gauge than the first 126cm piece though and came in at 10kg, i thought about it and said buggerit tis cheap enough - and then the (boss) guy said $120, quick to and fro, it was still screw you hippie, I knew i still had the long piece at Cabo so i walked away.. That way yesterday, its most likely still there if anyone is in desperate need
Fittings - havent found any retail prices better than these guys (seems to compare with evil bay well enough), down south but free shipping on over $100 egs 1" 90 bend $1.80 tee $3 end cap $1.80 2" 90 bend $6 tee $8.50 end cap $4 80mm 90 bend $18 tee $21 end cap $9 4" 90 bend $32 tee $32 end cap $12 4x2 reducer $12 2x1 reducer $3.30
https://plumbingsales.com.au/copper-tub ... s.html?p=1Anyone got a better source? Havent hit my plumber mate up for pricing yet, but dont want to screw him around and want a precise order first - in the planning/gathering stage atm :)