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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mynamespat, post: 2669346, member: 83738&quot;]I actively avoided discussing the actual investment returns because at the scale I was considering, around 2006-2007, the returns were never good enough to follow thru.&nbsp; It felt too much like the Seinfeld episode where Kramer and Newman took the bottles to Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, the numbers are not insurmountable.&nbsp; If you take Economy of Scale into account, the costs of processing are marginal compared to the returns.&nbsp; If you already have the existing infrastructure and business connections, it&#039;s a no-brainer once the price of copper reaches at certain point.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think some who are used to retail margins would be surprised at how small the margins can be in high volume machining.&nbsp; 10% is a huge margin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only reason Luhrmann was discovered is because he told an auditor exactly what he was doing, the auditor reported it, and the government took notice.&nbsp; The law banning melt and export was created after the fact.&nbsp; Luhrmann has since become one of the largest lobbyist for it&#039;s repeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I considered making a copper anode for funs, but I am horrible with electricity so I would probably kill myself on accident.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also been trying my hardest not to make this a how-to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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