searching for good moving and storage in boston
Question:
I've called Boston home for a few years now, and have yet to discover a treasure trove of surplus parts, scrap metal, and "industrial junkyards". I've always been able to find at least one or two places to go searching for cheap materials regardless of where I've lived, but have yet to stumble across one here in MA. Anyone in the Boston area (lets say within an hour or so) willing to share their favorite places to search for parts, materials, scrap, salvage on the cheap?
Answer:
_An excellent place for non ferrous metal is Metal Source in Woburn.
1 (781) 932-0482 They are part of Admiral Metals a very large
material supplier. This is new stock but at reasonable prices.
If you are not a member of the New England Model Engineering Society
please check out our web site (link below). You would be most welcome
to visit us on the first Thursday of February.
_Not a yard, but you will occasionally find items of
interest (even the occasional machine tool) at the
MIT Flea, corner of Main & Albany St., Cambridge,
every 3rd Sunday Apr-Oct. Go to their website and
print a flier to save a buck at the door:
http://web.mit.edu/w1gsl/Public/flyer
They also have a list of other (mostly ham/electronic)
fleas in the area:
http://web.mit.edu/w1gsl/Public/ne-fleas
Polaroid Surplus occasionally has aluminum, if they
haven't recently emptied their bin. At the "Space
Buildings", Rte 44 in E. Taunton, now operated by
MacDonald Moving and Storage, but the same guy works
there. Bring a checkbook, they don't take cash for
some items. Weird hours, I want to say Tu-W-Th 9-4?
And I would be remiss if I didn't put in a word for
my favorite used tool guy, Al, over at the Tool Shed:
The Tool Shed
578 W. Boylston St. (Rt. 12)
Worcester, MA 01606
Store Number: (508)853-0590
www.used-tools.com
W-Sat 1-5pm
"Please Note: We do not mail or ship tools. We sell
at the store only." (sorry, guys)
Also a branch started by the same guy in Waltham:
The Tool Shed
471 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 647-7970
Hours: 1 to 5 PM, W-Sat.
Both regularly have carpentry and mechanics tools as
well as "bargain tables", the Worcester store has some
machinist stuff, don't know if the Waltham one does or
not (never been in it).
Not quite what you asked for (I keep wanting to know of
more junkyards myself), but I hope it helps.
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