Re: When do parts become junk ?
*Cough* in case you missed the point in the last post i made in this thread..
Someone cut up 2 rear axles to make axle stands. Sold me the ends they cut off for $5 each. Who wants rusty axle ends with crumbling backing plates?
Someone did. Turns out their axle housing was well & truly worn out. Like, bearings fall out of the hub worn out. Cut the end off, welded mine in and used pieces from the backing plates to repair theirs (which had been dragged on the road when a wheel fell off and needed the bottom so they could fit brake shoes again).
I've made fenders from 5 other fenders in the past & still needed patch panels.
It's not junk until it's pretty much well & truly gone, rusted, worn off and can't even be used for mocking up purposes.
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