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Send photos of the drums
Photos of each drum or gaylord and a rough weight. You get a written quote range before anyone drives anywhere.
FOR SCRAP YARDS & PROCESSORS
Scrap Yard Carbide Clearing
Drums and gaylords of carbide cleared from scrap yards: graded in the open, XRF-verified, and paid before leaving the dock on in-person clearings in the Chicago region. Nationwide clearings run on freight I arrange.
THE YARD PROBLEM
Carbide piles up in yards because nobody clears it properly.
Every yard knows the drum: years of inserts, end mills, dies, and mystery tooling, bought over the counter and never shipped because the quote process is a hassle and the board money is an insult. So it sits — or worse, it rides out mixed at steel money.
Ironcrest clears carbide from scrap yards as a service: send photos, get a written quote, and the carbide leaves graded and paid for. In-person clearings in the Chicago region are paid before leaving the dock.
HOW A CLEARING WORKS
Four steps, one visit or one freight bill.
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I come to your dock
Chicago-region clearings happen in person: XRF testing on the spot and a digital scale on your dock. Farther out, freight is arranged instead.
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Sorted and graded in the open
Carbide, brazed, sludge, and steel are separated in front of You. The carbide pays the published $18–$27/lb range for clean solids.
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Paid before leaving the dock
In-person clearings are settled and paid before the truck pulls out. Shipped clearings are paid in 24 to 48 hours on verified weight, with the settlement sheet sent to You.
WHAT YARDS CLEAR
If it accumulated, it clears.
Drums of inserts & end mills
The classic counter drum, finally priced like carbide instead of like a chore.
Gaylords of tooling
Sell a gaylord of carbide inserts or mixed tooling as it sits — graded on arrival, sorted on the settlement.
Sludge drums
Grinding sludge priced on contained tungsten with an assay on every load.
Mixed tooling gaylords
HSS, brazed, and carbide together: the carbide pays carbide money, the rest prices as what it is.
Die & wear-part stock
Heading dies, drawing dies, and wear parts accumulated from industrial accounts.
Estate & auction leftovers
Carbide lots that came in with a bigger buy and never found a buyer — until now.
WHY YARDS CALL IRONCREST
A clearing partner, not a quote desk.
- Published price. Clean solids pay inside $18–$27/lb, on the price page, dated — not a phone quote that changes at the dock.
- XRF on the spot. Material verified in front of You during in-person clearings.
- Paid before leaving the dock. In-person clearings settle same-visit.
- Any amount. One drum or a decade of accumulation, funding in place.
- A standing buyer. Set a recurring clearing schedule and the drums never pile up again.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions, answered straight.
Can I sell a gaylord of carbide inserts?
Yes — a gaylord of carbide inserts is a standard clearing. Send photos of the gaylord and any markings, and I will quote the whole box as it sits. Clean sorted inserts inside a gaylord price inside the published $18 to $27 per pound range; mixed gaylords are graded on arrival with the sorting shown on your settlement sheet.
Who buys scrap carbide drums from scrap yards?
Ironcrest clears carbide drums from yards across the country. In-person clearings in the Chicago region are graded and paid at your dock. Yards farther out ship drums on freight I arrange, and shipped clearings are paid in 24 to 48 hours on verified weight.
What if the drum is mixed with steel tooling?
Mixed drums are the normal case, not a problem. The load gets sorted — on the spot for in-person clearings — and the carbide pays carbide money while the steel portion is priced as steel in the same settlement. Nothing rides along at the wrong price.
Do you clear carbide outside Illinois?
Yes. Out-of-area clearings run on photos, a written quote, and freight I arrange at drum quantities. The settlement sheet with scale photos comes back to you, and payment lands in 24 to 48 hours on verified weight.
GET YOUR NUMBER
Clear the carbide corner of your yard.
Text photos of the drums and gaylords and I will quote the clearing in writing. Chicago-region yards: graded at Your dock, paid before I leave.