Next time you take a trip to your favorite scrapyard look for the panic bars that allow one to push open those big glass doors. And take a small file with you. Alot of those push bars are made of brass as I picked up a few for projects that in all likely hood will never get to. They are about 1.5 to 2" wide and about30" long and about 3/8" thick. Would make great trunion covers, and other spiffy decorations. Funny thing, ever watch a 300lb fat man climb into one of the four'xfour' cardboard containers scrounging around looking for the holy grail. Yep did that a few times. First time the folks that work there got kinda excited, now they usually don't even bat an eye. So yes there is gold in them there containers all you gotta do is get it. Be suprised at what gets tossed. Coffins, metal headstones,funeral vases and a few other choice goodies. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Frank