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Good points on the savings side. Baling is one of those upgrades that pays back faster than most people expect, and the hydraulic design matters a lot here. A built-in pump and a higher-pressure plunger pump mean fewer leak points and less maintenance, which is where a lot of cheaper balers lose their value over time.

One more group that benefits is machine shops. Shops doing copper CNC machining produce a lot of clean copper chips and turnings, and that scrap is worth real money if it’s kept separate and compacted instead of left loose in bins. Compacted, sorted copper scrap takes less floor space, costs less to haul, and usually gets a better price from recyclers, so the baler helps cover its own cost.

Has anyone here baled metal swarf with a standard vertical baler, or did you need a heavier-duty unit?

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