What did you scrap?

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby silversaddle1 » Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:11 pm

Todat.

3.2 tons of computer steel cases, steel scrap @ $185.00/ton.

Grand Total $592.00

Steel price has dropped $25.00 in the last two weeks. :(
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby dedemama » Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:41 pm

In Minnesota

21 lbs aluminum cans @ $0.60 lb - $12.60
8 lbs ballasts @ $0.06 lb - $0.48
4 lbs #2 insulated wire @ $1.20 lb - $4.80
3 lbs christmas lights @ $0.34 lb - $1.02
31 lbs electric motors @ $0.20 lb - $6.20
1 lbs yellow brass clean @ $1.75 lb - $1.75
1 lbs bare bright copper @ $3.06 lb - $3.06
4 lbs #1 copper @ $2.95 lb - $11.80
8 lbs #2 copper @ $2.85 lb - $22.80
3 lbs aluminum old sheet @ $0.54 lb - $1.62
1 lbs old zinc diecast @ $0.25 lb - $0.25
2 lbs aluminum MLCC clean @ $0.70 lb - $1.40
5 lbs stainless steel 304 solids @ $0.82 lb - $4.10
77 lbs copper aluminum radiators clean @ $1.37 lb - $105.49

Total $177.37
This is about average for me and I go a couple times a week.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:16 pm

Today in So. AZ.

47 lbs elect motors .20 lb (price up .02 from Sept)
22 lbs Alum Cans .60 lb (price up .10 from Aug)
25 lbs Extruded Alum .65 lb (price down .03 from Apr)
32 lbs Painted Alum .50 lb (price up .02 from Aug)
53 lbs Furnace Alum .20 lb (price up .02 from Mar)

Total $65.45
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby GA-Silver » Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:00 am

4 lbs of Aluminum Sheet @ $.50 a lb
3 lbs of Yellow Brass @ $1.75 a lb
8.0 lbs of Aluminum cans @ $.63 a lb

total sale.....$12.29
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby shardtard » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:27 am

11/11/2010 in South Carolina

11 Lb class 1 copper @ 2.8 cents/lb 31.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby scrap-metal-victoria » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:31 am

silversaddle1 wrote:Photo of today's load.


Nice pics Silversaddle1, How much did you get for all that?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby silversaddle1 » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:52 am

scrap-metal-victoria wrote:
silversaddle1 wrote:Photo of today's load.


Nice pics Silversaddle1, How much did you get for all that?


Hard to say as we have not finished cleaning it all. Just got home Friday with another load just like it. We are way behind!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Heartkill » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:27 am

Yesterdays load:

1100lb. mixed steel @ .08# - $88

26lb. #1 bare bright copper @ 3.00# - $78
78lb. #1 copper sheet @ 2.66# - $196.84
3lb. #2 copper tubing @ 2.84# - $8.52
36lb. insulated copper @ 1.55# - $55.80

Total = $427.16
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby MatLock » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:52 pm

Small load of steel(light iron), got $27
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby scrapper2010 » Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:51 am

Riding lawn mower. $52.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby scrapper2010 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:30 pm

9 lbs stainless steel sink - $6.70
3 gas grill hoods - $19.50
painted aluminum - $25.65
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby gravybro » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:24 am

50 lbs aluminum cans ubc @ .63 - $31.50
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby wayne1956 » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:41 pm

Saturday, Oct 16th
1960 lbs of tin - $133.28

More than I started the day out with.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby rambo_k9 » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:56 pm

1260lbs of "light iron" @.08lb $100.80 in Southern NJ
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby natsb88 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:37 pm

Al Cans - 12 lbs @ $0.50
Reg Al - 51 lbs @ $0.40
Al Turnings - 160 lbs @ $0.10
#2 Ins Cu 50% - 3 lbs @ $0.80
Stainless - 27 lbs @ $0.70
Elec Motors - 5 lbs @ $0.75
Steel - 440 lbs @ $0.09
TOTAL $104.05
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:39 am

430 lbs sheet steel .07 a pound. $30.10
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Heartkill » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:04 pm

Today's load:

8 lb. #1 copper tubing @ $3.01 - $24.08
75 lb. mixed aluminum castings @ $0.55 - $41.25
77 lb. electric motors @ $0.27 - $20.79
24 lb. irony aluminum @ $0.12 - $2.88
11 lb. clean aluminum @ $0.55 - $5.72
6 lb. #2 copper wire @ $2.83 - $16.98
16 lb. #1 copper sheet @ $2.71 - $43.36
71 lb. yellow brass @ $1.75 - $120.75
5 lb. stainless steel @ $0.70 - $3.50
3 lb. aluminum/copper radiators @ $1.10 - $3.30
35 lb. insulated copper @ $1.52 - $53.20
12 lb. lead acid batteries @ $0.21 - $2.52

Total - $338.33
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:33 am

440 lbs more of sheet steel .07 lb in So. AZ. $30.80 total
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby maoguinn » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:39 pm

240 lbs of loose tin@ $110 a ton - $13.20
24 lbs of elec. motors@ $.05 lb - $1.20
13 lbs of #2 insul. copper@ $.90 lb - $11.70
4 lbs of sheet alum. @ $.42 lb - $1.68
11 lbs of yellow brass @ $1.70 lb - $18.70
35 lbs of alum. cans @ $.60 lb - $21.00

Total - $67.48
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Hades12 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:31 pm

maoguinn wrote:240 lbs of loose tin@ $110 a ton - $13.20
24 lbs of elec. motors@ $.05 lb - $1.20
13 lbs of #2 insul. copper@ $.90 lb - $11.70
4 lbs of sheet alum. @ $.42 lb - $1.68
11 lbs of yellow brass @ $1.70 lb - $18.70
35 lbs of alum. cans @ $.60 lb - $21.00

Total - $67.48



Why so low on your motors?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby maoguinn » Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:26 pm

Hades12 wrote:
maoguinn wrote:240 lbs of loose tin@ $110 a ton - $13.20
24 lbs of elec. motors@ $.05 lb - $1.20
13 lbs of #2 insul. copper@ $.90 lb - $11.70
4 lbs of sheet alum. @ $.42 lb - $1.68
11 lbs of yellow brass @ $1.70 lb - $18.70
35 lbs of alum. cans @ $.60 lb - $21.00

Total - $67.48



Why so low on your motors?


I don't know. I did'nt ask them. Every yard in town is at that price. I remember motor prices being at .30-.40 a pound.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby MatLock » Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:31 pm

I scrapped some steel and #2 copper.
Steel(Tin/Shreddable) was at .065/lb
#2 copper wire was at 2.90/lb

Pretty decent.
I got $33 total.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Heartkill » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:49 pm

Today's load:

18 lb. clean aluminum @ $0.55 - $9.90
15 lb. #1 copper bare bright @ $3.25 - $48.75
135 lb. #2 copper wire @ $2.93 - $395.55
15 lb. yellow brass @ $1.75 - $26.25
5 lb. die cast @ $0.05 - $0.25

Total - $480.70
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby maoguinn » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:09 pm

520lbs of loose tin @ .04lb - $20.80
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Hades12 » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:23 am

we took off 3 mid size loads of shredder steel. about #1500 total just under $150.

Made the rent for the month easy. Got 6 AC units to cut up for christmas money this month.
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