What did you scrap?

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:10 pm

8# titanium 0.80
100# light iron 140/GT
1# irony Al 0.15
1# bare bright 3.75
22# #2 copper 3.40
17# brass 2.15
100# clean ACR 1.65
1# #2 producing wire 1.75
9# mixed wire 1.10
12# electric motor 0.28
200# sealed unit 0.20
11# batteries 0.20

Total: $370.11 rounded down to $370.10
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:25 pm

480# light iron 145/GT
100# #1 steel 195/GT
3# S/S 0.37
2# mixed Al 0.45
140# irony Al 0.16
25# Al rim 0.70
7# dirty Al wire 0.30
1# #1 copper 3.55
2# #2 copper 3.35
7# brass 2.15
5# THHN 2.35
11# romex 1.80
3# #2 producing wire 1.75
7# mixed wire 1.10
26# electric motor 0.28
24# batteries 0.20

Total: $165.67 rounded up to $165.70
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:34 pm

Busy week!

380# light iron 140/GT
147# #1 steel 190/GT
2# S/S 0.37
15# mixed Al 0.45
16# irony Al 0.15
114# Al rim 0.70
21# #2 copper 3.35
75# clean ACR 1.65
3# mixed wire 1.10
300# sealed unit 0.20

Total: $383.31 rounded down to $383.30
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat Oct 12, 2024 12:28 pm

28 lb. Alum cans @ $.60
29 lb. #1 plastic @ $.15 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:59 pm

Quick steel run down the road:

380# light iron 120/GT

Total: $20.36 rounded down to $20.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:59 pm

260# light iron 150/GT
40# #1 steel 195/GT
4# dirty S/S 0.18
15# mixed Al 0.47
160# irony Al 0.15
71# Al rim 0.70
6# #1 copper 3.55
3# #2 copper 3.35
11# brass 2.15
4# bullet brass 1.95
13# mixed wire 1.15
1# electric motor 0.28
99# sealed unit 0.20
54# batteries 0.20
8# pewter 2.50

Total: $230.99 rounded up to $231
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Oct 15, 2024 5:00 pm

313 returnable cans & bottles .10

$31.30
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:04 am

0.84 ct of tiny diamonds leftover from scrapping jewelry

$33.60 total
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:05 am

66# tungsten carbide end mills and cutting inserts 9.00

$594 total
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Nov 01, 2024 4:01 pm

2 different yards today:

20# clean ACR 1.70
24# Cat5/6 1.20
8# brass 2.25
3# faucets 0.60
7# batteries 0.21

Total: $84.07 rounded up to $84.10

100# light iron 150/GT
8# #1 steel 195/GT
2# S/S 0.37
1# mixed Al 0.47
1# extruded Al 0.62
100# irony Al 0.15
1# brass 2.15
9# mixed wire 1.10
270# electric motor 0.28

Total: $111.88 rounded up to $112.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Sat Nov 09, 2024 11:21 am

180# light iron 140/GT
19# #1 steel 190/GT
101# S/S 0.37
14# dirty S/S 0.18
7# mixed Al 0.47
15# extruded Al 0.62
22# irony Al 0.15
13# dity Al rad 0.27
1# bare bright 3.75
20# #2 copper 3.35
1# brass 2.15
98# clean ACR 1.65
2# mixed wire 1.15
18# electric motor 0.28
380# sealed unit 0.20
209# batteries 0.21

Total: $433.98 rounded up to $434
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Recyclersteve » Sun Nov 10, 2024 6:48 pm

Very sad time for me. I was scrapping on 10/14 (M). I was using a very short ladder which I’d used many times before.
I was only 3-4 feet off the ground and fell.

I broke 3 bones in my left foot and my pinkie finger on my right hand. Had surgery and can’t put ANY weight on my left foot for 6 weeks.

Will need to adjust my scrapping style to avoid using ladders and take fewer risks. A very sad time after an absolute FLUKE of an accident.
Former stock broker w/ ~20 yrs. at one company. Spoke with 100k+ people and traded a lot (long, short, options, margin, extended hours, etc.).

NOTE: ANY stocks I discuss, no matter how compelling, carry risk- often
substantial. If not prepared to buy it multiple times in modest amounts without going overboard (assuming nothing really wrong with the company), you need to learn more about the market and managing risk. Also, please research covered calls (options) and selling short as well.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:14 pm

Recyclersteve wrote:Very sad time for me. I was scrapping on 10/14 (M). I was using a very short ladder which I’d used many times before.
I was only 3-4 feet off the ground and fell.

I broke 3 bones in my left foot and my pinkie finger on my right hand. Had surgery and can’t put ANY weight on my left foot for 6 weeks.

Will need to adjust my scrapping style to avoid using ladders and take fewer risks. A very sad time after an absolute FLUKE of an accident.



Up side.. time to sort coin.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Recyclersteve » Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:59 pm

cwgii wrote:
Recyclersteve wrote:Very sad time for me. I was scrapping on 10/14 (M). I was using a very short ladder which I’d used many times before.
I was only 3-4 feet off the ground and fell.

I broke 3 bones in my left foot and my pinkie finger on my right hand. Had surgery and can’t put ANY weight on my left foot for 6 weeks.

Will need to adjust my scrapping style to avoid using ladders and take fewer risks. A very sad time after an absolute FLUKE of an accident.



Up side.. time to sort coin.


My wife is (hopefully) getting 2-4 boxes of pennies in the next few days.
Former stock broker w/ ~20 yrs. at one company. Spoke with 100k+ people and traded a lot (long, short, options, margin, extended hours, etc.).

NOTE: ANY stocks I discuss, no matter how compelling, carry risk- often
substantial. If not prepared to buy it multiple times in modest amounts without going overboard (assuming nothing really wrong with the company), you need to learn more about the market and managing risk. Also, please research covered calls (options) and selling short as well.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:52 am

Recyclersteve wrote:Very sad time for me. I was scrapping on 10/14 (M). I was using a very short ladder which I’d used many times before.
I was only 3-4 feet off the ground and fell.

I broke 3 bones in my left foot and my pinkie finger on my right hand. Had surgery and can’t put ANY weight on my left foot for 6 weeks.

Will need to adjust my scrapping style to avoid using ladders and take fewer risks. A very sad time after an absolute FLUKE of an accident.


Whoa be safe, Steve! I think you'll need more than 4 boxes. ;) If it were me, I would catch up on my backlog of books to read - I have several years worth saved up!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:03 am

Recyclersteve wrote:
cwgii wrote:
Recyclersteve wrote:Very sad time for me. I was scrapping on 10/14 (M). I was using a very short ladder which I’d used many times before.
I was only 3-4 feet off the ground and fell.

I broke 3 bones in my left foot and my pinkie finger on my right hand. Had surgery and can’t put ANY weight on my left foot for 6 weeks.

Will need to adjust my scrapping style to avoid using ladders and take fewer risks. A very sad time after an absolute FLUKE of an accident.



Up side.. time to sort coin.


My wife is (hopefully) getting 2-4 boxes of pennies in the next few days.



Sure wish I had such a ,,keeper,, of a wife.
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