What did you scrap?

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:17 am

$90, mostly from the handyman neighbor who gives me scrap for beer.

2 aluminum truck rims, Romex wire, copper pipe and fittings, cast iron kitchen sink, and an aluminum window frame.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:27 pm

by CrazyTom » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:17 am

$90, mostly from the handyman neighbor who gives me scrap for beer.



Scrap for beer! :lol: Sounds like CASH for GOLD!

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:27 pm

today in So. Az.
350 lbs sheet iron / steel .10 lb $35.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby fansubs_ca » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:05 am

hobo finds wrote:today in So. Az.
350 lbs sheet iron / steel .10 lb $35.00


That must have been tough pushing in, I rember it was pretty tough when I pushed in 212lbs
of scrap steel last fall. (6 1/4¢ per lb.) Of course then I guess most of you guys don't use a
stray shopping cart to get to the scrap yard. ;)

Last load of steel was 175 Lbs. at 8 1/2¢ per lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:22 am

today in So. AZ
280 lbs sheet iron/steel .10 lb $28.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hirbonzig » Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:52 am

160lbs sheet iron--.0875 per pound=$14.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby 01GTB » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:09 pm

51 lbs alum wheels @ .75 ......$38.25
34 lbs al/cu reefers @ 1.72....$58.48
29 lbs #2 Cu @ 3.45.............$100.05
36 lbs 6063 Al @ .75.............$27.00
2 lbs Ptd. Al siding @ .66.......$1.32
100 lbs 304 stainless @ .65....$65.00
150 lbs cast al @ .56...........$84.00
22 lbs mill sheet @ .60........$13.20
1 lb yellow brass @ 2.00......$2.00

Total: $389.30
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:42 am

Today in So. AZ. 390 lbs sheet iron/ steel .10 lb $39.00 With the stock market droping again today and copper and alum priced dropping I am glad to get .10 a pound for it. I may take down some alum and brass as I am afraid the prices will be droping soon!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hirbonzig » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:52 pm

18 lbs of electric motors @ 0.25=4.50
25 lbs of #2 Ins. CU @ 1.00=25.00
11 lbs sheet iron @ 175/NT=0.96
2.8 lbs AL cans @ 0.80=2.24
Total=28.70
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby 01GTB » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:55 pm

hobo finds wrote:Today in So. AZ. 390 lbs sheet iron/ steel .10 lb $39.00 With the stock market droping again today and copper and alum priced dropping I am glad to get .10 a pound for it. I may take down some alum and brass as I am afraid the prices will be droping soon!



Definitely the reason I took time out to haul some of my non-ferrous on Thursday. Now I need to get my light sheet in...quickly.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Diggin4copper » Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:25 pm

Took an old fridge out of a cellar today.. it was a bear.. then I saw the weight 380 lbs... got $27 .. glad I used a come along to get it out...
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:05 pm

$73 Saturday in motors, wire, steel, aluminum, copper, and cans.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby maoguinn » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:44 pm

240 lbs of loose tin $20.40
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:12 pm

Today in So. Az 350 lbs sheet iron .10 lb $35.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Tantalar » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:09 pm

440 pounds of lead
@ .40 cents per pound in CT

$176
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Thogey » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:48 pm

Tantalar wrote:440 pounds of lead
@ .40 cents per pound in CT

$176


How did you come up with 440# of lead?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Tantalar » Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:46 am

I'll post all the other stuff we dug out of the woods when I get to it hahaha

a friend had purchased an old house and the previous owner who was VERY OLD had a husband who back a loooonnggg time ago was a plumber. Lets just say brass, copper, probably over 4 tons of cast iron. Didn't hurt that we got to clean out a workshop, a small barn/shack, house, and basement either. Quite a thrill for an amateur scrapper who is just learning still for their first year. Tons of good stuff just waiting there for us. An old power line that was taken apart... hahaha probably over 100 pounds of copper.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:21 pm

Today in So. AZ
Sheet iron/steel 230 lbs @ .105 lb (price up .005 from beg Aug)
Yellow Brass 14 lbs @ 1.70 lb (price same as July)
#1 ins wire 2 lbs @ 1.50 lb
#2 ins wire 19 lbs @ 1.15 lb (price up .05 from June)
Die cast zinc 9 lbs @ .15 lb (price up .05 from July)

Total $74.15
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Hades12 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:21 pm

This is what is going tomorrow. 400 pounds.


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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:16 pm

last time I turned in clean Cu/Alum raidators I got $1.55 a pound for them. You should do great!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Hades12 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:08 am

I called yesterday and was quoted 1.63 should be a good day
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Hades12 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:21 am

Still 1.63 and #403
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:50 am

$24 for various items.

Very large fuses have solid copper spades. Previously, the yard did
not accept fuses. I've been holding the blown ones I get from work.

One 250 amp fuse had a solid pound of copper when I hacked the spades off.
I had a bucket of smaller ones and hacked them too.

The yard took it at the same price as #2 copper pipe.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:18 pm

360 lbs sheet iron / steel .105 lb

Total $37.80
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby thunter » Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:46 pm

17 lbs #2 Cu Insulated Wire @ 1.15 lb
236 lbs Cast Aluminum @ .58 lb

$156.43 total
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