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Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:06 am
by cwgii
and did they not question how you came to have that safe, ie. stolen

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:22 am
by scrapper2010
3 window AC units
2 dehumidifiers
1 washing machine
2 bicycle rims

443lbs - $33.76

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:30 pm
by hobo finds
cwgii wrote:and did they not question how you came to have that safe, ie. stolen


I was worried about that. I had taken the door off had to remove it when the door was open. If the thing was closed I think that they would have said something. But then again if it was closed I would have had to drill it open and then I am sure they would have not taken it!

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:56 pm
by smalltimeopn
25 lbs steel @ .110
4 lbs UBC @ .40
24 lbs irony alum @ .13
2 lbs extruded alum @ .45
1 lb brass @ 1.00

56 lbs @ 9.37

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:59 pm
by everything
A really big aluminum cake pan from a work party. Clean, 218 grams.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:28 pm
by maoguinn
11 lbs yellow brass @ $1.50lb - $16.50
32 lbs elec. motors @ $.15 lb - $4.80
3 lbs dirty brass @ $.50 lb - $1.50
23 lbs loose tin @ $190 a ton - $2.28

Total - $25.08

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:15 am
by mj74
Turned in some aluminum,dirty copper,and some electric motors.
Can't remember weights but received $117.08 :D

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:29 pm
by Hades12
scrapper2010 wrote:3 window AC units
2 dehumidifiers
1 washing machine
2 bicycle rims

443lbs - $33.76


Did you scrap them whole? or take the coils out of them?

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:23 am
by cwgii
2530 lbs of glass... two days worth.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:35 am
by adagirl
cwgii wrote:2530 lbs of glass... two days worth.

wow, that's a lot of glass. How much $ did you bring home for that load?

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:55 pm
by hobo finds
cwgii wrote:2530 lbs of glass... two days worth.


Wow! Thats a crazy amount of glass.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:48 pm
by No82s
Seriously a lot of glass. Separated by color or what?

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:36 am
by cwgii
i get a bonous price of .06 for breaking the bottles, seperated to brown, green , clear. so a little over 150$.

yesterday was an 'off' day, only got 750#

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:36 pm
by Hades12
Local bars pay people to despose of their glass. The job stinks a lot.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:33 pm
by woodyh
942 pds shread steel 13.35 100 #

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:37 pm
by Heartkill
2 catalytic converters (2004 Pontiac GTO) - $190

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:20 am
by hobo finds
Today in So. AZ

22 lbs alum cans .74 lb (same price as Dec)
180 lbs sheet iron / steel .105 lb

$35.18 total

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:36 pm
by thunter
400 lbs of bottle caps (and other rusty crap) :lol:

Tin rate of 8.5 cents a lb .... $34.00

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:57 am
by cwgii
804# glass yesterday

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:14 pm
by hobo finds
Today in So. AZ.
36 lbs #2 ins wire @ 1.10 lb (price up .15 from Dec)
91 lbs Elect motors @ .30 lb (price up .10 form Dec)
46 lbs Cast Alum @ .60 lb (price up .05 from Nov)
34 lbs Furnace Alum @ .25 lb (price same as Dec)
23 lbs Transmissions @ .15 lb
54 lbs Stanless Steel @ .65 lb (price up .05 from April)
12 lbs Yellow Brass @ 1.80 lb (price up .05 from Dec)

TTL $162.65

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:18 am
by cwgii
thunter wrote:400 lbs of bottle caps (and other rusty crap) :lol:

Tin rate of 8.5 cents a lb .... $34.00



hmm, i thought that with the plastic liners, that caps were not recyclable. guess next time a bartender asks if i want them i will have to say yes.a

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:21 am
by cwgii
another thing, does anyone ever use a magnet on campfires to retrive nails etc from pallets etc.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:53 am
by natsb88
cwgii wrote:another thing, does anyone ever use a magnet on campfires to retrive nails etc from pallets etc.

Yes, but more so to prevent flat tires on the tractor than to retrieve scrap metal.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:12 pm
by cwgii
two days of glass==1897#

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:09 pm
by cwgii
bad day , only 787# of glass, too much competition