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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:57 pm

119# mixed wire 0.70
36# transformoers 0.48
8# AC adapter w/wire 0.40
97# ATX power supply 0.35

Total: $137.73
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:18 pm

Different yard than usual, was in the area for work.

131# light iron .05
38# clean ACR 1.30
64# batteries 0.15

Total: $65.55 rounded down to $65.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:06 pm

180# light iron 170/GT
18# #1 steel 215/GT
2# dirty S/S 0.18
4# mixed Al 0.43
4# extruded Al 0.60
18# irony Al 0.15
3# #2 copper 3.00
3# mixed wire 1.00

Total: $34.57 rounded up to $35
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:40 pm

320# light iron 170/GT
160# unprepared 185/GT
69# S/S 0.37
10# dirty S/S 0.18
68# mixed Al 0.45
4# extruded Al 0.62
240# Al rims 0.72
220# chrome rims 0.52
9# irony Al 0.15
3# #1 copper 3.20
11# #2 copper 3.05
49# brass 2.10
401# batteries 0.18

Total: $604.69 rounded up to $604.70
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:11 am

Crome rims different than aluminum?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:28 pm

hobo finds wrote:Crome rims different than aluminum?


Yes this is a new one to me, I have never had them distinguish before. I have seen and heard reports of this in other places lately as well, apparently wholesale buyers of scrap rims want them separated.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby TXSTARFIRE » Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:00 pm

These were chrome plated aluminum then, not chrome plated steel?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:30 pm

TXSTARFIRE wrote:These were chrome plated aluminum then, not chrome plated steel?


Yes, chrome plated aluminum. Apparently it's been standard practice for a few years now at the bigger yards.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:34 pm

620# light iron 170/GT
60# #1 steel 215/GT
13# S/S 0.37
31# mixed Al 0.47
133# irony Al 0.15
10# extruded Al 0.62
2# #1 copper 3.25
18# #2 copper 3.10
1# brass 2.10
44# clean ACR 1.50
17# mixed wire 1.10
8# electric motor 0.27
153# sealed unit 0.20
213# batteries 0.19

Total: $320.67 rounded up to $320.70
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:37 pm

40# light iron 170/GT
420# #1 steel 215/GT
400 unprepared steel 185/GT
1# dirty S/S 0.18
3# irony Al 0.15
2# brass 2.15
7# electric motor 0.27
-$10.96 deduction for cement and tires

$77.21 total rounded down to $77.20
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby bankmining » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:42 pm

Dr. Cadmium wrote:40# light iron 170/GT
420# #1 steel 215/GT
400 unprepared steel 185/GT
1# dirty S/S 0.18
3# irony Al 0.15
2# brass 2.15
7# electric motor 0.27
-$10.96 deduction for cement and tires

$77.21 total rounded down to $77.20


What’s up with the cement and tires? Do they recycle those for a charge and you were getting rid of them?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Silver4face » Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:48 pm

I'm guessing the tires were attached to rims and the cement was attached to heavy steel
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby bankmining » Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:25 pm

Ah. Got ya. Places around me won’t take any steel with cement remnants.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:17 pm

Silver4face wrote:I'm guessing the tires were attached to rims and the cement was attached to heavy steel


Correct. The tires were attached to a trailer frame and the cement was actually inside a lally column.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:06 am

Local run down to the yard down the road.

440# light iron 165/GT

Total $32.41 rounded down to $32
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:43 pm

500# light iron 170/GT
80# #1 steel 215/GT
1# S/S 0.37
16# mixed Al 0.47
57# irony Al 0.15
5# extruded Al 0.62
2# #2 copper 3.40
25# brass 2.25
2# clean ACR 1.65
1# romex 1.85
1# #2 producing wire 1.75
13# mixed wire 1.10
5# pewter 2.50

Total: $139.42 rounded up to $139.45
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat May 04, 2024 2:27 pm

36 lbs. ALUMINUM CANS @ $.60 lb

27 lbs. #1 plastic beverage bottles @ $.15 lb
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu May 09, 2024 11:51 am

280# light iron 170/GT
53# #1 steel 215/GT
3# S/S 0.37
9# mixed Al 0.45
24# irony Al 0.15
11# #2 copper 3.40
27# brass 2.25
5# mixed wire 1.20
10# electric motor 0.28
6# pewter 2.50

Total: $157.05
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri May 10, 2024 6:32 pm

50# transformers 0.50
28# mixed wire 0.70
110# ATX power supply w/ wire 0.35
27# power supply boards 0.40
51# AC adapters w/ wire 0.40

Total: $114.30
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon May 13, 2024 8:02 pm

1060# light iron 170/GT
123# #1 steel 215/GT
3# S/S 0.37
13# mixed Al 0.45
3# extruded Al 0.62
29# irony Al 0.15
1# #2 copper 3.40
13# brass 2.25
13# mixed wire 1.20
2# electric motor 0.28
21# sealed unit 0.20
49# batteries 0.19
1# pewter 2.50

Total: $172.73 rounded up to $173
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon May 20, 2024 8:38 am

320# light iron 170/GT
300# unprepared 185/GT
200# #1 steel 215/GT
1# dirty S/S 0.18
8# mixed Al 0.47
51# irony Al 0.15
10# #2 copper 3.55
31# brass 2.35
9# mixed wire 1.25
68# electric motor 0.30
12# sealed unit 0.20
71# batteries 0.19
8# pewter 2.50

Total: $255.75 rounded up to $256
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri May 24, 2024 8:18 pm

412# light iron 170/GT
2# S/S 0.37
1# dirty S/S 0.18
260# mixed Al 0.47
82# Al rims 0.70
74# extruded Al 0.62
160# irony Al 0.15
1# bare bright 4.00
5# #1 copper 3.75
26# #2 copper 3.55
1# copper flashing 3.45
52# brass 2.35
2# clean ACR 1.70
3# THHN 2.60
43# mixed wire 1.25
113# electric motor 0.30
26# sealed unit 0.20
166# batteries 0.19
1# pewter 2.50

Total: $662.62 rounded up to $663
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue May 28, 2024 9:27 am

Quick run to the local yard:

540# light iron 140/GT

$33.75 rounded up to $34.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue May 28, 2024 9:42 am

200 lbs sheet iron $.045 lb. Plastic dishwasher filled up with small shred items, empty spray cans, steel food cans, twist ties, incadesant light bulbs, alkaline batteries and more. Satellite dish and metal rolling ice chest.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Silver4face » Wed May 29, 2024 3:20 pm

hobo finds wrote:200 lbs sheet iron $.045 lb. Plastic dishwasher filled up with small shred items, empty spray cans, steel food cans, twist ties, incadesant light bulbs, alkaline batteries and more. Satellite dish and metal rolling ice chest.


I like your creative use of a dishwasher, but that's only ten dollars (roughly). I hope you didn't have to drive much for the ten dollars.
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