What did you scrap?

[Dr. Cadmium]

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

[Dr. Cadmium]

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

[Dr. Cadmium]

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

[hobo finds]

28 lb. Alum cans @ $.60
29 lb. #1 plastic @ $.15 lb.

[Dr. Cadmium]

Quick steel run down the road:

380# light iron 120/GT

Total: $20.36 rounded down to $20.00

[Dr. Cadmium]

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

[Dr. Cadmium]

313 returnable cans & bottles .10

$31.30

[Dr. Cadmium]

0.84 ct of tiny diamonds leftover from scrapping jewelry

$33.60 total

[Dr. Cadmium]

66# tungsten carbide end mills and cutting inserts 9.00

$594 total

[Dr. Cadmium]

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

[Dr. Cadmium]

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

[Recyclersteve]

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.

[cwgii]

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.

[Recyclersteve]

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.

[Dr. Cadmium]

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!

[cwgii]

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.

[etaion_99]

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.

If you have reasonably good core strength and balance, there's a hands-free crutch that is a game changer. I had surgery a couple of years ago that required zero weight bearing for 2 months, too. I couldn't have done it without this thing!

You can get them off Amazon or direct from the factory.

Fair warning, though, be prepared for a whole bunch of people to ask you about it. They do draw the attention!

https://iwalk-free.com/

[Dr. Cadmium]

If you have reasonably good core strength and balance, there's a hands-free crutch that is a game changer. I had surgery a couple of years ago that required zero weight bearing for 2 months, too. I couldn't have done it without this thing!

You can get them off Amazon or direct from the factory.

Fair warning, though, be prepared for a whole bunch of people to ask you about it. They do draw the attention!

https://iwalk-free.com/

Good to know! That's definitely not the type of advice I was expecting to find here.

[Dr. Cadmium]

560# light iron 140/GT
220# #1 steel 190/GT
2# S/S 0.37
12# mixed Al 0.47
5# extruded Al 0.62
7# irony Al 0.15
3# #2 copper 3.05
10# brass 2.05
5# clean ACR 1.50
4# THHN 2.30
6# mixed wire 1.00
23# sealed unit 0.20
4# batteries 0.20

Total: $121.94 rounded up to $122

[bankmining]

560# light iron 140/GT
220# #1 steel 190/GT
2# S/S 0.37
12# mixed Al 0.47
5# extruded Al 0.62
7# irony Al 0.15
3# #2 copper 3.05
10# brass 2.05
5# clean ACR 1.50
4# THHN 2.30
6# mixed wire 1.00
23# sealed unit 0.20
4# batteries 0.20

Total: $121.94 rounded up to $122

Just curious, I’ve seen your “mixed wire” category many times. Is that various insulated copper of different insulation percentage thickness? Or maybe mix of insulated aluminum and copper? Or something else?