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Some of you may scoff at a mere 191 bucks, but by george it's my first scrap receipt.
I was a bit intimidated going to the recycle place... people scurrying this way & that, I didn't know where to go/what to do... and I hate that feeling of sticking out like a sore thumb. :confused:
Next time I'll have it down, though... and I'll take more stuff in, too. This was just to get a feel for the process with a light load.
So does anyone else still have their first one?
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Nice job! What is export #1 for .15 a pound?
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Very cool.
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That (Export #1) was those circuit boards off of TVs. The one with the flyback transformer on it. I strip off every other transformer I can break apart & retrieve the copper out of, but I can't figure an easy way into those flybacks!
I'm keeping a lot of less bulky, higher grade, circuit boards for (hopefully) a better price.
TV's are mainly what I have been scrapping, since I can throw them in my work truck toot sweet while I'm out & about driving my route on my day job. I average about one a day, sometimes more.
After I strip them I've been buttoning them back up and putting them in the apartment dumpsters at the apartments I service. Sure wish I had a place that would take the CRTs at no fee so I didn't send all that lead to the landfill. Anyone know a place in DFW? I'll deliver.
Last edited by auminer; 11-26-2012 at 07:01 PM. Reason: clarify Export #1
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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My first ticket at the scrap yard was a grand total of $2.75, don't worry about getting scoffed at.
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nice load
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Nice work! I use channel locks to snap those fly backs off.
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesaler
Certified Zip-Tie Mechanic
"Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."
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Yep, still have my first ticket and every one since. I was just as intimidated as you say you were. I just asked for help. Everyone was real patient. Pretty soon - nothing to it.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
Experienced Scrapper
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Don't even bother trying. I busted an older one and there was literally less than a handful of red copper that was hard as a rock. Not worth it.Originally Posted by auminer
Made in China, Recycled in the Republic of Texas!
"When the mind fails, brute force prevails" - CTSSolutions
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bash the flyback with a hammer a few times until there is no more circuit board on it. Throw it in with transformers. Not worth your time to break apart.
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Some yards will take them whole (flybacks) as CBM though at~.30#.
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Nice load for a first trip. I was nervous too the first time. The more you go the easier it gets. I still have my first ticket as well...a whole $26.50
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It's up to you on the flyback's but most places pay .25-.30 a lb for them. As heavy as they are they add up quick. I usually average around 50lb of xformers and small motors every trip in.
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*Sigh* Looks like I'm gonna have to move... The yards around here don't pay very well. Just .08/lb for the low grade boards. Check with your yard before taking off the flyback transformer. My yard considers them low grade copper bearing, same price as the boards, so I just leave them on. I guess it's a sort of blessing in disguise in a way, since they are a PITA to get off the boards.
Experienced Scrapper
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Yep, that's what I do. I smashed that one open because I had never seen a white one and it was extremely heavy. Curiosity got the better of me!
New Guy
Did my first run today for a grand total of 143.14. Made a couple stops on the way home and picked up a good sized load of aluminum window frames, next run will hopefully be larger. I went in for the same reason to get a feel of how things worked. I did notice that your yard paid 2.85 for #2 copper, I only got 2.60 for #1.
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Congratulations on your first load.
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hauled a full load today car bodies/shred for $900, we were in the clean up / sweep off area on the way out the yard, people always dump stuff there, well i see this cardboard box sitting there open it up for a peek, its full of insulated copper wire so i grab it, looks like no2 insulated about 10 pounds worth so a nice bonus
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