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    Where can I find a cheat sheet on the different metals with pics??

    Hello Friends
    Newbie here lost job recently and looking to scrap...but the problem is I dont really know the difference between the good stuff and the really good stuff lol...
    Is there a website that breaks it down for me with pics????
    for example i pulled out of my neighbors garbage metal fence posts but what kind of metal are they???
    I have no clue....thats why i need help....Sorry about the stupid questions

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    Just start reading through this forum........I will give you a little help on this one they are considered shred around here.........I think it is currently paying 9.5 cents/lb

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    I just printed one out the other day. I think it was 4 pages. However, I don't remember where I got it. Just Google "metal identification" you will find what you need.

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    If you have an android phone you can download the scrap metal forum and theres a metal identification feature on there. Alot of people including me dont find the app very useful but its worth a shot since it free. They may have an iphone app as well but im not sure since since I dont have an iphone.

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    Welcome to the forum. You have much researching to do, and its all here.

    Get a magnet. If it sticks...its ferrous (iron) not worth much unless you have a lot. If it doesn't stick...its non-ferrous and worth more.
    "Easy does it, first things first, do what you can. Believe me, I too have been through the wringer." Bill W.

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    leatherman is a must have tool +magnet

    It have wire cutters + screw driver + needle noses I use every day

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    Those fence post are steel and if they have concrete on the you need to knock the concrete off or the yard won't take it. First read as much as you can on this forum. Second find a good yard in your area that you go to and ask questions about the different metals and how they want you to sort it. Some yards will even give you a list of what they take and how much they pay. A magnet is a scrappers best friend, get one and keep it with you all the time.


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