New Gal Scrapper in NC

Just a note to say Hi and I want to thank everyone for all the great info on this forum. I have learned so much from you guys, but I might have a silly question at some point I am sure. So just bear with me. I really like the vibe hear, seems like a brotherhood or family. I am just starting to scrap mostly electronics to make some extra cash. Well its good to join the boys club but I would love to hear from some other female scrappers. I have always thought of myself as a mechanically inclined gal and have found that I love to take things apart, but my smaller hands and strength do limit me at times. I think in after a few more weeks of scrapping my right arm will be either much larger than my left or it might just fall off completely ,So any tips to reduce the fatigue and which tools might be best would be great. I have also decided that I will be splurging on a manicure at some point soon. I know you fellas don't get it but rough hands are not becoming of a lady. So I am mostly scrapping electronics and have been pretty busy for the last couple of weeks. I am just about ready to send my first load to ewasted and will be sending some items locally in NC. So that is just a little about me. Thanks again for all the time you all have put into this forum. Happy Scrapping!!!!!

Welcome from NZ.

I have used a body soap as a handcleaner & it works better than anything else I have tried. Palmolive brand, Honey flavoured.

This place is definatly a extended family, not a 'brotherhood'.

Welcome to the forum. A cordless screwdriver makes electronic brake down much easyer. Let us know how well you do with the sale of your e-scrap.

Welcome from West Virginia.

Welcome from Indiana...

Welcome. I think smaller hands can be an advantage sometimes with escraping. I sometimes have problems reaching into the tight areas.

Welcome, I'm a lady scrapper and have just recently joined myself. I love looking for stuff, especially old stuff. I don't mind getting my hands a little dirty but I mostly use gloves. This forum has really given me some insight on what and where to look and how to break things down to get the most out of my efforts. Actually my sister and I have started the scrapping thing for extra money. Great feeling knowing that we are helping clean up Mother Earth and making money at the same time. Glad to have ya.

Welcome!

Good to have ya!!!!

James

Hello ScrappyDappyDoo and LadyScrapperMS, I'm another scrapping lady here to learn from the great people at this great forum. Nice to see other ladies here too. I can relate to the rough hands, hard to find the right work gloves that fit a petite hand. Getting ready to make an unexpected move in 5 days (husband just told me tonight) back to my home state of WA from Las Vegas NV so am in the process of getting my Scrap to Ewasted asap. Hopefully I can start back on my new scrapping career when I get home and their I have much more room than here in Vegas. I'm a retired Firefighter so dirty isn't an issue When I get home I also might get my 75 y/o Dad to join me in scrapping, he's got the big trailer, 10 acres and a really large shop. I'd love to have a partner to help with the heavy heavy stuff. My husband is getting ready to deploy so I'm on my own for a long while. Anyhow, welcome and it's great to see the ladies getting into this.

Hello from Youngsville NC, welcome!

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome . And its good to see that I am in good company with the fellow lady scrappers. Thanks for all the tips. I am certainly not a girl who minds getting her hands dirty at all. I think at the end of the day i am a bit more nasty than my hubby. Well he always points out how I end up with so many smudges on my face and laughs at me. Ok so I have been at it for three weeks and I took some of my metals to a local yard and this is what I had.... 27Lbs of #2 Copper, 46 lbs of Ins Wire, 231 lb of Transformers, 37 lbs Alum Extrusion, and 40 lbs of Alum Dirty. So I ended up with a check for 285.45. Not too shabby. I have sent my shipment of to ewasted with my ram, cell phones, hd Boards, and finger boards. I cant wait to see what I end up with. Now my big box is going out tomorrow with all of my motherboards and telcom. I have about 65 lbs of stuff in this one. So I think my efforts for the last three weeks will pay off. I am ready to see just how much I net for the few hours a day I have put into all this. Well thanks again for all the tips. Have a great day everyone!

Welcome to the forum! It really can feel like a brotherhood (or errr siblinghood if you prefer?) or family, complete with the crazy uncles!

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

Welcome from NZ.

I have used a body soap as a handcleaner & it works better than anything else I have tried. Palmolive brand, Honey flavoured.

This place is definatly a extended family, not a 'brotherhood'.

Ok I gotta comment on that. Flavoured soap? Really? And why would you or anyone know and/or care how their soap is flavoured? Learn something new every day!