My scale Vs the scrap yard scale??

Originally Posted by hills

I put my copper up in 50 lb boxes.



Let's say the tare weight is .75 lbs for the box.

The total weight will be 50.75 lbs on my scale. The outside of the box is labeled 50 lbs copper.


Anyhow ... this doesn't give them any wiggle room for cheating at the scale.

I usually use a 12x12x12 box for #2 and a 12x12x6 box for bare bright. It hardly takes up any space in the shop in case i want to sit on it for awhile till the prices go up.

I have the tare wt of my barrel written on the top of the lid. I also write in magic marker on the lid each time I add wire to the container. When it's time to take it in I add up the weights and put the total on top with the weight of wire and also the total weight of everything. I like the barrel thing because I can add wire then reseal the barrel without worrying about it becoming tarnished, been there done that. Also the barrels are so easy to store. I may have to add another stage to my processing and do something like you do with the boxes. Once a barrel is full and the price is right remove it from the barrel and put it into 50lb boxes and put it into the truck. That way if I don't like the weight It would be easier to throw 50 lb boxes back into the truck than try a get a 350lb barrel back into the truck or trailer. thanks for the idea.