The 10 Commandment of scrapping

1. Be respectful, don't smash and grab. You are dishonoring the trade and leaving a bad example of what we do.

2. Be professional. You are doing a service to the environment and making some cash as well. Be proud of it.

3. Never ever steal. No amount of scrap is worth getting locked up for. Think of those you love, what would they think

4. Only pay for scrap if you truly have to.

5. Set up a network and build good communication with your surroundings. Get some business cards.

6. (Almost like #1) Don't make a mess of your work area or anyone else's for that matter. Everything counts.

7. If you use the Internet to get freebies, brush up on your writing skills. It helps with clients/customer.

8. Don't be in a rush, scrapers drive slow and look fast. You cover a lot of grounds that way.

9. Educate yourself on your craft so when you speak about your trade, you will sound knowledgable/smart.

10. Take the time to teach another scraper how to do things the RIGHT way.

Pass this on to as many current and up and coming scrapers as possible. Add to the list if necessary.

I like number 5, and number 5. network network network, I like the rest to but I really like number 5

Number 3 should be #1, and include because it's wrong

Point taken, but you get the message or do you need tutoring?

Why is that, you don't have any set rules?

Hey guys, regardless of typos and what-not, you all get the point. If all some are doing is making a mess, they are just messing it up for the rest of us. Also, people will not see us in a good light and will likely consider us as some sort of scavengers. How many of us have ever come across an appliance like a tv all smashed up just to get the yolk? Well, that's what I'm talking about.

Originally Posted by Russell

Commandment #11 you are a scrapper not a scraper. Rappers are not rapers... well most -you get the point.

Dang Russell, you beat me to it.

I scrap copper, not coper. Wonder why no on ever pulls that one wrong

I DO like your List but will add that yes, the correct number of "P's" does make all the difference...Rule #7.

And of coarse getting Scrap for the price of your Minimum Overhead (#4) is always good, paying for it does put you in the drivers seat and can cut down on time wasted running around looking for it.

#11. Spell "scrapping" correctly. :-)

i like #4

4. Only pay for scrap if you truly have to.

I buy most of my scrap. Relying upon free scrap would not be enough volume to run my operation.

I guess we can make an argument to buy or not to buy scrap. Whatever the case, as long as you come out on top, that's all that counts. In regards to the typo, those **** auto spell can be a menace but since when did a bunch of English teachers get on the SMF?

Originally Posted by TheRecycler

since when did a bunch of English teachers got on the SMF?

Weren't you a teacher at one time?

Originally Posted by jghilino

i like #4

4. Only pay for scrap if you truly have to.

I buy most of my scrap. Relying upon free scrap would not be enough volume to run my operation.

I 2nd that ! Yes free scrap is sweet but few and far in between and almost never in any size able amount. I too buy most of my scrap, making a percent of something always beats making 100% of nothing !

Yeap, sure was, in math though. Numbers are my thing and that's why I quit teaching, the numbers didn't add up. You get the point..