Ewaste - Take out boards an goodies. Find big hammer. Smash non-boards an goodies till it fits in my totes....Ok so seriously I just toss the rest to the side, an move on. I will use the hammer on things that get annoying or for payback on things that were difficult. (looking at you cable boxes an your thousand tiny little security screws!)
Harddrives, CD/DVD roms, all get group together. I seperate the HDs by company an size. If over a certain size I set to the side to find out if any good, if not..Its broken down with items similar to it. Seagate IDE with Seagate IDE, WD Sata with WD sata, etc. I spend more time seperating into piles then I do in breakdown..ha ha. OCD can be fun. I also keep all my containers for that break down near by, or under my work space, so I can brush the screws, small pieces etc into it. Later I go through it with my handy dandy computer magnet screw finder! Pluck out all the magnetic an into it's own bucket it goes. My board boxes, wire buckets, totes, etc are all near by for easy tossing or placing.
Shred pile crap = Throw in the to be beaten down to a smaller size pile, for days when I'm bored or need to bleed of stress. This pile is also popular with friends who stop by who are having a bad day.
I do more, but that's the short end of it. I like breaking things down that are of similar nature. If I got a stack of Cable/Sat boxes, and three house phones, I'll do the boxes first, an get them out of the way. then the next group eventually I'll get to the phones, or I'll let the stack grow more, depends on my mood by the time I hit them.
YMMV, an it should. There is no right or wrong way to break things down. Long as your maximizing your time, an the money your making.
Sirscrapalot - I eat baby bears for breakfast. Rwarr!
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