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

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I really like the vibe hear, seems like a brotherhood or family.

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Yep we're one big dyslexic family. We have quite a few women members we just have to shake them out, they hide in the shadows.
Somehow we manage to chase them away. Anyway, welcome and just take the time to read some of the different areas and questions will be answered you didn't know you had.

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.

You're not gonna fid too many girls here. This type of work requires you to get your hands dirty sometimes, so consider yourself elite among men.

Kinda agree with that, not saying girls can't scrap or any less able to just don't think most of em just dont want to scrap. Anyways welcome to smf from north central Kansas

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

Welcome to the forum and if you have a Harbor Freight store nearby its a good place to pick up cheap tools. I find some of their tools are too cheap but get me in the right direction on what to spend more to get the better quality. My wife helps with the break down of some of the electronics and favors certain tools. Also Harbor Freight has 6 inch long bits with screw driver tips that fit into a power drill that makes reaching into computer towers easy. Mike.

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!

Welcome to the forum!

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!

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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'.:)

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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!

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Originally Posted by zito

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!

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Thanks, I was thinking of this thread yesterday...
This is the Item I used. http://www.co-operativepharmacy.co.u...ge/2598555.jpg I tried a NZ brand version & it wasn't as good as the Palmolive brand.
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A few of the gals came here looking for recycable materials for craft projects.

I have noticed laptops have a nice sheet of thick plastic with dimples on one side that could be made into a clipboard.

But what I have been thinking of is the thin plastic sheets they have. Some are white, some are prismatic/clear.

Then yesterday, while I was thinking about it. I saw a add for a childs windmills @ $4 each.
Then I relised the prismatic sheets, along with a shoe eyelet & a nail, will made a great prismatic windmill. or a bird scarer.....
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Theres a few pics of 'Motherboard wall art' on the net. Prices vary @ about $250+
http://cdn.overclock.net/6/68/600x45..._SAM_5945.jpeg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qzn80UHAl...herboards2.jpg
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=580&h=434
None of these pics are as good as what I have seen.

Basiclly what they did was use a broken Floresent backlit LCD TV & stuck 4 motherboards onto its face after removing the LCD panel.

The main thing was that motherboards were checked first with a backlight because with the back light you get to see the copper traces & the multi layers of the board etc.
A backlit motherboard of the right sort looks ten times better than the best looking motherboard.

Welcome. If you afraid of dirty/bloody hands your in the wrong line of work. To make money doing electronics you have to do a lot of them at a very fast pace unless you don't value your time well. And be prepared to loose money. Other than that good luck and we are here to help

I never touch a thing without gloves. Always always use a glove.

I don't mind dirty hands but bloody to me means you are going about dismantling or doing something wrong.

I would be interested if I can scrap the soap to make money