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    Shred is thinner steel smaller than 1/4" thick. Like mop handles, bike frames, air ducts, ect. If its thicker, you get into the heavy melt, Prepaired and un-prepaired steel and structural steel.


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    Quote Originally Posted by greytruck View Post
    Shred is thinner steel smaller than 1/4" thick. Like mop handles, bike frames, air ducts, ect. If its thicker, you get into the heavy melt, Prepaired and un-prepaired steel and structural steel.
    I guess I'm lucky. At my local yard shred (tin) is thinner than 1/8" and currently is 0.09/lb. 1/8" and thicker is considered unprepped and goes for 0.135/lb.
    If it wasn't for the $ in $crap, it would just be.....

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