Scrap metal sorting eats up our shift time for no good reason

We have this big pile of mixed metal scraps that takes forever to sort through every day. I counted, and it's a solid 30 minutes gone just separating aluminum from steel because there's no system. That's half an hour we could be pouring or finishing casts instead. It's plain stupid not to have marked bins for each type, and I'm tired of pretending it's okay.

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sage_grant537mo ago

Grab a magnet, steel sticks, aluminum doesn't.

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quinnmitchell7mo ago

Yeah the magnet trick works great, I sorted my old toolbox that way lol.

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dakotaw317mo ago

Man, that magnet trick is gold for sorting scrap. I use it all the time when I'm cleaning out my garage. You can instantly tell old steel bolts from aluminum pieces. It saved me a ton of hassle last week sorting through a mixed bin of old cans and hardware. Ever tried this at a scrap yard?

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