Just hit 15,000 pounds of scrap poured this month and I'm fried

I don't even know how it piled up that fast but we finished a big job from a local factory last week and the leftover sprues and runners just kept coming. I usually track my monthly totals but 15,000 pounds surprised me because that's about 50 percent more than my usual 10,000. My back is killing me from all the extra crucible lifts and my buddy Dave keeps joking I must be working double shifts. He's not wrong, I pulled three 10 hour days in a row to keep the furnace cycling. The heat this week in Houston hasn't helped either, I felt like I was swimming in my own sweat every time I skimmed the dross. Anyone else ever look at their scrap tally at the end of the month and just wonder how they survived it?

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jessew8323h ago

Dave's buddy Mike at a shop in San Antonio hit 18,000 pounds last August and his rotator cuff gave out on the third day. He spent the next month half crippled and stuck on light duty while his partner ran the furnace. That extra scrap ain't worth wrecking your body over.

kai_knight121h ago

Nah, 18k pounds is rookie numbers if you know how to pace yourself.