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Should I count chip and scrap value when quoting titanium, brass or copper parts?
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Use scrap credit only with segregated material, a dated recycler price, and a real recovery route; for small lots, assume zero customer credit.
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The direct answer
A 25 kg brass job may have a $42 recycler credit, but only if chips are separated, dry, and collected at a known rate. Show credit as contingent.
Test the decision against the shop evidence in this example: A 25 kg brass job may have a $42 recycler credit, but only if chips are separated, dry, and collected at a known rate.
Carry the measurable input from the worked case into the estimator's notes: A 25 kg brass job may have a $42 recycler credit, but only if chips are separated, dry, and collected at a known rate.
Evidence from a shop floor
Twelve pounds of brass at $6/lb less four pounds recovered at $2.20/lb leaves $63.20 net material; with 30% markup that is $82.16. Log alloy, buyer, date, minimum load, and handling before adding any credit policy.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a 25 kg brass job may have a $42 recycler credit, but only if chips are separated, dry, and collected at a known rate.
The handoff is complete only when the owner can restate the route without losing a 25 kg brass job may have a $42 recycler credit, but only if chips are separated, dry, and collected at a known rate.
Build the quote route
Estimate bought material, expected recoverable weight, recycler rate and pickup cost, then cap or omit credit when evidence is weak.
A useful review question is whether the current RFQ still matches this route: estimate bought material, expected recoverable weight, recycler rate and pickup cost, then cap or omit credit when evidence is weak.
The next estimator should be able to challenge the assumption behind this route: estimate bought material, expected recoverable weight, recycler rate and pickup cost, then cap or omit credit when evidence is weak.
Use the source notes to date the assumption and record why this route was selected: estimate bought material, expected recoverable weight, recycler rate and pickup cost, then cap or omit credit when evidence is weak.
Release and learn
Scrap prices, contamination, and handling change quickly; never promise a credit the shop cannot realize.
If the buyer asks for a different outcome, explain the boundary in these terms: scrap prices, contamination, and handling change quickly; never promise a credit the shop cannot realize.
Before changing the total, verify whether the caveat applies: scrap prices, contamination, and handling change quickly; never promise a credit the shop cannot realize.
A customer-facing explanation should make the risk legible: scrap prices, contamination, and handling change quickly; never promise a credit the shop cannot realize.
Close the loop by noting the evidence that would make this estimate obsolete: scrap prices, contamination, and handling change quickly; never promise a credit the shop cannot realize.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a 25 kg brass job may have a $42 recycler credit, but only if chips are separated, dry, and collected at a known rate.
Price one of your own parts
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