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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox/Item<br />
|name= Scrap Metal<br />
|image= Scrap Metal icon.png<br />
|item type = material<br />
|weight= 0.20<br />
|renewable=Yes ([[Beachcombing]])}}<br />
{{Quote2|Bits and pieces of metal scrounged from various sources.|In-game description}}<br />
'''Scrap Metal''' is a crafting material in ''[[The Long Dark]]''.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Scrap Metal is a common and useful resource for crafting and [[repair]]. Pieces of Scrap Metal can be found across [[Great Bear Island]], inside containers, and by [[Beachcombing]], but is primarily acquired by harvesting metal furniture with a [[Hacksaw]] (metal shelves, chairs, toasters, light fixtures, etc.).<br />
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==== Uses for Scrap Metal ====<br />
* Crafting [[Hook|Hooks]] (for [[Ice Fishing]] and [[Mending]]).<br />
* [[Forge|Forging]]: [[Improvised Hatchet]], [[Improvised Knife]], [[Arrowhead|Arrowheads]]<br />
* Repair: [[Hacksaw]], [[Can Opener]], [[Simple Tools]], [[Quality Tools]], [[Flashlight]], [[Miner's Flashlight]], [[Spelunker's Lantern]], and [[Storm Lantern]].<br />
* [[Milling Machine]] Repair: [[Hunting Rifle]] ([[Barb's Rifle]], [[Curator's Rifle]], [[Vaughn's Rifle]]), [[Revolver]] ([[Forester's Revolver]], [[Hunter's Revolver]], [[Warden's Revolver]]), [[Hacksaw]], [[Hatchet]] ([[Improvised Hatchet]]), [[Hunting Knife]] ([[Improvised Knife]]).<br />
*Repairing a [[Transmitters|Transmitter]] requires 5 scrap metal.<br />
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== Harvesting ==<br />
Scrap metal can be obtained by harvesting various pieces of furniture in-game by using a [[hacksaw]]:<br />
{| class="article-table"<br />
!Item<br />
!Time<br />
!Yield<br />
!Calories burned (Interloper)<br />
!Time per piece of scrap<br />
|-<br />
|Lamp<br />
|15min<br />
|1<br />
|56 <br />
|15 min<br />
|-<br />
|Bucket<br />
|15m<br />
|1<br />
|56 <br />
|15 min<br />
|-<br />
|Broken metal door<br />
|45m<br />
|2<br />
|169 <br />
|22 min 30 sec<br />
|-<br />
|Small shelf<br />
|1h30<br />
|4<br />
|338 <br />
|22 min 30 sec<br />
|-<br />
|Medium shelf<br />
|2h15<br />
|6<br />
|506 <br />
|22 min 30 sec<br />
|-<br />
|Chair<br />
|2h36<br />
|6 +1cloth<br />
|585 <br />
|26 min 30 sec<br />
|-<br />
|Bed frame<br />
|3h<br />
|8<br />
|675<br />
| 22min 30 sec<br />
|}<br />
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==Products==<br />
{{Uses material list}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Scrap metal.png|Old model.<br />
File:Materials.png|Ditto, with old Leather model<br />
</gallery>{{Materials}}<br />
[[ru:Металлолом]]<br />
[[Category:Materials]]</div>
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