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Scrap Metal is a crafting material in The Long Dark.
Overview[]
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.).
Uses for Scrap Metal[]
- Crafting Hooks (for Ice Fishing and Mending).
- Forging: Improvised Hatchet, Improvised Knife, Arrowheads
- Repair: Hacksaw, Can Opener, Simple Tools, Quality Tools, Flashlight, Miner's Flashlight, Spelunker's Lantern, and Storm Lantern.
- 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).
- Repairing a Transmitter requires 5 scrap metal.
Harvesting[]
Scrap metal can be obtained by harvesting various pieces of furniture in-game by using a hacksaw:
| Item | Time | Yield | Calories burned (Interloper) | Time per piece of scrap |
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| Lamp | 15min | 1 | 56 | 15 min |
| Bucket | 15m | 1 | 56 | 15 min |
| Broken metal door | 45m | 2 | 169 | 22 min 30 sec |
| Small shelf | 1h30 | 4 | 338 | 22 min 30 sec |
| Medium shelf | 2h15 | 6 | 506 | 22 min 30 sec |
| Chair | 2h36 | 6 +1cloth | 585 | 26 min 30 sec |
| Bed frame | 3h | 8 | 675 | 22min 30 sec |
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Ditto, with old Leather model
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