Sheet Metal Scrap
| Sheet Metal Scrap | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Junk |
| Weight | 1 |
| Research |
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| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.UnusableMetal
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Sheet Metal Scrap is a bent piece of thin metal. It counts as junk, but it still has two good uses.
It is the armour plate in the Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon recipe, which bolts metal onto a bat or a branch. It is also one of the blanks for Make Shiv, a quick stabbing weapon. Using Research Craft on a piece teaches both recipes.
The scrap is left over when metal objects such as metal doors and dumpsters are dismantled. It also turns up in bins and drug shacks.
Uses
Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon takes two pieces at Carpentry 4. The base can be a Baseball Bat, Baseball Bat - Can-Reinforced, Crafted Baseball Bat or Large Branch. It also needs two Nuts and Bolts and four Screws. A screwdriver, a wrench, a metal drill and snips or a saw are kept. The result is a Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced or a Cudgel - Sheet Metal Reinforced. Steel Sheet - Small and Aluminum Scrap do the same job in this recipe.
Make Shiv takes one piece at Maintenance 1. A whetstone, file or saw is kept, and a binding or tape wraps the grip. The result is a Shiv.
How to Get Sheet Metal Scrap
Dismantling some metal objects leaves this scrap behind. Metal doors and dumpsters are examples.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Sheet Metal Scrap and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon | Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced | 
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/additem Base.BaseballBat_ScrapSheet
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| Make Shiv | Shiv | 
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/additem Base.KnifeShiv
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Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Sheet Metal Scrap, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced |
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Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon | 2x |
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- | Carpentry: 4 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_ScrapSheet
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| Shiv |
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Make Shiv | 1x | - | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.KnifeShiv
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Locations
The scrap is uncommon. Drug shack counters are the best place to look. Bins in survivor safehouses hold it fairly often. Bins in fire stations and in ordinary buildings carry it now and then. Drug labs and derelict buildings, including the derelict steel factory, turn it up rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Drug shack | Counter | 16.7% |
| Drug shack | Other | 6.7% |
| Fire station storage | Bin | 5.7% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 3.3% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 3.3% |
| Derelict | Other | 1.6% |
| Derelict steel factory | Other | 1.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Bin | 13.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Bin | 7.5% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Bin | 6.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station garage | Bin | 5.7% |
| Any building | Bin | 5.6% |
Notes
- Research Craft on a piece teaches Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon and Make Shiv.
- A shiv from scrap is an easy early weapon.
- Bins are worth checking for this scrap.
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