Welcome to my channel. I'm Denny Payne from Wisconsin the Land of Sky Blue Waters. Scrapping has intrigued me since I was 9 or 10 years old. I've scrapped on and off a number of time through out my life. The first time was when my buddy and I wanted a set of Walkie Talkies. We Scavenged for Aluminum, Copper and Brass for weeks to get enough scrap to buy them. After graduation I went into the electrical trade for 5 years... and did a lot of scrapping. Years Later, I got into scrapping computers because a friend owned a computer store. Between getting his scrap and advertising for computer recycling I've scrapped out 1000's of computers over the years. But I never took scrapping to the next level. Well now at 60 years young I'm going to take it a little further. I hope you'll Ride Shotgun for me in my adventure. I promise to share everything I've learned scrapping over 50 years and hopefully entertain you along the way! So Buckle Up Scrappers... It's going to be an odyssey!
It only takes one minute when you have the transformer allready out of the microwave, the microwave out of the scrapyard, you need to add the time to get the microwaves, the time to extract the transformer, extract the copper, the time to clean all the garbage you made, the time to bring the copper to sell it and come back. Ah and you need to substract the gas you need to move arround. Here in my country copper scraps are bought 4 euro/kg . So you a faaaaaaaar from 360$/H very far. But if you do a video about it, I guess at a certain point you make 360/h
I used to wind the larger transformers for use in marine chargers. 4 gauge square copper wire thick stuff. I bet i threw away hundreds in scrap a day. Against my will of course.
Yeah, if you had an endless supply, you can make that much an hour, but no one‘s ever gonna be able to do that not even close to making that much money an hour, man!
This video does not address all the other time and effort that needs to be spent like removing the transformers from the old microwave ovens and hunting down the old microwave ovens in the first place.
Wow, stumbled onto your video by accident. You solved (for me) a lifelong question. At 54 now and grew up in a housing project in Pennsylvania. Behind the place was a fairly large, wooded area that was once home to coal mines. During the first 10 years you couldn't walk anywhere without seeing lots of rusted E's of various sizes all over the place and nobody knew where they came from, or what their purpose was. So, seeing them as holding the copper together gave me an answer, I never thought I'd find.
Do yourself a favor, and go to harbor freight and buy a pair of big cable cutters, ones that look like tree branch loppers. Save time and money, not having to spend it on consumables. Plus it’s safer than running a grinder, and it’s not as messy. Win all the ways around
I get more money if I do so I try to do it when I take something apart so it don’t pile up on me quick so do it when I get it makes it seem easier love micro scrapping make a little extra cash great video buddy!
Heck yeah buddy got a lot stuff to take apart all adds up! I have to take my microwaves apart for my scrap yard to take them but there quick and easy to do! Good deal on the mini fridges if they work get little extra money! But you got yourself a nice load buddy! Congratulations on the 6k subs buddy!
You bet they do! People collect them. in the 70's beer can collecting was bigger than coin and stamp collecting. I also sell a lot of them to Hollywood for props in movies and commercials. Check out the BCCA.com :-) Thanks for checking out my channel.
It's pretty easy. I scrapped a bunch of coffee makers. The heating elements are mostly aluminum with a steel heating wire inside. I had a small homemade furnace with a vent tube for a hair dryer to fan the flames. It got hot enough to melt aluminum but couldn't melt the copper yet.
Hi when striping look out for MOSFETs. There is a lot in newer devices and are used to make buck converters, power switches ith unlimited uses with the right knowledge. More to striping than collecting metal for cash. 😊
I’m a little confused about you video title. What in this video was better than gold? Just curious as I have been scrapping for a long time and nothing really stood out to me.
I am to old to hop in and out of dumpsters. I have made relationships with several computer repair shops near me. They are happy to know it's getting recycled. I get copper steel aluminum and gold and silver. they call me when they are needing room.. not getting rich it's a complex process to recover the gold. It's worth it. Not planning to get rich but better than stripping tv's
Taken a bit. But I've recovered about half an ounce from plated pins an such. I've lots of high yield chips saved up. I want to make sure I can get the recovery process down pat. Till then it's cast aluminum copper steel to the scrapyard.
Preach it brother. I have a job that pays 52k a year I am a disabled vet and get some money for that. Not rich but I get by. I scrap for fun relaxation and bring in about $500 a month. Plan to retire some year then I can really start getting into the scrap.
One idea. If you find a fence supply store or even Amazon check out a "wire grip" I used it for years stretching tension wire on fence. It would grab hold of those wire ends if you have something to anchor to you can use a come along cable jack and pull the long runs out. Just saying.
Grettings from Spain and congratulations for the great video...when you take the big spull of copper, the another piece of steel you forget a little copper pieces inside, i don,t know if you understand me, my english is bad sorry 😊
