Scrapping 2,640 lbs of electric motors for  

You are a badass Bernard!

pocket money? over 1000 bucks just in #2copper

Thanks mike! Keep up the good work yourself!! Your vids r awesome!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Thanks for the info Greg! Ive enjoyed scrapping stuff ever since I was a little kid.... I hope to continue getting these awesome things to scrap!

You bet! Thanks for watching Travis! More scrapping videos are on the horizon!

Oh absolutely lol... I like firewood for a workout..... but my gosh, scrapping is tough too lol

Scrappers wont take burnt copper.

@@BobSmith-cb5xr They used to, but times have changed...

@@BobSmith-cb5xr heat it up and dip it in cold water will turn cooper red again and be clean.

Pop did motors from 1939 to 88. Baking stators..dipping..lacquor..all steps I recall.

Yes. I saw someone did that.

Will do Ronnie!

a huge pile of copper ingots )

@@melin1969 lol I did make a few ingots out of those. Might do a melting vid sometime

Soooo, unless you need the money this should be your retirement fund. Copper will always be higher in the future and holding on to it only makes your stash that much more valuable. And like you said, shoulda been watching copper prices a little better. I hate missing out on price increases too. Great video and keep scrapping.

I use a winch to remove copper wire from large motors, it's super quick . Got a vid on my channel if ya wanna check that out

@@johndowe7003 just checked it out! That seems like a great method. Might have to get me a winch set up here soon!

Haha now where’s the fun in that 😂😂?!

As iron? Not electric motor? I'm confused.

@@austinhernandez2716 He got robbed at the scrapyard

It should be around 40 cents per pound for electric motors @ scrap yard

Thanks king troll!

I'm guessing as in this video the guard was removed? Really silly move.

Says the post 2020 account...

@@ShainAndrews what do you mean?

My buddy almost lost his nipple with a wheel that went a flyin......

It’s not worth the risk to do it faster without ppe! Thanks for checking out the vid!

@Supermies After getting sliced twice, I would agree with your suggestion.

Haha yea this way was was a little more cumbersome….. but it did make for a pretty interesting video. Thanks for watching 👍🏼👍🏼

@@CountryBoyChronicle It was a great video. Watching you could feel the work as you had to go step by step with each motor. If they were all up on a bench it would of never captured all the work it took.

Heck I wish I could have gone with you! We would have bought up every motor there!

For 22 of those motors purchased new would roughly cost around $33,000 usd. Wonder if there cost effective to repair them?

lol.... so long as you were entertained mr THUNDERPIG!! and yea ive noticed you don't have as much wasted motion if you do a lot of something like this. Your not setting down tools as much and that honestly speeds things up!

I agree, gets a good rhythm going

@@CountryBoyChronicle Yep gets a good rhythm going

You picked up on the same thing t j.g at I was about to comment on. In fact, the same words (assembly line method). In my line of work(journeyman electrician) that's how we do it.

That was the number one thing that I related to as well. This way you're not juggling and misplacing your arsenal too, and in between phases you can relax a little bit.

It sure was! Scrapping things is a lot of work, but I really enjoy it. Ive been that way ever since I was a little kid.

Fb Chev man add me

That's how I do it also, at first I was doing one electric motor at a time, which sux, do all step by step , makes it more interesting for me , and as doing it for little extra cash , not a full time affair it works out , just have to prioritize all my other chores

These motors are outside 24/7, so it's an eventual thing with these things

Every one of them was rebuildable and probably had nothing wrong with the windings. Rust? What does rust matter?

2:15 " those actually looked pretty good, and honestly, some of these might have been good motors. I don't even know. " The ETERNAL DILEMMA ! There's definitely something awesome about frankensteining and rejuvenating things and there are often some "real wins" in that column, but it is not always self evident when to stop beating a dead horse. B--)

Waiting on somebody to buy the rewound motors is ridiculous when you could just recycle them

I enjoy copper too! thanks for watching!

Thank you! Cheers!

I tried that actually , but didn't have any rod heavy enough to not bend. gotta get me some 1" round rod. That would probably do it

@@CountryBoyChronicle There are several ways to remove the windings. If you are careful to cut the copper flush against the stator housing then you can punch the copper through using a large pin punch and steel mallet. I made a custom punch by grinding down a rod into a teardrop shape. You can use a big old screwdriver. Grind the tip into a point and tap it through as BeachsideHank suggests. It won't bend like a mild steel rod and it comes with a nifty built-in handle. A wedge tool can help break the initial resistance. You can make one by cutting a triangular piece of steel 300mm x 50mm x 4mm (12" x 2" x 5/16").

Id use some kind of press set up to work the windings out

Thanks! I’m currently on the hunt for more big motors like this 👀 !

I wish I could have grown up in those days!

@@CountryBoyChronicle ya but then you would be in you 50s like me.

@@bickybickford hitting the wire with a hammer once cooled would make it bright and shiny again? Does the black stuff just fall off?

@@Rabbit.760 lol

I will definitely be trying that in the future

Was gonna say this, def makes it easier to pull the copper out, throw a few in a oven , saves a ton of time

I really love the idea of an air chisel…. I really want to get one!

@@CountryBoyChronicle Habour Freight....dirt cheap.

@@CountryBoyChronicle You gotta have a big compressor though. Air chisels are real air hogs.

Air chisels, & skip the step of splitting opened the stater case. With one end cut on the copper you can use the edge of the starter to pry out the copper. This works well with those size motors. Bigger same process but to pull nut in order to pull copper you will need to burn to pull out copper. This will help break down the finish on the copper and they will slide right out. Commit on the value of a good motor was spot on new bearing are cheap. Assuming you have a market for used motors and can sit on them to get your money back. Air chisels ,good luck.

Thanks 4 the tip! You think any of these were worth rebuilding? Or would my time have been better scrapping them??

@@CountryBoyChronicle nah. Motors of that small hp are throw away. Now days anything about 50hp and down aren’t worth the time. Unless they’re a special frame size, ie; have a weird shaft, or foot mounting that is odd for the NEMA frame size

It’s good for pocket money but u better have a real full time job

Yeah right and I have a very comfortable life. No worries at all.

Dang! Our prices aren't that high ! although your cost of living is higher I bet.... Thanks for watching Seth

Appreciate that! I just finished filming my next scrap video this afternoon… just gotta buckle down and edit! Stay safe over in the uk my friend 👍🏼

@@CountryBoyChronicle will do and will look forward to watching it. My next video won’t be up until a few weeks in to the new year, can’t wait to get back to creating some content. Hope you, your family and friends have a lovely new year.

I ask the same questions... How much $ invested? How much time? How much $ made?

Thanks for watching Daniel! Yea I’m definitely going to start being more thorough with my information on each scrap out! While also learning how to film stuff the best way possible, YouTubing isn’t as easy as it looks lol

@@CountryBoyChronicle Yes, RU-vid looks easy but definitely isn't! Made a few videos last year handheld with my Android, and it's a challenge.

That sounds AWESOME!!!

Thanks!

Thank you ray 👍🏼

I still have it to this day. It looks cool in that jar

@@CountryBoyChronicle cool 😎

I thought so too lol. I still have it actually.... I might make a melting video with it lol

If you have an efficient way to do it hell yea

Trying to pry it out is not easy at all most use a hydraulic press.I’ve used two fork trucks b4 and a stainless steel rod

I make money turning and burning. But I also have access to unlimited stuff. Some people have limited sources.

Depends where you live but I have herd that you basically break even on it depends on how much supply you have if you have a lot coming in then just bring them all in at once unles of course you got a vary effective way to break them open and get everything.

Yes sir it is..I am an Hvac technician. I have a coworker that does this. He says sometimes it'll pay his mortgage.

Heck yea buddy! I can’t wait to get more myself! Lemme know how it all goes!

I stripped a lot of normal engine in last week just with a Stanley blade and hand got around 25 kgs at mo but I don't take it monthly I wait for 6 months as copper is hard to collect up I sometimes sit home in winter months stripping engines and get around 200kg before summer comes hopefully this winter is a good one going to try 300/400 kgs if not to busy at work

I think something you probably dont understand is he did it for fun too, i do it for fun, it takes some time out of my day and i also make money....when i do things for myself i dont c9nsider labor in the cost because i enjoy doing it...free couple hundred bucks and some time burnt and booze drank ya know?

Don’t forget he’s also got the other aluminum and steel scraps to sell adding to the total

Made a lot more from this video. So yes, four months later it seems worth it.

He’s nearing a million views on this vid which is worth more than the scrap copper.

Exactly. You also have to think he paid for the motors too... it's not worth it at all. That's why the guy he got them from didn't do it.

I’ve seen other guys on RU-vid do that. Definitely going to invest in one myself. Thanks for watching!

Very fun!

A new 7.5 HP, inverter-duty, name-brand motor like that lists at about $1200. Judging by the corrosion on the fan shroud, they had a pretty rough life!

@@kevinvermeer9011 Holy cow! I had no idea!

About 4 to 5 dollars per hp so those were 10 or 15 hp motors 3600 rpm motors sell them to rewind shops and you don’t have a bunch of labor in them and you probably make more dollars …..I started doing that in 1981…….the air chisels work really good

I was wondering about that too... even if you had to rewind them, it would bring more money then scraping them I guess.... but I dont know really.

My exact thoughts

It looked like most just needed new bearings. Might have been thrown away because they got wet and bearings rusted out.

@@morto360 No, rewinding is only affordable on 50+HP motors. Even then, you have to be able to sell for retail price, which usually requires a warranty. If you are selling it as "used", even rewound, you can't get enough to make it worthwhile.

They are out there Cindy…. You just have to look!

Hilti and Milwaukee are far from harbor freight lol! I’ll have to try out some metabo tools for sure tho!

@@CountryBoyChronicle Metabo (the ones made in germany) are the best angle grinders. Trust me. I'm a welder and I don't buy anything else.

@@tylerhall6455 Hitachi are very well made. I use them as a Metalwork teacher , they are precisely made and reliable, only if made in Japan, Hitachi makes power tools and everything else up to ships. They know precsion and reliability. Anything made in China is made to a price and therefore may not last. I use many tools a day , not just grinders, Hitachi is the best I see for the price.

You mean Horror Freight ?

He's using hilti not Hitachi huge difference, the metabo grider is a beast but its corded, Milwaukee has the best battery platform hands down. Harbor fright is trash

I agree, I always wear PPE, makes me cringe when others don't, especially when they have no guard on their grinders 😬

Or pouring molten metal in flip-flips and shorts.

@@VenturiLife that definitely gets to me too!

@@SollersSrappingandDiving What gets to me is the idiots that also jump on you, when you leave a comment regarding use of PPE to try and help others. Clearly they have never suffered a serious burn or injury themselves.

@@VenturiLifeI hear you, unfortunately it happens no matter what the comment, there is always somebody who wants a little fight in the comments section to feel good🥱😆

Thanks for watching mr silver scorpion!

Yeah. He never said what he got right? Or did I miss it? I don't remember hearing how much he got

Yes it was! It's cool you'r watching all the way from Greece. Thanks for watching Simple Man!

Well fancy seeing you here in this copper video Simple Man 😜

@@SollersSrappingandDiving I don't know how I get here.... this is not my field 🤣🤣

@@simplescrapping 😆

Appreciate that Chris 👍🏼

That’s actually a pretty good idea. 90% of these were locked up and filled with a bunch of gunk. Do you have contact info for a person I could get into contact with in the future ??

@@CountryBoyChronicle I personally do not, but you should do a research Loop which you can do in 15 minutes. First you look at the nameplate & get the model number and see what it costs in the Grainger catalog. If they don't make that model any more, you should still be able to Google the model number and that will tell you it is a 5 horsepower 240 volt motor (or whatever) and you need to find out the NEMA frame number, which relates to the bolt pattern of the mounting deal. All that information should be very easily available. Next, you will look up the price of the thing on eBay. I would be stunned if that motor new is less than $800, and you'll probably find them for sale used on eBay for 300 bucks, just used, not rebuilt. Then you look up "motor rewinding (or rebuilding) near [your zip code]" and get some names of some rebuilders hopefully near you. Get some phone numbers, call them up, tell them you have six Motors with that model number, and if they ever have a customer who would like a rebuilt motor, you will offer them as Cores and sell them for a hundred and fifty bucks each. And they don't have to buy them they just have to know that you have them. You take some good pictures of the motors & their name plates. It doesn't cost you a penny, the worst thing is you take them to the scrapyard three or four months later. On the other hand, maybe they buy them from you and you sell them for twenty times what you're selling them for now. Those are very high quality Motors, very expensive to buy, if they do not stink inside from burnt electrical Parts, with new bearings that would cost probably 75 bucks, that's a $400 - $500 motor used, rebuilt.

Not worth the time. Would probably cost him more to fix than scrap. I used to rebuild alternator

@@CountryBoyChronicle no problem homie keep at it

@@xESPplayer500x Fine. It's not worth investing 15 minutes of research and 3 phone calls? A typical car alternator costs between $85 (rebuild) and $200. new OEM and they are produced in the millions which gets the cost way down. A 5hp Baldor motor is a $400-$800 item. Certainly, it would not be worth it to rewind a small motor but if the best 20% of those motors could just get by with new bearings, I believe a rebuilder could re-bearing the thing and sell it for $550 so it could be worth even $75 to buy some cores. What's CB getting for the motors now? $10-$15?

I’ve been following him for a long time. It would be an honor to do anything with him lol !!!

Yip definitely agree9

I've never had anywhere to melt but I'd absolutely love to someday

I will definetly remember this in the future! doing some scrapping now and I will definetly be saving some of the motors!

Thanks Mirko! And I cant honestly remember... it was before the massive spike in prices!

True that. They don't "make" you take the casings off the motors. They just pay you 10 cents a pound for the motor. The number two copper is now 4 U.S. dollars a pound. That's 40 times as much money. Worth a few sore hands at the end of the day. And there's also the sense of accomplishment.

@@CountryBoyChronicle same here I do it on the side in the Boston area. At this one place they laughed at me and said I was crazy for doing the same thing you are.

@@drmodestoesq na at this one place the guy will give me the same with casings on or not. I do hvac so I’m at the scrap yard as much as work they don’t break my balls like that. Anyway you definitely are right as far as price drops at most places when you don’t separate everything.

@@CountryBoyChronicle lol absolutely nothing better than some extra cash that’s free.

Cool story the man Jt! Thanks for watching!

Much appreciated!

Thanks Arif! More scrapping to come!

Thanks !

VERY!

I actually had really cool footage of me pounding it out, but I deleted it on accident lol

@@CountryBoyChronicle I have a really nice snap on air hammer with the right size punch it would make things wayyyyy easy. Most of the motors I do are from my work. I strip down PTAC’s and each one has two small motors and then the ac compressor motor so it adds up quick