Another great video brother. Many scrapers don't realize how much brass is in electrical devices. I was in the electrical industry for many years as an electrician and as a electrical contractor and I chase that brass always. 😎😎🔥🔥⛏⛏
Thanks for the comment. As an electrician you could get brass and copper all the time. My brother is also an electrician and he does collect the copper pieces, but I am shocked by the number of electricians who just throw it out or leave it. Perhaps they are not allowed to take it, but I know a lot of companies that will collect it and use it for a Christmas bonus for the workers.
You never did mention light bulb receptacles. The thin sheet material found in lamps and all incandescent lights. Is that material ever aluminum? Or are they always brass? Scratching them doesn't seem to reveal golden color.
I cut the small pieces off and throw into a small container for dirty brass. There really is not much, I just don’t want to give an excuse to some scrapyards to try to downgrade!
I think it depends on where you are and who manufactures the item. Are you talking about lamps? I will have to look for those brass ones, since the holders I have come across have been aluminum
14:11 scratch it hard with file and see. You are in Canada so maybe they manufacture them different but in the states they are always brass. Again scratch it hard because sometimes the nickel plating is thick
Cut the plug off of the cords, then place in vise, and you can pry out all the brass rather than cut it off. You will bring some bare copper with it. Just separate then. Your losing about 25% of your brass on those plugs doing it your way.
Yup, I actually have a separate video on plug ends. I agree that if you leave the plug end on and try to pry out the brass prongs you lose some of it. However, I leave the plug ends on the chords when the chord is 40% appliance wire for the weight. You have to remove the plug end for the 60% wire so your method is what I use as well.
It is the categories at the scrapyard: tin/shred is referred to all magnetic metal thinner than 1/4 inch and steel is any magnetic metal thicker than 1/4 inch.
