Every engineer should watch your videos. Although extreme they can see and learn very shuttle tips. Your comment to make fasteners common throughout the devise is smart for so many reasons.
New subscriber here. Just got back in to scrapping out of necessity but I love it. So far from the 2 videos I’ve watched of yours I’ve learned more, as given more inspiration, more ideas, knowledge from tips you have said n from your crazy elaborate set up than any other UA-cam channel about scrapping. Man your fast. It’s a scrappers paradise you have there clean down to the steel tables n custom setups in the vice for quick processing of #1 and #2 copper. If I had my own space like that it would be so much easier n enjoyable for sure!!! Btw I’m interested in watching your adventure of mercury recovery. Keep them coming!!!
Great video, great set up. Huge load of scrap. You're a scrapping machine for sure and thinking about how you can do more. Thanks for sharing, look forward to part two.
In the mid-80s the owner of a oil production company that I knew gave me 56 huge electric motors that went to pump jacks that didn't work. I made a killing in the copper even considering the acetylene used to cut the windings out and having to rebuild the rear end in my truck that I destroyed hauling them.
@@ProjectShopFl I was a computer wiz at 16 before there was a PC. I could have invested in Microsoft, but that was just some kid in his basement with a lot of assembly code pilfered from the newsgroups and cobbled together, against Digital research a powerful company with an integrated operating system for Z80 and 8080 based CPUs. Hindsight is 20-20.
SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT! I absolutely hate flathead screws. Absolute pain, especially when they're stuck. 24:32 is ferrite. Those magnets are great. Here's a tip: I put mine inside a little aluminum box. I still run it over floor sweepings, but simply pull up on the magnet and the screws drop instantly.
35:00 That chunk of copper looks like a heat transfer pipe. They are usually hollow and have a gas / liquid in them. 51:00 As far as LED goes, I find the the ones that are white are just way too bright. They quite literally blind me and make me a hazard on the road. I'm apparently not the only one since my city has been removing the white LEDs they had and replaced them with Amber LED. They are just so much better on the eyes at night. They also had another problem with LED. They don't produce enough heat during winter to melt the snow on top of the fixture. That made them somewhat dangerous. The new fixture have a heating element in them. So yeah, so much for the efficiency of LED.
Engineers need to hear you, they control the design. Can assure you those engineers enjoy nice lunches and Christmas gifts for maintaining flat heads. Believe me I know first had.
For being a scrapper you have the most organized, unorganized mess of different metals and electronics operation I've ever seen! Nothing goes to waste your constantly thinking up new ways to get every last part separated. I can't even imagine the Freaking Government Regulations you have to watch out for. It's a backwards mining operation 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hello from Sweden again. Tinsips for that is good enough. When I get cords like drop cords and from computers and that kind of thing I use a pair of garden sheers. It works better then any sidecutter. Plugs go in a bucket for pulling the brass prongs later. Stay safe and take care.
The small transformers are usually high frequency in electronic ballast, so the cores are ferrite, which in the companies that manufacture them, is recycled it is pressed into the size and heated in an oven to get the magnetic properties if not it is ground up and re cast. It may be worth saving the ferrite and selling it back to an US manufacturer of them if you have one as they would only need washing, but I don't know how much virgin ferrite costs? It is not advisable to.process the electronic PCB's and components, grinding them down as they may contain nasty materials, chemicals and dust. It's best to sell them on to a recycling company specialising in them. Thanks for the video.
At 24:44 that is ferrite, is a ceramic material made by mixing and firing large proportions of iron(III) oxide (FeO, rust) blended with small proportions of one or more additional metallic elements, such as strontium, barium, manganese, nickel, and zinc. The green boards are most likely a low grade circuit board, check with Exotech, nearer you in Pompano Beach,than a Miami buyer, but all that stuff has value Those ballast wires are sometimes copper coated steel!! Use a magnet first.
Thanks man that’s a lot of great information. I will definitely be looking into the boards because I come across stuff like that a lot but usually just toss it. LOL
I was interested in the reason for so many different fasteners. The reason that there are still "flathead" screws are because the electricians unions have lobbyists that fight the manufacturers in order to continue the usage of flatheads. Because it adds to the time it takes to work with them and makes it so the electricians make more money(labor time) which increases the unions profit because they get a percentage. Multiply this by thousands upon thousands of workers and it adds up to ALOT of money.
The part you are holding at 24.02 is a mosfet, and they are expensive. They are sought after by diy electrical engineers, and easy to check if they work.
I have been watching you for some hours and only just saw your subscriber count why is it so low I would have expected such a awesome channel to have about 100,000 minimum
them lightbulb filaments may have silver in them and them led bulbs have silver and sometimes gold save them anything led 5 gal bucket in corner thats exactly what you should save the green boards they are full of copper plus you can probably find a buyer who plays with acid to get the rest of the precious stuff you should make a shredder decent size grind all them casts up to fit in barrels plus those vids are bad ass not sure why but i can watch that shit for hours haha alright enough of this book chapter
@@ProjectShopFl correction double-checked what it was it is a raw Iron powder mixed with iron slag powder and sand. Rejected and contaminated iron real cheap. they grind it to a fine powder compress it into a mold and then heat it up to bind the powders. makes it light and cheap to make.
@@ProjectShopFl not sure man can't remember if was a little bit less or more I'll be going later this month so I'll find out but I know it has to do about the recovery rate kinda like they what they say to you about the thin bare wire from soo cable but that I don't get because it you take 30 lbs of that and thirty pounds of bare Brite and melt them down you should be recovery about the same
I do not have anything specific at the moment to cut open AC compressors. But after watching a bunch of videos online I’m going to build one that will cut it open like a pipe cutter.
I call a bunch of local yards, then I called my buyer and try to pay the lowest price possible. I pick up from all over the place so prices vary its always important to check the local market.
Those big copper plates in youre drum look also silver plated maybe seperate them and test them if they buy it seperate it might be worth a little more
@@harryverboom4032 My buyer used his gun on it but It was malfunctioning. At first it did say it has silver but then 2nd time it said the hole thing was 92% zink. lol He is sending it off for repairs when it comes back I saved a pice so we will check it again.
Those low grade boards fetch $.22/Lb.. much better than trashed or shred ... i mean u already gotta process the board of wire and removed from the cast housing ... why throw them away?
Project shop! You have an amazing channel. Although for the purpose of holding the interest of your viewers, and monetizing it would probably be a good thing if you would consider editing the length of the video. My personal opinion is with any channel that I've supported now matter how interesting the content after about 35 minutes or so unless you are doing something that's never been seen before after that amount of time it all just gets to be too much. You have a good channel. But!😳
I do try and keep them below 30 min. The video you are commenting on I think was one of the first times I used a head cam instead of time laps. It's all a work in progress for me. Thanks for the suggestions and thanks for watching.
A modified 20 ton hydraulic press from Harbor freight. Check out my video how to make $900 an hour processing copper transformers where I break down my equipment.
Like what you do. Like your video. Jealous of your set up... but please to God stop throwing away pcb boards!! Even low grade boards add up to $ and don't belong in the trash!
@@aussiescraphunter7808 Witch is why I don't know why they would still use them. I bet the engineer was laughing thinking " we will do half in nut drivers then add a few flatheads just to mess with them." LOL
Every engineer should watch your videos. Although extreme they can see and learn very shuttle tips. Your comment to make fasteners common throughout the devise is smart for so many reasons.
Thank you, are you an engineer?
New subscriber here. Just got back in to scrapping out of necessity but I love it. So far from the 2 videos I’ve watched of yours I’ve learned more, as given more inspiration, more ideas, knowledge from tips you have said n from your crazy elaborate set up than any other UA-cam channel about scrapping. Man your fast. It’s a scrappers paradise you have there clean down to the steel tables n custom setups in the vice for quick processing of #1 and #2 copper. If I had my own space like that it would be so much easier n enjoyable for sure!!! Btw I’m interested in watching your adventure of mercury recovery. Keep them coming!!!
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words.
Great video, great set up. Huge load of scrap. You're a scrapping machine for sure and thinking about how you can do more. Thanks for sharing, look forward to part two.
Thank you
You can put those green boards in the shred, Better than in the garbage
Great Idea thanks
Love your set up. The little electronic ballast transformer is made with ferrite. I throw it in my scrap steel
Thank you
In the mid-80s the owner of a oil production company that I knew gave me 56 huge electric motors that went to pump jacks that didn't work. I made a killing in the copper even considering the acetylene used to cut the windings out and having to rebuild the rear end in my truck that I destroyed hauling them.
Imagine what you would have gotten with todays prices.
@@ProjectShopFl I was a computer wiz at 16 before there was a PC. I could have invested in Microsoft, but that was just some kid in his basement with a lot of assembly code pilfered from the newsgroups and cobbled together, against Digital research a powerful company with an integrated operating system for Z80 and 8080 based CPUs.
Hindsight is 20-20.
SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT! I absolutely hate flathead screws. Absolute pain, especially when they're stuck. 24:32 is ferrite. Those magnets are great. Here's a tip: I put mine inside a little aluminum box. I still run it over floor sweepings, but simply pull up on the magnet and the screws drop instantly.
I have a large floor magnet like that from harbor freight. A small one for the table would be nice. thanks for the suggestion.
35:00 That chunk of copper looks like a heat transfer pipe. They are usually hollow and have a gas / liquid in them.
51:00 As far as LED goes, I find the the ones that are white are just way too bright. They quite literally blind me and make me a hazard on the road. I'm apparently not the only one since my city has been removing the white LEDs they had and replaced them with Amber LED. They are just so much better on the eyes at night. They also had another problem with LED. They don't produce enough heat during winter to melt the snow on top of the fixture. That made them somewhat dangerous. The new fixture have a heating element in them. So yeah, so much for the efficiency of LED.
I get LED's lights as scrap all the time because they still burn up. lol
Engineers need to hear you, they control the design. Can assure you those engineers enjoy nice lunches and Christmas gifts for maintaining flat heads. Believe me I know first had.
Thanks for the info and for watching.
For being a scrapper you have the most organized, unorganized mess of different metals and electronics operation I've ever seen! Nothing goes to waste your constantly thinking up new ways to get every last part separated.
I can't even imagine the Freaking Government Regulations you have to watch out for. It's a backwards mining operation 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you, it is organized chaos. lol
Man i could watch for another hour very point on and very interesting
Part 2 is coming
Hello from Sweden again.
Tinsips for that is good enough.
When I get cords like drop cords and from computers and that kind of thing I use a pair of garden sheers. It works better then any sidecutter. Plugs go in a bucket for pulling the brass prongs later.
Stay safe and take care.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to try a pair
Excellent operation, I wanted to see those transformers busted down though!
That's in part 2, I did not want a 2 hour video lol
Like how your organized great job.
Haha, thanks
Any HVAC control air you have to have a dryer on the compressor to get the water out of the line before it gets to the thermostats and valves
Thanks for the info.
Note to self.. find out about hammer mills. They have to be really great! Good video and on to check out another!🔥
Thank You
And the boards can go as Shred if your yard doesn't buy them as Low grade Boards.
Thanks, I started saving boards now. I hope to grind them one day.
@@ProjectShopFl you welcome and ok
I learned that star bit trick in ‘06 myself… lol
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Great Video Buddy Loved it
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Very interesting video
Thanks
The small transformers are usually high frequency in electronic ballast, so the cores are ferrite, which in the companies that manufacture them, is recycled it is pressed into the size and heated in an oven to get the magnetic properties if not it is ground up and re cast.
It may be worth saving the ferrite and selling it back to an US manufacturer of them if you have one as they would only need washing, but I don't know how much virgin ferrite costs?
It is not advisable to.process the electronic PCB's and components, grinding them down as they may contain nasty materials, chemicals and dust.
It's best to sell them on to a recycling company specialising in them.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for all the info. I did not think there was still PCB in transformers and ballast.
The steal is called ferrite, it basically sintered steel, (powder that's pressed and baked)
Thanks for the info.
24:19 the material is called fettite. Composed of strontium carbonate and iron oxide.
Thanks for the info.
@@ProjectShopFl you welcome
At 24:44 that is ferrite, is a ceramic material made by mixing and firing large proportions of iron(III) oxide (FeO,
rust) blended with small proportions of one or more additional metallic
elements, such as strontium, barium, manganese, nickel, and zinc.
The green boards are most likely a low grade circuit board, check with Exotech, nearer you in Pompano Beach,than a Miami buyer, but all that stuff has value
Those ballast wires are sometimes copper coated steel!! Use a magnet first.
Thanks man that’s a lot of great information. I will definitely be looking into the boards because I come across stuff like that a lot but usually just toss it. LOL
No. They arent copper coated steel. They are nickle coated copper.
The only steel i have seen in any questionable wire is Coaxial.
I was interested in the reason for so many different fasteners. The reason that there are still "flathead" screws are because the electricians unions have lobbyists that fight the manufacturers in order to continue the usage of flatheads. Because it adds to the time it takes to work with them and makes it so the electricians make more money(labor time) which increases the unions profit because they get a percentage. Multiply this by thousands upon thousands of workers and it adds up to ALOT of money.
Funny you say that I was thinking the same thing. lol
The part you are holding at 24.02 is a mosfet, and they are expensive. They are sought after by diy electrical engineers, and easy to check if they work.
Thank you for the insight
Where's my f@#$%&* oh there it is. 😂 I do that all the time.
😂😂😂
Nice job and video
Thank you
I have been watching you for some hours and only just saw your subscriber count why is it so low I would have expected such a awesome channel to have about 100,000 minimum
I think I'm being shadow banned. lol
them lightbulb filaments may have silver in them and them led bulbs have silver and sometimes gold save them anything led 5 gal bucket in corner thats exactly what you should save the green boards they are full of copper plus you can probably find a buyer who plays with acid to get the rest of the precious stuff you should make a shredder decent size grind all them casts up to fit in barrels plus those vids are bad ass not sure why but i can watch that shit for hours haha alright enough of this book chapter
I never thought about what's in a LED. I will look in to it. Also I'v been wanting to play with some acid. lol
I love scrapping and would love to work at it full time.. not driving kills all that quick
Hopefully you can figure a way to do it. Good luck and thank for watching
awesome bro, you have a cool shop, great video
Thanks
Learning from your videos. Thanks for sharing👍
I hope they help you make some extra $$$. Thanks for watching
24:16 i think its ferrite. its magnetic and super brittle
I wish all transformers were that brittle. lol
@@ProjectShopFl no shit eh haha
Also the leds you smashed at 26,28 are expensive, and sell easy on ebay
the big ones i mean
I will try and save them Thanks for the info
Caught a glimpse of the forklift tires. Rough. Replacing during rebuild? Solid tires might be good until they fall off. Just wondering.
Yes I will be replacing them
24:44 ferrite powdered steel, gaylord box of those circuit boards do have value if you get a bit of volume.
Thanks, I don't really mess with them now but I plan on getting in to it.
At 51:44 there is a lizard in yer light fixture!!
I find tons of them. lol
Iron ferrite is what the smaller transformer was made of friend!
Thanks, that was the first time I put a magnet on one. lol
@@ProjectShopFl I did a bucket of those 2 weeks ago. 117 lbs iron and 22 lbs copper. That shit adds up quick
Bro That's literally why I was just about to say on message 😂😂💯
@@rappjones9436 well ya wouldn't be wrong friend! I smash all small transformers with a 🔨. They kinda make 💰! Worth the time if ya have it!
Nice, that’s around 80/20% iron to copper.
The copper tube is a heat riser directing heat to an aluminium heat sink, in aussie we get 2.50 a kg for them as complete units
Thanks for the info
That awesome. How do you get connection to buy other people’s scarps.
Watch my videos starting with how to find copper and I show how I find the customers, where I find them and how to talk to them.
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haha thanks
@@ProjectShopFl you should keep saying excrusion just to mess with people
Iron ferrite is that weird steel you speak of on those small trans.
thank you
they use compressed iron powder to make the small cores for the transformer. cheaper and faster.
Thanks for the info.
@@ProjectShopFl correction double-checked what it was it is a raw Iron powder mixed with iron slag powder and sand. Rejected and contaminated iron real cheap. they grind it to a fine powder compress it into a mold and then heat it up to bind the powders. makes it light and cheap to make.
In Maryland they have a special class for fixture wire it pays a little less
Why is it not #2 copper. Sounds shady to me. lol
@@ProjectShopFl not sure man can't remember if was a little bit less or more I'll be going later this month so I'll find out but I know it has to do about the recovery rate kinda like they what they say to you about the thin bare wire from soo cable but that I don't get because it you take 30 lbs of that and thirty pounds of bare Brite and melt them down you should be recovery about the same
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could you heat the glue up with a heat gun to losein up the giass
Possibly but that takes time. If the gas don't come right out it gets the hammer treatment. lol
Interesting video, that was a lot of material:)
Thanks
I wish you would start out slow so we can see then speed it up please😊
ok
Like youre video's!
And those circuit boards are worth money to 😁
Thank you I will start saving them
The big LEDs I would test and if functional, sell for good money. Just my thought.
I sell a lot of them. I also get them new with slight damage or new in the box.
I need to set up a lazy Susan to cut open the compressors to harvest the copper.
if you have a copiable set, please show it to me
I do not have anything specific at the moment to cut open AC compressors. But after watching a bunch of videos online I’m going to build one that will cut it open like a pipe cutter.
Do you have a video on how you calculate or a formula you use while purchasing scrap wire to ensure profit?
I call a bunch of local yards, then I called my buyer and try to pay the lowest price possible. I pick up from all over the place so prices vary its always important to check the local market.
Those big copper plates in youre drum look also silver plated maybe seperate them and test them if they buy it seperate it might be worth a little more
I'll try and have them tested, I've always wanted to know what that coating is.
@@ProjectShopFl let me /us know now im curious
@@harryverboom4032 My buyer used his gun on it but It was malfunctioning. At first it did say it has silver but then 2nd time it said the hole thing was 92% zink. lol He is sending it off for repairs when it comes back I saved a pice so we will check it again.
Those low grade boards fetch $.22/Lb.. much better than trashed or shred ... i mean u already gotta process the board of wire and removed from the cast housing ... why throw them away?
That’s a great idea, I haven’t gotten into boards too much so it’s a work in progress.
How do you get all that copper wire do you ask companies or what
I buy it from electrical contractors
Sounds like Mark worman on gyc!
Thanks
just what kinda muise do you like the most
Hard to say, really depends on the mood and if I get tired of listening to one type. I literally listen to everything
that wire your throwing in that bin do you have to go back through it and cut all the ends off
No I sell It as is
Cool video. I’m too busy scrapping XRP!!😁
😂😂😂
Ever thought of a Gaylord box for that cast and maybe a sledge hahaha!
I'm thinking of a shredder or using my 55 ton Ramco to crush them. lol
@@ProjectShopFl hell yeah.
those l e d s are worth 5$ ea on line
Most of these have been replaced because they are burned up.
centered iron
????
That air dryer if working is some coin.
Supposedly they both work.
Why do you throw your scrap in the garage when it should go in the spread pile
what?
Are you saying excruded or extruded?
Both, Im slightly retarted haha. Thanks for watching.
great video. l love scrapping i have a few videos on my youtube if your intersted
Thank you, Sorry for the late response. I gave you a sub, good luck with your channel.
Ferrites are your friends....
Thanks I'll keep that in mind.
Project shop! You have an amazing channel. Although for the purpose of holding the interest of your viewers, and monetizing it would probably be a good thing if you would consider editing the length of the video. My personal opinion is with any channel that I've supported now matter how interesting the content after about 35 minutes or so unless you are doing something that's never been seen before after that amount of time it all just gets to be too much. You have a good channel. But!😳
I do try and keep them below 30 min. The video you are commenting on I think was one of the first times I used a head cam instead of time laps. It's all a work in progress for me. Thanks for the suggestions and thanks for watching.
Magnesium inside them small transformers
Where? lol
get to it....
Ok
It is ferrite that stuff round the transformer
Thanks
That sticky stuff looks like thermal paste, and gotta be careful with the capacitors on those circuit boards - seriously toxic material in those
Thank you for the info.
what ton press do you use to crack those transformers.
A modified 20 ton hydraulic press from Harbor freight. Check out my video how to make $900 an hour processing copper transformers where I break down my equipment.
100.42. Mind the lizzid!
I find critters all the time. lol
Did you need a epa licence?
No
thanks sir grt belgium
Most welcome
How do you determine what you pay for your scrap?
It depends on the area. I call local markets and pay the same or better with free pickup.
Get a universal socket they might be bad but could save you time they aren’t for everyone but yeah
Thanks for the suggestion
@@ProjectShopFl no worries they aren’t too expensive and would last half a year but save you 100x what u paid for in time in the time u have it
Like what you do. Like your video. Jealous of your set up... but please to God stop throwing away pcb boards!! Even low grade boards add up to $ and don't belong in the trash!
I don't through them out I through them in the steel pile. lol
Lol we don't love flat heads that's the junk the manufacturer gives us if I reballast a fixture I swap them for Philips
Haha, You’re right I didn’t mean to label you with those manufacturers and engineers torture people. Lol
Have any capacitors zapped you yet?
haha, I have not get zapped but I’ve seen the sparked when I’ve cut through some wires.
Extruded
thanks lol
By the time he cashes all in it will barely cover the man hours. It would appear he is on a good one. Meth is a bitch.
Yo bro, no one does or promotes drugs around here! You would be surprised how much I can make in a day.
Ey, I'm an electrician and l hate flaheads
I was thinking you liked them because of the time involved you can charge more. lol thanks for watching.
@@ProjectShopFl cant stand em, they don't unscrew easy with a acrewgun
@@aussiescraphunter7808 Witch is why I don't know why they would still use them. I bet the engineer was laughing thinking " we will do half in nut drivers then add a few flatheads just to mess with them." LOL
@@ProjectShopFl or they chuck in a few torx screws that are so small nothing fits em
i'm sure your paying your help 15.00 a hour min wage out of your tax free money NOT
Yes
Extruded not excruded.
Thanks for the clarification and for watching
@@ProjectShopFl love the videos, the amount of work you keep yourself on top of is mental. Good on you!
Star bit? lol 5 sides verses 6. Try a Torx. Americans.... lol
Thanks for the clarification
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Lol, XRP is crap
They were all free and they have been taking my abuse for years so I’d say they work just fine.
It's a condenser dehumidifier....
Thanks