Nothing better than harvesting more copper for the pile. Yes it all adds up. I'll have a good follow-up vid with the long stator....melting the copper out of it. SuuuWEEEEET!
The golf cart motors that I get Waze about 45 pounds times $.25 piece if I took the time to try to recover the copper I would lose money definitely better turning them in like they are
You can get all that out in the core I do this all the time, you cut one end of and put a screwdriver in the other end few strands at a time and pull them through, it gets easier once you pull a few through. For the more stubborn ones you can use a air chisel
I was hoping that would be the case. I tried to pull some through and they broke. I just think that putty in all those groozes were keeping it in place. Anyway, my next vid is of me melting the copper out of it in my forge, so that was a cool way to get it.
Yeah some are definitely more stubborn then others that's why I like the air chisel with a fork at the end and I have found it actually works best to hook a whole loop of cooper into the fork at the uncut end while you have it in a vice or something with the uncut lips facing downward and those babies will come right out Everytime but you want want to kind of let the air chisel do the work because if you push down to hard it will cut through the loop rather then push it out. Start with a whole loop then half if you can't get a whole loop to pull through . I've tried running a round air chisel down through the cut end but it can sometimes work but usually ends up with your air chisel stuck down in the iron core.
press or hammer out the shaft of the rotor,. no big deal . Then you can cut the windings of the rotor with a heavy blade , just through that layer of iron sheets held together by the windings.
Me three, I figure it's my joints tell me to just do the easy stuff and to buy myself a wire stripping machine. Lately I only strip small easy motors that fall apart after cutting them in half with a machete. The rest go in as electric motors. I don't melt so I guess I don't need all if it.
@@paulcoenen7918 some of these motors have aluminum windings in the stator but have copper windings on the rotor. If you drive out the center pin that holds it all together, I believe you could use your machete method on it.
Way too much work trying to get that copper out of that type of motor in my phone. I’ll turn them in like they are. They have a lot of weight to them so $.25 a pound that’s a good $10 bill without taking the copper out of it not sure you can make that up with Copper.
Scary indeed I use an angle grinder and a cut off wheel usaly with a 5inch wheel then make a fire burn the plastic the rest will pull out by hand experience is keys my man be careful with the reciprocating saw
Hi there ,, nothing better than if at all possible that if first you dont succeed , whack it with a 4 pound sledge hammer (or sledgie as we call em here in oz) if that dont work a 14 pound (sledgie) hammer should do it hahaha ,, hey ive seen videos of people doing where they get a fire going and are throwing the armatures into the fire which melts all the hard plastics but they mostly do this in india and china where they dont give a shit about the environment so much. It does however do the job after cooking it for a few hours and virtually just have to cut the ends of the burnt copper wires and the rest of it just falls out where the glue held it in has been melted to nothing. I wouldn't recommend it but you can always chuck the armatures (after you have reclaimed most of the copper) and throw it in with either mixed steel or into No.1 insize (its what we call it here in Australia) to be smelted. Time is the important thing is here if we do the scrapping of these electric motors the way we are doing it it will only benefit us. If we sell them whole as electric motors the chinese and the peeps in india do exactly the same thing tho they use the plastics as fuel in there furnaces where as here we care a bit more about our planet the most countries do the same. Anyhoo , good video and keep up the good work as if we do this it makes our time more valuable to us scrappy's. Cheers from John in Australia.
Nothing better than harvesting more copper for the pile. Yes it all adds up. I'll have a good follow-up vid with the long stator....melting the copper out of it. SuuuWEEEEET!
That stator is huge! It only needs to have the lacquer burned off and the copper wire will easily pull off.
Nice little bonus with those little “E” looking pieces. 🎉🎉✌️😎
Yeah I thought so. Nothing major but some people may throw them away. Those would probably make a copper coin/round.
@@SkullerMetals they are called commutators and I have discarded many before realizing they were copper. 😥
That's what I do with those, I just fire them and melt out the copper. Great video buddy
Thanks JC.
NICE!!! Great video. Scrapping motors can be a pain, but lots of good copper. Awesome job brother 👍
Thanks
The golf cart motors that I get Waze about 45 pounds times $.25 piece if I took the time to try to recover the copper I would lose money definitely better turning them in like they are
I do so love taking motors apart for that copper goodness good job
Under those "E" pieces is a brass ring around the shaft, usually the larger armatures. Cutoff with a hacksaw, cutting disc wont fit.
Good to know. Thanks.
Only just found your channel, I'm a copper girl, love it, have joined you 👍
Oh sweet, welcome! You're the first "copper girl" I've ever known of. Awesome! 😁
@@SkullerMetals 😂😁
That was really interesting how you broke down that armature. I agree, put the whole thing in the melting pot to get the copper out. 👍
Thanks Alex.
You can get all that out in the core I do this all the time, you cut one end of and put a screwdriver in the other end few strands at a time and pull them through, it gets easier once you pull a few through. For the more stubborn ones you can use a air chisel
I was hoping that would be the case. I tried to pull some through and they broke. I just think that putty in all those groozes were keeping it in place. Anyway, my next vid is of me melting the copper out of it in my forge, so that was a cool way to get it.
Awesome my friend!!Thanks.
Yeah some are definitely more stubborn then others that's why I like the air chisel with a fork at the end and I have found it actually works best to hook a whole loop of cooper into the fork at the uncut end while you have it in a vice or something with the uncut lips facing downward and those babies will come right out Everytime but you want want to kind of let the air chisel do the work because if you push down to hard it will cut through the loop rather then push it out. Start with a whole loop then half if you can't get a whole loop to pull through . I've tried running a round air chisel down through the cut end but it can sometimes work but usually ends up with your air chisel stuck down in the iron core.
@@drewrinker2071 That's good info, thanks. I don't run into those types too often. If I get more I'll look into suggestions.
@@drewrinker2071 Thank you . I ahem one of those on my Snap On air hammer that I believe my best friend Addi still is using at his job.
I am dealing and selling tons of copper of my self and this dude scrap two motors and get 9.5 pounds and working a lot ...
I like the way each pieces got smashed :D
Yes, each and every pieces! You're frickin' hilarious man!!!!
Love that copper! Great job
Awesome copper pile thanks for sharing skuller metals
Thanks
You're welcome
Great video
Thanks BCS!
AWESOME video!!!!
press or hammer out the shaft of the rotor,. no big deal .
Then you can cut the windings of the rotor with a heavy blade , just through that layer of iron sheets held together by the windings.
Thanks for sharing!! I never had the opportunity to scrap a motor!! Looks like a hold lot of fun !!🦞👊🏻👊🏻🦞
hello my friend. Are you in Florida? I am a new subscriber and a fan of copper from motors...
Hey John, no I'm in Wisconsin.
Glad to have you subscribed as well!
@@SkullerMetals Ok so you were on vacation in that one shot..lol
@@Biokemist-o3k Haha, yes I was in Jamaica.
Nice
Thanks!
Where is the melt video?
Lately my hands cramp up doing micro scrapping. You?
Not at the time that I'm doing it but at night or when I wake up it's sometimes hard to make a fist. 2 vids from now was a doozie for my hands.
I have that issue to!
Me three, I figure it's my joints tell me to just do the easy stuff and to buy myself a wire stripping machine. Lately I only strip small easy motors that fall apart after cutting them in half with a machete. The rest go in as electric motors. I don't melt so I guess I don't need all if it.
@@paulcoenen7918 some of these motors have aluminum windings in the stator but have copper windings on the rotor. If you drive out the center pin that holds it all together, I believe you could use your machete method on it.
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You look and almost sound like the guy I went to welding school with. His name was Jason, I wouldn't be surprised if you were him.
Not me buddy. :)
You've got a nice vice.
I have a few of them to do myself. I need stickers for the new channel
I'll have to get some made. I'm still hoping to get some stickers from you. I need to put one on my scale to return the favor! 😁
Great video. I'm collecting the brushes out of electric motors to get the silver out of layer
Niceeee🥰🥰🥰
Now that was an educational video!
Thanks Robert.
Nice video
.Go Loins
Thanks. GO LIONS!
Way too much work trying to get that copper out of that type of motor in my phone. I’ll turn them in like they are. They have a lot of weight to them so $.25 a pound that’s a good $10 bill without taking the copper out of it not sure you can make that up with Copper.
Big mistake grinding off Cu off rotor top. I'd use meat cleaver at 1/2 way & pry out Cu.
Scary indeed
I use an angle grinder and a cut off wheel usaly with a 5inch wheel then make a fire burn the plastic the rest will pull out by hand experience is keys my man be careful with the reciprocating saw
The commutator is nothing more than copper held in place with epoxy.
Commutator is what the brushes ride against.
Hi there ,, nothing better than if at all possible that if first you dont succeed , whack it with a 4 pound sledge hammer (or sledgie as we call em here in oz) if that dont work a 14 pound (sledgie) hammer should do it hahaha ,, hey ive seen videos of people doing where they get a fire going and are throwing the armatures into the fire which melts all the hard plastics but they mostly do this in india and china where they dont give a shit about the environment so much. It does however do the job after cooking it for a few hours and virtually just have to cut the ends of the burnt copper wires and the rest of it just falls out where the glue held it in has been melted to nothing.
I wouldn't recommend it but you can always chuck the armatures (after you have reclaimed most of the copper) and throw it in with either mixed steel or into No.1 insize (its what we call it here in Australia) to be smelted. Time is the important thing is here if we do the scrapping of these electric motors the way we are doing it it will only benefit us.
If we sell them whole as electric motors the chinese and the peeps in india do exactly the same thing tho they use the plastics as fuel in there furnaces where as here we care a bit more about our planet the most countries do the same.
Anyhoo , good video and keep up the good work as if we do this it makes our time more valuable to us scrappy's.
Cheers from John in Australia.
Great video.