How To Make $900 Per Hour Scrapping Copper Transformers
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Trade secrets revealed! I show where I get my transformers, how fast I can process them, and how much they are actually worth. I will also make a video on how I went about getting my customers.
To the guys who say YOU CAN’T This guy says HOLD MY BEER I’LL PROVE Y’ALL IS WRONG👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It's not that you CAN'T, it's that you need to do about 200 transformers per hour to achieve 900$. And even that's ONLY if you get the transformers for free.
well you can't cause sure you might make 900 in an hour scraping them but collecting and retrieving all of them from various devices/places also takes a conciderable amount of time and the time to sell of the stuff and then there the fact you cant do this every day or even month saying 900 per hour sugests you can do this for hours on end.....
You sir.... a virtual machine- you have this down to an art. A TRUE model of efficiency! Awesome explanation, tutorial and general 'giver of hope' to those that may be jobless, on disability or just wanna do their own thing at their own pace. Mad props buddy- MAD props to you
Thank you
I second that 😂…spot on, great content
I'd like to see the "Per hour" break down when you add in the cost of vehicle, maintenance, electricity and hours to pick up the materials and drop off of the end products including the waste. That way you can get a true "Per hour" profit. If you also have three people running this, what would the deductions be for wages etc be? Very cool set up!
What waste are you referring to? I pay labor $15 per hour so that's $45 per hour it would cost in labor. I did not account for my operating cost because it will differ from others. In the video I was just showing what the machines could produce. At 35:30 I show what the machines actually can produce with 3 people witch was around $1200 per hour witch included the cost of the transformers. That leaves you with $300 per hour to account for overhead and labor. Thanks for watching
I understand this is the "per hour" for the break down of the transformers AFTER they are removed from the original equipment.
How much time did it take to remove the transformers from the equipment? Including this would be a closer true "per hour" calculation.
@@johnkelly2652 I did not have to remove them, I bough them as is
@@ProjectShopFl where do you get them? Do you buy them in bulk?
@@johnkelly2652 I explain it in the video, but I buy them from electricians 55 gallon drums at a time.
Overhead and operating costs should be included. Most of us scrappers do not own equipment like that.
Excellent video painstakingly thoughtful
Overhead will differ for others that's why I did not include it. I was just showing what is possible with in my opinion is the fastest, cheapest way to process transformers. I don't think anyone has equipment like this because I built them. lol the title says how to make $900 per hour, If you look at 35:30 it shows the machines could actually produce around $1200 per hour. that leaves a lot bro account for overhead. Thanks for watching.
Your setup is amazing! I’ve recycled some transformers using just a hammer and to see you’re hydraulic press was like a dream come true. Really great video and information
Thanks!
I've been stripping wire ,motors and transformers for a long time that's the fastest i've seen it done!
thank you
So cool to share your hard work, I didn't know you guys made that kind of money just goes to show that hard work and knowledge you still can make your life better, only in america.
There is money in just about anything if you work hard. thanks for watching.
Do you honestly think that in no other country people can make money through hard work? Travel a bit.
@@lb7706 No one said anything about a specific country. Does not matter where you are located hard work usually pays off.
@@ProjectShopFl Jan Sonan kind of did "Only in America"
I have been scraping metals for years but haven’t been breaking items down like you. Your video inspire me to try and break down and see if i can increase profits with a little more added time and effort. Definitely subscribe and liked.
Thank you I hope they help you make more money with less effort. lol thanks for watching
Humble and impressive, if broke down any further you would be doing it for us. Thanks for your time and efforts to inform.
Thank you, I tried to be thorough. lol Thanks for watching
Yes, most definately. A true civil service this gent has provided.
@@MuffinManUSN thanks
Very cool. Be careful everyone. I am a professional scrapper " junk man" . I put one of these in a log splitter one time and it spit it out and hit me in the leg. Lesson learned. And for those without a press . When I was younger I could beat 4 or 5 ton of these apart in 8 hours. Just good ol fashioned hammer. Do where safety glasses. My hammer broke once and shot me. In the arm luckily but hurt bad. Just be careful and great video
Thank you. It definitely can be dangerous. The 1'st press clamps it in place so it really cannot move. The 2nd press is the one to watch for. lol 4 tons in 8 hours is impressive with a hammer.
You guys are the OGs of scrapping, I lean towards the hobby side of the scale, once you get the bug for scrapping boy it sticks on ya .
@@ryandeboer9584 If you are efficient its good money
One of the best scrappers out there. Love efficiency. I like to say "every time you pick it up you lose money".
Thank you. Great minds think alike, I always tell people the same thing especially people that work for me. Its only worth so much and if you don't hustle you will work for free or even loose money. Thanks for watching.
True for everything. The only way to gain money is to be rich.
Dude! I pay 5$ each for microwaves so I can rob the transformers out to build projects like spot welders for lipo batteries and arc welders so when u break one I cry just a little bit! Dang you got some nice ones!!
I just scraped a bunch that were brand new in the box. I like DIY projects and want to do something cool with the transformers. If you make a video of you making something cool with the transformers I'll send you some to play with. I literally get thousands of them. Thanks for watching.
@@ProjectShopFl seems like you could test these things and put the good ones on ebay and get 10x the money for them as you do for scrap
I enjoy watching your videos, best ideas ever!! I'm just n old country gal using screw driver, hammer, utility knife & wire cutter! All done by my hands
You sound like my kind of gal. lol Thanks for watching
doing math get you rich i learn something great video love it :) thank you for you time and video
Thank you for watching
Nice work. This is great info. We do plant decommissioning and lighting conversions and this info just opened another door for us. We paid a couple of kids for a week to strip scrap copper wire from a job and netted 12 grand.....and that was when copper prices were low.
Thank you I hope it helps you maximize your profits. Thanks for watching
I love scrapping. When I need quick money it's my goto.
I love scrapping too, It’s been my go to for 10 years now. LOL
Just found your channel and I love it. Thanks for crunching the numbers. Very useful. New subscriber.
Thank you
That’s a wicked press, love your vids. A scrapper from the uk👍
Thank you
If a transformer is good they can be worth a lot of money especially the bigger ones. You can normally sell microwave transformers for $20.00 and up on Ebay. People make tesla coils out of them. I have sold old new stock transformers for sometimes hundreds of dollars. Old jukeboxes, vintage machinery, rare televisions, etc need transformers which are sometimes missing. If you can find a manufacture and serial number on those transformers it's worth you while to look it up. You could be throwing thousands of dollars a month into the scrap pile.
Most of the ones I get have been burned up and replaced with new ones. I get new ones in the box and always try and sell them but if they are here too long, they get sent through the presses. lol Thanks for watching
"The ones that give me problems get the hammer treatment" ..)/* Hell yeah! Sweet setup too.
Thanks, That hammer is also great for stress. lol
Awesome setup. I watch all of your videos. That skiff it looks like you are building though, That is my bread and butter. Im a classically trained Boatbuilder.
That wood boat is my landlords and he is building it out of scrap wood. I gave him some of the wood from a shipping crate I was scrapping. lol He is making a video on it and when ready I will promote it. Its pretty cool. Thanks for watching.
I have been doing a lot of those lately, not quite as automated as you are but I just do it as a hobby.
This is also my hobby. lol
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you blast through your process.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm collecting material to build a similar machine I like your project scrap on Facebook I put a couple videos on there that is pretty awesome and so is your machine I've watched this a few times 👍👍👍
Thank you, I will be making one more video in the presses and if you have any ? let me know and I will address them in the video. Thanks for watching
Hey mate from Australia. Those Transformers are a pain in the ass to break down. I got really into scrapping a couple of years ago. Great setup you've got there with the presses. Think I'll have to do something similar great work buddy.
Hello from South FL. You should definitely build a press if you can get a lot of them. Then it becomes easy money. lol Good luck and thanks for watching.
Life is not just breaking transformers.
You have to look for them, buy them, sell the metals, look for th best prisses.
Your presses can break you must remake them.
So $900 mines live will be a lot less.
But all we ever used should be reused, so your work is a GOOD thing.
Thank you, I made this video to show the production of my presses and the cost to run the transformers and what I think is the best way to do this on a budget and not really my cost of living. Mine will differ from others. I get tons of them quick and easy. In other videos I show where and how I get my customers. Thanks for watching
thank you for the break down of how you negotiate your price and make a profit
I hope it helps, thanks for watching.
Well I'm gonna have to take notes!!
😂😂😂👊
You have such a unique situation with gathering transformers. Maybe a handful of ppl have. Nobody can go do this
Any one in a densely populate area can do this, Just got to work a little.
I have plenty of them at my work laying around I guess I should start breaking them down
I would, especially if they are free
Or sell them to this guy Project Shop FI for quick cash
Wish I could see what the machines were doing up close, every time your arm blocks the camera view. Just learning... Thank you so much!
I will make another video on the machine and how they are doing what they do. Thanks for watching.
Yes, I had the same thought
wow... excellent
i have had to do some modifications too in past on equipment for shops... Loved it....
Of course when I was younger...
Thank you
Hey Bud,
Hats off to you, I've seen what you've
Done and it's great. This proves that
If you are smart enough you can far
Surpass what an education can do.
No Offense to formal education, just
An observation on my part. Oh, and
I would say you are a good teacher.
Thanks,
Guy in Eugene Oregon
Thanks, I never finished high school. To me it was more indoctrination then education.
@@ProjectShopFl Funniest damn thing is, the quality of education you were receiving back then, is one heck of a lot better than kids get nowadays, Lord only knows how that's happened.
Hello Sir, I realy like your idea and set up....love to do it myself...but hard here in The Philippines to find volume or anything....your contact to your electrical contractor is worth gold!!!!
Thank you
I use an air chisel,face off one side of the transformer and pound out the copper. Motors,cut off one side with a chop saw,metal type,and use a seal puller to get the windings out.
I need a press.
Getting a press is a game changer.
Have you thought about testing the formers to see if their still good? Those things E-Bay very well. Just because it's made for a one thing does not mean it can't be used for another. One 1k former runs at $200.00. Test it. Clean it. Paint it. Sell it. BTW The covers sell for $20.00 + a set.
Most of these are burned up and have been changed out by an electrical contractor
@@ProjectShopFl Understood. However when you get a pile of formers that are alike, sometimes it's a full upgrade vs a failure thing.
Thanks for the reply. Only adding a suggestion. BTW People pay good money for old reusable cores.
@@tayro7265 I will definitely be looking in to selling some of them as is. sometimes I get new ones in the box. Thanks for the insight.
dont know if youre in florida but theres a youtube channel called cleetus mcfarland , amongst having fun with all sorts of racecars he owns an old racetrack and is renovating it , he calls it the freedom factory
now this guy was talking about upgrading ALL the lighting on that track to led and replacing the poles soon , (hes asking people to sponsor him some and maibe doing some patrion stuff to help pay for it all) you might want to talk to the guy about buying the old stuff and probably the old cables if youre near enough to make it worth youre wile
as for youre calculations : dont forget the wear on youre equipment and the gas and time needed to collect the transformers , if they bring it to youre shop you might be able to pay them more and still make the same profit
friend of mine was tearing apart electric washing machine and small industrial motors (cut the rotor and stator in half and tap out the copper windings with a punch ) i was watching him struggle all day and made a calculation on wat he made per hour , it was 1/4th of the average minimum wage including taxes in other words he would get payed more for saying : do you want fries with that?
now machines help a lot , but it takes more money to make more money
Ive seen that and would love to recycle those lights. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching.
Wow. I have to say A+ on the mathematics here as I can relate to scrapping copper transformers as I have done it old school for years. The money is good but the work is hard. Time is money and you sir have a great handle on that. Hat's off to you for a well done production setup of getting the pay dirt.
Thanks, I try and make it as easy as possible. lol
This was just about how much you can do in a hour not what the avg person can do. You should of stated that I woulda saved myself alot of time but great system congrats man
Anyone can do this. I showed the hole process so if some one wanted to do this they know what can be achieved.
Can you do video on motors and sealed units .That would be some fun math
Yes, I plan on doing a few especially when I build the motor wrecker. Thanks for watching
You need to take one of those large transformers or two and make you a good size magnet to pick those up out of the barrel 20 at a time and you would not have to bend over and get them out.
Put it on a pulley system.
I have some electro magnets from a security door I am gonna make one out of. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching
Your setup is how I wish mine was I love the way you got things going on awesome man how do you come up with all your transformers you got people that you go pick them up from or what
I explain it all in the video, but I buy them from electrical contractors. Thanks for watching
@@ProjectShopFl yeah I got ahead of myself before I watch the whole video then after you explained it I said dang lol sorry
I scrapped out a 1980s magnetic particle machine a couple yrs ago , that thing had a number of transformers 2 that where hundreds of lbs a piece and 30’of 2” copper bus bar, grip of large copper components. It had a duty cycle of like 6000 amp DC. Had a ball breaking it down Good times. Raw copper is somehow mesmerizing for me,lol.
That must have been some thick copper to be rated at 6000 amps! Do you know what was the machine used for?
@@ProjectShopFl from what I was told it was for inspecting engine blocks/heads for cracks , up to 100 inches long . It was quite the monstrosity 2 units one was its power converter where all the conversion to high DC happened and the inspection table/ trough, which held water which was about 12 feet long. The last place I would want to have water . It was given to my employer never used by us so it took a nap outside for years.It was old tech replaced by a hand held unit nowadays. The weather had rendered it beyond repair, I eyeballed that thing for years then pow it was clean up time and it became mine lol.
@@ryandeboer9584 nice score.lol I think they use to call that magnaflux crack detection. Years ago when I restored cars we would have all the old blocks and heads checked for cracks and they used something like what you are describing. very cool stuff, Id like to see the hew hand held ones.
Project Shop to his employees: "the more you touch these things, the less money they make us..."
Employees of Project Shop: "see you on payday. We're looking at a monster paycheck. Bye..." 🤣🤣🤣
Haha, I pay by the day and there better be a big pile of processed scrap. lol
One hell of a set up! Kudos friend!
Thanks
@@ProjectShopFl can you do a video on the setup of your hydraulic presses? On what type and connectors just in case I find those types of transformer/motors as it would be classified.. As I said before, AWESOME SETUP...
Great video, You could make money setting people up in there own shop if you wanted, You're a man of many talents,
Thank you, I don't know about setting puma shop but I like to build machines
Currently, Copper is 2.60/lb in Oakland,California
Im getting well over $3 in Miami at the moments, I shot that video a few months back. Thanks for watching
Add double button press starting.
(Two buttons in series, to be activated each with separate hands)
A mistake could cost you a hand or a finger at least.
That would be the to safe for my operation. lol
You sir are a professional! There are a lot of ways to make some money in this world if you are willing to approach them seriously and put the time in which you obviously do. My hats off to you!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching.
Thor called, he asked if he could have his hammer back? 😄👍
Haha, good one! Thanks for watching.
I know in the Pittsburgh area copper mo2 is 2.80 and no 1 steel is 10.50 and insulated is .65
This video was shot over 2 1/2 months ago copper has significantly gone up since then
No substitute for attitude and persistence. Git er done.
thanks
glad i found this on UA-cam new sub
Thanks for the sub. Hope you enjoy the channel
Your freeking awesome!!! Can't wait to see how you did everything, man this rocks!!
Thank you
Only one 'e' in freaking ;) lol just saying
Awesome breakdown brother
Thank you
That was a lot of math man. thanks for taking the time to do all that. I may have to build my self one of those things. I might just build the press myself instead of using the harbor freight one. constantly fixing things over and over again isn't really my idea of fun.
I would like to see you do a degraded run of about 500 lbs or so and see how much you personally can make just swinging hammers. ya know like most of us would be doing starting out with the transformer line. I know when I was running them I was paying a crap ton for em and I was averaging around $20 an hour. but my set up was slow and I was running em in the winter after work so everything was cold and dark. I just had a grinder to cut the welds and an air hammer/vise to knock the copper apart. my table also doubled as the tailgate to my truck. needless to say it took awhile. your set up is way better.
In any type of business you have to know the numbers so that you stay competitive and you make money. The harbor freight press was bought because it was cheep and I needed something to prove the concept. That was back in the 08 market crash and I literally use my rent money to buy my first equipment to break transformers because I saw how much you could make if you were efficient. You got to remember it is breaking welds, so it’s gonna be hard on everything. It does not constantly break, over 10 years I’ve had to fix it and upgrade it about once a year after breaking thousands of welds. Lol my 55 ton ramco is gonna be the new upgrade. I’m up for a 500 Lb transformer challenge I’ll make a video next time I get some. Thank you for watching
@@ProjectShopFl I might try and modify a lot splitter to run the transformers the way you do. I work alone so I'll see if I can make one machine do both jobs. guess we'll see. it would be cool to have that electric set up like you got but I ain't got that kinda room.
thanks for this video. Its great to see the maths confirming the potential.
you’re welcome, just wanted to show that these things are definitely worth processing.
I loved your show I'm a scrapper myself
Thanks for watching and I hope you learned something from them.
The small ones like these I just melt in my diy forge. Most of the time I bypass them. Go for the 20kv and up ones.
I plan on getting a forge soon because I plan on melting my copper into something I can sell, and not just Ingots. If you’re scrapping it’s not worth melting the copper. I doubt a DIY forge is going to melt a ton an hour of transformers
Very good stuff . I scrap copper while I’m on the job (big dirt construction) and pretty much get all my copper for free . Which pretty much means my garage is filled with copper and the wife hates it lol 😂 . One day I’ll get around to selling it . There must be 2k pounds in there . I think it’s like 4.25 a Lb at the moment. Probably should buy the wife something nice to make her happy again lol 😂 great video bro
Thanks, If you are getting 4.25 lb Id sell it. lol Thanks for watching
Great video like all information wish I could get that many transformers got to start talking to some electricians
Start with the Kelly bluebook of contractors and call all the electricians in your area code then expand from there. good luck and thanks for watching.
Yep that looks fun and great but are you including the time hunting up the transformers and drive time? Also loading unloading and your drive time to and from the seller and or the buyer of the metals? Fuel cost, expense on shop IE: electric bill, ins, rent plus all that equipment you bought or built? do a comprehensive analysis of everything from start to finish and then repunch your hour per $ ratio and amend your figures bcos if you were knocking out 900$ an hour your super awesome rich!!
Ps. Luv ur video dude keep up the good work!
well I have not had a 9-5 in over 10 years and I don't work anything near a 40 hr week, that's why I'm not rich. lol That video was to show the production rate and profit the machines could make, not what I personally make, that will differ from everyone because no one has my system of acquiring and processing them. I am very efficient at getting the transformers, handling them, processing them, and selling them for the highest possible price. If you look at the break down of the sample, at capacity the machines can produce around $1100 per hour so 900 is easily attainable. Thanks for watching.
For God’s sake dude watch the damn video!!!! He answered all your questions there. Some people
Great video. Question, do clean the copper or sell like it is? As number 1 or 2
I get #2 copper as is
I used my hydraulic log splitter to pop apart a bunch of transformers and it was quick and easy way to get the copper out good vid, thanx
I like to see a video of that, sounds cool. You can share it on my Facebook page Project Scrap. Thanks for watching.
Read other comments this guy is making money no doubt about it.
I'm assuming his helpers make around 120$ a day so there's plenty of profit
You are spot on I pay labor $15 per hour. As long as you are efficient there is plenty of meat on the bone. lol thanks for watching.
I recently took apart a large transformer with 3 coils as large as ones on table. Problem was 2 on sides had multiple fine Cu layers each layer wrapped in paper. It took me too long to remove paper. Maybe, I should have just put them in #2 Cu wire bag.
I would have left the paper. lol
I misread the scale when you weighed the blue barrel. I thought it read 202lbs. When you snatched it up and moved it, I was like Damn! He's strong as hell! Had to re-watch it, then realized it was 20.2lbs. I need sleep.
Haha. Thanks for watching.
I'll give you a solid 90% on efficiency, kudos! And its almost pointless to reach any higher, that last 10% is stuff like prepping the transformers well chopping then (left hand cuts wires well right chops), adjusting table lay out so there's no walking...ya know, shit nobody wants.
Your an inspiration, honestly might follow in your footsteps. Hope life's treating you well.
Thank you, How should I adjust the table to be more efficient?
@@ProjectShopFl oh to literally the only thing I can see that would improve your flow would honestly be more tedious than anything else. The only thing I can see is waisted movement (for lack of a better term). Honestly it's the difference between being an absolute unit and a robot.
To more directly answer your question you could organize your counter into a "U" shape, that way you can increase whats in arms reach and reduce walking time. Using barrels also affects flow as you have to reach down, plus you're forced to lift with your back which is never a good time. Lastly there's a bit of idol hand time, like when you split transformers a few times you almost looked relaxed (in bureaucrat that translates to lazy), by automating the crusher with an arduino for instance youd significantly instance your speed.
I'll elaborate on the arduino, just incase you're interested. What I had in mind was to have a 3 step process. After the wires were cut you could place it on a scale, triggering a pusher bar with a smaller arm off the front that would retract to pull the transformer flush with the backplate of the crusher. Then add a proximity sensor somewhere before the crusher, when that sensor trips you can calculate how wide the transformer is allowing you to stop it when it's centered. Then the crushing process can be automated by having it start after the transfer is in place and stop after it gives (using a pressure sensor to detect when it spits), and afterwards have the arm push it to the other side. And for the love of god have a deadman switch, like a pedal you have to apply pressure otherwise it cuts power and lifts the crusher.
As I said your work is nearly flawless, and is byoned any reasonable expectation as is. Be proud of what you've accomplished, all the best to you my friend! And don't be afraid to ask if you do want to go the semi-automated route, I'd be all to happy to help you out there!
@@ltsgobrando Thank you for such a detailed and informative response. I had to look up "anduino". lol Are you a engineer because you are speaking my language. lol What you are talking about and similar I've dreamed of for years. But it would over complicate a simple design with all the sensors and electrical equipment that would be needed.
You also have to think about all the shock and vibration from breaking the welds. It literally breaks welds, bolts, and bends plates on the current setup. I know beefing everything up will help that but do they make sensors that will take 1000's of 25 ton explosive hits?
I'm always thinking about the simplest and fastest way and what I dream of is a punch press type situation. I bought one but I did not realize I could not just the hight and it only had a 2" stroke. Running off giant flywheels I would have a adjustable slot/clip or magazine that I can drop the transformers in and have them stack 1 or even 2 high. Having everything timed together and the pusher will push one TX in to the press as it upstrokes. On the down stroke the pusher will pull back allowing the next TX to fall in place then the new TX will push the broke one out. I would us a 50 or even 100 ton setup. The ultimate would be 3 clips one for each size and a 150 ton setup and you could do 1 every second. lol If I was not on a Harbor Freight budget, I would have some of the coolest machines in the world. I am trying with my Copper King setup. I am always open to suggestions. once again thanks for thoughts.
I am interested in making this current press run a cycle. I want to just hit the button and not have to hold it. Any suggestions are welcome.
@@ProjectShopFl Strictly speaking I'm not an engineer (hell I didn't even attended university) but I wouldn't exactly describe myself as a layman either. In a nutshell I'm an aspie who's self described as a "clever cookie". I LOVE learning above all else, but school just didn't work out for me. I obsessively research one thing at a time and once I'm comfortable with my understanding I move on. Needless to say that alone made school a nightmare. Plus I started developing video games when I was 12 which helped develop my understanding of mathematics. Despite understanding and actively using calculus at 15 my school refused to work with me saying I needed to emotionally mature (because time cures autism...?) Anywho, in short I didn't attend university but I'm of the same caliber as I had the good fortune of being a clever cookie with a step-dad who's a combustion engineer, a dad who kept all his text books and went through them with me. Sorry if that sounds uncouth, hard to judge but its certified not intended to. Asperger's really does make "social interaction" all kinds of interesting 🤣
Before getting to the meat of my comment I should clarify I was thinking about possible upgrades for your current machine. Just a matter of replacing the button to squish with a microcontroller and adding a sensor or two.
I failed to actually tell you what an arduino is, my apologies for that. I'm not sure how far down the rabbit hole you went or what it covered so here's the crux: arduinos are programmable microcontrollers and they can do ANYTHING. They may not necessarily be the best option for every application, but they can be used for basically anything that needs a microcontroller. They are totally open source so you can get the Arduino brand boards, cheaper knockoffs, or ones that are reimagined by a third party. The Arduino brand also has boards with different levels of functionality from the lilypad (a tiny board designed for e-textiles) to the mega (designed to be mega! It's just got more pins and runs faster)
Shields are the next tools in the Arduino arsenal, and are basically a plug and play upgrade. Say you want Bluetooth functionality and didn't buy the bluetooth Arduino, just plug in a bluetooth shield. Or if you wanted an lcd display, even one with a decent resolution and a touchscreen. Yup, just plug it in. And if you need more room between then you could used a wireing harness to get all the room you need.
Put another way arduinos allow average people to try their hand at computer science. If you excel at working with them then there's a level above all this, you can buy just the chip and design your own PCB. Though designing custom circuit boards isn't necessarily everyone's cup a tea it offers so much more, plus its cheap as hell (as in less than a buck a board). Only mentioning this just in case, no point in dangling half a carrot 😁
Arduinos are able a blank slate so you can plug in nearly any sensor. If you need data from extreme situations like you mentioned then you have a few options. You can buy or selvage a sensor that's been designed for it, though in this case I'd save this as a last resort (very expensive and/or very time consuming).
Option two would be to mechanically reduce the force applied. This would also be among the last resorts, unless you wanted a scale that could measure literal tons. I'd start with a sheet of think steel (back of the napkin calculation got me ~1.5"), and add a suspension system that can handle load that's extreme. Bit of a toss-up there between springs and a hydronic set up, they both are dubious at best. Springs are easier to come by, just call a scapyard and see if you could get a deal buying 50 of the heaviest ones they got. Hydronic would be what I'd opt for, but it may be more expensive. In theory you could mount 4 cylinders of steel to the bottom of the aforementioned plate, and the cylinders would have have a diameter that's extremely precise. Then contact a engine rebore shop and ask for four holes to be drilled to the exact diameter plus a hair, and some piston rings to seal it. Form there all you have to do is have 4 extremely high pressure lines connected to a much larger piston assembly for the mechanical advantage. Lastly you'd have to measure the displacement of the plate, and compared with the rest its trivial, a simple toothed rod off the bottom thats connected to a gear leading to a variable resistor would do the trick.
Third is the best in my opinion, simply measure something else. You mentioned a lot of vibrations, why not use those to your advantage? Use an accelerometer to measure all 3 axis, take the absolute of each and add them together, then graph it. Something like ΔV=|x| + |y| + |z| would spit out a number between 0 and the maximum value that could be measured. If you have it monitor for a spike a spike (when the weld breaks) then dip in the graph, done like dinner. Other options would be to use a proximity sensor on the side of the presses head and have it press that far plus an inch or so. A similar effect could be achieved with lasers if there's too much intolerance for the ultrasonic sensor. If all else fails then just a simple pushrod switch would work, but that's boring.
Think that covers all my bases, I know I messed something 😅. If you want I'd be willing to draft a schematic for you, I got a passion for puzzles and honestly sounds like my kinda fun. Keep me posted 🤙
I know you've gotten a bunch of these already, but I'll ask differently. You source the transformers from tradesmen, businesses etc. How long does it take for them to fill (1/2fill ?)a barrel. Are you getting a barrel of transformers 1 time per week, month...once a day??. I'm sure it varies but what do you think is a fair quantity per week you're actually able to get? Thanks for sharing
It depends, but I can easily get a few barrels a week. Some people fill up a drum fast and others it comes in waves but I'm also buying other stuff and charging for others. When I use to have over 100 customers and 5 people working for me I would get 2-3 drums a day sometimes more because I would buy them from the scrap yards in bulk but only copper transformers. Once I find the proper space I will ramp up how much I process and what I process.
Great presentation’s!
Thank you
Hey 👋 Northern Michigan here. I've no real idea why things work out the way they do. I'm 42 years old and I had no idea a body could make so much money from youtubes. I know they have gotten pretty stingy as of late but plenty of folks have done real well making videos. This is all due to my own ignorance but I had no clue until recently. Hats off to you folks who were ahead of the curve. I hope you and them squirreled some of your profits away or turned them into something valuable. If they decide tomorrow that our useless paper money is now worthless....that's it. It's worthless. That is why our money is the way it is. Gold and silver and copper...bronze and aluminum will always be valuable. Our worthless paper and zinc ..... our current situation sucks.
Totally Agree. Thanks for watching.
What do the neighbors think of your operation?
Nothing, some make their own noise. I live right behind a Chrysler dealership se we all get away with a lot.lol Transformer wise I try and only work from 10-3 because that's loud. lol Thanks for watching
Who cares? It's his home. My neighbors do lots of crap at their house I may not be in love with. As long as the noise is off by 22:00 I don' have the right to complain nor do his neighbors. It's supposed to at least look like a free nation. If you can't even run a business from your own freaking home....
Electricity cost? Equipment cost and maintenance? Time to pick up the transformers? Gas, insurance, maintenance on vehicle? Time and vehicle costs to sell the recycled materials? Square foot cost of your work shop? Lots of additional costs you haven’t included. But you have the system down for sure!
I made this video to show the production rates of my machines and to show you what is possible. How much you will make an hour depends on your cost and overhead.
wow that was really detailed info dude well done man much respect for your hard work and ingenuity im really impressed how you came about doing all that and you deserve your success. really really well do man
Thank you
Useful information thank you sir
No problem, thanks for watching.
Can't see what your splitting and pushing through. Sure is kindly of you showing your secrets, thank's
I'm splitting and pushing steel. I've made a few videos on this you can get a good idea of what Im doing. I will also be making a video on the machines them selves. Thanks for watching
I love that you have all these transformers but where do you get them all from. Here is Brisbane they are not as plentiful.
I explain it in the video, but they come from electrical contractors. They are from street lights and parking lot lights and commercial lighting.
@@ProjectShopFl Cool. I will have to advertise more. Thanks
@@DieterSoegemeier Start with the Kelly bluebook of contractors. call all the electricians in your area code then expand from there. I live in south Florida, it has a dence population and millions of lights so location is a big part of it.
@@ProjectShopFl Thank you sir, I will do that.
@Project Shop FI thanks for sharing.
I really don't see you going out of business
Thanks, I hope not. lol
Did you check that the windings are actually busted?
They would be far more valuable as power supplies.
Most have been changed out because they are burned up.
The metal halide lights would be valuable everywhere that Marijuana is grown, legal or not
Weed and scrapping my 2 favs
I've sold to a few growers. lol
THERE IS A THIEF LURKING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! top right corner at 4:41 minute
Thats my security. lol He lives in a tree. lol
It’s a critter
This is very interesting I can't believe the money that you can make from these things if I'm these things and I've thrown away at at least 500 of them The money that I've could have made offered them wow wow and I scrapped on just for face value of them what's the was an I stupid Would not do it again I would definitely set up somewhere I can it's up sometime where I can break them down thank you so much for this video
I've made a few videos on breaking down transformers by hand. Thanks for watching
@@ProjectShopFl I would like to have a dollar for everyone I threw away
If you can have Olympic Speed Climbing, why not Olympic Speed Scrapping? I reckon you'd be up for a gong :-)
Thanks for the vid, genuinely informative.
When you get paid by the pice you got to hustle. lol Thanks for watching
Little notice here for the maker of the video : If its a high power high voltage transformer dont scrap it !!! But Test it if it still works! Lot of Hame radio operators build their own tube HF amplifiers and are looking for these transformers. You get a lot more dollars for a good one then the scrap valleu. My 5 cents
Thank you for the insight. But most of these transformers are burned up and I get thousands of them. Lol
Awesome video but how much was the press machines?
Hard to say because I made them. It would cost between 1-5k to replicate this setup depending on if you use hydraulics or air over hydraulic & if you can weld.
Compared to the rate of your productivity I suspect a few years will pass when I can say I've done as much as this guy did in this video
Im trying to make is faster. lol Thanks for watching
Personally I say slow down and enjoy what you are doing
@@yourexcellency7774 When you Pay for scrap you cannot slow down or you will work for free or loose money
Amazing Video ! Very Well done !!! You are inspirational !. I love your sense of enterprise and your focus on analysis and the numbers
Thanks
Couple questions I'd like to ask, 1st is it better to sale the copper n alium together or is it best to separate copper from alium? I break down a A/C and remove both side.
Better money if you separate it. But also depends on the time it takes.
Can't you write the tare wt of the barrels in big numbers on the side? Does this number ever change in an empty container?
It does change a lot with steel drums, as low as 28 and as high as 36 is what I've seen. On the plastic ones usually 18 - 20
HOw much time does it take to procure each transformer and fuel to pick them ,or do you have people drop off transformer to your location so keep the pencil moving on the deduction side then youll be in real time
All of the transformers in that video came from 1 customer so with traveling & time picking them up 2 hours max.
The respirator would work better if you were clean shaven. Makes a better seal. Everytime I had to wear a respirator, I had to shave.
I know, but its better than not having one at all.
@@ProjectShopFl true.
Everyone is asking, "where do you get the transformers". You obviously state that in the video, that is not the important question. The question people should be asking is, at what frequency are you able to procure them? It's obvious that if you can get a steady stream of these things, you can make great money from it. Although the processing time can be made quite efficient, that's only helpful if you can get a constant supply stream. How much volume are you able to acquire per week? If you had a supply that would facilitate doing this 40 hrs/week, one could be making well over a million dollars a year. I'm guessing this is just a side gig that you do on weekends or something?
This Is my hobby at the moment. I plan on upscaling to a full blown operation soon. covid put the breaks on a lot of the plans I had for this operation. I can get a lot of them because of my location, south Florida witch is the lightning capital of the country.
This earned a new sub
Thank you
1:00. Nothing sad about that as led are energy efficient and that’s the direction we should take.
Yes but my easy money is going away so to me that is sad. lol Thanks for watching.
Yes you can make big money scrapping, but first you have to find the copper to strip. That stuff doesn’t grow on trees and every electrician is doing it. I know I had my own company. The only wire I was able to scrap was scraps left after a job was finished.
I get all my copper from electrical contractors and I pay local market prices.
very impressive - very very impressive
Thank you
Where do you get your scrap? Do you pay contractors and businesses for the scrap or do you do junk pickup services?
I pay for most of my scrap.
Brilliant
Thank you
I've done alit of scraping over the years. Just a question if I may ask is. How do you accumulae the transformers? I know they are light transformers but are you buying them or getting them from jobs done?
I explain in the video where I get them. I buy them from electrical contractors
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