Wow, when you were talking about copper wire selling for over $4 a lb I thought WHAT!!. so I paused your video, made a call and found out their paying #1 copper tube $3.75 and #2 tube $3.45. ( the price just dropped .20) I have about 2000 lbs of #1 and #2 copper and about 1200 lbs of wire. Time to cash in. Thanks for the vid. Subscribed.
Some creators have a way to contribute to their production: one that shows how to build wire strippers, for example, has a Donate button. This video was worthy of that. Very informative. Thank you.
I did have a tip jar before, but took it down. Glad that you watched and enjoyed. Subscribing and sharing is just as important for me. Thanks again for the comment. Stay well and happy scrapping
Tim man I took a lot from this video. I have a similar amount of copper to bring in and all the tips and info are really helpful. Especially shop around b/c I have been...and shall I say am "unsure" about certain scrap yards and their prices. Great video. I'm a scrapper from Ireland which I've probably already told you. Scrapping is my full time job, but it's also an enjoyable hobby. I love copper and your video was great. Stay safe, all the best.
Thanks Cycle, nice to hear that you have as much copper, good haul then. It is a hobby for myself as well and also a conservation insensitive as well. Amazing how much us scrappers can help divert from the landfill. Sadly, it also tells us how much we have also probably missed. Stay well and glad my video was informative.
Awesome video man! Just actually sold my first bucket (1 kg in weight, or 2.2 pounds) of nr.2 copper yesterday! They even gve me a special deal, offering to put it in as “mixed copper” (priced inbetween nr.1 and nr.2), because I’m the toungest regular. This way I was payed €6,10 (I believe CA$8,95) instead of around 5 bucks, or CA$7,30 if I’ not mistaken.
I appreciate you sharing how long that took for you to collect that much. I was feeling a bit discouraged and under accomplished. Plus you got a wire stripping machine...! You got to step up your game. LOL just giving you a hard time. Great video and good job! Thanks 😊
Thank you for watching. My wife is glad I am bringing it in too, not just the money, but it was tucked in several spots. I actually forgot about one of my hiding spots. Stay well.
wow the difference is amazing. Here the 2 main yards are paying pretty much the same. Some are slightly more while others slightly less so really it just balances out, copper wise
Hi there from Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 yr right shop around I went to a scrapyard 1 time and just didn’t no that this place called Miller Scrapp wow they have ripped me of big time!! anyway spoke with my old friend about the situation so I never went back and he introduced me to another place and wow bin going there for about 9 years so thank you for sharing for your information keep them videos coming 😃🍺👊🇨🇦
another great video! thanks! I just brought my electronics cords in and got 80 cents for mixed, in Thunder Bay, they don't separate it either. where do you put your Cat Wire? Does it go with your 40%
I learned a lot from your videos about scrapping and copper. I made a lot more money with your tips. Finally took my big haul (copper and wires) after 2 years. Made $772. How do you keep your garage so clean for scrapping? :-)
Hi Tinman, what would you advice to do on copper wires thats being accumulated overtime prevent them from corrosion? Im just an average scrapper and I can only slowly collect coppers, I fear that overtime they could oxidise and lose its value before I sell them. Thanks!
If they start to discolour (and it will take a while if out of the elements) soak them I. Vinegar before bringing it in. I have a video entitled “can soaking copper in vinegar clean and upgrade the value”
As long as it is not outside our wet it will take an extremely long time for that. As you can see my pile I have had for over 1.5 years and it has not changed color or lost its value
What to do with circuit boards if you live in an area with no ewaste buyers and shipping to BoardSort is too expensive? Local yard only pays “shred” price which is what I do now....a video on this subject would be awesome
@@TinManScrapper that would be awesome! I learn a lot from your videos. I’m curious if that many people usually send their boards to shred since shipping and buyers are an issue unless they are close. Shred price here is only about .05/pound US so important to maximize what we can get out of boards without messing with refining stuff
As for the question about taking outer layer off, yes it does increase value to 60% copper recovery, but depending on the type of wire, you could lose money from the weight of the outer wire. Thick microwave chords for example are better leaving on outer layer and getting 40% recovery
@@TinManScrapper takes me 10-15 seconds to strip 14 metres of cable as the stuff i scrap from work comes in lengths of 14 meters, might take a batch with outer stripped and a batch with it left on and see what prices i get for both
@@richraah9590 yeah, it really depends on the scrapyard and where you live. If you have a lot, you could even try telling them that and get a higher price.
I'm only getting a little more than $2 a pound when I go to the scrapyard I'm stripping copper wire as we speak the price of gas will take most of my profits but I usually have a little left over for a loaf of bread
Old copper wire would probably go as #2 if thinner than 16 gauge first off and or if it is really corroded or coated. Right no #2 going for $4.60 lb. in London, Ont.
Hi Chad, I will actually show it in my video I will be putting out on Friday. I had another viewer ask about stripping old mesh style wire so I can kill two birds with one stone. Stay well.
@@TinManScrapper I'm new to scrapping but I've watched a ton of your videos and yours are literally the best. Extremely informative plus you show step-by-step how to do things the right way. I love scrapping now. It helps the planet, and I make money so you can't go wrong. Keep the videos coming
@@Southized if it is clean copper than it would be #2. Anything thinner than 16 gauge (approx. width of lead of a pencil) and or coating, oil residue or painted would be number 2. I just don’t think worth stripping really thin wire.
Here in asheville nc I went to mountain srap yard with 400 pounds called before I went and told them what I had they told me 1 dollar a pound after I unloaded and went to get paid they gave me 25 cents a pound. I worked and saved for a year just to get screwed at the end. I should have been more careful and knowledgeable about my copper. I won't make the same mistake
Wow, that is sad to hear, especially after you worked so hard to save and build your pile. I would never go to hat yard again. Stay well and happy scrapping
@@TinManScrapper yes I have a lot of learning to do I work for a electrical utility company that lets its employees take scrap home mostly small stuff but every little bit adds up. I've got to learn my different grades and what's worth stripping or not. But I'll save my copper up for another year and try again next year
Garbage day is a good start. People throw out stuff and sometimes when home Reno’s there will be house wire. All appliances and electronics have insulated wire.
I live in a pretty rural county in East Tennessee and there is only like one spot that I know of in the county that buys scrap and they're basically fucking robbing people around here cause I guess they're taking advantage of the fact that some people can't afford to travel 40+ miles to find a scrap yard that's paying a half decent price. Someone I talked to that recently took of a little load of copper said this place was giving $2 a pound for #1 and $1 a pound for #2!! That's pure robbery compared to the prices you've listed here. BUT I did just now look online for some price info for Tennessee scrap prices and it is quite low. Online it says #1 Copper Scrap - $2.49/lbs, #2 Copper Scrap - $2.29/lbs, and #1 Copper Bare Bright Scrap - $3.10/lbs....these are all average prices state wide apparently.
Remember too I am giving prices in Canadian dollars, but still sad to see your price list. It is amazing looking at copper prices in the US state to state. I would just stockpile until you had a huge amount and then bring in when worth it for the extra drive. I do that since the prices I get 45 minutes away are almost $1 more a pound for the same material.
@@TinManScrapper yup, like you said best to stockpile til you got a large amount to make it worth your while to travel. It's the same here in my area....the best place I know is also 45 to 50 minutes south of me but pays $1 more per pound. 4 or 5 years ago I used to do A LOT more scrapping than I do now(prices were better then). I used to scrap a little bit of everything but not anymore. But any chance I get to acquire some scrap copper I still always snatch it up lol. I might have 120ish pounds at the moment.
best way to get the best price for copper is to try and buy yourself a crucible and furnace kit. Melt the copper down into ingots and you'll get the highest value out of your copper. At the end of the day at the scrap yards, they literally just throw all of that copper into the same furnace to be smelted all together. They rip you off with the lame ass categories since most of the contaminants will turn up into slag at the surface.
I agree, but unfortunately some yards will not buy melted ingots because they question the materials purity. I got to.d by the guys at the yard I should not have have put my wire into spools like I showed in the video. I kinda laughed and said it was the only way to maximize space. They still took it but still ran a magnet down random spools.
I know what tin is. Again, as mentioned Tin/shred is just a category at the yard (any metal thinner than 1/4 inch). Maybe different categories where you live.
Wow, when you were talking about copper wire selling for over $4 a lb I thought WHAT!!. so I paused your video, made a call and found out their paying #1 copper tube $3.75 and #2 tube $3.45. ( the price just dropped .20) I have about 2000 lbs of #1 and #2 copper and about 1200 lbs of wire. Time to cash in.
Thanks for the vid.
Subscribed.
Glad I could help. Nice load btw. Stay well and thanks for watching.
Dangggg dude that's a lot of $$$ you will be getting 👏 Congrats! I have like 1 pound bc I just started 🤣
The number one looks just as clean as the bare bright
Some creators have a way to contribute to their production: one that shows how to build wire strippers, for example, has a Donate button. This video was worthy of that. Very informative. Thank you.
I did have a tip jar before, but took it down. Glad that you watched and enjoyed. Subscribing and sharing is just as important for me. Thanks again for the comment. Stay well and happy scrapping
Tim man I took a lot from this video. I have a similar amount of copper to bring in and all the tips and info are really helpful. Especially shop around b/c I have been...and shall I say am "unsure" about certain scrap yards and their prices. Great video. I'm a scrapper from Ireland which I've probably already told you. Scrapping is my full time job, but it's also an enjoyable hobby. I love copper and your video was great. Stay safe, all the best.
Thanks Cycle, nice to hear that you have as much copper, good haul then. It is a hobby for myself as well and also a conservation insensitive as well. Amazing how much us scrappers can help divert from the landfill. Sadly, it also tells us how much we have also probably missed. Stay well and glad my video was informative.
Hey do u sell coppers
Can I please ask where u order the copper please I wanna sell as well n make a living life is tough here plz
Wow top man great amount of copper well done
Thank you. Glad to be able to salvage and sell. Thanks for watching. Stay well.
Just getting started andstill confused on diff. copper but your the man and thanks brother!
Awesome haul!! 👌
This is super informative.Wish you a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Ruth. Same to you.
Great video, congratulations. Hard work pays off well.
Thanks William. Yup, lot of work and glad to have sold at a good time. Stay well and thanks for the comment.
Good job! Thanks for the info
Thanks for watching? Stay well.
Awesome video man! Just actually sold my first bucket (1 kg in weight, or 2.2 pounds) of nr.2 copper yesterday! They even gve me a special deal, offering to put it in as “mixed copper” (priced inbetween nr.1 and nr.2), because I’m the toungest regular. This way I was payed €6,10 (I believe CA$8,95) instead of around 5 bucks, or CA$7,30 if I’ not mistaken.
Thank you. Great price right now. Stay well.
...excellent vid, learnt loads. Appreciate your price in pounds too.
Great video! Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the support. Stay well.
Great video
Thanks much, a guy does put work into scrapping, might as well get the most u can, very informative.
Thank you. The hard work payed off for sure. Prices are great too so worked out. Thanks and stay well.
Beautiful red Gold👏👏👏👍
Yup. Thanks for watching. Well spent time and worth every bit. Stay well.
I appreciate you sharing how long that took for you to collect that much. I was feeling a bit discouraged and under accomplished. Plus you got a wire stripping machine...! You got to step up your game. LOL just giving you a hard time. Great video and good job! Thanks 😊
Thank you for watching. My wife is glad I am bringing it in too, not just the money, but it was tucked in several spots. I actually forgot about one of my hiding spots. Stay well.
@@TinManScrapper I completely understand. Lol!
Awesome job 👍
Thank you Joel.
Thanks 4 da tip!
Great vid man.
Nice Video, Good things to remember. Cheers from Chris in Halifax, NS.
Thanks for the comment Chris. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Ghetto gold :)
wow the difference is amazing. Here the 2 main yards are paying pretty much the same. Some are slightly more while others slightly less so really it just balances out, copper wise
Yeah, it depends on the yard and what they are willing to get away with. Thanks for the comment. Stay well
Hi there from Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 yr right shop around I went to a scrapyard 1 time and just didn’t no that this place called Miller Scrapp wow they have ripped me of big time!! anyway spoke with my old friend about the situation so I never went back and he introduced me to another place and wow bin going there for about 9 years so thank you for sharing for your information keep them videos coming 😃🍺👊🇨🇦
Thank you Rob, yup amazing how much some scrapyards think they can get away with. Stay well and thanks for the comment
Great video my friend great video
Thank you my friend.
Copper is a great price right now.
Happy May 24 🎇
What is the bright pink wire inside the TV and around the back of the screen? It's like neon hot-pink.
another great video! thanks! I just brought my electronics cords in and got 80 cents for mixed, in Thunder Bay, they don't separate it either. where do you put your Cat Wire? Does it go with your 40%
If they don’t separate it, then put with electronic cords. I take out coating off and put in 60% recovery here. Thanks and stay well.
One scrap yard here in Edmonton doesn't distinguish bare bright as any particular thickness.
That price difference is crazy. Never would've thought
This video is old prices, prices have actually gone up a little
Thanks for the tips on the insulated wires. I will definitely separate those two types now. Where are you located?
I live up in near Forest, On but I take my scrap wire to London since better prices than Sarnia
I learned a lot from your videos about scrapping and copper. I made a lot more money with your tips. Finally took my big haul (copper and wires) after 2 years. Made $772. How do you keep your garage so clean for scrapping? :-)
Thanks for the comment. Oh no garage on one side is filthy....camera angle! Lol, wife is very patient.
Nice score btw. Thanks for watching and the support. Glad I could help. Stay well.
My scrapyard tells me not to roll up wire into balls like that.
God your Christmas light copper prices in Canada are probably higher then our bare bright 😂
lol. it is crazy how prices of the same material vary so much!
great video man
i just made 120000 leva from BAKUR
Hi Tinman, what would you advice to do on copper wires thats being accumulated overtime prevent them from corrosion? Im just an average scrapper and I can only slowly collect coppers, I fear that overtime they could oxidise and lose its value before I sell them. Thanks!
If they start to discolour (and it will take a while if out of the elements) soak them I. Vinegar before bringing it in. I have a video entitled “can soaking copper in vinegar clean and upgrade the value”
Could you make a video on your workflow? How do you keep your garage so clean?
Oh, it’s not! Camera angles. My one side is full with lots of items on the go for future videos.
On 4/12/24 at about the 2:51 mark I’m guessing I could get about 2k at my scrap yard in MA
Ok i have a question, does bare bright copper lose its brightness over time? And if so does it become grade l overtime?
As long as it is not outside our wet it will take an extremely long time for that. As you can see my pile I have had for over 1.5 years and it has not changed color or lost its value
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What to do with circuit boards if you live in an area with no ewaste buyers and shipping to BoardSort is too expensive? Local yard only pays “shred” price which is what I do now....a video on this subject would be awesome
I do have a video on circuit boards for beginners, but I could do one on different things on circuit board that is worth taking off before shred.
@@TinManScrapper that would be awesome! I learn a lot from your videos. I’m curious if that many people usually send their boards to shred since shipping and buyers are an issue unless they are close. Shred price here is only about .05/pound US so important to maximize what we can get out of boards without messing with refining stuff
is it worth stripping the outer coating on 3/2 core cables and leaving the thinner coatings as its harder to strip by hand?
If thin wire coating and difficult to hand strip yes leave it on.
As for the question about taking outer layer off, yes it does increase value to 60% copper recovery, but depending on the type of wire, you could lose money from the weight of the outer wire. Thick microwave chords for example are better leaving on outer layer and getting 40% recovery
@@TinManScrapper takes me 10-15 seconds to strip 14 metres of cable as the stuff i scrap from work comes in lengths of 14 meters, might take a batch with outer stripped and a batch with it left on and see what prices i get for both
@@richraah9590 yeah, it really depends on the scrapyard and where you live. If you have a lot, you could even try telling them that and get a higher price.
What to clean copper with
Will we see more trash day picking in summer?
Yup. Right now though trying to get the stuff moved from the garage.
I'm only getting a little more than $2 a pound when I go to the scrapyard I'm stripping copper wire as we speak the price of gas will take most of my profits but I usually have a little left over for a loaf of bread
Amazing what prices are now to live. Thanks for the comment.
Don't mind me asking but how long did it take to accumulate that much time wise?
Took me about 1.5 yrs.
That's a nice pile of copper
Took a little time, but worth every pound! Back to building up again.
@@TinManScrapper happy rebuilding
In UK that's pretty much all bare bright , aslong as it's bare and its bright most scrap yards will give you bare bright prices for all of that
Nice, what is the price of bare bright currently?
@@TinManScrapper Today's price is £6.10 a Kg for bare bright
My scrap yard is screwing the hell out of me here in ft walton beach fla.
How much is 5kg copper of worth?
I just wanted to ask and know how much per kg old copper wire?
Old copper wire would probably go as #2 if thinner than 16 gauge first off and or if it is really corroded or coated. Right no #2 going for $4.60 lb. in London, Ont.
Do you have a video that shows and talks about the stripping machine that you use?
Hi Chad, I will actually show it in my video I will be putting out on Friday. I had another viewer ask about stripping old mesh style wire so I can kill two birds with one stone. Stay well.
@@TinManScrapper that sounds great, your channel has me fired up about scrapping! - Chad Crawford, Chickamauga GA USA
@@chadcrawford4195 thanks for watching. Stay well.
Where are you located, those prices wowi
London Ont. Canada has pretty good copper prices.
whats the name of the yard that gave you $5+ for bare bright ....\
Zubicks in London.
Do you think it's worth the time to strip BX cable?
Hi Jason, yes for sure. The nice thing to is the outer coating is either clean aluminum or stainless steel depends on type both are also worth money.
@@TinManScrapper I'm new to scrapping but I've watched a ton of your videos and yours are literally the best. Extremely informative plus you show step-by-step how to do things the right way. I love scrapping now. It helps the planet, and I make money so you can't go wrong. Keep the videos coming
@@tattoo329413 thank you Jason for the compliment, I appreciate your support. Glad I could help. Stay well and happy scrapping.
When i take apart electric motors i get # red copper but i also get black and yellow copper wires? Is it worth to strip them
If really thin and flimsy just throw into appliance wire as is. Not worth hassle to strip very thin wire
In my opinion anyway
@@TinManScrapper thank you sir i didnt want to throw them in with my #2 because the yard will call it something else to give me less
@@Southized if it is clean copper than it would be #2. Anything thinner than 16 gauge (approx. width of lead of a pencil) and or coating, oil residue or painted would be number 2. I just don’t think worth stripping really thin wire.
Great i formation
Here in asheville nc I went to mountain srap yard with 400 pounds called before I went and told them what I had they told me 1 dollar a pound after I unloaded and went to get paid they gave me 25 cents a pound. I worked and saved for a year just to get screwed at the end. I should have been more careful and knowledgeable about my copper. I won't make the same mistake
Wow, that is sad to hear, especially after you worked so hard to save and build your pile. I would never go to hat yard again. Stay well and happy scrapping
@@TinManScrapper yes I have a lot of learning to do I work for a electrical utility company that lets its employees take scrap home mostly small stuff but every little bit adds up. I've got to learn my different grades and what's worth stripping or not. But I'll save my copper up for another year and try again next year
I'm new to scrapping anybody have any tips on where to find scrap wiring?
Garbage day is a good start. People throw out stuff and sometimes when home Reno’s there will be house wire. All appliances and electronics have insulated wire.
Which company you are going to sell it
Probably Zubicks in London, Ont.
How do u wrapped the wire to make more weight.
I fold the first bunch into about 10-15 cm and then keep wrapping the other wires around that until I get a nice big spool.
@@TinManScrapper thank you so much your the best dude☺️🍻
@@TinManScrapper do u soak the copper in water to gain weight
@@tommylee3399 no. I think the yard knows these tricks too and they could easily downgrade.
My scrap yard giving me 1,60 € fór All Cooper wires.
That sounds low to me, but it just shows the difference of price from country, region and scrapyard. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.
I live in a pretty rural county in East Tennessee and there is only like one spot that I know of in the county that buys scrap and they're basically fucking robbing people around here cause I guess they're taking advantage of the fact that some people can't afford to travel 40+ miles to find a scrap yard that's paying a half decent price. Someone I talked to that recently took of a little load of copper said this place was giving $2 a pound for #1 and $1 a pound for #2!! That's pure robbery compared to the prices you've listed here. BUT I did just now look online for some price info for Tennessee scrap prices and it is quite low. Online it says #1 Copper Scrap - $2.49/lbs, #2 Copper Scrap - $2.29/lbs, and #1 Copper Bare Bright Scrap - $3.10/lbs....these are all average prices state wide apparently.
Remember too I am giving prices in Canadian dollars, but still sad to see your price list. It is amazing looking at copper prices in the US state to state. I would just stockpile until you had a huge amount and then bring in when worth it for the extra drive. I do that since the prices I get 45 minutes away are almost $1 more a pound for the same material.
@@TinManScrapper yup, like you said best to stockpile til you got a large amount to make it worth your while to travel. It's the same here in my area....the best place I know is also 45 to 50 minutes south of me but pays $1 more per pound. 4 or 5 years ago I used to do A LOT more scrapping than I do now(prices were better then). I used to scrap a little bit of everything but not anymore. But any chance I get to acquire some scrap copper I still always snatch it up lol. I might have 120ish pounds at the moment.
watched a different video that i turned to slowest speed.
next day watch this and wonder why he talks funny for 12 minutes before realising.
dudes got like 3k in copper
I think it was around 3.5 k
best way to get the best price for copper is to try and buy yourself a crucible and furnace kit. Melt the copper down into ingots and you'll get the highest value out of your copper. At the end of the day at the scrap yards, they literally just throw all of that copper into the same furnace to be smelted all together. They rip you off with the lame ass categories since most of the contaminants will turn up into slag at the surface.
I agree, but unfortunately some yards will not buy melted ingots because they question the materials purity. I got to.d by the guys at the yard I should not have have put my wire into spools like I showed in the video. I kinda laughed and said it was the only way to maximize space. They still took it but still ran a magnet down random spools.
700 pounds is pretty sweet
Dude u make always smilar videos even sometimes the same, plese make different ones.
Calls himself tin man and doesn't even know what tin is (Sn)
I know what tin is. Again, as mentioned Tin/shred is just a category at the yard (any metal thinner than 1/4 inch). Maybe different categories where you live.
Great video
Thank you. Stay well.