Yeah it seems rare if any sink comes apart easily. They're usually corroded and it's a pain for sure, but I like the copper and brass that comes off them. I think the sink itself fetches about $7 so not bad I guess.
good video buddy, i enjoy the break downs!! it might be more profitable for to go a little futher to make the #2 copper into #1 seeing price are getting higher. i know we melt it which will seperate it so there that lol! they say by 202 copper suppose to reach 5.00 per lb, you should look into that. peace send my love to all!
Yeah if prices keep going up then scrapping habits will definitely change. I'm currently keeping ALL clean #2 copper wire so I can melt it into #1. By that I mean all wire that has NO coating on it but would be considered #2 due to its size. Keep in mind though, the price difference between #1 and #2 copper is VERY small - maybe a nickel? In fact at the recycle yard I go to, at one point #1 copper paid MORE than bare bright. Not sure why but that's what they said. I'm sure it's all about supply and demand.
What do you do with the compressors. Is there a set price for them. Or do they go into another category? Of all your videos I’ve watched I just can’t remember what you’ve done with them🤔🎉🎉✌️😎
I just asked a local scrap yard about this last week. The yard I normally go to doesn't even take them. The yard I visited last week WILL take them but they only pay shred steel price. I wish I knew that before because I gave over 700 lbs. of them away to a scrap company down the road. Probably $71 or so I gave away. But it's ok, I didn't know. I think I'll cut one open here soon and "do the math" on time it takes, how many cutting blades I go through, then weigh the copper and see where it all comes out. I think the smaller ones would be a waste of time but we'll see. One time when I went to the scrap yard someone had dumped a HUGE pile of compressor casings. They obviously cut all the copper out. In that pile was one "copper mushroom" that they didn't see. Bummer! I wanted to pick it up but I couldn't. That had to have been a ton of work.
@@SkullerMetals I opened one up from a dehumidifier one time. I drilled holes around it then used the grinder to connect the holes. Saved a lot of wear and tear on the disc. Might be worth a try.
I cut the noodles off for sure, but I don't cut open the compressors. That takes A LOT of cutting to get into one. Not sure if it's worth it when it's all said and done, plus the amount of dust in the air wouldn't be good for my garage. If I worked in a barn or something probably a different story. You're probably going to go through 1 cutting disk per compressor, which is a dollar. If you get $3-$4 of copper out of a compressor it's probably not worth the time. If copper was $10/lb. I'd cut every one of them open.
Great video thanks for sharing skuller metals
Just do it!
Awesome video Skuller. Sometimes those who sinks and the humidifiers are a pain.Great shirt 🤟
Yeah it seems rare if any sink comes apart easily. They're usually corroded and it's a pain for sure, but I like the copper and brass that comes off them. I think the sink itself fetches about $7 so not bad I guess.
Don’t go turning green on us like the Hulk. That would be some bad ass video
😂 I'll tell ya, there are times when I'm REALLY glad I don't have any gamma rays in me or it would have happened many times over by now.
good video buddy, i enjoy the break downs!! it might be more profitable for to go a little futher to make the #2 copper into #1 seeing price are getting higher. i know we melt it which will seperate it so there that lol! they say by 202 copper suppose to reach 5.00 per lb, you should look into that. peace send my love to all!
Yeah if prices keep going up then scrapping habits will definitely change. I'm currently keeping ALL clean #2 copper wire so I can melt it into #1. By that I mean all wire that has NO coating on it but would be considered #2 due to its size. Keep in mind though, the price difference between #1 and #2 copper is VERY small - maybe a nickel? In fact at the recycle yard I go to, at one point #1 copper paid MORE than bare bright. Not sure why but that's what they said. I'm sure it's all about supply and demand.
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What do you do with the compressors. Is there a set price for them. Or do they go into another category? Of all your videos I’ve watched I just can’t remember what you’ve done with them🤔🎉🎉✌️😎
I just asked a local scrap yard about this last week. The yard I normally go to doesn't even take them. The yard I visited last week WILL take them but they only pay shred steel price. I wish I knew that before because I gave over 700 lbs. of them away to a scrap company down the road. Probably $71 or so I gave away. But it's ok, I didn't know. I think I'll cut one open here soon and "do the math" on time it takes, how many cutting blades I go through, then weigh the copper and see where it all comes out. I think the smaller ones would be a waste of time but we'll see. One time when I went to the scrap yard someone had dumped a HUGE pile of compressor casings. They obviously cut all the copper out. In that pile was one "copper mushroom" that they didn't see. Bummer! I wanted to pick it up but I couldn't. That had to have been a ton of work.
@@SkullerMetals I opened one up from a dehumidifier one time. I drilled holes around it then used the grinder to connect the holes. Saved a lot of wear and tear on the disc. Might be worth a try.
Do you cut open the compressors? Also, do you cut the noodles off of the cooling coils?
I cut the noodles off for sure, but I don't cut open the compressors. That takes A LOT of cutting to get into one. Not sure if it's worth it when it's all said and done, plus the amount of dust in the air wouldn't be good for my garage. If I worked in a barn or something probably a different story. You're probably going to go through 1 cutting disk per compressor, which is a dollar. If you get $3-$4 of copper out of a compressor it's probably not worth the time. If copper was $10/lb. I'd cut every one of them open.
@@SkullerMetals I agree. Some of those compressors are thin-walled though. Those types are pretty easy to cut.
@@StivNagen I'm going to done one here soon and see what we get.