Scrapping plug ends for the brass. Is it worth it? Some tips and tricks to help you decide.
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Hello scrappers and planet lovers. This video will show you all the free brass you can get from brass plug ends. I give you some tips and tricks to separate your brass and how to maximize your profits.
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I love harvesting the brass ends .
Quick and easy and nice brass. Thanks for the comment. Stay well and happy scrapping
Other people have probably said it but cut the plug off the cord. Then pull your prongs using the head of the pliers as leverage against the plug. You’ll put it out with the copper throw then in a bin then snip the inch of coooer wire off after . Get 100% of brass and copper out
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Lol, you should see it now. My wife says she walks by and pretends she doesn’t see it.
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Excellent video, thank you for actually taking the time to explain things!!
I really like this video, your camera is up close to the vice and we can see everything you are doing up close and clearly. As well as the information about removing the Brass is very informational. Good Job !!!!! My yard doesn't care if the plug terminals are nickel plated they give me yellow brass for it all, He said the nickel floats to the top when melting and they just skim it off the top of the molted metal before pouring.
Nice. I think it depends on the yards. Different rules and prices. Thanks for the compliment and advice. Stay well
My trick is to cut the cord as close to the plug as possible, hold the plug in a pair of pliers/channel locks in one hand, then take in the other hand your dull side cutters at the base of the prong and “roll” the plug out. Almost always the entire brass comes out with a little tail of copper. A little harder for the large appliance ones, but make sure the rubber is not cold. A little practice to find that rhythm, but it’s efficient.
Nice! I do the same. One hammer smack and it pulls out entirely almost every time
For the big 240v plugs I use a cut off grinder and harvest everything out. Need some glasses and a mask because it gets nasty but gets all of it
Alot of really helpful tips here !!🎉 I agree, you would need to separate them before getting to the scarp yard. Thats great how you help out so many scrappers with how to maximize their profits. Thanks for sharing with us, hope you had a wonderful day my friend 🌈 🎉
Same to you. And thanks.
I strip the stove and dryer cords to get all that copper out its good and quick copper
Yeah, nice copper stash there for sure.
Every little bit counts!! Awesome video my friend!
You got that right! Thanks for watching and happy scrapping
Great vid. I can’t believe that a lot of people just skip over those brass prongs. I know I like them because I can melt them but in the scrap sense, it’s still a profit on an easy task
I'm going to get started on my 2 pails of plugs,perfect idea for indoor winter scrapping.
Lol. Yup I do that and wire stripping during winter months
look for scrapping? you may check my channel i have a many stuff dismantled for copper,alu brass etc :D
@@TECHNICUSChannel I have been checking out your videos. Nice to see such a big scrapper community
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great video, helped answer a number of questions I had. thanks
Glad I could help. Thank you for watching and the comment!
For the large appliance cords i use a small pair of pruning shears to cut the plastic away from the brass and copper wires. A ""multmaster"" would be faster than a hand saw!
for the large 240 v plugs , i just put the base of the head in the bench vice with connectors exposed , then with vice grips locked on the brass, a quick twist ( using the leverage of the vise grip of course :) and out they pop. worth a try, cheers thanks for the posts
I have tried that but sometimes part of the brass breaks off. If it works great.
When removing your ends, if you use the plug as a fulcrum, move your pliers three to four times, keeping them close to the plug as you bend them , you will be able to pull the whole piece out including the copper wire. Only takes 5 Seconds.
...BTW..I'm in Hamilton, and today is January 11/22. Yellow Brass =$3.11/Lb & and Bare bright =$5.00/Lb.👍
Also my scrapyard told me I don't need to separate my ends, they're all considered yellow.
Funny thing is as I'm sitting here watching the Tin Man pulling brass pins from cord ends this video comes up next 😅😂✌
I always cut the ends off and throw them in a bucket to prosses on my down time in winter
My scrap yard is pretty cool I can put all my brass in one bin and they don’t care they give me clean
Nice. Yeah it is amazing the differences in each yard, what they will take, reject and pay. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.
i too cleaning my color metals as copper alu etc :D you may check i dismantling many electric stuff :D
@@TinManScrapper mine dosent mind etiher. I took in a couple kg of brass recently with some steel on it and i got paid plain brass price
@@southaussiegarbo2054 Thanks for the comment. I think it depends on country, region, and scrapyard. Stay well.
@@TinManScrapper im from south australia and i recently got $8aud a kg for number 2 and $10.80Ud a kg for number 1.
Im planning on doing more soon
ewaste ben says, he melts copper into ingots and sells them on ebay for more, much more, than the copper value. Give that a try, maybe works. He is in Melbourne, Australia.
i really wanna have a go at that 👍
Awesome Channel I love the content you produce.👌
Thank you very much for the kind comment. Stay well and glad you enjoy it.
I am so glad UK plugs are held together by a screw makes it a lot less time consuming getting the brass pins out for melting
I did not know that. That would be easier for sure. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.
@@TinManScrapper no worries I love your videos very instructional and informative keep up the good work. Yeah i was watching you pulling the brass out and thinking what plugs do they have all he has to do is undo a screw and take the back off and it will just fall out then remembered your in Canada lol
Nice video! That is the same way i do mine.
Your A W E S O M E dude !!!!
Thub did a video where he boiled all his plug ends and the brass came out really easily when they where still hot. Jusst ussing pliers he got the whole buried bit
Although you don't make much money doing things like this i justify it by the fact that i'm getting exercise that I normally wouldn't get!
I used boltcutters to take apart a stove plug, then used needle nose pliers to remove brass plugs & short wires. Boltcutters I found for free in wire company metal bin.
I should try that, I bought a small hack saw to keep in my car if I find a stove. It works too.
@@TinManScrapper The boltcutters are a hard find, so ask a wire company if you can have theirs when they go dull. They're still good for scrapping.
I love this channel, I get all the info I need.
Thank you for that compliment. I appreciate your support and kind words. Stay well and happy scrapping.
Good day Yea I use hand grinder, but ; like you said it melts. I like hand saw idea. Thanks
Thanks and glad I could help
i keep finding this stuff out too late, not thinking there's any money in chord ends, oh well, still learning.
I too hate the smell of burning plastic tin man scrapper
Spoiler alert .. when the title says is it worth it to remove the brass ends off appliance cords and in the first minute the guy shows you a tub full of brass cords ends .. you pretty much know hes been doing it for a long time and just didnt start doing this... so apparently the answer must be YES .. only gonna watch the end to see his technique for remove ends on dryer plugs
What about the fuses in plugs?
Are they worth scraping?
Fuses have brass ends, they are worth money too, but you would have to break off the plastic.
I saw on another channel someone heating up the brass plug ends in a pot of hot water. I tried it and they came right out with the extra piece of copper.
Nice. I don’t bother, last thing my wife wants me to do is bring more scrap into the house. Lol
great video ;)
i just did an live in 5 h there i just process plugs ;) while we chated ;)
It maybe 1yr old vid but thanks for the tip. Now knowing that some has nickel wouldn't it have a higher value? Probably not that the buyers won't do that...
I sometimes feel like your outro is so in contention with your personality!
You should try "Tin man gone" :P with a fun intonation
Are all Canadians left handed ? My wife who I traveled 1000s of miles for in Canada is also left handed 🇨🇦
Lol! Funny, I am the only one in my family of 7 that is, but my son and daughter are.
Scrapping is great because everybody has their own ways of doing things but this is definitely not worth it. Making only $3/hr or so taking them out and it’s so tedious
Yeah depends on the person I guess. People are pretty much split down the middle on if they do or don’t
Great video and very clearly explained. Have you watched the video on boiling plugs and then harvesting the brass and copper . Im from New Brunswick Canada and was wondering if you knew of any place like they have in the U.S. like board sort here in Canada ? P.S. just subed and rang the bell .
I tried boiling them (well just getting the plastic soft really, not boiling) using one of my scrap pots, it worked like a charm and saved the wrists.
Lmao. I scrap in similar ways. Leave nothing for the landfill. 👍
Very important. Scrappers are a great thing for the environment and to those who need to get rid of unwanted items. Stay well and happy scrapping.
You too mate...
Looking forward to the day you process those silver contacts. Make sure you get it on vid.
Love the tin man.
Thank you.
Thanks for the info
Great info.
Tip: try to tip it over, and drill in from det back side. You shuld knock Them loose.
I do only because I don't get a lot. But in the future I get a lot I would just throw them in the shred. It takes 3 plugs to even make an ounce.
Oh yeah not a lot of weight but easy and add up if you have a lot of plugs.
I pull all of them and save them up
Nice and very easy to do. Thanks for the comment. Hope you are well.
I cut the plug off the wire . This means when I use the same pliers I get the whole pin plus a little no 2 copper.
Nice method too. I am going to try that.
Thank you
Thank you for watching. Glad you found it informative. Stay well
You can leave a small amount of copper on your brass. But you can't leave brass on your copper.
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Thank you for the support. Stay well.
Me Too...
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Thumbs up.
Thanks. Hope you are well.
I quit..
Nah man. Your removal on the small cords is wrong. Cut the wire at the base. Then grab the base with a pair of channel locks and pull out the brass with pliers or anything similar.
Just showing a different method. If yours works great.
Too much labor for a few cents..
Honestly this dosent seem worth it.
It all depends on the scrapper, quantity, time, and price in my opinion. Thanks for the comment. Stay well.
Its not worth it time is money and your wasting alot of time
Something to do if not scrap day. To some it is. I don’t strip all appliance wire, but some do. Depends on the person, price, time, and amount you have
I always pull the brass out of every plug I find
I’m hanging on every word 🦻.🐎🌻