How Much Do You Make Scrapping A Microwave / Scrapping A TV? Scrap FAST for COPPER!
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- How much copper do you get from scrapping a microwave or a tv? How much do you make scrapping? Important questions! Questions that I've seen many many times in my scrap metal recycling and copper recycling. So here is the best answer I could come up with. Today we scrap three TVs and two microwaves, all the way down to the little bits, as FAST as possible, and then IMMIDIATELY bring everything to the scrapyard to cash out. If you ever wondered how much or how long scrapping a tv ends up being, or is scrapping a microwave worth it, then this is for you!
Here are the wire cutters I like!: amzn.to/3adv7kz
This is the cheaper version: amzn.to/2wjkMFd
And here are those grips I recommend: amzn.to/2QCJmYl
(If you make a purchase on amazon through the links above, a small amount of the sale is shared with me. It's a great way to help support my channel, at no additional cost to you. Even if you buy something other than my tool recommendations!)
Please like/share this video if you enjoyed it, and subscribe to thubprint!
/ @thubprint
I love mail! You can send me some here if you like:
Thubprint
PO box 34036 Westbrook PO
Calgary AB T3C 3W2
/ thubprint
/ thubprint
/ thubprint
Music: bsmith - Industrial Scrap
Imagine what you could’ve done with the extra 16 cents if you brought in the steel lol
Good recycling though
Man thats a lot of scrap lol. Just starting out in the business so these videos help alot. Keep going brother, stay safe G
A good experiment Thub. You can very much increase your hourly rate though by only taking the yokes & degaussing cable from the tvs and the main transformer from the microwaves. Cut out all the inefficient fiddling with micro-scrapping the little things! 80% of your value can be grabbed very quickly 😁
THIS IS EXAVTLY THE KIND OF VIDEO WE NEED! It shows exactly what to do and what to go for. and now what to except.
If you open up the magnetron by peeling off the ali leaves the spindle part inside is often sold copper. Makes up for the ali windings in the power pack
I’m so glad you’re making videos during this quarantine and on scrapping nonetheless. I love it. Not ashamed to say I’m binge watching old thub videos either
Scrapper Max YEP!
Great stuff Thub! Throughly enjoying kicking back and tagging along on your advetures. Keep doin' the thing!
KarmaHoax thanks!
I guess it all depends how much microscrapping you do and the free time you have to do it. A fistful of wire here and there adds up. I’m saving copper and brass for now till prices creep back up. I take the tin/iron in sooner because it takes up space, then aluminum when it fills up the trash cans, separated into types of course. The circuit boards I skim off some parts and keep in boxes till I can take them to a yard further away that pays breakage for low grade and a buck or so per pound for higher grade boards for gold recovery.
Thanks for sharing your ways!
I would do the little transformers on a rainy day while watching TV.
you left the steel! that's the best part!
So quick at stripping out ,and a very intelligent ,likeable informative chap
Also the braided line across the tv tube is "tinned" copper goes as "dirty copper" "burnt copper" or "#3 copper" not much there but add up ... hope that helps brother
Nobody ever gets those.. I agree tho "All part of a ton"
You are the best scrapper that I have ever seen
So many good components left behing. With an easy to build pyrolisis plant you could have taken the plastic and cleaned the copper wiring and boards and made fuel as well
I have mixed metals in a massive pile from renting out lots of bins to customers. I think you would have a heart attack of excitement Digging through and sorting all the metal. If you have social media I can reach out to you we'll talk business.
You should do two channels. One basic guide to scrapping items and then the more detailed version for more serious scrappers. Thanks for the videos.
The center of the square box with the 2 wires comeing out the round thing in the center of tha aluminum is solid copper
I've taken apart a few air conditioners in my day little ones big ones , I'd like to see you take both little and a bigger ac unit apart and show the differences ty
They no longer accept A/C coils at many recycling centers unless you are a licensed contractor or have some sort of receipt because of theft of units from homes.
Another great vid Thub. Love those copper yokes & degausing cables in crt tv= kaching!
Microwaves have big transformers & use inside of microwave for scrap steel.
I’m Reeaaach!!!! 💵
I friggin’ love watching your videos. Keep on keepin’ on my man!
Awesome video! I've never taken apart a microwave, and I'm glad to find out I didn't really lose out. Cut the cord and find the next stash!
nice but the metal ribbon around the tube is brass
Oh? Didn’t know that!
Do neither of those items have any tricky capacitors to watch out for? Great video!
Microwaves do but a few days unplugged and it discharges.
@@johndonohue3756 -Thanks, John!
So, not bothering to take the scrap of the outside of the microwave? Not worth it?
Did you sell the boards as boards or did I miss that?
Good video. Thanks!
Thub or (Rick James) IMO it's always safe to discharge the capacitators in microwaves as they can hold a lot of volts in them even when they aren't plugged in. I just arc the connecters on them so I won't get a hellava hot surprise! Diggin' the videos keep'em coming!
I can’t say I *always* discharge the capacitors, but it’s a good thing to remember lol
Last TV I got was a Alan key to take the yoke off never seen that before
your vids are so entertaining.
keep going :D
Man I really miss CRTs, 3 years ago you’d find them all over the place, but they’re in short stock lately. I was lucky enough to find 3 in a dumpster a couple weeks ago, which is more than I found the entire year of 2019.
Where I live I see at least 3 or 4 a week sitting out.
You could maybe get rid of the screen on the microwave door as material for a faraday system. Basically that's what it does. Blocks a wide band of rf signals
Wow ang galing naman .your video is awesome
You certainly are rich buddy nice video!
😄👌
Would be cool to do a 2024 version of this video( with current prices)
:)))
Ps love love love your vids!!!!
Thanks! I actually did them a little differently, I’ve been slowly doing the “scrapping an X and pouring an ingot” series and I feel like those are a pretty good representation. The microwave was ok as long as half the transformer is copper, but a tv is still not really worth taking the copper out of
Love the yolk smasher😁
I scrap as a hobby and for fun and the easy money
And I enjoy taking this transformers apart nice and easy once you get the hang of it
Not all transformers, surely? I still don’t see a good way to get the interlaced plate ones open.
FOR MOST SCRAPPERS ITS NOT SO MUCH THE MONEY - ITS THAT THE STUFF DOES NOT END UP IN LANDFILL - ALSO MOST WILL NOT GO THRU THE PROCESS AS YOU JUST DONE - THEY WILL SCRAP EVERYTHING METAL LIKE MICROWAVES - FRIDGES - WASHERS - DRYERS - BBQ'S ETC,ETC WHOLE - ITS MORE WORTH IT !!!!
Just returned 75 pounds of brass doorknobs and they paid my non profit .07 a pound for you guessed it. 4.50
Thanks these videos are sooooo good!
Not bad. Your time would have improved if you had another drill bit. Your left hand was your vise for the smaller pieces. Would of been faster if a real vice. Plus, no cords. Easy buck or two. I like the ram pole tool. I'd try to ram some of those small pieces that were difficult to pry apart. Good video!!!
Appreciate it! And yeah, it’s true it would have been a bit better if the cords hadn’t been taken off before I got there. And of course if set up with a proper shop on a bench, speed would have been better.
Not much $$$ for the work/mess involved. No wonder most people scrap nukers whole.
You have thought me so much . Thanks
I’m just happy to be here!
Brilliant video thub!.. I got to ask was this an alleyway or was you allowed onto your local dump site to pick at stuff?.... 🤔
Don't scrap me later, scrap me now!😊
Walkie talkies, or radios am/fm style from the 70's-90"s not the new technology kind older kind.
Watching you struggle with the screws on the back of the microwave made me think that adding a 4-in-1 screwdriver to your travel kit might be worth it. In the states you can get these at Harbor Freight for 2 bucks, I bet Canadian Tire has something similar. They're super handy because you have two sizes of phillips and slotted heads in one tool, but as a bonus, the switchable holders can also function as nut drivers, I find them super useful for computer cases, but i have no idea what size the microwaves are. I should add the disclaimer, when you pay 2 bucks for a screwdriver, it's not going to be a great screwdriver, the bits will probably wear fast, but it's a lot of utility in a small package. LOL then again, maybe just some common nut size sockets and a driver bar for your drill and you can do the job with power tools... In any case, love your videos! Keep up the good work.
Thanks! I’ve gone through a lot of cheap tools, I guess it’s okay if you don’t use them often but they aren’t for me. The security screws aren’t anything special, it would make sense to have the bits on hand.
Good job
SCRAPLIFE !
Dont smash the magnatr0ns dude!! Its hazardous af
Exactly! The dust from the ceramic is killer
@@arthurzorlac8312 fo sho
@@arthurzorlac8312 not worth the $.05 in scrap... I just take the transformer ofg and leave the rest of the microwave for shred. The transformer is the ONLY thing worth anything
@@arthurzorlac8312 Not anymore, 95%+ of magnetrons made in the last 20 years are going to be aluminum oxide ceramics, not beryllium. But older ones yes dangerous to grind scratch or crush...
Gram by gram thub scrounged the copper together
We did a whole lotta things and it was $47. Not bad for OPP
Awesome stuff 👍
In your opinion,do you get more cash for breaking down and cleaning the appliances free of plastic etc.?
Thanks for the videos. Helps a beginner scrapper a lot. I saw a oven on the curb and opened it up to take stuff out. I was so lost. Besides the wires and obvious copper, I didnt know what to go for. I dont have room for big appliances. If you know a fast way to get the goods out of an oven you should make a video someday.
I could do that!
why do you put them back together and why not take the aluminum dome?
So you don’t count travel time to the scrap yard and time unloading in that hour? I’d like a breakdown with that time added in
True, but those factors are variable and highly subjective. When I do my more in-depth “is it worth it to process X” videos I only do the math for the process that is done with the material on hand because I couldn’t possibly break down all the potential labor the acquisition could involve.
@@thubprint oh yeah of course, I was more thinking time to bring to the yard than acquisition but I hear ya.
Any thoughts on what you do with magnets? From scrapping I've got some crazy strong ones! No one wants them, I won't throw them away, but.....Any ideas????
they are great to fiddle with meters ( water , electricity)!
Do that magnet fishing maybe you can get stuff out of the water that's worth $$
sell them on ebay . I use them in my weld shop for clamps
Why not take the entire microwaves? Just dump the glass dish
The glass dishes sell really well on ebay.
that is what I was thinking a extra dollar or 2
What yard you go to are around Hamilton?
You didn't take the precious metal out of the neck on the picture tube.
Are you still scraping? This video is 2 years old.
Find a way to sell the E-boards and leave the alum on for weight?
What day are you doing I don’t know
You know, if you took the WHOLE tv, I wouldn't mind.
I have definitely started doing that 😅 I really can’t justify leaving most of a tv useless in an alley. There’s demand for them now too!
I would like to see a air-condition on how it done
I did a big one! Turned out really well. ruclips.net/video/9XOi2ym5TBk/видео.html
What is a Capacitor made of in and out ???
Well I know the shell is thin aluminium but the inside is just layers of some tar like substance and thin metallic foil. I think the foil is also aluminium? A scrapper can put them in the dirty alu bin but I don’t fuss over them
Which city are you please
Cool.
Hey thub hows it goin , stay safe 👍
Why did you not tak any on the steel
This footage was a little older and I used to ignore steel. I learned better though!
Almost enough to buy a new windscreen 😂😂😂
Those wii boxes keep increasing!
Treadmills
Pianos
Both are everywhere and no one else wants them.
I still need to do the piano vid 🙃
@@thubprint Scrapping copper and brass, but selling piano hinges on Amazon is also part of the metal scrap. If you pay attention, the soundboards have decades of harmonic input into the wood fibers, and instrument makers, like guitar makers, really appreciate the blanks. Then the panels are pretty precise, but I don't know the market for selling that dimensional wood. Keys cannot be sold mentioning i***y, but the replacement packs still sell. Its a change from electronics and metals.
So if you don’t claim it as income it’s like making 15.00 a hr so really not to bad
Why would you claim scrapping as income?
@@stargateproductions Some of us prefer to do everything above board and pay our taxes responsibly. I know it's an unusual concept in 2020...
All my scrap is given to me as a gift. Gifts are not taxable.
Hi Thub I scrapped a TV today ive ever had 12 lbs of copper out of a TV before but its a older one ok il find out tge name of it but da. Man im beyond words is this normal?,,, I've got a few lbs but never this nuch
That’s not normal at all, that’s a massive pile from one! How old was it?
Ten dollars and forty five cents for an hour s work
I think a dishwasher makes about that much. I'm a retired electrician and I occasionally will take a small job for someone know or a friend of a friend, but there is no way I'm gonna go and do any job for less than $25 per hour. If I give an estimate, I charge $25. If I take the job I will deduct from the total. But ten dollars an hour. No way.
The fact that prices of metal are real low and you could have cut your time in half by not playing with the little crap. Could have made 21.50
Is electric power washers any good?
Probably not, you’ll have a power cord and a small motor, a couple fittings that are hopefully brass and maybe a stainless steel expansion/pressure chamber or cast aluminium pump housing
Is the dark copper on the outside of the motor copper? I'm only new to this thanks
Hello
Hey are you ever worried about live capacitors?? Do people die like that?
Thanks,
Anthony kostal vazquez
I’ve never worried about them, but I possibly should? Modern equipment is designed to ground out the capacitors when the device is unplugged afaik so unless the ground is faulty it should be fine.
Hey thanks for the response! And yeah I think what you said is true. Sometimes tech teardown channels will short then with a screwdriver just to be safe. Anyways take care!
The big heavy things you said you can't break into them do you know what they are called? I do the smaller side of stripping electrical bits down and love stripping all the smaller bits love all your videos keep it up big fan from UK ✌️
Old crt tv if working sell for good money on eBay .
Really? I guess some of them are still pretty good, I do have a small one for retro games.
I just hope you raked and sweeped the side of the road where you just break stuff ... me you see a tv that you will scrap you better leave with it ... or clean real good ... to many do shit job to time .. i m in canada too . And if they do like you did ... i will keep watch of all the good stuff for guatd it from scrappper till the truck show up lol ... just kiddubg now i bring it to the city center
A outboard motor
Do u take compressor unets apart out of AC or refrigerators? Are they worth doing?
I personally don’t. I think the copper is worth it but you need to be able to do it quickly, and it always takes me a long time with my angle grinder
Copper Porn LOL...Nothing like the Copper Fever👍
copper and aluminum price have dropped. Reward of scrapping not worth it anymore.
Thub example here is optimistic as he is already inside a scrap yard, and MW and tv are in one place. Most often you have to drive around alleys and dumpsters to find MW and tv, take them home to dismantle them. Extra driving hours and petrol make the scrap case not really worth it, unless you count labor as free.
Where do u go to scrap things?
You mean the scrapyard? I usually pull everything apart at my house, but we have about 8 different scrapyards in my city. That’s all they do, buy and sell metal recycling. They have different prices so I have a couple that I favor for different materials.
Yeah dude do not open the magnatrons
Do you sell the wii boxes on ebay?
I’ve actually saved all the good ones because I have consoles I put in them. Have a small collection of CIB wiis now
It is painful to watch tube TVs being destroyed. They don't make tubes any more and they are the best way to play retro video games. I don't know if those couldn't be saved but it still hurts to see.
I havent been able to sell any of them
These ones all had the power cords clipped. I know that’s an easy fix as well, but there are still plenty of much nicer CRTs than these available for the retro gaming market. I personally have a small tube tv for my retro consoles so I can appreciate the need for them, but the unit needs to stand out in terms of quality or styling for it to have any appeal. By the time the supply of those has dried up I think digital upscalers will be going strong, and then we can all have the best of both worlds! Retro gaming feels on a high def flatscreen.
I keep any with a SCART connector - these seem to be the ones gamers want. Also apparently 19" crts are the perfect size for arcade machines, so I keep them as well :)
I would be in the hospital if I had to use a hammer like this!
🤜🤛
🤔
Srapping flat screen TV, microwave, monitors, tablets, power adapters, phones and even computers are not worth your time unless you do gold recovery. But a tv has 2$ worth of gold, a computer 3-6$, phone1$ and it's certainly not worth the time it takes to strip a TV for it. Wire is where 90% of your income will be from. So if you don't have anywhere to get wire don't even bother scrapping! McDonald's pays more!
Are the microwave magnets not radioactive? I've tried to drop off a whole microwave at the scrap yard before and they wouldn't take it unless I removed the magnet.
It’s not the magnets, it’s the beryllium oxide ceramic ring on the end of the magnetron. I’m not sure about radioactivity but it is highly carcinogenic
Not much worth of scrapping with that money :P Prolly getting more money from this video :D
Printer
That’s a decent idea! Could cover printers in one.. they don’t have much in them though.
In another words, not worth doing
Nope, haha!
You are an environmental nightmare 😂 all the crap your pounding into the dirt and grass
Dont you have a car?
You can do this at home
I know, and it would make much more sense to do it at home with a bench and proper tools. I just wanted to try things a little differently, and see how quickly I could do it “in the field”
So why isnt anyone asking how hes able to just go to a scrapyard and take their shit apart and sell them back the copper they already own???
Damn jewtube. Enough kikel ads