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@@ProjectShopFl I was rewatching your video and thought maybe a conveyer built to your "plastic and water" to separate garbage bucket.

I want to build similar machine. What kind of motor are you running? For the granulator.

Thanks, Wait till you see what I have in store for the next one.

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Thank you this was a prototype to prove the concept, I learned a lot and I am gathering parts to build an even better one. Thanks for watching

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They use something similar

that was a prototype I built to prove the idea I had, I am gathering up the material to build the Final version

@@ProjectShopFl Mission accomplished!

That's an amazing homemade setup! The time and thought put into it will pay off if you have a steady supply of wire. More small scale scrapping/recycling like this needs to happen so we don't have to keep messing up nature with more mining.

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The next one will be awesome

I think I went in to detail on the live streams I did. There are only like 4 of them but I answer questions and give good advice.

I chop it up to sell it. Spaghetti wire is too tedious and easier just to throw in the granulator. This copper is from small thin wire. No PCBs. The final product Is 99.9% pure copper no green bits that might just be the camera.

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It would remove some plastic but not all.

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I sell to an exporter so they buy anything.

It is for small wire that would be to tedious to run through the stripper.

@@ProjectShopFl Small wire? Ha, I bet you haven't seen my video on removing copper from mini-transformers. That will give you a laugh. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f5p-erd2ktKmaas.html

I got mine at an auction.

Thanks, The smaller wire which I call spaghetti wire is sometimes too tedious to strip it’s faster just to throw it in this granulator. I ran that granulator and my wire stripper at the same time.

It’s still number one

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I sell as is. Its in between a #1 and #2 copper price. Most places won't take ingots because they don't know if its mixed metal.

A modified plastic granulator

It was trill and error over a few weeks

That’s exactly what it was, I bought it at an auction from a plastic mold injection company. I paid $400 for it and put a faster motor on it and reduced the screen size.

@@ProjectShopFl Taking the pan out of the bottom was a good idea. We had a vacuum line hooked up to the pan and fed the granules back into the machine on top. Stuid idea with a granulator that ran 100% of the time and a vacuum machine that ran intermittently. It would clog up and melt down. We had several of these machines.

@@born2soon I am thinking of building a Cable conveyor to move the chops to the sluice. I started building a prototype. Something like this. cablevey.com/tubular-drag-conveyor/?.dFIDYemwQZWYJGVRpL8jxw.0&

@@born2soon Do you know if they still have those machines, do they have extras maybe I could buy for parts?

@@ProjectShopFl My company, Collins and Aikmann, went out of business in 2007 and everything was sold at auction. We made all that plastic trim you see inside your minivan, and dashboards for Dodge Ram, Durango, and most of the Jeeps.

When I start chopping Ill let you know

Yes, Gold rush was the inspiration for my sluice.

It would cost way too much money for me to build something like this. I paid $400 for the granulator in an auction. I would start there. This one was originally a plastic granulator and I slightly modified it. Good luck and thanks for watching

@@ProjectShopFl Did modify anything other than put a faster motor and screen? What kind of motor did you use? Do you think the blades would have to be similar to yours for it to work?

I’m not sure but it’s not fast enough, first motor I had was over 3000 rpm’s then it burned up because someone got it James and never shut off the machine. I put a 1700 rpm motor on and it does the job just can’t feed it as fast

​@@ProjectShopFl I thought so. I have a similar speed in the mill for the animal grain. I think about your device when writing an engineering thesis, but I'm going to design a two-stage shredding process because it is about car cables with plugs and plastic elements. Sorry for my english, I use the translator. Greetings from Poland :)

​@@marcingapski3819 More RPM’s was way better. A two stage or (pre shredder) system is something I’m already thinking about. I found that if you cut the copper wire into half inch pieces it goes through the granulator so much faster and less stress on the machine. I think I’m going to try to make a single staffed pre-shredder but I’ll drop the piece is the weather in the lawnmower and run the pre-shredder at about 50% capacity of the machine. This was just a prototype I set up to see if it was worth it. I learned a lot the main things are pre-shred, and make sure no steel, have lots of water pressure and flow, and break the water tension so the copper doesn’t float on top. The multiple trees on the sluice work good for that I’ve actually got some really good Ideas for the next setup. Thank you again for watching

Honestly I’ve only used this one which is a modified plastic granulator. I’m sure one specifically made for copper would do a better job.

@@ProjectShopFl do the blades meant for plastic work fine with shredding the copper? I'd much rather save the money buying a plastic granulator than one meant for metal if it works.

I made this video before I even had a KZfaq channel or even considered making videos. I will be rebuilding a new system and will explain the whole thing as I build it

I’m in south Flordia. Yes it can be scaled down. That was just a prototype, I was playing with to see if the concept would work. I have since taken that apart and with the knowledge I learned I an about to build a new compact unit witch will be faster, more efficient, and compact. That set up even having 3 harbor freight pumps did not have enough water flow. I am adding bigger pumps and vibration to the new setup. I will be making videos of the build.

Do you sell the plans for this. How do I contact you. My email: arnold.matthew.jones@gmail.com

I don’t sell or have plans for this. It’s something I built out of scrap I had laying around. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have just ask here or email me. Dereksawicki@etr.co

Phone number please

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It came with it. It was a plastic granulator I got at auction for $400 . I’ll find the make and model I contacted the manufacture and got the manual and part #’s and break down. Those blades are like $700 a pice

it was just a prototype I was experiment with, I paid $400 for the granulator, and probably had $300 in pumps and valves. maybe less I find a lot of stuff for free

I’ve been called that before. Lol thanks for watching

I've made a few videos on it.

No I bought it at an auction for $400. It was originally a plastic granulator for a plastic injection molding company. I modified it slightly to chop Copper

Thank you, I sped up the rotation by removing and replacing the motor and I had to make a custom screen. I will be making videos on it soon.

@@ProjectShopFl Thank you friend

Very interested! Ty

I sell to an exporter and I get around number one copper price

Sell it as copper chops. Its like a # 1 price, but soon I'll be melting it. lol

@@ProjectShopFl Is melting / ingots worth more ? Or are you going to make a product ?

@@hansknutson2327 I want to make a product

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It's the same as #2 copper

It's a repurposed plastic granulator.

Some wire is too tedious to run through a wire stripper or to small.

@@ProjectShopFl how is the thinner wire stripped? is it just chopped up then filtered?

@@johndowe7003 It’s chopped up so fine it gets liberated from the plastic

Then the water just washes the lighter plastic away

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I don't remember I made my own screen. I believe the original holes were 1/8" but did not liberate 100% of the copper from the insulation. I inlayed a piece of sheet metal and hand drilled my own holes. twice actually first time the holes were not big enough. I will be making a new one here soon.

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I do not, this was before I had a KZfaq channel and even thought about making videos. I will be building a new one here soon.

Sweet im looking for word to it and seeing it in action

I'm not sure I never kept track. This was me just experimenting to see if I could actually chop and wash the copper.

I was just curious because I'm in the process of building a shredder and building a sluice box like you have

That was my inspiration

cleaning chopped copper.

I built it from scrap. The granulator I got for $400 at an auction. I made a few videos on it.

@@ProjectShopFl my whatsapp number 9895463553 My business is plastic scraps recycling....

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There is a hopper with a vac system, I never used it because this was just a prototype

he made this in his garage. you're so smart make one yourself and and upload it.

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1 min per tray. 3 trays in 3 minutes . One 5 gallon bucket every 3 minute. Each 5 gal bucket of plastic copper mix has about 36 lbs of copper. 5 buckets of mix = 1 180 Lb 5 gal bucket of pure 99+% copper chops. So it could wash easily 5-600 lbs an hour. 1-2% loss in copper stuck to insulation witch I run again and recover some but have an idea to grind the insulation down further and run that with less water pressure.

Very effective system...what is the screen size in which the wire is chopped?

And how much do you chop the wire in an hour?

Not sure. Definitely not as fast as the sluice. Maybe 200 lbs per hour but I never checked. I always run the granulator while running my wire stripping machine, so I feed both as fast as I can

I’ll check but 1/8 was too big and 1/16 was too small so I think I custom made my screen by putting a pice of sheet metal on the inner part of the screen and drilled from the back side.

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I wish, That’s where I got the idea for this contraption

@@ProjectShopFl lol yeah definitely a high banker set up. Pretty cool though. Great way to clean up the copper.

Soon it will be back and better than ever.

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Very complicated! lol

I don’t understand what you’re asking

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It has a 5 hp 1700rpm motor, It use to have a 3000rpm motor witch worked a lot better

Yes, by the pound

@@ProjectShopFl How much per pound please

I get $1.80 a pound in south Fl but it could change every day with how crazy the market has been

@@ProjectShopFl If i pay you 2.00 a pound would you ship me some to ohio i will pay for the shipping

The machine is not set up right now but I do have about 75-100 lbs of chops I have left over. How much did you want? I’ll send pics of what I have when I get to my shop later

I use my wire stripper for anything over 12 AWG, but I’ve put 8AWG through it just to see if it would chop it. It did it but it didn’t like it and I’d rather strip it with my machine because I get more money for bright and shiny copper wire then copper chops. That granulator is a plastic granulator I just did a couple modifications to make it chopped copper. Thanks for watching

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That’s where I got the idea for this

It is a self contained system

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I have a granulator not ha hammer mill and I only ran copper wire through it.

I did buy the granulated but it was a plastic regulator and I modified it for copper

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Not sure what you are asking

I think he wants to see the chopper in action. So do I.

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That’s a bit vague but thanks for watching anyway

How do you figure that? When I sell copper chops I get in between bright and shiny and number one copper. Maybe where you are it’s different but this is how it goes where I sell my copper. #1 bright and shiny, #1 copper chops, #1 copper, #2 copper, #2 copper chops

What, how does cleaning up copper or any metal downgrade it?