I'm still knew at scrapping , I've been doing that steady for 3 yrs now ,I feel like I'm starting to turn a corner , love your videos I'm learning a lot

Great video as always. As is said: Necessity is the mother of invention. I do the same thing when I find something that can be useful instead of spending money on something.

I know everybody breaks down things differently...the way I do it saves more of my disc by not having to make more cuts than needs to be. I cut the top off like you did, then I cut down until my disc sinks in which means that I am past the motor, then I Make one lst cut horizontally from there about 1/4 around the body. This allows me to pry the body apart enough to pull just the motor out. The plug on the inside just pops off with a flat head.

Stay warm it's been a high of 1 here in Iowa. Looking good.

Nice video. I’m going to start cutting them. Thanks for showing me

The stator has two nice pieces of brass and I like to cut as much of the shaft as I can. I have found that some stators have some stainless steel parts and I’m going to melt the stators and get the aluminium out of them. Steven.

Nice video!!! I like the v groove chisel,wish I'd thought of that when I was tearing them apart. Know what to try now when I get some more,thanks. Stay safe buddy,this cold is hitting hard all over!!!

I'll buy them every chance they get and I seem to do good triple my money especially if they are the bigger ones thanks for the video keep em coming

around 4.50 dollars to make 14-15 bucks id do it all day buddy! Keep Scrapping my Brother!

I love using air chisel on getting cooper out. Stay warm my friend,.🌞🌴

Great video, very educating

That is so cool you doing these videos

good upload man, ive got a few of these to do myself

Thanks for the video. My way of doing is: Cut top off as you did, take out bolts and remove the screw or the thing that looks like coils. There are a set of them. Both will lift out fairly easily. Then cut near the bottom just below the indention. That will remove the bottom. The 3rd cut is to the side of the seam that runs from the top to the bottom, as you did. Take a hammer and pop the top bracket out. From what I understand is the bracket, screws/coil looking things and the housing of the copper is number one steel, the rest is cast. I don't have an air compressor readily available. I cut the copper off the top and bottom of the housing like you did. Then use a blunted screw driver to put the copper strands out. I like your way though.

You sound so much like Ralph Emery. I would venture to say you know him but if not he was the host on Nashville Now...

@Okie like the videos a lot but as i was watching i had a thought instead of making three cuts around try cutting the top the bottom and then the length if it works u might save time and ur cutting disks i know they are only .50 cents but it all adds up

i really enjoyed your video

Made it look easy brother.

Nice job and video

Another great video. Definitely worth tearing down!!

Great video

Thank you

We have had mostly rain here in the UK, the lowest temp we've had is 17f

I've even seen an autopsy table used for teardowns because it is stable and has channels for fluid collection

Stay warm I hear we are going to get some rain and maybe snow . It would be cool to see some snow.

Thanks

Pretty good copper inside of those compressors, the metal paid for the blade so the copper was profit !

I like how you repurpose random things, Its one of my favorite things to do.

Nice 👍 man wark

I get about two compressors to one disk. I cut a ring around the top and then a 1/2 inch slot (two cuts) vertical down the side just past the steel on the bottom of the motor (one cut to remove that tang) then using a screwdriver and hammer pound it out the top of the compressor.

It’s summertime down here.

good job

I hope everything stays good with all the snow yalls getting right now and tomorrow be cool to show that in the next vid

Not as cold here in nc but we've been getting alot of rain.

I like the bigger compressor lots of copper I heard that there was a bit of Ali in the pump part? Keep on scrapping thank you

16:20 ive seen ppl knock them out with a Hammer n Punch & Have to cut both wire ends off first.. Your way with the air chisel is the way to do it

I usually average about 8 pounds of copper out of those but I usually just get window units.i don't know if the companies where I live just give them away or sale them but I know they all have alot of them.also I use the lennox diamond cutting blade and they run about $15 each and the bosch diamond cutting blade on my sawzall which is about $20 for 2 and they both cut really good and last a while

To make your disk last longer, don't press down on them. Let the weight of the grinder do the work, plus it cuts faster too. P.S. never cut aluminum with a carbon cutting disk it will explode on you.

While using a cut-off disk in your angle grinder like that it wears the disk down less if you cut away from the sparks. There's less of a chisel edge against the edge of the disk that way and not as much breaks off hence it doesn't wear out as quick. Every little bit helps right?

Good job Okie! Always enjoy your videos. Have you ever scrapped a transformer off an oil fired furnace? The black square box that sits on top of the burner assembly?

Have you ever torn down old cordless tools? I have probably a dozen collected over the years I'm thinking about taring down.

Hi okie i to was born in oklahoma but live in az. i scrap a lot of airconditioners and wondered if it was worth the time to scrap compressers. at this time they are paying about 15 dollars for a compresser that size so i probly wont scrap them thanks for video

32kg coprseer me kitna copper hoga

Try the Diablo metal blade you'll get much more use out of it than abrasive disc

Most of the ones made today are aluminum due to the cost of copper. I've found that most heat/air places will give you the sealed units as they are a hassle for what the return is. Most all that stuff goes to China anyway. Also, one trip to the ER for stitches will take what little bit of profit you'll make. Just be careful. Some places may work on 50/50 split, you clean them and haul them, some money to be made there...

Say, that angle grinder you used, is that a 4.5 inch, or a 5? I'm wondering if I should buy a Makita Xlock grinder that will only accept a 4.5 inch guard. I'm wondering if a 4.5 inch will even reach the copper and the compressor.

Great video. How much did you say they pay for the compressor as is?

What kind of oil is in the compressors and is it harmful to come in contact with? Thanks David

Hey Okie, what type of steel is the metal you pulled the windings from - I mean what does it sell as?

I use a plasma cutter don’t need any expensive gases just needs electricity and air

u need to get heat in there fella ....BRRRRRR

Wind chill in middle of Nebraska at the moment....-27

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Did you ever use them diamond cutting wheels you can buy at Home Depot ?

That air chisel with that bit you cut to remove copper? I would never have thought of that. I'll try that next time. As for the compressors? In Colorado, they're worth literally 1 cent per pound. I WISH I were making that up. :(

What makes aluminum windings undesirable or not worth it when it comes to scrapping

I was outside today it showed it was like 16 "felt like" 0 but clear sky super sunny and it to me really warm out... weird

52x .08 =4.16 12.00 = eight dollars plus scrap for 48 lb metal ten dollars profit guessing

My husband has been trashing them thanks

Use a diamond metal disk never have to worry about how many cuts you make.

What’s the price of copper running at metal check? Still going up?

Yo corto la carcasa en forma de Z es mas rapido y gastas menos disco

Can you do a comparison on one that size and the smaller ones Maybe I'm missing something with my own trials of worth

If you burn the compressors first they're easier to cut open.

what is the weight of the oil inside compressor ? ....that would also play a part in buying , tare down , and resell......better if one could sell the oil to be filtered and used in bio-diesel ........hhhmmmm

BIG SMILE

there is brass on the rotor that yellow piece

I just reclaimed a collection of 12v batteries setting around the farm. Don’t know the weight but I can’t pick it up.

2kgs

MY BROTHER IN-LAW HAS ABOUT 2 DOZEN COMPRESSORS IN THE BACK OF A JUNK TRUCK , I THINK THAT'S WORTH CUTTING THEM OPEN ,THEY MAY BE HEADED FOR THE SCRAP YARD IF I DON'T SPEAK UP AND ASK FOR THEM.

you need a porta band if your really going to scrap a real time saver without the noise and sparks

This was great but you didn't give us cost for the copper and for the scrap separate vs cost if you would just scrap the whole thing. So we can see if its cost effective to give up labor time.

2 an hour be 24.00 an hour average. Not bad.

Cut the top off then one right down the side

It makes zero sense to me to hang a heater near the ceiling or to not set it as low down as possible to actually heat the air as the heat rises... Kinda like installing a wall ac down low cooling only the air between it and your feet...

he use a skill saw

On the condensor use an old skill saw set depth to the copper pipe saw down each pipe bend it back tge cut opens up gives up the copper.