How Much Do You Make Scrapping A Microwave / Scrapping A TV? Scrap FAST for COPPER!

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4 жыл бұрын

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!
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@scrappermax9513 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine what you could’ve done with the extra 16 cents if you brought in the steel lol

@davidbenjamin5356 2 ай бұрын

Good recycling though

@garydouglas5584 4 жыл бұрын

Man thats a lot of scrap lol. Just starting out in the business so these videos help alot. Keep going brother, stay safe G

@fleeingbunny5454 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 жыл бұрын

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 😁

@scrappermax9513 4 жыл бұрын

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

@scrappinfam6 4 жыл бұрын

Scrapper Max YEP!

@trench124 2 жыл бұрын

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

@KarmaHoax 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Thub! Throughly enjoying kicking back and tagging along on your advetures. Keep doin' the thing!

@thubprint 4 жыл бұрын

KarmaHoax thanks!

@ratdetecting4780 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@davidhalliday5991 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks these videos are sooooo good!

@claytonschemper8375 Жыл бұрын

I’m Reeaaach!!!! 💵 I friggin’ love watching your videos. Keep on keepin’ on my man!

@mkkk2748 4 жыл бұрын

your vids are so entertaining. keep going :D

@jakertheelaborater2573 Жыл бұрын

you left the steel! that's the best part!

@kevink.2719 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff 👍

@jasonwiseman9984 Жыл бұрын

You are the best scrapper that I have ever seen

@rocksolid6494 3 жыл бұрын

I would do the little transformers on a rainy day while watching TV.

@simodo11 Жыл бұрын

So quick at stripping out ,and a very intelligent ,likeable informative chap

@dr.a006 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@dalecaruso2052 Жыл бұрын

Don't scrap me later, scrap me now!😊

@illdistrict2889 Жыл бұрын

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!

@katherineorourke3330 4 жыл бұрын

Love the yolk smasher😁

@ariesmariano4592 4 жыл бұрын

Wow ang galing naman .your video is awesome

@capela8669 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@michiganebayflipper9497 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@thehappyscrappy5681 4 жыл бұрын

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

@patrickellis2626 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody ever gets those.. I agree tho "All part of a ton"

@gregharvey1853 2 жыл бұрын

You have thought me so much . Thanks

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

I’m just happy to be here!

@justaguydoingguythings2762 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jackpotdigger834 4 жыл бұрын

Good job SCRAPLIFE !

@jerryjennyc5352 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rolandthethompsongunner64 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@thatswhatsupcuz8926 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t say I *always* discharge the capacitors, but it’s a good thing to remember lol

@KeeleV 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@patrickellis2626 3 жыл бұрын

You certainly are rich buddy nice video!

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

😄👌

@Coolbro22vr Ай бұрын

Would be cool to do a 2024 version of this video( with current prices) :))) Ps love love love your vids!!!!

@thubprint Ай бұрын

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

@billyward458 2 жыл бұрын

The center of the square box with the 2 wires comeing out the round thing in the center of tha aluminum is solid copper

@mollynakamori 4 жыл бұрын

Do neither of those items have any tricky capacitors to watch out for? Great video!

@johndonohue3756 4 жыл бұрын

Microwaves do but a few days unplugged and it discharges.

@mollynakamori 4 жыл бұрын

@@johndonohue3756 -Thanks, John!

@louistowers526 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video thub!.. I got to ask was this an alleyway or was you allowed onto your local dump site to pick at stuff?.... 🤔

@riverboat28 10 ай бұрын

Just returned 75 pounds of brass doorknobs and they paid my non profit .07 a pound for you guessed it. 4.50

@scrappermax9513 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@pointfighter4620 4 жыл бұрын

Where I live I see at least 3 or 4 a week sitting out.

@thelissaharris8033 4 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@andrebrasil5523 3 жыл бұрын

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

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

Not all transformers, surely? I still don’t see a good way to get the interlaced plate ones open.

@michaelschuenemann3505 4 жыл бұрын

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 !!!!

@michaellaframboise7646 3 жыл бұрын

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

@hansbyrd8599 2 жыл бұрын

In your opinion,do you get more cash for breaking down and cleaning the appliances free of plastic etc.?

@weldingsolutionskck2798 4 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@thubprint 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@francisstorry6753 9 ай бұрын

What yard you go to are around Hamilton?

@edwinsmith1774 2 жыл бұрын

Last TV I got was a Alan key to take the yoke off never seen that before

@fransvankuijen4344 2 жыл бұрын

nice but the metal ribbon around the tube is brass

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

Oh? Didn’t know that!

@jerryjennyc5352 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thub hows it goin , stay safe 👍

@OriginalNethead 4 жыл бұрын

Not much $$$ for the work/mess involved. No wonder most people scrap nukers whole.

@gregnienas2796 3 жыл бұрын

Do u take compressor unets apart out of AC or refrigerators? Are they worth doing?

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

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

@qwertykeyboard5901 2 ай бұрын

You know, if you took the WHOLE tv, I wouldn't mind.

@thubprint 2 ай бұрын

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!

@gordonvorenkamp6306 4 жыл бұрын

Find a way to sell the E-boards and leave the alum on for weight?

@jakertheelaborater2573 Жыл бұрын

why do you put them back together and why not take the aluminum dome?

@j.gravett2878 4 жыл бұрын

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????

@lazardetlic8097 4 жыл бұрын

they are great to fiddle with meters ( water , electricity)!

@Wackedgaming 4 жыл бұрын

Do that magnet fishing maybe you can get stuff out of the water that's worth $$

@huckstirred7112 3 жыл бұрын

sell them on ebay . I use them in my weld shop for clamps

@jordankennedy3298 4 жыл бұрын

Those wii boxes keep increasing!

@brianmirra8780 2 жыл бұрын

Walkie talkies, or radios am/fm style from the 70's-90"s not the new technology kind older kind.

@scrappinfam6 4 жыл бұрын

We did a whole lotta things and it was $47. Not bad for OPP

@poorcousinsdiy5672 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@aaronphillipzon199 4 жыл бұрын

Dont smash the magnatr0ns dude!! Its hazardous af

@arthurzorlac8312 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! The dust from the ceramic is killer

@aaronphillipzon199 4 жыл бұрын

@@arthurzorlac8312 fo sho

@aaronphillipzon199 4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@mediocrates1937 4 жыл бұрын

@@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...

@andrewcollier3252 2 жыл бұрын

Almost enough to buy a new windscreen 😂😂😂

@ellisstan Жыл бұрын

What is a Capacitor made of in and out ???

@thubprint Жыл бұрын

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

@MarkH10 2 жыл бұрын

Treadmills Pianos Both are everywhere and no one else wants them.

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

I still need to do the piano vid 🙃

@MarkH10 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@thunderstorm864 Жыл бұрын

Which city are you please

@aaronphillipzon199 4 жыл бұрын

Gram by gram thub scrounged the copper together

@anthonykostal1633 3 жыл бұрын

Hey are you ever worried about live capacitors?? Do people die like that? Thanks, Anthony kostal vazquez

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@anthonykostal1633 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@johnmessersmith3881 3 жыл бұрын

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

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not normal at all, that’s a massive pile from one! How old was it?

@danielwggudan2 11 ай бұрын

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

@thubprint 11 ай бұрын

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.

@danielwggudan2 11 ай бұрын

@@thubprint oh yeah of course, I was more thinking time to bring to the yard than acquisition but I hear ya.

@grahammcdonald2393 Жыл бұрын

Is electric power washers any good?

@thubprint Жыл бұрын

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

@grahammcdonald2393 Жыл бұрын

Is the dark copper on the outside of the motor copper? I'm only new to this thanks

@gjvlogss281 3 жыл бұрын

Where do u go to scrap things?

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@reedschmidt7275 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@thubprint 4 жыл бұрын

I could do that!

@MrMazza1998 4 жыл бұрын

Why not take the entire microwaves? Just dump the glass dish

@johndonohue3756 4 жыл бұрын

The glass dishes sell really well on ebay.

@wnytrashtrucks 4 жыл бұрын

that is what I was thinking a extra dollar or 2

@hansbyrd8599 2 жыл бұрын

Copper Porn LOL...Nothing like the Copper Fever👍

@sickens1799 2 жыл бұрын

Do you sell the wii boxes on ebay?

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve actually saved all the good ones because I have consoles I put in them. Have a small collection of CIB wiis now

@valcollins1225 2 жыл бұрын

What day are you doing I don’t know

@davea5150 Жыл бұрын

I would be in the hospital if I had to use a hammer like this!

@robbie.gernest5754 2 жыл бұрын

Why did you not tak any on the steel

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

This footage was a little older and I used to ignore steel. I learned better though!

@monnysillva7038 2 жыл бұрын

🤜🤛

@christinageller1649 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a air-condition on how it done

@thubprint 2 жыл бұрын

I did a big one! Turned out really well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b75_nJWq0pu4cp8.html

@pauldenick1830 4 жыл бұрын

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

@cathylin6140 4 жыл бұрын

Hello

@DrRemorse 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dennisruckman6816 Жыл бұрын

You didn't take the precious metal out of the neck on the picture tube.

@dennisruckman6816 Жыл бұрын

Are you still scraping? This video is 2 years old.

@shrimppimp9482 4 жыл бұрын

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 ✌️

@michaellaframboise7646 3 жыл бұрын

🤔

@brianroberts5740 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@dalebrigham8387 4 жыл бұрын

So if you don’t claim it as income it’s like making 15.00 a hr so really not to bad

@stargateproductions 4 жыл бұрын

Why would you claim scrapping as income?

@mediocrates1937 4 жыл бұрын

@@stargateproductions Some of us prefer to do everything above board and pay our taxes responsibly. I know it's an unusual concept in 2020...

@al9929 Жыл бұрын

All my scrap is given to me as a gift. Gifts are not taxable.

@kellylarson3565 4 жыл бұрын

A outboard motor

@TomTheEnglishPicker 4 жыл бұрын

Old crt tv if working sell for good money on eBay .

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

Really? I guess some of them are still pretty good, I do have a small one for retro games.

@adambriscoe02 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewcannon587 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@aaronphillipzon199 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah dude do not open the magnatrons

@TheTugenukem 3 жыл бұрын

Not much worth of scrapping with that money :P Prolly getting more money from this video :D

@Edward-ju1vj 10 ай бұрын

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!

@AAA__ 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@johndonohue3756 4 жыл бұрын

I havent been able to sell any of them

@thubprint 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@cherylmartin4050 4 жыл бұрын

Printer

@thubprint 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a decent idea! Could cover printers in one.. they don’t have much in them though.

@brownhard 3 жыл бұрын

In another words, not worth doing

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

Nope, haha!

@jakub3851 3 жыл бұрын

Dont you have a car? You can do this at home

@thubprint 3 жыл бұрын

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”