Massive Pile Of Copper Breaks My Crane

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8 ай бұрын

In todays video I strip a massive pile of 400 mcm that was pull from a demo job bye the beach. In a temp to pick it up and weigh it I bent the boom on my crane. Thanks for watching! #recycling #scrapping #scrap #copperwire #aluminum #diy #projectshopfl #copperking
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@RTeBokkel 7 ай бұрын

Always renew the extended warranty on your crane. Great video.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Thanks

@david.perrip4316 8 ай бұрын

That is.soooo freaking sweet!!! What a load!!

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@scottm344 8 ай бұрын

Plus iam glad you finally found someone who knows what their doing and is not just standing around waiting on you to tell them what to do all day. Seems like Steve just does what it takes so that's cool to see. Needed someone like that a long time ago.

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Yea, the problem is this is just part time work so Steave and the other labor is not always available

@bruce2104 8 ай бұрын

Yea its kind of i need ya when i need ya and thats it .alot of people think there getting a 40 hour week.

@thubprint 8 ай бұрын

That’s the most ProjectShop problem I can imagine 🤣

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Haha, I'm always pushing that thing way beyond its rated capacity. lol 👊👍

@davidbudy6256 8 ай бұрын

Yep expect nothing less 👌

@tylerpotter5118 5 ай бұрын

THUB !!!! Love your videos and ProjectSHops ! was just watching one of yours before this one !

@thubprint 5 ай бұрын

@@tylerpotter5118 nice, thank you! It’s fun being able to share scrap adventures with everyone 😊 I love Daryl’s vids too (I think that’s his name? Not 100% sure lol)

@tylerpotter5118 5 ай бұрын

you responded !!!!!!!!!! dude your amazing me and my cousin learned a lot bought a truck in mass and started making tons of cash on the side just scrapping sadly he passed and the truck was givin to his parents of course but ive been looking to start again ! even made a youtube channel for my gaming and im going to star putting recycle videos up soon WiteLiteNinX thank you so much for responding i just worked a 16 hour day that was shit and this was amazing to read ! @@thubprint

@cuscrapping 8 ай бұрын

Even the stripped wire is money! It's always good to make a profit just by transporting from point A to point B!! 👊👍

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I will be a copper transporter all day. lol 👊👍

@GeorgeRichardson-cv4xz 8 ай бұрын

C.k.was running smooth as silk tonight!👍

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 It's got some issues but it still strips like a beast. lol

@user-qt5ic6qk2h 7 ай бұрын

I like the fact the you created your own job and now you're running with it well done

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jerrysadventures8952 8 ай бұрын

Steve is good worker good payday for you

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@murlbailer3755 8 ай бұрын

You’ve got wire stripping down to a art form 🤣. It’s a great setup. 🐎✌️

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Paulie1232 8 ай бұрын

Great score 😅

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Atlantismonkey40 8 ай бұрын

I understand the copper king is a monster eater of copper. That said. There are time watching, where that is an understatement.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@davidbudy6256 8 ай бұрын

Love this ,shows the speed of so many Dia on Copper King

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

👊👍

@bigcountryscrapper6885 8 ай бұрын

Great video bro

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@scrapitjc 8 ай бұрын

Always a great watch. Thanks for the video brother

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

No problem, Thanks for watching.

@scottm344 8 ай бұрын

Yeah buddy It may be time to do some upgrades and maintenance on the ol wire stripper. I know it sucks and takes quite a bit of time but it will def make up for it in the long run. I mean you got the skills for it and Steve also does so maybe stick him on getting the upgrades done while your out doing pickups so as not to slow the shop down.

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'll have to do the up grades my self because everything I want to do is in my head and it's hard to convey to others. lol

@streetcopper1151 8 ай бұрын

That’s a great day right there .. 👊🏻you guys get it done ..

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@nightscrapperuk13 7 ай бұрын

Loved every minute and especially when you stripped that 2tonne of mcm ,wow it sure had a groovy kink in it ,seemed when yiu was running the small singles through the copper King it kind of went out of cut ✂️ sequence, but its the copper King it lives of big juicey copper not thin stuff, holy crap that looked amazing when the forklift picked up your pile of copper, great pocket change my friend 👍, dam good job ,ill fly over to help you out anytime 👍 buddy 👍

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, The copper king love the big copper for sure. lol

@nightscrapperuk13 7 ай бұрын

@@ProjectShopFl respect 🙌 my friend, Keep feeding her or him that mcm copper bro ,its a Tommy gun 🔫 😂 my friend spitting that fine mcm copper out ,oh yeah buddy 👍💪👊🤑

@mariushmedias 8 ай бұрын

It looks like it would be worth investing in one of those granulator machines that chops thin wires and separates copper from plastic, sounds like it would save you a lot of time and pay for itself in time. I'd also look into a way to chop that leftover pvc , maybe one of those hammer mills or crushers, if it means you'd have less space taken by waste, less trips to the garbage if you can compress those into bales or something like that.

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, I actually have a granulator I have to do some repairs to it.

@murlbailer3755 8 ай бұрын

I still think that machine is awesome 👍.

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, me too. lol

@greekgods3399 7 ай бұрын

love it

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@mattlevesque5927 7 ай бұрын

Dam that machine is fast

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, It's highly modded. lol

@garyk5959 7 ай бұрын

Ez money boys🎉

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

👍💪

@markrice3502 8 ай бұрын

another great video i liked it alot thanks for shareing it with us and god bless

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👊

@daaam2160 8 ай бұрын

Rockin and rollin😎👍

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

👍👊

@robertlivingstone3947 8 ай бұрын

great job good video to bad about you cran

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, It held out longer than I expected with all the abuse I put it through. lol

@user-kq8cg4oc4j 8 ай бұрын

Great video

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! 👊

@ScrapFatherScrapSon 8 ай бұрын

Have you really been running with no AC since you’ve moved into that shop? Your a madman lol. Get one of those units hooked up. It’s almost winter. Well, 25:38 winter never comes around in your neck of the woods. So yeah get that damn thing hooked up!

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I've been working with no ac for years. lol

@PaganWizard 7 ай бұрын

Replace that thin walled piece of your engine crane with a piece of square steel tube with 1/4 inch wall, and make it a bit longer so you can use 2 lock pins, or bolts.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion

@ralofamgoon6752 5 ай бұрын

So u buy the wire as mcm then sell it as bare bright nice love the videos

@ProjectShopFl 5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@ralofamgoon6752 5 ай бұрын

Nice love the videos I work at a recycling center in Colorado we pay 3.20 a pound for bare bright

@83nicebass 8 ай бұрын

I'd like to buy a wire stripper like yours. That 2nd roller is what's missing from all the types I've had so you have to manually split it

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

I think blue rock has them and Coppermine

@charlesyates6687 8 ай бұрын

And they say we are going to see récord cold temps this winter . Crazy year for weather

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I welcome the cold weather. lol

@silverlicious2086 7 ай бұрын

Hey Derek, sorry for the late comment, but I've been busy af. Very nice payday.. and then you turn and burn and buy some more. Love it. Nice job. Have a great weekend! I'm on stand by for the next Live Stream. Shoot me an email with any plans in the near future.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I might go live from the hotel on Orlando if I'm not too cooked from the sun. lol But when I do I will give you advanced notice. Thanks for all the help & suggestions 👊

@silverlicious2086 7 ай бұрын

No problem. I'm not available on Sundays. A few days heads up would be great, if you can. Thanks man.

@blackopsrocks 8 ай бұрын

for the conduit friendly THHN wire (it has a second clear acrylic cover) buy serrated knives...I dont remember where to get them, I want to say coppermine tools, but if you get that, itll work perfect for you.

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion

@iandrew6347 8 ай бұрын

If you get a forklift you would be able to put all the copper in IBC containers the forklift them on to the trailer and it would lot better for handling and storage to . You can buy used ones online then just cut the top off them

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I have one and rebuilt the motor on it, not I just need to put it together. lol

@jasonlewis399 8 ай бұрын

On your cherry picker change the extension tube to quarter inch stainless steel square tube , cut the holes with a torch or plasma cutter , cause a drill just won't do it. I know this will work because I've done it .

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. 👊

@davidbudy6256 8 ай бұрын

A post with 12ga strap to support jib

@slim7013 7 ай бұрын

My buddies hand went through a wire shredder. We took guard off , his hand jammed machine. It was all bad, he actually cried heading to hospital. Them machines can be dangerous.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Sorry to hear that. That's why I put a clutch on mine.

@iandrew6347 8 ай бұрын

Hi Sir 🇬🇧

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

@user-qt5ic6qk2h 7 ай бұрын

I been thinking about you said you wanted to make the roller a V trip i think with a welder and some matel lathe time your can get what you want

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thats a good idea, thanks! 👊👍

@joshmelcher8481 7 ай бұрын

Do u have any videos for beginners on scraping compressors and electric motors for getting copper out if u just have basic tools and not have a torch and hydraulic press

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

I don't think I've ever done a video on it but I will soon, I've been stock piling them. A few other channels show it by hand just do a search

@burtmichaels2676 7 ай бұрын

Seen one video and lost the channel. Found it and subscribed now. Did you move or upgrade your spot? Last video I seen, you was all outside under a carport.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! 👊 Yes I was working from home but that was a year and a half ago. lol

@blazeroranger 7 ай бұрын

From abandoned mansion for sure

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Not abandoned but being ready to be demoed to build a new one.

@nicejunk666 8 ай бұрын

You got your monies worth out of that engine hoist lol

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Thats why I was not upset at all, I've abused the crap out of that thing over 5 years. lol

@shanegenx7519 8 ай бұрын

can you do comparisons if selling wire i stripped possession to striping and how much more u made stripping and time cheers

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Next big load of copper I will try. But off hand on average you will gain 1/3 if you strip it when buying it competitively. On bigger wire it's definitely worth stripping. I usually know right a way how much I can make. For instance if I bought 1000lbs of #1 insulated wire I usually pay .20 less than what I can sell it for. 1000 x 2 = 2000 I'd get 2.20 per lb So just selling I could make 2200. 200 for just selling it off. Now take 10% off for insulation and you will have 900 lbs Bare bright copper worth 3.31 = 2889 and a gain of 889. The difference would be 689 and my set up I can strip that in less than an hour so I strip it all. lol hope that helps.

@RonnieMcNutt666 7 ай бұрын

add weight to the crane/lift

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

I already have 300lbs of counter balance. lol

@RonnieMcNutt666 7 ай бұрын

@@ProjectShopFl more

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

@@RonnieMcNutt666 I think that's why I broke it. lol

@benzin2497 8 ай бұрын

What happens to all that wire insulation. Can you put it in the recycling bin or do you have to treat it as industrial waste and pay to get rid of it?

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I usually through it in a dumpster.

@ZachtheGoldChamp 8 ай бұрын

What kind of crane scale do you use. Any tips on a good brand

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Not sure the brand but I got it from eBay

@vilhorgs 8 ай бұрын

Do you have an granulator, if you do can you make video about it?

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I have a few videos on my granulator kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtRpdrdqtp6UY4E.html

@larrylong6268 8 ай бұрын

Question: Could you proportionally increases your profit if you doubled your floor space?

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Probably not being I already pay 4300 a month. lol Maybe if I had people come and drop off copper to me but I don't want that headache.

@larrylong6268 8 ай бұрын

@@ProjectShopFl Thanks for the response, rent in your area is very high, maybe we should be in commercial real estate.

@kleinvuur8599 7 ай бұрын

hi i dont no if its true but ih head that you can sell plastic from the wires to an company maybey you can do thatt and make more money

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Some states have companies that will but the plastic but not south Florida

@matsicile 6 ай бұрын

Bonjour je fait le même métier en France !ou vous vous fournissez en câble électrique

@ProjectShopFl 6 ай бұрын

Nice! 👍

@51-FS 8 ай бұрын

That cran is only rated at 1/2 a ton

@51-FS 8 ай бұрын

And thats with the I Original pice that slids in. If its slid all the way in then its rated fir like 2 ton but out on the last hole thars only a 1/2 with Original slide in pice

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I know and I've been pushing it way beyond its limits for years. lol

@kennethcrowther5675 7 ай бұрын

Do you really get that stuff legit? I've seen alot of people getting loads like that from abandoned buildings. But not with permission.

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

Yes , All my scrap comes from electrical contractors and I pay good money for it.

@kennethcrowther5675 7 ай бұрын

@@ProjectShopFl That's awesome. It's nice to see people who are doing it right. How do you get contracts like that. I'm an electrician and most of the companies I have worked for do save scrap wire and buss bars etc.. Do you just offer them a service to take the scrap off their hands for something like 50% of current scrap prices at the time you purchase it from them?

@ProjectShopFl 7 ай бұрын

@@kennethcrowther5675 I started out just buying HID transformers. I built a custom machine to process them. Then all the customers offered to sell me copper and all the other scrap they had because I was already there buying scrap. I offer free pick up and I match or beat the local market prices. I make my money processing the scrap with custom equipment. I can compete with the local scrap yards because I sell to an exporter and get the same prices as local yards.

@kennethcrowther5675 7 ай бұрын

@@ProjectShopFl oh I see. Thanks that's some great info. No wonder you have set up such a cool shop. I've been watching you for quite a while. Before you had that shop. My Dad lives in Port Saint Lucie Florida. Well have a great day my friend. I look forward to seeing your videos. Keep them coming!!!

@btcbob11392 8 ай бұрын

If you already paid for the load why bother weighing it. It is what is is so just strip it and weigh it then.

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

Because I did not weigh it or pay for it up front. I was told to just come pick it up and get it off site because people were stealing it.

@charlesyates6687 8 ай бұрын

India is begging for plástics for extrusión manufacturing.

@bbbruh8809 8 ай бұрын

Extrusion manufacturing of what?

@EWasteJILL 8 ай бұрын

But do thay want the HARD plastic that can handle heat like from computers and TVs? Nobody in North America wants that.

@EWasteJILL 8 ай бұрын

Today we mourning the loss of a crane but will REJOICE in the FINAL PERMANENT HOME for the jaws of life and a forklift that will save many back aches and equipment falls AND BRAINPOWER trying to figure out how to use redneck innovations to get heavy things from point A to point B.😊💖

@ProjectShopFl 8 ай бұрын

I know some one with a ton of plastic.

@charlesyates6687 8 ай бұрын

@@EWasteJILL extrusión that means vinal plástic that melts so they can put it threw the corkscrew into the mold