Scrapping a big copier - is it worth it?

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Жыл бұрын

Shark Scrapper gets some large copiers to scrap. Are they worth it?
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@lboe927 Жыл бұрын

100% agree. I've done a few of these. Grab the good boards, wire and any easy to snag motors. Rest of it goes to the shred pile.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Right on

@boardsort Жыл бұрын

One thing about accepting copiers....we haven't had to buy paper in years!

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean.

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

I once got a Toshiba commercial copier very similar to this one. I totally micro scrapped it and glad I did. I found alot of hidden electronics in those lower drawers and inside the bottom. Not to mention in the whole the thing weight like 600 or more pounds. So breaking it down into pieces just made everything so much easier to handle. Been lucky to get alot of Toshiba products and the components are always of higher grade than other brands.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Yup, they can be heavy sons-a-guns. Always smart to check the drawers. I frequently find paper.

@UrbanMiningWithGearHead Жыл бұрын

I've found alot of gold plated data ports in the printers, and usually cut the wire side plugs too, because if the board side has gold pins, then so will the wire plug have gold plated connectors. Nice to see I'm not the only one not afraid to tackle these things!

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

🤣 We ain't afraid of no scrap 😆

@lincolncent7 Жыл бұрын

You missed some boards, motors, Gold plated connectors, and a nice #2 Copper coil in there.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I have no doubt. As I mentioned in the video, I don't spend a lot of time on these. I get what's easy and fast in order to keep the scrap flowing and have time to spend on the PC's which are my real bread and butter.

@jwilson1415 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I like diving into copiers and printers a little too, the boards can be nice like that main one. Decent alum & copper on the power supplies if the boards are easy to get at. The hard drives are encrypted to use with the copier model so I usually just scrap it. I can get carried away with them though and go all in, taking all the plastic covers off looking for what I can get at. Those copier motors I like to open up to get the copper out, they can be pretty easy to dismantle just need to hammer out the center rod to get them started.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Cool Jay - it is easy to carried away and just keep digging.

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper true but I enjoy the digging into them.

@ivicaspasovski1317 Жыл бұрын

Well, in deed.. As a copier technician, there is not much of scrapp. But as a technician, I remove te boards and motors and keep them. they do not waste space, so they can stay in the basement. when-then they will make me some good money from nothing. To put you in perspective some of this boards I have sold for around 300euros.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

That's awesome that you can get store up those parts. Nice extra money there.

@boardsort Жыл бұрын

1:25 Peripheral High. Low is for boards with extremely low population (that has plenty) or has certain contaminants that preclude it from grading higher.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, I'll move them over to the high bin. Always appreciate the second set of eyes on these.

@andrewpowell6457 Жыл бұрын

Looked like you had a humid day there my friend

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Hot and humid interrupted by the storm and followed by more humidity.

@SilverScorpion Жыл бұрын

Super info! Looks like I did the right thing with the one I got!

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@dannysims2714 Жыл бұрын

I scrap it completely as all I have to haul it in is a small SUV so usually scrap it on site had three at one place before

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Oh man, I've done that before. Scrapped one right next to a dumpster once - that was convenient.

@harrynicolaou5830 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate grate help

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@krystiankucharski7299 Жыл бұрын

Hurray and yay 😃👍 thank you so much

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

No problem 😊

@krystiankucharski7299 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper I'm interested in dismantling such printers of all kinds, from small to the largest 😉 how is made and how much it has in it, I hope to see it more than once again, thank you again

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input Krystian. I'll keep an eye out for some different types.

@krystiankucharski7299 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper alright :)

@josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video sharkey I My self take them all the way down my trash company pull's the plastic out and recycling it but I have the time to micro scrap this was great content and very informative thank you for sharing five stars my friend

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

That's a lot of unscrewing.

@josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper Yes it is but I only go for the Big metal little bits I leave they don't seem to mind

@scrapwomblecreatives6944 Жыл бұрын

i like printers for other reasons steppers optical eyes drive bars and what i can depopulate . but am not doing it for a living am doingit all for bits for project parts now you get some good finds mate

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense - lots of good project parts in them.

@billyb5057 Жыл бұрын

interesting scrap project mate a beast of a copier good to see whats inside thinking the pc boards and the motors the scrap value maybe the hdds

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Thanks Billy, a beast for sure.

@Wreck-Gar Жыл бұрын

Down to the last screw Shark. I'm lucky as I have a buyer for everything, including plastics. Great video as always 👍

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I'd love to have a plastics buyer. Lost mine a few years ago and haven't found a replacement yet.

@ethanstroyan622 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper how do you find a plastics buyer?

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

@@ethanstroyan622 I'm still looking.

@timtoolman4125 Жыл бұрын

If you need caster wheels that can hold weight you can take off the wheels to make a roll cart from them.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Very good point Tim - those casters are almost always heavy duty.

@msylvain59 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I get a big copy machine, I take it apart to the very last screw ! but I do it for hobby and I usually don't have a pile of stuff in the take apart queue.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Makes sense

@MrShekoexile Жыл бұрын

Yards in Albuquerque won't take the big copiers anymore. They claim there's too much plastic. So we have to go a lot further in breaking them down than you. I still find it worthwhile, but it's painful to have to throw away so much plastic.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean - I hate taking the plastic to the dumpster.

@Man-in-da-shed Жыл бұрын

First one you do is interesting, they get less interesting as you get more, but some nice stuff in them. A zillion screws

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

At least a zillion

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

More like 10 zillion I counted lol not really but when I scraped the one I got it was before I had drill driver.

@robertmandigo7942 Жыл бұрын

I will strip the copier down all the way because our household recycling system takes the plastic and then I get clean shred price for the metal. Keep up the great videos and God bless you and your family.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Makes good sense Robert.

@Not-TheOne Жыл бұрын

Not sure about the hard drives being purpose built for the copiers. We had a big HP MFP whose HD failed, it was out of warranty, so I just used an older but still good HDD. Been working for around 2 years now, no issues.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Sweet - I didn't think they were, but just never know with this IT stuff sometimes.

@mysterybuyer3738 Жыл бұрын

We went to an office area to pick one of these up and the toner came sliding out and splatted in the parking lot. They are good for steel a few circuit boards and motors but are mostly a pain to deal with.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

That ink/toner is a real mess. I had smurf hands for days after one printer.

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper yeah when removing the toner cartridges it's always good to have a pair of gloves just used for handling toner. That stuff spreads worse than Covid but. I know it's weakness. I put them in a stack and over time rain will clean them up. What's left sun will harden.

@cuscrapping Жыл бұрын

I'll take the boards if there is easy access, but other than that, straight to shred. Great video on how easy most are to get.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Great to see you yesterday on Irish's live stream.

@cuscrapping Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper Now that I have GREAT internet service (and am feeling a little better physically), I hope to join more and do some livestreams myself!! 👍

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Alrik. Жыл бұрын

A nice one as always! Do you know how much shred weight it was after this?

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

That load, the two copiers and PC shells, was 600 lbs. The shells were maybe 100 lbs. So I'm estimating the big copier was 300 lbs and the smaller one 200 lbs? These things are NOT lite weights.

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper the one I scrapped was over 600 pounds took two strong backs and a 800# capacity handtruck to move it. Then could only roll it up my trailer that has a ramp for loading riding mowers.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

OMG - that's a lot of work. Some of these do get really big. Not looking forward to a 600 pounder, but I know it's bound to happen sooner or later.

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper yeah but it was a fun scrap it was a big Toshiba commercial that had the big stapler component for documents. It took me like 3 days to fully micro scrap it fully disassemble the thing. Just the high grade boards and copper made it worth the trouble.

@Not-TheOne Жыл бұрын

Also, I love scrapping printers, mostly the medium sized laserjet types. Particularly love the motors and gears I can salvage and use on my hobbies. (Though not for making money, ppl give me their old printers as I'm the "IT guy" :D )

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Very cool

@blancomputers1 Жыл бұрын

i usually repair copiers, and printers and then scrap the failed parts.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

That's very cool. I'm not a fixer 🤣

@AlexMetslov Жыл бұрын

You're going to assemble it back, right? Right?

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

🤣

@jonathanlincoln7381 Жыл бұрын

Is it the gold corner bga that makes it a high peripheral board

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

That's a very safe assumption. But a board with lots of IC's, flat packs and other BGA's can also be high peripheral as long as there isn't a lot of junk hanging on it.

@jonathanlincoln7381 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again watch ya every time you drop a video good stuff!

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlincoln7381 Thank you

@barrywest3758 Жыл бұрын

I'll take a Hard Pass on any printer Scrapping, but it was nice to see it done, confirming my stance! LOL really enjoyed 👍👍

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I don't blame you Barry 🤣

@kenjett2434 Жыл бұрын

They are not for everyone but for me I will take everyone I can get.

@boardsort Жыл бұрын

9:40 That would be Peripheral High for us.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Very cool - thanks, I'll move it over to the high peripheral bin. Thanks!

@dr.a006 Жыл бұрын

The easy to reach boards, wires, motors and RAM are worth it. Plus the weight of shred.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

You know it - these things are heavy.

@jr-a-cat Жыл бұрын

You Need a bigger fan . Go to a farm store and get a live stock fan about 4 footer .

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Live stock is just what I feel like sometimes 🤣

@msmoorad123 Жыл бұрын

i prefer to just remove the logic boards and get rid of the entire thing. too much plastic, glass and the ink/toner to deal with.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on that. Especially the ink/toner. Stuff gets everywhere.

@clarkkent7821 Жыл бұрын

I'll bet you didn't know this just about every copy machine has a memory card anything that's ever been copied somebody's personal stuff or either big corporate stuff they do have a memory card so ever who's scraping a copy machine you better take that out

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I'm going to check with the client so I can better understand what the HDD's are there for. The client is in the biz of selling and repairing these beasts so I'm sure they'll know. I don't understand why a copier would retain a copy of what it had printed, other than in RAM while it is printing the job. It will be interesting to learn more about this.

@clarkkent7821 Жыл бұрын

I went to a convenience store where they got the little printers and it was not available so I asked the clerk I said when will it be up and running and they said that the technician told them it needed a new card so that's what I'm going off of so I take it that way I don't know

@afineliner740 Жыл бұрын

I have yet to scrap such large copiers but have always wanted to. I unscrew everything manually, no drill, maybe that's why I haven't done one yet. So will you be doing more ? 👍

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I have six of these bad boys but wasn't planning to do a vid for each, they're pretty much the same.

@afineliner740 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper , Six !! Lucky you, now we know what you will be doing in any slow days.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

@@afineliner740 Slow Days? What are those

@afineliner740 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper Yes, that was a bit of 'tongue in cheek' 😁

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

🤣

@sivalley Жыл бұрын

JIS screws dont play nice with phillips bits

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

This is very true. I should see if these were manufacturing in Japan.

@sivalley Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper Being Minolta chassis I can guarantee it was.

@ewastemike7700 Жыл бұрын

SHRED PILE FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

🤣 oh go move something around in your shed

@keithgriner330 Жыл бұрын

😎👍

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

👍🏻 back at you

@user-mi9ei1zg3t Жыл бұрын

Omg no one never finish the copier😢 shark maybe you do or don't know this however, you forgot 3 or 4 nice boards including a nice board that I have not been able to identify and wished you could had help. It's in the center under the plastic on a plastic object that bolted down. Good luck

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

There's plenty more I could have gone after, but not worth the time invested. Happy to help with the board question you have, just email me a picture of it.

@user-mi9ei1zg3t 11 ай бұрын

Sure which email do I send this to.

@sharkscrapper 11 ай бұрын

My email address is on my ABOUT page.

@user-xn9yy5fn7p 2 ай бұрын

Can you please send me a shcker John 😅

@sharkscrapper 2 ай бұрын

If "shcker" is a typo and you meant "sticker" I'd be happy to! Email me your mailing address - sharkscrapper@gmail.com

@user-xn9yy5fn7p 2 ай бұрын

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@kenibnanak5554 Жыл бұрын

Orrivavkt sine uninteresting stuff on the HDs,

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you're saying?

@kenibnanak5554 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper i have bought or recovered many 2nd hand HDs. Often the data was never wiped. Photos, mail, documents, etc are often left behind.

@sharkscrapper Жыл бұрын

I stopped looking a long time ago and just assume there's data on them. It only matters for me if the HDD's are 1 TB or larger as those are the only ones I consider reselling. UNLESS the customer has requested destruction in which case they get drilled.

@kenibnanak5554 Жыл бұрын

@@sharkscrapper I never even thought of reselling old used drives. Obsolete things usually, much slower and smaller than the new stuff. BUT I do love the magnets in some of them. Very powerful magnets. So after going through them with a reader, I take them apart, rescue the magnets, keep a few screws maybe, and when I have enough disassembled drives I dump it all off at the town dump. My own personal old HDs I slag into a puddle with a rosebud and my Oxy/Mapp torch then trash the cold slag. Yes, I know I didn't talk about gold connectors. I never got into that.