Thanks for the information. It is indeed tedious. What I do is with a wire cutter cut each section at each end. Then I start pulling each wire piece from one end with the pliers. The section will eventually get loose enough for the rest to come out easily. It's not fun, though, when the wire is covered with some type of varnish so I wear a goggles and face mask. Thanks again. Your explanation is right to the point and easy to follow.
dremel works good, then unhook the ends and unwind the wire, sometimes it works great sometimes not, on the good ones you can just hold the wire and drop the rotor and it unwinds itself.
No doubt we have all done it that way, then stopped. I throw the bigger ones in my wood stove, but weigh the rest in as motors. you will always get a time vs return comparison comment, but if its a hobby or a "saving the planet" thing then the enjoyment you gain is priceless, some good scrapper channels in the comments .
Very interesting, I've burnt a half dozen in a fire and cleaned that way, but I didn't really like doing it with fire. Generally, I sell them as motors at 85c to $1.10 / kg without doing anything with them. Very good demonstration though, thanks.
Understandably so. There is quite a bit of copper there to collect. I am lucky our prices for motors, fridge compressors and al/ cu radiators are very reasonable and eases the need to clean these items to get a good payment.
We found that if we just set them in the Kiln for a couple of minutes and burn that rubber insulation off the inside of it you can just pull them out with your fingers
Seems like a ton of work for very little return. How much time do you think you spend on each motor? I think I would turn in as an electric motor and be done with it.
The recycler in this area bought up all the other recyclers so only get $0.15 cents a lb for motors I've got all the time in the world to tear down. One's time is worth differently to each individual. You don't want to tear down that's okay each to his own.
@@buddybelew7691 yeap - there is no right way to do anything. Every scrapper has their way of doing things and every other scrapper tells them why their way is better. Do you and enjoy the process. I have a handful of those in garage and did not realize they would be that much work to get apart. Very eye opening video! Keep after them and happy hunting.
Hi buddy I just subbed to your channel. have you tried putting some of the roters in a old wood burner ?it will melt all the plastic and glue resin on the roter. I have videos on my channel of stripping all the copper of the roter. The end bit is called the comnucator .copper teeth 👍
Burning them is the only economical way to get the copper off the armature, any other way is not viable if you want to make some money . Spending an hour stripping them the way in the video is a complete waste of effort.
Throw them in the fire Depending on what type of fire you use I can burn 6 to 8 at a and have them burnt and stripped by time I've done 2 by hand At the end of the day It's all no2 copper which ever way you get it out 👍♻️👍♻️👍♻️👍♻️👍
@@buddybelew7691 👍you should Burn it then cut one end with a grinder then the copper just pulls out It's so much easier and saves you a lot of time 👍♻️👍♻️👍♻️👍
Thanks for the information. It is indeed tedious. What I do is with a wire cutter cut each section at each end. Then I start pulling each wire piece from one end with the pliers. The section will eventually get loose enough for the rest to come out easily. It's not fun, though, when the wire is covered with some type of varnish so I wear a goggles and face mask. Thanks again. Your explanation is right to the point and easy to follow.
Thanks and that varnish SUCKS!! LOL
Excellent video brother, Thanks for sharing your experience with the scrapping community. New sub to your channel.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥
Good video thanks
I'm sure if you look at your work vs $ this isn't a win. But, all scrappers are different and have different goals. Good video on how you do it!
dremel works good, then unhook the ends and unwind the wire, sometimes it works great sometimes not, on the good ones you can just hold the wire and drop the rotor and it unwinds itself.
No doubt we have all done it that way, then stopped. I throw the bigger ones in my wood stove, but weigh the rest in as motors.
you will always get a time vs return comparison comment, but if its a hobby or a "saving the planet" thing then the enjoyment you gain is priceless, some good scrapper channels in the comments .
Exactly, thanks man
great info, never thought about using that saw and cut the plastic parts ;)
great video
Thanks for all your help I will give it a try keep safe and well and more vids please cheers
Very interesting, I've burnt a half dozen in a fire and cleaned that way, but I didn't really like doing it with fire. Generally, I sell them as motors at 85c to $1.10 / kg without doing anything with them.
Very good demonstration though, thanks.
Here in Tennessee it's like .08 cents a pound. So I get the copper out of them. Thanks.
Understandably so. There is quite a bit of copper there to collect. I am lucky our prices for motors, fridge compressors and al/ cu radiators are very reasonable and eases the need to clean these items to get a good payment.
How to remove solution on armature
We found that if we just set them in the Kiln for a couple of minutes and burn that rubber insulation off the inside of it you can just pull them out with your fingers
YES! I loaded my mini foundry full, lit em up, let the stuff burn off and good to go!
Seems like a ton of work for very little return. How much time do you think you spend on each motor? I think I would turn in as an electric motor and be done with it.
The recycler in this area bought up all the other recyclers so only get $0.15 cents a lb for motors I've got all the time in the world to tear down. One's time is worth differently to each individual. You don't want to tear down that's okay each to his own.
@@buddybelew7691 yeap - there is no right way to do anything. Every scrapper has their way of doing things and every other scrapper tells them why their way is better. Do you and enjoy the process. I have a handful of those in garage and did not realize they would be that much work to get apart. Very eye opening video! Keep after them and happy hunting.
I would help my gramps almost 55 years ago and he would burn them and I would unwind them by hand.
I'll have to give it a try
thanks .. it is one of the few copper piece that i just sell at copper motor price , too tedious for me.
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Would been nice to actually show us.
I just cut one side off, then pull out the copper from the other end. No need to cut both ends.
I do the same but cut wire off one end with diagonal cuter then drive out opposite side
Hi buddy I just subbed to your channel. have you tried putting some of the roters in a old wood burner ?it will melt all the plastic and glue resin on the roter. I have videos on my channel of stripping all the copper of the roter. The end bit is called the comnucator .copper teeth 👍
That's a great idea.I'll try it.
@@buddybelew7691 can I just ask how long does it usually take the way you strip a roter?
Burning them is the only economical way to get the copper off the armature, any other way is not viable if you want to make some money . Spending an hour stripping them the way in the video is a complete waste of effort.
Throw them in the fire
Depending on what type of fire you use
I can burn 6 to 8 at a and have them burnt and stripped by time I've done 2 by hand
At the end of the day
It's all no2 copper which ever way you get it out
👍♻️👍♻️👍♻️👍♻️👍
Thanks, I'm going to try it.
@@buddybelew7691 👍you should
Burn it then cut one end with a grinder then the copper just pulls out
It's so much easier and saves you a lot of time 👍♻️👍♻️👍♻️👍
Most of the time the copper is aluminium in the motor check first or it not worth the bother
Especially in vacuum motors and washers and dryers.
@@buddybelew7691 innit dam Cheap China !!! They even screw me at the scrappy let alone junk merchandise
Knock the shaft out first
Yes!! Thanks
Dam..idk if this is worth it...
Yeah it's not. Better to burn or knock the shaft out
time consuming is good as you don’t have time to waste your $$$ on stuff you don’t want or need 🤔