Scrapping an Air Compressor (Is It Worth It?)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I scrap an air compressor for copper, brass and aluminum.
I increased the value from $4 as is to $20 by scrapping the entire thing.
Check out this video of my channel rounds being made. 👇
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Hi, my name is James and I'm a hobby scrapper who loves taking things apart to separate the various metal to make some extra money!
In my video I hope to show you how to scrap things, I also hope to show you the fun in scrapping different items that we all can find easily.
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God bless y’all
Totally awesome, scrapping that air compressor really paid. Almost 5 times the shred price for the whole thing. Take care my friend and stay safe, May God bless you and your family also in the many adventures that you take. See you on the next video.
I was pleasantly surprised!
Definitely worth scrapping.
Thank you and may God bless you and your family.
Awesome job Scrapitall
Thank you buddy.
The main thing, is to keep the main thing,the main thing, that’s the main thing!
It’s good to be seen and not viewed!
That’s the main thing 😂
Thank you for watching
Hi Mate , Loved the vid , what a nice chap you are . Here the uk , us scrappers are thought of as low life or scavengers . You show that if a decent christian man can scrap for a hoppy or a living then let that we a lesson to us all . God bless you and thankyou
Hello! Thank you for watching. I love the UK so much.
You are right, but many of us are just regular decent folk who love to scrap and keep valuable metals from ending up in the landfill.
Thank you for your wonderful comment.
God bless you and enjoy the rest of your night.
Ain't no low life's here buddy. We are planet savers. UK scrappers rock
Christian isnt a prerequisite for decent. Anyone can be decent.
@@ScrappingScotland much love for my UK Scrapper friends!
@@rossbrumby1957 I don’t think that’s what he meant by that.
Wow good return cheers Graham
Very good return.
Thank you buddy!
Thank you for another great video.
Thank you so much.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for watching.
I’m taking care of some silver contacts right now. While I watch 😊😊 thank you for your time and knowledge your sharing!
You’re very welcome!
Thank you for your support and kind and encouraging comments.
Awesome video.
God bless you!
Thank you brother!
God bless you too!
You always blow my mind how quickly n easily you go at something and get it apart!
Thank you, experience definitely pays off!!
@@scrapitall200 and having the right tools
@@thadofalltrades that helps a lot for sure!
Great video!! I also love your shiny new Knuckle Buster. That's we call a crescent wrench in Biloxi, MS!! LOL
@@DeanG55 thank you!
That’s a great name for them 😂
Could be silver on those contacts in that switch. Might want to check those pads on the contacts...
I thought I mentioned that in the video!
Anyway, there was silver contacts on there.
Thank you for watching.
What an absolutely brilliant episode brother. Scorpion done an awesome job on the channel coins. What a Beautiful day here in England brother to top it off
Thank you brother.
Yeah he’s getting really good at that.
That’s wonderful. It had been really nice here but back to a little rain, which is ok, we can use it.
Thank you for watching.
Thanks for the breakdown buddy. keep doing it 😊
Thank you buddy.
You are lucky the compressor I did on video had an aluminum statter so was not as good but still was ok and I no longer sell used one's also thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us six stars brother
Oh bummer. This was my first one I’ve scrapped. Thank you so much brother for watching.
Excellent teardown brother. That looked like a lot of fun to take apart and nice pile of copper, aluminium and brass.
Thank you brother. It was a lot of fun, my first one I’ve done. I’ll definitely be doing them again!
@scrapitall200 I would of had that oil all over my bench. You had prepared well.
@@ScrappingScotland I think I looked at that air compressor for two weeks trying to decide how to go about scrapping it and making a video 😂
@@scrapitall200 well you succeeded brother. A great video
@@ScrappingScotland thank you so much!
Thanx for the video, Bkess You Brother and All Glory Be to GOD, AMEN!!
Very nice, brother 👌
God be the glory!!
I pray for the world. Brother, our military came very close to the biggest boom booms Wednesday night, early Thursday morning. I was listening live as the radio transmissions were going out. I mod for a Christian prepping channel here on TH-cam. The world needs our prayers more than ever.
Amen to that brother!
Prayer is needed more than ever!
Stay safe, keep the faith and all praise and glory to our Lord and savior.
Thank you for watching.
Great one James! Keep the vids coming. Cant wait for more! God bless
Thank you so much brother!
God bless you too.
Great video! It's crazy how people want to make money scrapping, yet won't take the extra time to up the profits by breaking things down. That's some really cool coins too. God bless you and the better weather.
Thank you!
I agree, it’s pretty easy stuff to scrap as well.
Thank you so much brother and may God bless you!
Well done and well explained!
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Great video
Thank you buddy!
You are welcome God bless
God bless you too!
Scrapped a compressor last week! Great video
Thank you buddy, they are fun to scrap.
Cool video. I haven't gotten to take one of those apart yet. Thanks for the mention!
Thank you!
You’re welcome buddy.
@Scrapitall scorpion doesn't know how to get to farm 😂😂😂 we have plenty air compressors for scrapping. 😂
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Thank you my friend. It is much much better.
Awesome! I’m am so very happy to hear that Mike. You had me really worried.
Thank you for watching my friend.
@@scrapitall200 I also owe you a thank you, you know why.
@@ewastemike7700 you’re very welcome!
Awesome. I've got a couple of these sitting around for scrap recycling.
Thank you buddy!
That’s awesome, it was fun to scrap.
@@scrapitall200 You're welcome!
Amen brother. I have three compressors to strip down. Great video
Thank you brother.
God bless you too
Good job 🙏👍🏻
Thank you, I appreciate that.
very informative video I enjoyed it very much.Thank God for your help
@@williammcquiston2820 thank you so much for watching.
I melted down the air compressor heads from a large industrial air compressor on my channel. Thing gave me tons of aluminum! Really clean too
Coincidentally, I have 2 of them in my pile. One was only missing the quick connect at the tank and seems to be perfectly functional. I'm going to look up exploding air compressor now.....
The second one, I still haven't plugged in yet but if there's 3lbs of copper in em, shoot......
Both are smaller ones though. A little pancake and a lil 2 gal with tanks like the one in this video had.
Getting a nice pile of copper motors building up as well and a couple more might be just as good
Yeah, when the get rusty inside from not being properly drained daily, they become a bomb. It’s actually quite scary.
That’s great my friend, keep up the scrapping and thank you for watching.
Wow i sure didnt expect that little compressor to pay out that much ! That's awesome! Great breakdown! Glad you got more channel rounds!! I still have the one you sent !! God bless!
Yeah I was really surprised myself.
I’m working on a new design, hoping to get them made soon.
Right on, I’m glad you’ve still got that. I’ve still got the one you gave me.
God bless you too brother.
Exelente trabajo felicidades 🎉😊
Thank you so much 😃
Great video! I love how you give the total scrap value - and I love your prayer at the end.
Thank you so much!
I’m really happy you enjoyed it.
God bless you!
Great tear down video buddy got a lot of goodies from that 1st one I ever seen taken apart you did a great job buddy! Now that’s removed hit with the hammer and it breaks 😂😂 nice thing of copper! Still think the machete way is awesome! Them look awesome! Great video buddy!
Thank you buddy, I appreciate.
Right? 🤣
I sure do love the machete.
Have a great day and thank you for watching.
😎👍👍👍
Thank you buddy!
Dude you're awesome
I’m happy you enjoyed the video.
Thank you!
Omgosh I started laughing! When the video first started I was looking at the compressor thinking where I was going to start removing bolts. Then you say " first thing I'm going to do is drain the oil" 😂. Good thinkin! God bless man!
Hey brother, thanks for watching.
Definitely gotta get that darn oil out first 😂
God bless you brother!
Just brought one of these home the other day. Can't wait to get it apart! Thanks for the inspiration!! Blessings!
That’s awesome! It sure was a lot of fun scrapping.
God bless and thank you for watching.
That's a really nice score! I wouldn't have thought you'd get that much. Nice, thorough breakdown, buddy.
I was really surprised and happy with it.
Thank you buddy, I appreciate it.
🤙🤙👍 did a few of those before 😁✌️
Right on! 👍
Thank you for watching
It is amazing to think of all the aluminum, copper, brass and steel that people toss out each day.
Where do you find items to scrap
Cool channel rounds
It is crazy, so much metal ends up in landfills 😢
I’ve told many people I collect scrap for free so they’ll call or text me.
Networking with people gets me a lot of scrap.
This air compressor was given to my dad and after looking over it, he said to just scrap it.
Yeah, they are pretty cool.
Thank you buddy!
Excellent video, so much hidden gets overlooked when people are in a hurry.
Thank you so much!
I absolutely agree.
Wow! Great video. I wouldn’t have imagined the totals in one.
Thank you!
I was really surprised myself.
Thank you for watching.
very informative without alot of physical labor
Thank you!
It was quite easy and a lot of fun to scrap.
Thank you for watching.
Im with you on not reusing one of these found on the curb.
They are scary if they blow up.
Thank you for watching.
Oh I forgot to add the channel rounds and business cards look awesome Scorpion Metals does amazing work!
They turned out great.
I’m actually working on a new design.
@@scrapitall200 oh nice can’t wait to see it Brother!
I think you’ll love them.
@@scrapitall200 oh I know I will!
Hey SIA! Whoah!! So many different metals in one! Copper Aluminium, steel, Brass, and silver! did you remove the silver contacts later on? I wish you a godd time on the rest of the weekend and have a great week , mate! 👊
I was so very pleased with all the great metals I recovered.
I did get the silver contacts later on.
Thank you. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful week my friend!
Hey All
Hey y’all! lol
Nice profit on that one.
@@johngay1981 yeah it sure was!
Thank you for watching.
Great video very detailed, enjoyed it a lot, 72 stars, Connecticut!
Thank you for watching!
@@scrapitall200 thank you for letting me watch!
Great video. Im getting ready to tear down my broken air compressor
Awesome! Hope you have as much fun as I did!
Thank you for watching.
I have an air compressor that I just literally threw into my shred last night not trying to be lazy but it just seems like a lot of work for a little bit of extra metal for me. I get so much Scrap Metal that sometimes I just have to let it go the way it is cut the cord maybe Scrapping With Grandpa what’s next thanks for the great video.
I get that for sure. We all have to pick what we can or cannot scrap.
I've gotten these things before, is there any worry that the tank is pressurized, that is full of air? I don't want to mess with that, typically I just want the electric motor. But I end up tossing the entire thing into tin shred, cuz I'm worried some prankster juiced it full of pressurized air, and I don't want it to pop, or anything while I'm trying to get the motor.
One of the brass pieces I removed, the one that had a steel ring on it, that’s a pressure release valve, you just pull on it and it’ll drain all the air or you can open both petcocks, that’ll drain the air as well. Just look at the pressure gauge and it’ll tell you how many psi of air is in the tanks.
The bottom of the tanks should also have a drain plug allowing for the air and any moisture to drain out! ♻️👍🏻
That’s the petcocks
@@scrapitall200 Petc… 😂 Yes That’s Right!
Funny name for them, not going to lie 🤣
You don't need to remove that string and tape binding off the copper winding?
It's a nuisance getting that stuff off.
I enjoy watching others dismantling stuff. This was a good harvest.
Tried the boiling method on some plugs and it worked a treat mostly besides some stubborn ones. I used the boiling water from my pasta!
My scrap yard wants the string removed, some yard don’t. But, by removing it, it helps to get the copper out more easily.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you for the information I've always used a grinder or Sawzall to cut off the copper from the housing I only use the grinder if I absolutely have to because I've actually been injured twice from it but I'd like the idea of the machete I'm going to have to give that a try also I like how you micro scrap everything some people may not want to go that far but it's good to have the knowledge in case you want to try to go that far also the breakdown in profit from each type of material is very helpful to let people know is it worth it or not to them the only thing I would suggest is to tell your viewers how long it took you to take it apart 🤠
Yeah grinders can be quite dangerous, not to mention the copper dust is very unhealthy to inhale.
Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it.
I sure do love scrapping it all, it’s a lot of fun.
Thank you for watching.
@@scrapitall200 I once had a guy that was working for me decided to chase a grinder Unfortunately for him the grinder decided to chase him after a ride to the hospital a quarter blood and 250 stitches he realized this grinder was smarter than him 👍 🤠
Wow! That’s scary.
@@scrapitall200 👍🤠
Rite on man , not sure I can be taking my stuff apart like this though 😞
The fingers on my right hand have been hurting real bad when I work with them , for 2 weeks now.
even editing video with my mouse bothers them a lot sometimes..
Sorry to hear that 😢
Hi, new here, I have 2 questions, what do you do for your main job? And do you figure in the cost of the item you’re scraping? My 4 year old grandson loves to watch things taken apart, you’re a wholesome channel that I can let him watch. Thank you for that. God bless you.
Hello there, I’m happy to have you here and I think that is so neat about your grandson.
I used to do a little bit of everything from lawn care to fixing cars and a little bit of construction. Now I’m mostly a full time TH-camr but I still do odd jobs to help out certain folk.
I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking about figuring in the cost of what I’m scrapping. I get all my scrap for free.
Thank you so much for watching and for your wonderful comment.
God bless you and your grandson.
Oh, so the initial cost of the air compressor, in this case, is $0. I wondered because I’m going to thrift stores with my grandson hoping to find things for him to take apart. Otherwise he and his tool set starts taking things apart that he’s not supposed to. One morning I was out of the room for about 10 minutes. I thought he was too quiet he had taken the cable router apart. Luckily it was one that wasn’t working. He’s really very curious and extremely smart. 2 wonderful traits. I guess I just really need to find free stuff. Have a blessed day.
@@jwall6006 He sounds like a really neat child.
Garbage sales or even thrift stores can be a place to find really cheap stuff that can be worth scrapping even if you have to pay a little money, especially if it’s just providing stuff for him to take apart.
Thank you and you too have a blessed day.
Yesterday I took in 600 lbs of extrude aluminum got nice check
Heck yeah, that’s awesome!
@@scrapitall200 was only few hrs of work not bad
@@hisandherscoins that’s a lot of aluminum! Awesome job.
@@scrapitall200 was all old fencing from Amtrak what people knocked over and stuff
@@hisandherscoins oh cool! Hope you got a good price buddy.
Hey buddy it's been awhile how are you
That head just popped Right off?😅
Thanks for the oil drainage reminder.
I made that mistake ...😅
Longtime my friend.
I’m doing good. How are you?
🤣🤣
No problem and thank you for watching
@@scrapitall200 things can keep me better but trying to keep the message positive
I hear that. Life sure can be crazy, but staying positive is so important.
I'll never leave a compressor in the dumpster again.
Awesome! Definitely worth scrapping imo.
Fun and easy.
Thank you for watching.
You report to us in US pounds and ounces, which is great. But does your scrap yard pay for fractions of a pound? For example my yard reports on the reciept my metals weight in pounds, and no fractions. And they calculate my payment using whole pounds. So I am thinking that I should weigh my copper and brass before hand, and turn in just over whole pound amounts so I am not giving away the fractional weight.
The yard I sell brass and copper to they weigh in pounds and ounces but for everything else, they’ll either round up or down.
I would suggest you weigh your copper and brass before selling it, that way you’ll know what you have.
Each scrap yard sort of does things their own way, so try to get to know yours and don’t hesitate to ask them questions.
Thank you for watching!
Ok so did you just cut through a steel block with that machete? Im new to this and expected that to be lead or something until it was in the steel pile at the end. Btw, subscribed and hooked.
They are layers of steel with the copper wound through it, so it’s the copper I’m cutting.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that.
My yard that little white thing is motor
Which white thing? The capacitor?
@@scrapitall200 yes couldn’t remember name lol
@@hisandherscoins there’s virtually nothing inside them. You sure about that? Some yards won’t even accept capacitors.
Great video. One of your best so far
Bless you
Thank you so much!
God bless!
good vid ,i have 3 of those to tear down,, but you used a Cresent wrench on the tear down ???? !!!!!!!!!OOOOOOOH OOOOOOH OOH OOH OOOOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOOH !!!!!!!!!so for that you get this weeks Sam Kinison award....come on i know you have combination wrenches to use instead, and i would get some flare wrenches too, not expensive, and also some thin carburetor wrenches to removing that muffler..my cresent wrenches all have dust on them..dont buy wrenches from India,weak metal and no heat treat..
Thank you!
I don’t mind using the cresent wrench. I do have regular wrenches I’ll use when I need them.
Thank you for watching.
90% of the time, those wire clamps are zinc
I believe you are correct. My scrap yard pays cast aluminum for that, so I’ve gotten into the habit of calling them cast.
Thank you for watching.
If you figured in even a minimum labor wage, you wouldn't even get that, doesn't seem like it's of much value, when you view it that way.
I’m a hobby scrapper and it’s a lot of fun to do.
Bro! Tubecutters! They're not that expensive.
Yeah but the hacksaw works just fine.
@@scrapitall200everything works just fine until you get the right tool.
The hacksaw was free. Until I find a cable/tube cutter for free I’ll keep using the hacksaw because I don’t mind it at all.
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Hello
@@scrapitall200 I made another video did you see it?
@@smitchlego not yet
@@scrapitall200 ok well what are you waiting for?
@@smitchlego 😂 I’m working
Great video
Thank you buddy!
My current air compressor might just be hitting the smashing block as it quit working but I might try to see if I can fix it first as it’s still in good shape it just quit and it’s not the fuse 😂 I checked 👍🏻 Awesome tear down and explanation of all the goodies!
God Bless Brother
If the tank is still in good shape, check the switch or the capacitor.
Thank you for watching.
God bless you brother.
@@scrapitall200 that’s what I was thinking of I might have a few kicking around if that’s the issue! The compressor isn’t strong enough to do anything but pump up tires it won’t run my air chisel but it’s still handy!
Oh wow! Definitely makes it nice for those flat tires liked you had on your wheelbarrow in your last video.
@@scrapitall200 yeah lol I’ll be trying to reset the bead on that tire today 😂 I should have listened to myself 🤷🏻♂️🤣
It happens lol
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God bless you
Thank you for watching!
Nice 1
Thank you!