COPPER from compressors!! scrapping compressors BIG PROFITS!!!

[@ScrapDaddy365]

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[@junkgeni1412]

I scrap compressirs as well, you can save yourself a little effort by cutting a small hole in the bottom of the compressor to check the copper. I haye cutting them open to find an aluminum coil wire. So I cut a hole drain the oil, scrape the wire, copper I cut it open, aluminum I recycle as a whole. It cost time to cut them open to get aluminum wire so that little hole serves two things, drain the oil and test the wire. That is just how I do it.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@junkgeni1412 that's a great idea!! I hate cutting it all the way open to find aluminum🫤

[@ScrappingScotland]

Love those copper compressors buddy. One thing though, please put that grinder down with the blade facing up the way if it's still running. Put it down like that and it can jump and hit you. My nephew lost a finger doing exactly that mate.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@ScrappingScotland yessir! They are the best! And you're right about that! I'm also digging around trying to find the guard for that grinder! The more videos I see of accidents the more wary I'm getting!

[@ScrappingScotland]

@ScrapDaddy365 I do need to put a guard on mine as well though 🤣

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@ScrappingScotland 🤣🤣🤣

[@rickeyboatright6237]

Dont forget the silver contacts. They are in the boxes mounted on the side of the steel container. They add up quick.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@rickeyboatright6237 yessir!! I found some on the small compressor but didn't see any relay on the big cylindrical compressor.

[@hiz-n-lowz1577]

Thanks for including the weights of the whole comp. and the copper recovered weights.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@hiz-n-lowz1577 yessir!!! That's what it's all about!!! Seeing if we can make a better profit!!! Thanks for watching!!

[@mickeyfinn7558]

the first and last compressor is called a reciprocating style compressor. they have a piston in them sort of like a car engine. The second compressor is a scroll compressor and those two "maze" pieces you pulled apart at the top is how it pumps by rotating and meshing the mazes together.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@mickeyfinn7558 that's really cool information! Pretty amazing how they work and more amazing when you think about how many hundreds of hours they go on working without issue. Kind of sad to tear them up for a few bucks worth of copper but🤷🏼‍♂️ can't think of any application to use them for!

[@joepisco3079]

I machined the scroll pieces. We had to hold +/- 5 microns on the spiral..

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@joepisco3079 wow!!! Now that's a small margin of error!!

[@joepisco3079]

@@ScrapDaddy365 yes it was.. chasing numbers most of the day..

[@colonialcharlie8702]

All the stator steel could go for hms #1. Even the aluminum cast end round ones. I'd ask your yard if you're not sure if they will. But it is normal i would expect. 👍

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@colonialcharlie8702 yessir I think you're right! I've had a plan for awhile to get another trailer maybe a smaller sturdy one to stack all my steel on so I'm not always throwing it on with shred.

[@ScrapMan69]

Definitely worth it buddy! Awesome video

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@ScrapMan69 YESSIR! thanks for watching!

[@dumpsterjerry3577]

Thankfully my yard buys them at a nice price, rounds about $8 to $15 each, less mess, more time to find.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@dumpsterjerry3577 man those prices sound nice. Might be worth saving up a year's worth and hauling them somewhere.

[@Zizarkis1]

Always worth the time to get that copper!

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@Zizarkis1 THAT'S RIGHT! thanks for watching!!!

[@pederlindstrom3132]

Greetings from northern Sweden and a fellow scrapper,, also subscribed. I get ac/heater units in droves, atleast 2-3 in a week. Right now I have 25 compressors in the garage, different sizes. I used to get electric motor price but a few months ago it became shred price. I do need to be careful with the grinding and cutting as I live in an apartment building, garage on ground level,,,, neigbhours, you know. Stay safe and take care.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@pederlindstrom3132 THANK YOU for watching and subscribing!!! Have fun getting your compressors processed! Hopefully your neighbors are considerate that you are recycling and earning money!! Happy scrapping my friend!!

[@Mercmad]

Ever seen a Rigid steel pipe cutter? I used one for years to cut steam and air pipes. I think one modded to have a sliding jaw would be easier to use than wearing through grinding discs. 😉😉

[@scotttousey227]

Great i have around 20 compressors from fridges scraped from huricane helene plus a bunch of wall and portable ac t least 20 also gona scrap all of everything

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@scotttousey227 that's great man! Take your time and get every dollar out of them! They all pay pretty good when you get all the valuable stuff off! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqStm2OJq9aAa6ssi=HmD8RT2byGf4JFN5 here is a link to a video showing how I get the most value from scrap refrigerators!!! Thanks for watching buddy!!! Happy scrapping!

[@elizanslima622]

ótimo vídeo, parabéns.. uma dica: corte abaixo do pingo de solda no compressor scroll ,então sai toda essa parte pesada junto com o rotor e fica apenas a bobina na parte de baixo, então vc faz um corte verticalmente como vc fez, (apenas para folgar a bobina) depois é só por um cano (ou qualquer pedaço de material fino que aguente a pancada) dentro e bater no chão que a bobina cai . assim economiza disco, eu abro ate 20 motores rotativos com um disco de 7 polegadas,pois faço só um corte circular. mas agora abro no plasma abro mais de 40 motores com um único eletrodo ,mais econômico ainda . edição: outra coisa muito importante para os que estão começando ,NUNCA TIRE A PROTEÇÃO DA ESMERILHADEIRA, mesmo os mais experiente podem quebrar o disco por forçar ele ou simplesmente o disco ter falha de fabricação ,ou o mais comum, o disco ser de material de baixa qualidade .

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@elizanslima622 @elizanslima622 28 min ago (edited) great video, congratulations.. a tip: cut below the welding spot on the scroll compressor, then all that heavy part comes out along with the rotor and only the coil is left at the bottom, then you make a vertical cut like you did, (just to loosen the coil) then just put a pipe (or any piece of thin material that can withstand the blow) inside and hit the ground and the coil falls. This saves disk space, I can open up to 20 rotary engines with a 7-inch disk, as I only make one circular cut. but now I open in plasma I open more than 40 engines with a single electrode, even more economical. edition: another very important thing for those who are starting out, NEVER REMOVE THE GRINDER'S PROTECTION, even the most experienced can break the disc by forcing it or simply the disc has a manufacturing defect, or the most common, the disc is made of low quality material.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@elizanslima622 ¡Sí! ¡Gracias por ver el video! Estaba explicando en el video cómo cortar debajo de las soldaduras, luego seguí adelante y lo hice mal. Usé el cortador de plasma antes y no me gustó.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

Además, ¡sí, tienes razón! Necesito encontrar el protector de seguridad y volver a colocarlo en la amoladora 😳

[@aaronmason9198]

Good video!!!

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@aaronmason9198 THANK YOU!!

[@ricardoderobles9494]

I do the same I have 15 windows ac comp need to get it out. Watch from Houston texas.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@ricardoderobles9494 yessir!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@KrzysztofKomor]

Super trouper.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@thegrumpygerman]

I sure hope you all got your epa certificate and recover and dispose of the materials properly. Also 90% of newer sealed units have copper coated aluminum wiring. Not worth the hassle. Especially ially if they pay 20+ cents for the complete unit

[@CCC303THIZZ]

I scrapped down a bunch of these motors my dad had saved He passed away 5 years ago he was a HVAC And saved everything When I took it to the scrap yard They said it’s was aluminum wiring with copper coating I thought they was all copper Looked like copper besides where I cut the winds it was def a silverfish color on inside of wire Kinda made me not wanna finish up the ones I have still to do I don’t know if they was bullshitting me or not Idk is there a way to test for copper other than scratching it ?

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@CCC303THIZZ oh man that's a bummer!!! It happens. Aluminum motors are becoming more and more common nowadays unfortunately. Best way to check, just hit the windings with a grinder, if it's whitish/silver it's aluminum.

[@andy349ber3]

What do you do with the old oil

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@andy349ber3 I filter it through a cloth and I keep it around to use as a general purpose lubricant. I might run some through my waste oil burner but I have plenty of old motor oil to go through first.

[@vladrossolov4273]

It all depends where u live if its worth it.

[@wszechmocnieuzdolniony]

Good job 👍👍👍 Pozdrawiam serdecznie i spokojnego weekendu życzę 👊👊👊

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@wszechmocnieuzdolniony 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you my friend!!! Best regards to you and your family!

[@wszechmocnieuzdolniony]

@ScrapDaddy365 🤗🤗🤗

[@jackpetras3403]

Man, too bad you don't live in Atlanta...they pay .28 - .30 a pound for whole compressors. The tall one you dismantled would pay about $25 as is.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@jackpetras3403 WOW 😳😳😳 must be nice!!!!! Those are great prices!!

[@PCMcGee1]

You were just demonstrating the wrong way for our edification. 🤣

[@ScrapDaddy365]

Yep that's what I was doing 🤣🤣🤣

[@darrellbeets7758]

maybe consider a pulley puller to get those aluminium parts of the shaft, just connect ur cordless or impact and tugga tugga them right of ;p

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@darrellbeets7758 🙂‍↕️ that's a pretty good idea!!

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video my friend thought I was subscribed but am now... I got about 500 of these big ones to do

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@bigcountryscrapper6885 THANKS BUDDY! 500 you say? 😳 Well now that's some work to do! I would expect a pretty good pay out on copper though and prepared steel if your yard will take it that way!! Happy scrapping my friend!!!

[@danielfiore8865]

Sell em whole if you can. Add up time and blades... its a loss.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@danielfiore8865 The math is mathing buddy! Sealed unit $0.10lb versus #2 copper at $2.60lb and scrap metal at $0.06lb..... cut off wheels $0.99 at harbor freight 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ I like the profits!!!

[@JMan-nb3jr]

How long did that take? For the extra time, if it took more than an hour, I don't see how it's worth it.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@JMan-nb3jr good question, without recording maybe 20 minutes to process all 3. Paid in tax free cash money. And in reality we normally process them in steps not all at once, so yes in my opinion it's worth it, 100% and it's clean easy money.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Hobby scrappers don't usually care about time spend. They aren't on the clock, it's just about getting that copper

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@ScrappingScotland THAT'S the truth!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@JMan-nb3jr]

@@ScrapDaddy365 I agree, 20 mins is well worth it. Thanks for the info. I scrap on the side and never tear stuff down. Copper prices make you think twice though. lol

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@JMan-nb3jr yessir!! Thanks for watching and interacting. Happy scrapping buddy

[@kenflick853]

some of them compressers got brass weights on them on the bottom side of the shift

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@kenflick853 😳😳😳 NO WAY! I absolutely DID NOT know this🤦🏻‍♂️ I'll definitely be looking now! And regretting the hundreds I've processed without checking!!!

[@danmassie1942]

i always scarp out compressors more copper more money as we say

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@danmassie1942 yessir that's the way to go!!! It only takes a few minutes of your time to make a big profit margin. I can't understand these guys who sell them whole 🤷🏼‍♂️ THANKS FOR WATCHING!

[@redrum2612]

Boom bada boom, fill that wallet up! Excellent video my friend. Take care.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

Yessir!!!! That's how we do it! Thanks buddy!

[@redrum2612]

@ScrapDaddy365 No problem!

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

Heck Yeah Scrapper. I have a few hundred of those ac units. Come on down brother

[@ScrapDaddy365]

Ooooo yeah!!! I'd love to!!! That would be a nice big payday!!!

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

@ScrapDaddy365 next spring time

[@Matt-xu6hz]

These make more money being sold as sealed units in my local yard

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@Matt-xu6hz yep, more money for the scrap yard!!! I break down the value and profit margins in the video.

[@АндрейВольфрам-х6ч]

Правильно все что можно разобрать и достать медь нужно разбирать

[@bradleyozbun1012]

💯

[@JacobONeil-sp3eo]

For the sake of the planet put a couple layers of cardboard down before you start. That way all the oil you spilt won't end up in the groundwater.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@JacobONeil-sp3eo yessir!! That's a good idea

[@MrEkrause]

Copper mining is fun but you spent all day making little money.

[@ScrapDaddy365]

@@MrEkrause well in a sense yes, but it's better than letting it go for less, it's easy to recover, it's easy to stack it up and save for a big payout, and it's all tax free!!!! 🥳🥳🥳