How to scrap a rangetop microwave for copper, silver, aluminum and easy money!

[@TheTorkerman]

Most comprehensive microwave video I have seen. Thanks for the barillium tip also.

[@ZeroMass]

A word of caution! Should you happen across vintage microwaves, be extra careful with these. Some of the old ones do not have a bleed resistor across the terminals. Its purpose is to drain the cap in between uses. A cap without can store a lethal charge for quite a long time. The safest way is to discharge as your 2nd step after the cover is removed. A simple and safe means to do this is with a water bottle filled with salt water. 2 heavily shielded wires where you direct the charge from the cap terminals into the salt water and will slow drain over a few seconds. Cool videos and be safe : )

[@Ucannotdowhatidosorry]

I am new to this in fact today is my first time to the scrap yard, thank you for the video it really helped allot ,

[@moosescrapper5928]

Glad to be of service! If you are new to this I would ihgly recommend checking out these channels in your down time: Mike the Scrapper Iscrap App Those two channels have a TON of great info. BEst of luck to you!

[@Ucannotdowhatidosorry]

Moose Scrapper I already have mike, great info.I will look into the iscrap .thanks again !I am really interested in the boards, I just scraped my first microwave. one fast question , will the scrap yards help sort the metal or take advantage ?

[@moosescrapper5928]

That really depends on the yard. Most yards will not help you sort at the facility but they will tell you what can be sorted better. Often times they have a print out of what they buy and what they are offering for that type of scrap that day. The best thing you can do is probably try to get one of those lists, then go to rockaway recycling website, creators of the iscrap app. They have detailed pics and descriptions of all the different types of scrap. Also, boardsort.com has pics and details about different types of boards and they buy them too.

[@poosmate]

+Moose Scrapper You are so informative. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Poo

[@jerrycole2373]

My Scrap yard use to take Low Grade boards separate But when the price fell low,they put them with regular scrap.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Yeah its amazing where you find precious metals. Silver mylars are found in key boards, and keypads all over!! Sometimes there is gold in there too! Thanks for watching!

[@yankel97]

Terrific video Moose. Best one on microwaves out there. That has helped me a lot.(got two in my car) Thank you.

[@peterdowdy274]

Thanks for the awesome video! I do use the empty microwave shell for small metal storage, good idea!

[@moosescrapper5928]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@moosescrapper5928]

Are you referring to the motor that turns the glass plate inside or the one on the cooling fan? I have a video for the one on the fan, its one of my first videos. For the synchronous motor I usually sell them on ebay if they are still working. I can get $5-$10 for each one!!! I will make a video on taking the copper out of those too.. Thanks for watching!

[@GHOSTHUNTER30]

I really need to get around to doing microwaves they're starting to reach the ceiling in the garage. Thanks for the video Moose.

[@Mike-cc5ug]

Great video Moose... I've ripped a couple apart now, and love the stuff I get out of them, and love the magnets I get from them... But your way wad a lot simpler and am going to try it your way next time I get one... Thanx, Again Buddy... Cheers!

[@moosescrapper5928]

I just put a link in the description on how to discharge by Mike THe Scrapper. This is a great link for how to discharge or you could just wait a week or more for it to discharge on its own.

[@jerrycole2373]

Cool! Got one of these out in my garage now that I will be breaking down here real soon. Thanks.

[@scottalan8275]

i had about 5 of thoose magnetrons last week and scraped them but now i know there worth some thing..thanks man

[@moosescrapper5928]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@evelyngipson]

Great video, I love this , Never did this before, but would love to do it , have to watch your video over and over again lmbo!! about how much you say that one Microwave you would make from doing that? Very curious.

[@warddbud]

8:45 what happened to finishing the magnetron I’ve got 5 of the to do

[@jerrycole2373]

DevilDoc,Google "Scrapping Magnetrons" .Heve done that and found several that show precisely. Sorry,Moose Scrapper. .

[@numismaticchalk]

Very detailed - very cool - nice vid. You got yourself a new subscriber ...

[@LordPadriac]

ust a note but none of what the video calls pure copper is pure copper. You might get away with passing it off as such but all of that shit from the coils is coated with varnish just like the copper in the motor. You might get away with passing it off as bare bright copper but if you get a guy on the scale that knows his stuff you'll get caught and possibly booted from the yard.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Wow, thanks for the compliment! Glad to have helped!

[@jmzhh9483]

Relay switches have silver contacts and magnetron has a fairly solid piece of of copper . This piece of copper is the part with the two ceramic pieces . What is better is there is lot of silver braised to this copper on the inside. Just Don't break the ceramic dangerous to breath in the dust.

[@savingmoneyunapologetically]

Oh any might i ask one more thing Please?? How do you get the copper off that round motor thing?? Thx

[@GhettoBrownHustler]

hey whats that thing u said u throw in with the steel at 2:13? i tried to open one but i stopped because some oily stuff was leaking out i hope it wasent toxic i got it on my hands

[@moosescrapper5928]

I hope you washed your hands.....that's an HV capacitor. If the microwave still works you can sell their HV capacitor on ebay for $5-$10.

[@GhettoBrownHustler]

dammit i threw it away... thanks for the reply

[@strakill]

It should just be mineral oil that leaked out maybe containing some lead acid but not much if so if that's the case your fine. The older capacitors contained a hard "plastic" material and those are PCB's some were still liquid...not good stuff. No matter the type it's considered Hazardous waste here in Cali....$2 a piece to get rid of them making microwaves a horror for scrappers.

[@GhettoBrownHustler]

strakill yea thanks my wife was laughing at me bcuz i was worried lol

[@lucifchristo]

Another easy way to get copper off of Transformers in this to hit them from the top to bottom on one side with an angle grinder and then usually it can just peel out very helpful if you don't have a vice

[@savingmoneyunapologetically]

Hey Love your videos!! How do you discharge the microwave? Thx.

[@vaughnscrapper1722]

Where is the second motor located in the microwave? I have probably scrapped at least 6-8 microwaves since ive started and never encountered any other motors in it...?

[@moosescrapper5928]

There is one under the unit if it has a turn table, and one that runs the cooling fan near the back. Thanks for watching!

[@mainelyelectric]

Great video on scraping i'm from maine as well and I scrap too!!

[@moosescrapper5928]

Nice! Starting to get a little cold to be in the garage isnt it!

[@mainelyelectric]

Yes it's cold but I have my nice oil fired mobile home furnace to keep me warm.

[@pg9543]

is it worth taking apart the capacitor or is there dangerous liquid inside and not worth opening up?

[@moosescrapper5928]

+Paul Greensmith Not worth it, the risk of shock, and the crud inside, just not worth it at all. Thanks!

[@DatGemGuy]

Hey moose, Looking at the main board there is a nickel sized black plastic circle housing. I see one in every microwave. Inside of each one is what appears to be a gold plated coin shaped piece. Take a look at one of these sometime, Are they gold plated?

[@moosescrapper5928]

Brooke Edwards that is where the "beeps" come from, its a little speaker, tested positive for brass. Thanks!

[@sockmonkey03vincent95]

I live in maine too.

[@jeffreyyeager1398]

Hmmm coffee, and more coffee! I would like to see the part where you take the smaller Components apart. As while I have several buckets of those they need to be taking apart.

[@moosescrapper5928]

That video is in there somewhere, theres a bout 250 videos on my channel but am sure I already made that one. Thanks for watching!

[@kenord3437]

Good video mate thanks

[@ealeroux8281]

I am new to the scrapping world so can you give me some tips and a list of essential tools?

[@moosescrapper5928]

Ea Leroux Lets see, essential tools for scrapping, I would say a magnet, screw drivers of all kinds, wire cutters, hammer, cordless drill driver, assorted pliers. That should get you going. If you have a harbor Freight store or are able to order online you can get tools there really cheap. As for tips, the best one I can give is keep learning. Keep reading, watching videos, take new stuff apart to learn whats inside. Also, try not to bring scrap into the home as there may be things like bed bugs, spiders, fleas, etc that you do not want in your home. I would also really suggest that you find a local scrap yard and see what they take and organize your scrap according to what they buy. Best of luck to you!

[@ealeroux8281]

thankyou I am gointo do those things and wach your vids and some from mike the scrapper

[@EthanLeroux101epicplayer]

+Ea Leroux my sister gave me the nickname ea :P

[@johnnyblaze018]

So what do you do with the toxic pink part? Can you just bag it up and throw it in the trash can?

[@moosescrapper5928]

johnnyblaze018 My local recycling facility has one day a month where they take hazardous waste. I bag them up (the ones I don't sell intact) and brin gthem there. They do not charge me for them. I suppose, the microwave would have ended up in the dump whole.....

[@waynequibell2838]

How do you take out the aluminum fins?

[@moosescrapper5928]

Wayne Quibell off the magnetron? The aluminum is quite thin so I often take a pair of wire cutters and make a cut on one side then use a pair of pliers to rip it the rest of the way. Wear gloves for that or have a good supply of bandaids.

[@waynequibell2838]

Thank you. Great vid by the way. We just had clean up week and I had to rip apart 4 microwaves. Never thought of using it as a container to put the screws, nuts, bolts, and washers in. Great advice!!

[@acdc19701]

moose you need to get the fins off and the round thing that the alum.... is on that round thing has a little metal on the outside but it is cooper on the inside

[@moosescrapper5928]

Great !! Thanks!! I may have some coin questions for you.....

[@missionscrapprwill7530]

Learned Smthng Again, evn frm the Comments. These Comments i REALLY Appreciate, Stay Encouraged

[@moosescrapper5928]

Thanks!

[@johnpicker6458]

Thats cool didnt know there was silver in there!

[@vorkev1]

1 big thing people do not no or understand and do not do is get a volt meter and test the compositor the thing you sed you throw in with the scrap. if you get one that works you can sell it on ebay for decent money also some repair shops will even buy them

[@moosescrapper5928]

Yeah, I actually have other videos on how to make more money with microwaves by selling the parts. HV Capacitors can get $5-$10 easily. This video was for people who just scrap the metal. Thanks for watching!

[@chriswayt]

Don't call yourself an idiot. You may be joking but what you speak into the world will come your reality. Just some friendly advice

[@savingmoneyunapologetically]

Thx.

[@hewiy33]

the capacitor in microwaves have about 3 TIMES the amperage needed to stop your heart so be CAREFUL!

[@tannerb2299]

cool im from main to :D

[@moosescrapper5928]

Mainers know how to work!!!

[@tannerb2299]

Moose Scrapper yep... im 15 and I have dun more work then my 18 year old brother

[@moosescrapper5928]

hmmmmmmm now theres an idea....

[@IlluminatedWhiteGuy]

You are far better off selling the components on eBay to experimenters. The transformers sell for $20 minimum, the shaded pole fan motors $15, Heavy duty lead cord $10(when removed properly with grommet and lead ends in tact) Diodes $5 and the capacitors for for $5-10 also. Then scrap the scrap for an extra $2-$3 bucks. After fees it's still $45 bucks and less work then wrestling the couple bucks of copper and aluminum out. The customers pay the shipping too.

[@moosescrapper5928]

Great point! I actually made a video on just that a few months ago. Thanks!

[@IlluminatedWhiteGuy]

Moose Scrapper I'm glade you tell folks about the beryllium in those insulators, that's some bad stuff! If that dust ends up in the air it causes some nearly instant cancer.

[@PolishManiacs]

Kind of scared... I took the copper out of the silver thing by the cancer causing agent... is this bad?! I just threw them away... but kind of scared... do they have radiation in them? :( haha

[@moosescrapper5928]

Concern and caution are good things! There is nothing radioactive there. Just wear gloves if you are going to touch the tip of the ceramic part. Try not to break it or do anything that might make those particles airborne. You should be fine though.

[@game2thrill417]

Not to confident on the safety glasses

[@stevethompson5253]

The only downfall of scrapping.. drinking cold coffee..

[@stevethompson5253]

You just reminded me off mine, still warm! Haha

[@perrydavis3612]

Your not an idiot if your makin money