Micro Scrapping for Copper & Brass

In this video I do a little micro scrapping for brass, copper, silver and some gold!
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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.
Come join me on my scrapping adventures where I share how I scrap items for easy money.
Please have a look at my scrapping videos and I hope you'll consider subscribing to my channel.
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Thank you for stopping by and God bless y'all.
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[@scrapitall200]

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[@JohnJoe-pf8of]

Done!

[@scrapitall200]

@@JohnJoe-pf8ofwow, thank you so much!

[@invisibilianone6288]

So, you can't afford coffee either? Must be this low inflation we're having☕👀☕😁😁😁

[@scrapitall200]

@@invisibilianone6288 right? 😂 The other day I treated myself to a latte, $7 for a 16 ounce. Insanity!

[@invisibilianone6288]

@@scrapitall200 that's "A lot ay, for a latte"💩

[@southofhollywood4199]

I micro-scrap while watching TV in the evenings. I have an almost unlimited supply of telephones and computers at work.

[@scrapitall200]

Sometimes I do the same thing. Oh cool, that’s nice! Thank you for watching

[@MetalDetectFlorida]

Always good to stay busy during slow times. I have buckets to get to later.

[@scrapitall200]

Absolutely! It never hurts to have buckets of stuff to micro scrap. Thank you for watching.

[@REBailey1]

I like to listen to music while scrapping stuff thrown out at work. Specimen lockboxes, patient draw chairs, and the most fun are centrifuges. Thanks for showing how to micro scrap.

[@scrapitall200]

Me too. I love hanging out in the shop with music on and scrapping whatever I can find. Centrifuge sounds like it would be fun to scrap! Thank you for watching.

[@janaleverton]

Thank you. Everytime you pray at the end, it speaks to me, like you are praying just for me

[@scrapitall200]

That is so awesome, thank you for sharing that with me. God is good!

[@AliNazar-ow8lz]

We all love you we are appreciate what you done for us thank you in all my heart to teach us

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much for your wonderful words!

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[@glennvanb3012]

I subscribed when nacho told me to

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much, I sure do appreciate it. Nacho is a great guy.

[@ScrapperSam]

I am saving my outlets, breakers and other material just for this kind of processing. Nice video on how it is done.

[@scrapitall200]

Right on! Thank you so much for watching.

[@dr.a006]

I have buckets of all these items I better get around to microscrapping this winter. Nice video.

[@scrapitall200]

I love micro scrapping, great winter work. Thank you buddy!

[@ironangel667]

With the small motor I bend back one of the flaps then pop the top off with a flathead. I used to do it that way but found this way was much easier.

[@scrapitall200]

Ahh, I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks for the idea

[@henriknielsen820]

🎉 Amazing content ❤🎉

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so very much!

[@scrappingonthefly77]

Gotta love the brassy goodness! I sure didn't know there was copper in the black thing

[@scrapitall200]

I love copper surprises lol. Thank you for watching brother.

[@user-vn7rl3kt2o]

Awesome. I love microscrapping

[@scrapitall200]

Me too, so relaxing.

[@user-vn7rl3kt2o]

Definitely

[@piecesofpete5921]

🤙🤙👍 my son brought me 3 more old school stick welders and bucket of goodies 😁🙏✌️

[@scrapitall200]

That’s awesome, good Son you got!

[@piecesofpete5921]

👍

[@aaronhoyes1781]

Always learn a few new tricks watching your videos. Thank you.

[@scrapitall200]

That’s awesome, thank you!

[@scrappingonthefly77]

Gotta love the brassy goodness!!!

[@scrapitall200]

I sure do lol.

[@nightscrapperuk13]

Brass is class my friend, I love microscrapping ,god bless 🙏 brother

[@scrapitall200]

Me too lol Thank you for watching and God bless you too brother.

[@rockelec]

I put breakers, switches and outlets in steel bucket and smash then into tiny pieces with a spud bar. Breakers 20-30 at a time.

[@scrapitall200]

Great idea! Thank you for watching

[@HHRecycling]

It is nice to just sit down and relax with some busy work. Great video, bud.

[@scrapitall200]

I completely agree. Thank you so much my Canadian brother.

[@maritimescrapper]

Love finding out what makes things tick! AWESOME video!!!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy.

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

Whooo Hoooo Here

[@scrapitall200]

Wooo hooo!!

[@danlayman2194]

🤙

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you for watching!

[@OntarioWoodlandAdventures]

Great one! Just what i needed to see today. God Bless!

[@scrapitall200]

Awesome! Thank you for watching and God bless you too!

[@dalemills8052]

Always fun to collect the tidbits. Scrapped out an old battery charger yesterday, winding was unfortunately aluminum, but the brass and copper that was hidden in the switches and such was amazing. Always do the scratch test when unsure. God bless you. (I turned 47 today)

[@scrapitall200]

It certainly is fun. Bummer it was aluminum, seems to be a 50/50 chance nowadays. Happy birthday my brother in Christ. I pray you have a good day and that God will bless your next year of life. You are in my prayers and thoughts often.

[@ScrappingScotland]

Happy birthday bro. Hope you had an amazing day

[@ScrappingScotland]

Scrapping Scotland has a fabulous video on synchronous motors, you forgot to mention 😊

[@scrapitall200]

Yes you do!

[@ScrappingScotland]

@scrapitall200 God bless you bro 🙏

[@scrapitall200]

@@ScrappingScotland thank you! God bless you too! Hope you’re doing well!

[@scrapperbrad]

Thanks again for another great video!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

[@ScorpionMetals]

Enjoyed

[@scrapitall200]

Thanks buddy!

[@scrapnjunk81]

I love micro scrapping. Great video

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy!

[@normajeancaballero7959]

AMEN ✝️🕊✝️🕊✝️🕊✝️

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you for your support! God bless you and your family!

[@Oldgrumpyvet67]

I just found your channel and this will help me out so thank you

[@scrapitall200]

That’s awesome. I’m happy to have you here!

[@ScrapMan69]

Always fun micro scrapping to get more out of your scrap metal make more money it all adds up buddy! Did not know there was copper in them black things there a lot of them in tvs I take apart. I do a lot of them microwave motors you get from the bottom of the microwave that spin the plate I set and unspin them copper nuggets lol another great video my friend!

[@scrapitall200]

It definitely is fun doing it and as you know, it does add up. Thank you brother!

[@ScrapMan69]

@@scrapitall200 you’re welcome buddy!

[@cyberdan1000]

Yes, I get lots of them. But on a circuit board there is another component with even more copper. It is a relay. A small black plastic box right next to the torrid that scrapitall smashed in his vice. It turns on/off the torrid which is a type of transformer. Smash it open, it has a plastic shell and you will see a spool of copper wire and also a few pieces of copper switches.

[@ScrapMan69]

@@cyberdan1000 I will keep that in my mind buddy that’s for the information I appreciate it and enjoy learning new stuff that I didn’t know thank you!

[@nicejunk666]

Microscrapping is very therapeutic

[@scrapitall200]

I 100% agree! Thanks for stopping by my friend!

[@EstonianScrapper]

beautifully done :) nice and simple

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much buddy!

[@user-co9rk9gg9m]

Great video James God Bless 🙏

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so very much! God bless you, too!

[@scrapitjc]

Morning, keep doing it.

[@scrapitall200]

Good morning! Thank you buddy

[@deweysteverson74]

That was an awesome video, love breakdown videos. Stay safe and see you on the next video

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much! You stay safe as well and thank you for watching.

[@joshuadavid3925]

Happy Sunday God bless you all abundantly thanks for your beautiful prayer.

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much! God bless you and your loved ones!

[@golabrecykling]

Hey, I'm new here, greetings from Poland 😊 good job

[@scrapitall200]

Hello there, thanks for watching. Greetings from the USA.

[@DelphineMWirth]

Hi there. Good stuff. God’s blessings to you and your family. 🙏🏻💖from Canada 🇨🇦

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much my Canadian neighbor! God bless you too!

[@MrDavidoff59]

👍🏻

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you for watching

[@bradkroboth5490]

Thanks for the microwave motor trick

[@scrapitall200]

You’re very welcome!

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you sir I also micro scrap items for the best value I can get. Excellent video great content six stars brother

[@scrapitall200]

That’s awesome. I find it to be quite fun and relaxing. Thank you so much brother

[@rosebarros2736]

Micro scrapping is fun. It's better than watching TV. Thanks, happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[@scrapitall200]

I absolutely agree! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@michaelmcguiggan9394]

Agreed, I was a big Video game player and after Finding God, I realized it was a horrible past time. I still play just not as much. I actually prefer to spend the time in my Garage, tearing things apart.

[@scrapitall200]

@@michaelmcguiggan9394 that is awesome!

[@streetcopper1151]

I love micro scrapping .. I really think it’s under rated my brother 👊🏻great job of showing some overlooked scrap that really can add up 👊🏻

[@scrapitall200]

I completely agree with you brother. I also find it to be relaxing and therapeutic. Thank you for watching. God bless!

[@streetcopper1151]

@@scrapitall200 yes sir I also fined it very relaxing .. and god bless you too 👊🏻

[@adrianmorning.1555]

I was scrapping sockets and bits when your video came on lol

[@scrapitall200]

KZbin is mind readers now lol

[@Canadianscrapperkid]

Plz do more vids like this im subing

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it. I sure will, I like them too.

[@bearhardcorepicker]

I usually just take a hammer to the circuit breakers, using a towel or thick canvas to cover them so the Bakelite shards don't go flying. I do the same sometimes with the plug sockets and light switches. Much easier than drilling out the rivets. I haven't found any end buyers for the silver contacts, as many of them are mixed with hazardous materials, so refining them is apparently harder...the established precious metals buyers here won't take them.

[@scrapitall200]

I normally stick a flathead screw driver in them and break them apart but I figured I’d show the drilling method lol. Yeah I haven’t found any good source of dealing with them either. I’ll probably hold onto them for awhile in the hopes I find something to do with them. Thank you for watching buddy.

[@sukru6797]

I wonder if somewhere like Board Sort would buy silver, even though they aren't computer parts. I had been wondering where to sell them to as well.

[@bearhardcorepicker]

@@sukru6797 Board Sort would not be an option for me, being in Canada. They don't accept out of the US originating packages.

[@tracymercer4171]

thank you for showing me something that i never knew and i love that you are a christian

[@scrapitall200]

You’re welcome and thank you for watching! God bless you my friend.

[@michaelmcguiggan9394]

Loving your Videos, I am also scrap for the hobby. I street scrap on the weekends and tear apart during the week after work. I LOVE that you pray at the end of every Video. That is so awesome. Keep them coming. Actually kicking my self now as I found an entire Panel box with breakers a few weeks ago. I took the breakers out and got the copper Back Plane, but just threw the Breakers in with my shred. Will not do that again. Keep them coming.

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much! Happy scrapping to you my new friend. God bless you ahd thank you for watching.

[@cyberdan1000]

I am a micro scrapper too. I live in an area where the closest scrap yard is a two hour drive. So I have a lot of time between trips, sometimes 4-6 months. My yard calle all the wire you show #2 windings. They pay a bit les than straight #2. Buy when pulling from transformers and motors I do not have to remove all the tape and strings. On the torrids, you smash them in a vice, that is too much work. Sometimes I do 100 at a time. Just put them, on the round side, on your work bench and hit with a hammer. Most will smash with one good hit. I have been tossing all receptacles and light switches. I didn't know a well placed hit with a claw hammer would open them. I knew there was brass inside but I thought it would be too much work to get them open. Thanks

[@scrapitall200]

I too live far from my scrap yard and I like to maximize my the value by scrapping it all lol. Plus it’s quite fun. That’s nice you don’t have to worry about the tape and string, that saves a lot of time. Yeah it’s not much brass, but cracking them open with the hammer has been working really well for me. Thank you for watching.

[@Followerofchrist878]

Awesome video!

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you!

[@Followerofchrist878]

@@scrapitall200 you are welcome!

[@Followerofchrist878]

@@scrapitall200God bless you brother

[@scrapitall200]

@@Followerofchrist878 God bless you too!

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

Technical silver, which is equivalent to sterling silver ,nice job, nice breakdown, Scrapitall

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching.

[@ThatsRightRecycling]

@Scrapitall 👍👍

[@cyberdan1000]

I completely ignore those tiny little spots that are silver. It would take many hundreds to be an ounce. Scrap yards will not buy them anyway. I can go to a yard sale and pick up a small sterling spoon for $1 and have more silver.

[@scrapitall200]

@@cyberdan1000 the ones on circuit breakers are pretty good sized, but you’re right about finding much more silver in other areas.

[@JohnJoe-pf8of]

Great stuff Scrapitall

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you so much!

[@JohnJoe-pf8of]

You're welcome

[@scrapitall200]

@@JohnJoe-pf8ofGod bless!

[@JohnJoe-pf8of]

God bless you too

[@scrapitall200]

@@JohnJoe-pf8of thank you!

[@whatsgoingon1011]

If you ever come across a computer controlled EGR Valve off of a car engine, you will be surprised how much copper is inside it. As it has a motor on top of the valve which the computer controls how much exhaust gas to recirculate into the intake.

[@scrapitall200]

Oh wow, that’s awesome. Thank you for letting me know!

[@wszechmocnieuzdolniony]

👍👍👍

[@scrapitall200]

Thank you buddy

[@spaz-tech]

Good choice of glove style as well for micro scrapping . Great hand protection, but not so bulky that you can’t grab smaller pieces.

[@scrapitall200]

Exactly! I really like them and they are quite affordable, 3 pair for $10. Thank you for watching.

[@riverboat28]

Have you tried Majesty diamond cut gloves. Best I've found and about $6 a pair.

[@scrapitall200]

@@riverboat28 not heard of them. I’ll have to look them up. Thank you.

[@ScrappingScotland]

It's never Aluminum my friend. It's always Aluminum 😉

[@scrapitall200]

I’m not following what you’re saying

[@ScrappingScotland]

@scrapitall200 mistyped aluminium not aluminum

[@scrapitall200]

@@ScrappingScotland ah ok that makes more sense 😂😂

[@DiscussionsWithEkmel]

Not to be a buzz kill but you may want to check the piece you called the "big copper donut" I just scrapped my first microwave and checked everything with a file. I had one that looked just like that. I was excited by the weight of it but when I took the file to it I scratched off the copper color coating, it was aluminum underneath. 😢

[@scrapitall200]

You are right, sometimes they can be aluminum and I should’ve mentioned that in the video, thank you!

[@JustAskDave88]

The motor from the mircowave... would the ends that are copper be classified as Copper #1 or #2?

[@scrapitall200]

Copper #2 because of how small they are. Thank you for watching.

[@sukru6797]

How did I never know those small round black things had copper in them? What do you end up doing with the gold pins? Lack of me knowing means they have been going into tin pile.

[@scrapitall200]

Boardsort.com buys gold coated pins amongst other gold coated things. That’s who I sell to.

[@hisandherscoins]

I micro scrap everything I rip apart I like to make most money I can. I do it days it’s raining out and stuff

[@scrapitall200]

That’s awesome. I’m right there with you Thank you for watching

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

How are your gloves so clean. Every time it looks like you have a new pair on!hahahahah… I need to try them. My gloves are torn burnt and two left handed 😂

[@scrapitall200]

Idk, I just don’t get them too dirty with what I scrap lol. Two left handed is no good 😂 Ace Hardware, 3 pair for $10.

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

@@scrapitall200 hahahahaha I need to go there. Haven’t been to ACE in a while! I’ll give them a try!

[@scrapitall200]

@@ScrapFatherScrapSon I like them, they have decent stuff for decent prices.

[@vibesmom]

What are those little black things with the copper inside? They look like capacitors.

[@scrapitall200]

They are a type of inductor. What they actually do I’m not sure lol, I just know they contain copper. 😂 Thank you for watching.

[@vibesmom]

@@scrapitall200 ok that makes sense. II know at least they store their energy in a magnetic field where capacitors store energy in an electrical field. That’s the extent of my knowledge 😆. Thanks so much for your help!

[@scrapitall200]

@@vibesmom that’s more than I know 😂 You’re very welcome!

[@anthonycolangeli4133]

Hello, my friend! Do you find it better just to sell the circuit breakers as is or is it better to break it down? An update on my nephew: He has taken a turn for the worse and it appears it is just a matter of time before he passes. God Bless!

[@scrapitall200]

I break them all down. Not much copper or brass but they are really easy. Plus, the silver contacts might be worth all the trouble

[@scrapitall200]

God bless you too

[@saschakonze6867]

hey SiA! Thank you for the video, today i have 2 questions. First, what is the name of the tool that u use to cut the gold pins? and second: how can i identify these copper containers on boards, as i heard they can contain aluminium liquid too? looking forward to your answers, have a good time.

[@scrapitall200]

Hello! They are called flush cutters or flush side cutters. They are specifically designed for circuit board. I’m not entirely sure what you mean by “copper container” any way you can send me a picture of what you’re talking about through email? [e-mail] Thank you for watching.

[@cyberdan1000]

never heard of them either. Capacitors (aluminum case) sometimes have has a liquid inside. Not worth scrapping.@@scrapitall200

[@scrapitall200]

@@cyberdan1000 I don’t mess with capacitors either!

[@saschakonze6867]

@@scrapitall200 by coper container i mean these little black cylinders where you got these small amounts of copper. At 5:41 e.g. Anyway thank you for your patient answers.

[@scrapitall200]

@@saschakonze6867 if I’m getting this correct you’re talking about capacitors ahd the outer case is aluminum but inside there is non metal stuff inside. Most scrap yards won’t even pay dirty aluminum prices for them, so I toss them in my steel shred pile. Hope this answered your question!

[@smitchlego]

all most at 8k subs

[@scrapitall200]

Almost. lol.

[@smitchlego]

@@scrapitall200 fr so its 9:57 where ur at

[@scrapitall200]

@@smitchlego no it’s 9:03am. I’m 3 hours behind you

[@godssoldier471977]

Ferrous and non ferrous.

[@scrapitall200]

👍👍 Thank you for watching.

[@donvoll2580]

Good day scrap. Would u not like to have hair the color of that microwave motor. Thanks Yes forgive ur enemies, it is hard

[@scrapitall200]

It sure is shiny copper lol. That is the truth. Thanks for watching!

[@cyberdan1000]

you really understood that comment?@@scrapitall200

[@scrapitall200]

@@cyberdan1000 yes I actually did lol

[@othername1000]

Why don't we have prisoners doing this instead of playing cards, watching TV, engaging in gang activities, and making shanks?

[@scrapitall200]

I don’t know, but it’s a good idea. Thank you for watching.

[@BushDogScrapper]

I got CatchItAll containers everywhere it’s surprising how much the smalls add up! Pennies Make Dollars ♻️💰🙏🏻 With winter approaching I’ll be rounding up all them buckets and sorting them out and ScrapItAll down 🪣⚙️🔩⚖️♻️🙏🏻

[@scrapitall200]

Heck yeah brother! I find it to be quite relaxing and you are so very right, pennies make dollars. Thank you for watching scrap brother. God bless!