Opening Up The Mystery Cabinet

Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months when I can scrounge up enough money for gas. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!

[@AuburnBlue]

I think I've said this before Mike but one of the things that really makes me chuckle, and that I don't think you get enough credit for, is how far you've taken your editing and creativity in these videos. For those of us who have followed you since pretty much the start, to now, it's a huge difference. From the early days and the occasional cat shrieks and old school batman punches to now getting the really cool wire snip effects and (what the hell would yiu call it? "Wire slurps??? 😂😂😂)... as the old commercial used to say, "you've come a long way baby!" 😂 Thank you for all the hours of fun you've given us!

[@nanalefevre3670]

Yes......what Auburn Blue said !!

[@MikeTheScavenger]

Love this❤

[@sashewagiguere8827]

Agree!! He could mKe tons being a video editor lol

[@lanitaorjeraldlewisdillorl2258]

Yep, he's a lot better at scrapping & editing! He listens & learns. He reads what his fans tell him. He use to leave so much wire, metal, resale items, etc behind. I use to be yelling at him through the screen. LOL 😆🤣👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤

[@gerardocabrera3787]

Yeah yeah your the shit mike

[@dianehansen3929]

It's great to see the dogs supervising you while you work

[@MikeTheScavenger]

They love the Scavenger Layer

[@lia-liz2012]

​@@MikeTheScavengeror lair...😊

[@aarongrabowski3775]

“ I know you can’t feel it through your screen, if you can, thats weird!!!” I love Mike’s sense of humor.

[@tramacmeg8103]

It's amazing to me that someone over time figured out that all this stuff would work together and make it do the job it does. Crazy...

[@rogercochran7468]

Alien technology

[@michaelerickson1518]

It was found in the trash, looks like some gubment "s", oh yeah buy this you need one of these and only $500,000.00 some one will benefit

[@MikeTheScavenger]

Sometimes I think the same thing

[@patricksalazar3851]

fully evolved minds superior genetics can accomplish great things

[@cmorlok]

Exactly my thought

[@556guy]

Mike, Somebody may have already commented but here goes.... 16:00 those are terminal strips. the metal parts inside those are usually brass. 17:00 those are coils called chokes and used to eliminate transients(spikes) in the voltage. The large metal piece is a powdered metal called ferite. The copper ribbon is the winding and the paper is the insulation between the windings. 19:30 Three phase power transformer with a lot of copper! Remove the bolts and then try to get the steel core laminations to seperate. Then you can just slide the three windings out 21:00 Those are power relays and the contacts inside are usually a high percentage silver alloy Keep it up dude, Love the videos!!

[@adamwiggins8290]

I'm starting to love the micro-scrapping videos more than the dumpster diving videos. And as someone who was raised by grandparents from the depression, I never throw switches or on/off buttons away.

[@irishrebel1976]

I remember when the Scavenger used to scavenge on a skateboard and a bike. That’s how OG I am. Keep up the great work Mike. Love the videos!

[@wojski1]

I love when you do the tear-down videos. Its always interesting to see whats inside. Also, would really like to know how much u made off that. There was more copper than i wouldve thought. Also, thanks for the hilarious humor. I had surgery and am recovering and have been watching every video of yours from the beginning to now and i love how you evolved over the videos. You went from not talking and not jumping in the dumpsters to now running and jumping headfirst into them lol. Love it Mike, keep up the great work. Smooches!

[@Jibbie49]

I've gone back to the start and watched all his videos as well, and I'm amazed at how he improved and just "got into it." He is always open to learning from his "partners in crime." I hope ur doing well now since ur surgery.

[@oyet72863]

Thanks for the “Anatomy dissecting” class Mike!! Its very entertaining and educational.

[@MikeTheScavenger]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marksmithson1414]

Lot of Awesomeness inside that box. Was surprised there was so much copper in there.

[@MikeTheScavenger]

I know!!

[@TK-eg6vp]

And a video drops right on time once again! Thanks Mike!

[@guyowen3568]

Hey Mike that's one heck of a teardown I'd like to see this scrap run

[@jessepacheco3298]

Yup!

[@SnaggleKrate]

Ditto

[@goodcitizen7064]

Thanks for the ride Mike! Cool spaceship stuff!!

[@katrinalewishodge6644]

When I go back to work after summer break the only thing I'm going to be able to list for educational in-service will be Mike the Scavenger. I truly enjoyed you and Gaitlyn Rae this summer. I've done the same job for 32 years, I'm good at it and have perfected the Stink eye and the Teacher voice. I don't need to learn anything else to do that job. Only need more Mike and Gaitlyn inservices.

[@bunnyfrancis7006]

So very proud of you. Been here since the start of your videos. Sooo Very proud. You work hard therefore you and your wife, who works hard also, should have all the blessing in life. Proud !!

[@lanitaorjeraldlewisdillorl2258]

Loved this video Mike!❤ I love watching you take apart stuff like this. I would have loved watching you take those other pieces apart as well. Great video!👍

[@artiejohnson703]

I love the way you take things apart. You have bens ready for all your scraps. Awesome Job!!! ❤

[@jessepacheco3298]

Awesome video Mike, thanks for sharing the disassemble of that thing 🇺🇸🤘🏽❤️‍🔥

[@QuiltingMatilda]

I enjoy the tear down videos. This one was especially good. Thanks for sharing, Mike!

[@biancamalan7499]

Bless you Mike! Can't wait for the next one❤

[@jessede1970]

Hi Mike great video today showing us how to disassemble this cabinet and I loved how calm your dogs were doing this lovely dogs from me jess at helland in Cornwall in the UK well done fine sir recycle man at his best hope you have a great weekend ❤️👌👍

[@johnsharp8627]

Looks fun! I'm really good at taking things apart...not so much at putting everything back together 😂

[@debbie4220]

You are one driven man, hands down! Your wife is one very blessed woman!

[@BingChilingBro]

I love his humor and he sings good to😂 i loved the part of the poping wires

[@tractors44]

That’s a great find especially when you opened the other side and seen the copper content.

[@PortersMob]

The rail mounted things are just terminal blocks, basically their only purpose it to make maintenance and troubleshooting easier as all electrical connections are in one place. The copper plates wrapped are just a different style of transformer. Transformers work by transferring the magnetic field from electricity from one coil of wire to another, but they cant be touching, therefore the paper insulation.

[@mariushmedias]

I think it was more like an inductor ... the black magnetic material is ferrite or contains ferrite. Inductors are more or less coil of wire around some magnetic material. Probably used for power conditioning / filtering, to reduce the amount of noise this device puts back into the grid, or for power factor correction.

[@brent57]

You sure they're not wound ferrite beads? They looked like they might be noise suppressors.

[@cherylhuot4436]

That was fun! So happy you didn’t get Zapped!! Hope you give us an idea of how much you get for all the goodies that came off that beast. Thanks Mike.

[@herdogcyn156]

Enjoyed watching that. Better then free lawn mowing Videos, but always enjoy your craziness. Hugs to the pup dogs.

[@MrShekoexile]

😅😂😂 aww them poor lawn guys work so damn hard 😅😂

[@ikyt6365]

That was cool! Thank you for taking us through that adventure. Hope you make a bunch from all that work!

[@jessepacheco3298]

That was a lot of work!🤘🏽🇺🇸❤️‍🔥

[@jessepacheco3298]

That was a lot of work, that’s what I liked about this video. Let’s us see how much time is involved to dismantle that thing.🤘🏽🇺🇸👏🏽👏🏽❤️‍🔥

[@kathleenvaughan3709]

Wow. That machine was complicated. Thank you for sharing!

[@stanleygallman7800]

Really like when you show every once in a while a bit of micro scraping. MTS 💪

[@joshp6061]

Those “stainless” pieces could also be nickel alloys containing iron, Inconel/Hastelloy/Incoloy/Kovar/Invar/etc. Haynes is the company that makes a lot of exotic alloys

[@natinoterry7519]

This is so fun to watch, im female from C.O. And you making me want to play with my drill, this look so relaxing and fun!

[@smokenjoe1194]

17:20 quoting 'Waterworld'. I luv it. Great vid. Thank you for all that you do

[@nachostuff]

Love finding new stuff like that - even better when it actually has yummies inside.

[@tonya4417]

Hey Nachostuff, I got caught up on your videos last night.

[@MrShekoexile]

Nacho's game would benefit from some on camera microscrapping yo

[@nachostuff]

@@tonya4417 thanks - much appreciated

[@nachostuff]

@@MrShekoexile i feel ya brother - they are coming soon - people have been asking

[@keithgriner330]

Thanks for that follow up Mike. Good video.😎👊🏻🙏GOD BLESS

[@rictus7222]

I betting 500,000 subscribers going to be happy with this video now if you can just get them to press that like button. Should always do a scrap out/ processing video on all this space station stuff LOL

[@tanyasydnor8189]

Loved watching this. Great job disassembling this space object Mike. Keepem comin!👏👏👏😍👏👏

[@donlandenberg8126]

I love watching you pull this stuff apart. I was pulling a piece of equipment apart one time and shorted a capacitor, and it popped. It didn't get me, but it had some pucker power behind it. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@gene_takovic57]

Alright, alright! An interesting teardown! Stay cool Mike.

[@leeales63]

Great follow up. Thanks

[@helenhancock7295]

Mike this was a really good video, I really enjoyed seeing this get dissected. Thanks for always going the extra mile for all of us. Luv from another Texan

[@ronbrandich4196]

Thanks Mike and that WAS interesting too!!

[@idekknowher514]

So glad you made this into a video for us! Thanks, and stay safe in that Texas heat.

[@bigchewy8069]

Love the content very informative and just fun to watch

[@patdriver5696]

Thanks for the adventure, Mike. I enjoyed the process.

[@jamesalinio5277]

Love your enthusiasm Mike, and your patience, I'd probably just send it instead of taking the time to part it out, I have to LoL when I think what the people who built it seeing you rip it apart and they're going the F off because of all the work they did putting it together 😅 how about a follow up with how much you get at the scrap yard please

[@christinelowery3524]

That was fun to see what was in it 🎉

[@tdiron5277]

Love your follow ups Mike ! 👍

[@MrPhotodoc]

Mike brings scrapping to the next level.

[@rebacunningham3773]

That was amazing Mike. You are a jack of all trades. Your knowledge amazes me..and your fun...thanks mike...

[@karbear26]

Thanks for making the video! Was interesting to see what was inside sorry it wasn’t jam packed with copper but I think it was worth your time! Would be interesting if you took all you got from it to the scrap yard by itself to see how much you actually got for it!

[@John-ir2zf]

It was stuffed full of copper lol. Those transformers were 80% of that things weight, in copper.

[@SuperOperator4]

Watch out for those capacitors!!!!!!!!

[@zerocool7772]

How come, Bro?

[@SuperOperator4]

@@zerocool7772 Because they store high voltage, low amp. Stun gun stuff...

[@zerocool7772]

@@SuperOperator4 I didn't know that. Thankyou 👍

[@jasonchiasson2579]

Thanks Mike, watch your toes, safety first, even at home.

[@nascoke]

Mike, love seeing you take things apart! Thanks for the video!

[@tjdacatlady1920]

That was awesome. Thanks Mike. 😺🐾🐾🐾

[@kimratcliff3279]

Wow!! This is the coolest video ever. Who cares how long it took. It was great!! Thanks Mike!

[@tracygregor982]

I would love to sit down and separate all that stuff. Love doing stuff like that

[@judierickson7166]

This is so much fun!

[@evamccray6500]

My husband used to work in a power line transformer shop, and he said they had a furnace that burned the paper out of the coils.

[@lukelegg9915]

Sadly most yards wont buy burned copper anymore, and if they do they pay nearly half the price for it

[@evamccray6500]

@@lukelegg9915 Yeah they ship it over seas to 3 world countries where the poor folk burn the plastic off the wire. Toxic waste big time. Seen a video on the tubes about it. Most Toxic City in the world I think it was called? Here it's probably and EPA scam.

[@samanthasimental3788]

Can you imagine the person that built this watching Mike tear it apart😂.

[@shqa574]

A team of people and robots... 😅😅

[@karbear26]

Haha just screaming no!!

[@calvinschiefer5520]

I use to work at an automation company building similar systems. In some cases it would be rejected from the customer and we would have to rip it apart and rebuild. It always sucked to do that.

[@johnstutz4458]

It's FN painful!

[@user-ws2mj3yp1s]

I used to repair and calibrate these medical Lazers, it amazes me when I see them reduced to scrap. They are worth a small fortune, when functional. I guess that's progress..

[@mattbannan637]

LOVED THIS ONE. NEED MORE SCRAP RUNS 🏃‍♂️BROTHER!!!

[@tracisikkes7916]

So much fun watching you tear that down. Thanks!

[@holly5256]

Great video, I love to see what’s inside stuff Thanks for showing us❤️

[@janiceconrad5917]

Great video! That was cool! I still like when you break into song 😊 I am glad you didn't get zapped. Plus you had your furkid sidekicks helping ❤. Keep on doing what you do!

[@ANIMAL168]

That was good, I really enjoyed watching. Thanks Mike.

[@calistakorb7821]

So glad you broke it down with us. Thank you

[@nanalefevre3670]

Love to watch you take stuff apart.

[@donnapadgett6583]

Totally amazing all the pieces 😅. God bless you and be safe 😎 🙏. Enjoyed your video

[@randyholcombe9473]

Reminds me of pruning my fruit trees watching you snip the wires off lol.❤

[@shilokominarek1884]

Could you imagine how much that machine would cost if made today .. damn

[@arlettewooten5332]

Amazing video! Enjoyed watching you dismantle it!!

[@leila45662]

Boa tarde Scavenger🎉 abraços dos seus seguidores do BRASIL 🇧🇷

[@connorbarry8290]

Love the normal videos but I really enjoy seeing you take stuff apart

[@tahwnikcufos]

Scrapping high voltage electronics, barefoot, on a wet concrete floor... love it!

[@iancvisuals707]

Can you imagine what it would be like to be the assembly engineer who built that unit watching Mike just casually tear it apart with his only objective being effective recovery of the materials. Maybe companies that make this stuff should think about creating "scrapping" guides as part of their sustainability programs.

[@ron9939]

This is a fantastic idea; it should be widely disseminated to companies!

[@bond1j89]

I have worked on equipment like this before, and seeing him just rip the boards hurt as the resale value is stupid high.

[@donaldalford165]

I'm anxious to see what you get for all that! Looking like a nice payday!

[@paulcoenen7918]

Always hard to quantity the total when most goes into buckets with stuff from other scrap and doesn't get cashed in till buckets are full. Some very nice chunks in that contraption for sure tho. My guess would be about $30 for the break down. Not bad at all😊

[@AlexJBaldwin]

@bigstackD would have loved to strip this beast down. Mad amounts of brass, copper, aluminium. Nice work Mike. Worth the sweat and effort to bring this back home.

[@judithl-akathesausageinspe9388]

Great follow up, thank you, Mike you rock😍😍

[@briansweeney2291]

Scrappy scrappy mike ,I will give you $100 if you can put it all together again Mike 😂😂😂 good video ❤

[@shqa574]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ronbateman941]

Thank you for the videos Mike. I really like watching you sometimes you crack me up. Bless you.

[@patburgard2115]

👍thanks for keeping the whole thing out of the land fill❤️👏

[@davidmarsh959]

yeah man agreed !!!

[@markpike8551]

Well done. I would always strip out machines. Why let the scrapyard get the good stuff. 👍mark uk. 👍

[@dr.a006]

A good rule of thumb is to use your thumb to hit like even before the vid starts. Always worth the watch!!

[@herbertjanzen3707]

Your pup is a beautiful supervisor 🐶

[@judiththomas2258]

Love it when you take things apart. Great video, thanks Mike.

[@joestuff2111]

Love your show keep up the good work

[@Ecw530]

The Pops. OMG. The Pops. They were a perfect.

[@mikekollross8810]

Love the Waterworld reference

[@joseebedard3180]

Thanks for your awesome video! It's so heartwarming to see your fur babies watching you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ppshale7223]

Mike Mike Mike!!! Thanks for sharing this with us all!!! I appreciate you! The pups in full supervisors mode !!! Stay safe stay great and keep up the good work!!! Stay weird!!!!

[@BLUEMOON73MCFC]

Fantastic, really enjoyed watching that, something completely different

[@alisajordan1244]

Can't wait to see what you make on it!

[@TNgrandee3]

Lots and lots and lots of spaceship suff!!! And the dogos keeping track😎!

[@lynnelewis9605]

Love the video but seeing your dogs is a bonus. X

[@mcab500]

True definition of Gutting it out Man, fantastic job 👍

[@somanybookstbr9716]

At this point 14,000+ interested folks have watched you take that box apart! We all thank you for satisfying our curiosity. I can't imagine how much the company paid for it new, and why it could not be fixed. Fantastic recycling job Mike. Enjoy the profits of your work!

[@jasonford6607]

As an unnecessarily OCD microscrapper myself, do you ever take the little connectors off the wires? They're usually brass. Love the vids! All the best to you and your two and four legged family!

[@michelebrown7951]

Sounds like rain there, thanks for the follow up, very interesting 👍 ❤

[@juliealbert9222]

I wish you could take all the stuff u got from just this cabinet to the scrapyard n let us know what ya got for it all. Either way, I loved how Mercy was checking out your work 😂