Homemade copper wire stripper

[@robinjeffryes2575]

you would make a good gold miner. making those slues boxes I've been a gold miner for about 40 years keep up the good work your show is one of my favorites.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, Gold mining was the inspiration for my sluice box. lol

[@JohnDisque]

You've come a long, long way in two years. The absolute key to business success is to keep reinvesting in yourself and your business, but apparently you know that. Peace

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks, I have some awesome content coming up

[@alanroberts7412]

Positively Dickensian and deadly dangerous ....I LOVE IT !!

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂👊

[@brucepooley3623]

Brilliant! Easy peasy. Now you need a pyrolisis (spelling) setup to process the plastic into fuel. Keep up the good work.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Ive been thinking about that for years. Thanks for watching

[@BLIX5445]

Do you have any plans to make a video about approaching or acquiring customers? I’m interested to hear the story of how you got started and how others could follow. Great videos so far, thank you!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Yes I’ll make a video on that, it’s one of the most asked questions on my channel. Thank you for watching

[@cryptoviking1529]

@@ProjectShopFl yes im definitely interested as well

[@sean7193]

@@ProjectShopFl did you ever do that video?

[@CuriousEarthMan]

That was a great video! Thank you very much! I learned a lot!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks!

[@billjunking_fool5549]

that's a great idea it looks like you are having fun 👍

[@ProjectShopFl]

I always have fun when I get to play with machines. LOL

[@billjunking_fool5549]

@@ProjectShopFl me too cool video 👍😁

[@cryptoviking1529]

keep them coming brother. Skoll

[@ProjectShopFl]

Once I figure out my new editing software I got some videos I think you’re gonna really like. Thanks for watching

[@startswithjay2315]

That's what we call a kamikaze set up. LMAO. Nice work. That thing moves a lot of material. Don't wear your tie near that. Get changed after you get home from church before you scrap. Keep em coming!

[@ProjectShopFl]

It definitely keeps your reflexes sharp. LOL thanks for watching

[@dommyboysmith]

It's just like a loom. But instead of making textiles, it makes money! "Poster child for osha safety hazard" 🤣🤣

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂😂

[@offwithhishead2556]

Nice to see you back, as informative as ever. Subs have gone up, and quite right too! If you are not already familiar with him, I think you should consult the works of British inventor Mr. Heath Robinson, who also designed unorthodox machinery to solve unusual applications. Try "Heath Robinson cartoons" and enjoy!

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks I’ll check that out

[@dwaynefowler7093]

you could al most buy some land and build a shop for whate youpay in rent you know that what im going to do ya check this out iam going to need a shop a150ft long50ft wideand 25ft-30ft high i was going to put apartmenton one end of shop what do you think about that

[@ProjectShopFl]

That's exactly what I want to do. 👍

[@aidenscolley3223]

Love your videos

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thank you

[@aidenscolley3223]

I have watched your videos for a long time

[@bsideadventures2180]

Neighbor of the year award

[@ProjectShopFl]

I live by a Chrysler dealership, they make way more noise than me so I get away with a lot. lol

[@martinhildenbrandt1680]

A question on your stripper, it looks like it’s more or less just crushing the insulation, is that correct? The only blade looking parts I could see were the ones where you said it didn’t turn out that great, or something. The rest just look like grooves that the wire feeds through and the sides of the groove pinch and crush the insulation. Does that sound about right? It looks like something I might be able to do. Thanks for another helpful video

[@ProjectShopFl]

I do use the blade I cut for the bigger stuff. smaller stuff I run in the groves and the sharp corners are actually cutting the insulation. It makes 2 cuts. sometimes 4 cuts because its top and bottom. solid core wire it just squeezes it so hard it comes off. Real simple and works great. Thanks for watching.

[@seamusmcelroy8352]

Good to see you back is it just cable you scrap

[@ProjectShopFl]

I’ll scrap anything! Lol but most of my customers are Electricians so I get a lot of wire.

[@jhemzr.d.8112]

I am wondering what kind of a blade you would use for a stator splitter to cut in half. And where did you get those pliers for pulling the copper with your machine your making. They looked yellow on table like the ones the Chinese have on there machines. Thanks again for any info

[@ProjectShopFl]

I was thinking of two kinds of blades. One like a pointed guillotine and one kind of like a old school paper cutter, but bigger and with hydraulics. I think the pliers you are talking about I made out of a pallet puller as an experiment. They are to heavy and not enough leverage. I will be making new ones. hope this helps and thanks for watching.

[@danmassie1942]

Neat homemade stripper is great.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@jessiemartinez7318]

Yes dangerous. I need one!!

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂

[@edradtke287]

Its crude but you cant argue with results.However I can curse you for destroying a fine slip-roll.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I bought them as Scrap, Both of them were damaged in one way or another and missing a lot of parts. I salvage as many parts as I could from both of them and built this. Thanks for watching

[@brianspencer6955]

Nice! Your homemade stripper is great. That is an epic mountain of wire. Did you end up getting .80 for it?

[@ProjectShopFl]

I literally did that today I haven’t sold it yet.

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@ryanwilliams8940 How much material do you have to have? How fast do you get paid?

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@ryanwilliams8940 I sell my copper to an exporter in Miami, so other than selling direct to a mill I don’t know how I can get better pricing.

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@ryanwilliams8940 Wow! I got .87 I guess it all depends on location.

[@midnight-xpress1136]

So how do you get your wire scrap, do you just hit up local electrical contractors offices and talk to them about taking scrap? or do you hit up job sites? If you you'd rather not say here that's cool.

[@ProjectShopFl]

I started out 10 years ago strictly buying Hid transformers. It wasn’t a big market for them and since I built the machine to process them I could pay more than anybody. I started off with the Kelley blue book of contractors and called every single electrician in my area code and then expanded from their offering them free pick up and paying higher than anybody for the transformers. I never asked about copper wire electricians Get tons of calls and people asking for their wire all the time. You have to approach it from a different angle most of the time. Be honest and have a big stack of $$$. Have a good buyer where you can compete with local markets. Process as much material as you can. Always think about efficiency in every aspect of Scrapping. Get or build machines. good luck and thanks for watching.

[@rassas1975]

Long time my friend. Nice video any way .

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks

[@rassas1975]

Project Shop Fl my friend I have questions to you because I trust you . I have offer from Miami and from Texas scrap alternators 400$ ton . Cooper wire 55 to 60% recovery 730$ ton is these prices familiar with you or its fraud. Your answer will make different with me. I don't see nothing yet but is these prices good to believe or not . Thanks

[@rassas1975]

Project Shop Fl thanks for your replay No I want to buy from them they are company and they offer me to sale to me per ton wish is 2200 lb for 400$ ton for the alternators and 730$ per ton for the insulated wire.you think that's real.thanks

[@ProjectShopFl]

@@rassas1975 i don't know where you are from but 1 ton is 2000 lbs

[@rassas1975]

Project Shop Fl it's ok that's not the issue the thing is is it ok if any company offer you 400$ per ton for scrap alternators or its just scam. Thanks

[@kuigalaxy5226]

Hey, how do you get so many spools? Like where do them things come from 😁🤟

[@ProjectShopFl]

That particular pile of spools came from a alarm and security camera company. They said some were out dated and obsolete and some of the boxes were not full spools.

[@kuigalaxy5226]

@@ProjectShopFl Ohh i gotchu, i also watched around 10 more videos after this one so im understanding it alot more. Love the content fr fr

[@DanPeterka-w9f]

When your buying spools , how do you go about figuring out what to charge. I'm sure you don't pay for the spool.l need help with this on what to charge.thank you.

[@ProjectShopFl]

Depends on the spool. Sometimes I will weigh one if there is a lot of similar and put a tare weight in it. If they are big wooden spools I will weigh the hole thing, strip it then pay after I weigh the spool.

[@DanPeterka-w9f]

@@ProjectShopFl thank you

[@hoppercar]

Copper is exspensive....just how is it, your able to just latch onto spools like that ????

[@ProjectShopFl]

I pay for it.

[@harrypeters8306]

You should have a foot activated switch for safety

[@ProjectShopFl]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@jeffp6013]

what kind of motor?? where did you pick it up at?

[@ProjectShopFl]

Its like a 1 hp and I found it in some scrap and mounted it with a door hinge

[@cditzler6313]

dont get an iphone 12 I hear the cameras are crap

[@ProjectShopFl]

😂😂😂

[@wrenchboostboi8994]

Dont get too fast n loose playing with that toy... you get caught up in the wire, the belt or pulley, or get some loose clothes snagged and im sure you’ll regret it! It Should almost have a foot pedal control or something that you can shut it off in an emergency. Sounds goofy but in a bad situation you would never get to that switch in time! Might be worth doing for the 5 minutes it would take to figure out

[@ProjectShopFl]

I appreciate your concern and I will agree it is extremely dangerous. lol At Project Shop we would not have it any other way. I do not use this machine at all anymore and when I did the switch was actually mounted in front of the machine where you could just bump in to it and it would shut off and if you lean in to the motor it will hinge up and loosen the belt and stop even faster than the switch. Also I standing in front of it puts you in a safer position where you are not next to the belt and pulley or reaching over them. It was only mounted on that table that way so I could use it to un-spool all that #2 insulated wire. Thanks for watching

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

👍👍😀🇨🇦

[@ProjectShopFl]

Your screen name is hilarious 😂 👍